GTR Mena Trade Finance Week 2017, 12 – 14 February 2017, Dubai, UAE

GTR Mena Trade Finance Week returns to Dubai for its 14th year, and continues its long standing in the Middle East as the must-attend annual event for the region’s trade finance community.

The ITFA Board is delighted to inform you that it has secured 2 passes, each with a 50% discount for ITFA members to attend the GTR Mena Trade Finance Week. This three-day event is taking place between 12-14 February 2017 and is being held at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Dubai.

As is customary, the discounted passes will be available to ITFA members only on a first come first serve basis. In addition, any other registrations made by ITFA members will be at a 10% discount. In order to register for the 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.

We are also pleased to announce that this year, ITFA and GTR are partnering on this prestigious MENA event. During one of the afternoon working groups being held on Day 2 of the event, ‘’The Art of Structuring: An Education’’, the Stream B workshop will be led by ITFA. Refer to the conference brochure for more details. Our very own Zeyno de Vries-Davutoglu – ITFA Head of Education Committee and Executive Vice President, Credit Europe Bank N.V., will be the workshop leader, whilst 3 other ITFA Board Members will be heading the working groups, each addressing the following topics:

• Lorna Pillow – ITFA Head of Communication and Membership and Senior Vice President, London Forfaiting Company Limited – the Role of Receivables Finance as a solution for Working Capital Optimisation;
• Anurag Chaudhary – ITFA Head of Institutional Relations and Managing Director, Global Head of Distribution, Citi – Supply Chain Finance Programmes;
• Silja Calac – ITFA Head of Insurance Relations and Treasury and Senior Surety Underwriter, Swiss Re International S.E. – Distribution and Risk Mitigation.

This year’s event is bigger and more diverse than ever, featuring an expanded treasury focus, a specialised ECA and infrastructure finance day, two days covering trade and export finance, and a GTR Training seminar focusing on international trade & documentary credits.

With long-standing links to the region’s leading trade organisations, including corporates, banks and government bodies, GTR’s annual event in Dubai plays a vital role in bringing the market together and enabling dialogue between key industry players. Please contact Jeff Ando for more details or visit the GTR website.

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.