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The GTR UK 2020 Summary Webinar took place on Tuesday 28 April. Following on the from postponement of GTR UK 2020, originally scheduled for May due to the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic, this interactive webinar provided the opportunity to address key market themes as well as the change to reflect on the implications of COVID 19 on the future trade and broader economic landscape.
Discussions encouraged maximum engagement between participants, allowing key market stakeholders to have their say and to bring the trade finance community together in these most challenging of times.
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Overview and outlook – where are we now?
How has the pandemic both changed and highlighted the challenges inherent in the ‘just in time’ economic model? How seriously should concerns be taken over countries retreating into self-interest rather than collaborating to meet challenges through a global supply chain? What are the potential long-term impacts for a country losing a 3rd of its economy?
Rebecca Harding, Chief Executive Officer, Coriolis Technologies
Mirka Skrzypczak, Head of Working Capital & Trade Products, NatWest
Meeting the makers: The role of manufacturing in a post-COVID 19 landscape
Highlighting the impact of disruption to supply chains, forced closures and demand shocks; how would the response of both the banking sector and government provisions – from new treasury announcements to expansion of UKEF cover – be assessed? Can we expect the trend for manufacturers being asked to diversify into essential goods and equipment to be a long lasting one?
Mark Ling, Head of Trade & Supplier Finance, Santander UK
Clare Hunter, Head of Marketing & Communications, Coltraco Ultrasonics
How can we make sure crime doesn’t pay in the new normal?
To what extent are the effects of COVID 19 providing new opportunities for criminal activity? How are regulators and banks responding to this uptick in illicit funding and movement of goods, whether scams for essential equipment, increased cyber threats or attempts to bribe customs officials to move goods and products? What additional measures should banks processing payments linked to trade transactions take to check legitimacy of origin?
John Burbidge-King, CEO, Interchange Solutions
Jaya Vohra, Director, Head of Trade & Working Capital Product Management, Barclays
Panel group discussion followed by Q&A
Can we expect greater pressure to be placed on government to step up and deliver a clear and supportive industrial strategy once we are past the peak? Has there been enough joined-up thinking for a scenario previously unimaginable to so many? Is this likely to change the UK’s economic model permanently, with a larger role for the nation state? Is a Brexit transition extension inevitable now given the existing pressures already being placed on businesses?
Michael Vrontamitis, Head of Trade, Europe & Americas, Transaction Banking, Standard Chartered Bank
Caroline Stockmann, Chief Executive, Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT)
Rebecca Harding
Dr Rebecca Harding is an independent economist specialising in trade and trade finance and CEO of Coriolis Technologies, providing data as a service to the trade and trade finance space. She is the co-author of the acclaimed ‘The Weaponization of Trade: the Great Unbalancing of Policy and Economics’ and ‘Gaming Trade: Win-Win Strategies for the Digital Era’.
Chief Executive Officer, Coriolis Technologies
Mark Ling
Mark Ling is Head of Trade & Supplier Finance, he joined Santander to drive the development of its international business across the UK in May 2014. Mark represents the bank in numerous forums, in particular UK Finance on committees that focus on exports and trade finance, also acting as lead for the bank’s relationship with UKEF.
Head, Trade & Supplier Finance, Santander UK
Clare Hunter
Clare Hunter leads the marketing and communications strategy for Coltraco, British manufacturers of ultrasonic technology operating in 120 countries, coordinating the company’s global network. Having been with the company since 2011, Clare was awarded the 2019 GTR-BExA Young Exporter of the Year for her commitment to developing export business in advanced and emerging market countries.
Head of Marketing & Communications, Coltraco Ultrasonics
Jaya Vohra
Jaya Vohra is currently Head of Product Management for Trade & Working Capital at Barclays, where she has worked for 9 years. She has worked across GE, Citigroup and HSBC in India and the UK and has several years of experience across sales, risk and product management. More recently at Barclays, Jaya has led several new product launches, operating model changes and international expansion for the trade business.
Director, Head of Trade & Working Capital Product Management, Barclays
John Burbidge-King
John Burbidge-King has been CEO of Interchange, a leading anti-corruption consultancy since 2006. John is a recognised business integrity risk expert with significant cross cultural and international experience from Chile to China, across all sectors and levels of management. He is a member of the Advisory Board at Canterbury Christ University Business School, and provides advice to UK enforcement agencies.
CEO, Interchange Solutions
Michael Vrontamitis
Michael Vrontamitis is responsible for the bank’s trade finance capabilities globally across corporate and institutional, commercial and business clients, as well as its trade finance distribution business. Michael is a member of the BAFT Global Trade Industry Council and the ICC Banking Commission Advisory Board, also chairing the Swift Offshore CNY Best Practice Working Group.
Head of Trade, Europe & Americas, Transaction Banking, Standard Chartered Bank
Caroline Stockmann
Caroline Stockmann has held the role of Chief Executive at the ACT since February 2017, prior to which she served as Chief Financial Officer at The British Council, the UK’s largest charity, and at Save the Children International. Caroline has 25 years’ experience in senior finance, commercial and strategic posts at companies including Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Cadbury Schweppes, Granada and Unilever/Bestfoods.
Chief Executive, Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT)
Mirka Skrzypczak
Mirka Skrzypczak is an experienced product expert with 15 years’ experience in the banking industry; she currently leads the Working Capital Product team for NatWest, which covers Trade Finance, Supply Chain Finance, Invoice Finance and Overdrafts. Mirka is passionate about driving innovation and technology change, and is leading the bank’s interaction with blockchain consortia
Head of Working Capital & Trade Products, NatWest
Venue: Online