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TXF Global Commodity Finance & Sustainable Natural Resources 2023
Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky Amsterdam
May 23 - May 24, 2023
Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky Amsterdam, Netherlands
This year, the hugely popular global commodity finance event was brought to the stunning Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky. This was the place to be if you wanted to mingle with the most senior representatives from trading houses, producers, software/platform providers, insurers, brokers, lenders, and many more over two days of exceptional content and unrivalled networking opportunities.
The event included keynote addresses from industry titans, panel discussions with traders and bankers, workshops and roundtables for open and honest discussion, dedicated networking and meeting spaces, and access to the full guest list for setting up meetings. Plus, the highly anticipated Industry Awards Dinner added a touch of glitz and glamour to the occasion.
If you are looking for the next commodity event, TXF will be showcasing commodity streams at the following:
Asia: Export & Natural Resources Finance 2023
Africa 2023: Export & Natural Resources Finance
Then in November, head to Geneva for Commodities Week, where TXF will be bringing the European market together for:
TXF Geneva Commodity Finance 2023
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Speakers
Rebekah Fajemirokun
Head of Trade Finance
Eminent Energy Limited
Philippe Penet
Managing Partner & CFO
Sucafina
Kome Ajegbo
Vice President, Product Solutions & Sustainability Investment
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)
Elsa Pernot
Global Head of HSEC
Gunvor
Daniela Corsini
Senior Economist - Commodities
Intesa Sanpaolo
Catherine Lang-Anderson
Partner
A&O Shearman
Robert Besseling
CEO
Pangea Risk
Rebecca Harding
Economist
British Foreign Policy Group
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Rebekah Fajemirokun
Head of Trade Finance
Eminent Energy Limited
Philippe Penet
Managing Partner & CFO
Sucafina
Kome Ajegbo
Vice President, Product Solutions & Sustainability Investment
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)
Elsa Pernot
Global Head of HSEC
Gunvor
Daniela Corsini
Senior Economist - Commodities
Intesa Sanpaolo
Catherine Lang-Anderson
Partner
A&O Shearman
Robert Besseling
CEO
Pangea Risk
Rebecca Harding
Economist
British Foreign Policy Group
Jayant Parande
Group Treasurer & Global Head – TSF
Olam Group Limited
Mike Shaw
COO
Mocoh
Pierpaolo Di Fabio
Chief Financial Officer
KME Group
Dmitry Medvedenko
Director
Barens Group
ALI U. AROLAT
Executive Director
Garantibank International
Alexander Peters
Board Member
Commodity Club Switzerland
Stephen Thomas
Head of ESG & Sustainability
ArrowResources AG
Sander Stuijt
CFO
Duferco
Adam Hearne
CEO
CarbonChain
Hans Vrijenhoef
Executive Vice President/ President Elect
Ammonia Energy Association
Jean Francois Lambert
Founder & Managing Partner
Lambert Commodities
Meredith Smith
Head of Sustainability
ED&F Man
Maarten Koning
Managing Director, Global Head Trade and Commodity Finance
ING Bank
Enrique Rico
Global Head of Trade & Working Capital solutions
Santander Corporate & Investment Banking
Peter Hopkins
Managing Director
Drum Risk Ltd
Alexander Klepp
Head of Underwriting Single Risk Austria
Credendo
Willem Calame
Global Co-Head Working Capital Structuring for Inventory Finance and Head Commodity Trade Finance.
Deutsche Bank
Dominik Kloiber
Co-Founder
Exile Group
Hesham Zakai
Managing Director
TXF
Jonathan Bell
Editor-in-chief
TXF
Aife Howse
Commodities Content Manager
TXF
Ralph Ivey
Reporter
TXF
Alfonso Olivas
Head of Data and Analytics
TXF
Gediz Kaya
Managing Partner
Mundo Verde Climate
Sandie Hessing
Head of Structured Finance & Export Sales
MUFG
Mac MacNamara
CEO
Carshalton Commodities
Marc Auboin
Senior Advisor
World Trade Organisation (WTO)
Adrian Mellor
Partner
A&O Shearman
Kona Haque
Head of Research
ED&F Man
Diana Gonzalez
Head of Sustainability
TELF
Susanne Emonet
CEO
Farmer Connect
Frank van Oordt
Global Head of Trade Commodity Finance Energy & Metals
Rabobank
Stephen Geldart
Head of Analysis
Czarnikow Group Limited
Mike Matsas
CEO
Compagnie Minière du Bafing
Tanya Epshteyn
Head of Structured and Trade Fiannce
Czarnikow Group Limited
Adina Georgescu
Energy & Climate Change Director
Eurometaux
George Miller
Senior Analyst
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
Nicolas Marsac
Head of Structured and Trade Finance
Trafigura Group Pte
Hugo Brodie
Head of Product Development & Innovation
London Metal Exchange
Daniele La Porta
Global Head of ESG & Sustainability
Gerald Group
Kris Van Broekhoven
CEO
ES3G
Harry McIndoe
Director
BPL Global
Hans Bogaard
Manager
FMO Development Bank
Varun Trivedi
Business Head, Europe
Agrocorp International
Boris Jaquet
Global Head TF&L Distribution
Deutsche Bank
Natalia Haas
Managing Partner
Mercator Commodities AG
Natalija Katic
Vice President, Structured Trade Finance, Europe
Santander
Mehmet Emin Gokdel
Head of Structured Trade and Commodity Finance
Credit Europe Bank NV
Atakan Akkaya
Managing Director, Head of CSTF EMEA & Global Coordinator for Commodity Finance
MUFG
Tarun Naruka
Head of Corporate and Structured Finance
Essar Oil UK
Rebecca Harding
Independent Economist & CEO
Coriolis Technologies Limited
Veronica Assandri Foldnes
Global Head Commodity Finance
Swiss Re
Tawfik Sadfi
Global Head of STF & STF BD Origination
Gunvor
Alexander Peters
Board Member of Commodity Club Switzerland
Commodity Club Switzerland
Manuel Teijeiro
Director
Control Union Collateral Services
Julien Chassaing
Head of Corporate Finance
IXM
Arnaud Preney
Chief Financial Officer Head of Sustainability
Coffee Ithaka
Haiwen Tan
VP
Bank of China
James Loggie
Partner
TigerRisk
James Lowrey
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
2023 Attendees
- Mercator Commodities AG
- ED&F Man
- Gunvor
- Alvean Sugar
- Gerald Group
- Czarnikow Group Limited
- ArrowResources AG
- OMV Supply & Trading Ltd
- Glencore
- Coffee Ithaka
- Agrocorp International
- Siemens
- Mercuria Energy Group
- Trafigura Group Pte
- Eminent Energy Limited
- ETG Commodities Inc
- Yildirim Group
- Vitol Group
- Vitol
- Sucafina
- Axpo
- Viterra
- Archer Daniels Midland
- Sumitomo Corporation
- Duferco
- Traxys
- Coriolis Technologies Limited
- KME Group
- Joss Elastomers & Chemicals
- Count Energy Trading
- ED & F Man
- Coral Energy
- PETRACO OIL COMPANY SA
- Tereos
- Polymetcore Trading
- TELF
- Arasco
- Yildirim Holding A.Ş
- Oilmar
- Louis Dreyfus Company
- DXT Commodities SA
- Ocean Partners
- ECOM Agroindustrial Corporation
- Ecom Trading
- Sucden
- Sinopec
- Unipec UK Ltd
- Sinochem
- Enet Energy
- Nedstar
- Hartree Partners
- Petroineos Trading Limited
- D. Trading LLC
- Advaita
- BP
- Holding TCG SA
- Litasco
- Mtalx Ltd
- Volcafe
- TMT Metals
- FOS Asset Management
- Isbank AG
- Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)
- Mizuho
- Commerzbank
- ING Bank
- Deutsche Bank
- London Metal Exchange
- Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
- Raiffeisen Bank International
- Credit Agricole CIB
- Intesa Sanpaolo
- Lambert Commodities
- Barclays Bank
- AKA Bank
- Bank of China
- Santander
- MUFG
- Credit Europe Bank NV
- DZ Bank
- Credit Europe Bank
- Garanti Bank International
- MUFG Bank (Europe) N.V.
- Drum Risk Ltd
- Rabobank
- KfW IPEX-Bank
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
- Nedbank Corporate & Investment Bank
- HSBC
- Citi
- Qatar National Bank (QNB Group)
- Credendo
- Africa Specialty Risks
- Swiss Re
- Marsh JLT Specialty
- BPL Global
- Munich Reinsurance Company ( Munich Re )
- Marsh
- A&O Shearman
- Hill Dickinson
- Mayer Brown
- HFW
- FMO Development Bank
- Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)
- VA Intertrading AG
- TXF
- Exile Group
- WISTA Switzerland
- Pangea Risk
- Commodity Club Switzerland
- ES3G
- CarbonChain
- Barens Group
- Ammonia Energy Association
- Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
- Eurometaux
- PANGEA-RISK
- Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
- Garantibank International
- Santander Corporate & Investment Banking
- Brown Brothers Harriman
- Mundo Verde Climate
- Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI)
- A&O Shearman
- Munich Reinsurance Company
- Yieldpoint
- National Bank of Egypt
- EP Resources
- Essar Oil UK
- DZ BANK AG
- MIT Make Intuitive Tech SA
- Indagro SA
- Open Mineral
- Keytrade
- Steelforce Belgium
- GarantiBank International N.V.
- Control Union
- Control Union Collateral Services
- IXM
- Mocoh
- Banco Santander
- Sven's Commodity Shop (SCS) B.V.
- Farmer Connect
- Trade In Space
- Amaggi
- British Foreign Policy Group
- TigerRisk
- Olam Group Limited
- Concord Resources Ltd
- SMBC
- Sonus Nobilis
- STX Commodities
- Interfood Global
- SOCAR Overeas
- Compagnie Minière du Bafing
- Credit Europe Bank N.V.
- Shell
- Ultima Leadership Coaching
- Serra Partners
- Carshalton Commodities
- World Trade Organisation (WTO)
- Swiss Reinsurance Company
- Zug Commodity Association (ZCA)
- AfriMet Resources AG
- Mercator Commodities AG
- ED&F Man
- Gunvor
- Alvean Sugar
- Gerald Group
- Czarnikow Group Limited
- ArrowResources AG
- OMV Supply & Trading Ltd
- Glencore
- Coffee Ithaka
- Agrocorp International
- Siemens
- Mercuria Energy Group
- Trafigura Group Pte
- Eminent Energy Limited
- ETG Commodities Inc
- Yildirim Group
- Vitol Group
- Vitol
- Sucafina
- Axpo
- Viterra
- Archer Daniels Midland
- Sumitomo Corporation
- Duferco
- Traxys
- Coriolis Technologies Limited
- KME Group
- Joss Elastomers & Chemicals
- Count Energy Trading
- ED & F Man
- Coral Energy
- PETRACO OIL COMPANY SA
- Tereos
- Polymetcore Trading
- TELF
- Arasco
- Yildirim Holding A.Ş
- Oilmar
- Louis Dreyfus Company
- DXT Commodities SA
- Ocean Partners
- ECOM Agroindustrial Corporation
- Ecom Trading
- Sucden
- Sinopec
- Unipec UK Ltd
- Sinochem
- Enet Energy
- Nedstar
- Hartree Partners
- Petroineos Trading Limited
- D. Trading LLC
- Advaita
- BP
- Holding TCG SA
- Litasco
- Mtalx Ltd
- Volcafe
- TMT Metals
- FOS Asset Management
- Isbank AG
- Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)
- Mizuho
- Commerzbank
- ING Bank
- Deutsche Bank
- London Metal Exchange
- Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
- Raiffeisen Bank International
- Credit Agricole CIB
- Intesa Sanpaolo
- Lambert Commodities
- Barclays Bank
- AKA Bank
- Bank of China
- Santander
- MUFG
- Credit Europe Bank NV
- DZ Bank
- Credit Europe Bank
- Garanti Bank International
- MUFG Bank (Europe) N.V.
- Drum Risk Ltd
- Rabobank
- KfW IPEX-Bank
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
- Nedbank Corporate & Investment Bank
- HSBC
- Citi
- Qatar National Bank (QNB Group)
- Credendo
- Africa Specialty Risks
- Swiss Re
- Marsh JLT Specialty
- BPL Global
- Munich Reinsurance Company ( Munich Re )
- Marsh
- A&O Shearman
- Hill Dickinson
- Mayer Brown
- HFW
- FMO Development Bank
- Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)
- VA Intertrading AG
- TXF
- Exile Group
- WISTA Switzerland
- Pangea Risk
- Commodity Club Switzerland
- ES3G
- CarbonChain
- Barens Group
- Ammonia Energy Association
- Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
- Eurometaux
- PANGEA-RISK
- Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
- Garantibank International
- Santander Corporate & Investment Banking
- Brown Brothers Harriman
- Mundo Verde Climate
- Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI)
- A&O Shearman
- Munich Reinsurance Company
- Yieldpoint
- National Bank of Egypt
- EP Resources
- Essar Oil UK
- DZ BANK AG
- MIT Make Intuitive Tech SA
- Indagro SA
- Open Mineral
- Keytrade
- Steelforce Belgium
- GarantiBank International N.V.
- Control Union
- Control Union Collateral Services
- IXM
- Mocoh
- Banco Santander
- Sven's Commodity Shop (SCS) B.V.
- Farmer Connect
- Trade In Space
- Amaggi
- British Foreign Policy Group
- TigerRisk
- Olam Group Limited
- Concord Resources Ltd
- SMBC
- Sonus Nobilis
- STX Commodities
- Interfood Global
- SOCAR Overeas
- Compagnie Minière du Bafing
- Credit Europe Bank N.V.
- Shell
- Ultima Leadership Coaching
- Serra Partners
- Carshalton Commodities
- World Trade Organisation (WTO)
- Swiss Reinsurance Company
- Zug Commodity Association (ZCA)
- AfriMet Resources AG
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Corporates
- Mercator Commodities AG
- ED&F Man
- Gunvor
- Alvean Sugar
- Gerald Group
- Czarnikow Group Limited
- ArrowResources AG
- OMV Supply & Trading Ltd
- Glencore
- Coffee Ithaka
- Agrocorp International
- Siemens
- Mercuria Energy Group
- Trafigura Group Pte
- Eminent Energy Limited
- ETG Commodities Inc
- Yildirim Group
- Vitol Group
- Vitol
- Sucafina
- Axpo
- Viterra
- Archer Daniels Midland
- Sumitomo Corporation
- Duferco
- Traxys
- Coriolis Technologies Limited
- KME Group
- Joss Elastomers & Chemicals
- Count Energy Trading
- ED & F Man
- Coral Energy
- PETRACO OIL COMPANY SA
- Tereos
- Polymetcore Trading
- TELF
- Arasco
- Yildirim Holding A.Ş
- Oilmar
- Louis Dreyfus Company
- DXT Commodities SA
- Ocean Partners
- ECOM Agroindustrial Corporation
- Ecom Trading
- Sucden
- Sinopec
- Unipec UK Ltd
- Sinochem
- Enet Energy
- Nedstar
- Hartree Partners
- Petroineos Trading Limited
- D. Trading LLC
- Advaita
- BP
- Holding TCG SA
- Litasco
- Mtalx Ltd
- Volcafe
- TMT Metals
Financial Institutions
- FOS Asset Management
- Isbank AG
- Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)
- Mizuho
- Commerzbank
- ING Bank
- Deutsche Bank
- London Metal Exchange
- Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
- Raiffeisen Bank International
- Credit Agricole CIB
- Intesa Sanpaolo
- Lambert Commodities
- Barclays Bank
- AKA Bank
- Bank of China
- Santander
- MUFG
- Credit Europe Bank NV
- DZ Bank
- Credit Europe Bank
- Garanti Bank International
- MUFG Bank (Europe) N.V.
- Drum Risk Ltd
- Rabobank
- KfW IPEX-Bank
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
- Nedbank Corporate & Investment Bank
- HSBC
- Citi
- Qatar National Bank (QNB Group)
ECAs
- Credendo
Insurance companies
- Africa Specialty Risks
- Swiss Re
- Marsh JLT Specialty
- BPL Global
- Munich Reinsurance Company ( Munich Re )
- Marsh
Law firms
- A&O Shearman
- Hill Dickinson
- Mayer Brown
- HFW
DFI/MFI
- FMO Development Bank
- Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)
Other
- VA Intertrading AG
- TXF
- Exile Group
- WISTA Switzerland
- Pangea Risk
- Commodity Club Switzerland
- ES3G
- CarbonChain
- Barens Group
- Ammonia Energy Association
- Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
- Eurometaux
- PANGEA-RISK
- Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
- Garantibank International
- Santander Corporate & Investment Banking
- Brown Brothers Harriman
- Mundo Verde Climate
- Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI)
- A&O Shearman
- Munich Reinsurance Company
- Yieldpoint
- National Bank of Egypt
- EP Resources
- Essar Oil UK
- DZ BANK AG
- MIT Make Intuitive Tech SA
- Indagro SA
- Open Mineral
- Keytrade
- Steelforce Belgium
- GarantiBank International N.V.
- Control Union
- Control Union Collateral Services
- IXM
- Mocoh
- Banco Santander
- Sven's Commodity Shop (SCS) B.V.
- Farmer Connect
- Trade In Space
- Amaggi
- British Foreign Policy Group
- TigerRisk
- Olam Group Limited
- Concord Resources Ltd
- SMBC
- Sonus Nobilis
- STX Commodities
- Interfood Global
- SOCAR Overeas
- Compagnie Minière du Bafing
- Credit Europe Bank N.V.
- Shell
- Ultima Leadership Coaching
- Serra Partners
- Carshalton Commodities
- World Trade Organisation (WTO)
- Swiss Reinsurance Company
- Zug Commodity Association (ZCA)
- AfriMet Resources AG
Event Report 2023
Awards
We are thrilled to announce the winners of the TXF Perfect 10: Deals of the Year 2022! 🏆
Congratulations to all winners on their remarkable achievements in the commodity finance industry over 2022.
The winning deals of the year for 2022 are:
✨ Overall Deal of the Year: China Molybdenum - PXF
✨ Africa Deal of the Year: Azule Energy Holdings - PXF
✨ Asia Deal of the Year: Hebei Risun - Sustainability-Linked Pre-Finance Facility
✨ Europe Deal of the Year: Vitol - RCF
✨ Latin America Deal of the Year: Energy Infrastructure Holdings - Acquisition Finance
✨ Middle East Deal of the Year: Tamar Gas Field - Acquisition Finance
✨ Commodity Trader Deal of the Year: Olam Food Ingredients - Sustainability-Linked Loan
✨ Energy Deal of the Year: Trident Energy Finance - BBL
✨ Soft Commodity Deal of the Year: Sucafina - BBL
✨ Most Innovative Deal of the Year: Trafigura - ECA-Backed Loans
✨ Contribution to Commodity Finance: Bob Angliss
#TXFAwards
If you were apart of one of these winning deals be sure to leave a comment, or tag a colleague to congratulate them! 👏
View all photos from the magical Industry Awards Dinner here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/182089775@N04/sets/72177720308515248/
If you are a TXF Subscriber, you can view each deal in detail within our database. Not a Subscriber yet? Get in touch with intelligence@exilegroup.com on how you can access this data and more.
Agenda
Venue
VENUE
We're delighted to announce that TXF Global Commodities 2023 will be held at the Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky Amsterdam (formerly known as NH Collection Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky):
Dam 9, Amsterdam 1012 JS
ACCOMMODATION
The discounted bedrooms have now SOLD OUT at the event venue. There are still rooms available for the event dates however the rate cannot be guaranteed. If you would like a room, please email the below details and reference 'TXF GLOBAL COMMODITY 2023' for the next best available rate.
rsv.krasnapolsky@anantara-hotels.com
+31205546033
DISTANCES
Station (Amsterdam - Centraal Railway Station) 0.79 km
City centre (Amsterdam) 0.26 km
Airport (Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) 11.37 km
Please contact Zoe Diamond if you have any questions about the venue or accommodation.
Testimonials
I’ve liked the event and how it was organized. Given the COVID situation, TXF did a great job and your virtual event platform is awesome.
Jonas Rey
CEO
Athena Intelligence
This event was the closest to a physical event I have seen so far during these unprecedented times! I found the sessions very informative and the topics well selected. Well done TXF.
Sandra Primiero
Global Head TF&L Natural Resource Finance
Deutsche Bank
We’ve all been impressed with the virtual conferences – both the website / virtual hosting site and the content, so congratulations.
Nigel Scott
Global Head of Structured Trade & Commodity Finance
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
The event was really well organized and I was impressed by how it was run as a virtual event. I loved the game show session and the networking roulette. I loved the event concept.
Christine Grolimund
Head of Collateral Management
MEDLOG
It was our pleasure to join and enjoy TXF again. It was a very efficiently managed and successful virtual conference. We profited a lot from the conference and will be happy to collaborate further. I truly enjoyed the content!
Orhan Gunes
Head of Commodity Trade Finance
Sberbank (Switzerland) AG
The event was very well structured, with very good specialised panellists, a global insightful knowledge being shared among the industry players.
Heloisa Slav
founding partner
Slav Advogados
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Aife Howse
Aife Howse
Commodities Content Manager
Hesham Zakai
Hesham Zakai
Managing Director
Hesham Zakai is the Managing Director of TXF, a leading media and events company specialising in trade, commodity and export finance, with a global portfolio of 20 conferences. He has previously worked at the Special Reports team of the Financial Times and in the Press department at the European Parliament. He is also the former editor-in-chief of London Student, and has published essays on topics ranging from the history of the Middle East to the impact of technology on local British communities.
Darcy Belle
Darcy Belle
Events Marketing Manager
Get in touch with me about media and registration enquiries
Zoe Diamond
Zoe Diamond
Senior Operations Manager
Contact me to discuss on-site matters, enquiries relating to the venue and booking rooms at the discounted rate.