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The leading gathering of trade, supply chain, corporate and banking representatives for Southern Africa
GTR returned to Victoria Falls in 2019 for the second instalment of GTR Southern Africa. The event provided a highly anticipated opportunity to connect with the key players in this exciting region and welcomed a host of senior government representatives, sovereign and corporate borrowers, project sponsors, risk management specialists and financing experts. The cutting edge two day agenda provided critical insight on the investment opportunities and challenges across this exciting region, and the initiatives being undertaken to facilitate trade and infrastructure investment in Southern Africa’s growth hot spots.
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Over 100 companies registered to attend 2019’s event. The two largest sectors represented were Traders & Corporates (24%) and Banks & Financiers (42%).
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GTR Southern Africa 2019 provided delegates with critical insight on the economic, political and financial headwinds impacting key markets.
Featured discussions
- – Government keynote: Building policy to cement macroeconomic stability, stimulate trade and facilitate investment
- – Regional round-up: Macroeconomics, elections and evolving political risks
- – Integrating Africa: Identifying drivers of trade and economic development
- – Funding African infrastructure: Assessing key players and the importance of collaborative financing support
- – Pinpointing financing opportunities across the agribusiness value chain: A detailed view of the soft commodity trade lifecycle
- – Differing approaches to risk amongst non-bank trade financiers: Tapping into new liquidity sources for trade and infrastructure development
Over 40+ speakers provided inside perspectives on the future of trade finance for the region and beyond:
Christopher Ash, Managing Director, ExWorks Capital
James Benoit, Chief Executive Officer, FCMB Bank
Robert Besseling, Executive Director International Affairs, EXX Africa
Namasiku Birk, Team Leader & Senior Trade Finance Officer Forfaiting Operations, Trade & Development Bank
Chris Bonnett, Projects Director Healthcare Sustainable Solutions, Africa GE Healthcare
Graham Bright, Head Compliance & Operations, Euro Exim Bank
Gabriel Buck, Managing Director, GKB Ventures
Patrick Chileshe, Head, Economic Research, Zanaco
Zvinechimure Churu, Principal Director, Ministry of Finance & Economic Development of Zimbabwe
Simon Cook, Partner Trade & Export Finance, Sullivan
Geoffrey De Mowbray, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director,Dints International
Jerome Fanning, Regional Leader Lenders Solutions Group Marsh, JLT Specialty
Dheerie Govender, Chief Executive Officer, Global Collateral Control
Hugh Hawarden, Senior Transactor Infrastructure Finance, Rand Merchant Bank
Tom Hill, Head of Trade & Investment UK, Department for International Trade
Bohani Hlungwane, Regional Head Trade & Working Capital (Ex-SA), Absa
Pulkit Jain, Managing Director, PJS Global
Palash Jain, Director, PJS Global
Thomas Kadantot, Group General Manager Treasury & International Banking, FMB Capital Group
Pizzaro Lukhanda, Regional Underwriter, Southern Africa African Trade Insurance Agency
Gloria Mamba, Coverage Executive Asset Management, Southern Africa Trade & Development Bank
Victor Mashoko, Structured Trade & Corporate Finance Manager Southern Africa, AfreximBank
Thomas Meyer, Senior Investment Manager DEG, Invest
Lodewyk Meyer, Partner Africa Cross Border Banking & Finance, Baker McKenzie
Zhann Meyer, Head Agricultural Commodities, Nedbank
Chris Mitman, Global Head Export & Agency Finance, Investec
Paul Mojalefa, Operations & Business Development, Export Credit Insurance Corporation South Africa
Stewart Mapalo, Mumba Head Trade Finance & Working Capital, Atlas Mara
Allan Musona, Senior Advisor Structured Finance, Raindew Commodities
Iyaloo Nangolo, Managing Director, Alpha Namibia Industries Renewable Energy Power
Mthuli Ncube, Minister of Finance & Economic Development, Ministry of Finance & Economic Development of Zimbabwe
Mark Norris, Partner, Sullivan
Nicholas Oliver, Head Business Development, NMS
Duarte Pedreira, Head Trade Finance, Crown Agents Bank
Rajen Pillay, Chief Executive Officer, Garuda Capital
Stephane Placide, Senior Manager Structured Trade Finance, Trafigura Group
Ebbe Rabie, Senior Specialist Advisor Structured Trade Credit & Political Risk, Price Forbes & Partners
Bridget Shoo, Regional Director Johannesburg Overseas Centre, The High Commission of Republic of Singapore
Moses Singo, Senior Director Global Trade Finance, Mizuho Bank
Slawomir Soroczynski, Senior Fund Manager & Vice-President Fixed Income, Crown Agents Bank
Mark Tindle, Managing Director, Omnia Group
Iek van Cruyningen, Director Strand Ventures, Strand Hanson
Nabil Wilf, ECA Transactor Infrastructure Finance, Rand Merchant Bank
Venue: Avani Victoria Falls Resort (Elephant & Lion rooms)
Address: Avani Victoria Falls Resort, Livingstone, Zambia