GTR Mena Dubai 2023 | Global Trade Review (GTR) | 20 February 2023 | Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Sheikh Zayed Rd - Trade Centre - Trade Centre 2 - Dubai - UAE

Covering critical market insight and provided excellent networking opportunities with senior to C-suite experts, this in-person gathering delivers a highly anticipated opportunity to connect with the key players and access to a full spectrum of companies involved in trade and exports in this exciting region.

Hear from over 60 key experts as they dive into the most prominent discussion topics including the many challenges faced across the trade and export finance industry, the rapidly changing dynamics in a turbulent global economic landscape, the future of trade, and the opportunities available.

2023 Speakers

Ahmad Alalawi
Head of GTRF Origination and Client Advisory, SABB

Ahmad Alshubbar
Vice-President, Treasury and Strategy, Rawabi Holding Co.

Ahmed Madkour
Director, Recovery Advisers B.V

Amr El Haddad
Head of Working Capital Solutions, CEEMEA, Kyriba

Anand Rohatgi
Chief Operating Officer, Synergy Consulting

Anirudha Panse
Head, First Abu Dhabi Bank FAB

Anish Jain
Chief Treasury Officer, Export Trading Group ETG

Anissa Teemul
Head of Treasury, EWEC

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

Bharat Gupta
Senior Vice-President and Head, Trade and Structured Finance, Asia, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Olam International

Carl Wegner
Chief Executive Officer, Contour Pte. Ltd.

Caroline Stockmann
Chief Executive, Association of Corporate Treasurers ACT

Chaker Zeraiki
Managing Director, Global Trade and Receivable Finance, Head of Trade UAE, Regional Head of Business Origination, MENAT, HSBC

Charles Ike
Vice-President, Maritime Trade, Pole Star

Chris Hall
Executive Director, Financial Solutions, Credit and Political Risks, WTW

Crystal D'souza
Head of Trade Credit, MENA, Markel International

Devid Jegerson
Executive Vice-President, Head of Customer Experience and Platform Development, National Bank of Fujairah NBF

Dominic Broom
Senior Vice-President, Working Capital Technology, Arqit

Elat Niyas
Treasury Manager, Al Masaood Automobiles

Farrukh Siddiqui
Founding Partner, Emerging Capital Management Partners

Gerald Huang
Chief Sales Officer, Premium Technology

Gianluca Elmosi
Group Treasury Director, Al Dahra Holding

Gopinath Kanniah
Vice-President, Treasury, MEA, Redington Gulf

Halina Bernard
Senior Finance Manager, Strategic Markets, Alliances and Distributors, General Motors GM

Hani Idris
Regional Manager and CEO, International Development Bank

Hassan Al Hashemi
Secretary General and Vice-President, International Relations, ICC UAE

Huny Garg
Head of Trade, MEA, SWIFT

Ibrahim Chammat
Vice-President, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group

Ioannis Nanos
Transfer Pricing Advisor, Tax, Al Tamimi and Company

Jacco De Jong
Global Head, Sales, Bolero International

James Adams
Group Treasurer, Chalhoub Group

James Binns
Global Head, Trade and Working Capital, Barclays

Joe Hepworth
Chief Executive Officer, British Centres for Business

John Basquill
Senior Reporter, GTR

John Goodridge
Head of Inventory Solutions, Silver Birch Finance

Joon Kim
Global Head, Trade Finance Product and Portfolio Management, Treasury Services, BNY Mellon

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

Lee Soo Peng
Treasurer, Novatek

Loic Morel
Head of Trade Finance, APICORP

Manpreet Kaur
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Vivantaa Capital

Mark Emmerson
Head of Global Transaction Banking, Al Masraf Bank

Mark Lakin
Partner, Stephenson Harwood

Massimo Falcioni
Former Chief Executive Officer, Etihad Credit Insurance

Matthieu Andrieu
Head of Corporate Banking, Finastra

Michal Ron
Chief International Officer, Sace

Milind Jain
Senior Vice-President, Credit Specialty Leader, MENA, Marsh Specialty

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

Mritunjay Singh
Lead, Trade Product Management, Trade Finance, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank

Muhsin Alrustom
Group Chief Financial Officer, Asyad Group

Neeraj Agrawal
Chief Financial Officer, Crescent Petroleum

Neeraj Teckchandani
Chief Executive Officer, Apparel Group

Niraj Kumar
Acting Head of Transactional Banking and Liabilities, Wholesale Banking, United Arab Bank

Peter Matza
Treasury Specialist, Independent

Pratheepan Karunagaran
Executive Director, Apical Group

Raja Al Mazrouei
Managing Director, Etihad Credit Insurance

Raja Debnath
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Veefin Solutions

Raphael Fofana
Head of UAE, ICIEC

Ravi Suri
Senior Managing Director, AP Moller Capital

Robert Besseling
Chief Executive Officer, Pangea-Risk

Robert Parson
Partner, Squire Patton Boggs

Rushdi Ali
Executive Finance Director, Europe, Middle East and Africa, GE Power

Sanjay Desai
Advisory Consultant, Humana International An MRI Group Enterprise

Sanjeev Dutta
Executive Director, Commodities and Financial Services, DMCC

Sean Bowey
Head of Products, Global Trade and Receivables Finance, SABB

Sean Edwards
Advisor, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation SMBC

Selima Mehiri
Head of Energy and Natural Resources, RAKBANK The National Bank of Ras al-Khaimah

Sereen Ahmed
Director, Head of Trade and Working Capital Middle East, Barclays

Shailen Shukla
Chief Logistics Officer, MHAO Group

Shiraz Khan
Partner, Head of Tax, Al Tamimi and Company

Simon Cook
Partner, Sullivan and Worcester UK LLP

Sinan Ozcan
Senior Executive Officer and Board Director, DP World Financial Services

Sonam Kapadia
Managing Director, Falcon Group

Staney Pullolickel
Regional Treasurer Commercial, MENAT and SSA, General Electric GE

Stefaniya Ilina
Head of Project Financing, Etihad Credit Insurance

Sumit Roy
Founder, President and CMO, TradeAssets

Sunil Senapati
Chief Operating Officer, Trade and Payments, XDC Network

Syed Hassan Javed
Head Trade Finance, Gulf International Bank

Syed Imtiaz Hussain
Regional Head of Product and Propositions, Middle East, North Africa and Turkey, Global Trade and Receivables Finance, HSBC

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

Tim Reid
Chief Executive Officer, UK Export Finance UKEF

Torbjorn Soltvedt
Principal Analyst, Middle East and North Africa, Verisk Maplecroft

Troy Wood
Chief Executive Officer, Impel

Udham Singh
Head of Finance and Accounts, Egypt, Redington

Venkiteswaran Ramasubhramoni
Head of Equipment and Technology Finance, National Bank of Fujairah NBF

Viacheslav Oganezov
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Finverity

Victor Yankovskiy
Head of Global Sales, DP World Financial Services

Vincent O'brien
Director, ICC UAE

Vishnu Purohit
Vice-President, Head of Trade Product Management, Emirates NBD

Yusuf Ali Khan
Managing Director, Head of Trade and Working Capital Solutions, Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan, Citi

Zavone Krotz
Head of Transaction Banking, Wholesale Banking Group Products, RAKBANK The National Bank of Ras al-Khaimah

Zhann Meyer
Head, Agricultural Commodities, Nedbank CIB

Zul Javaid
Chief Executive Officer, UAE Trade Connect UTC

2023 Sponsors and Partners

PLATINUM AND DIGITAL SPONSOR:
• RakBank

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• DP World
• HSBC
• SABB
• Standard Chartered

GOLD SPONSORS:
• ADCB
• Barclays
• Citi
• Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
• Finastra
• GIB
• Trade Assets

LANYARD SPONSOR:
• FAB

PLATFORM SPONSOR:
• Purple TRAC

NETWORKING BREAK SPONSOR:
• NBF

NETWORKING LUNCH SPONSOR:
• International Development Bank

EVENING RECEPTION SPONSOR:
• ITFA

SILVER SPONSOR:
• Al Masraf
• Arab Bank
• Arqit TradeSecure
• BNY Mellon
• Bolero
• China Systems
• Commercial Bank of Dubai
• Contour
• DMCC
• Dubai Islamic Bank
• EMCMP
• Finverity
• Mizuho
• NedBank CIB
• Export Finance Remediation
• RGE
• Silver Birch
• SMBC
• Sullivan
• TradeSpeed
• UAE Trade Connect
• United Arab Bank
• Zenith UK

CO-SPONSORS:
• BNP Paribas
• CIM Banque
• Impel
• Markel
• Premium Technology
• Qualco
• Swift
• Stephenson Harwood
• The Access Bank UK
• Vayana Trade Xchange
• Veefin

INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS:
• ACT
• BAFT
• Chamber International
• Dubai Chamber International
• FCI
• ICC UAE
• IORA
• Swiss Business Council

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• Argus
• Oxford Business Group