6 сентября 2016 г.

ModelOff Moscow Meetup, September 6

On September 6, CFA Association Russia co-organized a presentation on ModelOff, the world’s largest financial modeling championship. The event took place in the PricewaterhouseCoopers company’s office and was the very first such event in Russia.

 ModelOff participants meet regularly in the world’s major financial centers: New York, London, Sydney, Singapore, Tokyo, and now a meeting was held in Moscow, thanks to CFA Association Russia and the Academy of PwC. The event marked the official start of the new season of financial modeling championship in Russia.

 During the meeting, event organizers told participants about the championship, how to become a part of it, and provided a few interesting examples.

 Thomas Alomes, the CEO of Australia’s Professional Services Champions League (PSCL), also attended the event and told the gathered professionals just how valuable it is to participate in ModelOff championships.

 lya Larchenko, CFA, the only representative from CIS countries who made it to the finals of the 2015 championship, gave a special workshop, called “The Underestimated Opportunities of MS Excel.” Following his presentation, Larchenko spent a long time answering to the questions of all participants. After the event, a special promo code for free registration to the championship to be available for all participants.