GTR Africa 2020 Virtual | Global Trade Review (GTR) | 20 October 2020 | Virtual Event

Global Trade Review is delighted to announce its exciting new plans for GTR Africa 2020 Virtual. Drawing on the high-level expertise, comprehensive market coverage and unrivalled industry connections of GTR’s Africa-focused gatherings in Cape Town, Victoria Falls and London, this exciting new initiative will combine a mixture of live-streamed and pre-recorded content and targeted networking through GTR’s dynamic virtual event platform.

Spread over 4 days and combining 3 distinct events into the one extended virtual offering to capture a wider audience, this new format provides the opportunity for more detailed focus on key markets, innovation, trade and commodity flows, infrastructure and the wider implications of global disruption. GTR Africa Virtual in collaboration with Orbitt, will also feature our inaugural Digital Deal Room, a bespoke origination and investment matching platform populated with unique opportunities for investors.

Fully supported and endorsed by Africa’s leading financial institutions, DFIs, multilaterals and various governments, participants will benefit from unrivalled opportunities to connect with a wider audience and do business in ‘the new normal’, sharing insights and expertise, and providing clarity at a time of great uncertainty.

How will the virtual event be delivered?

As an introduction, have a look at this video for a quick tour of the digital platform.

GTR Africa 2020 Virtual will encompass the key aspects of the live conference experience in a digital format, retaining our core focus on networking, collaboration and knowledge sharing, with our unrivalled delegate mix including corporates, traders, banks, insurers, lawyers, technology companies, non-bank financiers, government agencies and investors.

2020 Speakers

Ade Ayeyemi
Group Chief Executive Officer, Ecobank

Allan Musona
Senior Advisor; Founder & CIO, Raindew Commodities

Andrey Gurevich
Global Product Head, Global Trade Supplier Finance, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Angelica Adamski
Director of the Board, Sweden Africa Chamber of Commerce

Antonella Da Cunha
Group Risk Manager, Capespan

Aubrey Hruby
Senior Fellow, Africa Center, Atlantic Council

Belinda Dreyer
Legal Principal Marketing, Anglo Operations

Benjamin Mugisha
Chief Underwriting Officer, African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI)

Chris Bonnett
Projects Director, Africa, GE Healthcare

Dali Tembo
Strategist, Instant Grass International

Dheerie Govender
Chief Executive Officer, Global Collateral Control (GCC)

Eleanor Wragg
Senior Reporter, GTR

Elizabeth Stephens
Managing Director, Geopolitical Risk Advisory

Emily Adendorff
Associate, Barak Fund Management

Emma Wade-Smith
HM Trade Commissioner for Africa, Department for International Trade (DIT)

Faruq Muhammad
Managing Director, Structured Export Finance, Standard Chartered

Gabriel Buck
Managing Director, GKB Ventures

Inal Henry
Head of Export Financing, Investment Banking, Rand Merchant Bank

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

Jan Fuchter
Director, Project & Structured Finance, Efic

Jinghao Lu
Executive Director, Africa, InnoLink Capital

John Basquill
Senior Reporter, GTR

Keri Leicher
Director, EXX Africa

Kimberly Reed
President & Chairman of the Board of Directors, Export-Import Bank of the United States

Lamin Drammeh
Chief Trade Finance Officer, African Development Bank (AfDB)

Lodewyk Meyer
Partner, Baker McKenzie

Mandy Rapson
Sustainability Practitioner, Independent

Matthew Solley
Managing Director, Structured Credit & Political Risk, Gallagher

Maureen Mba
Head of MANSA Business, AfreximBank

Michele Dee
Regional Head, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America & India, UK Export Finance (UKEF)

Nicholas Oliver
Head of Business Development; Co-Chair, NMS

Oliver Wright
Director, BPL Global

Onyebuchi Memeh
Head of Trade South Africa & Southern Africa, Standard Chartered

Paul Mojalefa
Business Development Specialist, Export Credit Insurance Corporation South Africa (ECIC SA)

Paul Woodman
Chief Operating Officer, International, ASGC Holding

Rob Hersov
Founder & Chairman, Invest Africa - Business Council Africa

Robert Besseling
Executive Director, EXX Africa

Rupert Cutler
Risk & Insurance Consultant, Holtarka Limited

Russell Brown
Global Head, Trade Finance Financial Institutions, Deutsche Bank

Samir Neji
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, DLT Ledgers

Sarah Taylor
Head of Political Risks & Structured Credit, Aon

Shannon Manders
Editorial Director, GTR

Shona Tatchell
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Halotrade

Simon Cook
Partner, Sullivan

Tedd George
Founder & Chief Narrative Officer, Kleos Advisory UK

Thea Fourie
Senior Economist, Sub-Saharan Africa, Economics & Country Risk, IHS Markit

Tod Burwell
President & CEO, BAFT

Vinod Madhavan
Group Head, Trade, Standard Bank

Wamkele Mene
Secretary General, Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

William Limb
Senior Underwriter, Financial Risk Solutions, Liberty Specialty Markets

Zhann Meyer
Head of Agricultural Commodities, Nedbank CIB

2020 Sponsors and Partners

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• Deutsche Bank
• NEDBANK CIB
• EcoBank
• Standard Chartered

GOLD SPONSORS:
• absa
• BPL Global
• AFREXIMBANK
• citi
• BACB
• CREDIT AGRICOLE CIB
• RMB
• WILBEN

SILVER SPONSORS:
• AFC
• AON
• Baker Mckenzie
• BARAK
• CDC
• CS CHINA SYSTEMS
• ECIC
• EURO EXIM BANK
• Greensill
• GTRVENTURES
• Gallagher
• GCC
• Hogan Lovells
• Investec
• MARSH
• NMS
• SMBC
• Standard Bank
• Sullivan
• ZENITH

CO-SPONSORS:
• AFRASIA
• dit
• FNB Bank
• ORBITT
• Raindrew
• GE
• GHIB
• xe
• TRADE ASSETS
• THE HARTFORD

INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS:
• ACT
• DMCC
• agri4africa
• Africa South East Asia Chamber of Commerce
• BAFT
• BRITISH CHAMBER
• FCI
• GTPA
• wesgro
• UK Export Finance
• ITFA
• IOC Academy

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• AFRICA OIL & POWER
• i am here
• friexporter
• MEDIA XPOSE
• NEWS & SOUTH
• CAPITAL MARKETS