European sub-sovereign and agency forum 2026
OMFIF’s Sovereign Debt Institute is returning with its annual forum, bringing together leading regional and agency borrowers, investors and intermediaries to discuss the key developments shaping Europe’s sub-sovereign markets.
The event explores macro trends reshaping the European sub-sovereign debt market, Germany’s debt brake reform, the growth of green and social bond markets, and the strategic outlook for European regional and agency borrowers in 2026 and beyond, enabling attendees to discuss and address the biggest challenges facing Europe’s regional and agency issuers.
Speakers
Filippo Alloatti
Head of Financials
Federated Hermes
Filippo Alloatti
Head of Financials
Federated Hermes
Guido Bach
Senior Director - International Public Finance
Fitch Ratings
Guido Bach
Senior Director - International Public Finance
Fitch Ratings
Panagiota Batziou
Vice President, Green, Social and Impact Bonds
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Panagiota Batziou
Vice President, Green, Social and Impact Bonds
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Panagiota Batziou is vice president of green, social and impact bonds at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Her responsibilities include environmental, social and governance research of the green, social and sustainability bonds market, European Union taxonomy assessments and engaging in active dialogue with labelled bond issuers.
Felix Baumann
Specialist ESG and Investor Relations
NRW.BANK
Felix Baumann
Specialist ESG and Investor Relations
NRW.BANK
Jean-Vincent Cloarec
Director Corporate Finance
SNCF Group
Jean-Vincent Cloarec
Director Corporate Finance
SNCF Group
Annabel Dunne
Head of Institutional Relations
OMFIF
Annabel Dunne
Head of Institutional Relations
OMFIF
Annabel Dunne is head of institutional relations at OMFIF. She is responsible for delivering a portfolio of industry-leading events convening issuers and investors across the global sovereign, supranational and agency debt community. She manages sovereign debt institute’s key relationships with stakeholders across the international capital markets. She also serves on the OMFIF leadership team.
Christian Forma
Senior Director, Head of Treasury
WIBank
Christian Forma
Senior Director, Head of Treasury
WIBank
Christopher Garnett
Senior Adviser, Sovereign Debt Institute
OMFIF
Christopher Garnett
Senior Adviser, Sovereign Debt Institute
OMFIF
Christopher Garnett is senior adviser at OMFIF. He also runs the consultancy ChuteCourt Asesores. Before this, he was principal permanent adviser for the UK to the executive president of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration. Previously, he was director of conferences business and a group executive committee member at Euromoney.
Stefan Goebel
Head of Treasury
Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank
Stefan Goebel
Head of Treasury
Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank
Felix Green
Managing Director, Treasury
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Felix Green
Managing Director, Treasury
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Christian Kopf
Head of Fixed Income and FX
Union Investment Institutional
Christian Kopf
Head of Fixed Income and FX
Union Investment Institutional
Alexander Labermeier
Head of Treasury and Asset Management
Ministry of Finance, State of Hessen, Germany
Alexander Labermeier
Head of Treasury and Asset Management
Ministry of Finance, State of Hessen, Germany
Antoine Lallour
Digital Assets Expert, Market Operations
European Central Bank
Antoine Lallour
Digital Assets Expert, Market Operations
European Central Bank
Yves Millardet
Chairman Executive Board
Agence France Locale
Yves Millardet
Chairman Executive Board
Agence France Locale
Ioannis Rallis
Head of SSA DCM
JP Morgan
Ioannis Rallis
Head of SSA DCM
JP Morgan
Ioannis Rallis is executive director and head of sovereigns, supranationals agencies and debt capital markets at JP Morgan. He heads the team for regional governments and covers some of the largest public sector issuers in
Europe. As part of his role, he also manages the bank’s primary dealerships in
the euro area.
Léo Renaudin
Project Officer Debt, Borrowing and Treasury
Region Nouvelle Aquitaine
Léo Renaudin
Project Officer Debt, Borrowing and Treasury
Region Nouvelle Aquitaine
Rodrigo Robledo
Director General for Financial Policy and Treasury
Comunidad de Madrid
Rodrigo Robledo
Director General for Financial Policy and Treasury
Comunidad de Madrid
Jakob Suwalski
Executive Director, Sovereign and Public Sector Ratings
Scope Ratings
Jakob Suwalski
Executive Director, Sovereign and Public Sector Ratings
Scope Ratings
Based in Spain, Jakob oversees the analysis and rating of European sovereigns, sub-sovereigns, and public-sector entities. With more than 15 years of experience in public finance and credit analysis, he has led numerous rating assessments across Europe, including work on regional and agency issuers. He is also responsible for Scope’s sub-sovereign and government-related agencies rating methodologies, serving as a key author and contributor to their development.
Prior to his current role, Jakob served as Director for Sovereign and Public Sector Ratings at Scope in Frankfurt, and previously worked as Senior Economist at Commerzbank AG, focusing on euro area fiscal and macroeconomic developments.
Earlier in his career, he was Senior Restructuring Analyst at Eurohypo AG and Commerzbank AG, managing public-sector portfolios and supporting restructuring processes.
Jakob regularly contributes to discussions on sovereign and sub-sovereign credit risk, European fiscal policy, and sustainable public finance.
Sponsors
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