

The Global Borrowers and Bond Investors Forum 2018
19-20 June 2018
London, United Kingdom
Sponsors
There is no better way to network with your key clients whilst providing a host of interesting panels and lively workshops to keep them informed on the latest market trends. Euromoney conferences provide an unparalleled opportunity for you to reach and remain at the forefront of your market.
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Event Overview
Over two days this June, The Global Borrowers & Bond Investors Forum was once again the place to get business done for the primary debt markets. Over 1000 meetings took place between sponsors, issuers and investors – cementing its reputation as the debt market’s number one event for networking. And when not doing business, delegates enjoyed panels, workshops and keynote interviews from the debt capital markets’ most prominent issuers, investors, bankers and economists.
Tim Harford, Financial Times columnist, broadcaster, and author of the The Logic of Life and The Undercover Economist, opened the conference with a fascinating keynote address on the perils of getting forecasts wrong. Our keynote talk on day two took the form of an on-stage interview with Dame Helena Morrissey. In a full and frank discourse, Dame Helena told our editorial director, Charlie Corbett, of her early struggles on the road to success, what it’s like to be a woman in a man’s world, and gave delegates advice on managing successful careers in the City – while also raising, in her case, nine children.
Both sessions will be available to view soon on our website.
Throughout the conference three reoccurring themes became clear: political uncertainty, the still dangerous levels of debt in the system, and QE-weakened market structures. Polling revealed the biggest worries concerning our audience this year were: European politics, the asset price bubble bursting, and the weakening of markets by years of central bank intervention.
We will of course be back next year to see how the market has fared. In the meantime, if you missed any of the sessions, or would like to see them again, we’ll be posting all the video highlights and photos on our website soon.
You can view the China Construction Bank presentation here.
You can view the ICBC presentation here.
Thank you to all of our sponsors for their continued support and we look forward to seeing you next year.
If you are interested in sponsoring the conference in 2019 please contact Andrew Walmsley on andrew.walmsley@euromoneyplc.com or Jeremy Crowther on jeremy.crowther@euromoneyplc.com. If you would like to take part as a speaker next year please email Isobel Mitchell on isobel.mitchell@euromoneyplc.com.
“An excellent conference and opportunity to address current market concerns!”
Bill Blain, Strategist and Head of Capital Markets and Alternative Assets, Mint Partners
“An amazing range of topics covered by experts in each of the sub-fixed income fields giving insight into current thinking. Panel discussions and debates were very lively, engaging and illuminating. A great conference to attend.”
Ashok Shah, Investment Director, London & Capital
Speakers

Keynote Speaker
Tim Harford
Tim Harford, Author, The Logic of Life and The Undercover Economist, Financial Times Columnist and Broadcaster
Financial Times

Keynote Speaker
Helena Morrissey
Head of Personal Investing
Legal & General Investment Management

Keynote Speaker
Arvind Rajan
Managing Director and Head of Global and Macro
PGIM Fixed Income




Patrick Armstrong
Senior Officer, Financial Innovation
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)


Erik Berglof
Director of the Institute of Global Affairs
London School of Economics and Political Science

Clay Berry
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets
US Department of the Treasury




Jonathan Brown
Managing Director, Head of Lending and Portfolio Management EMEA
Barclays

Julien Brune
Co-Head, DCM Capital Markets Engineering
Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking




Cristina Casalinho
Chief Executive Officer
Portuguese Treasury and Debt Management Agency - IGCP






Pablo de Ramón-Laca Clausen
General Director of Treasury and Financial Policy
Spanish Treasury













Ruixiang Han
Chief Executive Officer, ICBC (London) Plc, General Manager
ICBC (London) Branch





Davide Iacovoni
Director General, Public Debt Directorate, Department of the Treasury
Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance

Zamir Iqbal
Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Islamic Development Bank Group






Julia Kochetygova
Senior Sustainable Investing Research Analyst
Northern Trust Asset Management

Teppo Koivisto
Director of Finance and Head of Finance Division
State Treasury, Republic of Finland

Alvaro Lario
CFO, Associate Vice President
International Fund for Agricultural Development

Jing Li
Specialist, Financial and Professional Services
Department for International Trade




Zheng Liu
Deputy Head Of Agent Trading Division, Global Markets Department
ICBC Standard Bank










Dariush Mirfendereski
Managing Director, Global Head of Inflation Trading, Global Banking and Markets
HSBC Bank Plc













Irene Sanchez Aizpurua
Head of Division, Investor Relations and Marketing, Capital Markets Department
European Investment Bank













Mark Wade
Head of Industrials Credit Research, Global Fixed Income
Allianz Global Investors





Peter Westaway
Chief Economist and Head of Investment Strategy
Vanguard Asset Management








David Zahn
Head of European Fixed Income, Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager
Franklin Templeton Investment Management

Daniel Zelikow
Vice Chair, Public Sector, and Global Co-Head of Infrastructure Finance and Advisory
J.P. Morgan
Videos
Investors
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