Agenda

• Wednesday, June 16, 2021
  • 9:00 am

    Session 1: Latin America Macroeconomic Outlook: Looking Beyond The COVID-19 Downturn

    Elijah Oliveros Rosen, Senior Economist, Latin America, S&P Global Ratings

    • Economic recovery is expected to be slow within the region, but performance will vary significantly across countries, with some economies facing much greater challenges post COVID-19. Our speaker will take a close look at these challenges, and which countries will likely struggle the most to fully recover from the pandemic-driven downturn.
  • 10:00 am

    Session 2: The Path to Meet ESG Targets: A Gradual Change or Rapid Evolution?

    Giorgio Baldassarri, Global Head of the Analytic Development Group, Credit Risk Solutions, S&P Global Market Intelligence

    Sonia Kim, Head of ESG Product Development, S&P Global

    Moderator: Alonso Alfaro, Multilateral Institutions North Latin America, S&P Global Market Intelligence

    • Regulatory frameworks introduced across Europe calling for mandatory disclosure of environmental impacts by fund managers could influence approaches adopted by governments across Latin America. Against this uncertain landscape, how can banks be better prepared to meet their ESG targets? Our panelists will focus on important ESG factors that can affect a bank’s loan book, useful data and tools to align with the Paris Climate Agreement, how this valuable information can be ingested into modelling activities to support entity-level scenario analysis, and potential financial implications as firms transition to a lower-carbon economy. Highlights will include:
      
      
    • The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Analysis – How can this data be leveraged to model risks for financial institutions?
      
      
    • The shift to a lower-carbon economy – What are the risks for lenders associated with this pursuit, especially as more capital is directed to sustainable projects, with many looking to banks for funding?
      
      
    • Measuring physical risks – How can scores be leveraged by banks to identify top weather-related risks for assets around the world?
  • 11:00 am

    Session 3: The Drive to Digital Transformation in Financial Institutions: Automating the Credit Risk Workflow

    Dobrin Penchev, Product Specialist, S&P Global Market Intelligence

    Viraj Patel, Global Head of Credit Analytics, S&P Global Market Intelligence

    Moderator: Jaime Henriques, Commercial Banks Brazil, S&P Global Market Intelligence

    • The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed consumers and businesses alike to become more digital, creating new performance expectations, new forms of competition, and new opportunities. What is the importance of digital transformation in financial institutions? Our panelists will look at automation taking place within credit risk management teams and some of the challenges they are facing as they strive to increase efficiencies and the quality and timeliness of decision making. Highlights will include:
      
      
    • Discovering ways to integrate data into platforms, with key credit workflows in mind.
      
      
    • Identifying processes that can benefit from automation.
      
      
    • Uncovering useful solutions, including showcasing several that are available via flexible delivery channels, such as data feeds, APIs, and more.