Trade Finance

Ben Hillary, Managing Director, Commodities People

Moderator: Ben Hillary, Managing Director, Commodities People

Kona Haque, Head of Research, ED&F Man

Nick Earlam, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Plexus Cotton Ltd

Olivier Boujol, VP & Global Head - Structured Trade Finance, ADM

PANEL DISCUSSION
• What is fueling the commodity supercycle… and how long can it last?
• Inflation, labour shortages, supply chain chaos - what does ‘post pandemic’ look like and how long will its effects be felt?
• Impact of the arrival of the traditional and national exporters, importers into the trading world.
• Have we seen the peak of industry disruption, or are just getting started?
• Common traits of winners and losers of the last 2 years - key learnings

Moderator: Tom Bullock, Senior Manager, PwC

Paul Sebastien, Co-Founder – Director, Carbon Offset Certification

Hugo Brodie, Head of Product Development & Innovation, London Metal Exchange

Ana Yaluff, Director - Sustainability EMEA, ADM

Gordon Allott, President & CEO, BroadPeak Partners Inc.

PANEL DISCUSSION
• Development of 'green' commodity markets: drivers, perspectives
• The role to play for the commodity industry to support the emergence of low carbon markets
• Environmental / carbon neutral claims: standardisation, verification, transparency for credible claims
• Life cycle carbon footprint calculation, reporting: complexity, good/best practices, industry standards

Deepesh Patel, Director, Trade Finance Global

CHAIRPERSON

Moderator: Richard Watts, Founder and Managing Director, HR Maritime

Carl Wegner, CEO, Contour

Alastair Northway, EMEA Head of Commodities and Energy Trade, Citi

Thierry Arys Ruiz, Executive Chairman | CEO, AgAu AG

PANEL DISCUSSION
• Sustainability, supercycles, digitalisation - Impact of key industry megatrends on CTF
• What are the key investment and project execution challenges while transitioning to a net zero world and how can we mitigate?
• Buckle your seatbelts? The short, medium and long term impacts of the supercycle on financing
• Decades worth of innovation in years - is digitisation in trade finance the great equaliser?
• Which markets and commodities demonstrate the greatest potential returns in the years ahead?

Moderator: Richard Watts, Founder and Managing Director, HR Maritime

Rod Hutchinson, Regional Business Development Manager - Americas, Veridapt

Joshua Kroeker, Chief Product Officer, Contour

PANEL DISCUSSION
• An overview of notable CTF FinTech on the market today
• Evolution or revolution? What is truly most important to the traders and financiers?
• Addressing the challenge of digital islands - how can interoperability be enhanced between trade finance tech providers?
• Does blockchain have a role? What is its potential?
• Where can these new technologies help resolve the liquidity challenge for SMEs?

Moderator: David Johnston, Managing Director - Head of Energy & Commodities, Lloyds Banking Group

Daniel Barbosa, Finance Director, Fex Agro

Tarun Naruka, CEO, Daksfirst

John MacNamara, CEO, Carshalton Commodities Ltd

Rakesh Ranchhoddas, Global Customer Solutions & Insurance and Bank Relations, ADM

PANEL DISCUSSION
• How have events in Ukraine impacted the global market for commodity trade finance?
• Should investors & lenders fear the ‘structured LC’ or are they an important part of the mix, if done ‘correctly’?
• Is traditional financing still feasible for SMEs? What alternative finance mechanisms/ routes are available?
• What is the winning formula? What do trading companies need to do to have the greatest chance of securing finance on favourable terms?
• The growing importance of investment funds
• The evolving role of insurance in commodity trade finance

Moderator: Deepesh Patel, Director, Trade Finance Global

Bhavtik Vallabhjee, Head of Power & Renewables, Absa Bank

Alexander Peters, Group Chief Financial Officer, ArrowResources

David Johnston, Managing Director - Head of Energy & Commodities, Lloyds Banking Group

PANEL DISCUSSION
• What are the carrots, and what are the sticks that traders can expect from the financial sector in the years ahead?
• Integrating ESG into banking frameworks - realistic rates of change
• What are the key drivers of change in the financial landscape?
• Emerging products and structures to meet sustainability goals
• Is the current commodity supercycle green?

Moderator: Richard Watts, Founder and Managing Director, HR Maritime

Elsa Pernot, Global Head of HSEC, GUNVOR

Swaroop N L N, Global Product Head – Sustainability / Innovation / FIs & Asset distribution, HSBC

Nehir Kirlar, Head of EMEA Distribution & Sustainability - Structured Trade Finance, ADM

Arafat Hossain, EMEA Trade Sales Lead for Industrials & CRH | Payments, J.P. Morgan

PANEL DISCUSSION
• Evolution not revolution? Adapting traditional trade mechanisms whilst driving change
• Demonstrating best practice in climate transparency and calculation of carbon footprints
• A look into sustainability linked loans - what is available and what products/structures are likely to emerge?
• What are the opportunities of climate finance in emerging markets?

Moderator: Deepesh Patel, Director, Trade Finance Global

John MacNamara, CEO, Carshalton Commodities Ltd

Rod Hutchinson, Regional Business Development Manager - Americas, Veridapt

• Why has the pandemic been an enabler to increased fraud and risk?
• Cyber defence - what does the CTF community need to know and do?
• Lessons learned from recent high profile cases
• Where can new technologies play a role in mitigating these risks?