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Regarded as the market’s leading pan-African trade finance gathering, GTR Africa Trade Finance Week returned to Cape Town in March 2016.

Over 300 delegates representing 24 countries gathered together to discuss, learn and connect in one of the world’s most exciting and promising regions in which to do business.

Throughout the last decade the conference has provided the international trade finance community with an unrivalled forum for open discussion and debate on Africa’s trade potential and its priorities for the future.

The keynote address by Political Futures Consultancy’s Political Economy Analyst, Daniel Silke, discussed the impact of global events on Africa economies, including the impact of falling commodity prices, US tapering of quantitative easing as well as the impact of the continued slowdown in China, and further examined the economic health of a range of African markets including Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Ethiopia, Angola, and Mozambique, identifying key risk indicators as well as highlighting key opportunities.

Over 65 additional speakers gathered at this year’s event, including first Vice-President of Export-Import Bank, Wanda Felton, Chief Executive Officer of Mota-Engil Construction South Africa, Gilberto Rodrigues and Senior Strategist of IDC, Jacqueline Chimhanzi.

“As befits a continent of over 50 widely differing countries, there was much to consider when discussing African trade, whether it was the continuing impact of the global commodity downturn, changing relationships with the likes of the US and China or the ongoing process of industrialisation and development of a viable manufacturing sector,” said Jeff Ando, Associate Director and Head of Conference Production at GTR.

With 149 different companies in attendance including BNDES, Bunge, Barak Fund Management, Barclays, Capespan, Citibank, Duetsche Bank, Distell Group, Ericsson, GE Energy, Gunvor, Nakumatt, Nokia, Novus, PertroSA, amongst many others, 2016’s conference continued to build upon its established reputation, welcoming on and off stage participation from over 300 leading corporates, FIs, regulators, risk managers, lawyers, insurers and all additional trade finance sectors.

Check out 2015’s conference page here.

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Over 65 Speakers:

  • Jeremy Maggs, Journalist & Broadcaster
  • Daniel Silke, Political Economy Analyst; Director, Political Futures Consultancy
  • Gilberto Rodrigues, Chief Executive Officer, Mota-Engil Construction South Africa
  • Keith Mukami, Director, Banking & Finance, Norton Rose Fulbright
  • Wanda Felton, Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors, First Vice-President, Export-Import Bank of the United States
  • Anne-Marie Woolley, Head of Energy & Metals, Global Commodity Finance, Nedbank CIB
  • Lodewyk Meyer, Partner, Hogan Lovells
  • Tasneem Vally, Director, Structured Commodity Trade Finance, Deutsche Bank
  • Guillaume Arditti, Founding Partner, Belvedere Advisory
  • Jacqueline Chimhanzi, Senior Strategist, Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)
  • Chris Sturgess, Director, Commodity Derivatives, Johannesburg Stock Exchange
  • Martin Hercules, Senior Representative, Angola, Commerzbank
  • Gift Simwaka, Regional Manager, Southern Africa, African Export-Import Bank
  • Greg Nott, Director, ?Head of Africa Practice, Norton Rose Fulbright
  • Antonella Da Cunha, Group Risk Manager, Capespan Group
  • Greg Fyfe, Head of Mining, Energy & Infrastructure, Standard Bank
  • Zhann Meyer, Africa Head, Global Commodity Finance, Nedbank Capital
  • Kobus Gertenbach, Chief Financial Officer, Premier Foods
  • Bikash Prasad, Senior Vice-President, Regional Finance Controller, Olam International
  • Jean Craven, Executive Director, Export Trading Group (ETG); Chief Investment Officer, Barak Fund Management
  • Rupert Cutler, CEO, Financial & Political Risks Division, Newman Martin & Buchan (NMB)
  • Roelof Jansen, Consultant, Danieli Group
  • Simon Cook, Partner, Sullivan & Worcester UK
  • Hardi Wilkins, Global Head of Risk, Export Trading Group (ETG)
  • Sarah Warren, Structured Trade & Distribution, Rand Merchant Bank
  • Michael Kagwa, General Manager, International Financing Division, Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
  • Amish Shunker, Head of Sales, Trade & Supply Chain, Standard Bank
  • Gabriel Buck, Managing Director, GKB Ventures
  • Nicholas Oliver, Head of Business Development, NMS International Group
  • Ryan Murphy, Project Finance Consultant, BHM Group
  • Mandisi Nkuhlu, Chief Operating Officer, Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa (ECIC)
  • Michael Creighton, Head of Africa, Sace
  • Ed Harkins, Head of Export Credit Financing, Fieldstone Private Capital Group
  • Siyabonga Nxaba, Senior Advisor (Funding Execution), Treasury Department, Eskom Holdings SOC
  • Justo Garcia Gil, Director, Structured Finance, HOMT España SA
  • Simon Sayer, Head of Structured Trade & Export Finance, EMEA, Deutsche Bank
  • Eduardo Oliveira, Chief Executive Officer, HOMT España, SA
  • David Ludlow, Head of International Business Development, UK Export Finance
  • Heikki Keranen, Head of Structured Finance, MEA, Nokia Networks
  • Faruq Muhammad, Regional Head of Structured Export Finance, Africa & Middle East, Standard Chartered Bank
  • Alex Taylor, Head of Export & Agency Finance, EMEA, Treasury & Trade Solutions, Citi
  • Robert Besseling, Executive Director, EXX Africa
  • Charles Weller, Managing Director, Africa Trade, Barclays
  • Akorede Badmus, Head of Trade Finance, Sub-Saharan Africa, J.P. Morgan
  • Michael Akindele, Founding Partner, For JohnRhoda Enterprise
  • Olivier Buyoya, Regional Trade Lead, Sub-Saharan Africa, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
  • Moustapha Sow, Regional Business Development Manager, Africa, ICIEC, Islamic Development Bank Group
  • Jason Barrass, Head of Africa Trade, Barclays Africa Group
  • Devesh Srivastava, Managing Director, Head of Product Management, Transaction Banking, Africa & Middle East, Standard Chartered Bank
  • Jon Örn Jonsson, Country Manager, Ethiopia, Reykjavik Geothermal
  • Vijay Kumar, Group Controller, Finance, Nakumatt
  • Oscar Kang’oro, Head of Oil & Gas, East Africa, Standard Bank
  • Melanie Lawrence, Principal, Export Credit Finance, Nedbank Capital
  • Andrew Taylor, Partner, Hogan Lovells
  • Sanjeev Oza, Head of Supply Chain Finance, Sub-Saharan Africa, Citi
  • Christian Karam, Partner, Africa Trade Finance
  • Lourens Harmse, Head of FX, Barak Fund Management
  • Steven van der Hooft, Chief Executive Officer, Capital Chains
  • Onyebuchi Memeh, Head of Trade Products, Africa, Transaction Banking, Standard Chartered Bank
  • Matthew Solley, Executive Director, Credit & Political Risks, Arthur J. Gallagher
  • Roddy Barnett, Head of Political & Trade Credit Risks, Beazley
  • Gert Schlossmacher, Managing Director & Global Head of Trade Credit, RKH Specialty
  • Rennie Kariuki, Underwriter, African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI)
  • Rachael Anstock, Deputy Regional Manager, Credit & Political Risks, Zurich London
  • Ashraf Mahate, Head of Export Market Intelligence, Dubai Exports
  • Faridah Saad, Centre Director, Johannesburg, International Enterprise Singapore
  • Francois Roux, Head of Trade Finance & Financial Institutions, SBM Bank
  • Yaw Kuffour, Head of Trade Finance Programme, Financial Institutions, African Development Bank (AfDB)

 

Venue: Westin Cape Town

Address: The Westin, Convention Square, Lower Long St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa

Website: http://www.westincapetown.com/

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