GTR Africa 2022 - London | Global Trade Review (GTR) | 1 November 2022 | etc.venues County Hall, County Hall, Belvedere Rd, London SE1 7PB, UK

Established as a key annual gathering for a wide range of domestic and international trade, export and infrastructure finance professionals from the African region, this event will return to provide the latest developments on a range of topics including ECA and infrastructure finance, sustainable development, fintech innovations and more.

Quickly becoming the leading London-based trade finance gathering for Africa-focused corporates and financiers, event participants will receive the opportunity to connect with all corners of the market, from local and international banks to multinational corporations and SMEs, independent financiers, commodity brokers and traders, insurers and risk managers, lawyers, consultants, ECAs, multilaterals and more! Delivering a cutting edge agenda, over 30 speakers will highlight a variety of in-depth sessions on key issues impacting the region’s trade and export finance markets. Participants will gain a broaden knowledge of this exciting region and the opportunity for new business relationships focused on high quality and long-term investments in Africa.

2022 Speakers

Aba Schubert
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Dorae

Alastair Mcleod
Senior Vice-President, Credit Specialties, Marsh Specialty

Andreas Voss
Head, Trade Finance, Sub-Saharan Africa, Deutsche Bank

Andrew Boff
Deputy Chair of the London Assembly; Chairman, Africa House London, Africa House London

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

Bob Blower
Chief Executive Officer, Clarency

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

Chris Mitman
Head of Export & Agency Finance, Investec Bank

Damian Austin
Managing Director & Head of Trade Finance, BACB Plc

David Luke
Professor in Practice & Strategic Director, Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa, London School of Economics (LSE)

Duarte Pedreira
Head of International Development Organisations & Trade Finance, Crown Agents Bank

Enoch Mwita
Head of Business Development, Africa, ASGC Holding

Eric Monchu Intong
Regional Chief Operating Officer, West Africa, AfreximBank

Faruq Muhammad
Global Head of Structured Export Finance (SEF), Standard Chartered

Gabriel Buck
Managing Director, GKB Ventures

Genevieve Ahinful
Head, Political Risk Insurance & Trade Credit, Africa Specialty Risks

Geoffrey White
Chief Executive Officer, Agility

George Wilson
Head of Institutional Trade, Investec Bank

Jan Klasen
Director, KfW IPEX Bank

Jan-philipp Apking
Head of Underwriting & Risk Management, Euler Hermes Aktiengesellschaft

Japhet Justine
Commissioner, Sovereign Debt Management, Ministry of Finance and Planning Tanzania

Jim Murphy
Managing Director, Arden Strategies

Joe Collins
Chief Executive Officer, RoofTG Africa Middle East & Managing Director, African Supplies

John Lentaigne
Global Head of Political Risk Trade Credit, Tysers

Kevin Shakespeare
Director of Strategic Projects & International Development, The Institute of Export & International Trade

Luka Lightfoot
Partner, Banking & Finance, Baker McKenzie

Margrith Lutschg
Managing Director, Europe, TradeAssets)

Mark Norris
Partner, Sullivan & Worcester UK LLP

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

Michele Dee
Regional Head, Europe, Africa & South Asia, UK Export Finance (UKEF)

Mohamud Hussein Khalif
Head Underwriter, ICIEC

Nicholas Oliver
Head of Business Development, NMS

Odunayo Eweniyi
Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer, Piggyvest

Olufemi Williams-oyetayo
Relationship Manager, Anglophone West Africa, Global Trade Finance, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group

Oswald Kuyler
Head of Strategy Europe, MonetaGo

Rahul Rastogi
Regional CFO, Africa; Product CFO, Cocoa Beans Trading Unit & CFO for ESG, Global Cocoa Business Unit, Olam Food Ingredients

Raj Uttamchandani
Executive Director, Trade Finance Market

Ram Shalita
Chief Executive Officer, Bluebird Finance & Projects

Robert Besseling
Chief Executive Officer, Pangea-Risk

Rupert Cutler
Director & Principal, Holtarka Limited

Ryan Murphy
Underwriter, Credit & Political Risk, The Hartford

Sachin Jain
Chief Financial Officer, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi & Ethiopia, Export Trading Group (ETG)

Sam Evans
Director, Political Risks & Trade Credit, BPL Global

Samirah Ade-adebiyi
Managing Director, AFEX Investment Limited, AFEX Investment

Sean Edwards
Head of Legal, SMBC Europe; Chairman, International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA)

Shannon Manders
Editorial Director, GTR

Simon Cook
Partner, Sullivan & Worcester UK LLP

Sophie Riottot
Executive Vice-President & Chief Revenue Officer, EMEA & APAC, Tinubu

Stuart Hulks
Global Head of Corporate Insurance & Export Credit Agency Financing, Rand Merchant Bank

Tedd George
Founder & Chief Narrative Officer, Kleos Advisory UK

2022 Sponsors

PLATINUM SPONSOR
• AFREXIMBANK

GOLD SPONSORS:
• absa
• Investec
• standard chartered
• wtw

LANYARD SPONSOR:
• BACB

DRINKS RECEPTION SPONSOR:
• PANGEA-RISK

CHARITY PARTNER:
• mary's meals

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Baker McKenzie
• BPL Global
• British International Investment
• FCMB
• Marsh
• RMB
• SMBC
Sullivan
• Trade Finance Market
• Tysers

CO-SPONSORS:
• CA GLOBAL
• gkb
• MonetaGo
• xe

INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS:
• AFRICA SOUTHEAST ASIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
• BAFT
• FCI
• GTPA
• ITFA
• SOUTH AFRICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE