ITFA GRC Educational Event and Christmas Dinner, Frankfurt

The ITFA GRC is pleased to announce its Fall Educational Seminar on Portfolio Solutions with a focus on Trade Finance on Thursday, November 23, 2023 in Frankfurt am Main.

Details of the event:

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm CET 
Registration, light lunch offered by DZ Bank and networking session.

2:00 pm
Welcome by Winfried Münch, Head of International Trade & Export Finance, DZ Bank, Frankfurt
Welcome by Thomas Krieger, Director, Head of Trade Risk Distribution, Commerzbank AG & Chairperson of ITFA GRC Board
Presentation of Survey Results (Sept. 2023), Knut Richter, Director, Head of International Department, Berliner Sparkasse

2:35 pm
Presentation “Portfolio Solutions as a risk distribution tool” by David Quehenberger,Vice President, TF Lead UW Portfolio Solutions at Swiss Re

• David Quehenberger, Vice President, TF Lead UW Portfolio Solutions at Swiss Re

3:00 pm
Panel Discussion with Q&A on “The banking view on portfolio solutions:  Objectives, focus, status and hurdles”; Panelists:

• Kirstin Brozik, Director, Team Head Distribution at Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt
• Federica Ficicchia, Director – Trade Asset Sales & Syndications, Financing Risk at Standard Chartered Bank, Frankfurt
• Thomas Krieger, Director, Head of Trade Risk Distribution at Commerzbank, Frankfurt
• David Quehenberger, Vice President, TF Lead UW Portfolio Solutions at Swiss Re

Moderator:  Simon Bessant, Director and Head of Insurance, Texel, London

3:45 pm
Coffee Break

4:15 pm
Presentation:  Investor universe in FI and Corporate Trade Finance

• Simon Bessant, Director and Head of Insurance, Texel, London

4:35 pmPresentation:  Overview on current trade tech ecosystem with focus on platform solutions for corporate and banking assets including portfolio transactions

• André Casterman, Chair ITFA Fintech Committee and Founder Casterman Advisory

5:20 pm
Closing Panel Discussion with Q&A
Moderator:  Simon Bessant, Director and Head of Insurance, Texel, London

5:50 pm
End of Educational Seminar and Departure

6:00 pm
ITFA Christmas Dinner at “Trattoria Amici”, Bettinastraße 17-19, 60325 Frankfurt am Main

The event is for ITFA Members only, with a maximum of 2 senior market participants per member institution. The Seminar will be hosted by DZ Bank AG, Platz der Republik, 60325 Frankfurt am Main (please use the entrance at Cityhaus II, Eingang Nord in Erlenstraße) and will be followedby the traditional Christmas Dinner.

Please confirm your attendance through the online form HERE and specify whether you will attend the Seminar and / or Christmas Dinner by no later than November 10th, 2023.

We would like to take the opportunity to thank DZ Bank Frankfurt in advance for hosting the seminar.

For sustainability reasons we recommend to travel to Frankfurt by train.

As always, we do hope you enjoy the events we promote.