Mr Hannes Takacs, speaking at World Exchange Congress 2010

Mr Hannes Takacs,
Managing Partner
CAPMEX - The Capital Market Experts

Mr. Takacs is Managing Partner of CAPMEX –The Capital Market Experts, a company specialised on capital market development. Until the end of January 2003 he was Director Consulting & International Projects at the Vienna Exchange, where he headed the profit centre for consulting & international development. In his more than fifteen years of experience Hannes has been actively involved in a great variety of projects related to financial market development, exchange management and SME financing in emerging markets. Before his assignment as head of the exchange’s consulting division he was head of the exchange academy of the Austrian Futures & Options Exchange as well as of the Stock Exchange. Hands-on Experience as Manager and Financial Markets Expert As project director Mr. Takacs designed and managed a number of financial market projects all over the world. He also acted as project director for the initiative of the European Union to restructure the Russian financial market after the crisis in 1998, where he led a team of 15 long-term and more than 50 short-term experts over a period of three years and advised Russian exchanges, investment banks, financial institutions, clearing houses, regulatory authorities and companies. In 1998 Mr. Takacs was managing the implementation of Athens Derivatives Exchange as well as of the Derivatives Clearing House in Greece. Furthermore, he drafted various feasibility studies for the implementation of derivatives exchanges and was member of the project team for the implementation of the Austrian Futures and Options Exchange in Austria. Currently, he is working on a Meta Exchange and Clearing House concept which inquires into the possibility to create a regional exchange and clearing hub to integrate fragmented capital markets without loosing the identity of the local exchanges under the perspective of the different currency regimes. Experience in Designing, Monitoring and Management of Technical Assistance Based on his involvement in the design, monitoring and management of various financial sector projects he has a profound knowledge of the logical framework methodology used by most of the international finance institutions, project monitoring techniques and theoretical as well as practical aspects of project management. Mr. Takacs has a profound knowledge of financial sector development, technical assistance programmes, privatisation and access to financing for SMEs. Extensive Network and International Working Experience Mr. Takacs disposes of an extensive network in the financial sector, especially to exchanges, investment banks, clearing/settlement institutions and institutional investors as well as to governments and regulatory authorities, especially in emerging markets. Furthermore, he has had significant working experience with multilateral donor agencies, e.g. European Union, the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank Group, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Hannes holds a master degree from the University of Leicester, UK.

Appearing:

Emerging Exchanges day - Thursday 25 March 2010

9.30am

CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS

Mr Hannes Takacs,

Managing Partner,
CAPMEX - The Capital Market Experts

9.40am

What support is available from worldwide funding organisations to drive liquidity in emerging markets?

Which funding organisations have a track record of providing support to capital markets in emerging regions?
What type of commitment and support are they able to give?
What are funding organisations looking for?
How can you determine whether you’re likely to be successful applying for support?

Mr Hannes Takacs,

Managing Partner,
CAPMEX - The Capital Market Experts

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