ITFA ARC Educational Workshop, Cape Town

ITFA’s Africa Regional Committee (ARC) is holding a Workshop in Cape Town on March 12, 2025, to coincide with GTR Africa, 2025, where several ITFA and ARC members will be appearing.

PROGRAMME DETAILS

Title: Using Innovative approaches to close Africa’s Trade Finance Gap

Date & Time: Wednesday 12 March, 12:00hrs to 14:30hrs SAST

Venue – Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), 5, Buitengracht St, Cape Town City Centre

AGENDA

12:00 – Participants arrive for sandwich lunch, refreshments and networking

12:30 – Words of welcome and housekeeping

• Mergan Naidoo (Head of Trade Finance, RMB)
• Sean Edwards (ITFA Chair, SMBC)
• George Wilson (ARC Chair, Investec)
• Tedd George (ARC Secretariat)

12:40 – Session 1 : Outlook for trade and trade finance in Africa in 2025 –

• Tedd George gives an overview of African trade flows and the opportunities and challenges for trade finance in 2025

13:00 – Session 2 : Introduction to the ARC Working Group on African SME trade finance –

• Ahanna Anaba (Finverity) 
• Tedd George (ARC Working Group Secretariat)

Introduction to the ARC Working Group on SME trade finance, industry survey results and focus of the financial products work stream.

13:10 – Session 3 : Innovative financing solutions for African Trade –

Four case studies exploring innovative approaches to facilitating trade finance for Africa’s SME traders:

• Anne-Marie Woolley (ARC Member and AGTF),
• Morgan Lepinoy (Viaservice)
• Laurie Hammond (Dealflow)
• Neil Shonhard & Ian Milne (Monetago)

This will be followed by a short Q&S, comparing and contrasting the different innovations and unwrapping the issues in more detail.

REGISTER HERE

The educational event is open to all and free for participation, welcoming not only ITFA members but also individuals from diverse affiliations and interests.

We look forward to welcoming you in Cape Town!