The Federation of Euro-Asian Capital Markets, in collaboration with its members, the Uzbek Commodity Exchange and the Republican Stock Exchange “Toshkent,” organized the ConFEAS 2024 International Capital Markets Conference in Uzbekistan on April 19, 2024.
The fourth edition of ConFEAS, FEAS's annual flagship event, took place in the historic city of Samarkand. The conference featured over 40 speakers, covering six key topics related to capital markets, alongside a unique cultural program and various additional activities.
ConFEAS 2024 gathered approximately 200 participants from exchanges, central securities depositories (CSDs), banks, regulatory bodies, investment firms, and international financial institutions. Together, they explored the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in modern capital markets.
Opening remarks were delivered by Farrukh Karabaev, Deputy Chairman of the Competition Promotion and Consumer Protection Committee of Uzbekistan; Vyacheslav Pak, First Deputy Director of the National Agency for Perspective Projects of Uzbekistan; Ziyoviddin Badriddinov, Chairman of the Board of the Uzbek Commodity Exchange; Radu Hanga, FEAS Chairman and Chairman of the Board of Governors at the Bucharest Stock Exchange; and Konstantin Saroyan, FEAS Secretary General.
The conference included six dynamic panel discussions, each focusing on a different aspect of the capital markets: “The Architecture of Financial Market Infrastructures,” “Capital Markets Development: Trends and Challenges,” “Beyond Capital Markets: Instruments, Technology, and Synergy,” “Financial Intermediation: Challenges and Business Opportunities,” “Pre- and Post-trade Infrastructures: Drivers or Anchors,” and “ESG and IR.”