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17 - 18 November 2021
Hilton London BanksideLondon, UK
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Conference Day One

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Conference Day One

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08:15 - 09:0045 mins
Networking: Registration & Coffee
    09:00 - 09:1010 mins
    Chair’s opening address
    • Diana Smallridge - President, International Financial Consulting
    09:10 - 09:5040 mins
    Global Geopolitical trends and evolving risks
      09:50 - 10:3040 mins
      Trends in macroeconomics and international trade: Short- and long-term challenges
      • Jørn Fredsgaard - Department Director - Country, Bank and Sector Risk, EKF
      • Jolyn Debuysscher - Country & Sector Risk Analyst, Latin America Expert, Credendo
      10:30 - 11:0030 mins
      Networking: Morning Break
        11:00 - 11:4545 mins
        Market overview: Credit and political risk insurance
        • James Esdaile - Joint Managing Director, BPL Global
        • Catherine Aubert - Head of Trade Credit & Political Risk Insurance, Société Générale
        • Natalie Chiaramonte - SVP, Chief Operating Officer, Sovereign Risk Insurance Ltd
        • Robert Frank - Global Head of Insurance and Risk Mitigation, Gerald Group
        • Gary Lowe - Head, Credit Insurance, Standard Chartered Bank
        11:45 - 12:3045 mins
        The future of the market: How are broking and underwriting changing?
        • Matthew Strong - CEO, Credit Specialties, UK & Ireland, Marsh
        • Matthew Beckett - Director, Insurance Placement, SMBC
        • Boris Jaquet - EMEA Regional Head, Distribution & Trading, Deutsche Bank
        • Mike Holley - Strategic Advisor, SCHUMANN
        • Richard Marriage - Managing Director, Nexus Underwriting
        12:30 - 13:3060 mins
        Networking Lunch
          13:30 - 14:2050 mins
          Bridging the trade finance gap: Optimising public-private interplay
          • Louis Taylor - Chief Executive, UK Export Finance
          • Euan Marshall - Global Head of Syndications, International Finance Corporation
          • Irene Gambelli - Senior Advisor - International Relations, SACE
          • Walid Sarieddine - Executive Director, SMBC
          14:20 - 15:0040 mins
          Challenges and opportunities in Africa
          • Duarte Pedreira - Head of Trade Finance, Crown Agents Bank
          15:00 - 15:2020 mins
          Networking: Afternoon Refreshments
            15:20 - 16:0545 mins
            The evolving sovereign debt landscape: Spotlight on debt sustainability
            • Craig Weitz - Principal: Export Credit Finance, Nedbank
            • Stefan Karlsson - Head Analyst and Deputy Director, EKN
            • Marco Schiattone - Financial Risks Senior Underwriter and Member of Senior Management, PartnerRe
            16:05 - 16:4540 mins
            Spotlight on supply chain resilience
              16:45 - 17:3045 mins
              Supply chain finance and the role of trade credit insurance
              • Richard Wulff - Executive Director, International Credit Insurance & Surety Association
              17:30 - 17:355 mins
              Chair’s summary of Day 1, Introduction to Networking Reception
              • Diana Smallridge - President, International Financial Consulting
              17:35 - 18:3560 mins
              Networking Drinks Reception
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