Global Commodities Finance & Working Capital Optimisation Conference – 8/9 June in Geneva

The ITFA Board is delighted to inform you that it has reached an agreement with Euromoney Seminars whereby it has managed to secure 2 free passes for ITFA members to attend the Global Commodities Finance & Working Capital Optimisation Conference. This event is being held at InterContinental Hotel, Geneva, Switzerland between 8-9 June 2016.

As is customary, these passes will be available on a first come first served basis. In addition, any other registrations made by ITFA members will be at a 10% discount. In order to register for the free passes and benefit from the ITFA discounts please send an email on alexiavella@itfa.org. Please keep in mind that these offers are not available in conjunction with any other offers and are eligible for new registrations only.

The Global Commodities Finance & Working Capital Optimisation Conference will gather the key market players of the commodity finance chain, including traders, bankers, advisors and producers in Geneva to discuss current market trends, financing needs and upcoming opportunities within commodities finance. The conference will highlight the key issues and implications of the changing commodities market, as well as provide insight into strategies to navigate business in these uncertain times and identify new prospects for growth.

The conference agenda includes the following key topics:

• How can banks’ continue to thrive within an increasingly challenging regulatory environment?
• How is the current pricing environment impacting the financing needs of trading houses?
• Commodity Finance loans as an asset class: How is the role of funds continuing to evolve in trade finance?
• Ensuring businesses can evolve and grow despite challenging conditions and a perceived lack of ‘new markets’.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Tawfik Sadfi, Head of Structured Trade Finance, Gunvor
• Dr. Marc Auboin, Economic Counsellor, Trade and Finance, World Trade Organization
• Olivier Boujol, Director & Global Head – Structured Trade Finance, ADM
• Mark Dendle, Chief Financial Officer, Ecom Agroindustrial Corp Ltd
• Karel Valken, Global Head Trade & Commodity Finance Agri, Rabobank
• Jean-Luc Tauleigne, Global Head of Energy and Commodities Trade Finance, Natixis

As always we do hope that our ITFA members make the most of the additional benefits that ITFA is bringing to them through such collaborations.