GTR East Africa 2022 | Global Trade Review (GTR) | 20 June 2022 | Mövenpick Residences Nairobi, Mkungu Close, Off Parklands Rd, Nairobi, Kenya

The conference will deliver a cutting edge agenda highlighting the key issues impacting the region’s trade, commodity and infrastructure financing markets, from hard currency liquidity challenges to a rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape and the opportunity to enhance the trade sector’s role in sustainable economic development. Supported by a host of industry leading companies including local banks, financers, investors, ECAs, insurers and more, this event is an unmissable date for anyone seeking expert insight on doing business across the region.

2022 Speakers

Abubakar Ali
Chief Financial Officer, Gulf Power

Amir Hussain
Senior Underwriter, Political Risk Insurance & Trade Credit, Africa Specialty Risks

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

Carol Kihuna
Vice-President, Trade Client Solutions, East Africa, Citi

David Hennah
Product & Business Head, Trade Finance & Supply Chain Finance, iGTB - Intellect Global Transaction Banking

David Ombewa Ocholi
Regional Head of TradeLens, Africa, Maersk

Debajyoti Bhattacharyya
Vice President Commercials, AFEX

Denis Nyanja
Chief Financial Officer, Give Directly

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

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

Felister Kivisi
Senior Advisor, Sovereign Finance & Debt Management, Trade Development Bank

Frank Matsaert
Chief Executive Officer, TradeMark East Africa

George Mbugua
Finance Director, Davis & Shirtliff

George Wilson
Head of Institutional Trade, Investec Bank

Gerald Ndosi
Head of Trade Coverage, Bank One

Isaac Kahara
Head of Export Finance, East Africa, UK Export Finance (UKEF)

J. M. Mandelbaum
Chief Executive Officer, Steward Ventures

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

Joseph Kandau
Treasury Analyst, Thunes

Joss Taylor
Director, East Africa, Czarnikow Group

Kennedy Osano
Head of Treasury, Afriex

Loise Wangui
Chief Officer, Regulatory Affairs, Nairobi Securities Exchange

Manasseh Otieno
Managing Director, Jaguar Petroleum

Mariam Shikanda
Treasury Executive, Finance, Mabati Rolling Mills

Michelle Chivunga
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Global Policy House

Nicholas Oliver
Head of Business Development, NMS

Owallah Oliver Arthur
Head of Treasury & Tax, pawaPay

Patrick Makau
Head of Trade Kenya & East Africa, Standard Chartered

Raja Debnath
Co-Founder, Veefin

Robert Besseling
Executive Director, Pangea-Risk

Rose Ronoh
Senior Gender & Trade Expert, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Sigee Koech
Partner, Hamilton Harrison & Matthews

Simon Cook
Partner, Sullivan & Worcester UK LLP

Sydney Wechuli
Treasurer, Nairobi Securities Exchange

Tedd George
Founder & Chief Narrative Officer, Kleos Advisory UK

2022 Sponsors

PLATINUM SPONSOR:
• Stantic Bank

SILVER SPONSORS:
• CrownAgents
• Standard Chartered

SILVER SPONSORS:
• AFEX
• British International Investment
• GCC
• iGTB
• Investec
• RMB
• Sullivan
• UK Export Finance

CO-SPONSORS:
• Afreximbank
• Africa Specialty Risks
• Citi
• TBD
• Union Systems
• Veefin

SUPPORTING CHARITY:
• Mary's Meals

INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS:
• Africa South East Asia Chamber of Commerce
• ACT
• BAFT
• GTPA
• IORA
• South African Chamber of Commerce