ITFA GRC Annual Stammtisch event, Frankfurt – 6 June 2018

On behalf of the ITFA German Regional Committee (GRC) and the ITFA Fintech Committee, the ITFA Board is pleased to invite you to the GRC Annual Stammtisch. This year, we will focus on the new opportunities offered by Fintech platforms to help establish “Trade Finance as an Asset Class”. The event is taking place on Wednesday June 6, 2018 in Frankfurt am Main, and is for ITFA Members only with a maximum of 3 participants per Member institution. Access will be restricted to confirmed guests only. The presentations, which will be held in English, will be followed by the Annual Stammtisch.

The agenda of the event is as follows:

Introductions

14:00 Opening – Irene Port, Chair ITFA German Regional Committee
14:10 Welcome by AIG Europe – Ulf Kramer, Head of Trade Finance North Europe, AIG Europe
14:20 The Fintech opportunities for ITFA members – André Casterman, Chair of ITFA Fintech committee and CMO, INTIX

“Trade Finance as an Asset Class” thanks to Fintech platforms

14:40 CCRManager – Ka-Kit Man, CEO, CCRManager
15:05 Tradeteq – Nils Behling, Co-Founder and CFO, Tradeteq

15:30 Coffee break

15:55 LiquidX – Jo Wissing, Director, LiquidX
16:20 TrustBills – Markus Wohlgeschaffen, SVP Client Solutions, TrustBills and Claudia Haas, SPV Client Solutions, TrustBills

Panel Debate on the opportunities for banks and Fintechs to collaborate

16:45 Panel debate: How can ITFA members collaborate with FinTech platforms to establish trade finance as an alternative asset class?

• Marc Wersche, Head of Product Management TrustBills, DZ Bank AG
• Irene Port, Head of Trade Risk Management, UniCredit Bank AG
• Representative of Deutsche Bank
• Johanna Wissing, Director, LiquidX
• Nils Behling, Co-Founder and CFO, Tradeteq
• Moderator: André Casterman, ITFA and INTIX

17:30 Close

The event is hosted by AIG Europe Limited, Neue Mainzer Straße 46-50, 60311 Frankfurt am Main.

18:00 Annual Stammtisch – Weinstube im Römer, Römerberg 19, 60311 Frankfurt am Main

We would like to take the opportunity to thank AIG Europe Limited in advance for hosting the presentation. There is a limit on the number of places available which will be allocated on a first come first served basis. We kindly ask the Main Delegate of each member institution to RSVP to alexiavella@itfa.org at the earliest and by no later than 25 May 2018.