ITFA SEARC Event, Singapore

The ITFA Board and the ITFA South East Asia Regional Committee (SEARC) invite you to an in-person event on Thursday, 23 January.

The seminar titled “What to Expect in 2025 for Trade Finance in Asia?”, will begin at 16:30hrs (GMT+8) and will take place at DBS Auditorium, MBFC Tower 3, Singapore, concluding with networking drinks at 18:45hrs.

Agenda:

16:30 – Registration
17:00 – Event starts

• Welcome note by Sriram Muthukrishnan, MD & Group Head of Transaction Banking Product Management at DBS Bank
• ITFA (Global & SEA) update on 2024 & Plans for 2025, by ITFA
• Outlook for 2025 and Trump’s impact on Asia/Asean economies by Jin Tik Ngai, VP Asia Economist at JP Morgan
• Roundtable among Heads of Trade – 2024 key reflections and 2025 outlook
• Closing remarks by ITFA SEARC Chairman, Vipin Vashishtha, MD & Global Head of Trade Asset Sales & Syndications at Standard Chartered Bank

18:45 – Networking drinks

Roundtable among Trade Leaders: 2024 key reflections and 2025 outlook

Panelists:

• Amit Agarwal, Head of Trade Products and Risk Distribution at DBS Bank
• Rupa Balsekar, Head of Transaction Banking Southeast Asia at BNP Paribas
• Angelia Chia, Partner at Simmons & Simmons

Moderator:

Helene Heas, ITFA SEA Regional Committee member, Structured and Trade Credit Insurance Broker at The Texel Group

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Please mark your calendars and register your attendance by no later than Thursday 16th January, 2025.  Attendance will be on a first come first served basis and limited to 3 attendees per member institution for the forum and maximum of 4 attendees for the networking drinks.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to DBS for their generous sponsorship of the event.

We look forward to welcoming you to this highly anticipated event as we explore the future of trade finance in Asia.