ITFA CEERC Annual Autumn Event, Ljubljana

The ITFA Regional Committee for Central & Eastern Europe (CEERC) is pleased to announce that it will be holding an Educational Seminar in Ljubljana.

The seminar will take place at the NLB Entrepreneurship Centre, Ljubljana, on 13 November 2024, between 13.00 and 17.00. After discussions and lunch, the co-organizer and proud host of this years’ gathering, NLB d.d., kindly invites you to also join a guided tour of Bankarium, Banking Museum of Sloveniaat 18.00, followed by a cocktail reception.

AGENDA

12:30 – 13:00
Registration and welcome coffee

13:00 – 13:15
Opening remarks

Speakers:

• Andrej Lasič, Member, Management Board, NLB
• Helena Belingar, Director, Trade Finance Services, NLB / Member, CEE Regional Committee, ITFA
• Semih Özcan, Group Head, Wholesale Banking, VakifBank International / Chairman, CEE Regional Committee, ITFA

13:15 – 13:45
Presentation: 2025 – the outlook for CEE in the new normal

• Dorota Strauch, CEE Coverage Lead (Research), Raiffeisen Bank International

13:45 – 14:15
Presentation: Clearing the way – how technology is transforming cross-border trade

• Shona Tatchell, Director, Trade Facilitation Programme, EBRD

14:15 – 14:45
Networking and coffee break

14:45 – 15:30
Panel discussion: Collaborative approaches to trade credit insurance in CEE – a multi stakeholder perspective   

Moderator:

• Siân Aspinall, Chief Executive Officer, BPL Global / Chairwoman, Insurance Committee, ITFA

Speakers:

• Edvard Ribarić, Credit Specialites Leader, Marsh Adria
• Franz Maier, Managing Director, Atradius Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, and Southeast Europe
• Katja Rieber, Senior Expert, Trade Finance Sales, Raiffeisen Bank International

15:30 – 16:00
Presentation: Recent legal and regulatory developments in supply chain finance – key updates

• Sean Edwards, Head, Legal, SMBC Bank International / Chairman, ITFA

16:00 – 16:15
Closing remarks

• Semih Özcan, Group Head, Wholesale Banking, VakifBank International / Chairman, CEE Regional Committee, ITFA

16:15 – 18:00
Networking cocktail

18:00 – 19:30
Visit to the Bankarium, the Slovenian Banking museum, including a guided tour

REGISTER

Please confirm your participation till 25 October 2024 the latest. We are looking forward to welcoming you to Ljubljana.