Navigating Market Risks for 2H: Stagflation, Policy Normalization & China

Mark Cudmore

Managing Editor of Markets Live

Bloomberg News

Mark Cudmore is the Global Managing Editor of the Markets Live blog and co-Anchor of the European Market Open on Bloomberg TV. He joined Bloomberg in 2014 after more than a decade's experience of trading FX and rates, with a focus on emerging markets, at institutions including Lehman Brothers, Standard Chartered Bank and Nomura.

Gaurav Patankar

Alternative Investments

Bloomberg Intelligence

Gaurav Patankar is an investment and fintech executive with a track record of leading and transforming investment organizations, portfolios and products building important institutional relationships globally. Over his 22-year career, Gaurav has invested and allocated capital globally and across multiple asset classes including equities, alternatives, fixed income, infrastructure and real/operating assets. Presently, he serves as the Head of Strategy - Alternatives & OCIO Solutions at Bloomberg Intelligence with a keen focus on building and triangulating Bloomberg’s value proposition within pensions, endowments, foundations, family offices and asset managers. Gaurav previously served as the OCIO of a multi-billion family office –Atharva A&C. Prior to his OCIO journey, Gaurav was a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Mellon Investment Management where he managed the global emerging markets research and portfolio teams across multiple strategies. He also led key strategic dialogues with UHNW, SWF and Endowment & Foundation clients as the thought leader on emerging markets. Prior to Mellon, Gaurav was a Portfolio manager of Global absolute-return strategies at the Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co (Pension Plan) where he successfully turned around the firm’s alternative portfolio and built out the firm’s managed account platform. Before that, he served as a Vice President and Sector Head of Emerging-Markets and Global Financials at Millennium Management, LLC, as an equity research analyst at SuNova Capital and Citigroup Investment Research covering large and mid-cap banks. Prior to his investment career, Gaurav was a Corporate Strategist at M&T Bank and an entrepreneur in India where he co-founded Information Interface India Ltd (promoter of Niyogin Fintech Limited BSE: NIYOGIN_IN). In 2016, Gaurav led prominent investors to reverse merge the firm with a listed NBFC working closely with key stakeholders and regulators to create India’s first listed fintech company. Gaurav helped put together a high quality board, institutional investors and a top notch management team.

Tomoko Yamazaki

News Product Strategy Asia Lead, Core Product Department

Bloomberg

Tomoko Yamazaki is the Asia lead for Audience & News Product Strategy from the Core Product department at Bloomberg to which she transitioned earlier this year after working for Bloomberg News for over two decades. Under the editorial department, she has been the team leader for emerging markets coverage in Asia, an editor for the FX/rates team and a hedge fund reporter.

EMILY CHAN

Buyside Solutions Specialist

BLOOMBERG/ HONG KONG OFFICE

Emily specialises in buyside solutions and leads the charting and news advocacy strategies in APAC. She holds a Master of Laws from the University of Hong Kong and is a Chartered Market Technician. Emily dedicates herself in serving the professional community. She is a former Committee Member of the FinTech Association of Hong Kong and a university part-time lecturer. She is also an avid volunteer and has spearheaded efforts to bridge the academia and the financial industry.