Ian Bell has worked in securitisation in various capacities since 1988, first as a lawyer and partner at Clifford Chance, then as general counsel and head of structured finance at Standard & Poor’s Europe and finally as CEO of PCS.

Thomas is head of unit at the European Investment Fund, heading EIF’s Northern and Central Eastern Europe’s securitisation investments.

Capital markets professional with over fifteen years of experience in fixed income investment, risk management, and data analytics. Lead on the €2 billion securitisation portfolio within a €10 billion high-grade credit book. Co-lead of the EBRD’s inaugural Significant Risk Transfer (SRT) project and Secretary to the Assets and Liabilities Committee. Skilled in Python, R, SQL, and data visualisation to deliver data-driven insights and enhance decision-making

Saiyi Suzuki Navarro is responsible for Spanish banks at the European Investment Bank, including investments for funding and capital relief purposes through securitisation and other financial instruments. Saiyi is a member of the green securitisation working group at the EIB and has developed several frameworks to cater for investments in the asset class. Mr. Suzuki joined the EIB Group in 2010 and since then has developed several roles including developing the guarantees & social finance business at the European Investment Fund, and managing the UK & Irish financial sector at the European Investment Bank. Prior to joining the EIB Group, Saiyi worked for Nomura London at their M&A and ECM investment banking divisions, and for Valira Asset Management, responsible for managing investments of a multi-strategy hedge fund portfolio. He has a degree Business Administration from the Carlos III University– Madrid, holds an MSc in International Business Management from the Centro de Estudios Económicos y Comerciales, and an MBA from London Business School. Saiyi is a member of the Chartered Alternative Investments Association.

Member of PCS Outreach team. Former regulatory expert at PFSA, member of EBA Subgroup on Securitisation and Covered Bonds and ESMA Securitisation Task Force. Training Initiative for Financial Supervision Lecturer. Leverages experience gained in supervisory and regulatory roles along with a pragmatic approach acquired during her tenure as an attorney and legal advisor. She practiced law in Poland as an attorney from when she passed the bar exam in 2014 until she joined PFSA in 2018, where she continued as a legal advisor.

Nicolas previously scaled and founded fintech originators (Ratepay and Banxware) and advised several European banks on portfolio management and credit strategies. He founded Credibur with the belief that lending is one of the most impactful forces in our economies – and that it should be easier, faster, and more transparent to operate at scale.

Paul has been advising clients on International Capital Markets and Regulatory matters in Luxembourg for more than 15 years. Extensive experience on the full spectrum of debt and equity capital market transactions, as well as a focus on Luxembourg insurance regulatory matters. Contributor to various articles and conferences on capital market and regulatory topics. Ranked Band 2 by Chambers Global 2022 and Next Generation Partner by Legal 500.

Marco Angheben is the Head of Business Development & Regulatory Affairs at European DataWarehouse (EDW). EDW was established in 2012 as the first securitisation repository in Europe to facilitate the collection, validation, and download of standardised loan-level data (LLD) for Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) and private whole loan portfolios. Marco joined EDW in 2013, after having previously coordinated a team of advisors to implement the ECB ABS Loan-level Initiative at LCM Partners. He holds a degree in Economics from Ca’ Foscari University in Venice.

Ian Bell has worked in securitisation in various capacities since 1988, first as a lawyer and partner at Clifford Chance, then as general counsel and head of structured finance at Standard & Poor’s Europe and finally as CEO of PCS.

Dr. Georges Duponcheele is a Senior Credit Portfolio Manager at Great Lakes Insurance SE (part of Munich RE). He teaches the Securitisation module for the Executive Master in Asset Management from University Paris-Dauphine PSL and Ensae Paris in partnership with Lefebvre Dalloz, and co-chairs the Paris Europlace Securitisation Committee Experts Subgroup on Prudential Regulation.Georges has co-written with William Perraudin and others numerous papers on the Basel and European securitisation frameworks that have helped shape regulatory thinking, including “Maturity Effects in Securitisation Capital: Total Capital Levels and Dispersion Across Tranches” (2013), “How to Revive the European Securitisation Market: a Proposal for a European SSFA” (2014), “Impact of the SA Output Floor on the European Securitisation Market” (2022), “Rethinking the Securitisation Risk Weight Floor” (2024), “European Competitiveness and Securitisation Regulations” (2024). Currently, he is co-writing on how to calibrate securitisation capital rules, and on the evolution of the unfunded SRT market.

David specialises in securities law, banking and debt capital markets regulation. David also advises on listing and admission to trading of securities on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and any on-going obligations deriving from such listings. David is the Chairman of the NPL Directive Task Force of the Luxembourg Capital Markets Association (LuxCMA), as well as a member of the Securitisation Finance Working Group within the LuxCMA. David is also part of the Dedicated Securitisation Task Force of the European Banking Federation. He joined the firm in 2021

Hubert Vannier began his career at GAN Assurances in 1993 as a Finance Controller. He joined Credit Lyonnais Asset Management in 1995. In 1998, he joined Oddo Asset Management as portfolio manager and then as Head of Arbitrage fund management. He joined Amundi in 2008 as a senior ABS Portfolio Manager. Hubert Vannier has a 27 years’ experience in structured credit. Mr. Vannier has been in charge of the ABSPP team at Amundi, advising the ECB for its Quantitative Easing program for securitizations. Mr. Vannier holds a Master in Econometrics from Paris I - Sorbonne University and a Master in Management from ESCP Europe Business School.