ITFA SERC Educational Event, Milan

The ITFA Board is excited to inform you about the upcoming ITFA Southern Regional Committee (SERC) Educational event, being held on Tuesday 14th November, at Unicredit Tower Hall Piazza Gae Aulenti, Milan. 

Agenda for the session:

8.30 a.m. – Registration & Welcome Coffee

9.00 a.m. – Introduction by the Host – UniCredit

• Francesca Nenci, Head of Group Trade and Correspondent Banking, Unicredit Group

9.15 a.m. – ITFA’s Mission & Overview of ITFA’s Initiatives

• Sean Edwards, Chairman of ITFA

9.45 a.m. – Trade Finance Digital: a check point from Banks and Insurers’ perspective

Panel:

• Massimo Ortino, Head of Group Correspondent Banking (Moderator), UniCredit Group
• André Casterman, Chair Fintech Committee, ITFA and Founder, Casterman Advisory
• Domenico Uva, Head of Trade Finance Products, Unicredit Spa
• Sean Edwards, Chairman of ITFA

10.45 a.m. – Networking Break

11.15 a.m. – Driving principles in pricing trade finance: Primary vs Secondary market nowadays and in a Basel4 world

Panel:

• Michele Pra, Head of CB Client Management Germany (Moderator), UniCredit Bank AG
• Chris Hall, ITFA Board Member and Head of Regions, Executive Director, Financial Solutions at Willis Towers Watson
• Giovanni Iaquinta, Head of CB Sales Italy and RPO, UniCredit Group
• Johanna Wissing, ITFA Board Member and Head of ESG, Director, Deputy Head Trade Finance Syndication at Credit Suisse

12.15 p.m. – Mechanics of Insurances vs first demand guarantees

Panel

• Geoff Wynne, Partner at Sullivan & Worcester LLP (Moderator)
• Carol Searle, General Counsel at Texel Finance Ltd
• Daniele Alessandro Luison, Head of Criminal Advice, Proceedings & Investigations, UniCredit Spa
• Elena Scavi, Head of Correspondent Banking Legal Team, Unicredit Spa
• Silja Calac, ITFA Board Member and Head of Insurance, Head of Private Debt Mobilization GTB Europe, Banco Santander

1.15 p.m. – Closing Remarks

1.30 p.m. – Lunch

2.45 p.m. – End of Educational Seminar and Departure

We hope that many of you will join us in Milan. Attendance is free of charge for ITFA members with a maximum of 3 participants per member institution. We kindly ask you to register by no later than November 7th, 2023. This event is limited to 50 members and attendance will be on a first come first served basis.

REGISTER HERE

We warmly thank Unicredit for welcoming the ITFA community to their premises in Milan and for Texel for sponsoring this event.

We look forward to your participation in Milan, the proud host of ITFA’s Annual Conference 2024.