Venue
CTICC (Cape Town International Convention Centre)
CTICC (Cape Town International Convention Centre), Convention Square, 1 Lower Long Street, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa

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Event Date Thu Mar 10 SAST - Fri Mar 11 SAST (almost 3 years ago)
In your timezone (EST): Wed Mar 9 5:00pm - Thu Mar 10 5:00pm
Location CTICC (Cape Town International Convention Centre)
Convention Square, 1 Lower Long Street, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
Region EMEA
Details

Recognised as the leading industry event for Sub-Saharan Africa for almost 15 years, the event will offer unrivalled insights into the latest exciting developments impacting the world of trade and exports. In addition to an extensive programme of expert speakers, the event will include a full exhibition and that much missed opportunity for participants to network and connect with industry leaders, peers and potential clients.

Speakers

2022 Speakers

Alarik d'Ornhjelm
Director, Head of Structured Trade & Export Finance, Middle East and Africa, Deutsche Bank

Andrea Renner
Impact Analyst, Barak Fund Management

Andrew Coles
Global Head of Solution Consulting, Surecomp

Anish Jain
Chief Treasury Officer, Export Trading Group (ETG)

Anne-marie Woolley
Chief Executive Officer, Africa Global Trade Finance

Bohani Hlungwane
Managing Principal, Head of Trade & Working Capital , pan-Africa, Absa Corporate and Investment Bank

Bridgett Majola
Director; Partner, Banking & Finance, CMS RM Partners

Carl Chirwa
Head of International Banking, Bank One

Carlos Teixeira
Global Industry Principal, Finastra

Chris Mitman
Head of Export & Agency Finance, Investec Bank

David Banson
Investment Executive, Trade & Supply Chain Finance, CDC Group

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

Duarte Pedreira
Head of Emerging & Frontier Markets, Crown Agents Bank

Ed Harkins
Managing Director, GKB Ventures

Emuel Schoeman
Managing Director, Addendum Financial Technologies

Eric Osiakwan
Managing Partner, Chanzo Capital

Gabriel Buck
Managing Director, GKB Ventures

Genevieve Ahinful
Head of Political Risk & Trade Credit, Africa Speciality Risks

George Guvamatanga
Secretary for Finance & Economic Development, Zimbabwean Ministry of Finance & Economic Development

George Wilson
Head of Institutional Trade, Investec Bank

Graham Megaw
Managing Director, Hellmann

Gwen Mwaba
Director, Trade Finance, AfreximBank

Henk Agenbach
Chief Executive Officer, The Co-Op Humansdorp

Hlengiwe Makhathini
Head of Corporate Finance, Transnet

Inal Henry
Head of Structuring, Corporate & Investment Banking, Rand Merchant Bank

Jackie Boyce
Vice-President, Southern & Eastern Africa, Financial Institutions Group, Global Trade Finance Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)

Jeff Blumenfeld
Executive Vice-President, MonetaGo

Jesse Chenard
Chief Executive Officer, MonetaGo

Jim Murphy
Managing Director, Arden Strategies

Jules Samain
Regional Director, West & North Africa, GuarantCo

Keith Mukami
Partner, CMS RM Partners

Kennedy Ekezie-joseph
Chief Executive Officer, Kippa

Kibii Sisulu
Manager, Sustainable Corporate Solutions, Sustainalytics

Laurie Hammond
Partner, Johannesburg, Hogan Lovells

Marieme Niang Camara
Managing Director, Africa, Wilben Trade

Michael Creighton
Executive Director, Credit & Political Risks, Willis Towers Watson

Michael Foundethakis
Principal, Global Head of Project & Trade Finance, Baker McKenzie

Michelle Chivunga
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Global Policy House

Monale Ratsoma
Director General, Africa Regional Centre (ARC), New Development Bank (NDB)

Nastassia Arendse
Journalist & Broadcaster, Independent

Nathalie Louat
Director, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Nicholas Oliver
Head of Business Development, NMS

Oliver Wright
Director, BPL Global

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

Peter Hampson
Head of Marketing & Communications, BACB Plc

Portia Dube
Head, Business Development, Export Credit Insurance Corporation South Africa (ECIC SA)

Raja Debnath
Co-Founder, Veefin

Robert Besseling
Executive Director, Pangea-Risk

Robert Parson
Partner, Commodities & Shipping, Squire Patton Boggs

Rupert Cutler
Director & Principal, Holtarka Limited

Sekete Mokgehle
Head of Export Credit Finance, Nedbank CIB

Shaahien Mottiar
Head of Trade & Working Capital Portfolio Management, Standard Bank

Shannon Manders
Editorial Director, GTR

Simon Bunckenburg
Business Manager, Infrastructure & Construction, UK Export Finance (UKEF)

Souleymane Diagne
Group Head, Trade Finance & Services, Ecobank Group

Stewart Makura
Supply Chain Finance Head & Trade Commodity Finance, Sub-Saharan Africa, Citi

Sujithav Sarangi
Executive Director, Structured Export Finance, Standard Chartered

Wouter Kool
Head Trade & Commodity Finance Africa, Rabobank

Zhann Meyer
Head Agricultural Commodities, Nedbank CIB

Sponsors & Partners

2022 Sponsors

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• CrownAgentsBank
• DeutscheBank
• CIB
• StandardBank
• StandardChartered

GOLD SPONSORS:
• ABSA
• Afreximbank
• BPL Global
• EcoBank
• Finastra
• Investec
• RMB

LANYARD SPONSOR:
• BACB

NETWORKING LUNCH CO-SPONSORS:
• NMS Infrastructure
• GE

EVENING DRINKS RECEPTION SPONSOR:
• BARAK Fund Management

HOST AGENCY:
• ECIC

SILVER SPONSOR:
• AFC
• Baker McKenzie
• BankOne
• China Systems
• Citi
• CMS
• GCC
• GKB Ventures
• Healty Hunt
• Hogan Lovells
• Rabo Bank
• Refinitiv
• Squireo Patton Boggs
• Sullivan
• TradeAssets
• UK Export Finance
• Wilben

CO-SPONSORS:
• Africa Specialty Risks
• Arviem
• CA Global
• ENSafrica.com
• Moneta GO
• SMBC
• Surecomp
• Surveyor Tech
• TDB
• TradeSun
• Veefin

INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS:
• Africa South East Asia Chamber of Commerce
• ACT
• BAFT
• British Chamber
• FCI
• GTPA
• ICISA
• IORA
• IEOM
• ITFA
• South African Chamber of Commerce

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• African Business Roundtable
• Business Times Africa
• Corporate Africa
• Credit Insurance News
• CryptoNewsZ
• CTICC
• Media Xpose