ITFA Seminar And Christmas Cocktail Party 2023, London

The ITFA Board wishes to inform its members about the upcoming ITFA Christmas Party 2023. 

In the spirit of holiday cheer, the ITFA Board is planning a year-end party. The Christmas event which is free of charge and open to ITFA members only, is taking place on Monday, 11^th December 2023 at the Savage Garden Rooftop Bar at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel London, Tower of London. 

We would like to take this chance to notify you that ITFA is planning a seminar, scheduled to commence at 2:00 pm UK time, just before the Christmas Party.

The agenda is as follows:

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

14:00 – 14:20   Welcome by ITFA Chairman and updates from Board Members
 
14:20 – 15:00   Navigating the Economic Landscape: Insight and Summary for 2023

• James Smith, Developed Markets Economist, ING Bank N.V.

15:00 – 15:45   Insure-tech:
– A more industry wide view of insure tech developments in the insurance market

• Paul Blanchard, Chief Technology Officer, Howden Group

– An update of insure tech developments in the Credit and Political Risk arena

• Jay Hopkins, Divisional Director – Technology and Partnerships, Howden CAP

15:45 – 16:00                 Coffee Break 

 
16:00 – 16:45   Reliable Systems under MLETR and the ETDA – Market approaches and practices. 
Moderator:

• Sean Edwards, Chairman, ITFA

 Panelists:

• Patrick Vlacic, Vice President Corporate, CargoX and UL FPP
• Piotr Cichocki, Managing Director Europe, Secro
• Patrik Zekkar, CEO, Enigio
• Roger Hynes, Director of Business Development, Arqit

16:45 – 17:15  European Late Payment Regulation
What changes are being proposed by the EU, what’s the impact to Supply Chain Finance in particular, why did ITFA feel it necessary to respond to the EU on behalf of the industry, and what’s happening next?

– Introduction by Paul Coles, Head of Market Practice, ITFA

Moderator:

• Natalia Andrew, Head of Multinationals and Financial Institutions, Zenith Bank (UK) Limited

Panelists:

• Silja Calac, Head of Insurance Relations and Head of Treasury, ITFA
• Nickolas Reinhardt, Director, Afore Consulting spr

 17:15 – 17:50   Turbulences in the Fintech Ecosystem and the emerging Open Trade environment
Moderator:

• André Casterman, Chair Fintech Committee, ITFA

 Panelists:

• Almila Arikan Sarbanoglu, CITF, Director, Working Capital – Receivables Finance, Kyriba
• Elena Sankova, Global Solution Consulting, Finastra
• Casimir Veisblat, Managing Director, Tesselate
• Dermot Canavan, Trade COO, ING Bank N.V.

17:50 – 18:00   Closing remarks

18:00 – 00:00  Christmas party @ Savage Garden Rooftop Bar – Complimentary beer and wine served till 10pm.


Following the great response we have received in relation to the ITFA year-end Seminar and the ITFA Christmas Party, we regret to inform our esteemed members that registration for both events is closed.

Dress code – Smart casual

Whilst we thank you for your interest, should you, for any reason, no longer wish to attend the seminar or the party, 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.

Moreover, the Doubletree by Hilton London, is offering discounted rates exclusively for our event participants. This provides a convenient and comfortable accommodation option during your stay. Should you wish to receive more information, please send an email to lanika@itfa.org.

We look forward to seeing a good number of you there!