Attendees will gain practical insights into the key trends, risks, and opportunities shaping emerging markets today, with focused discussions on regional growth dynamics, capital flows, currency volatility, policy shifts, and structural reforms across key economies. The session will also explore earnings sustainability, valuation gaps, and the impact of global macro conditions on emerging market performance, highlighting how these markets can play a strategic role in diversified portfolios within an increasingly complex investment landscape.
EMERGING MARKETS MASTERCLASS LUNCH
Professional Investor Forum
4th June 2026 | Hôtel Métropole | Geneva
Attendees will gain practical insights into the key trends, risks, and opportunities shaping emerging markets today, with focused discussions on regional growth dynamics, capital flows, currency volatility, policy shifts, and structural reforms across key economies. The session will also explore earnings sustainability, valuation gaps, and the impact of global macro conditions on emerging market performance, highlighting how these markets can play a strategic role in diversified portfolios within an increasingly complex investment landscape.
OUTLOOK ON EMERGING MARKETS
CHARLES-HENRY MONCHAU
CIO
Bank Syz
Emerging Markets Investment Strategies
JEAN-CHARLES SAMBOR
Head of Emerging Markets Debt
TT International
Theme:
EM Debt: Generating Alpha in a New World Order.
Jean-Charles “(JC)” Sambor is TT’s Head of Emerging Markets Debt. Before joining TT, JC worked at BNP Paribas Asset Management for almost eight years as Head of EM Fixed Income and was Lead Portfolio Manager of the EM Debt strategies. Prior to this, JC was CEO of IIF (Institute of International Finance) Asia Pacific Ltd and Regional Director. He also worked at TCW and Everest Capital. JC started his career as an Emerging Markets economist with Société Générale. He is an alumnus of UCLA and received an MA in International Financial Economics from UPMF. JC is also an alumnus of École Normale Supérieure and received an MA in Philosophy from Sorbonne University.
PHILIP MEIER
Deputy CIO & Head of EM Debt
Gramercy
Theme:
Navigating Emerging Market Debt Opportunities
Philip Meier brings more than 18 years of investment experience to Gramercy. He is Deputy Chief Investment Officer responsible for Public Markets and Multi-Asset Strategies. Based out of the London office, Philip is also an integral part of expanding the firm’s coverage of CEEMEA and Asia and serves as a member of Gramercy’s Management Team, Global Investment Committee, Public Credit Investment Committee, Global Research Committee and Top-Down View Committee.
Prior to joining Gramercy, Philip spent nearly five years at Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) where he was a senior member of the Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio Management Team. In addition to LGIM, Philip’s emerging markets credit experience includes time with AXA Investment Managers as Senior Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets Fixed Income, in London. He began his emerging markets credit investing career with Deutsche Asset Management in Frankfurt.
Philip graduated from the European Business School in Germany and holds an MBA-equivalent (“Diplom-Kaufmann”) in Finance & Banking.
EVENT SPONSORS
EVENT LOCATION
Hôtel Métropole
4th June 2026