41st Annual Forfaiting Conference: Barcelona 2014

The ITFA is delighted to announce its 41st International Forfaiting Conference that will be held this year at the Hotel Rey Juan Carlos in Barcelona from Wednesday 10th September to Friday 12th September, 2014.

Attending the annual conference is essential to doing business in trade finance and a good chance for all the market to exchange views with each other.

The Program

Please note that this programme is subject to change

Wednesday 10th September

12:45-14:45 Buffet Lunch
15:00-15:15
Welcome and Opening of Conference
Paolo Provera, ITFA Chairman

15:15-16:15
From Asian Tigers to African Simbas: will the cubs roar ?
Dr. Benedict Oramah, Afreximbank, Cairo

16:15-17:15
The Role of the Agent in Financing
Nigel Houghton, Loan Market Association, London

17:15-17:45
Networking Break

19:15-20:00
Welcome Reception in hotel garden
Coaches depart for dinner at Barceloneta Restaurant

Dress Code: Smart Casual

Thursday 11th September

09:00-10:00
Legal and Regulatory Issues for the Trade and Forfaiting Market in Africa
Simon Cook, Sullivan & Worcester, London

10:00-11:00
Trade Receivables, the New Landscape
Markus Wohlgeschaffen, UniCredit, Munich

11:00-11:30
Networking Break

11:30-12:30
RE-Think ITFA
Teresa Casal, Sean Edwards, Lorna Pillow, Paolo Provera, Johanna Wissing

12:30-14:15
Buffet Lunch

14:30-16:00
The ITFA in Global Trade Finance: impact & initiatives
Silja Calac, Sean Edwards, Paolo Provera

16:00
ITFA Annual General Meeting and Board Members’ Programmes
Networking Break

19:45
Transfer from hotel
Gala Dinner at Torre dels Lleons

Dress code: Smart

Friday 12th September

10:00-11:00
Business Opportunities in Africa
Christian Karam, Africa Trade Ltd, London

11:00-12:00
Update on Iranian and Russian sanctions
Grant Eldred, Thomas Cooper, London

12:00-12:15
Closing Remarks by ITFA Chairman

12:15-14:00
Buffet Lunch