ITFA Seminar and Christmas Cocktail Party 2022, London

The ITFA Board wishes to invite its members to the ITFA Christmas Party 2022. 

The Christmas event is taking place on the 5^th December 2022 at the Savage Garden Rooftop Bar at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel London, Tower of London. 

You are invited to join us as from 2pm to attend our year-end Seminar taking place at the same location and entitled ”Themes for trade finance for 2023: headwinds and opportunities”. The agenda is as follows:

13:30 – 14:00 Welcome coffee @ Garden suites 1,2 and 3

14:00 – 14:10 Welcome by ITFA Chairman

14:10 – 15:00 How long will corporate defaults diverge from macro trends?

• Frédéric Bourgeois, Managing Director UK&I, Coface

15:00 – 15:45 Creating a framework for the future:
– launching the URTEPO (Uniform Rules for Transferable Electronic Payment Obligations)
– update on the Electronic Trade Documents Act
– scaling up the use of Digital PNs and other electronic negotiable instruments

• Geoffrey Wynne, Partner, Sullivan & Worcester UK LLP 
• Jon Boran, Director, Trade Innovation & Solution Development, Lloyds Bank plc
• Poppie Simmonds, Associate Director, Trade Innovation & Solution Development, Lloyds Bank plc 
• Moderator: Paul Coles, HSBC Bank Plc and ITFA Board Member

15:45 – 16:00 Coffee Break 

16:00 to 16:45 Going green, blue, yellow, orange or what? The challenges in defining and implementing ESG principles in trade finance

• David Williamson, Head of ESD Operations, EBRD 
• Peter Sargent, Head of Transaction Banking, CEMEA, DNB
• Kate Burstein, Global Lead of ESG Product Delivery, Trade & Working Capital, Payments at JP Morgan
• Francisca Michielsen, Divisional Director, International & Working Capital at Banco Santander
• Moderator: Marianne Ouzone-Hugon, Global Head Trade Distribution Solutions & Portfolio Management, Credit Agricole

16:45 – 18:15 Paving the way for proper regulatory recognition of risk mitigation through PRI

• Jean- Maurice Elkouby, Managing Director at ING Bank
• Nickolas Reinhardt, Director at Afore Consulting sprl
• Audrey Zuck, Director at A2Z Risk Services Ltd
• Sian Aspinall, Managing Director, BPL Global
• Moderator: Silja Calac, Banco Santander and ITFA Board Member 

18:15 – 18:30 Closing remarks 

18:30 Christmas party @ Savage Garden Rooftop Bar

Following the great response we have received in relation to the ITFA year-end Seminar and the ITFA Christmas Party taking place on Monday 05 December 2022, we regret to inform our esteemed members that registration for both events is closed. Should there be delegates who were not able to register on time, and are interested in attending, kindly let us know and we will put you down on a waiting list.

Whilst we thank you for your interest, should you, for any reason, no longer wish to attend or in case you need to cancel due to unforeseen circumstances, may we kindly ask you to drop us an email at sec@itfa.org advising us accordingly. Apart from helping us better manage the event, it also gives us the opportunity to approach those individuals who have expressed an interest to attend the event but might have had their request declined, in view of space restrictions. May we remind you that the event is open for confirmed guests only.

Furthermore, please be advised that the dress code for the event is smart casual.

Please be advised that the seminar will be recorded and eventually uploaded under the Member Area of the ITFA website. If anyone has objections to this course of action, please reach out to us on sec@itfa.org. Thank you for your cooperation.

Please bear in mind that the seminar qualifies for 4 CPD points.

We look forward to seeing you there!