GTR Asia Trade & Supply Chain Finance Conference 2017 | Global Trade Review | 19 April 2017 | Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong offers a business-friendly environment and unrivalled connectivity to global, regional and the mainland China markets, making it an ideal host for the GTR Asia Trade & Supply Chain Finance Conference 2017.

Returning for its third year, the conference will continue to build on its reputation as a key networking forum for leading trade and supply chain finance specialists from across the Asia region. Experts from various sectors will gather once again to discuss topical issues including:

How global markets have impacted trade for both corporates and banks
An update on current supply chain and fintech needs and availability
How the global geopolitical environment is impacting exports and domestic trade

Featured topics include:

›› Market outlook: Providing a global and regional update on trade opportunities, delving deeper into Hong Kong’s financial landscape and key priorities for 2017

›› Supply chain financing: Evaluating strategies for reinventing supply chain finance for the evolving trade industry and revamping the financial models for the digital age.

›› Regtech: Assessing the evolution of Regtech and emergence of new technologies for regulatory management across the financial services sector and what it means for your businesses

›› Cyber security: Reviewing key trends and developments of disruptive technologies on security and fintech cyber security innovations for banking and financial sector

›› Cryptocurrencies and bitcoin: How do cryptocurrencies compete with conventional payment systems? What are the underlining factors driving use and what are the next steps to regulate and stabilise them?

›› Fintech and blockchain: An update on blockchain application developments, reviewing current fintech solutions across Hong Kong and wider Asia

›› Qingdao: Lessons learned from the Qingdao fraud case, questioning the efficiency and transparency of warehouse financing, the role of technology in monitoring

›› Treasury insights: Assessing the primary challenges and concerns for treasurers and the role of Hong Kong as a treasury hub

Speakers for 2017

David Chung,
Treasury Manager,
Avery Dennison

George Harrap,
Chief Executive Officer,
Bitspark

Ross Wilkinson,
Head of Global Accounts,
Bolero International

Peter Gilbert,
Chief Executive Officer,
Singapore, BPL Global

Antonio Tinto,
Principal Consultant,
Innovation & FinTech Partnerships,
Capco

Steven van der Hooft,
Chief Executive Officer,
Capital Chains

Craig Murray,
Head of Financial Crime Compliance,
Commonwealth Bank

Mark Rittmayer,
Managing Director,
CSC Asia Pacific

Gordon Cessford,
Regional MMCD Director,
Asia Pacific, Euler Hermes

Esmond Lee Kin-Ying,
Senior Advisor,
Financial Services Development Council

Munish Kaushal,
Supply Chain Finance Director,
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare
Pindar Wong, Chairman, VeriFi & Commissioner,
Global Commission on Internet Governance

Finbarr Bermingham,
Asia Editor, Global Trade Review (GTR)

Nicholas Kwan, Director of Research,
Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC)

Sanjay Desai,
Supply Chain Director, APAC, Huntsman

Daniel Clarke,
Head of IoT & Big Data,
Informatica

Zach Piester, Chief Executive Officer,
Intrepid Ventures

Charles d’Haussy,
Head of Fintech,
Invest Hong Kong

Jacques Ling,
Executive Director, Global Trade & Loan Product,
J.P. Morgan

Connie Leung,
Senior Financial Services Industry Director,
Asia Lead, Microsoft

Rajah Chaudhry,
Chief Executive Officer,
Paycelerate

David Brown,
Claims Manager,
Credit & Surety, QBE Insurance

Ivan Leung,
Head of ECA, Asia, Santander

Jolyon Ellwood-Russell,
Partner, Simmons & Simmons

Biswajyoti Upadhyay,
Managing Director & Regional Head of Transaction Banking Product
Management, Greater China & Northeast Asia, Standard Chartered

Tony Lam,
Group Treasurer,
Tai Chong Cheang Group

Mark Sachs,
Partner, Thomas & Cooper

Holger Frank,
Head of FIG & GTB Asia Pacific Region,
Corporate & Investment Banking, UniCredit

Christina Li,
Senior Vice-President,
Head of Trade, Hong Kong & Strategic Trade Solutions,
Asia Pacific, International Trade Services, Wells Fargo

Alexandre Tabbakh,
Partner, WIP Solutions

Sopheap Lao,
Founder & Chief Executive Officer,
XNotes Alliance

Sponsors for 2017

Silver Sponsors:
Bolero
XL CATLIN

Co-Sponsors:
DBS
QBE
Simmons & Simmons
UniCredit

Institutional Partners:
BIIA
FCI
HKTDC
ICISA
ICC
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COUNCIL
MALAYSIA INSTITUTE FOR SUPPLY CHAIN INNOVATION
Hong Kong Logistics Association