Mr. Pierre Amilhat-Director, European Commission (Moderator)

Pierre Amilhat began his career at the College of Europe, as an assistant in the department of Political and Administrative Studies. In 1982, he joined the European Commission, dealing with electronic documentation & Community Law. Then in 1987 he joined the Court of Justice working with the Court Registrar. Returning to the European Commission in 1993, he has worked in External Relations, Trade and Maritime Affairs & Fisheries, as well as serving in the EC Delegation to Vietnam. He is currently Director for Asia, Central Asia, Middle East/Gulf and Pacific in the Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development.

As a French national, he holds a Masters Degree in Law and a Masters Degree in European Studies. He is married and has three children.

Mr Maxim Korzhov-Deputy Chairman, Eurasian Development Bank

Maxim Korzhov graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University, majoring in economics, and obtained his master’s degree at City University London. He holds a candidate of economics degree.

In 2003-2007, he worked at LUKOIL Overseas, his positions ranging from lead specialist to head of Business Development. In 2007-2011, Korzhov worked at Deutsche Bank as vice president of the Global Markets Department and then as Director of the Investment Banking Department. In 2011-2015, he was managing director of the Corporate Investment Department and executive director at VTB Capital, and a member of the Board of Directors at VTB Kazakhstan.

Maxim Korzhov was appointed as Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of the EDB on 2 March 2015.

Mr. Liang Ziqian-Deputy Director, CAREC Institute

Ms. Ekaterina Miroshnik-Head of Infrastructure, Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia, EBRD

Ekaterina Miroshnik leads the EBRD infrastructure team in Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia. She joined EBRD London in 2000 as an Analyst and during her career in EBRD worked on projects in infrastructure and energy sectors. She was on assignments in the field, first in Moscow and then in Almaty, covering infrastructure projects in a number of countries to include Russia, Kazakhstan, Türkiye and Southern and Eastern Mediterranean. Ekaterina became Director, Head of Infrastructure in Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia in March 2013. Her team provides financing in a variety of forms, including sovereign and non-sovereign public sector loans, limited and non-recourse project funding involving private companies or public-private partnerships, and equity. Ekaterina holds a Masters of Science in International Economic Relations from the Moscow State Institute for International Relations (MGIMO), as well as PhD from the same Institute.

Mr. Peng Hao-Deputy General Manager of Corporate Banking Department, Export-Import Bank of China

Peng joined China Eximbank after he got his master’s degree from Beijing International Studies University in 2005. He worked in different departments within the bank, reviewing various types of project in different industries and countries. Some projects undertaken by his team won "Deal of the year" from EUROMONEY. The projects closed by his team provided strong financial support in facilitating export-import trade, promoting the “going global” of Chinese enterprises, and accelerating the development of China’s open economy and international economic cooperation. He’s now at a key management position of Corporate Banking Department, the largest department within China Eximbank. He’s heading the team reviewing finance in oil/gas/petrochemical industry, and projects in south/west/north-east Asia and European countries.