On 7 December 2010 a group of Europe’s leading corporate issuers, investors and financial intermediaries met in Paris for the second edition of Euromoney’s Corporate Financing Forum. Following the success of the inaugural event in 2009, the purpose of this forum was to unite market participants in some much-needed debate about the future of corporate finance.
The forum attracted a wide range of corporate issuers who discussed in detail how their funding needs are changing as we move into 2011. Investors and intermediaries also offered interesting perspectives on how the recent sovereign crisis has affected issuance and investor appetite.
The day began with a keynote address from Alain Papiasse on the future of bank financing for companies, which offered some interesting insight into how the relationship between companies and their banks is changing. This was followed by a series of lively panels covering a range of topics including: the future of financing; the high yield market; balance sheet optimization and the corporate bond market.
Once again this forum offered all participants an excellent opportunity to discuss the issues that are most affecting them in this exciting market.
Conference Presentations to date:
BNP Paribas Workshop
Companies who attended in 2010: Alstom, ArcelorMittal, British American Tobacco, BBC, Belgacom, BP, CNP Assurances, Croatian National Bank, Deutsche Lufthansa, EDF, ENEL s.p.a, France Telecom, La Poste, L'Oréal, Michelin, Network Rail, Nokia Finance International, Pernod Ricard, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Royal Dutch Shell, Sanofi Aventis, Sharp Electronics Corporation, Statoil, Tesco, Total, Unilever, Veolia and Volvo.
Speakers included:
• Alessandro Canta, Head of Group Finance, ENEL SpA
• Cheryl Sunderland, Vice President of Financial Markets, Royal Dutch Shell PLC
• Olivier Casanova, Head of Financing and Treasury, PSA Peugeot Citroen
• Steffen Diel, Head of Treasury Finance, SAP AG
• Olivier Guelaud, Group Treasurer, Pernod Ricard
• Iain Bremner, Head of Credit Investment, La Banque Postale
• Neil Murray, Head of Credit, SWIP
• Sylvain de Forges, Deputy Director General, AG2R La Mondiale and Chair, Cassiopeia Committee
• Peter Ludwig Schrickel, Group Treasurer, SES SA
• Henner Böttcher, Group Treasurer, HeidelbergCement AG
View the final agenda for 2010.
For information regarding sponsorship opportunities in 2011 please contact Ruth Beddows on +44 (0)20 7779 8829 or email rbeddows@euromoneyplc.com. If you're interested in speaking at the next event please contact Annabel Nason on +44 (0)20 7779 8452 or email anason@euromoneyplc.com
"This conference is among the most important non-dealer conferences of the year for us. It provides a unique opportunity for borrowers, investors and bankers to gather together."
Tron Vormeland, Statoil
"The Forum was a great occasion to share views not only with bankers but mostly with other corporate treasurers which was a unique opportunity at the right time in the year."
Olivier Guelaud, Pernod Ricard
"This conference offers investors the opportunity to discuss supply trends with borrowers and bankers in a comprehensive fashion, with little bias from near-term funding pressures."
Reiner Back, MEAG MUNICH ERGO Asset Management