ITFA NERC Annual Summer Event, London

ITFA is excited to announce the finalised details for its highly anticipated Annual Summer Event, which will be hosted by the Northern European Regional Committee (NERC) in collaboration with A&O Shearman. The event is exclusively available to ITFA members only.

Join us on July 9, 2024, at A&O Shearman, One Bishops Square, London E1 6AD. The event will commence promptly at 15:15hrs with a seminar followed by networking drinks.

The agenda (subject to minor change)

14.30 – 15.15   Arrival and registration

15:15 – 15:45   The ITFA short term SWIFT FI Trade Loan template:what is it, who’s it for, and when will it be available?

Presenter: Paul Coles, ITFA Board Member, Chair of the Market Practice Committee / Director – Treasury, Orbian

15:45 – 16:30   Challenges and opportunities in Turkey

Moderator: Natalia Andrew, Head of Multinationals & Financial Institutions, Zenith Bank (UK) Ltd                                                 

• Nedim Sabah, Chief Executive Officer, Anadolubank, Netherland
• Gökçe Allı, Manager, Financial Institutions and Trade Finance, Bank of China, Turkey
• Nishant Kumar, Vice President, UK Geographic Lead – Trade Finance & Working Capital Solutions, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Services Ltd
• Ivica Langauer, Regional Head Eastern Europe, Türkiye & Central Asia, Commerzbank AG

16:30 – 16:45           Coffee Break

16:45 – 17:30   The urgency and importance of measurements and auditable standards for ESG  

Moderator: Rebecca Harding, Independent Trade Expert/Economist, Rebeccanomics                                                 

• Leon Sanders Calvert, President/MD of the Economists Intelligence Unit (EIU)
• Mike Clark, Founder Director at Ario Advisory     
• Thammy Evans, Non-resident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
• Nathalie Wlodarczyk, Managing Director at Gatehouse Advisory

17:30 – 18:00   Recent developments in greenwashing including case update and the FCA’s new anti-greenwashing rules

Presenters: 

• Matthew Townsend, Designation, Partner, Global Co-Head Environment, Climate and Regulatory Law Group and the International Trade Group, A&O Shearman
• Danae Wheeler, Senior Associate, Environment, Climate and Regulatory Law Group, A&O Shearman

18:30 – 20:00    Networking drinks                  

REGISTER

We kindly request your response by no later than July 2nd, 2024. 

We are pleased to announce that each member institution is invited to send up to 4 delegates in total, with a maximum of 3 delegates for the seminar and up to 4 delegates for the networking drinks. To ensure proper registration, we recommend that all delegates consult with the main delegate before submitting their registration. If you are unsure whether you can attend the seminar, please consider allowing a colleague who can attend to take your place.

If you have any questions, please contact us at sec@itfa.org.
 
Don’t miss out on this memorable event!