GLOBAL TRADECAST – COVID-19

ITFA and TFG welcome global experts from the industry to discuss how the trade industry is forming the frontline for millions of businesses around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. Join us on our first ever COVID-19 ‘tradecast’. 

During these strange and unprecedented times, the global trade industry must act together to continue servicing economies around the world.

ITFA and TFG welcome global experts from the industry, joining us from Singapore and London, to discuss how the trade industry is not only keeping the lights on, but forming the frontline for millions of businesses around the world. Debate, ask questions, challenge and inspire – we hope you enjoy our first ever ‘tradecast’.

Please click here to register.

This Global Tradecast will be held on Wednesday 25th March 2020 at:

• 09:00hrs – London time
• 10:00hrs –  Paris time
• 13:00hrs – Dubai time
• 14:30hrs – Mumbai time
• 17:00hrs – Singapore time
• 17:00hrs – Hong Kong time
• 18:00hrs – Tokyo time

Hosted and presented by:
Sean Edwards, Chairman, ITFA
Deepesh Patel, Editor, Trade Finance Global

Bank Perspective: Supply chain disruption and provision of working capital
Johanna Wissing, Director, FI Trade Sales Asia, Lloyds Banking Group, Emerging Leaders Committee, ITFA

• How the ripple effect, starting in the Hubei Province, China is now impacting global supply chains
• All hands on deck: the provision of working capital and SCF to corporates
• What can borrowers do to minimise supply chain disruptions?

Risk & Insurance Perspective: present and future impact on capacity, coverage and business models
David Neckar, Client Director, Willis Towers Watson, Board Member, ITFA

• What is the current state of the trade credit insurance market, especially trade receivables and payables, given the recent COVID-19 pandemic?
• Where do the biggest risks lie – for both FIs and corporates?
• Is there enough capacity in the market to support the demand?
• What should users be doing to manage their ongoing demands?
• What changes might happen in the market – will insurers appetite change?

Tradetech Perspective: Foot on the gas, has COVID-19 inadvertently accelerated trade digitisation?
Andre Casterman, Chief Marketing Officer, INTIX, Board Member, ITFA

• Everyone is being advised to work from home. How can fintechs help trade banks rapidly go 100% digital?
• What are fintechs doing to digitise trade, trade finance and documentation?
• What trade (paperless) operations can banks immediately tap into to ensure that they can serve their corporate clients during times of isolation and minimal face to face business?

Legal Perspective: Testing the limits – Protecting your business in the face of COVID-19
Ashley McDermott, Partner, Mayer Brown

• The coronavirus outbreak is placing huge pressures on FIs and businesses. What are the three most pressing issues your clients are asking you right now?
• For commercial contracts that already exist, how can one assess their obligations on their existing contractual terms?
• When things go wrong, how can two parties amicably resolve a dispute?

Force majeure has been frequently referred to in the case of coronavirus. Are there grounds for invoking this if the other party does not deliver?

We do hope many of you will join us!