Summary
The Electric Vehicle (EV) market has seen an increased global focus in recent years. This trend towards electrification has led to significant investments not only in electric mobility, such as EVs, but also in essential areas like batteries and supply chain development and EV charging infrastructure. Supported by favorable policies and ambitious 2030 targets set by various countries; the EV sector is fast becoming a crucial component of global decarbonization efforts. With the EV sector emerging as a focus for many governments around the world, interest in the credit risk associated with related projects has also increased.
Our Project Finance series are designed to address lessons learned in the unrated universe, by tapping into our own expertise. Please join us for this webinar during which you can learn how S&P Global Market Intelligence models can help you assess creditworthiness of EV related projects; among other topics we will discuss:
- Overview of the EV industry;
- Key trends in the EV market; and
- How can EV and related projects be evaluated with the help of Project Finance Credit Assessment Scorecard designed by S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Speakers
Ernest Breitschwerdt, CFA
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Head of Credit & Risk Solutions Product Specialists
Ernest is a Senior Credit Product Specialist within the EMEA Credit Product Specialist team for S&P Global Market Intelligence, which provides multi-asset class data, research and analytics to global financial market participants.
Ernest is a Senior Credit Product Specialist within the EMEA Credit Product Specialist team for S&P Global Market Intelligence, which provides multi-asset class data, research and analytics to global financial market participants. He is responsible for positioning analytical solutions for the assessment of credit risk across different asset classes, comprising expert-based – as well as quantitative approaches. Therefore, Ernest has worked extensively with corporate & investment banks, advisory & valuation professionals, insurance firms , investment managers as well as corporate & tax professionals on credit risk related projects involving efficient counterparty credit analysis, surveillance, and risk management. Prior to S&P Global Market Intelligence, Ernest worked for FactSet concentrating on multi-asset class portfolio analytics solutions. Ernest holds a Diploma in Economics from Humboldt-University, Berlin and is a CFA Charterholder.
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Inna Popesku
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Director - Credit Risk Solutions
Inna is a Director in the in the Credit Analytics department, based in London.
Inna is a Director in the in the Credit Analytics department, based in London. She focuses on assisting financial institutions, including banks, multilateral institutions and insurance companies in improving their internal rating systems for low default asset classes across a broad range of industrial sectors. She specialises in delivering regulatory, pricing and financial reporting (IFRS 9) solutions.
Inna is involved in loss given default (LGD) and probability of default (PD) solutions and is a regular speaker at S&P Global Credit & Risk Solutions thought leadership events. She has over 10 years’ experience delivering complex credit related solutions related to all aspects of credit risk across various asset classes including corporates, financial institutions, public finance and specialised lending with specific focus on Project Finance.
Inna holds a Master degree in Financial Risk Management from ICMA Centre, University of Reading and a Master degree in International Banking and Financial Services from Henley Business School.
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Tavish Katyal
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Director, Credit & Risk Solutions
Tavish is a director in the Credit Analytics department, based in Gurgaon, India. He has over 15 years of experience, in various roles including as a ratings analyst, within internal credit teams and in external credit ratings advisory. Tavish specializes in assisting financial institutions, including banks, multilateral institutions, and insurance companies in enhancing their internal rating systems for low default asset classes across a broad range of sectors. His expertise spans a wide range of sectors from Corporates and SMEs to financial institutions, public finance, and project finance. Tavish is a CFA charter holder and holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Delhi.