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BOARD ROOM SESSIONS
For senior executives in lending, funding, risk management, treasury, administration. Keynote speeches and panel discussions covering the on pan-European issues, topics and trends. Each day's sessions are designed to follow the natural progress of the mortgage value chain from origination and distribution to underwriting, risk management and administration to funding, including covered bonds, emerging frameworks for structured covered bonds and mortgage-backed securities.
REGIONAL MARKET SESSIONS
For senior executives in business development, investment banking, mergers and acquisitions, sales and marketing. Two- to three-hour panel sessions that cover all aspects of major European markets including:
  • United Kingdom
  • Netherlands
  • Germany
  • Spain & Portugal
  • Nordic countries
  • France
  • Italy
  • Central and Eastern Europe

  • Dr. Michael J. Lea
    executive vice president for global markets
    Countrywide Home Loans


    Michael Lea Michael is the executive vice president for global markets at Countrywide Home Loans. In this capacity he is responsible for developing global strategy, analyzing market opportunities and creating proposals and business plans for new international initiatives. He is also president of Countrywide International Consulting Services, LLC, a firm specialized in the analysis of and provision of technical assistance to primary and secondary mortgage market institutions worldwide. CHL and CICS are part of Countrywide Financial Corporation, a global financial services company with headquarters in Calabasas, California.

    Michael is an internationally known authority on housing and mortgage finance. He has published over 70 articles and book chapters, organized several conferences and made numerous presentations to government agencies, multi-lateral institutions, trade groups and academic and professional organizations.

    He has served on the faculties of Cornell University, the University of California, San Diego and the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton International Housing Finance Program.

    Michael received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

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