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TXF Singapore 2017

Trade, Treasury & Commodity Finance

Feb 28 - Mar 1, 2017

Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

Hear what our guests had to say about our past events:

Well focused, informative and interactive trade finance event.

David O’Rourke

Group Trade Finance Manager , Ornua Co-operative

Great content and innovative approach.

Mark Rowland

Treasury and Credit Risk Specialist, Norton Rose Fulbright

Market leading event in an informal setting, where professionals come together to update each other and network.

Caspar Jonk

Head of Trade South & South East Asia, National Australia Bank (NAB)

Good content, well attended, really well-developed industry event!

Peter Köck

CFO, VA Intertrading Aktiengesellschaft

I thoroughly enjoyed the event - the calibre of the venue, content and attendees were all excellent.

Imogen Bunyard

Senior Product Manager, Zerado

Excellent opportunity to meet fellow comrades in the commodities & financing jungle.

Gaurav Kumar

Senior Relationship Manager, Amsterdam Trade Bank

The best networking event in the industry given the presence of many relevant representatives of banks and corporates

Kris Van Broekhoven

Managing Director, Global Head of Commodity Trade Finance, Citi

Good, fun, interesting!

Zane McWilliam

Trade Finance, Uralkali Trading

It was a pleasure to be a part of this great event (in both aspects structural and joining my co -speakers). Though a first contact with your team, I found the event interesting in terms of coverage and global approach.

Ion Sclifos

Head of Treasury & Financial Risk, Orange Romania

An excellent mix of practical, learning sessions and "big picture" trade issues.

Douglas G. Ziurys

SVP & Partner, FImetrix

Great conference, good quality speakers, very relevant for corporates and bankers.

Hari Janakiraman

Head - Global Core Trade Product, ANZ (Australia and New Zealand Banking Group)

Interesting and insightful workshops, excellent networking opportunity beyond bankers thanks to platform providers and clients presence.

Sabine VIGNERON

Vice President Export & Agency Finance, AKA Export Finance Bank

It was a real pleasure attending the event - we truly appreciate what TXF does in the space. I look forward to participating in future events.

Michael Spiegel

Global Head Of Trade Finance & Cash Management Corporates, Deutsche Bank

I always find TXF conferences to be highly professional and very informative on contemporary subjects.

Dan Stadnik

Senior Managing Director Independent Representative, Finacity

Tim Kuempel

Head of Trade & Commodity Finance Singapore

Rabobank

Fabio Manca

Managing Director

DHL Inventory Finance Services GmbH

Jean Rohr

Trade S&SE Asia

National Australia Bank (NAB)

Jerry Dimos

SVP Asia Pacific

C2FO

Abel Martins Alexandre

Head of Commercial Treasury

Rio Tinto Group

Gopul Shah

Global Head of Treasury and Trade Finance

Golden Agri-Resources

Chris Pardey

CEO

RCMA Commodities

Christopher Emslie

Country Treasurer Singapore

ABB

John Teo

CFO

Singapore Pools

Vincenzo Zinni

Noble Group

Nicolas Marsac

CFO Asia-Pacific

Trafigura Pte

Munish Kaushal

Supply Chain Finance Director

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Ltd

Jacky Hok

Head of Credit & BO

Total Marine Fuels

Aashish Pitale

Finance

Independent

Martin Phelan

Head of Credit & Political Risk

Aspen Insurance

Cedric Chehab

Global Head of Strategy

BMI Research

Leo Kirby

MD - Capital Advisory, Asia

GE Energy Financial Services

Frank Wu

Regional Head of Structured Commodity Trade Finance, Asia Pacific

Deutsche Bank

Kris Van Broekhoven

Managing Director, Global Head of Commodity Trade Finance

Citi

Michael Vrontamitis

Head of Trade, Product, Transaction Banking

Standard Chartered

Tim Warren

Regional Head Asia Pacific, Credit & Political Risk

Zurich

Joseph Williams

Senior Advocacy Officer

Natural Resources Governance Institute

Abhishek Chhajer

Senior Underwriter, Head of Trade Credit APAC

Markel International

Jacob Katsman

CEO

Global Trade Corporation

Jonathan Bell

Editor in Chief

TXF Media

Pjotr Gainullin

Investment Manager

RB Capital Ltd

Vanessa Kilner

Senior Associate

Clyde & Co

Simo Dafir

Managing Director

Volguard - Asia Pacific

Adnan Ghani

Global Head of Trade

Westpac

Barend van IJsselstein

Global Commodities Finance

OCBC

Momchil Ivanov

Head of Asia, Structured Metals and Energy Finance

ING Bank

Alain Fanaie

CEO

Newway Advisory

Lionel Taylor

Managing Director

TAN

Rizwan Khan

Chief Financial Officer

Panoval Asia Limited

Samuel Ang

Global Credit Manager LNG and Shipping

Shell Trading & Shipping

Jayant Parande

Group Treasurer

Olam International

Desmond Loh

Head Trade Finance

CIMB Bank

Sébastien Bruyant

Managing Director

Alcora Global

Hesham Zakai

Associate Director

TXF Media

Audrey Zuck

Director

A2Z Risk Services

Harry McIndoe

Director

BPL Global

Tom James

CEO

NR Capital

Mark Houghton

Regional Manager - Asia Pacific

AXA XL

William Shaw

Managing Director

Texel Asia Pte Limited

Alexander R Malaket

OPUS Advisory Services International Inc.

Srinath Keshavan

Chief Executive

Trade Risk Group

Jessica Kenworthy

Partner

Reed Smith

Peter Zaman

Partner

Reed Smith

sabine gosse

Relationship manager

Asian Development Bank

Steve Wilford

Senior Partner - Asia

Control Risks

	Plenary Stream	Commodities Stream	Trade & Treasury Stream
	Coffee & Registration Networking space Networking space Coffee & Registration × Next session: Riding the storm
	Chairman's opening remarks Room 1 Room 1 Chairman's opening remarks × Jonathan Bell Editor in Chief TXF: Trade & Export Finance Next session: Riding the storm
	More information Riding the storm Future-proof your growth strategy with this opening overview In a time of global slowdown, low pricing and heightened protectionism, where do we still see growth in Asia? We’ll cover things like: What we can expect from the new US presidency How the current wave of nationalism and protectionism is affecting trade What would happen if a major commodity trader failed Room 1 Room 1 Riding the storm × Future-proof your growth strategy with this opening overview In a time of global slowdown, low pricing and heightened protectionism, where do we still see growth in Asia? We’ll cover things like: What we can expect from the new US presidency How the current wave of nationalism and protectionism is affecting trade What would happen if a major commodity trader failed Cedric Chehab Global Head of Strategy BMI Research Next session: Are local and global players adapting to a "new normal"?
	More information Are local and global players adapting to a "new normal"? Learn how top trading houses are adapting to today’s low pricing, high liquidity climate Explore differences and similarities between regional and global traders’ strategies Learn what their plans are for growth in 2017 Room 1 Room 1 Are local and global players adapting to a "new normal"? × Learn how top trading houses are adapting to today’s low pricing, high liquidity climate Explore differences and similarities between regional and global traders’ strategies Learn what their plans are for growth in 2017 David Gallagher Head of Structuring, Head of London Office, CEO of METL Mercuria Energy Trading Gopul Shah Global Head of Treasury and Trade Finance Golden Agri-Resources Vincenzo Zinni MD Noble Group Nicolas Marsac CFO Asia-Pacific Trafigura Jayant Parande Group Treasurer Olam International Abel Martins Alexandre Head of Commercial Treasury Rio Tinto Group Next session: Audience Response Survey: Have YOUR Say Previous session: Riding the storm
	More information Audience Response Survey: Have YOUR Say An anonymous, real-time survey on key industry trends. Results will be sent out to delegates with an annotated survey after the event. Room 1 Room 1 Audience Response Survey: Have YOUR Say × An anonymous, real-time survey on key industry trends. Results will be sent out to delegates with an annotated survey after the event. Next session: Speed Troubleshooting Previous session: Riding the storm
	Coffee & Networking Networking space Networking space Coffee & Networking × Next session: Speed Troubleshooting Previous session: Riding the storm
	Commodities Stream	Trade & Treasury Stream
	More information Structured Commodity Finance: Picking the Right Deals Among a modest but consistent rise in commodity prices, Room 1 Room 1 Structured Commodity Finance: Picking the Right Deals × Among a modest but consistent rise in commodity prices, a changing economic models in China, India and across the region, not to mention the changing regulatory environment, this panel of commodity experts discusses strategies for success: does it all come down to picking the right deals? William Shaw Managing Director Texel Asia Pte Limited Frank Wu Regional Head of Structured Commodity Trade Finance, Asia Pacific Deutsche Bank Martin Phelan Head of Credit & Political Risk Aspen Insurance Next session: Hedge Yourself	More information Opportunities in Singapore Where are the best opportunities and how can they be used to your a... Room 2 Room 2 Opportunities in Singapore × Where are the best opportunities and how can they be used to your advantage? Open and collaborative discussion on Singapore’s growing role as a trading hub for the region. Srinath Keshavan Chief Executive Trade Risk Group John Teo CFO Singapore Pools Next session: Is supply chain finance the answer for SMEs?
	More information Hedge Yourself Learn about the various tools you can use to protect yourself Includes cred... Room 2 Room 2 Hedge Yourself × Learn about the various tools you can use to protect yourself Includes credit default swaps, portfolio hedging, trade credit insurance, and how to combine them for the best results. Jacky Hok Credit & BO Manager Total Marine Fuels Next session: Case study: Responding to Fraud Previous session: Structured Commodity Finance: Picking the Right Deals	More information Is supply chain finance the answer for SMEs? ADB figures show a $692bn trade finance gap, mostly affecting SMEs. Could Supply... Room 1 Room 1 Is supply chain finance the answer for SMEs? × ADB figures show a $692bn trade finance gap, mostly affecting SMEs. Could Supply Chain Finance programmes help plug some of that gap? Munish Kaushal Supply Chain Finance Director GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Ltd Desmond Loh Head Trade Finance CIMB Bank Sabine Oudart Relationship Manager Asian Development Bank Next session: Optimising working capital across the supply chain Previous session: Opportunities in Singapore
	Networking lunch Networking space Networking space Networking lunch × Next session: Speed Troubleshooting Previous session: Riding the storm
	More information Speed Troubleshooting Move around different “stations”, each dedicated to solving a different industry problem and share ideas with others on that table. In doing so, you’ll be able to gather opinions from across the whole industry spectrum and meet new counterparties, collaborators and clients. Each table will be hosted by an industry expert, and the topics will be shared in advance. If you’d like to put forward a problem for consideration, please email [email protected] Networking space Networking space Speed Troubleshooting × Move around different “stations”, each dedicated to solving a different industry problem and share ideas with others on that table. In doing so, you’ll be able to gather opinions from across the whole industry spectrum and meet new counterparties, collaborators and clients. Each table will be hosted by an industry expert, and the topics will be shared in advance. If you’d like to put forward a problem for consideration, please email [email protected] Next session: How low can trade go? Previous session: Riding the storm
	Coffee & Networking Networking space Networking space Coffee & Networking × Next session: How low can trade go? Previous session: Riding the storm
	Commodities Stream	Trade & Treasury Stream
	More information Case study: Responding to Fraud ... Room 1 Room 1 Case study: Responding to Fraud × See how the LME are tackling fraud In the wake of the Qingdao fraud, the London Metals Exchange (LME) have launched a new electronic system to track goods stored outside of its warehouses. LMEShield allows the LME to provide e-receipts for goods stored outside of its system. So how does it work? What problems does it solve? How could you use it? Peter Zaman Partner Reed Smith Jessica Kenworthy Partner Reed Smith Previous session: Structured Commodity Finance: Picking the Right Deals	More information Optimising working capital across the supply chain Forum for discussion on how to handle risk and increase effici... Room 1 Room 1 Optimising working capital across the supply chain × Forum for discussion on how to handle risk and increase efficiency • Tools for liquidity risk and cash management, from supply chain finance to hedging tools • How to identify, evaluate and mitigate risk – early • Sharing experience in making their cash work more efficiently Robert Wallin Executive Director Customer Financing Huawei Technologies Company Chris Pardey CEO RCMA Commodities Christopher Emslie Country Treasurer Singapore ABB Asea Brown Boveri Previous session: Opportunities in Singapore
	More information How low can trade go? Are low prices, low interest rates and low trade volumes the new normal? Hear from banks and corporates about how they’re adapting. • What strategies are banks implementing to cope? • Are low prices helping or hindering corporates? • How will the market fare if banks are forced to exit? Room 2 Room 2 How low can trade go? × Are low prices, low interest rates and low trade volumes the new normal? Hear from banks and corporates about how they’re adapting. • What strategies are banks implementing to cope? • Are low prices helping or hindering corporates? • How will the market fare if banks are forced to exit? Samuel Ang Global Credit Manager LNG and Shipping Shell Trading & Shipping Aashish Pitale Group Treasurer Essar Group Alexander R Malaket OPUS Advisory Services International Inc. Kris Van Broekhoven Managing Director, Global Head of Commodity Trade Finance Citi Adnan Ghani Global Head of Trade Westpac Previous session: Riding the storm
	Cocktail reception Networking space Networking space Cocktail reception × Previous session: Riding the storm

	Plenary Stream	Commodities Stream	Trade & Treasury Stream
	Coffee & networking Networking space Networking space Coffee & networking × Next session: Geopolitical risk: A country-by-country guide
	Chairman's opening remarks Room 1 Room 1 Chairman's opening remarks × Jonathan Bell Editor in Chief TXF: Trade & Export Finance Next session: Geopolitical risk: A country-by-country guide
	More information Geopolitical risk: A country-by-country guide This whirlwind tour of Asia highlights key areas of political risk in the region, providing you with the insights you need to plan business for 2017. Room 1 Room 1 Geopolitical risk: A country-by-country guide × This whirlwind tour of Asia highlights key areas of political risk in the region, providing you with the insights you need to plan business for 2017. Steve Wilford Senior Partner - Asia Control Risks Next session: Alternative trade financing: a real alternative?
	More information Alternative trade financing: a real alternative? The industry has seen a rise in alternative sources of financing as a complement to bank funding - particularly (but not only) serving SMEs. Where and how can those trade finance funds step in and what are the results so far? Room 1 Room 1 Alternative trade financing: a real alternative? × The industry has seen a rise in alternative sources of financing as a complement to bank funding - particularly (but not only) serving SMEs. Where and how can those trade finance funds step in and what are the results so far? Sébastien Bruyant Managing Director Alcora Global Tom James CEO NR Capital Pjotr Gainullin Investment Manager RB Capital Ltd Jonathan Bell Editor in Chief TXF: Trade & Export Finance Next session: Deal, No Deal or Distribute? Previous session: Geopolitical risk: A country-by-country guide
	Coffee & networking Networking space Networking space Coffee & networking × Next session: Deal, No Deal or Distribute? Previous session: Geopolitical risk: A country-by-country guide
	More information Digital tools to increase efficiency In an age of cost-cutting, what tools are being used to improve treasury and tra... Room 2 Room 2 Digital tools to increase efficiency × In an age of cost-cutting, what tools are being used to improve treasury and trade finance processes? From Blockchain-assisted supply chain finance, to electronic documents, to enhanced treasury security. Jacob Katsman CEO Global Trade Corporation Rizwan Khan Chief Financial Officer SASCoat Vietnam Next session: Trading Transparently
	Commodities Stream	Trade & Treasury Stream
	More information Proof in the pudding? Insurance's rising claims The current stressed environment has led to a marked increase in insurance claim... Room 1 Room 1 Proof in the pudding? Insurance's rising claims × The current stressed environment has led to a marked increase in insurance claims. So how is the insurance industry coping? Are insurers doing enough for the claims industry? Audrey Zuck Director A2Z Risk Services Harry McIndoe Assistant Director BPL Global Vanessa Kilner Senior Associate Clyde & Co	More information Trading Transparently What level of transparency can trading houses achieve while still operating prof... Room 2 Room 2 Trading Transparently × What level of transparency can trading houses achieve while still operating profitably? • Should more trading houses join the EITI? • Are customers willing to pay a premium for ethical products? • What are the returns on investment into transparency? Nicholas Garrett Director RCS Global Andrew Gowers Global Head of Corporate Communications Trafigura Previous session: Digital tools to increase efficiency
	More information Deal, No Deal or Distribute? This session is a fun way to wrap up a day’s conversation and debate. We present a panel of industry experts with a series of hypothetical deals. Their task? To answer three simple questions: 1. Would they do the deal? 2. How would they price the deal? 3. Would they distribute the deal? The audience then votes on whether they agree with the panel’s decisions. Room 1 Room 1 Deal, No Deal or Distribute? × This session is a fun way to wrap up a day’s conversation and debate. We present a panel of industry experts with a series of hypothetical deals. Their task? To answer three simple questions: 1. Would they do the deal? 2. How would they price the deal? 3. Would they distribute the deal? The audience then votes on whether they agree with the panel’s decisions. Mark Houghton Senior Underwriter XL Catlin - XL Insurance Company SE Momchil Ivanov Regional Head of Structured Metals and Energy Finance, Asia ING Bank Alain Fanaie CEO Newway Advisory Barend van IJsselstein Global Commodities Finance OCBC Hesham Zakai Associate Director TXF: Trade & Export Finance Previous session: Geopolitical risk: A country-by-country guide
	Networking lunch Networking space Networking space Networking lunch × Previous session: Geopolitical risk: A country-by-country guide

Marina Bay Sands

10 Bayfront Ave

Singapore

Event enquiries

Phone: +44 (0)20 3736 5180

Email: [email protected]

TXF Singapore 2017 returned to the Marina Bay Sands Hotel. The hotel is situated on the edge of the Marina Bay and directly next to the 'Gardens by the Bay', which features the iconic Supertree Grove.

Guests were able relax and unwind after a long day of networking, enjoying scenic views from the world's largest infinity pool, overlooking the Singapore skyline.

TXF Singapore 2017

Trade, Treasury & Commodity Finance

Coffee & Registration

Chairman's opening remarks

Riding the storm

Are local and global players adapting to a "new normal"?

Audience Response Survey: Have YOUR Say

Coffee & Networking

Structured Commodity Finance: Picking the Right Deals

Opportunities in Singapore

Hedge Yourself

Is supply chain finance the answer for SMEs?

Networking lunch

Speed Troubleshooting

Coffee & Networking

Case study: Responding to Fraud

Optimising working capital across the supply chain

How low can trade go?

Cocktail reception

Coffee & networking

Chairman's opening remarks

Geopolitical risk: A country-by-country guide

Alternative trade financing: a real alternative?

Coffee & networking

Digital tools to increase efficiency

Proof in the pudding? Insurance's rising claims

Trading Transparently

Deal, No Deal or Distribute?

Networking lunch

Marina Bay Sands

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