TXF Trade & Treasury Germany 2016

Sep 22, 2016

AKA Bank , Germany

A unique one-day event focusing on short-term trade finance and treasury management in Germany and neighbouring markets, including Switzerland and Austria.

Attendance was capped at 120 delegates, ensuring a high-level debate and excellent networking opportunities. As with all our events, Chatham House rules apply.

Through a variety of session formats including idea labs and workshops, guests debated the following themes:

What role will the blockchain and other digital innovations play in trade finance?

What can we expect from interests rates across Europe and in the USA?

How can you increase efficiency throughout your supply chain?

How do suppliers engage with supply chain finance programmes?

How can companies and banks protect themselves against cyberfraud in trade?

How can we make sure the Mittelstand is adequately served?

What are the latest developments in factoring and forfaiting?

…and much more.

It was also be preceded by the separately-bookable School of Supply Chain Finance and the separately-bookable Export Finance Day

For more information about the school, please click here

For more information about the Export Finance day, please click here

Doug Schoch

Vice President, Captive Business

Siemens

Alexander Pawellek

Head of Supply Chain Finance

Lufthansa Malta Working Capital

Jörn Zimmermann

CFO & head of product development

DHL Inventory Finance Services GmbH

Ingo Schröder

Head of Finance & Credit Risk Management

Jebsen & Jessen

Tom Dunn

Chairman

Orbian

David Zeman

Head of Corporate Treasury - Director

INEOS Styrolution Group

Ion Sclifos

Head of Treasury & Financial Risk

Orange Romania

Nils Jung

Managing partner - Germany

Innopay

Alexei Zabudkin

Head of Capital Markets

CRX Markets

Ulrich Schulte Lünzum

Head of Project Finance

Euler Hermes Aktiengesellschaft

Knut Richter

Head of Export Finance

Landesbank Berlin (LBB)

Alexander Mutter

Head of Global Trade & Receivables Finance

HSBC

Sander van Loosbroek

Director – Distributed Ledger Technology

Cegeka

Ben Brophy

CEO

BlockLab

Marco Nindl

Principal Banker – Trade Facilitation Programme

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Jeremy Hamon

Vice President, Head of Group Treasury

PRIMETALS Technologies

Axel Otto

Head of Finance

Härter Stanztechnik GmbH & Co.KGaA

Dan Stadnik

Senior Managing Director Independent Representative

Finacity

Bernd Sooth

Head of GTS Germany/Austria/Czech Republic

BNP Paribas

Parvaiz Dalal

Citi

Manuel Klitzke

Trade, Export & Supply Chain Finance Germany, Austria and Switzerland

Santander

Dr. Andreas Liedtke

Senior Manager, Finance Advisory

KPMG

Douglas G. Ziurys

SVP & Partner

FImetrix

Guenther Blum

Vice-President

The Bank of New York Mellon

Mario Messerschmidt

Head of Structured Finance + Syndication

AKA Bank ( Ausfuhrkredit-Gesellschaft mbh )

Matthias Heck

Vice President – Senior Analyst

Moody's

Beate Bischoff

Executive Director

AKA Export Finance Bank

Nicolas Brand

Partner

Lakestar

Geoffrey Wynne

Partner

Sullivan & Worcester

David Wuttke

Assistant Professor

EBS Business School

Christian-Hauke Burckhardt

Head of Trade Finance Structuring (Germany)

Deutsche Bank

	Plenary stream	Workshop & idea lab stream
	Coffee & networking Main room Main room Coffee & networking × Next session: Top Trends in Trade Finance
	Opening remarks Main room Main room Opening remarks × Beate Bischoff Executive Director AKA Export Finance Bank Next session: Top Trends in Trade Finance
	More information Top Trends in Trade Finance We kick off this focused trade finance event by looking at the top trends in global trade finance seen over the last year Main room Main room Top Trends in Trade Finance × We kick off this focused trade finance event by looking at the top trends in global trade finance seen over the last year Next session: Keynote panel: Is supply chain finance living a second youth?
	More information Keynote panel: Is supply chain finance living a second youth? Is supply chain finance allowing corporates to work in new regions? While traditionally used by multinational corporations in Western Europe and the USA, supply chain finance is now gaining traction among non-traditional players – corporates in Eastern Europe and Asia, and SMEs the world over. Siemens was an early adopter of SCF, and is one of its largest users. Here, we will take stock of the evolutions in SCF and look at what the advantages – and potential pitfalls – of its democratisation are, and how European companies are using SCF to optimise their working capital. Main room Main room Keynote panel: Is supply chain finance living a second youth? × Is supply chain finance allowing corporates to work in new regions? While traditionally used by multinational corporations in Western Europe and the USA, supply chain finance is now gaining traction among non-traditional players – corporates in Eastern Europe and Asia, and SMEs the world over. Siemens was an early adopter of SCF, and is one of its largest users. Here, we will take stock of the evolutions in SCF and look at what the advantages – and potential pitfalls – of its democratisation are, and how European companies are using SCF to optimise their working capital. Doug Schoch Vice President, Captive Business Siemens Tom Dunn Chairman Orbian Parvaiz Dalal MD Citi Alexander Mutter Head of Global Trade & Receivables Finance HSBC Next session: Bridging the Mittelstand financing gap Previous session: Top Trends in Trade Finance
	More information Bridging the Mittelstand financing gap Explore the products available to suit smaller companies’ needs What strategies are smaller companies using to access financing? Are banks meeting their needs? And if not, which alternative sources of liquidity are they using? What are the differences in the needs of the German, Austrian and Swiss Mittelstand segments? What are the benefits of SCF for SMEs? Are there risks and costs involved? Will the ICC’s SCF glossary go far enough in making SCF more widely accessible? Main room Main room Bridging the Mittelstand financing gap × Explore the products available to suit smaller companies’ needs What strategies are smaller companies using to access financing? Are banks meeting their needs? And if not, which alternative sources of liquidity are they using? What are the differences in the needs of the German, Austrian and Swiss Mittelstand segments? What are the benefits of SCF for SMEs? Are there risks and costs involved? Will the ICC’s SCF glossary go far enough in making SCF more widely accessible? Guenther Blum Vice-President The Bank of New York Mellon Axel Otto Head of Finance Härter Stanztechnik GmbH & Co.KGaA Marco Nindl Principal Banker – Trade Facilitation Programme European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Next session: Audience response survey: Have your say Previous session: Top Trends in Trade Finance
	More information Audience response survey: Have your say An anonymous, real-time survey of the audience on the key issues in the industry. We’ll be getting your thoughts on all the topics we’ve discussed at the conference, including the latest digital innovations, new sources of financing and treasury priorities. All guests will receive the full results and an annotated commentary as a report after the conference. Main room Main room Audience response survey: Have your say × An anonymous, real-time survey of the audience on the key issues in the industry. We’ll be getting your thoughts on all the topics we’ve discussed at the conference, including the latest digital innovations, new sources of financing and treasury priorities. All guests will receive the full results and an annotated commentary as a report after the conference. Next session: Who's pushing FinTech boundaries? Previous session: Top Trends in Trade Finance
	Coffee & networking Main room Main room Coffee & networking × Next session: Who's pushing FinTech boundaries? Previous session: Top Trends in Trade Finance
	Plenary stream	Workshop & idea lab stream
	More information Who's pushing FinTech boundaries? Is Europe leading the way in a FinTech revolution, and how will that affect bank... Main room Main room Who's pushing FinTech boundaries? × Is Europe leading the way in a FinTech revolution, and how will that affect banks and other counterparties? Which digital innovations are having the most impact, and how are they affecting bank portfolios? How are corporates reacting? Where will new technologies – like the BlockChain – make the biggest difference? And what are the associated risks, as well as the opportunities – could the FinTech bubble be about to burst? Nicolas Brand Partner Lakestar Douglas G. Ziurys SVP & Partner FImetrix Ben Brophy CEO BlockLab Sander van Loosbroek Director – Distributed Ledger Technology Cegeka Next session: Receivables finance: A break with tradition Previous session: Top Trends in Trade Finance	More information On-boarding supply chain finance What are the challenges faced by buyers in on-boarding SCF? What are the advanta... Workshop & idea lab room Workshop & idea lab room On-boarding supply chain finance × What are the challenges faced by buyers in on-boarding SCF? What are the advantages (and drawbacks) of supply chain finance for buyers and suppliers? And how can challenges be overcome? David Wuttke Assistant Professor EBS Business School Next session: Corporates' idea lab: Keeping your cash safe in the digital age
	More information Receivables finance: A break with tradition A concrete case study, showcasing how capital markets finance can be used to innovate within supply chain finance Main room Main room Receivables finance: A break with tradition × A concrete case study, showcasing how capital markets finance can be used to innovate within supply chain finance Bernd Sooth Head of GTS Germany/Austria/Czech Republic BNP Paribas Alexander Pawellek Head of Supply Chain Finance Lufthansa Malta Working Capital Alexei Zabudkin Head of Capital Markets CRX Markets Next session: Will supply chain finance programmes and providers feel the regulatory pinch post Abengoa? Previous session: Top Trends in Trade Finance
	Networking lunch Main room Main room Networking lunch × Next session: Will supply chain finance programmes and providers feel the regulatory pinch post Abengoa? Previous session: Top Trends in Trade Finance
	Plenary stream	Workshop & idea lab stream
	More information Will supply chain finance programmes and providers feel the regulatory pinch pos... Abengoa's fall from grace was contributed to by its complex SCF programme, which... Main room Main room Will supply chain finance programmes and providers feel the regulatory pinch post Abengoa? × Abengoa's fall from grace was contributed to by its complex SCF programme, which arguably artificially extended its trade liabilities. Is this a one-off, or symptomatic of deeper problems within SCF? Will SCF programmes be subject to greater scrutiny from regulators and investors in the future? What other areas of risk within SCF should we be aware of? Matthias Heck Vice President – Senior Analyst Moody's Ion Sclifos Head of Treasury & Financial Risk Orange Romania Dan Stadnik Senior Managing Director Independent Representative Finacity Manuel Klitzke Trade, Export & Supply Chain Finance Germany, Austria and Switzerland Santander Next session: Latest trends in factoring and forfaiting Previous session: Top Trends in Trade Finance	More information Corporates' idea lab: Keeping your cash safe in the digital age Learn how you can combat Workshop & idea lab room Workshop & idea lab room Corporates' idea lab: Keeping your cash safe in the digital age × Learn how you can combat cyberfraud Corporate treasurers are consistently naming risk mitigation as a growing part of their remit. In an increasingly digital world, where does cyber-risk play into this, and what strategies are treasurers employing to prevent cyberfraud and mitigate damage? David Zeman Head of Corporate Treasury - Director INEOS Styrolution Group Next session: Corporate cash management Previous session: On-boarding supply chain finance
	More information Latest trends in factoring and forfaiting Figures show that factoring and forfaiting are still popular tools, and that the... Main room Main room Latest trends in factoring and forfaiting × Figures show that factoring and forfaiting are still popular tools, and that their usage is growing among SMEs. What are the latest developments? How can they help you access more liquidity? Ingo Schröder Head of Finance & Credit Risk Management Jebsen & Jessen Next session: No credit? No problem! Previous session: Top Trends in Trade Finance	More information Corporate cash management A chance for corporates to come together and share ideas on... Workshop & idea lab room Workshop & idea lab room Corporate cash management × A chance for corporates to come together and share ideas on cash management With low interest rates forcing treasurers to hold onto more cash than they’d like, what are the best ways of using that to your advantage? What are the options for investing more into your supply chain? Is dynamic discounting a good way of putting cash to use? And what are the challenges posed by dynamic discounting? And what products are available within Supply Chain Finance to streamline the sharing of invoices and other documents? Dr. Andreas Liedtke Senior Manager, Finance Advisory KPMG Jeremy Hamon Vice President, Head of Group Treasury PRIMETALS Technologies Nils Jung Managing partner - Germany Innopay Next session: Workshop: UFK Guarantees – supporting imports Previous session: On-boarding supply chain finance
	Coffee & networking Main room Main room Coffee & networking × Next session: No credit? No problem! Previous session: Top Trends in Trade Finance
	Plenary stream	Workshop & idea lab stream
	More information No credit? No problem! Sub-investment grade companies often find themselves strapped for cash when it c... Main room Main room No credit? No problem! × Sub-investment grade companies often find themselves strapped for cash when it comes accessing financing. But DHL is working to change that. The company is launching an initiative to provide transparency and security through real-time warehouse monitoring, giving lenders peace of mind when dealing with sub-investment or unfamiliar grade companies, and allowing those companies to access previously untapped financing. Jörn Zimmermann CFO & head of product development DHL Inventory Finance Services GmbH Next session: How could THAT pass compliance? Previous session: Top Trends in Trade Finance	More information Workshop: UFK Guarantees – supporting imports Learn how the German Ungebundener Finanzkredit (UFK), or untied loans, programme... Workshop & idea lab room Workshop & idea lab room Workshop: UFK Guarantees – supporting imports × Learn how the German Ungebundener Finanzkredit (UFK), or untied loans, programme could help you UFK guarantees provide mid-term financing to support imports of commodities such as oil, gas, and metals into Germany. Learn how the programme works, what the eligibility criteria are, and how it can complement your existing short-term trade finance portfolio. Ulrich Schulte Lünzum Head of Project Finance Euler Hermes Aktiengesellschaft Previous session: On-boarding supply chain finance
	More information How could THAT pass compliance? In this interactive session, our panel of experts will look at a series of hypothetical deals and discuss the complexities they throw up with regard to Know-Your-Customer (KYC), anti-money laundering (AML) and other local regulatory and compliance issues. The audience will join the panellists in voting on whether they think those deals would – or should – pass their institutions’ compliance departments. Main room Main room How could THAT pass compliance? × In this interactive session, our panel of experts will look at a series of hypothetical deals and discuss the complexities they throw up with regard to Know-Your-Customer (KYC), anti-money laundering (AML) and other local regulatory and compliance issues. The audience will join the panellists in voting on whether they think those deals would – or should – pass their institutions’ compliance departments. Geoffrey Wynne Partner Sullivan & Worcester Mario Messerschmidt Head of Structured Finance + Syndication AKA Bank ( Ausfuhrkredit-Gesellschaft mbh ) Previous session: Top Trends in Trade Finance
	Chairman's closing remarks Main room Main room Chairman's closing remarks × Previous session: Top Trends in Trade Finance