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10th March 2016, London
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Attend this conference to:
�� Position your business to tackle political and economic challenges in 2016
�� Understand the risks associated with financial crime, as it grows more frequent and complex
�� Learn how Africa is shaping up to offer new opportunities to trade finance professionals
�� Build in safeguards to weather your business against prudential and financial crime regulation changes ahead
�� Start to see how commodity trade flows may look in the coming year
�� Learn what it takes to lead the digitisation of trade finance
Analyse emerging market activity and prepare for growth in 2016
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“The state of global trade is in transition. World exports growth has fallen to its
second-lowest level since the 1960s, but at the same time new opportunities are
emerging in regions like Asia and Africa through increased investment in transport infrastructure and regional integration initiatives. TFR’s Forum will pinpoint where these opportunities lie and
how best to take advantage of them.”
Danae Kyriakopoulou, Senior Economist, Centre for Economics and Business Research
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08:30 Registration and refreshments
09:00 Chair’s opening remarks (Clarissa Dann, Editor in Chief, TFR)
EMERGING ECONOMIES: PERCEPTIONS AND PERSPECTIVES09:10 A closer look at the main importers and exporters
in the emerging markets: A regional update on commodity flows�� An overview of emerging market activity in the
past 12 months – key regions and key trade flows�� Foreign direct investment in emerging markets
and the impact of political risk�� Effects on the wider global economy – the
impact of the China syndrome�� New opportunities following changes in
sanctions regimes, such as Iran, Myanmar and Ukraine, and what does this mean for trade?
�� Summary of South-South trade flows�� Impact of trade agreements and the
World Trade Organisation �� Outlook for the rest of 2016
Danae Kyriakopoulou, Senior Economist, Centre for Economics and Business Research CEBR, UK
TRADE REGULATION AND SANCTIONS09:50 Overcoming the impact of trade regulations
and sanctions �� Forecast which way the regulatory winds are blow-
ing, with examples from US and UK regulators�� Prudential regulation milestones: spectre of Basel
IV, Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) IV implementation (EU), US banking regulators/ Federal Reserve (US)
�� Financial crime updates – anti money laundering (AML), know your customer (KYC) and anti-bribery
�� UK regulations and taxes for international trade in services
Sanctions update�� US and EU regimes – Office of Foreign Asset
Control (OFAC), Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, recent censures and fines
�� Practicalities of ensuring your deals don’t trip sanctions screening services
�� Iran and Ukraine opening up practicalities and watchpoints
Louise Lamb, Partner, Hogan Lovells International LLP, UK
10:20 Morning coffee break
EXPORT FINANCE10:50 German export finance: Trends and challenges
�� German export flow trends and financing guarantees from Euler Hermes
�� Deal flows including Euler Hermes case studies and examples
Philipp Rossberg, Chief Operating Officer, Euler Hermes, Germany
11.30 Documenting export finance deals: Best practice and pitfalls�� A credit buyer’s perspective�� Learning the language of export finance�� Working with your export credit agency�� Concepts in export finance deals
David Leggott, Partner, Hogan Lovells International LLP, UK
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Louise Lamb, partner at Hogan Lovells updates delegates on sanctions at TFR’s Cross-Border Trade Forum 2015
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SUPPLY CHAIN APPROVED PAYABLE FINANCE12:00 Financing global supply chains
�� Definitions and updates�� Findings of International
Chamber of Commerce (ICC)�� Supply chain finance and how this is
growing in popularity�� Supply chain finance as a risk mitigator
Sean Edwards, Chair, ITFA, UK
12:20 Gauging the adoption of supply chain finance by corporates �� The needs and demands of today’s corporates�� How do corporates establish a successful bridge
between the physical and financial supply chain?�� Does alternative financing change the
playing field, especially in supply chain finance (SCF)? Are corporates benefitting from it?
�� The influence of SCF in corporate global sourcing strategy and product value chain
Nirmal Radhakrishnan, Head of Corporate CTA and Trade Products, Standard Chartered, UK
12:40 A success story in supply chain finance�� Perspective from a corporate supply
chain finance user�� Lessons learned and experiences�� Key success factors in implementing and
managing a supply chain finance programme (such as on-boarding, KYC checks and liquidity)
Oliver Belin, Vice President Accounts Receivables Finance, PrimeRevenue, UK
13.00 Networking lunch
AFRICA FOCUS14.00 Financing Africa’s trade growth – up the value chain
�� Current challenges in global bank de-risking and weaning dependence from commodities exports
�� Examples of 2015 deals and initiatives to support value added goods exports
�� An update on African export finance deals�� African central banks – borrowing at a high rate �� An update on Afreximbank’s central bank
initiative to tackle capital flows�� Payment flows and SMEs – the role of SMEs in
Africa’s supply chain and how mobile payment providers are working with banks and telecoms to finance unbanked producers
Dr Benedict Okey Oramah, President and Chairman, African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim), Africa
TOMORROW’S TRADE LANDSCAPE 14:45 TRADE DIGITAL PANEL: (Chaired by Clarissa Dann, Editor in Chief, TFR)
Digitising trade finance: Where it is now and where it needs to be �� Paper-based systems and where we are in
migrating these to digital solutions – BPO, MT798, electronic bills of lading, with examples
�� Lessons and applications from the retail and consumer banking industry – mobile payments, non-bank providers of finance and what does this mean for trade?
�� Cloud computing and hosted solutions – how these impact trade counterparty data and issues surrounding privacy around the Safe Harbour Act, security and fraud prevention
�� Trade and the block chain: Will miners and ledgers really make banks redundant?
�� How will the block chain reshape the global transaction banking landscape?
Ashley Skaanild, Head of Trade Finance and Chemicals, essDOCS, UKMichael Vrontamitis, Head of Trade and Product Management, Standard Chartered Bank, Hong KongAndré Casterman, Transaction Banking Technology Innovations, Consultant
15:30 Afternoon coffee break
Dr Benedict Okey Oramah, President of Afreximbank, shares his perspective on African trade finance with 2015 delegates
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15:45 Credit and funding: Are we heading for a crisis?�� Volatile exchange rates, central bank policies and
anticipated funding pressures in 2016�� Global liquidity conditions:
The importance of the US dollar in trade �� China’s financial system and how much does
the RMB need to devalue?�� What role will global and central banks play in
the future? How much more will regulatory intervention constrain lending?
�� Where are the alternative sources ─ securitisation, non-bank providers? How much of the trade finance gap (US$1.9trn) can be bridged?
Michael Howell, Managing Director, CrossBorder Capital, UK
16:20 The year ahead: A rocky ride or a good flowing stream? �� Encouraging banks back into structured trade�� Are we likely to see any changes to
encourage this?�� Are the old ways making a return?�� Reputation risk and fear of fines to stop
good transactions proceeding�� Will non-banks continue to progress?�� Making a good financing
Geoffrey Wynne, Partner, Sullivan & Worcester, UK
17:10 Summary of key points (Clarissa Dann, Editor in Chief, TFR)
17.20 Close of conference
TFR Deals of the Year Awards 2015
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Hosted by Clarissa Dann, Editor-in-Chief of TFR magazine, the awards evening is a chance to meet the judges, celebrate with winners and understand what makes an outstanding deal.
Don’t miss your chance to network over drinks and canapés with 2015’s movers and shakers immediately after the Cross-Border Forum Europe conference.
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