15:00-15:30 Registration and welcome coffee
15:30-16:05 Introductory remarks by speakers
16:05-17:00 Panel discussion and Q&A
17:00-18:00 Networking drinks
Journalist
Huw Jones has worked as a journalist for nearly 40 years, mostly at Reuters News where he reported on Wall Street in New York, the European Union in Brussels and the City financial sector, Bank of England and regulators in London.
Member of the European Parliament
Biography coming soon.
Policy Officer, Policy Definition and Coordination, DG FISMA, European Commission
Presiyan Petkov is a Policy Officer at DG FISMA and has been working on securitisation in DG FISMA since 2017. As such, he has been involved in the implementation of the Securitisation Regulation, including the development of many of the technical standards and guidelines. He has also worked on the first amendment of the securitisation framework, in 2021, as well as the first review of the Securitisation Regulation in 2022. Previously, Presiyan Petkov worked on macroeconomic forecast and policy advice in DG ECFIN of the European Commission. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics and European Studies from the ‘American University in Bulgaria’ and an MA in International Political Economy from the University of Birmingham (UK).
Managing Director and Head, Moody’s EMEA Structured Finance Group
Andreas Wilgen is Managing Director and Head of Moody’s EMEA Structured Finance Group, which operates from offices in London, Frankfurt, Paris, Madrid and Milan. The team covers all new ratings and surveillance activities in covered bonds, asset-backed securities (ABS), residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and Structured Credit. Andreas joined Moody’s from Fitch Ratings, where he most recently led a team of credit analysts focused on private credit securitization structures, including credit fund finance and rated note feeders. Prior roles at Fitch include Group Credit Officer for Global Structured Finance, co-Head of US ABS in New York, Head of the EMEA ABS in London, and credit analyst in Structured Credit. Andreas began his career at Fitch in 2005 after earning the degree of Diplom-Kaufmann at the University of Cologne and an M.B.A. from Eastern Illinois University.
Managing Director, Securitisation, AFME
Shaun is Managing Director, Securitisation at AFME. Before that, he was MD, Head of European ABS at Santander CIB. He had several roles covering origination, structuring for funding and capital management. Before that he spent ten years at Fitch Ratings analysing Structured Credit, CDO Asset Managers and Performance Analytics. He began his career in HM Forces as a Captain in the Royal Armoured Corps. Shaun holds an MBA from Cranfield, attended Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and has a BA Joint Hons from Exeter University.
Head of Research and Advocacy, Finance Watch
Julia Symon has extensive working experience in the banking industry. Prior to joining Finance Watch, she spent ten years working as an internal audit manager for two international banks in Germany. Julia joined Finance Watch in 2021 and was appointed as the Head of Research and Advocacy in January 2022. Her areas of expertise cover banks’ risk management and internal control system, in particular credit risk and lending processes, capital adequacy assessment,; governance, regulatory compliance, as well as custody and investment management services. Julia has experience of banks´ supervisory interactions under supervisory review and evaluation process (SREP). At Finance Watch, she has worked on banking and insurance prudential regulation, climate-related financial risk, sustainable finance and Capital Markets Union, among others. Julia holds a Master’s degree in international economics with majors in financial management and international trade from the University of Konstanz, Germany, and a Master’s degree in international economics / European integration from the Kyiv National Economic University. She also obtained a certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM) qualification from the Global Association of Risk Professionals.
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