BAFT: Trade Finance Workshop 2021 | The Bankers Association for Finance and Trade (BAFT) | 17 February 2021 | Virtual Workshop

The 2021 Virtual Trade Finance Workshop is broken down into three four-hour modules each targeted to group sessions into a larger overarching related topical areas including 1) Enforcement & Compliance 2) Digitization and 3) Trade and Letters of Credit. This specific workshop offers sessions covering a variety of topics including antiboycott, force majeure, vessel tracking, ICC opinions and drafts, OFAC sanctions, trade-based money laundering, SWIFT updates in 2021, demand guarantees and more.

The smaller size of this workshop optimizes interactive discussions amongst attendees and speakers with a targeted audience of 150 individuals. In addtion to thought leadership sessions and panels, the 2021 Virtual Trade Finance Workshop will also feature a variety of 'Ask the Expert' and 'Birds of a Feather' open forums allowing attendees to pose questions to speakers, panelists, industry leaders and peers. With no set agenda, attendees can leverage learnings and insight from industry experts in these open interactive forums, and ask questions in real-time related to sessions, presentations, or other areas of interest that were not covered.

Who Should Attend:

Bankers, importers, exporters, brokers, providers/suppliers and others involved in trade operations and LC document preparations who want a deeper dive discussion on trade finance related topics and other current trade industry issues. Those with CDCS certification should attend to receive CPD creadits for recertification.

2021 Speakers

Stacey Facter
Senior Vice President, Trade Products, BAFT

Marie-Laure Gastellu
Global Head of Trade Services, Societe Generale

Normand Girard, CDCS
Director, Global Trade Operations, BMO Financial Group

Rashid Hasan, CDCS, ACAMS
Senior Manager, Transaction Risk and Compliance, Trade Operations, RBC Investor and Treasury Services

Rashid Hasan, CDCS, ACAMS
Senior Manager, Transaction Risk and Compliance, Trade Operations, RBC Investor and Treasury Services

Eileen O’Dea, CDCS
Director, Trade Finance Operations, People's United Bank

Eileen O’Dea, CDCS
Director, Trade Finance Operations, People's United Bank

Rajan Sharma, ACAMS
Director, Trade Finance Risk Control, Scotiabank

Edward Stoltenberg, ACAMS
Director, AML Risk Management, Citi

Enno-Burghard Weitzel
Head of Product Management Trade Services, Commerzbank

2021 Sponsors

GOLD AFFINITY SPONSORS:
• Kapital Bank
• BNY Mellon
• Arab Bank
• BNP Paribas
• Deutsche Bank
• HSBC

SILVER AFFINITY SPONSORS:
• Bank of America
• Barclays
• BMO Capital Markets
• CGI
• FAB
• StoneX
• Pelican
• PNC
• Ripple