02: Financial and economic turbulences in CEE/SEE – Impact and remedies
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Hauptschule
Breakout
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in englischer SpracheSupported by Wolf Theiss Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Attorneys at Law
The troubled status of the financial markets and the world economy poses unprecedented challenges to enterprises around the globe. The session focuses on the current risks and opportunities in the CEE region, and how leading companies and financial institutions position themselves in order to be successful. This concerns general strategic considerations, like market position and tensions between core business focus and diversification or divestments and investments. The panel will also discuss financing strategies, emergency plans, restructuring projects and new opportunities for business in CEE.
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Mag. Helmut BERNKOPF
Member, Board of Executive Directors, OeKB - Österreichische Kontrollbank AG, Vienna
| 1987-1994 | WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna |
| 1994-1997 | Manager, Corporate Finance, Bank Austria AG, Vienna |
| 1997-2000 | Assistant Director, Head of Loan Syndications, Bank Austria Creditanstalt International, London |
| 2000-2001 | Executive Director, Head of Corporate Banking, Bank Austria Creditanstalt Romania S.A., Bucharest |
| 2001-2004 | Deputy Chief Executive Officer, HVB Bank Romania S.A. (previously Bank Austria Creditanstalt), Bucharest |
| 2005-2006 | General Manager, Head of CEE Division, Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG, Vienna |
| 2007-2008 | Deputy Chairman, UniCredit Bank, Russia (previously International Moscow Bank); Acting Chairman of the Management Board |
| 2008-2011 | Member of the Management Board, UniCredit Bank Austria AG, Vienna |
| Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate and Investment Banking Austria, UniCredit Group, Vienna | |
| 2011-2012 | Global Head of Private Banking UniCredit S.p.A., Senior Executive Vice President, Member of Business Executive Committee, UniCredit Group |
| 2013-2016 | Member of the Management Board, UniCredit Bank Austria AG, Vienna |
| Senior Executive Vice President, Head of Commercial Banking, Vienna | |
| since 2016 | Member of the Board of Executive Directors, OeKB, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG, Vienna |
Ph.D. Fatmir BESIMI
Minister of Economy, Republic of Macedonia, Skopje
| 1999-2000 | President of the Management Board, Association of Modern Economics (AME), Tetovo |
| 2000 | Professional associate, Stopanska Banka a.d. Skopje, branch office in Tetovo |
| 2001-2002 | Researcher, Research Directorate of the National Bank of the Republic of macedonija |
| 2002-2003 | Director, public Enterprise for Airport Services Makedonija |
| 2003-2004 | Vice governor, National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia |
| 2004-2006 | Minister of Economy, Republic of Macedonia |
| 2007 | PhD in Economics, Staffordshire University, (UK) |
| 2007-2008 | Economist at the World Bank office in Kosovo |
| since2008 Minister of Economy, Republic of Macedonia |
B.A. Nikolaus BETHLEN
Associate Director, Mid Europa Partners LLP, London
| Nikolaus Bethlen is an Associate Director at MidEuropa Partners and is based in Budapest. He is responsible for sourcing and executing direct equity investments across Central Europe. Previously, he was with Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co. in London executing investments in a wide range of industries and geographies in Europe. Prior to joining KKR he was with Morgan Stanley & Co. in its European Mergers and Acquisitions and Capital Markets Departments in London where he was involved in a number of cross-border mergers, acquisitions and financings. He holds a B.A. from Durham University (England) and is an Austrian National. |
Mag. DDr. Regina PREHOFER
Vice-Rector for Financial Affairs and Infrastructure, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna
| 1974-1980 | Study of economics at the University of Economics and Business Administration in Vienna |
| 1977-1980 | Study of law at the University of Vienna |
| 1980 | Doctor's degree in both fields of study |
| 1980-1981 | Legal practice at court |
| 1981-1987 | Deputy Head of Legal Department/ Export Guarantees, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG |
| 1987-1999 | Creditanstalt-Bankverein (from 1 January 1998 Creditanstalt AG) |
| 1992 | Head of Trade and International Project Finance |
| 1993 | Assistant General Manager and Deputy Head of Finance Division |
| 1995 | Deputy General Manager and Head of Finance and Consulting Division, additionally from |
| 1998 | Head of Division, Multinational Corporates and Insurance Sector |
| Following the integrations steps in the Bank Austria Creditanstalt Group from July 1999: | |
| 1999-2002 | Head of Group Division, Multinational Corporates and Products, Bank Austria AG |
| 2000 | Head of Multinational Corporates, Corporate and Trade Finance Division, additionally from |
| 2002 | Head of Corporate Customers Division |
| Head of Multinational Corporates, Corporate and Trade Finance Division, Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG | |
| 2003 | Member of the Management Board, Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG |
| responsible for Multinational Corporates, Corporate Customers and Real Estate Finance (April 2003 - January 2004) | |
| additionally responsible for the CEE region (January 2004 - May 2006) | |
| Corporate Banking and UniCredit Group's Leasing Operations (May 2006 - December 2007) | |
| Corporate Banking and Sponsor for Global Account/ Cross Border Business Management within the UniCredit Corporate | |
| Division Executive Management Committee (January 2008 - September 2008) | |
| 2008-2010 | Member of the Managing Board and Chief Executive Austrian Banking, BAWAG P.S.K. (responsible for Retail and Commercial Business) |
| May 2011 Vice-Rector, Infrastructure, Vienna University of Economics and Business | |
| Oct. 2011 Vice-Rector for Financial Affairs and Infrastructure, Vienna University of Economics and Business |
Vladimir SCHMALZ
Director, Mergers & Acquisitions, CEZ Group, Prague
| University of Economics, Faculty of International Relations (graduation 1994) | |
| Stays abroad and short-term attachments to the Universität Hannover (Germany), the Universität Münster (Germany), Hochschule St. Gallen (Switzerland), ESCP Paris (France) and the | |
| International Institute for Politics and Economics in Hamburg (Germany) | |
| 1991-2004 | General Director, SAWBAC, Czech and Slovak Republic; later Chairman of the Board of Directors and a shareholder of SAWBAC company |
| since 2004 | Director of Mergers & Acquisitions, CEZ, a.s., Czech Republic |
Mag. Dr. Karl SEVELDA
Director, Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG; fmr. Chief Executive Officer, Raiffeisen Bank International AG, Vienna
| 1968-1973 | Master's degree in Economics, University of Economics,Vienna |
| 1973-1976 | Independent Research Work for the Federal Ministry for Science and Research |
| 1980 | Doctor's degree |
| 1977-1983 | Creditanstalt-Bankverein, Corporate Finance and Export Finance |
| 1983-1985 | Secretary to the Federal Minister for Trade and Industry |
| 1985 | Creditanstalt-Bankverein London and New York |
| 1986-1989 | Head of Export Finance Department, Creditanstalt-Bankverein |
| 1988-1989 | Deputy Head of Corporate Finance Division, Creditanstalt-Bankverein |
| 1989-1993 | Head of Corporate Finance Division, Creditanstalt-Bankverein |
| 1993-1997 | Head of Multinational Corporates Division, Creditanstalt-Bankverein |
| 1997 | Head of Corporate Banking Division (in addition to a.m. responsibility), Creditanstalt-Bankverein |
| 1998-2010 | Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG: Member of the Board of Managing Directors, in charge of Corporate Customers and Corporate, Trade and Export Finance worldwide |
| 2010-2013 | Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Raiffeisen Bank International AG |
| 2013-2017 | Chief Executive Officer, Raiffeisen Bank International AG |
Dr. Dieter SPRANZ
Head, Practice Group Corporate/M&A, Wolf Theiss Attourneys at Law, Vienna
| 1991 | Intern, Kavanagh, Peters, Powell & Osnato, New York |
| 1992-1993 | University of Louvai-la-Neuve, Belgium |
| 1993 | Law Clerk |
| 1995 | University of Vienna, (Dr. iur.) |
| 1995-1998 | Associate, Cerha Hempel & Spiegelfeld |
| 1998 | Associated Attorney, Cerha Hempel & Spiegelfeld |
| since 1998 | admitted in Austria |
| since 1999 | admitted in the Czech Republic |
| Partner, Wolf Theiss |
