Influential speakers to the fore

An impressive line-up of leading global and local experts in policy, business and financial markets are set to join Sri Lanka’s leading independent investment banking and wealth management firm, Asia Securities, at their upcoming 4th Annual Sri Lanka Investment Conference to share their insights. Titled 2021: The Investors’ Dilemma, this year’s conference to be delivered virtually, will take place in three individual sessions, from 15-17th of December. It will explore the outlook for the economic rebound and financial markets in the coming year.

Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, world-renowned as the father of both social business and microcredit and founder of Grameen Bank, will be tuning in from Bangladesh for day 2 of the conference. The recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize for peace will share his thoughts on taking a creative approach to rejuvenate low and middle-income countries in a post-pandemic world. For his constant innovation and enterprise, the Fortune Magazine named Professor Yunus in March 2012 as “One of the greatest entrepreneurs of our time.” He is one of only seven individuals to have received the Nobel Peace Prize, the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom and the United States Congressional Gold Medal.

On the same day, Jonathan Wilmot, Head of Macro Research at independent global advisory firm Aletheia Capital, Founder of WilmotML, and former Global Strategist at leading investment bank, Credit Suisse will take the stage to share his global market outlook for 2021. In his presentation, Mr. Wilmot will draw on his track record of predicting economic recoveries well ahead of market consensus, to discuss the market forces at play and how investors can capture the investment opportunities that arise. The Oxford-educated Mr. Wilmot has over 40 years’ experience analysing financial markets, including over thirty years with Credit Suisse as Chief Global Strategist for the Investment Bank and Head of Macro Investment in the UK Asset Management Business. Through his company WilmotML, he is combining world class macro research with advanced machine learning (ML) and AI technologies.

Mattias Martinsson, Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Tundra Fonder AB, a Swedish-based investment fund will discuss challenges and opportunities in investing in frontier markets on day 3. Having begun his career as an analyst and advisor in Russian equities at Hagströmer & Qviberg in 1996, Mr. Martinsson has long been an investor in the Sri Lankan stock market. He founded Tundra in 2011 as a specialist boutique asset manager, focussing on Frontier Markets and smaller Emerging Markets. Among Tundra’s early initiatives was to set up a specific research initiative for Environmental, Social & Governance analysis. Its detailed ESG-analysis of its portfolio companies remains a particular trademark for the company.

Dumith Fernando, Chairman of Asia Securities said “We have worked hard to channel the best of international expertise to investors in Sri Lanka. The overseas-based experts are of particular relevance at this year’s conference as the challenges and opportunities for markets in 2021 are closely related to global happenings.”

Asia Securities is a leading investment firm in Sri Lanka providing Investment Banking, Research, Equities, and Wealth Management services to local and international corporate, institutional, and individual clients. Day 1 and Day 2 are open to the public by prior registration. Day 3 is open to clients only, with limited space for the public. For all registrations, please email sabeeha@asiasecurities.lk.