November 20, 2025
London, United Kingdom

Set to return on November 20, 2025, GTR is excited to welcome back delegates to GTR Africa London, the UK’s leading and unrivalled Africa-focused trade, export and infrastructure financing conference.

With the anticipated attendance of over 500 industry and trade finance leaders and more than three hours of dedicated networking opportunities, GTR Africa London provides the ideal platform to connect and establish new relationships with leading professionals shaping the future of African trade.

Expect to hear from over 50 expert speakers as they tackle the latest challenges facing African trade, export, and infrastructure finance, and explore the complexities of a rapidly changing global economy and emerging opportunities for trade in Africa. GTR looks forward to seeing you there!

Why attend GTR Africa 2025 London?
25+ Exhibitors: Explore cutting-edge products and services from premier exhibitors in the industry.
Extensive networking: Engage with key stakeholders and players in the market with 3+ hours of networking time.
Expert speakers: Gain unparalleled expertise from more than 50 speakers who are active in the market.
Exceptional content: Access high-quality content covering a wide range of topics focusing on African trade and exports from the UK.
Schedule meetings and swap business cards
Evening drinks reception

2024 event discussion themes:
• A macro-economic analysis for African trade
• Climate-aligned infrastructure and alternative finance
• Working capital, SME and local bank credit solutions
• The export credit market and impact of OECD reform
• Sovereign debt frameworks and the outlook for reform
• The capacity appetite for Africa’s CPRI market


"GTR Africa London provides the perfect opportunity and leverage for discussing and networking to open up pathways for business growth and expansion."

B Abodunde, Providus Bank

"GTR Africa London was an amazing event. It was well-organized, warm, focused, and very efficient. Meeting all relevant people in the industry in one place, in a very warm and enjoyable atmosphere really helps creating new business and new partnerships."

R Shalita, Bluebird Finance

"GTR is very instrumental in understanding the market and networking."

A Anaba, Finverity

"An extremely well organised GTR Africa 2021. Knowledgeable moderators, insightful panellists and an overall slick operation. Two very productive days, thank you."

Alicia Botha, Africa Trade

"Another excellent GTR conference, combining great panel sessions and networking."

D Broom, ARQIT

"The energy and the quality of debate was outstanding. The networking opportunities were limitless. It was a thoroughly enjoyable experience with a lot of food for thought."

T Ariyo, Diaspora World

"Fulfilling content & good to catch up with people in the trade finance community."

A Plumbly, BPL Global

"Great to see a rich variety of viewpoints and expertise with some stellar content. What a fantastic return to in-person events with GTR."

Joshua Allsopp, FINN Partners

"All subjects well covered, very interesting seminar."

K Bandorawalla, Gerad Resources

"Great content, great credible speakers and top quality sponsors!"

J Benoit, Panda Cyber Motors

"Very good networking and opportunities to meet existing and new partners."

O Buldhoo, MUFG

"I have made valuable contacts at the GTR events that I have attended, all of which resulted in business opportunities."

M Tindle, Omnia

"A very good view of the African continent, and a number of interesting speakers."

G Ghosh, Mott MacDonald Limited

"Thank you GTR for another superb conference with an excellent selection of speakers, covering a wide range of topics."

Harry Walker, Gallagher

"The GTR Africa London conference has become an important annual event as it brings together Africa interest groups from disciplines covering finance, trade, ECA's and private sector businesses operating in manufacturing, construction and developmental initiatives."

J Collins, African Supplies

"Great mix of various stakeholders, excellent exchange place of different approaches, experience and expectations."

A Grzybowski, KUKE - Export Credit Insurance Corporation

We are in the process of building our agenda for 2025! View the agenda and list of registered companies from 2024 for more insight into previous discussion topics and speakers. Download the pre-event media kit below for more details.

Download Agenda Brouchure

The event provides a highly anticipated opportunity to connect with all corners of the market, from local and international banks to multinational corporations and SMEs, fintechs and alternative financiers, commodity brokers and traders, insurers and risk managers, lawyers, consultants, ECAs, multilaterals and more! Don’t miss the opportunity to gain comprehensive insights and new perspectives from over 40 speakers actively involved in the market.

We are in process of building our agenda for 2025 and speakers will be announced closer to the day of the event!

Abdulla Al-Taee

Chief Operating Officer United Arab Bank

Ahmad Hamam

Senior Head, Product & Channel Implementation, Transaction Banking Product Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank

Ahmad Al Hassan

Chief Financial Officer DP World GCC

Alexander Peters

Group Chief Financial Officer Torq Commodities

Alexandre Toussaint

Senior Underwriter, Political Risk Insurance & Credit Africa Specialty Risks

Amr El Haddad

Head of Transaction Banking National Bank of Kuwait

Asli Karapinar

Vice-President, Cash Performance, Data & Transformation Scheider Electric

Ben Jones

Chief Financial Officer Kent

Brendan Du Preez

SVP, Global Head of Trade Finance Product Management Mashreq

Bruno Massera

Chief Financial Officer, International Markets BRF

Carlos Teixeira

Global Head, Business Strategy, Lending Finastra

Caryn Pace-Messenger

Managing Director, Global Trade & Supply Chain Finance, Global Trade & Supply Chain Bank of America

Charles Ike

Vice-President, Maritime Trade Pole Star

Charlie Steers

Director, Regional Head of Commodity Trade Finance MENAT HSBC

Ehsaan Ahmed

Executive Vice-President, Head of Transaction Banking RAKBANK

Eleonore Treu

Legal & Director of ICC Austria Trade Finance Week ICC Austria

Eric Orsini

Global Head of Compliance & Regulatory Affairs Lloyd's List Intelligence

Farooq Siddiqi

Ventures Lead SC Ventures

Farrukh Siddiqui

Founding Partner Emerging Capital Management Partners

Geoffrey White

Chief Executive Officer Agility

George Koukis

International Business Development Director, Receivables & SCF Solutions, Supply Chain Finance Qualco

George Wilson

Head, Institutional Trade Finance Investec Bank

Gina Lim

Managing Director, Head of Asian Corporates, Commodities, International Centre Sales DBS Bank

Graham Scopes

Country Head, UAE & Kuwait UK Export Finance (UKEF)

Gwen Mwaba

Managing Director, Trade Finance & Correspondent Banking Afreximbank

Hamayoun Khan

Head of Trade Finance & Working Capital Commercial Bank of Dubai

Hussein Al Hussein

Head of Strategic Partnerships Farm To Plate

Isabella Pateman

Chief Risk Officer BACB

Ishwar Haswani

Chief Executive Officer, Group Finance E3 Energy

Joon Kim

Managing Director & Global Head of Trade Finance BNY

Krishna Prasad KS

Managing Director Aster Marine Cargo

Laetitia Alonso

EMEA Sales Executive Komgo

Laszlo Varnai

Associate Director Recovery Advisers

Laura Buckwell

Journalist & Broadcaster Independent

Leo Tyndall

Chief Executive Officer Tyndall Insurance

Lisa Knudsen

Vice-President & Head of ESG RAKBANK

Madiha Aslam

Director, Structured Finance Innovo Group

Marc Auboin

Counsellor World Trade Organization (WTO)

Marcelo Moulin

Head of Trade Sales, Middle East & Pakistan, Services - Treasury and Trade Solutions Citi

Mark Emmerson

Head of Global Transaction Banking Al Masraf

Mark Lakin

Partner Stephenson Harwood

Martin Tricaud

Group Head of Investment Banking First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)

Merlin Dowse

Executive Director, Global Trade Finance Product Management J.P. Morgan

Mohamed Sharaf

Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Investment Attraction Dubai Economic Development Corporation

Mohamed El Ghamry

Head of Corporate & Transaction Banking, National Bank of Fujairah (NBF)

Nader Aboushadi

Group Treasurer Sidara

Naresh Aggarwal

Associate Policy & Technical Director Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT)

Natasha Abdulelah Saleh

Project Manager Abu Dhabi Export Office (ADEX)

Nathalie Louat

Director, Trade & Supply Chain Finance International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Neal Harm

Secretary General FCI

Nicolas Pochon

Lead, Trade Finance & Supply Chain Finance Tesselate

Niraj Kumar

Head of Global Transaction Banking United Arab Bank

Nora Sena

Regional Treasurer, MEA, Pakistan & Turkey Nestlé

Olasunkanmi Owoyemi

Managing Director Sunbeth Global Concepts

Pamela Mar

Managing Director ICC Digital Standards Initiative (DSI)

Peter Matza

Council Member Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT)

Raja Al Mazrouei

Chief Executive Etihad Credit Insurance

Ramy Fahmy

Regional Treasury Lead, MENA Jacobs

Rasheed Hinnawi

Regional Head of PMD MENAT HSBC

Rebekah Fajemirokun

Head of Trade Finance Eminent Energy

Reda Ezzat

Senior Vice-President, Head of Structured Trade Finance Mashreq

Rene Canezin

Managing Partner & Co-founder Evolution Credit Partners

Renganathan Kandiyur

Head of Product Development, Group Transaction Banking Bank ABC

Robert Besseling

Chief Executive Officer Pangea-Risk

Rohini Kamath

Head of Commercial Banking Trade, UAE HSBC

Sachin Rustagi

Head of Trade Finance Wio Bank

Sarath Sasikumar

President & Co-Founder Cleareye.ai

Selima Mehiri

Head of Trade & Working Capital APAC & Middle East Barclays

Shona Tatchell

Director, Trade Facilitation Programme EBRD

Sinan Ozcan

Senior Executive Officer & Board Director DP World Trade Finance

Stephan Wolf

Chair Verifiable.Trade Foundation

Steven Beck

Head of Trade & Supply Chain Finance Programme Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Sunil Senapati

Chief Executive Officer XDC Trade Network

Syed Khurrum Zaeem

Head Trade & Working Capital & TB AME, Transaction Banking, Africa & Middle East Standard Chartered

Syed Imtiaz Hussain

Regional Head of Product & Propositions, MENAT HSBC

Toby Shore

Senior Director, Group Treasury, Risk & Insurance, Group Treasury Risk & Insurance Emirates Aluminium

Torsten Richter

Director, Treasury & Funding CEER National Automotive Company

Vincent O'Brien

Director ICC UAE

Vinit Mishra

Head of Treasury, Nutrisco (ETG Group)

Warren Rogers

Head of Trade Finance Tether

Xu Jun

Deputy General Manager, Global Transaction Banking Bank of China

Zena Brake

Credit Director, Middle East Allianz Trade

Zhann Meyer

Head of Agricultural Commodities, Agricultural Commodities Nedbank CIB

Zul Javaid

Chief Executive Officer Haifin

The official list of 2025 event supporters will be available closer to the day of the event.

As the world’s leading trade, commodity and export finance publisher and event organiser, GTR offers sponsors and advertisers unrivalled exposure and profiling among their peer and client groups. GTR can offer various appealing options that would strategically and effectively help raise the profile of the partner, and offer a highly effective platform with which to showcase its capabilities and mission.

Why Sponsor?

  • Speak to a room full of industry stakeholders
  • Enhancing your brand awareness to your target market and audience
  • Elevating your profile amongst peers and all industry stakeholders
  • Position your company as an industry leader
  • Attract new businesses, agents, customers and partners
  • Deliver your message to a gathering of key players

Request sponsorship information

Contact Ed Virtue for sponsorship opportunities.
evirtue@gtreview.com | +44 (0) 20 8772 3008

Request partnership information

Institutional partnerships are available for government organisations and public bodies. Media partnerships and press passes are available.

Contact Elisabeth Spry for partnership opportunities.
espry@gtreview.com | +44 (0) 20 8772 3006

Venue: Convene 155 Bishopsgate, Liverpool Street (Finsbury Suite, Level 2)

Address: 155 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3TQ

Website: https://www.etcvenues.com/venues/155-bishopsgate

Booking Enquiries

Email: Booking Team at bookings@gtreview.com

Sponsorship Opportunities

Business Development Manager

Email: Ben Cohen at bcohen@gtreview.com

Speaking Opportunities

Conference Producer

Email: Jack Longman at jlongman@gtreview.com

Partnership Opportunities

Senior Marketing Executive

Email: James Henderson at jhenderson@gtreview.com

Discounts and promotions

10% Early Booking Discount – Available until October 17, 2025
Early booking discount available for new registrations only and not in conjunction with additional discounts. 10% is automatically processed during online checkout or over phone with a GTR Team member.

Young Professionals Pass – Limited free tickets available
To qualify, you must be under 25 years old, with less than three years of experience in the trade finance industry. Limited to 2 events per year.
10 passes are available for this event for those who work within the industry, limited to 1 pass per institution, and cannot be combined with other promotions. One pass is available for this event to those studying a relevant educational/University course. Confirm your eligibility by contacting ypp@gtreview.com with your work email address, LinkedIn profile, and age.

Booking your place at GTR Africa 2025 London

To reserve your place, please email registrations@gtreview.com.

If you are using a sponsor or guest code, please include the code in your email, along with the name of the sponsor or referring organisation, to ensure the correct rate or offer is applied.

If you’re unsure which rate applies, or would prefer to book with assistance, contact our team at bookings@gtreview.com.

Payment options — including invoice and card payment links — will be provided via email following your booking request.


Booking Categories

Corporate rate  £299*
Available to non-financial companies, including exporters, importers, distributors, manufacturers, traders, and producers of physical goods and products.

Standard rate – £999*
Applies to financial institutions, consultants, legal professionals, insurance brokers, and other financial service providers.


Additional Information

  • All rates are subject to +20% VAT for local and non-residents.

  • Early booking discount: A 10% reduction is automatically applied to bookings made by 17 October 2025.

  • Multi-booking discount: A 15% discount is automatically applied to the second booking and any thereafter.

  • By booking, you agree to GTR’s Terms & Conditions, including the Payment and Cancellation Policy.