GTR Mena 2024 | GT Review | 19 February 2024 | Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Sheikh Zayed Rd, Trade Centre, Trade Centre 2, Dubai, UAE

Having welcomed over 900 market leaders in 2023, the next edition will once again deliver a highly anticipated opportunity to connect with key players and access to a full spectrum of companies involved in trade and exports in this exciting region.

Covering critical market insight and enjoying the support of leading financial institutions, delegates will gain unrivalled insights through an extensive programme of over 80 expert speakers, while the exhibition hall will provide an invaluable opportunity to network and connect with industry leaders, peers and potential clients.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Key discussion themes include:
• BRICS+, post-oil trade and the business of geopolitics
• Is MENA the next centre for supply chain finance?
• Payables, receivables, inventory and releasing trapped cash – key priorities for corporates
• Strategic commodity supply and the role of state-backed support
• A further step towards paperless trade – the Electronic Trade Documents Act
• What are the next big trends in trade and supply chain innovation?

2024 Speakers

Abdul Aleem Habeeb
Division Manager, Trade Finance, Asia & MENA, International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation

Abdulla Al-Taee
Chief Operating Officer, United Arab Bank

Abdurrahman Naji
Chief Executive, Gulf Advanced Polymers

Ahmed Madkour
Director, Recovery Advisers

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

Amr El Haddad
Head of UAE Transaction Banking, National Bank of Kuwait

Ana Paula Zamorano
CEO, ReSource Partners

Andre Casterman
Founder & Managing Director, Casterman Advisory

Bahaadeen Merhi
Head of Underwriting, GCC, Coface

Betül Kurtulus
Regional Director, Central, Eastern & South-Eastern Europe & the Middle East, FCI

Bhriguraj Singh
Chief Product Officer, GTRF, HSBC

Çağatay Baydar
Executive Chairman, TEB Factoring

Carlos Teixeira
Head, Global Business Development & Strategy, Corporate Banking, Finastra

Charles Ike
Vice-President, Maritime Trade, Pole Star

Chris Hall
Executive Director Financial Solutions, WTW

Chris Southworth
Secretary General, ICC United Kingdom

Christoph Gugelmann
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Tradeteq

David Leslie
General Manager, Global Trade & Receivables Finance, SABB

Elat Niyas
Treasury Manager, Al Masaood Automobiles

Farah Lahbib
Group Director, Trade Finance, Working Capital Financing & Credit Risk Management, OCP Group

Faraz Ashraf
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Trevex Technology

Farrukh Siddiqui
Founding Partner, Emerging Capital Management Partners

Fatenah Danab
Head of Trade & Working Capital, Barclays

Ferdinand Zaumu
Managing Director, Head of Trade & Working Capital Solutions, Middle East & Africa, Citi

Gerald Huang
Chief Sales Officer, Premium Technology

Gianluca Elmosi
Group Treasury Director, Al Dahra Holding

Godfred Asamoah
Trade Product Manager, Wholesale Banking, Bank ABC

Hamayoun Khan
Head of Trade Finance & Working Capital, Commercial Bank of Dubai

Hani Idris
Regional Manager & CEO, International Development Bank

Harry Edwards
Head of Distribution, Middle East, Allianz Trade

Hassan Omaich
Group Head of Broker Management & Partnerships, Allianz Trade

Huny Garg
Head of Trade, MEA, Swift

Imen Tebourbi
Program Director, M.Sc. Financial Management, University of Birmingham Dubai

Ishwar Haswani
Chief Executive Officer, E3 Energy

Jacco De Jong
Global Head of Sales, Bolero International

James Westerby-Jones
Group Treasurer, Deriv

Jason Spanos
Group Treasurer, Air Midco

John Goodridge
Head of Inventory Solutions, Silver Birch

Johnson Kunnummel Mani
Finance Manager, Emirates Aluminium

Jose Payno
Managing Director & Head of GTB Corporate Product Sales, Abu Dhabi, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)

Joshua Kroeker
Head of Asia, Mitigram

Khalil Al Mansoori
Acting Director General, Abu Dhabi Export Office (ADEX)

Laurie Flaux
Director, Political Risk & Structured Credit, Aon

Madiha Aslam
Director, Structured Finance, Innovo Projects

Mahan Bolourchi
Regional Head, Financial Risks & Trade Credit, Middle East, Howden Insurance Brokers

Maninder Bhandari
Director, Derby Group

Mark Emmerson
Head of Global Transaction Banking, Al Masraf Bank

Mark Lakin
Partner, Stephenson Harwood

Matt Stanley
Lead Client Liaison, Kpler

Michal Ron
Chief International Business Officer, Sace

Mikael Petersen
Chief Commercial Officer, Benteler Trading International

Mohamed Khattab
Treasury Manager, Al Fanar

Mohd Muhaznizee Bin Che Mahmud
Associate Vice-President, Wholesale & Business Banking Assets, Rakbank

Motasim Iqbal
Managing Director, Regional Head Transaction Banking Sales, Africa & Middle East, Standard Chartered

Mritunjay Singh
Head of Transaction Banking Product Management, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank

Naura Hussain
Director, Trade Asset Sales & Syndications, AME, Standard Chartered

Neal Harm
Secretary General, FCI

Nicolas Clavel
Chief Investment Office, Scipion Capital UK

Niraj Kumar
Head of Global Transaction Banking, United Arab Bank

Peter Matza
Council Member, Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT)

Prathith Harish
Senior Partner, EY

Pratibha Thaker
Regional Director, Middle East & Africa, Economist Intelligence Unit

Raj Jit Singh Wallia
Board Director, DP World Trade Finance

Raja Al Mazrouei
Acting CEO/Managing Director, Etihad Credit Insurance

Raja Debnath
Managing Director, Veefin Solutions

Ramaprasad Nagarajan
Senior Vice-President, Credit & Collections, Redington Gulf

Rameez Mohamed Rafi
AVP Product Proposition, Trade Finance, Rakbank

Ramia Farrage
Senior Producer & Presenter, Forbes Middle East

Rasheed Hinnawi
Regional Head of PMD Menat, HSBC

Rebecca Harding
Founder, Rebeccanomics

Rene Canezin
Managing Partner, Evolution Credit Partners

Robert Besseling
Chief Executive Officer, Pangea-Risk

Rohini Kamath
Head of Commercial Banking Trade, UAE, HSBC

Sarah Mikhail
Board Member & Ambassador of Emerging Leaders MERC, ITFA Merc

Sean Bowey
Head of Products, Global Trade & Receivable Finance, SAB

Selima Mehiri
Head of Trade & Working Capital, APAC & Middle East, Barclays

Semih Ozkan
Executive Director, EMEA Energy, Power, Renewables, Metals & Mining, J.P. Morgan

Shaker Zainal
Chief Business Officer, Emirates Development Bank

Simon Cook
Partner, Sullivan & Worcester UK

Simon Penney
Head of Middle East, Gemcorp Capital LLC

Sinan Ozcan
Senior Executive Officer & Board Director, DP World Trade Finance

Sivakumar Kuriyakkattil
GTB Head of Open Account Product Solutions, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)

Sujay SK
Co-Founder & Deputy CEO, TASConnect

Sumit Roy
Founder, President & CMO, TradeAssets

Sunil Senapati
Chief Executive Officer, XDC Trade Network

Syed Hassan Javed
Head Trade Finance, Gulf International Bank

Syed Khurrum Zaeem
Managing Director, Head of Trade, Working Capital & Transaction Banking, Africa Middle East, Standard Chartered

Toby Shore
Senior Director, Group Treasury, Risk & Insurance, Emirates Aluminium

Venkiteswaran Ramasubhramoni
Head of Equipment & Technology Finance, National Bank of Fujairah (NBF)

Vinay Kapoor
Executive Vice-President, Triterras

Vincent O'brien
Director, ICC UAE

Vineet Gupta
Group Treasury Manager, Al Dahra Holding

Vishwanath Ananthakrishnan
Head of Trade & Commodities, Rescom

Vomic Shah
Global Head of Origination & Client Coverage, UK Export Finance (UKEF)

Yusuf Ali Khan
Global Head for Trade Sales, Mashreq

Zhann Meyer
Head of Agricultural Commodities, Nedbank CIB

Zul Javaid
Chief Executive Officer, UAE Trade Connect (UTC)

2024 Sponsors

PLATINUM & DIGITAL SPONSOR:
• Rakbank Simply Better

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• DP World Trade Finance
• First Abu Dhabi Bank
• HSBC
• SAB

GOLD & WATER BOTTLE SPONSOR:
• Commercial Bank of Dubai

GOLD & COMMUNICATION SPONSOR:
• ADBC

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Abu Dhabi Exports Office
• Bank ABC
• Barclays
• Citi
• Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank
• Finastra
• GIB
• Standard Chartered
• TradeAssets
• Triterras

NETWORKING BREAK SPONSOR:
• National Bank of Fujairah

LUNCH RECEPTION SPONSOR:
• IDB

EVENING RECEPTION CO-SPONSORS:
• ITFA
• Pangea-Risk

HOST AGENCY SPONSOR:
• Etihad Credit Insurance

PLATFORM SPONSOR:
• Purple Trac

DELEGATE BAG SPONSOR:
• United Arab Bank

CHARGING STATION SPONSOR:
• Allianz Trade

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Africa Specialty Risks
• Al Masraf
• AON
• Arab Bank
• Benteler Trading International
• Bolero
• China Systems
• Cleareye.ai
• Dubai Islamic Bank
• Economist Intelligence
• Emerging Capital Management Partners
• Mashreq
• Mizuho
• Qualco
• Recovery Advisers International Commercial Recoveries
• Rescom
• Silver Birch
• Sullivan
• Veefin
• XDC Trade Network
• Zenith UK

CO-SPONSORS:
• BNP Paribas
• CIM Banque
• Credable
• EDB
• Miti
• Newgen
• Premium Technology
• Stephenson Harwood
• Swift
• TasConnect
• The Access Bank UK