Global Conference 2014
Emerging Markets: Are They Ready for Steadier Performance?
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 / 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Emerging markets have broadly outperformed advanced nations since the global financial crisis, with a rise of more than 5 percent per annum in several African and Asian nations. Many have put the wealthier nations to shame in improving key indicators of economic performance - public debt, inflation and balance of payments, for instance. Investors responded with inflows that surpassed $400 billion by the end of 2012. Our panel of global experts will discuss how they pick winners among countries, and whether the EM success story will hold. Indeed, we've already seen impressive volatility over the past year. Could higher interest rates in advanced nations expose EM policy shortcomings and other obstacles to fulfilling their potential? How will EMs fare in a world of Federal Reserve tapering, the Chinese slowdown and falling commodity prices?
Moderator
Komal Sri-Kumar
Senior Fellow, Milken Institute; President, Sri-Kumar Global Strategies, Inc.
Speakers
Ricardo Adrogue
Managing Director and Head of Emerging Markets Debt, Babson Capital Management, LLC
Madelyn Antoncic
Vice President and Treasurer, World Bank
James McCaughan
CEO, Principal Global Investors
Jay Pelosky
Principal, J2Z Advisory LLC