Philipp Lotter Managing Director, Global Ratings & Research Moody's Investors Service

Philipp Lotter is Managing Director – Global Ratings and Research,based in London. He is responsible for the development of MIS ratings and research opinions for global fundamental and structured finance ratings groups,and the delivery of services to issuers and the market.

Prior to assuming this role in November 2019, he was Global Head and before that EMEA Co-Head of the Corporate Finance Group.

Philipp has spent many years of his career abroad with strong Emerging and Developing Markets coverage experience. He spent more than 5 years in Asia, where he he ldthe dual role of Country Manager for Moody’s office in Singapore, as well as Managing Director of the Corporate Finance Group responsible for companies across Southeast Asia and India.

Before that, Philipp spent more than 3 years in Dubai, United Arab Emirates,where he was responsible for setting up the Moody’s office in Dubai and for the ratings of Middle Eastern corporate issuers across all sectors, including Islamic finance. Having joined Moody’s in London in 2003, Philipp started as an analyst covering utilities and the oil & gas industry.

Before joining Moody’s, Philipp spent 3 years in rating advisory at Citigroup.His career has also included positions at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein in London and Frankfurt in rating advisory, bond and credit research, and leveraged financing. Philipp holds a Diploma from the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. He has also attended international semesters at the European Business School in London and University College Dublin.

Atsi Sheth Managing Director, Credit Strategy, Credit Strategy & Standards Moody's Investors Service

Atsi Sheth is a Managing Director in Moody’s Credit Strategy and Research team. She serves as the Chief Credit Officer for the Americas. Prior to this, she was Managing Director in Moody’s Sovereign Risk Group, responsible for the teams covering the Americas, Asia Pacific and Middle East. Before rejoining Moody’s in 2011, she was Chief Economist at Reliance Capital. During Atsi’s previous tenure at Moody’s from 1997 to 2007, she worked in the Credit Policy and Sovereign Risk groups, covering countries in Asia, Africa and Europe. Atsi has taught International Political Economy and Emerging Markets at Columbia University in New York, and has been associated with non-profit agencies in microfinance and housing. Atsi has a PhD from Northwestern University and a B.A. from Bombay University.

Juan Licari Chief International Economist Moody's Analytics

Dr. Juan Licari is a Managing Director at Moody’s Analytics and the head of the Economics and Consumer Credit Analytics team for Asia-Pacific and EMEA. Dr. Licari’s team is responsible for generating alternative macroeconomic forecasts for Europe and for building econometric tools to model credit risk phenomena. His team is an industry leader in developing and implementing risk solutions that explicitly connect credit data to the underlying economic cycle, allowing portfolio managers to plan for alternative macroeconomic scenarios. These solutions are leveraged into stress testing, reverse stress testing, and IFRS 9 practices. Juan is actively involved in communicating the team’s research and methodologies to the market. He often speaks at credit events and economic conferences worldwide. Dr. Licari holds a PhD and an MA in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and graduated summa cum laude from the National University of Cordoba in Argentina.

Matt Robinson Associate Managing Director - Sovereign Risk Group Moody's Investors Service

Matt Robinson manages the Sovereign Risk Group’s Middle East and Africa team producing ratings and research regarding sovereign and supranational creditworthiness in Sub-Saharan Africa and Middle East/North Africa. He is responsible for managing staff located in London, Frankfurt, Dubai and New York.

Matt joined Moody’s in 2007 after a decade of macroeconomic and public policy experience. Prior to managing the Middle East and Africa sovereign ratings team, Matt was the Director of Sovereign Research, responsible for coordinating and contributing to the research produced by Moody’s global team of sovereign risk analysts. Matt previously managed the affairs of the Moody’s Economy.com Sydney office, providing independent economic analysis, data and forecasting and credit risk services to Moody’s Analytics’ worldwide client base. Before joining Moody’s, Matt worked as an economist and policy adviser in a number of public and private sector organisations, including Commonwealth Treasury and the Economic Division of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in Australia.

Matt received his bachelor of economics from the University of Newcastle(Australia) and his graduate degree from the Australian National University.

Giulia Pellegrini Senior Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets Debt AllianzGI

Giulia Pellegrini is a Senior Portfolio Manager for Emerging Markets Debt at AllianzGI, where she focuses on EM sovereign debt strategies and Sustainable Investing. She also advises the London Stock Exchange as a member of their Sustainable Bond Market Advisory Group. Prior to joining AllianzGI in 2020, she was Head of Sustainable EM Debt Investing at BlackRock since 2015. Ms Pellegrini was previously Chief Economist for Sub-Saharan Africa in J.P. Morgan’s Emerging Market Research team in London and in Johannesburg and an Economist at the World Bank in the Africa Finance and Private Sector Development Department in Washington D.C. She started her career as an Economist at the Debt Management Office of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Abuja. Giulia holds master degrees in Development Economics and in Econometrics from the University of Oxford, St Antony’s College and from Birkbeck College as well as a BSc in Economics from the School of Oriental and African Studies – University of London.

Elena Duggar Associate Managing Director, Credit Strategy and Support; Chair of Moody’s MacroBoard Moody's Investors Service

Elena Duggar is the Chair of Moody’s Macroeconomic Board, which determines the macroeconomic outlook and a consistent set of forecasts to incorporate in the rating process and research across regions and sectors throughout the rating agency. Elena manages the macro forecasting process, forecast dissemination across rating groups, training and analyst hotline, and internal and external outreach on macro credit topics. Elena also manages the Research team in the Credit Strategy and Research group, which authors Moody’s Global Macroeconomic Outlook, Global Credit Conditions Outlook, and Global Trade Monitor, along with thematic research on macro, sovereign and financial risk topics. She helps form house views, build consensus and coordinate views and research across multiple rating teams on emerging risks which inform the rating process.

Prior to 2016, Elena served as Moody’s Group Credit Officer for Sovereign Risk, covering the global sovereign ratings portfolio. Elena led and chaired sovereign and sub-sovereign sector portfolio reviews, regularly participated in sovereign rating committees, provided analytical guidance to analysts on the application of rating practices, methodologies and policies, and represented rating analytics and process to regional regulators. Elena also served as a member of the company’s Public Sector Credit Committee and Public Finance Franchise Committee, responsible for reviewing and approving sovereign and public sector rating methodologies. 

Elena is a globally-recognized expert on sovereign defaults and the author of market leading sovereign credit research. For example, her research on the role of holdouts in sovereign debt restructurings was cited as expert evidence in the landmark US Supreme Court case on Argentina in 2015. She regularly represents Moody’s macro and credit views with external audiences, including senior policymakers, international organizations such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Institute of International Finance (IIF), think tanks such as the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE), academia, regulators and investors. Her research is frequently cited in the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, Bloomberg, Reuters and leading financial media.

Philipp Lotter Managing Director, Global Ratings & Research Moody's Investors Service

Philipp Lotter is Managing Director – Global Ratings and Research,based in London. He is responsible for the development of MIS ratings and research opinions for global fundamental and structured finance ratings groups,and the delivery of services to issuers and the market.

Prior to assuming this role in November 2019, he was Global Head and before that EMEA Co-Head of the Corporate Finance Group.

Philipp has spent many years of his career abroad with strong Emerging and Developing Markets coverage experience. He spent more than 5 years in Asia, where he he ldthe dual role of Country Manager for Moody’s office in Singapore, as well as Managing Director of the Corporate Finance Group responsible for companies across Southeast Asia and India.

Before that, Philipp spent more than 3 years in Dubai, United Arab Emirates,where he was responsible for setting up the Moody’s office in Dubai and for the ratings of Middle Eastern corporate issuers across all sectors, including Islamic finance. Having joined Moody’s in London in 2003, Philipp started as an analyst covering utilities and the oil & gas industry.

Before joining Moody’s, Philipp spent 3 years in rating advisory at Citigroup.His career has also included positions at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein in London and Frankfurt in rating advisory, bond and credit research, and leveraged financing. Philipp holds a Diploma from the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. He has also attended international semesters at the European Business School in London and University College Dublin.

Alastair Wilson Managing Director, Global Sovereign Risk Moody's Investors Service

Alastair Wilson is a Managing Director and Head of Moody’s Sovereign Risk Group. In this capacity, he leads Moody’s global team of sovereign risk analysts, with responsibility for maintaining the quality of Moody’s sovereign ratings and for the analytical leadership Moody’s aims to provide to investors and issuers through its research.

Until August 2014, Alastair was Chief Credit Officer in EMEA, responsible for the quality and consistency of Moody’s credit standards and methodologies across all franchises within the region. He joined Moody’s in September 2010 following twenty-one years at the Bank of England. At the Bank, he worked in a variety of roles in banking supervision, FX and reserves management, banking operations and financial stability.

Alastair graduated from St John’s College, Oxford University in 1988, having studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics. He is based in London.

Sean Marion Managing Director, EMEA Banking Moody's Investors Service

Sean Marion is Managing Director in the Financial Institutions Group, based in London. He is responsible for Moody’s analytic teams that rate banks and nonbank financial companies in the Nordics, Baltics, South-Eastern Europe and emerging markets in Middle East and Africa. Prior to relocating to London in 2011, Mr. Marion held various positions of progressive responsibility in Moody’s, including working in the firm’s offices in Mexico City and Toronto.

Before joining Moody’s, Mr. Marion worked for The Economist Intelligence Unit, conducting research on macroeconomic and country risk. Mr. Marion holds graduate degrees in economics from the Université Paris I (Sorbonne) and the London School of Economics. He also holds an undergraduate degree from Bishop’s University, Canada.

Mr. Marion is fluent in French and Spanish.

Esty Dwek Head of Global Market Strategy Natixis IM Solutions

Ms. Esty Dwek has over 15 years of experience in the financial sector. Prior to joining Natixis Investment Managers in 2016, she worked on global strategies in the emerging markets team at Loomis, Sayles & Company. Her responsibilities included providing macro and asset class views and asset allocation ideas.

Esty began her career in the investment industry in 2006 at HSBC Private Bank, where she worked in Geneva, New York and Singapore, before taking up the position of Investment Strategist in London for six years.

As Head of Global Market Strategy, Natixis IM Solutions, Esty is responsible for market research, macroeconomic views, investment ideas, asset class and asset allocation views and long-term return assumptions. These views help inform investment decisions in Natixis IM Solutions' portfolios.

Ms. Dwek holds a B.A. in Political Science from Princeton University.

Christina Ronac Head of Global Emerging Markets Debt Credit Research HSBC

Christina Ronac is Head of Global Emerging Markets Debt Credit Research. She is responsible for making corporate credit recommendations covering and following existing corporate holdings as well as additional names within the EMD universe. She joined HSBC Global Asset Management in 2014 from Marathon Asset Management where she was an emerging markets credit analyst focused on Latin American corporates. At Sandell Asset Management she focused on distressed and HY credit. Ms. Ronac is a CFA Charter holder. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Occidental College and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Pierre-Yves Bareau Managing Director JPMorgan Asset Management

Pierre-Yves Bareau, Managing Director, is the Head and CIO of the Emerging Market Debt team in the Global Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities (GFICC) group. In this role, Pierre-Yves is responsible for coordinating resources and investors located in New York, London and Asia. Also a member of the Global Fixed income Operating committee. Prior to joining the firm in 2009, Pierre-Yves was at Fortis Investments for ten years, serving as the chief investment officer for Emerging Markets Fixed Income. Previously, he spent two years at FP Consult (France), an emerging markets bond and equity boutique, working as a portfolio manager. Pierre-Yves began his career in 1991 at BAREP Asset Management, a hedge fund boutique owned by Societe Generale, serving as an emerging markets portfolio manager. Pierre-Yves holds a graduate degree in finance and a master’s degree in management from the ESCEM Groupe in France. 

James Leaton Senior Vice President - Environment, Social & Governance Moody's Investor's Service

James Leaton is a SVP - Environment, Social & Governance. In this capacity, James leads the development of carbon transition analysis of companies in high impact sectors. James brings expertise across environmental issues, especially climate change risk, which he applies to the integration of environmental risk into credit analysis. 

Prior to joining Moody’s. James was previously Research Director at Carbon Tracker - a boutique research house - where he led a team producing thematic energy research combining elements of climate change scenarios with financial analysis. James was lead author of a series of research which sparked investor interest in the concept of stranded assets, and led to a number of investor initiatives on carbon asset risk. James also advised blue-chip clients on climate change and sustainability strategy whilst a consultant at PwC and was a senior policy advisor at WWF, focusing on the biodiversity impact of extractive industries. 

James holds a Masters degree in Environmental Technology from Imperial College,  University of London. 

Vikas Halan Associate Managing Director, Corporate Finance Moody's Investors Service

Vikas Halan is an Associate Managing Director and team leader for Moody’s Corporate Finance Group, based in Singapore. In this role, Vikas manages a team of rating analysts, with a focus on key South and Southeast Asian sectors, including REITS, oil & gas, chemicals, property developers, gaming and IT services. Before joining Moody’s, Vikas worked for J.P. Morgan in Hong Kong, as a capital markets and ratings advisor for clients in the Asia Pacific region. He started his career as a chartered accountant with the Indian firm, BDO Lodha. Vikas holds a post-graduate diploma in Business Management from Xavier Institute of Management. 

Alexander Perjéssy Vice President - Senior Analyst, Sovereign Risk Group Moody's Investors Service

Alexander Perjéssy is Vice President – Senior Analyst at the Moody’s Sovereign Risk Group.

Based in Dubai, he has lead analyst responsibilities for a number of sovereigns in the Middle East, including most of the Gulf Cooperation Council member states and several regional multilateral institutions.

Prior to joining Moody’s in November 2017, Alex worked for two years as economist at the Islamic Development Bank in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Before relocating to the Middle East, Alex spent more than 12 years covering macroeconomic developments and sovereign risk assessment in the emerging markets of the EMEA region for AllianceBernstein and The Rohatyn Group, both US-based asset management firms in New York, as well as for Goldman Sachs in London.

Alex holds an MA in Economics from the University of Maryland and a BA in Economics from Middlebury College.

Steve Wood Managing Director, Corporate Finance Moody's Investors Service

Steve Wood is the Managing Director for the Americas Oil & Gas Team at Moody’s Investors Service in New York. In this capacity, Steve is responsible for over 280 companies throughout the Americas across all sectors of the oil and gas industry. He also coordinates Moody’s oil and gas industry coverage globally. Prior to accepting this role in 2008, Steve was a lead analyst responsible for a portfolio of US and Canadian oil and gas companies that included exploration and production (E&P), oilfield services, contract drilling and midstream natural gas.

Prior to joining Moody’s in 2004, Steve spent ten years in corporate banking with JPMorgan. During this time, he had responsibility for the debt financing of energy client relationships. Steve primarily covered independent E&P companies, midstream natural gas companies, integrated natural gas pipelines and energy merchants. Prior to business school, Steve was a reservoir engineer with Shell Oil. Steve holds a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from Colorado School of Mines, and a MBA in finance and strategy from the University of Chicago.

John Naviaux Associate Director of Research Four Twenty Seven

As an Associate Director of Research at Four Twenty Seven, John performs stochastic modeling of climate and weather data to advance Four Twenty Seven’s climate risk analytics. Prior to joining Four Twenty Seven, John worked on topics ranging from transportation economics in Los Angeles, to particle physics at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzerland. John went on to monitor arctic mercury pollution in Norway as part of a Fulbright Fellowship, and ultimately received his Ph.D. at Caltech for his research on the ocean’s response to climate change.

Marie Diron Managing Director, Sovereign Risk Moody's Investors Service

Marie Diron heads the Sovereign Risk Group for Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa, and Sub-Sovereign Risk Group for Asia Pacific and EMEA. She is responsible for analytical teams covering more than 70 sovereign ratings, 15 Multilateral Development Banks and around 400 sub-sovereign ratings in about 30 countries. 

Marie has worked as Moody’s lead sovereign analyst for a number of Asia Pacific credits, including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Sri Lanka and Australia. Marie has also worked in Moody’s Credit Policy, leading a number of macroeconomic analyses, including our regular Global Macro Outlook and other credit research work. Marie was previously Director at Oxford Economics, leading the company’s forecasting and scenario analysis service to financial sector and corporate clients, after a number of years at the European Central Bank and Brevan Howard LLP. Marie received a MPhil in Economics from the University of Cambridge and graduated from the Ecole Centrale Paris. 

James Leaton Senior Vice President - Environment, Social & Governance Moody's Investor's Service

James Leaton is a SVP - Environment, Social & Governance. In this capacity, James leads the development of carbon transition analysis of companies in high impact sectors. James brings expertise across environmental issues, especially climate change risk, which he applies to the integration of environmental risk into credit analysis. 

Prior to joining Moody’s. James was previously Research Director at Carbon Tracker - a boutique research house - where he led a team producing thematic energy research combining elements of climate change scenarios with financial analysis. James was lead author of a series of research which sparked investor interest in the concept of stranded assets, and led to a number of investor initiatives on carbon asset risk. James also advised blue-chip clients on climate change and sustainability strategy whilst a consultant at PwC and was a senior policy advisor at WWF, focusing on the biodiversity impact of extractive industries. 

James holds a Masters degree in Environmental Technology from Imperial College,  University of London. 

Gabriel Torres Vice President - Senior Credit Officer, Sovereign Risk Group Moody's Investors Service

Gabriel joined Moody’s Sovereign Risk Group in 2007. Prior to joining Moody’s he worked as a sovereign and banking credit analyst at ABN Amro. He also has experience rating and structuring international securitizations. His current portfolio is composed of credits in Latin America and the Caribbean, including Argentina and Venezuela.He holds a Master’s Degree in Economic Policy from Columbia University, and previously he earned a B.A. in Political Science from the Catholic University of Argentina.

Philipp Lotter Managing Director, Global Ratings & Research Moody's Investors Service

Philipp Lotter is Managing Director – Global Ratings and Research,based in London. He is responsible for the development of MIS ratings and research opinions for global fundamental and structured finance ratings groups,and the delivery of services to issuers and the market.

Prior to assuming this role in November 2019, he was Global Head and before that EMEA Co-Head of the Corporate Finance Group.

Philipp has spent many years of his career abroad with strong Emerging and Developing Markets coverage experience. He spent more than 5 years in Asia, where he he ldthe dual role of Country Manager for Moody’s office in Singapore, as well as Managing Director of the Corporate Finance Group responsible for companies across Southeast Asia and India.

Before that, Philipp spent more than 3 years in Dubai, United Arab Emirates,where he was responsible for setting up the Moody’s office in Dubai and for the ratings of Middle Eastern corporate issuers across all sectors, including Islamic finance. Having joined Moody’s in London in 2003, Philipp started as an analyst covering utilities and the oil & gas industry.

Before joining Moody’s, Philipp spent 3 years in rating advisory at Citigroup.His career has also included positions at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein in London and Frankfurt in rating advisory, bond and credit research, and leveraged financing. Philipp holds a Diploma from the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. He has also attended international semesters at the European Business School in London and University College Dublin.

Christina Ronac Head of Global Emerging Markets Debt Credit Research HSBC

Christina Ronac is Head of Global Emerging Markets Debt Credit Research. She is responsible for making corporate credit recommendations covering and following existing corporate holdings as well as additional names within the EMD universe. She joined HSBC Global Asset Management in 2014 from Marathon Asset Management where she was an emerging markets credit analyst focused on Latin American corporates. At Sandell Asset Management she focused on distressed and HY credit. Ms. Ronac is a CFA Charter holder. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Occidental College and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Pierre-Yves Bareau Managing Director JPMorgan Asset Management

Pierre-Yves Bareau, Managing Director, is the Head and CIO of the Emerging Market Debt team in the Global Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities (GFICC) group. In this role, Pierre-Yves is responsible for coordinating resources and investors located in New York, London and Asia. Also a member of the Global Fixed income Operating committee. Prior to joining the firm in 2009, Pierre-Yves was at Fortis Investments for ten years, serving as the chief investment officer for Emerging Markets Fixed Income. Previously, he spent two years at FP Consult (France), an emerging markets bond and equity boutique, working as a portfolio manager. Pierre-Yves began his career in 1991 at BAREP Asset Management, a hedge fund boutique owned by Societe Generale, serving as an emerging markets portfolio manager. Pierre-Yves holds a graduate degree in finance and a master’s degree in management from the ESCEM Groupe in France. 

Esty Dwek Head of Global Market Strategy Natixis IM Solutions

Ms. Esty Dwek has over 15 years of experience in the financial sector. Prior to joining Natixis Investment Managers in 2016, she worked on global strategies in the emerging markets team at Loomis, Sayles & Company. Her responsibilities included providing macro and asset class views and asset allocation ideas.

Esty began her career in the investment industry in 2006 at HSBC Private Bank, where she worked in Geneva, New York and Singapore, before taking up the position of Investment Strategist in London for six years.

As Head of Global Market Strategy, Natixis IM Solutions, Esty is responsible for market research, macroeconomic views, investment ideas, asset class and asset allocation views and long-term return assumptions. These views help inform investment decisions in Natixis IM Solutions' portfolios.

Ms. Dwek holds a B.A. in Political Science from Princeton University.

Giulia Pellegrini Senior Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets Debt AllianzGI

Giulia Pellegrini is a Senior Portfolio Manager for Emerging Markets Debt at AllianzGI, where she focuses on EM sovereign debt strategies and Sustainable Investing. She also advises the London Stock Exchange as a member of their Sustainable Bond Market Advisory Group. Prior to joining AllianzGI in 2020, she was Head of Sustainable EM Debt Investing at BlackRock since 2015. Ms Pellegrini was previously Chief Economist for Sub-Saharan Africa in J.P. Morgan’s Emerging Market Research team in London and in Johannesburg and an Economist at the World Bank in the Africa Finance and Private Sector Development Department in Washington D.C. She started her career as an Economist at the Debt Management Office of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Abuja. Giulia holds master degrees in Development Economics and in Econometrics from the University of Oxford, St Antony’s College and from Birkbeck College as well as a BSc in Economics from the School of Oriental and African Studies – University of London.

John Naviaux Associate Director of Research Four Twenty Seven

As an Associate Director of Research at Four Twenty Seven, John performs stochastic modeling of climate and weather data to advance Four Twenty Seven’s climate risk analytics. Prior to joining Four Twenty Seven, John worked on topics ranging from transportation economics in Los Angeles, to particle physics at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzerland. John went on to monitor arctic mercury pollution in Norway as part of a Fulbright Fellowship, and ultimately received his Ph.D. at Caltech for his research on the ocean’s response to climate change.

Atsi Sheth Managing Director, Credit Strategy, Credit Strategy & Standards Moody's Investors Service

Atsi Sheth is a Managing Director in Moody’s Credit Strategy and Research team. She serves as the Chief Credit Officer for the Americas. Prior to this, she was Managing Director in Moody’s Sovereign Risk Group, responsible for the teams covering the Americas, Asia Pacific and Middle East. Before rejoining Moody’s in 2011, she was Chief Economist at Reliance Capital. During Atsi’s previous tenure at Moody’s from 1997 to 2007, she worked in the Credit Policy and Sovereign Risk groups, covering countries in Asia, Africa and Europe. Atsi has taught International Political Economy and Emerging Markets at Columbia University in New York, and has been associated with non-profit agencies in microfinance and housing. Atsi has a PhD from Northwestern University and a B.A. from Bombay University.

Philipp Lotter Managing Director, Global Ratings & Research Moody's Investors Service

Philipp Lotter is Managing Director – Global Ratings and Research,based in London. He is responsible for the development of MIS ratings and research opinions for global fundamental and structured finance ratings groups,and the delivery of services to issuers and the market.

Prior to assuming this role in November 2019, he was Global Head and before that EMEA Co-Head of the Corporate Finance Group.

Philipp has spent many years of his career abroad with strong Emerging and Developing Markets coverage experience. He spent more than 5 years in Asia, where he he ldthe dual role of Country Manager for Moody’s office in Singapore, as well as Managing Director of the Corporate Finance Group responsible for companies across Southeast Asia and India.

Before that, Philipp spent more than 3 years in Dubai, United Arab Emirates,where he was responsible for setting up the Moody’s office in Dubai and for the ratings of Middle Eastern corporate issuers across all sectors, including Islamic finance. Having joined Moody’s in London in 2003, Philipp started as an analyst covering utilities and the oil & gas industry.

Before joining Moody’s, Philipp spent 3 years in rating advisory at Citigroup.His career has also included positions at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein in London and Frankfurt in rating advisory, bond and credit research, and leveraged financing. Philipp holds a Diploma from the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. He has also attended international semesters at the European Business School in London and University College Dublin.

Juan Licari Chief International Economist Moody's Analytics

Dr. Juan Licari is a Managing Director at Moody’s Analytics and the head of the Economics and Consumer Credit Analytics team for Asia-Pacific and EMEA. Dr. Licari’s team is responsible for generating alternative macroeconomic forecasts for Europe and for building econometric tools to model credit risk phenomena. His team is an industry leader in developing and implementing risk solutions that explicitly connect credit data to the underlying economic cycle, allowing portfolio managers to plan for alternative macroeconomic scenarios. These solutions are leveraged into stress testing, reverse stress testing, and IFRS 9 practices. Juan is actively involved in communicating the team’s research and methodologies to the market. He often speaks at credit events and economic conferences worldwide. Dr. Licari holds a PhD and an MA in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and graduated summa cum laude from the National University of Cordoba in Argentina.

Marie Diron Managing Director, Sovereign Risk Moody's Investors Service

Marie Diron heads the Sovereign Risk Group for Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa, and Sub-Sovereign Risk Group for Asia Pacific and EMEA. She is responsible for analytical teams covering more than 70 sovereign ratings, 15 Multilateral Development Banks and around 400 sub-sovereign ratings in about 30 countries. 

Marie has worked as Moody’s lead sovereign analyst for a number of Asia Pacific credits, including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Sri Lanka and Australia. Marie has also worked in Moody’s Credit Policy, leading a number of macroeconomic analyses, including our regular Global Macro Outlook and other credit research work. Marie was previously Director at Oxford Economics, leading the company’s forecasting and scenario analysis service to financial sector and corporate clients, after a number of years at the European Central Bank and Brevan Howard LLP. Marie received a MPhil in Economics from the University of Cambridge and graduated from the Ecole Centrale Paris. 

Alastair Wilson Managing Director, Global Sovereign Risk Moody's Investors Service

Alastair Wilson is a Managing Director and Head of Moody’s Sovereign Risk Group. In this capacity, he leads Moody’s global team of sovereign risk analysts, with responsibility for maintaining the quality of Moody’s sovereign ratings and for the analytical leadership Moody’s aims to provide to investors and issuers through its research.

Until August 2014, Alastair was Chief Credit Officer in EMEA, responsible for the quality and consistency of Moody’s credit standards and methodologies across all franchises within the region. He joined Moody’s in September 2010 following twenty-one years at the Bank of England. At the Bank, he worked in a variety of roles in banking supervision, FX and reserves management, banking operations and financial stability.

Alastair graduated from St John’s College, Oxford University in 1988, having studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics. He is based in London.