Katia Bouazza is co-head of global banking for Latin America at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. Previously, she was managing director and head of Latin America, Capital Financing where she managed the Latin American origination and financing business across the region and oversaw a number of teams including debt and equity capital markets, leveraged and acquisition finance, syndicated loans, project finance, and M&A execution. Bouazza joined HSBC in 1996 and has more than 20 years of banking experience, which includes vast knowledge of global markets and the emerging markets. She has been recognized by American Banker as one of the top 25 most powerful women in finance for the past four years. Bouazza holds an MBA in finance from the University of Southern California and is fluent in English, French and Spanish.