The Chicago Booth Emerging Markets Summit 2017 | Chicago Booth | 29 April 2017 | Chicago

The Chicago Booth Emerging Markets Summit
As global markets shift, so should the way you do business. Whether you are a sponsor, speaker, or attendee, the Emerging Markets Summit will give you the tools to respond to emerging market trends and grow your business worldwide.

The Emerging Markets Summit gathers professionals from Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Asia Pacific/China, Eastern Europe, and Middle East and North Africa for five regionally focused conferences and one pan-regional conference under one roof. Keynote speakers will give insight into macro trends, synthesizing learnings from different regions.

Attendees will have the opportunity to explore emerging market trends, opportunities, and challenges from both regional and pan-regional perspectives during interactive panel conversations throughout the day.

Speakers for 2017

Opening Remarks:

Julie Morton, Associate Dean of Career Services and Corporate Relations at University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Fireside Chat:
Professor Raghuram Rajan, Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Professor of Finance at University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Viktor Kats, Co-Head, Global Infrastructure Fund at IFC Asset Management Company

Global Roundtable:
Xiqing Gao, Cheng Yu-Tung Chair Professor at Tsinghua University School of Law and Former Vice Chairman, President and Chief Investment Officer at China Investment Corporation

Pradeep Ramamurthy, Managing Director at Abraaj Group

Robert van Zwieten, President and CEO at Emerging Markets Private Equity Association

REGIONAL SPEAKERS:

AFRICA

Olugbenga Agboola, Entrepreneur in Residence at African Fintech Foundry

Chude Jideonwo, CEO at Red Media Africa

ASIA PACIFIC / GREATER CHINA

Tandean Rustandy '07, CEO at PT Arwana Citramulia Tbk

Amy Celico, Principal at Albright Stonebridge Group

Professor Tom Manning, Board Director, Advisor, Lecturer in Law at University of Chicago

Professor Dennis Chookaszian '68, Retired Chairman and CEO at CNA Insurance Companies and Adjunct Professor at University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Xiqing Gao, Cheng Yu-Tung Chair Professor at Tsinghua University School of Law and Former Vice Chairman, President and Chief Investment Officer at China Investment Corporation

MIDDLE EAST / NORTH AFRICA

Pradeep Ramamurthy, Managing Director at Abraaj Group

Tarek Elmasry, Managing Partner, Middle East at McKinsey & Company

SOUTH ASIA

Ajit Mahadevan, India Country Director at Acumen Fund

Girish Pai, Head - Americas and Europe at Shopalyst

RUSSIA

Mikhail Pryadilnikov, Deputy Head of Analytical Center for the RF Government, former Director of Department of Strategic Management, Government Programs and Investment Projects of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation

Timothy M. Krause, Co-Head of IFC Asset Management's Financial Institutions Funds, former Head of Russia Bank Opportunity Fund, and Senior Manager at IFC Eastern and Central Europe

Gold:
CHICAGO BOOTH

Silver:
CENTRALGroup
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UCHICAGO GRAD