US Trade & Working Capital Conference 2018 | Global Trade Review (GTR) | 13 June 2018 | Swissotel Chicago, 323 E Upper Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60601, US

Returning to Chicago in June, GTR’s US Trade & Working Capital Conference will once again provide an ideal forum for US companies and financial service providers to meet and discuss the next steps for US trade and the evolution of the trade finance space.

Featuring fintech thought leaders, corporate treasurers, trade financiers and corporates from across the nation and beyond, 2018’s conference will again utilize innovative programme formats to drive cross-sector dialogue between audience and speakers, including showcase presentations from a range of solution providers, workshop breakouts and focused industry case studies.

If you are looking to expand your contact base, expertise and trade operations, this is a key forum where the right relationships will be made.

2018 Speakers:

George Andrianos
Managing Director, Head of Structuring & Portfolio Management, Global Trade Solutions, Americas, BNP Paribas

Michael Aragona
Head of Sales, Global Transaction Banking Americas, Mizuho

Sergio Arana
Chief Executive Officer, Client

Michael Boede
Director, Trade Finance Sales, MUFG Bank

Will Clark
Head of Trade Credit, Canopius

Marvin Cole
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Ovamba

Waldo de Vleeschauwer
Managing Director, Trade Finance, ?Africa Merchant Capital

Adam Dener
Managing Principal, Fermat Capital Management

Fiona Deroo
Managing Director, Head of Global Trade Financing Sales, Americas, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

ArunKumar Dharmapuri
Lead, Treasury Systems, Pfizer

Alisa DiCaprio
Head of Research & Global Trade Strategy, R3

Lance Doherty
Treasury Director, Pacific Life Insurance Company

Alexandre Egnell
Senior Vice-President, Head of Global Financial Risks US, Liberty Specialty Markets

Eduardo Freitas, Senior Vice-President & Regional Head, Americas, Trade & Structured Finance, Olam

Dheerie Govender
Chief Executive Officer, Global Collateral Control

Christoph Gugelmann
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, Tradeteq

David Hightower
President & Co-founder, The Hightower Report

Peter Hunter
Vice-President, Trade Credit, Chicago, Chubb

Gayle Jacobs
Vice-President, Trade Credit & Political Risk, ?JLT Specialty USA

Dan Juliano
Managing Director, Americas, TradeIX

Adrian Katz
Chief Executive Officer, Finacity

Joon Kim
Head, Global Trade Finance Product & Portfolio Management, Transaction Banking, ?BNY Mellon

Robert Kowit
Senior Vice-President, Federated Investors

Paul Kunzer
Regional Executive, Americas, AIG

Jay LeClaire
Region Director, Sales & Marketing, Americas Region, Euler Hermes World Agency

Agatha Liberatore
Senior Underwriter, XL Catlin

Michael Lonie
Head of Trade Product, Mizuho

Eileen Lowry
Global Program Director, IBM Blockchain Garage, IBM

Shannon Manders
Editor, Global Trade Review (GTR)

Ann McCormick
Director, Global Trade & Supply Chain Product Management, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Gary Mendell
President, Meridian Finance Group

Jérome Pezé
Chief Executive Officer, Tinubu Square

Jason Prevette
Team Leader, Special Products Americas, Atradius Trade Credit Insurance

Simon Ring
Global Head, Financial Markets, Pole Star

Paul Scobie
Head of Transaction Risk Management, Global Trade & Receivables Finance, HSBC

Anil Sebastian
Senior Manager, Supply Chain, Microsoft

Chris Spedding
Head of Global Transaction Banking, North America, Lloyds Bank

Matthew Stanley
Managing Director, Originations, Exworks Capital

Farhad Subjally
Head of Trade, Transaction Banking, Americas, Standard Chartered

Michael Vrontamitis
Head of Trade, Europe & Americas, Standard Chartered

Susan Wisialko
Partner, CrossRegional Management

Igor Zax
Managing Director, Tenzo

2018 Sponsors:

GOLD:
• MUFS
• Standard Chartered

DRINK RECEPTION:
• Mizuho

LANYARD:
• Ex Works

SILVER:
• Atradius
• Bank of America Merrill Lynch
• BNY Mellon
• Canopius
• China Systems
• Chubb
• GCC
• JLT
• Lloyds Bank
• Meridian Finance
• Texel
• XL Catlin

CO-SPONSORS:
• BNP Paribas
• Euler Hermes
• HSBC Bank
• Pole Star
• Surecomp
• Tinubu Square
• Tradeteq

INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS:
• BAFT
• Chamber International
• FCI
• International Trade Association