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Summary
Join us for an engaging webinar where our industry experts break down the latest shifts shaping U.S. and Canadian credit conditions. We’ll explore how evolving tariff policies, trade dynamics, and policy uncertainty are influencing economic momentum across key sectors. The conversation will also touch on the emerging risks expected to guide the region’s outlook heading into Q2, offering clear insight for organizations preparing for the months ahead. Gain the perspective you need to navigate a landscape defined by rapid change and rising complexity.
We’ll also highlight through a detailed case study, how a large U.S. insurer strengthened its resilience by using credit risk management tools to evaluate both rated and unrated exposures, enabling faster insight into emerging counterparty risks. This practical example complements our broader economic discussion, showing how organizations can translate market uncertainty into sharper, more proactive credit strategies.
Speakers
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Stewart Webster
Director, Risk & Valuation Services
Stewart Webster is a 13-year veteran at S&P Global and currently serves as a Director on the Credit & Risk Solutions team in the Market Intelligence segment. His focus is quantitative risk models that are driven by big data, machine learning, and climate impact. Stewart uses these models to streamline processes and provide workflow automation for the firm’s global clients.
He was also an Associate on the Leveraged Finance team at S&P Global Ratings. In this credit analysis role, he rated high-yield sponsor-backed companies and Middle Market CLOs. He was lead author for the “Credit Estimates within Middle Market CLOs” quarterly series and produced credit research often cited by financial institutions and government agencies. He joined S&P Capital IQ in 2010 where he managed the North America and MENA Private Equity Research teams.
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Noel Maken
Product Specialist, Risk & Valuation Services
Noel Maken joined S&P Global Market Intelligence in 2022. He is a Credit Product Specialist and works closely with Commercial and Product teams to develop and deliver innovative solutions that empower clients to effectively assess and manage counterparty risk. Leveraging his expertise in credit risk methodologies, data analytics, and technology, Noel helps clients streamline their risk assessment processes and make informed decisions using advanced credit models and cutting-edge technology.
S&P Global Ratings
David Tesher
MD - Head of Credit Research, North America
David Tesher is a Managing Director and the Head of U.S. Corporate Research at S&P Global Ratings. The U.S. Corporate Research Team is responsible for researching, writing and publishing topical credit and sector specific commentaries. In addition to coordinating thought leadership research efforts for U.S. Corporate Ratings, David also leads the North American Corporate Ratings Group on the North American Credit Conditions Committee and Portfolio Analytics Team. His responsibilities include identifying and disseminating macroeconomic trends that are then consistently used across sectors, and coordinating credit research efforts across U.S. Corporate Ratings.
S&P Global Ratings
Yucheng Zheng
Director, Credit Research & Insights
Yucheng Zheng is a Director in the Credit Research & Insights team at S&P Global Ratings. Previously, she had professional experience with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in New York, and an investment management company in Beijing. She holds an MPA degree in Finance and Economic Policy from Cornell University, and a bachelor's degree in Economics and Korean Studies from Peking University.
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Prasad Tamminaina
Senior Quantitative Analyst
Tamminaina D S Prasad is a Quantitative Analyst in S&P Global Market Intelligence based in Hyderabad. He is leading ADG team in India and responsible for the analytical development, maintenance and on-going validation of credit risk models and products across S&P Global Market Intelligence Credit Analytics, which are used by financial institutions and other credit-sensitive entities to measure and manage credit risk. He holds Masters in Statistics and Operations Research from Indian Statistical Institute. Prior joining S&P Global Market Intelligence, he worked with Credit Risk Modelling team, Barclays.
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