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TXF Germany 2017
Export Finance
Sep 19 - Sep 20, 2017
Frankfurt, Germany
TXF Germany was a one-of a kind event. Capped at 120 delegates, conducted in German over two days and focused entirely on German export finance, it was a sell-out, focused conference.
If you are involved in this market then you were probably there!
#txfgermany
Key topics included: ·
- Ideas for increasing the number of bankable projects in difficult geographies that are currently appealing to German corporates
- Germany’s position vis-à-vis Turkey and the likely effect of political tensions on trade
- A guide to using reinsurance for your deals
- Tools available to help exporters finance their supply chains
- An update on current EPC contracting activity in Germany
- The latest tools and product updates from Euler Hermes
GTB: Trade & Supply Chain Finance Afternoon
TXF also ran an exclusive workshop for practitioners and users of trade and supply chain finance. This session covered how better to bring financiers’ offerings in line with corporate treasury departments’ needs, through educative workshops and interactive roundtables.
Attendance was limited to 60 participants and was by invitation only.
Speakers
Tilo Klinner
Director Finance, Trade, Investment Promotion and Technology Policy, Business and Human Rights
German Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt)
Dr. Christoph Herfarth
Head of Export Finance and Export Credit, Guarantee Department
German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Axel Schäfer
Head of Corporate Export Finance
Herrenknecht Group
Thorsten Kubatzki
Geschftsfhrer
Homag Finance
Ralf Schwarzhaupt
Managing Director
Jebsen & Jessen Industrial Solutions GmbH
Thomas Baum
Executive - Head of Division Underwriting & Risk Management
Euler Hermes
Reimund Felderhoff
Managing Director
Wirtgen
Tobias Behringer
Head of Finance Advisory
Siemens Financial Services
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Tilo Klinner
Director Finance, Trade, Investment Promotion and Technology Policy, Business and Human Rights
German Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt)
Dr. Christoph Herfarth
Head of Export Finance and Export Credit, Guarantee Department
German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Axel Schäfer
Head of Corporate Export Finance
Herrenknecht Group
Thorsten Kubatzki
Geschftsfhrer
Homag Finance
Ralf Schwarzhaupt
Managing Director
Jebsen & Jessen Industrial Solutions GmbH
Thomas Baum
Executive - Head of Division Underwriting & Risk Management
Euler Hermes
Reimund Felderhoff
Managing Director
Wirtgen
Tobias Behringer
Head of Finance Advisory
Siemens Financial Services
Dorothee Schneider
Deputy Head of the Office for Strategic Projects Abroad
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Christian Bockler
Director/ Head of Project Finance and Renewables
Jebsen & Jessen Industrial Solutions GmbH
Gerhard Förster
Senior Manager Export Finance
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
Udo Raab
Head: International Development Group; Corporate Banking Coverage
Standard Bank
Jens Oliver Haupt
Chief Sales Officer, Americas
SMS Group
Heiko Lentge
Global Head Export Credit Agency Advisory Practice
PricewaterhouseCoopers ( PwC )
Chiara-Felicitas Otto
Managing Director
exficon GmbH
Sissi Gerstenkorn
Head of Unit Africa/China
Euler Hermes
Jan-Henrik Rufer
Managing Director Structured Finance
SENVION GmbH
Oliver Roth
Head of Global Import Markets
Commerzbank
ANTONIO SALA
Executive Director Origination Africa
Banco Santander
Michael Maurer
Division Head Global Trade & Export Finance
Landesbank Baden - Wurttemberg (LBBW)
Gabriele von dem Bussche
Head of ECA Finance
pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank
Stefan Eitel
Director ECA Advisory
KfW IPEX-Bank
Beate Bischoff
Executive Director
AKA Ausfuhrkredit-Gesellschaft mbH
Birgitta Heinze
Head of Export Finance Solutions
ODDO BHF Aktiengesellschaft
Carsten Brzeski
Chief Economist
ING DiBa
Georgi Karaivanov
Director, Structured Export Finance
Standard Chartered
Julia Pfeil
Associate
Baker McKenzie
Anna Ponomareva
Head of Export & Agency Finance, Vice President
VTB Bank
Marck Wengrzik
Chief Executive Officer
AKA Ausfuhrkredit-Gesellschaft mbH
Anna Wozniak
Associate Regional Manager – Europe, EDC Representation
EDC - Export Development Canada
Solveig Pape-Hamich
Head of Department Sustainability
Euler Hermes
Gina Fitzgerald
Directeur
BPL Global
Jochen Anton-Boicuk
Director
Commerzbank
Werner Schmidt
Managing Director
Deutsche Bank
Dietrich Franz Richard Stiller
Partner
SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Dominik Kloiber
Commercial Director
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Event Report 2017
Venue
Once again we held this exclusive gathering at AKA Bank HQ, situated in the centre of Frankfurt's financial district.
Thank you to everyone who joined us there. We hope to see you next year!
Testimonials
Germany has one of the biggest export finance markets worldwide and deserves a premier summit for its major decision makers.
TXF has again set up a new benchmark with the German export finance conference!
Ralph Lerch
Global Head of Export Finance
DZ Bank
That was the best one ever, I mean better than anything else in the market.
Peter von Guretzky-Cornitz
Representative
BPL Global
Thank you to you and the rest of the team for an excellent conference.
From the macro-economic overview to the "nuts-n'-bolts" discussions, the conference was refreshingly to the point.
Christian Etzel
Executive Director Head of Export Finance
DekaBank
As an export finance professional it was a pleasure to be part of this conference first time located in Frankfurt. An excellent platform to do networking with the support of professional and creative moderators.
The best conference tailored made for Germany I ever attended after the one organized in Paris.
Martine Jany
Director Export Finance
Societe Generale
TXF managed to sustain a high level of interesting discussions. Well attended by the German export finance community.
Eran Charit
Director
Aon
Excellent mix of topics and very good size.
Daniel Reichert-Facilides
Dr.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
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