BAFT Global Annual Meeting 2022 | BAFT (Bankers Association for Finance and Trade) | 1 May 2022 | JW Marriott Washington, DC, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA

This highly awaited conference for transaction bankers, and other trade, cash management, payments, and treasury executives, returns with much-anticipated dedicated timing for bilateral meetings and networking balanced with thought-provoking and topical sessions our industry faces in navigating this ever-changing world.

Conference Highlights:
• 100th Anniversary Gala Dinner
• General Sessions with Regional Tracks (Europe, Africa, MENA, North America, Latin America, Asia)
• Dedicated Bilateral Meetings from Sunday – Tuesday afternoons
• BAFT Future Leaders Class of 2022 Graduation
• TFG International Trade Awards 2022
• Special 100th Anniversary Tours and Activities

2022 Speakers

Jamil Ahmed
Chief Compliance Officer, HSBC Singapore

Maram Al-Jazireh
Senior Vice President & Global Head of Financial Institutions, Arab Bank

Reem Ali AlTharwa
Commercial Attaché, Saudi General Authority of Trade, Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Washington, DC

Tracey Austin
Sector Director, Financial and Professional Services, UK Department for International Trade (DIT)

Eugenia Azcuaga
Executive Director, LATAM Global Financial Crimes Compliance, J.P. Morgan

David Banson
Investment Executive, Trade and Supply Chain Finance, Financial Institutions, CDC Group

Uzair Bawany
Chief Revenue Officer & Co-Founder, Traydstream

Patrick DeVilbiss
Director & Senior Offering Manager, Trade and Supply Chain Solutions, CGI

Derryn Faurre
FI Trade Structuring and Syndication, Investec

Blandine Gamblin
Managing Director & Regional Head of Trade Finance, Africa, Societe Generale

Trudi Hartzenberg
Executive Director, Trade Law Centre (tralac)

Christian Hausherr
Product Manager, Trade Finance and Supply Chain Finance, EMEA, Deutsche Bank, Chair, Global Supply Chain Finance Forum (GSCFF)

Bohani Hlungwane
Managing Director & Group Head of Trade and Working Capital, Absa Group

Andy Hofmann
Managing Director & Global Anti-Money Laundering Reporting Officer, BMO Capital Markets

Candice Huggins
Chief Compliance Officer, CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank

Kevin Holmes
Head of Trade Product Management, Standard Bank of South Africa

Okechukwu Ihejirika
Senior Manager, Trade Services, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)

Chee Kin Lam
Managing Director & Head, Legal, Compliance and Secretariat, DBS

Michelle Knowles
Pan African Head of Trade Finance Product, Trade and Working Capital, Absa Group

Oswald Kuyler
Head of Strategy, MonetaGo

Steven Lotito
Managing Director & Head of Trade Finance, North America, MUFG

Sriram Muthukrishnan
Managing Director & Group Head of Trade Product Management, DBS

Karl Naim
Co-Founder & CEO, Purpl

Deepesh Patel
Editorial Director, Trade Finance Global

Helge Pedersen
Chief Economist, Nordea

Manesh Samtani
Editor, Regulation Asia

Jens Worning Sorensen
Policy Advisor

Masayuki Tagai
Managing Director, Global Market Infrastructures, J.P. Morgan

Christopher Agathangelou
Head of Digital Capital Markets and Flow Credit, NatWest

Louise Taylor-Digby
Head of Trade Strategy, SWIFT

Christopher van Houten
Relationship Director, Global Financial Institutions, International Corporate Banking, Americas, Barclays

Florian Wicht
Regional Head of Trade Finance, Africa and Middle East, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

George Wilson
Head, Institutional Trade Finance, Investec

Youwei Yang
Director of Financial Analytics, StoneX Group

2022 Sponsors and Partners

PLATINUM:
• Barclays

GOLD:
• BNP Paribas
• BNY Mellom
• Citi
• Kapital Bank
• NatWest
• Standard Chartered
• Visa

SILVER:
• CGI
• J.P. Morgan
• MUFG
• Santander
• StoneX
• TD
• Wells Fargo

CORPORATE:
• Bank of America
• BMO Financial Group
• China Systems
• HS Markit
• Llyod's List Intelligence
• Pelican
• RBC Investor & Treasury Services
• Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets
• S&P Global Market Intelligence

FEATURED EVENTS:
• American Bankers Association
• Deutsche Bank
• PNC

CONFERENCE:
• Commonwealth Bank of Australia
• Contour
• CoppClark
• ING
• TCC
• UBS

CHARGING STATION:
• ARAB BANK

SUPPORTING PARTNERS:
• Global Trade Review
• Trade Finance Global