ITFA/FCI Conference

13th May 2025

Clifford Chance offices, London

The ITFA Board, in collaboration with FCI and EBRD, is delighted to invite you to an insightful event on the latest trends in trade finance.

Taking place on Tuesday, 13 May 2025, at Clifford Chance, 10 Upper Bank St, London E14 5JJ, UK, this half-day workshop will bring together leading experts to discuss funding solutions and innovative tools shaping the future of the industry.

Agenda

09:30 – 10:00:  Registration and Welcome Coffee

10:00-10:20:     Opening Remarks

Mr. Sean Edwards, Chairman, ITFA

Mr. Cagatay Baydar, Chairman, FCI

10:20-10:50      Keynote speaker Mrs. Natasha Condon, Global Head of Trade Sales, JP Morgan

10:50-11:20      Panel on Four Corner model

Moderated by Mr. Neal Harm, Secretary General, FCI

Panelists:

• Mr. Dilawar (Dil) Khan, MUFG
• Mr. John Beaney, Director, Product Mgmt., Global Trade & Receivables Finance, HSBC
• Mrs. Anzhela Barseghyan, Deputy CEO, Director of Trade Finance and Correspondent Relationship Department, “ArmSwissBank” CJSC

11:20-11:50      Coffee break

11:50-12:20      Panel on DNI

Moderated by Dr. Maria Mogilnaya of CargoX

Panelists:

• Mr. Jon Boran, Head of Future Trade Product, Lloyds
• Mrs. Rebecca Shepherd, Senior Associate, Clifford Chance

12:20-12:50      Panel on Securing Supply Chains in Emerging Markets: Addressing Fraud and Non-Payment Risks

Moderated by Mrs. Betül Kurtulus, Director of Strategic Marketing and Business Development, FCI

Panelists:

• Mr. Oswald Kuyler, Chief Operating Officer, Monetago
• Mr. Ian Miller, Senior Consultant, Lenvi
• Mr. Sam Curtis, Director – Trade Finance & FCC Solutions, Complidata

12:50-13:00      Closing Remarks

Mr. Sean Edwards, Chairman, ITFA

Mr. Cagatay Baydar, Chairman, FCI

13:00-13:30       Lunch