Christopher J. Weafer, Chief Executive, Macro-Advisory Ltd.
Christopher Weafer is Chief Executive of Macro-Advisory Limited, the leading independent Russia-Eurasia focused strategic advisory firm, which was founded in 2013. He has worked in the Russia-Eurasia region for twenty-three years, with his experience in Emerging Markets spanning almost forty-five years. He is regularly voted the best market analyst in Russia and the Eurasia region in surveys carried out by Thomson Reuters and Institutional Investor. Prior to founding Macro-Advisory, Christopher served as the Chief Strategist for Sberbank, the largest financial organization in Russia and Eastern Europe. From 2007 to early 2011, he had a similar role with Uralsib Financial Corporation and, between 2002 and 2007, he was the Chief Market Strategist for Alfa Bank, Russia’s leading independent financial group.
Bart Édes, Policy analyst, commentator, and author of Learning From Tomorrow: Using Strategic Foresight to Prepare for the Next Big Disruption (2021)
Bart Édes is a policy analyst, commentator, and author of Learning From Tomorrow: Using Strategic Foresight to Prepare for the Next Big Disruption (2021). He focuses on developing Asian economies, international development, cross-border trade and investment, innovation, social policies, and transformative trends reshaping the world. Since December 2020, he has served as a non-resident Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC. He was named a Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada in January 2021, and a Professor of Practice at McGill University’s Institute for the Study of International Development in May 2021. Between 2001 and 2020, Édes held senior staff positions at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), most recently serving as the lender’s North American Representative (2017-2020).
J.P. Natkin, Managing Director, Macro-Advisory Ltd.
J.P. Natkin has worked in Russia, the CIS and the Eurasia region for over 30 years. He started his career in Washington on the Hill before transitioning to international business, included stints in industry, consulting, and investment banking. As a banker covering the EMEA and Eurasia region, J.P. was voted one of the top professionals in the Thomson Reuters Extel survey of institutional investors and has frequently placed in the top of these polls over the past 15 years. Before leaving to launch Macro-Advisory Ltd., J.P. served as CEO of Otkritie Inc., and Global Head of Sales for parent company Otkritie Capital where he launched the U.S. broker-dealer for Russia’s largest private bank and initiated research coverage to North American investors. He previously served as Managing Director, Head of Client Services, and Head of Emerging Markets for Credit Agricole Cheuvreux; Managing Director and Co-Head of the International business for Uralsib; Head of the Institutional Client Group at Troika Dialog; Director for Global Emerging Markets for ING Barings; and Vice President at Renaissance Capital.
