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TESTIMONIALS
TXF Asia 2016
Export, Agency & Project Finance
Oct 12 - Oct 13, 2016
Hong Kong
What did our guests have to say?
Speakers
Michael Barrow
Director General, Private Sector Operations Department
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Jiang Shaohua
Division Chief of Project Business Dept, Guangdong Branch
Sinosure - China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation
Adolfo Dindo Abueg
Co-Head Project Finance, Asia Pacific
Korea Development Bank (KDB)
Aashish Pitale
Finance
Independent
Yang Tianfu
CFO
PowerChina International
Kisu Lee
Senior Loan Officer
Korea Eximbank
Dario Liguti
Chief Underwriting and Business Innovation Officer
SACE
Zhenjiang Zhang
Vice President
Harbin Electric International Company Limited
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Michael Barrow
Director General, Private Sector Operations Department
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Jiang Shaohua
Division Chief of Project Business Dept, Guangdong Branch
Sinosure - China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation
Adolfo Dindo Abueg
Co-Head Project Finance, Asia Pacific
Korea Development Bank (KDB)
Aashish Pitale
Finance
Independent
Yang Tianfu
CFO
PowerChina International
Kisu Lee
Senior Loan Officer
Korea Eximbank
Dario Liguti
Chief Underwriting and Business Innovation Officer
SACE
Zhenjiang Zhang
Vice President
Harbin Electric International Company Limited
Hua Guanglin
Assistant General Manager, Director-Marketing Department
Sinosteel Equipment & Engineering Co Ltd
Andrew Sutherland
COO and Partner
UPC Renewables
John Groesbeek
Head Syndications LATAM + Global Lead DSS
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Gregory Liu
Regional Head of Export & Agency Finance
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
Harold J.D. Tjiptadjaja
Chief Investment Officer
Indonesia Infrastructure Finance
Robert Wallin
Executive Director, Customer Financing
Huawei Technologies Company
William Fairclough
Director
Mandarin Shipping
Zenda Kuo
Director - Investment Analysis
CLP Group
Eugene Lau
Deputy General Manager & Head of Syndication, Products Division
China Construction Bank Corporation
Federica Dal Bono
Senior Underwriter, Energy and Extractive Industries
IBRD - World Bank Group
Yong Jin Oh
Deputy director
KSURE - Korea Trade Insurance Corporation
Allard Nooy
Managing Director
Markland Infrastructure Asia
Markus Kluczka
Senior Advisor Project & Export Finance
Siemens Financial Services
Suan Hwee Song
Director of Structured Finance – Asia Pacific
Vestas Wind Systems
Adolf Fraczek
Commercial and Compliance Manager Market Management
Andritz Hydro
Mike Cho
General Manager
SK E&C
Sean Tan
Director – Treasury & Project Financing, Strategic Project Operations
China Telecom Group
Ram Mahidhara
Chief Investment Officer & Client Service Leader
IFC World Bank Group
Topi Vesteri
Deputy CEO
Finnvera plc
David Graham
Executive Director, Corporate, Sovereign ＆ Project Finance
Export Finance Australia (EFA)
Ric Khoo
Vice President
MEXIM - Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad
David Ludlow
International Business Development Director
UK Export Finance
Khalil Khiran
Director, Corporate, Sovereign ＆ Project Finance
Export Finance Australia (EFA)
Maria Hultén
Director
Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK)
Munetaka Horiguchi
Executive Officer for Asia and Pacific
Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
Yasukazu Irino
Head of Singapore Office, Chief Representative for Asia and Oceania
NEXI - Nippon Export Investment Insurance
Charles Lataillade
Head of Export Finance APAC
BNP Paribas
Khoon Goh
Head of Asia Research
ANZ (Australia and New Zealand Banking Group)
Zia Azeez
Head of Project Finance Asia
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
Litie Wang
General Manager Assistant, Offshore & Ship Credit Insurance Department
Sinosure - China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation
Bill Brown
Regional Vice-President, Asia International Business Development
EDC - Export Development Canada
Julian Proctor
Managing Director
Tiger Group
Lee Ka Sing
Managing Director, Head of Debt, Capital Markets & Regional Project Finance
Maybank ( Malayan Banking Berhad )
Young Joon Kim
Partner
Milbank LLP
Matthias Schemuth
Partner
DLA Piper
Gregory Smith
Partner - US Co-Chair, Projects & Infrastructure
DLA Piper
Charles Berry
Chairman
BPL Global
Gary Lowe
Managing Director & Head, Global Credit Insurance Group
Standard Chartered
Peter Luketa
Senior Adviser
CB Advisers
Arnaud Cachard
Managing Director - Export Finance
Credit Suisse
Paul Richards
Global Head of Resources, Energy & Infrastructure
ANZ (Australia and New Zealand Banking Group)
Eric De Jonge
Consultant
Freelance
Sylvie Leclercq
Structured Finance Manager
Societe Generale
Ralph Lerch
Global Head of Export & Agency Finance
DZ Bank
Cathrin Karpinski
SETF Sector Lead
Commerzbank
Jonathan Joseph-Horne
Managing Director
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
Harry McIndoe
Director
BPL Global
Evert-Jan Zondag
Managing Director | Head of Structured Trade & Export Finance Asia
Deutsche Bank
Luca Tonello
General Manager, Structured Finance Department Asia Pacific
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
Dennis Eucogco
Principal Investment Specialist (Guarantees & Syndications)
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Peter Purkl
Director
KfW IPEX-Bank
Ivan Leung
Managing Director, Head of Corporate Sales Global Transaction Banking, Asia Pacific
Santander
Rohan Doctor
Managing Director
Goldman Sachs
William Shaw
Managing Director
Texel
Sergio Panday
Head of Export Finance & Alternative Liquidity
ABN AMRO
Parth Jindal
General Manager
Hoegh LNG Asia
Hiroyasu Kaihara
General Manager, Project Finance Department, Front-Line Performance Management Division, Corporate Sales & Marketing Group
Hitachi
Joyce Tan
CFO
Genting Hong Kong
Shinebayar Bat
CEO
Batseer LLC
Lili Wang
Credit Insurance & Export Financing Manager
Andritz
Sam Ladbury
Senior Underwriter, Political Risks & Credit
Ace Political Risk and Credit
Jae Kyun Im
Director
Kexim Asia Limited
Michel Raas
Managing Director
EMI Procurement Services B.V.
Angela Perez
Head of Structured Finance
Elecnor
Natalie Venturina
Head, Corporate Budget Program Review and Monitoring Division
National Grid Corporation of the Philippines
Karen Li
Managing Director
United Company RUSAL
Simon Fischer
Managing Director
Clevis Research
James Kim
Managing Director | Head of Structured Export Finance South Korea
ING Bank
Jonathan Bell
Editor-in-chief
TXF
Dan Sheriff
CEO
TXF
Dominik Kloiber
Co-Founder
Exile Group
Dominik Kloiber
Commercial Director
tagmydeals
Niiko Watanabe
Group Head/Senior Vice President, Global Trade Finance Department
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
Erwan Stervinou
Director - Structured Finance Debt Optimisation & Distribution
Credit Agricole CIB
Andrew Beechey
Head of Global Financial Risks - Asia Pacific - Liberty International Underwriters
Liberty International Underwriters
Hans Oesterreich
Executive Director Structured Trade & Export Finance
Helaba (Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen)
Christoph Winnat
Chief Representative
Helaba (Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen)
2015 Attendees
- Batseer LLC
- CLP Holdings Limited
- Asia Maritime Pacific
- VPOWER Group
- Mitsui & Co., Ltd
- General Electric
- Airbus
- Andritz
- Rio Tinto Group
- Energy Development Corporation
- Marubeni Corporation
- Diamond Generating Corporation
- Siemens
- Royal IHC
- Itochu Corporation
- Reliance Industries Limited
- CLP Group
- Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
- Vestas Wind Systems
- Abengoa
- Otto Marine
- Royal Caribbean Group
- Diamond Generating Asia
- Garuda
- Sojitz Corporation
- Thales
- Samsung C&T
- Hyundai Engineering & Construction
- Batseer
- Bechtel
- Toyota Tsusho
- Bouygues
- ZTE Corporation
- San Miguel Corporation (SMC)
- GE China
- Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche
- Chu Kong Petroleum and Natural Gas Steel Pipe Holdings
- Global Power Generation
- Alcatel Lucent Submarine Networks
- Huawei International
- Huawei Technologies Company
- Huawei
- Clevis Research
- ANZ (Australia and New Zealand Banking Group)
- BNP Paribas
- Credit Suisse
- Wärtsilä Financial Services
- Rabobank
- Deutsche Bank
- CB Advisers
- Societe Generale
- Mizuho
- DBS Bank
- MUFG
- BayernLB
- HDA Conseil
- Goldman Sachs
- Clifford Capital
- HSBC
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
- Santander
- ING Bank
- State Bank of India
- Barclays Bank
- Toronto-Dominion Bank
- Citi
- ABN AMRO
- GE Energy Financial Services
- pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank
- Commerzbank
- Maybank ( Malayan Banking Berhad )
- GE Capital
- GE Capital
- UniCredit
- CIMC Financial Leasing (Qianhai Shenzhen) Ltd
- DZ Bank
- Intesa Sanpaolo
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
- Turk Eximbank
- ECIC (Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa)
- ECIC
- Sinosure - China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation
- NEXI - Nippon Export Investment Insurance
- Export Import Bank of Korea - KEXIM
- Euler Hermes
- XL Catlin
- GIEK - The Norwegian Export Credit Guarantee Agency (GIEK)
- EDC - Export Development Canada
- Export Finance Australia (EFA)
- KSURE - Korea Trade Insurance Corporation
- BAEZ - Bulgarian Export Insurance Agency
- Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK)
- Finnvera plc
- MEXIM - Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad
- SACE
- ECGC Limited
- Atradius
- The Export-Import Bank of China (China EXIM)
- EGFI - Export Guarantee Fund of Iran
- UK Export Finance
- HKEC - Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation
- Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO)
- BPL Global
- Aon
- Willis
- Allianz Trade
- Marsh JLT Specialty
- Norton Rose Fulbright
- DLA Piper
- Milbank LLP
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- White & Case
- Islamic Republic of Iran
- Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- MIGA - Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
- Hoegh LNG Asia
- Berne Union
- Molodi Finance And Investments
- Freelance
- ATI - The African Trade Insurance Agency
- Portland Advisers
- King Financial
- GuarantCo, Frontier Markets Fund Managers
- CC Solutions
- TXF
- Exile Group
- Pertamina
- Tata Power
- Berne Union
- IFC World Bank Group
- ECGC - Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of Zimbabwe
- MCS Energy
- Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation
- Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
- National Grid Corporation of the Philippines
- GE
- Dong Fang International Asset Management
- Standard Chartered Bank
- Hutchison Port
- Batseer LLC
- CLP Holdings Limited
- Asia Maritime Pacific
- VPOWER Group
- Mitsui & Co., Ltd
- General Electric
- Airbus
- Andritz
- Rio Tinto Group
- Energy Development Corporation
- Marubeni Corporation
- Diamond Generating Corporation
- Siemens
- Royal IHC
- Itochu Corporation
- Reliance Industries Limited
- CLP Group
- Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
- Vestas Wind Systems
- Abengoa
- Otto Marine
- Royal Caribbean Group
- Diamond Generating Asia
- Garuda
- Sojitz Corporation
- Thales
- Samsung C&T
- Hyundai Engineering & Construction
- Batseer
- Bechtel
- Toyota Tsusho
- Bouygues
- ZTE Corporation
- San Miguel Corporation (SMC)
- GE China
- Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche
- Chu Kong Petroleum and Natural Gas Steel Pipe Holdings
- Global Power Generation
- Alcatel Lucent Submarine Networks
- Huawei International
- Huawei Technologies Company
- Huawei
- Clevis Research
- ANZ (Australia and New Zealand Banking Group)
- BNP Paribas
- Credit Suisse
- Wärtsilä Financial Services
- Rabobank
- Deutsche Bank
- CB Advisers
- Societe Generale
- Mizuho
- DBS Bank
- MUFG
- BayernLB
- HDA Conseil
- Goldman Sachs
- Clifford Capital
- HSBC
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
- Santander
- ING Bank
- State Bank of India
- Barclays Bank
- Toronto-Dominion Bank
- Citi
- ABN AMRO
- GE Energy Financial Services
- pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank
- Commerzbank
- Maybank ( Malayan Banking Berhad )
- GE Capital
- GE Capital
- UniCredit
- CIMC Financial Leasing (Qianhai Shenzhen) Ltd
- DZ Bank
- Intesa Sanpaolo
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
- Turk Eximbank
- ECIC (Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa)
- ECIC
- Sinosure - China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation
- NEXI - Nippon Export Investment Insurance
- Export Import Bank of Korea - KEXIM
- Euler Hermes
- XL Catlin
- GIEK - The Norwegian Export Credit Guarantee Agency (GIEK)
- EDC - Export Development Canada
- Export Finance Australia (EFA)
- KSURE - Korea Trade Insurance Corporation
- BAEZ - Bulgarian Export Insurance Agency
- Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK)
- Finnvera plc
- MEXIM - Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad
- SACE
- ECGC Limited
- Atradius
- The Export-Import Bank of China (China EXIM)
- EGFI - Export Guarantee Fund of Iran
- UK Export Finance
- HKEC - Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation
- Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO)
- BPL Global
- Aon
- Willis
- Allianz Trade
- Marsh JLT Specialty
- Norton Rose Fulbright
- DLA Piper
- Milbank LLP
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- White & Case
- Islamic Republic of Iran
- Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- MIGA - Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
- Hoegh LNG Asia
- Berne Union
- Molodi Finance And Investments
- Freelance
- ATI - The African Trade Insurance Agency
- Portland Advisers
- King Financial
- GuarantCo, Frontier Markets Fund Managers
- CC Solutions
- TXF
- Exile Group
- Pertamina
- Tata Power
- Berne Union
- IFC World Bank Group
- ECGC - Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of Zimbabwe
- MCS Energy
- Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation
- Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
- National Grid Corporation of the Philippines
- GE
- Dong Fang International Asset Management
- Standard Chartered Bank
- Hutchison Port
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Corporates
- Batseer LLC
- CLP Holdings Limited
- Asia Maritime Pacific
- VPOWER Group
- Mitsui & Co., Ltd
- General Electric
- Airbus
- Andritz
- Rio Tinto Group
- Energy Development Corporation
- Marubeni Corporation
- Diamond Generating Corporation
- Siemens
- Royal IHC
- Itochu Corporation
- Reliance Industries Limited
- CLP Group
- Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
- Vestas Wind Systems
- Abengoa
- Otto Marine
- Royal Caribbean Group
- Diamond Generating Asia
- Garuda
- Sojitz Corporation
- Thales
- Samsung C&T
- Hyundai Engineering & Construction
- Batseer
- Bechtel
- Toyota Tsusho
- Bouygues
- ZTE Corporation
- San Miguel Corporation (SMC)
- GE China
- Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche
- Chu Kong Petroleum and Natural Gas Steel Pipe Holdings
- Global Power Generation
- Alcatel Lucent Submarine Networks
- Huawei International
- Huawei Technologies Company
- Huawei
- Clevis Research
Financial Institutions
- ANZ (Australia and New Zealand Banking Group)
- BNP Paribas
- Credit Suisse
- Wärtsilä Financial Services
- Rabobank
- Deutsche Bank
- CB Advisers
- Societe Generale
- Mizuho
- DBS Bank
- MUFG
- BayernLB
- HDA Conseil
- Goldman Sachs
- Clifford Capital
- HSBC
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
- Santander
- ING Bank
- State Bank of India
- Barclays Bank
- Toronto-Dominion Bank
- Citi
- ABN AMRO
- GE Energy Financial Services
- pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank
- Commerzbank
- Maybank ( Malayan Banking Berhad )
- GE Capital
- GE Capital
- UniCredit
- CIMC Financial Leasing (Qianhai Shenzhen) Ltd
- DZ Bank
- Intesa Sanpaolo
ECAs
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
- Turk Eximbank
- ECIC (Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa)
- ECIC
- Sinosure - China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation
- NEXI - Nippon Export Investment Insurance
- Export Import Bank of Korea - KEXIM
- Euler Hermes
- XL Catlin
- GIEK - The Norwegian Export Credit Guarantee Agency (GIEK)
- EDC - Export Development Canada
- Export Finance Australia (EFA)
- KSURE - Korea Trade Insurance Corporation
- BAEZ - Bulgarian Export Insurance Agency
- Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK)
- Finnvera plc
- MEXIM - Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad
- SACE
- ECGC Limited
- Atradius
- The Export-Import Bank of China (China EXIM)
- EGFI - Export Guarantee Fund of Iran
- UK Export Finance
- HKEC - Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation
- Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO)
Insurance companies
- BPL Global
- Aon
- Willis
- Allianz Trade
- Marsh JLT Specialty
Law firms
- Norton Rose Fulbright
- DLA Piper
- Milbank LLP
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- White & Case
Government
- Islamic Republic of Iran
- Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd
DFI/MFI
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- MIGA - Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
Other
- Hoegh LNG Asia
- Berne Union
- Molodi Finance And Investments
- Freelance
- ATI - The African Trade Insurance Agency
- Portland Advisers
- King Financial
- GuarantCo, Frontier Markets Fund Managers
- CC Solutions
- TXF
- Exile Group
- Pertamina
- Tata Power
- Berne Union
- IFC World Bank Group
- ECGC - Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of Zimbabwe
- MCS Energy
- Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation
- Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
- National Grid Corporation of the Philippines
- GE
- Dong Fang International Asset Management
- Standard Chartered Bank
- Hutchison Port
Venue
Once again, TXF Asia was held at the stunning W Hotel in Hong Kong's most up and coming area, West Kowloon.
The easiest way to reach the hotel (if arriving from overseas) is to fly into Hong Kong Airport (HKG), just 9 miles from the venue. You can find more details about getting to and from the hotel on their website here.
Testimonials
We are really impressed with the organization of TXF Asia and enjoying the communication during the conference.
Hua Guanglin
Assistant General Manager, Director-Marketing Department
Sinosteel Equipment & Engineering Co Ltd
Congratulations on a well organised and very well attended conference in HK. The sessions were relevant, informative and more importantly, very interactive. I particularly enjoyed interacting with the participants and other speakers and learnt a lot from them.
Aashish Pitale
Finance
Independent
One of the best financial conferences I've attended. Very diverse participants.
Shinebayar Bat
CEO
Batseer LLC
Innovative and engrossing- Best in class. Way to go!
Vineyesh Sawhney
Head of Financial Resources and Senior Vice President
Reliance Industries Limited
I personally enjoyed participating TXF ASIA and had valuable meetings with other institutions
Kisu Lee
Senior Loan Officer
Korea Eximbank
Best ECA Finance conference in Asia
Topi Vesteri
Deputy CEO
Finnvera plc
Good both for content and networking. A very comprehensive programme.
Eva Ohlsson
Director, Export Finance
Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK)
A perfect way for up to date market developments, combined with great networking.
Guido Fieret
Treasurer
Royal IHC
A good event with a nice mix of attendees. I look forward to future events.
Michael Barrow
Director General, Private Sector Operations Department
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Wonderful event. Good panel of expert speakers.
Sameet Pai
Senior Finance Manager (Treasury)
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd
Very diverse participants discussing highly relevant topics from different angles- very recommendable for ECAs.
Robert Suter
MLT Committee Chair (SERV)
Berne Union
Great opportunity to meet all key players in ECA financing.
Jun-Woo Kim
Deputy Director, Plant Finance Department
Export Import Bank of Korea - KEXIM
Exceptional gathering of senior ECA representatives and very insightful and open discussions.
Gabriele von dem Bussche
MD
pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank
Good organisation, fantastic networking, learned a lot.
Jef Vincent
Chief Underwriting Officer
ATI - The African Trade Insurance Agency
I have been to a fair few conferences over the years and I really felt that this was one of the very best, in terms of the high proportion of relevant EF practitioners (be it borrowers, exporters, banks), the mix of plenary sessions and smaller break out groups, and the interactive sessions.
Tim Lamey
Head, Export Finance, Asia Pacific,
BNP Paribas
The most professional event for ECA financing
Qing Song
Director, Head of Structured Trade and Export Finance China
Deutsche Bank
Essential analysis and networking opportunity for the Asia trade and export finance community.
Simon Sayer
Managing Director, Global Head, Structured Trade and Export Finance
Deutsche Bank
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