11th CFA CEE            
Investment Conference
08:30
09:30

Welcome Breakfast & Registration

09:30
10:00

Opening Remarks

İlke Homriş, CFA
Managing Director, CFA Society Istanbul
Margaret Franklin, CFA
President and CEO, CFA Institute
Orhun Köstem
CFO, Sabancı Holding
Ömer Gönül
Chairman, CMB of Türkiye
10:00
10:30

Macro Outlook: “Bird’s Eye View on the Region”

Fatih Karahan, Ph.D
Governor, Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye
Moderator: Nilüfer Sezgin
Executive Vice President, Is Asset Management
10:30
11:00

Keynote

Mehmet Şimşek
Minister of Treasury and Finance, Republic of Türkiye
11:00
11:20

Keynote Speaker

Levent Özbilgin
General Manager, Microsoft Türkiye
11:20
11:40

Global Energy Outlook

Fatih Birol
Executive Director, International Energy Agency
Moderator: Engin Yegül
Corporate Finance Senior Vice President, Ak Investment
11:40
12:50

Lunch Break

12:50
13:30

Geopolitical Risks: Navigating a Shifting Landscape

Matteo Ferrazzi
Senior Economist, European Investment Bank
Fatih Akçelik, CFA
Senior Economist, JP Morgan
Erich Arispe Morales
Senior Director, Fitch Ratings
Moderator: Natasa Djorovic, CFA
Board Member, CFA Society Serbia
13:30
14:00

Skills for the Digital Age

Tim Bright
Partner, One World Consulting
Rob Langrick, CFA
Chief Product Advocate, CFA Institute
Ertunç Tümen, CFA
CMO, Ak Asset Management
Moderator: Ece Mandacı Baysal, CFA
Board Member, CFA Society Istanbul
14:00
14:30

Market Dynamics in CEE: Expert Views on Risks and Opportunities

Burak Sezercan
CEO, Is Asset Management
Rashad Rzayev, CFA, FRM
Head of Alternatives Risk Management
State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan
Toni Iivonen, CFA, CAIA
CIO, Alexandria Group
Moderator: Nilgün Şimşek Ata
CEO, HSBC Asset Management Türkiye
14:30
15:00

Coffee Break

Themed Networking Corners & Expert Tables

Orhan Ayanlar, CFA
Co-Founder of Future Ready
"Longevity: The Rules are Changing"
İsmail Erdem, CFA
Aura Asset Management CEO
"Volunteer Opportunities"
15:00
15:30

Energy & Sustainable Finance Panel

Gabriel Thoumi, CFA
CEO, Responsible Alpha
Jan Brazda, CFA
Partner, PwC
Dorin Alex Badea, CFA
CEO, Atrium Infrastructure
Moderator: İlknur Kocaer Ültan, CFA
Board Member, CFA Society Istanbul
15:30
16:00

Regional Stock Exchanges

Ruslan Khalilov, CFA
CEO, Baku Stock Exchange
Nino Kurdiani, CFA,
Acting CEO, Georgian Stock Exchange
Yağız Oral
CEO, TEB Asset Management
Moderator: M.Sinan Veziroğlu
Board Member, CFA Society Istanbul
16:00
16:30

Coffee Break

Themed Networking Corners & Expert Tables

Bahar Taşkın
Founding President of the INAN Association
Twiser Chief Growth Officer
“Diversity: The New Key to Secure Investments”
16:30
17:00

Bridging TradFi with DeFi

Fabian Breu, CFA
Senior Risk Manager, Kaiser Partner Privatbank
Luca Von Wyttenbach, CFA
Co-Founder, Polimec Foundation
Sunny Karkhanis, CFA
Board Member, Amina Bank
Moderator: Maja Novak, CFA
Board Member, CFO, Roto Dinamic D.O.O.
We are pleased to announce that Mr. Ersoy Erkazancı, former BloombergHT TV presenter, will graciously lead our conference as Master of Ceremony.