The 28th BAFT Annual Conference on International Trade | The Bankers Association for Finance and Trade (BAFT) | 26 September 2018 | Swissôtel Chicago, 323 E Upper Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60601

The 28th BAFT Annual Conference on International Trade, specifically designed for international trade practitioners, is focused on the key issues that enhance the growth and impact of trade finance on the economy.

2018 Speakers

Steve Bash
Senior Vice President and Manager, International Banking & Trade Finance, City National Bank

Chris Bozek
Managing Director, Santander N.A.

Chris Bozek
Managing Director, Santander N.A.

Christine Bravo
Senior Vice President, US Bank

Adam Bulava
Executive Director and Head of FI – North America, JP Morgan

Kimberly Burdette
Chair, BAFT, Senior Vice President and Manager, International Financial Institutions, PNC Bank

Tod Burwell
President and CEO, BAFT

Massimo Capretta
Partner, Mayer Brown

Dyanne Carenza
Vice President Trade, Scotiabank

Kitt Carswell
Vice President, Trade and Supply Chain, CGI

Amy Celico
Principal, Albright Stonebridge Group

David Dienesch
CEO and Chief Agent, Euler Hermes Canada

Stacey Facter
Senior Vice President, Trade Products, BAFT

Fabio José Fagundes
Division Chief, Financial Products and Services, IDB Invest

Franek Gajdeczka
Senior Program Manager, Growth & Solutions, Persistent

Jeyhun Hajiyev
Director of Treasury, PASHA Bank

Christian Hausherr
Senior Product Manager Supply Chain Finance, Deutsche Bank

David Hennah
Head of Trade and Supply Chain Finance Product, Finastra

Dan Juliano
Managing Director, Trade IX

Rory Kaplan
Director, Offering Manager, CGI

Tracy Kellaher
Director Financial Services, Banking Alliances, Tradeshift

Ranga Krishnan
Vice President, Technology, Skuchain

Inho Lee
Head, New Products, IFC

James M. Leonard Jr.
Managing Director, Finacity Corporation

Brad Lupton
Senior Manager, Advisory Services, EY

Michael Mancusi
Partner, Arnold & Porter

Sandra Marrone
Senior Vice President and Manager, Keybank

Michael Matney
Vice President, CGI

Ann McCormick
Director, Global Trade and Supply Chain Production Management, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Michael McDonough
Conference Planning Co-Chair, MUFG

Mark McLeod
Political Risk and Credit Underwriter, Chaucer Syndicates Ltd

Walter J. Mix, III
Managing Director and Financial Services Practice Group Leader, Berkeley Research Group

Donna Murphy
Deputy Comptroller for Compliance Risk Policy, Office of the Comptroller of the Currently (OCC)

Shirish Netke
President and CEO, Amberoon

Nazak Nikahtar
Assistant Secretary for Industry & Analysis, US Department of Commerce

Oliver O’Connell
Content Development Manager, TXF

Daniel Pinho
Senior Vice President and Assistant Group Manager, PNC Bank

Andrea Ratay
Conference Planning Co-Chair, Senior Regional Trade Manager, TD Bank NA

Miriam Ratkovicova
Managing Director, AML and Economic Trade Sanctions, Deloitte

Ben Roberts
Manager—Specialty Lines, Meridian Finance Group

Gayle Roenbaugh
Senior Trade Sales Manager, Global Trade & Receivables Finance, HSBC

Russell Rosenberg
Senior Relationship Manager North America, BNY Mellon Treasury Services

Sherif Samy
Senior Vice President, North America, Entersekt

David Sena
Senior Vice President, Export-Import Bank of the United States

Andrea Sharrin
Associate Director, Policy Division, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), U.S. Department of the Treasury

Bhriguraj Singh
Managing Director, Head of Documentary Trade Product Management, Global Trade and Receivables Finance, HSBC Bank plc

John Stillwaggon
CEO, USA, Tradewind International Inc.

Michael Sullivan
Managing Director, Loan Originations, Second Avenue Capital Partners

Diane Swonk
Chief Economist, Grant Thorton

Karen Tramontano
Co-founder and CEO, Blue Star Strategies, LLC

Alex Veroude, CFA
Head of Credit-Deputy Head of Fixed Income, Insight Investment

Michael Weil
Managing Director, Deloitte

Geoffrey Wynne
Partner, Sullivan & Worcester UK LLP

2018 Sponsors

GOLD SPONSORS:
• EY
• Finastra
• Mayer Brown

CONFERENCE SPONSORS:
• BMO Capital Markets
• BNY Mellon
• BRG
• CGI
• Cibar
• Coastline Solutions
• Comerica
• Copp Clark
• Fly Wire
• HSBC
• J.P Morgan
• Kapital Bank
• Marsh
• National Bank of Canada
• Persistent
• Surecomp
• TD