Standard Chartered Global Research Briefing in Colombo tomorrow

The Colombo edition of the Global Research Brief of Standard Chartered will be held on 23 January 2018. The event will feature an expert panel of economists and strategists from across the world covering a range of global and local topics including a Global economic outlook, Europe outlook and Sri Lanka outlook for 2018.  This event forms a part of a series of Global Research Briefing events held across the Standard Chartered footprint in 2018. 

Standard Chartered Sri Lanka CEO Jim McCabe commented, “We are proud to be hosting the latest edition of the Global Research Brief for the third consecutive year in Sri Lanka. The Global Research Briefings are a great opportunity for our clients to gain insights on globally significant themes, those that impact economies, markets and client.”

This annual event follows the launch of the Global Research’s flagship publication Global Focus. The publication elucidates that the Year of the Dog, despite promising continued global growth of nearly 4%, is no time for complacency. 

The speakers include the following global and local experts:  

David Mann, Chief Economist, Standard Chartered.  David is based in Singapore and oversees macroeconomic views for the Global Research Team. He was previously Chief Economist for Asia. David joined the Bank in London in 2000 and was a founding member of the Standard Chartered FX Strategy team in 2002, moving to Hong Kong as a senior FX Strategist in 2005. He was previously based in New York, responsible for covering the US economy, managing the Latin America team and providing clients with the Bank’s views on Asia in the US time zone. In 2001 he was awarded the Rybczynski Young Economist Prize for work on the Malaysian Ringgit Barometer. David appears regularly in the media. He holds a BSc in economics from the University of Warwick and an MSc in finance from the University of London (Birkbeck College).

Sarah Hewin, Chief Economist, Europe, Standard Chartered. Sarah leads research on European economies, including Western and emerging Europe. She has many years of experience covering G7 and emerging-market macroeconomic, investment and country-risk issues. She frequently broadcasts on TV for the BBC, Sky, CNBC and Bloomberg, and on radio for the BBC and Bloomberg. She is based in London. Before joining the Bank in 2008, Sarah was a senior economist at American Express Bank based in London, New York and Hong Kong, where she was responsible for delivering economics and investment advice on Europe, the US and Asia. Previously, she worked at Lloyds Bank and at the European Commission in Brussels. She read economics at Girton College, Cambridge, specialising in international economics. 

Mayank Mishra, Macro Strategist, Standard Chartered. Mayank is a global Macro Strategist based in Singapore. He joined the Bank in 2013 as an Equity Research analyst in Hong Kong and was responsible for covering regional banks. He previously held roles in quantitative research at Lehman Brothers/Nomura and Goldman Sachs. Mayank holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore and a Bachelor of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. 

Saurav Anand, Economist , South Asia, Standard Chartered. Saurav is responsible for macroeconomic coverage of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, as well as some aspects of India. He joined Standard Chartered in 2009 in Mumbai as an Equity Research Analyst and was primarily responsible for covering the Indian telecom, media, and oil and gas sectors. Saurav holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, and an engineering degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He also holds FRM certification (GARP – USA) and has cleared CFA Level II.

Anushka Wijesinha, Program Director Trade Competitiveness and Innovation. Anushka is an economist with a track record of research and advisory work across Asia. He has published in national and international publications, focusing on innovation, private sector development, and international economics. He recently took up a position at the Ministry of Development Strategies and International Trade as National Programme Director for trade, competitiveness and innovation. Until recently he was the Chief Economist of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and Head of its Economic Intelligence Unit. 

He has been an Asia Development Fellow at the Korea Development Institute. Anushka holds a Masters in Economics and Development from the University of Leeds Business School, UK and BSc (Hons.) in Economics from the University College London, UK.