09:00-09:30 – Registration

09:30-09:35 – Welcome Remarks

09:35-10:00 – Keynote Fireside Chat

DR BRIDGET WELSH
Honorary Research Associate, University of Nottingham Malaysia Asia Research Institute

CHRISTIAN DE GUZMAN
Senior Vice President, Sovereign Risk, Moody’s Ratings

10:00-10:30 – Key Macro and Sovereign Issues in ASEAN
Regional growth performance weighs external pressures against domestic mitigants
Currency volatility and differentiated monetary policy outlooks
Policy priorities amid domestic political and geopolitical shifts

DR RAY CHOY
Chief Economist, MARC Ratings Berhad

CHRISTIAN DE GUZMAN
Senior Vice President, Sovereign Risk, Moody’s Ratings

DEBORAH TAN
Assistant Vice President – Analyst, Credit Strategy & Research, Moody’s Ratings

10:30-11:15 – ASEAN Corporates: Navigating opportunities and challenges amid headwinds
What is the outlook for APAC corporates?
Which sectors are most vulnerable to global headwinds?
How do we assess the credit quality of Malaysia’s government-related issuers?

TAUFIQ KAMAL
Head, Rating Portfolio, Property & Conglomerates, MARC Ratings Berhad

RAY TAY
Senior Vice President / Manager, Project and Infrastructure Finance, Moody’s Ratings

NIDHI DHRUV
Vice President -Senior Credit Officer, Corporate Finance, Moody’s Ratings

SPENCER NG
Vice President – Senior Credit Officer, Project & Infrastructure Finance, Moody’s Ratings

11:15-11:45 – Coffee Break

11:45-12:30 – ASEAN Banks: Maintaining stability amid challenges
What trends are driving banks’ credit profiles?
How will digitalization change the competitive landscape?
Where are banks now in their journey towards sustainability?
How are banks faring compared to regional peers?

JUSTIN ONG
Partner, Deloitte Asia Pacific

EUGENE TARZIMANOV
Senior Vice President, Financial Institutions, Moody’s Ratings

TENGFU LI
Vice President – Senior Analyst, Financial Institutions, Moody’s Ratings

CHONG JUN WONG
Assistant Vice President – Analyst, Financial Institutions, Moody’s Ratings

12:30-12:45 – Transition Focus to Underpin APAC Sustainable Debt Markets
What will drive transition finance activity in APAC?
How will second party opinions enhance transparency in the sustainable finance market?

JING LI YIM
Associate Lead Analyst – Sustainable Finance, Moody’s Ratings

12:45-13:30 – Funding Gaps to Achieve Carbon Transition Goals in ASEAN
How big are net-zero funding gaps in the region?
What roles can private and public sectors play to fill the gap?
What are the opportunities for transition financing?

SALMAH BEE MOHD MYDIN
Executive Director – Market Development, Securities Commission Malaysia

RANITA ABDULLAH
Head of ESG Strategy & Solutions, Group Global Banking, Maybank

LESLIE JONG VUI MIN
ESG/Sustainability Consultant, MARC Solutions

JOHN WANG
Vice President – Senior Analyst, ESG, Moody’s Ratings

ERMAN ZHANG
Analyst, Project & Infrastructure Finance Group, Moody’s Ratings

13:30-13:35 – Closing Remarks

13:35-14:30 – Networking Lunch | End of Event