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Revitalising
East African economies
through trade
May 12-13, 2021 Time zone: East Africa Time (EAT)
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Following the success of the inaugural virtual event in Key themes: 6 of the best What to expect
October 2020, GTR East Africa will return once again in
digital form for 2021, taking place on May 12-13, 2021.
Utilising GTR’s bespoke virtual event platform, this Covid: Commodity
600+ 300+ 40+
AfCFTA
online gathering promises expansive networking and a Financing the financing
opportunities
response challenges
comprehensive programme of live and on-demand content, Attendees Companies Speakers
welcoming the leading practitioners in trade, agribusiness,
supply chain and commodity finance.
Join industry experts from across the region to explore the
Tradetech Boosting
latest developments, strategies and solutions employed Structured strengths & infrastructure
to drive East Africa’s covid response, trade growth, and LCs limitations investment
economic recovery. Click here to find out more
Read the event agenda on following pages 3 ways to watch the event video
Time zone: East Africa Time (EAT)
Day One: Wednesday 12 May, 2021
Agenda GTR East Africa 2021 Virtual
16.00-16.50
ON-DEMAND
12.00-12.45 Assessing No silver bullet: Assessing tradetech
‘You can’t model for criminality’:
Day One: Adapt and innovate: How trade and
supply
the commodity trade finance sector’s
strengths and limitations
risks are becoming
Wednesday 12 May chain finance can play a role in revitalising response to heightened fraud risk
Liquidity, traceability and reputational
major issues for those conducting or
financing East
East Africa’s economies High profile commodity trade frauds
have rocked the African trade, evidenced by the widening
trade finance
downgrades, exposure EU and US
Global economic contraction, sovereign global sector, with leading lenders reducing gap, and the development of stringent
ON-DEMAND perceptions of remaining face labour in the soft
financial regulation and heightened to or exiting the CTF market. Those regulations targeting the use of forced
widen Africa’s adoption
Keynote: East African trade in 2021: counterparty risk have combined to more stringent commodity value chain. Following rocketing
adapt to ensure it increased operational demands, with solutions are
trade finance gap: the sector must processes resulting in digital trade
Rebounds, aftershocks and evolving growth. This monitoring and due diligence
will assess the
in response to the pandemic,
the flow of
can support the resurgent East African increased transaction costs. This session set to become yet more crucial in ensuring
geopolitics finance the steps taken by commodity
discussion will review the key development industry-wide response, highlighting financing and investment to East Africa’s
degree of global deal structures sectors, but
A year after the pandemic’s onset a initiatives, market collaborations and lenders and collateral managers to
mitigate fraud risk, production and burgeoning manufacturing
has been re- pandemic’s height, insurance, and Where is
trade supply and demand equilibrium
related deployed to support trade during the the role that can be played by commodity is the underlying tech up to the challenge?
established, though the impact of pandemic private finance technology is capable a deeper and more
and consider the path ahead: Can the the extent to which available digital digital making inroads in promoting
trade financing, and efficiency in can track and trace
disruption persists in areas such as market build capacity as emergency
developmental
of restoring confidence, transparency accessible trade finance market, and
and shipping. A fast-evolving What can be done to improve severe regulatory
logistics, warehousing
of vaccine
support is wound down?
finance to local the commodity trade finance sector. technology be relied upon to mitigate
geopolitical backdrop and the spectre accessibility of trade and supply chain Agricultural and reputational risks?
nationalism, not to mention Brexit and
enactment of
banks and businesses as East Africa
economies seek to Moderator: Zhann Meyer, Head, Officer,
the AfCFTA, compounds the complexities faced by
industrialise and capitalise on the AfCFTA? Commodities, Nedbank Moderator: Tedd George, Chief Narrative
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opening keynote Officer, Global Kleos Advisory UK
those trading across East Africa. This Baker & Dheerie Govender, Chief Executive
influences Moderator: Lodewyk Meyer, Partner, Michiel Hendriksz, Executive Director,
FarmStrong
will seek to pinpoint the primary disruptive Collateral Control (GCC)
and offer McKenzie
shaping commercial prospects in 2021, Trade, Stanbic Bank Anish Jain, Chief Treasury Officer,
ETG Foundation
perspectives on key risks and opportunities
as Africa Martin Azenga, Country Head of Finance, Mateja Dermastia, Chief Executive Officer, Anteja
pandemic. Wouter Kool, Head, Trade & Commodity
emerges from the initial phase of the Kenya Africa
to watch to watch to download
Manager, Africa, Rabobank
Tedd George, Chief Narrative Officer,
Kleos Advisory Cynthia Alubala, Supply Chain Finance Yvonne Otieno, Director, Miyonga
Fresh Greens
UK DMEA Region, Mars
& Payments
Philip Boyall, Head, Corporate Banking
Sales, Sub-Saharan Africa, Finastra
14.30-15.20
& Transactional the trade
Can structured LCs help bridge
on YouTube on Vimeo via WeTransfer
Gerald Kamugisha, Head, Trade
10.30 – 11.15 Banking, CRDB Bank finance gap in the East African region?
to facilitate
Building financial infrastructure Structured or ‘synthetic’ Letters of
Credit continue to
liquidity into East
the Covid response play a crucial role in channelling USD
the structure’s
The political and public health response
to the pandemic Africa’s local banking sector, however
May 12-13, 2021
instrument can
has varied across East Africa, though
Covid-19 is not status as a bona fide trade finance
purists. This
restricted by national borders: prospects
for preventing prove contentious amongst the market’s
aspects
light on the operational g
“This is a great event for networkin
to the capability panel will shed
future infection spikes are directly linked expert
of various deal
to source, finance and deploy the crucial of a synthetic LC and the motivations
and discussing current trends on
of all nations
“Very insightful discussions
the structure
personnel, PPE and vaccine necessary
to contain then participants, highlight the advantages
trade sector, and seek to
and financing affords to East Africa’s
coexist with the virus. A panel of clinical
relating to trade and investment
Revitalising East African economies through trade
experts will share perspectives on the progress made address questions around the legal
treatment of the continent .”
the region, outline synthetic LCs in the event of default.
in suppressing the pandemic across
and assess the role opportunities in Africa.” Senior Political T Nkambule, PhilAfrica Foods
near-term challenges and next steps, Moderator: Albert Rweyemamu,
finance sectors, Kenya
that can be played by private and public T Mulongo, Co-operative Bank of & Credit Risk Underwriter, African
Trade Insurance
the provision
fintech, and mobile payments in assuring Agency (ATI)
resources.
and deployment of critical healthcare George Wilson, Head, Institutional
Trade, Transaction
of Emerging &
Moderator: Duarte Pedreira, Head Banking, Absa
Board Member,
Frontier Markets, Crown Agents Bank; Sheleena Govind, Transactor, Debt
& Trade Solutions,
Bank (RMB)
ITFA Financial Institutions Group, Rand Merchant
& Worcester UK
Simon Cook, Partner, Sullivan
Chief Operating
Kudakwashe Matereke, Regional
Attendees by sector in 2020 Officer, East Africa, Afreximbank
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+44 (0)7810 752 709Agenda GTR East Africa 2021 Virtual Day One: Wednesday 12 May, 2021 Time zone: East Africa Time (EAT)
Day One: the crucial personnel, PPE and vaccine necessary to
contain then coexist with the virus. A panel of clinical,
ON-DEMAND Sheleena Govind, Transactor, Debt & Trade Solutions,
Financial Institutions Group, Rand Merchant Bank (RMB)
‘You can’t model for criminality’: Assessing
Wednesday 12 May international development and financing experts will
share perspectives on the progress made in suppressing the commodity trade finance sector’s
Simon Cook, Partner, Sullivan & Worcester UK
Kudakwashe Matereke, Regional Chief Operating
the pandemic across the region, outline near-term response to heightened fraud risk
challenges and next steps, and assess the role that can Officer, East Africa, Afreximbank
High profile commodity trade frauds have rocked the
ON-DEMAND be played by private and public finance sectors, fintech,
global sector, with leading lenders reducing exposure
and mobile payments in assuring the provision and 16.00-16.50
to or exiting the CTF market. Those remaining face
East African economies in 2021: Rebounds, deployment of critical healthcare resources.
increased operational demands, with more stringent No silver bullet: Assessing tradetech
aftershocks and evolving geopolitics Moderator: Duarte Pedreira, Head of Emerging & monitoring and due diligence processes resulting in
strengths and limitations
A year after the pandemic’s onset a degree of global Frontier Markets, Crown Agents Bank; Board Member, increased transaction costs. This session will assess the
trade supply and demand equilibrium has been re- ITFA industry-wide response, highlighting the steps taken by Liquidity, traceability and reputational risks are becoming
established, though the impact of pandemic related lenders and collateral managers to mitigate fraud risk, major issues for those conducting or financing East
Will Garton-Jones, Business Development Director,
disruption persists in areas such as trade financing, the role that can be played by commodity insurance, and African trade, evidenced by the widening trade finance
Paycode gap, and the development of stringent EU and US
logistics, warehousing and shipping. A fast-evolving the extent to which available digital technology is capable
David Pitts, Senior Advisor, International Development of restoring confidence, transparency and efficiency in regulations targeting the use of forced labour in the soft
geopolitical backdrop and the spectre of vaccine
Organisations, Crown Agents Bank the commodity trade finance sector. commodity value chain. Following rocketing adoption
nationalism, not to mention Brexit and enactment of
the AfCFTA, compounds the complexities faced by in response to the pandemic, digital trade solutions are
Moderator: Zhann Meyer, Head, Agricultural set to become yet more crucial in ensuring the flow of
those trading across East Africa. This opening keynote 12.00-12.50 Commodities, Nedbank
will seek to pinpoint the primary disruptive influences financing and investment to East Africa’s commodity
shaping commercial prospects in 2021, and offer Adapt and innovate: How trade and supply Dheerie Govender, Chief Executive Officer, Global production and burgeoning manufacturing sectors, but
perspectives on key risks and opportunities as Africa chain finance can play a role in revitalising Collateral Control (GCC) is the underlying tech up to the challenge? Where is
emerges from the initial phase of the pandemic. Anish Jain, Chief Treasury Officer, ETG digital making inroads in promoting a deeper and more
East Africa’s economies accessible trade finance market, and can track and trace
Tedd George, Chief Narrative Officer, Kleos Advisory Global economic contraction, sovereign downgrades, Wouter Kool, Head, Trade & Commodity Finance,
technology be relied upon to mitigate severe regulatory
UK financial regulation and heightened perceptions of Africa, Rabobank and reputational risks?
counterparty risk have combined to widen Africa’s Raj Uttamchandani, Executive Director, Trade Finance
trade finance gap: the sector must adapt to ensure it Market Moderator: Tedd George, Chief Narrative Officer,
can support the resurgent East African growth. This Kleos Advisory UK
ON-DEMAND discussion will review the key development finance Michiel Hendriksz, Executive Director, FarmStrong
initiatives, market collaborations and deal structures Foundation
The outlook for East African trade and deployed to support trade during the pandemic’s height, 14.30-15.20 Mateja Dermastia, Chief Executive Officer, Anteja
investment and consider the path ahead: Can the private finance Africa
market build capacity as emergency developmental Can structured LCs help bridge the trade
This keynote will examine trade and investment Yvonne Otieno, Director, Miyonga Fresh Greens
opportunities in East Africa with a focus on clean growth, support is wound down? What can be done to improve finance gap in the East African region?
accessibility of trade and supply chain finance to local Nirjhar Daripa, Product Manager, Innovation, Accuity
technology and fintech, highlighting UK trade policy Structured or ‘synthetic’ Letters of Credit continue to
in the region, and assessing prospects for building banks and businesses as East Africa economies seek to play a crucial role in channelling USD liquidity into East
resilience into regional businesses and supply chains industrialise and capitalise on the AfCFTA? Africa’s local banking sector, however the structure’s
during the Covid recovery. Moderator: Lodewyk Meyer, Partner, Baker & status as a bona fide trade finance instrument can
McKenzie prove contentious amongst the market’s purists. This
Emma Wade-Smith OBE, Her Majesty’s Trade
expert panel will shed light on the operational aspects
Commissioner for Africa, UK Department for Martin Azenga, Country Head of Trade, Stanbic Bank
of a synthetic LC and the motivations of various deal
International Trade (DIT) Kenya participants, highlight the advantages the structure
Cynthia Alubala, Supply Chain Finance Manager, affords to East Africa’s trade sector, and seek to
10.30–11.15 DMEA Region, Mars address questions around the legal treatment of “Very insightful discussions
Building financial infrastructure to facilitate
Philip Boyall, Head, Corporate Banking & Payments synthetic LCs in the event of default. relating to trade and investment
Sales, Sub-Saharan Africa, Finastra Moderator: Albert Rweyemamu, Senior Political
the Covid response Gerald Kamugisha, Head, Trade & Transactional & Credit Risk Underwriter, African Trade Insurance
opportunities in Africa.”
The political and public health response to the pandemic Banking, CRDB Bank Agency (ATI)
has varied across East Africa, though Covid-19 is not T Mulongo, Co-operative Bank of Kenya
Carol Kihuna, Group Trade Product Manager, Equity George Wilson, Head, Institutional Trade, Transaction
restricted by national borders: prospects for preventing
Bank Banking, Absa
future infection spikes are directly linked to the
capability of all nations to source, finance and deploy
#GTREastAfrica Revitalising East African economies through trade gtreview.com/gtreastafricaAgenda GTR East Africa 2021 Virtual Day Two: Thursday 13 May, 2021 Time zone: East Africa Time (EAT)
Day Two: 11.15-12.00
Thursday 13 May SME trade finance: Immediate challenges ACT East Africa Treasury Forum
and future priorities
Assessing the extent to which SME financing challenges In partnership with the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT), GTR East Africa 2021 Virtual
10.00-10.50 have been exasperated by Covid-19, this session will will conclude with the ACT East Africa Treasury Forum, where leading members of the region’s
highlight the response from financiers across the African corporate treasury community will convene with GTR East Africa attendees for additional
AfCFTA roll out: A pivotal moment for East continent and the initiatives boosting credit availability networking and corporate treasury focused discussion.
African economic diversification? that is particularly crucial for smaller businesses. Looking
The potential benefits associated with the establishment forward, what are the key risks and opportunities posed 13.00 – 13.45 Moderator: John Tumwine, Treasury and Capital
of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to East African SMEs in 2021 & beyond, and which Management, Stanbic Bank
are well trodden, as is the recognition that the steps are required by development financiers and other The last twelve months: The challenges of
Benson Muhoro, Treasury Manager, Kenya Airways
removal of non-tariff barriers will be crucial to the stakeholders (policy makers, central banks, commercial forecasting, a state of crisis and remote working
banks, corporates) to mobilise and increase financing Caroline Mwanza, Finance Advisor, ActionAid
agreement’s success. Assessing the opportunities and Taking a retrospective look at the last twelve months and
support for SME trade? International
risks associated with free trade from an East African associated challenges that treasurers have been dealing
perspective, this debate will pinpoint the key regulatory Hillary Oonge, Group Treasury Manager, M-KOPA
Tawanda Mudimbu, Chief Operating Officer, Asoko with, from cash flow forecasting, the increased role of
developments required to enable the growth of formal technology; remote and hybrid working arrangements Solar
Insight
trade, improve the availability of trade financing for and associated data security challenges; a selection of
regional banks and corporates, and consider the Nassourou Aminou, Regional Manager, Africa, FCI
treasurers from across East Africa will provide their insights 16.00 – 16.45
potential for the AfCFTA to boost value add industry and learnings to assist you now and going forward.
across the region: Which markets and sectors stand to ON-DEMAND Managing a treasury career during the
be the winners and losers, and does sufficient trade and Eugene Banja, Group Treasurer, African Guarantee pandemic
export finance sector capacity remain to support the Geopolitics and export credit finance: Fund
In times of crisis treasurers see their profile within an
realisation of this goal? Capitalising on East Africa’s strategic Enock Etyang, Chief Financial Officer, African Queen organisation increase, and the recent pandemic has been
Moderator: Carl Chirwa, Head of International position to boost infrastructure investment no different. What has this shown about the changing
Banking, Bank One East African infrastructure has become a primary focus treasury role including the impact of technology and
for competing geopolitical interests in Africa. The turmoil automation, and how do you future-proof your treasury
Rose Ronoh, Director, Trade Facilitation, Kentrade 14.30-15.15
caused by the pandemic – and the political influence and risk management? How can treasurers be business
Prince Kofi Wadie, Structured Trade Head, East Africa, partners in the organisation and continue to offer more
Citi Kenya
related to vaccine supply – has renewed interest Maintaining liquidity and utilising successful
in the region from state actors such as the US and value in the good times as well as the bad? And looking
Dev Anand Haman, Assistant Secretary General,
bank relationships forward, how has career planning and job-seeking been
Russia, posing a counterbalance to China’s dominance.
Admin & Finance, Comesa Meanwhile the acute need for counter-cyclical ECA For treasurers, the relationships with their banks are key affected? Fundamentally, what does the perfect treasury
financing support has combined with African institutions’ to maintaining liquidity, especially in times of crisis. What team look like, and how can you adapt to be prepared
continued innovation to realise a bumper year for African have corporates done to raise funds and how supportive for this when the time comes to move on to your next
ECA deals. have the banks been with this? What challenges have adventure?
been encountered in these relationships, and how
Featuring the key players spearheading investment have these changed over the past year? And, from Sydney Wechuli, Treasury, Nairobi Securities Exchange
growth, this discussion will identify infrastructure a documentation angle, how has banking evolved to Peace Adia, Treasurer, Opportunity Bank
development opportunities for borrowers, financiers support a treasurer’s operations? This discussion will
and export credit agencies, gauge fresh challenges provide give key learnings from the past year about how
relating to sovereign debt sustainability and increasing to enhance your relationships with your banks, especially
“The discussions are great and ESG scrutiny, and pinpoint the region’s economies and in challenging times.
an eye opener to the economy of industry sectors that stand to benefit from a rapidly
evolving geopolitical environment.
Kenya and the position of Kenya
Moderator: Sekete Mokgehle, Head, Export Credit
to the global market.” Finance, Nedbank
D Muthama, Galana Oil Mathilde Cottard, Executive Director, Head of “A forum for insightful discussion and exchange
Structured Export Finance EMEA, SMBC Europe
Isaac Kahara, Regional Head, East Africa, UK Export of best practice among players in trade finance.
Finance (UKEF) Relevant and critical for building continued
Nkemjika Onwuamaegbu, Senior Underwriter,
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
access to global expertise.”
J Kimutai, CBA
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