Conference Programme

Sean Edwards, ITFA Chairman / Head of Legal And Special Adviser to the Global Trade Finance Department, SMBC

Speaker: Adrian Bridge – CEO, Taylor Fladgate

What just happened? And what could happen? A deep dive into recent events and their impact on the world, trade and the future. 

Speaker: John Raines – Director, Market Intelligence

New Year, new crisis but there’s still a budget to meet!  How are industry leaders reacting to change and are radical new strategies needed?

Moderator: Deepesh Patel – Editorial Director at Trade Finance Global

Confirmed Speakers:

Souleïma Baddi – CEO, Komgo

Natasha Condon – Global Head of Core Trade within Wholesale Payments, JPMorgan Chase

Christophe Meurier – CEO – Financial Solutions, Willis Towers Watson

João Rosado – Head of Corporate Banking, Banco Finantia

Supply Chain Finance is being taken up with enthusiasm in Emerging Markets but can the same techniques be applied as in more developed markets? Who needs to adapt and how

Moderator: Robert Parson – Partner, Commodity and Trade Finance, Squire Patton Boggs

Confirmed Speakers:

Angel Blanco – Managing Director, Head of Platform Solutions, Demica

Iain Maclennan – VP, Head of Trade and Supply Chain Finance, Finastra

Jonny Carruthers – Director, BPL Global

Jonathan Lonsdale – Head of Trade & Working Capital Solutions, Private Debt Mobilisation, Banco Santander

Sinan Ozcan – Senior Executive Officer & Board Director for DP World Financial Services Limited / “Cargoes Finance”

Modern evolution need laws. The Trade Documents Act will underpin so much of what is to come, so what does it say and how will it allow our businesses to change

Confirmed Speakers:

Catherine Lang-Anderson – Partner, Allen & Overy

Kyla Santaella – PSL Counsel, Allen & Overy

Forfaiting is back with a modern suit of clothes! ITFA’s origin story re-booted to (re)create a market that will bring liquidity and new investors. 

Lorna Pillow, COO, London Forfaiting Co Ltd / ITFA Deputy Chair talks to Geoffrey Wynne, Partner, Head of Sullivan & Worcester – London Office and Izabela Czepirska, Product Owner at Komgo

Insurance and trade finance are now joined at the hip, so we need the experts more than ever. Hear about the latest developments from those who live and breathe the market.

Moderator: Marcus Miller – Managing Director, Global Lenders Solutions’ Group Leader, Marsh

Confirmed Speakers:

Simon Bessant – Board Director, Global Head of Insurance, The Texel Group

Lise Kessler – Managing Director, Global Head of Credit Risk Insurance, Crédit Agricole CIB

James Wilson – Head of Credit and Political Risk, UK & Europe, The Hartford

Mike de Bresser – Commercial Director, Allianz Trade

What started as a moral imperative is now becoming a way of life but the right path to take is still unclear. How do we understand, measure, and implement all the options?

Moderator: Johanna Wissing – Director, Credit Suisse / ITFA Head of ESG

Confirmed Speakers:

Rebecca Harding – Founder & CEO, Coriolis Technologies

Anil Walia – Director, Supply Chain Finance Payables in EMEA, Deutsche Bank AG

Surath Sengupta – Managing Director & Global Head – Trade Portfolio, FI and Sustainability, HSBC Bank plc

Marilyn Blattner-Hoyle – Global Head Trade Finance at Swiss Re, Corporate Solutions

Suresh Hegde – Head of Structured Private Debt – NN Investment Partners

It’s not just Snoop Dogg, but does it have a place in trade? Navigate the hype and cutting-edge possibilities in this session

Moderator: Andre Casterman – Founder & Managing Director, Casterman Advisory / ITFA Head of Fintech Activities

Confirmed Speakers:

Marc-André Schauwecker – Head of Legal & Compliance, OTC Service AG and Angle Investor Metaverse

Megha Shrestha – Co-Founder and CEO, Metabloqs 

Merisa Lee Gimpel – Managing Director, Head of Lending, Trade & Working Capital Solution Development, Lloyds Bank and member of DNI Initiative

Nils Behling – Founder & CFO, Tradeteq and member of TFD Initiative

Dress Code: The Great Gatsby / Roaring Twenties

Moderator: Shannon Manders, Editorial Director, GTR

Confirmed Speakers:

Brian Perrott, Partner, HFW

Michael Hogan, Managing Director UK, MonetaGo and member of DNI Initiative

Pouya Jafari, Vice President, Trade Innovation – Global Trade Finance Dept, SMBC Bank International Plc

This session will address those concerns, and the ways in which the package will alter the playing field for trade finance, now and into the future.

Speaker: Krishnan Ramadurai, Chair, ICC Trade Register & Global Head of Capital Management for the Global Trade Portfolio, HSBC

As we inch closer to achieving the dream of trade finance as an asset class, what progress has been made over the last 12 months? Hear from those in the know.

Moderator: Clarissa Dann – Editorial Director of Marketing, Deutsche Bank Corporate Bank

Confirmed Speakers:

Ian Duffy – Founder and CEO, Accelerated Payments

Ian Henderson – Board Member and Chief Investment Officer, Artis Finance Limited

Guy Brooks – Managing Director – Working Capital Finance, Pemberton

Jason Barrass – Chief Commercial Officer, ARC Ratings

How do we best approach and invest in these markets and how do we navigate sometimes unknown waters? Prepare for guidance from the best.

Moderator: Katharine Morton – Head of Trade, Treasury and Risk, TXF

Confirmed Speakers:

Nelli Kocharyan – Head of International Relations and Trade Finance, Converse Bank

Maria Mogilnaya – Expansion Director, SupplierPlus

Dongfang Shi, – Head of Financial Institutions, BOC London

George Wilson – Head Institutional Trade Finance, Investec

Lucio Feijo Lopes – Senior Partner, Feijó Lopes Advogados