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Cape Town, South Africa Cape Town International Conference Centre March 1-2, 2018
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For well over a decade, GTR Africa Trade & Export Finance Week has provided a crucial networking and discussion forum for Africa’s corporates, financiers, trade specialists, ECAs and service providers. We’re looking forward to returning to Cape Town on March 1-2 for 2018’s event.
With extensive opportunities for networking and business development, the event will provide a comprehensive agenda covering all aspects of trade, commodity, export and infrastructure finance, whether it be funding options available to African corporates, key regional hotspots and opportunities for projects or the current risk environment and the various mitigation products and solutions being utilised.
Attendance figures look set to exceed 350 delegates, making this is an essential place to be for anyone conducting business in Africa.
Don’t miss this annual highlight for the African trade community – make a note in your diary now!
“An important annual gathering of key players in Africa. The trade and export finance content and networking opportunities make this a worthwhile conference to attend.”
S Nxaba, Nedbank
Overviewwww.gtreview.com
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Sectors attended in 2017
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35% 24% 9% 6% 5% 5% 5% 5% 4% 2%
1%AMERICASUnited States
72%AFRICAAngola Benin Cote d’Ivoire Ghana Kenya Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Nigeria South Africa Zimbabwe
21%EUROPEBelgium France Germany Hungary Netherlands Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom
5%MENAEgypt UAE
1%ASIAHong Kong India
Percentage of attendees by region in 2017
164Companies represented
24Countries
represented
308Delegates attended
2017’s vital statistics Attendee breakdown by job title in 2017
60%
Senior level
17%
Mid-level
23%
C-level
Statisticswww.gtreview.com
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SILVER SPONSORS
EVENING RECEPTION & LANYARD SPONSORNETWORKING LUNCH SPONSORMORNING REGISTRATION SPONSOR
CO-SPONSORS
INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS
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Sponsors & partnerswww.gtreview.com2017’s conference was supported by
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Corporates & traders
AFGRI
Agri SA
Alto Vida
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)
Beluka
Bio-Energy Investments
Bosveld
BP
Bunge
Business Aggregate
Capespan
Cargill
CDN
CMA CGM
CMC
Columbus Stainless Steel
Consolidated Infrastructure Group
Distribuidora Nacional de Acucar Lda
East African Soft Commodities
Engen
EQUIPXP
Ericsson
Eskom
Export Trading Group (ETG)
Falconmere
GE Energy
Group Five Limited
GWK
LetMod Junction
Lindsay Corporation
Louis Dreyfus Commodities
Metraco NV
Novus Nutrition Products Africa
Oceana Group
Omnia Group
Orange World Trade
Petroleum Oil & Gas Corporation of South Africa
PetroSA
Premium Tobacco International
Puma Energy
Randagri
Riparian Commodities
Rousant
Seed Co
Sitco Leading Inspections
SMT Group
Steltrade
The Petroleum Oil and Gas Corporation of SA
Trafigura Group
Vale Moçambique
Vallis Commodities Limited
Vitol
Wartsila
Wilben
Wilmar International
Woolworths Holdings
Zoe Engineering Consult
Banks & financiers
ABSA (Now Barclays Africa Group)
AfreximBank
Banco Millenium Atlantico
Banco Unico
Barclays
British Arab Commercial Bank
CaixaBank
Citi
Commercial Bank of Dubai
Commerzbank AG
Crown Agents Bank
De Deutsche Exim Solutions UG
Deutsche Bank
Diamond Bank UK plc
Doha Bank
Ecobank
FCMB Bank (UK)
FDH BANK
Fieldstone Africa
First Bank of Nigeria (FBN Bank)
First Bank of Nigeria (UK) Limited
First National Bank (FNB)
Investec
KfW IPEX Bank
Mashreq
Mauritius Commercial Bank Limited (MCB)
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Incorporated (MUFG)
Mizuho Bank
Nedbank
PTA Bank
Rabobank International
Rand Merchant Bank
SEF Prospero Capital
Societe Generale
Standard Bank
Standard Chartered
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
Swedbank
Edmond de Rothschild
Insurers & risk managers
Arthur J. Gallagher
Atradius
AXA Africa Specialty Risks
BPL Global
Euler Hermes
Export Credit Insurance Corporation South Africa (ECIC SA)
Price Forbes & Partners Ltd
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
Willis Towers Watson
Zurich Insurance Group
ECAs & multilaterals
African Development Bank (AfDB)
EDC
EKN
SACE
Sinosure
UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Consultants & accountants
Bongani Consulting
Capital Chains
Collateral Management International
Commodity Insight Africa
Exchange Data International
EXX Africa
FD Consulting
GKB Ventures
SIS Inspections (Socotec)
Hatch
Media
Independent
African Media Agency
Finmedia 24
How We Made It In Africa
InvestAfrica
Ishishinilam
Merger Market
Small Business Connect
Govt orgs & public bodies
Agbiz
British Chamber of Business in Southern Africa
Department for International Trade (DIT)
Johannesburg Stock Exchange
South African National Roads Agency
Wesgro
University of the Western Cape
Non-bank financiers
Africa Merchant Capital
Africa Trade Finance Limited
African Forfaiting
Barak Fund Management
Bivio Trading
Eurofinsa SA
Kimura Capital LLP
MCB Capital
Prime Investrade
Russellstone Group
TAK Group
The Sun Exchange
Trade Asset Exchange
Zenzeleni Resources
Lawyers
Baker & McKenzie
Dube Manikai & Hwacha Legal Practitioners
ENSafrica
Gikera & Vadgama Advocates (GVA)
Hogan Lovells
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
Schindlers Attorneys
Sullivan & Worcester UK
Solution providers
Rand Ventures
Accuity
China Systems
Global Collateral Control (GCC)
“The conference has interesting topics discussed and a very good variety of financiers participating. This event is a great place for networking and understanding the business environment. ”
H Keranen, Nokia
Attendees www.gtreview.com308 delegates attended 2017’s conference representing the following companies
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“An amazing experience providing some great trade and investment intelligence on Africa.”
T Kapuya, Agbiz
“A very important conference which is well patronised and importantly is attracts more and more non-banking institutions.”
J Rey, MCB
“An excellent opportunity to interact with the African trade market across banks, corporates and other players.”
K Hartwell, Standard Bank
●● Robert Besseling, Executive Director, EXX Africa
●● Hercu Bloem, Managing Director, AFGRI
●● Rupert Boyle, Executive Director, Arthur J. Gallagher
●● Gabriel Buck, Managing Director, GKB Ventures
●● Abraham Cambridge, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, The Sun Exchange
●● Simon Cook, Partner, Sullivan & Worcester UK
●● Jean Craven, Chief Investment Officer, Barak Fund Management
●● Michael Creighton, Head, Nedbank
●● Vernon Darko, President & Chief Executive Officer, EQUIPXP
●● Prieur du Plessis, Chief Investment Officer, Barak Fund Management
●● Thomas du Preez, Account Manager, SACE
●● Dennis Dykes, Chief Economist, Nedbank
●● Andrew Fairie, Managing Director, Wilben
●● Greg Fyfe, Head, Standard Bank
●● Edward George, Head, Ecobank
●● Philip Gildenhuys, Treasury Manager, South African National Roads Agency
●● Dheerie Govender, Chief Executive Officer, Global Collateral Control (GCC)
●● Portia Gumbo-Dube, Head, Export Credit Insurance Corporation South Africa (ECIC SA)
●● Nisrin Hala, Head, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
●● Ed Harkins, Head, Fieldstone Africa
●● Syed Hassan, Managing Director, De Deutsche Exim Solutions UG
●● David Heynes, Director, Accuity
●● Sam Hoexter, Regional Head, UK Export Finance (UKEF)
●● Yoshi Ichikawa, Director, Standard Chartered
●● Jinhui Jiao, Representative, Sinosure
●● Christian Karam, Managing Director, Africa Trade Finance Limited
●● Norm Kimber, Senior Underwriter, Zurich Insurance Group
●● Louis Kotze, Debt Origination, Steltrade
●● Thomas Lenné, Senior Underwriter, Euler Hermes
●● Vinod Madhavan, Head, Standard Bank
●● Stewart Makura, Director of Commodity Trade Finance, Citi
●● Bo Masole, Managing Director, FD Consulting
●● Vernon Mathews, Head, Standard Bank
●● Andrew McGarvie, Head, Export Trading Group (ETG)
●● Onyebuchi Memeh, Head, Standard Chartered
●● Zhann Meyer, Head, Nedbank
●● Lodewyk Meyer, Partner, Hogan Lovells
●● Keith Mukami, Director, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
●● Lloyd Muposhi, Head, PTA Bank
●● Peter Ndoro, Journalist & Broadcaster, Independent
●● Benson Oraelosi, Head, Diamond Bank plc
●● Kristian Orrbeck, Senior Underwriter, EKN
●● Duarte Pedreira, Head, Crown Agents Bank
●● Andre Piao, Vice-President, Senior Underwriter, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
●● Ebbe Rabie, Senior Specialist Advisor, Price Forbes & Partners Ltd
●● Jean-Bernard Ruggieri, Chief Representative, EDC
●● Andreas Rüsch, Managing Consultant, Bongani Consulting
●● Emile Sagna, Head Transaction Services Group, Ecobank
●● Simon Sayer, Managing Director & Head, Deutsche Bank
●● Matthew Shires, Managing Director, Eurofinsa SA
●● Michael Shirley, Chief Representative, MCB Capital
●● Sincedile Shweni, Corporate Specialist, Eskom
●● Matthew Solley, Managing Director, Arthur J. Gallagher
●● Steven van der Hooft, Chief Executive Officer, Capital Chains
●● Omri van Zyl, Chief Executive Officer, Agri SA
●● Justin Vermaak, Chief Executive Officer, Bio-Energy Investments
●● Charles Weller, Managing Director, Barclays
●● George Wilson, Head, ABSA
Speakers www.gtreview.com2017’s speakers included