The 2010 Forum brought together over 180 debt managers and representatives from international financial institutions to review lessons learned from the financial crisis and to evaluate the changing landscape for debt management in emerging markets and low-income countries in the post-crisis environment. Download the agenda.

See below for a selection of presentations from this year's Forum:

Plenary Sessions

Challenges for Sovereign Debt Management in Volatile Markets: Outlook and Strategies

• Phillip Anderson, Acting Director, Banking and Debt Management Department,  World Bank
• Otaviano Canuto, Vice-President and Head of Network, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM), World Bank
• Joyce Chang, Managing Director and Global Head of the Emerging Markets Research, J.P. Morgan
• Thomas Olofsoon, Director, Swedish National Debt Office

Capital Flows and Debt Market Development: A Double-edged Sword

• Peter Marber, Gloval Head of Emerging Market Fixed Income and Currencies, Halbis Capital Management, USA

Cash and Debt Management Coordination That Help Governments Survive Financial Crises

• László Buzás, Deputy CEO, Government Debt Management Agency (AKK),   Hungary
• Carlos Steneri, Consultant, Public Debt Management
• Mike Williams, Consultant, Public Debt Management

Workshops (Alphabetically by topic)

Commodity-Price Risk for Sovereign Government

• Rodrigo A. Chaves - Sector Manager, Economic Policy Sector, World Bank
• Alberto Chiesara, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley, USA
• Mahesh C. Khemlani - Director of Public Credit, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Panama

Government Guarantees and On-Lending to Sub-National and Parastatal Borrowers

• Cigdem Aslan, Senior Financial Officer, Banking and Debt Managment, World Bank
• David Duarte, Head of Contingent Liaibilities and Concessions, Budget Directorate, Ministry of Finance, Chile
• Lars Mayland Nielsen, Senior Advisor, Debt Managment Office, Denmark
• Jeremias N. Paul, Undersecretary for Corporate Affairs Group, Department of Finance, Philippines

IBRD Financial Solutions: Development and Implementation

• Jamel Belhaj, General Director, General Directorate of Debt and Financial Cooperation, Tunisia
• Luis de La Plaza, Lead Financial Officer, Banking and Debt Management, World Bank
• Juan Carlos Pacheco, Public Credit Director, Ministry of Finance, Costa Rica

Investor Relations and Reporting

• Enrique Fernández, Deputry Director, Public Debt Office, Ministry of Finance, Dominican Republic
• Mikis Hadjimichael, Deputy Director, Capital Markets/Emerging Market Policy, Institute for International Finance
• André Proite - Manager, Investor Relations Office, Brazilian National Treasury , Brazil
• Patricio Sepúlveda, Head Debt Office, Ministry of Finance, Chile

IT Systems

• Feyza Alkan, Assistant Treasury Expert, Undersecretariat of Treasury, Turkey
• Daniel Bytčánek, Director, Debt and Liquidity Management Agency, Minister of Finance, Slovak Republic
• Ibrahim Natagwandu, Assistant Director, Debt Management Office, Nigeria

Legislation

• John Gardner, Technical Assistance Advisor, International Monetary Fund
• Sahr L. Jusu, Head of Debt Management Unit, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Sierra Leone
• Mike Williams, Consultant, Public Debt Management

Low Income Countries: Market Development

• Tadashi Endo, Consultant, World Bank/IFC Securities Market Group
• John Murugu, Director, Debt Management Department, Ministry of Finance, Kenya

Low Income Countries: A Programmatic Approach for Debt Management

• Sudarshan Gooptu, Sector Manager, Economic Policy and Debt, World Bank
• Gerry Teeling, Director, DMFAS Prgramme, Debt & Development Finance Branch, UNCTAD, Switzerland
• Ibrahim Natagwandu, Assistant Director, Debt Management Office, Nigeria
• Ramon Uriel Pérez, General Director, Public Credit, Nicaragua

Non-Resident Participation in Government Securities Markets

• László Buzás, Deputy CEO, Government Debt Management Agency (AKK), Hungary
• Sung Cheol Kim, Deputy Director, Public Enterprise Management Division,  Treasury Bureau, Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Korea
• André Proite, Manager, Investor Relations Office, Brazilian National

Operational Risk

• Hakan Tokac, Deputy General Director, Undersecretariat of Treasury, Turkey

Portfolio Risk Modeling

• André Proite, Manager, Investor Relations Office, Brazilian National Treasury
• Marek Szczerbak, Head of Debt Forecast and Strategy Division, Public Debt Department, Ministry of Finance, Poland