11th Annual Russia & CIS Summit - Moscow 2017 | Moody's Analytics | 26 October 2017 | Moscow, Russia

Moody's Investors Service is pleased to announce, Moody's 11th Annual Russia & CIS Summit, taking place in Moscow on Thursday

26 October 2017. This full day conference will include presentations from our Sovereign, Banking and Corporate Finance teams.
08:30 – 09:00 Registration and Welcome Coffee
09:00 – 09:10 Welcome Address
Alexey Sazhin, Head of Moody’s Investors Service - Russian branch

09:10 – 09:40
Keynote Presentation:
Recovery, Rebalancing and Risk: The Next Chapter for Emerging Market Credit
The six global themes that will shape EM credit in 2018 and beyond
A diverging EM landscape: Overview of key credit fundamentals
Political uncertainty and rising protectionism implications
The dollar effect on the emerging markets capital flow
Oil price implications for credit
David Staples, Managing Director, EMEA, Corporate Finance Group

09:40 - 10:10
Fireside Chat: Getting the Russian Economy from Recovery to Take-Off Mode
What’s driving Russia’s near-term growth prospects?
Are new US sanctions a threat to Russia’s recovery?
What reforms can we expect from the next government?

Moderator:
Philipp Lotter, Managing Director, Co-Head of EMEA Corporate Finance Group

Panellists:
Kristin Lindow, Senior Vice President, Sovereign Risk Group
Oleg Kouzmin, Chief economist for Russia and CIS countries, Renaissance Capital

10:10 – 10:40 Coffee & Networking Break

10:40 – 11:20
Russian Banks: Recovery…or Resolution?
Russian banking system: forecasts and expectations
Banks with ailing business models lose chances to recover
Resolution: winners and losers

Comparing Russian banks with banks in other BRICS countries
Yaroslav Sovgyra, Associate Managing Director, Financial Institutions Group
Olga Ulyanova, Senior Credit Officer, Financial Institutions Group

11:20 – 12:05
Corporate Power Panel: Stabilisation of Oil Prices and Russia’s Macroeconomic Environment Drives Stable Outlook for Corporate Sector for 2018
Oil and commodity prices, Rouble exchange rate, inflation, domestic consumer environment and interest rates will continue to shape credit profile of corporates
International sanctions represent a key tail risk
Liquidity for rated issuers remains healthy

Moderator:
Victoria Maisuradze, Associate Managing Director, Corporate Finance Group

Panellists:
Denis Perevezentsev, Vice-President - Senior Credit Officer, Oil & Gas, Corporate Finance Group
Artem Frolov, Vice-President - Senior Credit Officer, Steel & Mining, Corporate Finance Group
Julia Pribytkova, Vice-President- Senior Analyst, Utilities &Telecom, Corporate Finance Group
Ekaterina Botvinova, Vice-President - Senior Analyst, Chemicals & Fertilisers, Manufacturing, Corporate Finance
Ekaterina Lipatova, Assistant Vice President – Transportation & Infrastructure Corporate Finance Group

12:05 - 12:15
Chairman Comments and Q&A
David Aldrich, Associate Managing Director, Emerging Markets, Moody’s Investors Service

12:15 - 13:15 Lunch & Networking

13:30 – 14:15 Deep-Dive Workshops:

Corporates: Rating Committee – Live Simulation (Room A)
Victoria Maisuradze, Associate Managing Director, Corporate Finance Group

Banks: Rating Quality & Performance (Room B)
Yaroslav Sovgyra, Associate Managing Director, Financial Institutions Group

Key Developments in the Structured Finance Market (Room C)
Stanislav Nastassine, Vice President - Senior Analyst, Structured Finance Group

Registration for this event is required.

Please register early for this event to avoid disappointment, a waiting list will be implemented once full capacity is reached.

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Moody's 11th annual conference on credit risks - Russia and the CIS The
forecast for the Russian economy for 2018: prospects and risks for sustainable growth
Thursday, October 26, 2017, Moscow
Chairman: David Aldrich, Associate Managing Director, Emerging Markets, Moody's Investors Service
08:30 – 09:00 Registration of participants, coffee, tea
09:00 – 09:10 Welcome speech
Alexei Sazhin, Head of the Russian branch of Moody's Investors Service Ltd.

09:10 – 09:40 Keynote speech:
Recovery, rebalancing and risk: the next stage in the development of credit markets in emerging economies
Six global trends that will have a major impact on the credit markets of developing countries in 2018 and beyond
Uneven landscape of credit markets in developing countries
Political uncertainty and the consequences of protectionism policies
The impact of the dollar on capital flows in emerging markets
Influence of fluctuations in oil prices on companies' creditworthiness
David Staples, Managing Director of the Corporate Finance Group for the EMEA Region, Moody's Investors Service

09:40 - 10:10 Informal conversation: what will allow the Russian economy to move from the stage of recovery to the stage of sustainable growth
What is the potential for growth of the Russian economy in the short term?
Do the new US sanctions represent a threat to the recovery of the Russian economy?
What reforms can we expect from the government after the presidential election?

Moderator:
Philippe Lotter, Co-Director of the Corporate Finance Group for the EMEA region
Christine Lindow, Senior Vice President, Senior Analyst, Russia's sovereign rating, Sovereign Risk Assessment Group
Oleg Kuzmin, Chief Economist for Russia and CIS, Renaissance Capital

10:10 – 10:40 Coffee break

10:40 – 11:20 Russian banks: recovery ... or recovery?
Russian banking system: forecasts and expectations
Banks with unhealthy business models: chances of survival are falling
Recovery: winners and losers
Comparison of Russian banks with banks of other BRICS countries
Yaroslav Soghira, Junior Managing Director, Financial Institutions
Olga Ulyanova, Senior Credit Expert, Group of Financial Institutions

11:20 – 12:05 Panel discussion: "Stabilization of oil prices and the macroeconomic situation in Russia stipulate a stable forecast for the corporate sector for 2018"
The prices of oil and other commodities, the exchange rate, inflation, the situation in the domestic consumer market and interest rates will remain the main factors affecting the creditworthiness of Russian companies
International sanctions remain one of the main risks
The level of liquidity of our rated issuers remains at a sufficient level

Moderator:
Victoria Maisuradze, Junior Managing Director, Corporate Finance

Group Panel members:
Denis Perevezentsev, Vice President, Senior Credit Expert, Oil and Gas Sector, Corporate Finance Group
Artem Frolov, Vice President Senior Credit Expert, Steel and Mining, Corporate Group financing
Yulia Pribytkova, Vice President - Senior Analyst, Electricity Companies and Telecommunications Sector, Corporate Finance
Group Ekat Erina Botvinova, Vice-President - Senior Analyst, Chemical Industry and Fertilizer Production, Production Sector, Corporate Finance Group
Ekaterina Lipatova, Junior Vice President, Transport and Infrastructure, Corporate Finance Group

12:05 - 12:15 Concluding remarks, questions and answers
David Aldrich, Associate Managing Director, Emerging Markets, Moody's Investors Service

12:15 - 13:15 e and communication

13:30 – 14:15 Practical seminars:

Corporate sector: imitation of the rating committee (Hall A)
Victoria Maisuradze, Junior Managing Director, Corporate Finance Group

Banks: The quality of the ratings and their functional efficiency (Room B)
Jaroslav Sovgira, Associate Managing Director of the Financial Institutions Group

Key changes in the structured finance market (Room C)
Stanislav Nastasin, Vice President - Senior Analyst, Structured Finance Group

2017 Speakers:

Alexey Sazhin
Head of Moody’s Investors Service - Russian branch

David Staples
Managing Director, EMEA, Corporate Finance Group

Yaroslav Sovgyra
Associate Managing Director, Financial Institutions Group

Olga Ulyanova
Senior Credit Officer, Financial Institutions Group

David Aldrich
Associate Managing Director, Emerging Markets, Moody’s Investors Service

Victoria Maisuradze
Associate Managing Director, Corporate Finance Group

Yaroslav Sovgyra
Associate Managing Director, Financial Institutions Group

Stanislav Nastassine
Vice President - Senior Analyst, Structured Finance Group

MODERATOR:

Philipp Lotter
Managing Director, Co-Head of EMEA Corporate Finance Group

PANELLISTS:
Kristin Lindow
Senior Vice President, Sovereign Risk Group

Oleg Kouzmin
Chief economist for Russia and CIS countries, Renaissance Capital

MODERATOR:

Victoria Maisuradze
Associate Managing Director, Corporate Finance Group

PANELLISTS:

Denis Perevezentsev
Vice-President - Senior Credit Officer, Oil & Gas, Corporate Finance Group

Artem Frolov
Vice-President - Senior Credit Officer, Steel & Mining, Corporate Finance Group

Julia Pribytkova
Vice-President- Senior Analyst, Utilities &Telecom, Corporate Finance Group

Ekaterina Botvinova
Vice-President - Senior Analyst, Chemicals & Fertilisers, Manufacturing, Corporate Finance

Ekaterina Lipatova
Assistant Vice President – Transportation & Infrastructure Corporate Finance Group