AGENDA
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08:30
Registration and welcome refreshments - main event
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09:00
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09:10
Opening Keynote - Navigating What’s Next: Economic, Credit, Geopolitical Outlook for Financial Institutions
Nicky Weimar Chief Economist, Nedbank -
09:55
Driving Financial Growth: Insights from Chief Credit Officers
Rautie Nel - CCO, ABSA
Engelbert Meyer - CCO, FirstRand
Johan Theron - CCO, Nedbank
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10:40
Networking Break
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11:00
Supply chain and cyber risk - compliance and regulatory evolution and challenges
CEO Compliance Institute
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11:45
Rethinking Banking Workflows Using AI Agents?
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12:30
Lunch Break
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13:30
Customer Spotlight – Fireside chat
Hear from Paul Bowes, Head of ALM, NedBank
MBMaximilian Bonath Dir-Sales Manager, Banking OU, Moody's -
14:30
Coffee Break
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User Groups
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15:00
Lending - Innovating Together: Shaping the Future of Lending
Engage with our Lending Suite leadership team for an exploration of Moody’s vision, strategy, and roadmap. Join the dialogue shaping the future of Lending Solutions and be at the forefront of innovation!
Helen Tunstall Director - Senior Strategist, Moody's -
15:00
Portfolio - Credit Portfolio Studio 2 years on
Benchmarks presentation
Scenario Planning across Credit & Climate Risks
Roadmap
Research Correlations Update
Peer to peer interaction
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17:00
Drinks reception
LOCATION
Event Details:
Venue Name: The Maslow Hotel
Address:
Corner Rivonia Road and Grayston Drive
Sandton, Johannesburg, 2196
Date: Wednesday 17th September
Time: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM SAST
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closeJames Ingram is Managing Director, Head of Sales for Europe & Africa at Moody’s Analytics, leading sales teams representing MA products and services and customer relationships across the region.
James is a proven leader with over 20 years of experience across financial markets, building high-performing teams, developing go-to-market strategies to drive growth and partnering with customers to unlock opportunity through an integrated view of risk.
Prior to his appointment as Regional Sales Leader this year, James was Managing Director, Head of Sales for Insurance & Asset Management, with a focus on building Moody’s presence and visibility across Europe & Africa and establishing strategic relationships with customers, partners and associations. He has played a key role in the integration of RMS’ catastrophe and climate risk business following its acquisition in 2021 and helped lead the launch of Moody’s ESG service for commercial underwriting.
Since joining Moody’s Analytics in 2016, James has held a number of key sales leadership positions across a wide range of teams, notably leading the growth of Moody’s IFRS 17 business and Learning Solutions. Prior to joining Moody’s, James worked in capital markets for 14 years with domain specialism in structured finance and experience in both marketing and product management roles. James holds a BSc in Management Science & Spanish from The University of Southampton and a certificate in Leadership from Michigan Ross School of Business.
Chief Executive Officer working in the non-profit organization management industry. Skilled in Governance, Compliance risk management, Internal Audit, Management, Financial Risk, Risk Management and Managerial Finance. Strong business development professional graduated from University of KZN.
Nelson Almeida is a director product specialist at Moody’s. Nelson specialises in a diverse number of products, including the Enterprise Risk Management Solutions within the Moody’s suite of products. He is active within a diverse geographic area, covering the larger EMEA region, including developing and developed areas. He joined Moody’s in 2009, coming from a background within large CRM and ERP product implementation roles, including implementation consultant, Implementation team Manager and Principle Consultant. This covered a wide range of organisations from FTSE 100 and Dow Jones listed corporations to smaller local organisations. He holds a B Comm from RAU (South Africa), ACCA course accreditation, and a variety of IT and product qualifications to support his specialities, such Microsoft SQL administration.
Thea works as a senior strategist in the Moodys Credit Portfolio Management team. She has over a decade’s worth of industry experience in banking and insurance in the EMEA region, specializing in capital management and credit portfolio management. She holds a Master of Science in Finance alongside a Master of Science in Quantitative Risk Management
Alexis is a Director in the Moody’s Portfolio Product Management team.
With a technical post degree in economics from the University of Panthéon-Assas in Paris, Alexis has 15+ years’ experience in risk management and valuation, having been working in sales, pre-sales, product, project management & strategy roles across various environments (banks, consultancy and software houses).
Prior to his current role at Moody’s, Alexis was leading sales and pre-sales for the French speaking region at Numerix, addressing derivatives pricing, market & counterparty risks as well as Insurance ALM risks solutions spanning both sell and buy side segments. In addition to this responsibility, Alexis also oversaw regulation topics (Basel III, FRTB, EMIR, Solvency 2), working closely with Quantitative Research and Product Management teams in order to foster both development and new generation of the Numerix Solutions. Previously and in particular, Alexis spent 7 years as a Portfolio Management & Valuation Sales Specialist at Moody’s, focusing on the Portfolio IP content across the EMEA Region. Alexis also worked at various consultancy and software companies, implementing and designing risk solutions for several major financial institutions.