What’s Driving Electric Vehicles? Dissecting the Boom & New Investment Opportunities

SUJEET BANERJEE

Product Manager, Multi-Asset Indices

BLOOMBERG/ 731 LEX

Sujeet Banerjee, Product Manager at Bloomberg L.P. In this role, Sujeet holds business development and analytical responsibilities for multi-asset index products. His prior experience includes roles as portfolio manager at Bank of America, head of product development at IndexIQ, a senior research associate at MSCI and as a quantitative analyst at McKinley Capital Management. He earned a M.S. from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, with a concentration in Financial Information Systems, and a B.S. in Computer Science and Informatics from Moscow State University (Russia). Sujeet enjoys participating in BOB (Best of Bloomberg) volunteering projects, and support Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) - an inspiring organization that provides educational and career programs to young people from underserved communities.

Colin McKerracher

Global Head of Advanced Transport

BloombergNEF

Colin McKerracher manages coverage of the transport sector at BloombergNEF. Colin’s team covers the technology, policy and economic factors shaping the transport and automotive sectors. This includes electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, batteries, shared mobility, autonomous driving and other new vehicle technologies. Colin’s team advises the world’s top automakers, electric utilities, oil and gas companies, governments and financiers. Colin previously managed BNEF’s coverage of the global smart grid industry. He has 15 years of experience in the clean energy and transport sectors and presents regularly at leading industry events. Colin’s past roles include Director of Sales and Marketing for Neurio, a smart grid technology company, and Business Development Manager for a Canadian biofuel company. Colin holds degrees from the London School of Economics and the Sauder School of Business at UBC. He is based in London, UK.

Kevin Tynan

Global Director of Automotive Research

Bloomberg Intelligence

Kevin Tynan is the Global Director of Automotive Research for Bloomberg Intelligence since 2009. With more than 20 years of investment research experience, Mr. Tynan began his career as an equity analyst at Argus Research, covering the global automotive, auto parts and auto retailers industries. As a senior analyst, the Financial Times/StarMine ranked Mr. Tynan the top stock picker for the automobile parts segment in 2007. He was the No. 2 ranked automobile manufacturing sector stock picker according to Forbes/StarMine in 2004 and again in 2005. Mr. Tynan graduated from Saint Anselm College with a BS in business economics and is a member of the college's Athletic Hall of Fame. He received an MBA in finance from St. John's University.

Brendan Ahern

Chief Investment Officer

KraneShares

Brendan Ahern is the Chief Investment Officer at KraneShares. Brendan joined KraneShares in 2012. Brendan leads the firm’s research and education efforts and actively works with investors on a variety of subjects ranging from asset allocation to trading to articulating the growing influence that index providers hold in the asset management industry. Prior experience includes over ten years with Barclays Global Investors (subsequently BlackRock’s iShares), which he joined in 2001 during the rollout of their ETF business. His career has spanned a period of tremendous growth for ETFs, which has contributed to his profound knowledge of the ETF landscape. Brendan is considered a preeminent expert in global financial markets with a particular focus on China. He is a frequent visitor to China and actively maintains daily contact with a deep local research network comprised of investment banks, brokers, and regional and boutique research firms. He produces a daily update called China Last Night (www.chinalastnight.com), which also appears as a column on Forbes.com. He is often sought after by leading business and financial outlets and regularly appears on CNBC and Bloomberg to discuss China’s capital markets. He is a frequent guest of Bloomberg Radio’s Daybreak Asia, and he is quoted in The Wall Street Journal and Investor’s Business Daily. Brendan graduated from the College of the Holy Cross and has a Master of Science in Financial Analysis from the University of San Francisco.

Anthony Sassine, CFA

Senior Investment Strategist

KraneShares

Anthony Sassine joined KraneShares in 2019 as a Senior Investment Strategist. Anthony is responsible for conducting research and market analysis on China’s capital markets, supporting clients, and advising on asset allocation and model portfolios. Prior to joining KraneShares, Anthony spent eight years at Van Eck and Pinebridge as a product strategist focusing on emerging markets equity and debt. At Van Eck, Anthony oversaw the growth of the firm’s emerging markets active business and helped grow the emerging markets equity fund from $250 million to $3 billion. His responsibilities then and now include asset class research, competitive analysis, portfolio analysis, and advising clients on building emerging markets exposures. Anthony began his career in investment consulting with NEPC (formerly New England Pension Consultants) and Colonial Consulting. During this time Anthony partnered with consultants on servicing institutional clients and assisting with asset allocation, manager selection, and portfolio analysis. Anthony holds a Master’s Degree in Finance from New York University (NYU) and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). Anthony is a CFA charter holder.