Trade & Investment Forum 2023 | BCR Publishing | 8 March 2023 | SMBC Bank, 100 Liverpool Street, EC2M 2AT London, UK

The financing of international trade has long been the preserve of banks. But the democratising of investment in trade assets is closer than ever. Bankers, lawyers and fintechs are combining their expertise and drawing on experience from both the capital and trade finance markets to make this happen. There is now a clear recognition and demand for opening up the trade financing ecosystem in order to narrow the trade finance gap to support global supply chains, particularly in emerging markets. In the post-banking crisis era, there is growing interest from non-bank investors for new low-risk, short-term assets providing respectable yields. And as banks expect technology to increase the level of automation of trade finance distribution and start distributing open account transactions - such as unconfirmed receivables and approved payables - transaction volumes will surge. However, apart from through banks – which are largely unablenot always able to meet global demand because of regulatorybank capital and balance-sheet restrictions - an appropriate infrastructure for non-professional and low experience trade asset investors is not yet available. The new Trade and Investment Forum (TIF23) will examine the potential to create an ecosystem and enable a framework to facilitate access to trade finance by advancing the evolution of trade finance as an asset class for investors.

2023 Speakers

Dr. Izabela Czepirska
Product Manager, Komgo

Laurence Anderson
Executive Director, Head of Financial Institutions EMEA, Global Trade Finance, SMBC Bank International

Nils Behling
Co-Founder and COO, Tradeteq

Daniela Bonzanini
Head of International, Banca IFIS SpA, Italy, Chair, FCI

André Casterman
Managing Director, Casterman Advisory

Adam Clark
Senior Underwriter, Financial Risk Solutions, Liberty Specialty Markets

Bertrand de Comminges
Managing Director, Global Head Trade Finance Investments, Santander Asset Management

Sean Edwards
Chairman, IFTA, Head of Legal and Special Adviser, Global Trade Finance Department, SMBC Group

Richard Evans
Managing Director, Global Head, Trade Asset Distribution, Citibank

Greg Fayvilevich
Senior Director, Global Head of Fund and Asset Manager Group, Fitch Ratings

Chris Hall
Executive Director, Financial Solutions, WTW

Suresh Hegde
Head of Structured Private Debt, Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Philippe Henry
Senior Advisor, Co-Chair, MLETR Group, Paris EUROPLACE

Lord Chris Holmes of Richmond MBE

Thomas Krieger
Head of Trade Risk Distribution, Corporate Clients Lending, Commerzbank

Oswald Kuyler
Global Head of Strategy, MonetaGo

Alexander Malaket
President, OPUS Advisory Services

Robert Parson
Partner, Squire Patton Boggs LLP

Lenna Russ
Chief Revenue Officer, Tradeteq

Abis Soetan
Director, Fitch Ratings

NLN Swaroop
Global Product Head, Sustainability, Innovation, FIs & Asset Distribution, Global Trade and Receivables Finance, HSBC

Anil Walia
EMEA Supply Chain Finance – Payables, Deutsche Bank

Geoffrey Wynne
Partner, Sullivan & Worcester

Jiameng Yu
Head of Next Generation Platform, Demica

2023 Sponsors and Partners

IN COOPERATION WITH:
• ITFA

VENUE SPONSOR:
• SMBC

DRINKS RECEPTION SPONSOR:
• Atlantic RMS

INSTITUTIONAL PARTNER:
• International Factoring Association

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• Credit Insurance News
• TFD Initiative
• Trade Finance Global
• TRF News