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Connecting
the region’s
trade experts
March 24-25, 2021 Time zone: West Africa Time (WAT)
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Connecting the region’s trade experts Attendees by sector in 2020 What to expect
GTR West Africa returns on March 24-25, providing
the region’s primary gathering for trade-focused
Corporates & traders 13
discussion and networking via GTR’s market-leading
600+ 300+ 40+
61 %
9
virtual event platform. 4 3 Attendees Companies Speakers
2
Join the leading practitioners in West African trade,
export and commodity finance to explore the latest
13 Banks & financiers 2 Non-bank financiers
developments, strategies and solutions driving
9 Media 2 Technology & fintech
industrialisation, trade growth and economic 4 Govt orgs & public bodies 1 ECAs & multilaterals
recovery across the continent. 3 Consultants & accountants 1 Insurers & risk managers
2 Lawyers 2 Other Click here to find out more
Read the event agenda on following pages 3 ways to watch the event video
2021 Time zone: West Africa Time (WAT)
Day One: Wednesday 24 March,
Agenda GTR West Africa 2021 Virtual
15.30-16.20
14.00-14.45
ON-DEMAND A necessity Leaps and bounds for trade finance
Mobilising development finance:
Day One: Market volatility and decarbonisa
tion:
for Africa’s economic resurgence
digitisation: Has West Africa kept
up with
Wednesday 24 March
for the oil the pace?
Navigating financial headwinds With a potential insolvency crisis looming
in the autumn
the physical
across Africa Pandemic-related challenges around
sector of 2020, leading trade finance bankers movement of people and documents
saw a
of Asian commodity (MDBs) to
Declining oil prices, the ripple effect implored multilateral development banks transformational year for trade digitisation
in 2020,
ON-DEMAND emphasis on availability, particularly
trade finance frauds, and a growing intervene decisively to boost credit with adoption rocketing across the
globe. Can the
global financiers financing support
Keynote: Plotting a course for West
Africa’s ESG and decarbonisation amongst for smaller businesses. Billions in trade but same be said for West Africa? Have
regulators kept up
in financing development financiers,
have contributed to a drastic reduction has been announced by
with the pace of change? Which digital
solutions and
economic recovery trade critical to talk is cheap: have MDBs stepped
up to the challenge?
took place in Lagos, available for the oil production and collaborations are broadening access to foreign liquidity
A year since GTR West Africa 2020 Nigeria’s economy. This discussion
will pinpoint linkages This session will highlight the programmes
launched
Utilising recent
Africa faces the prospect of a first recession
in 25 years the impact on the developmental for African banks and businesses?
collapsing export between global oil market trends and to combat the crisis, assessing where deal case studies, this session will explore
ermerging
amidst sovereign debt defaults and – and why – is it, and where further
will evaluate West African oil sector: To what extent support is reaching those that need digitised trade financing opportunities
and how they
revenues. This macroeconomic outlook commodity trade finance likely to become
scarcer and
work is required to mobilise crucial
MDB financing. work required
a tumultuous 12 months for West African economies and lenders exiting can be accessed, and assess the further
on key more expensive? With both liquidity Moderator: Jesuseun Fatoyinbo,
Head, Trade, to ensure local banks and companies
are not left at a
and offer an outlook for recovery, touching the market, can local financiers provide
sufficient support
commodities market trends, trade volumes,
financial infrastructure projects Stanbic IBTC Bank competitive disadvantage.
for Nigeria’s oil sector, and are key Vice-President, Capital
market conditions and FDI flows. at risk? John Martin Ndawula, Associate Lanre Oloniniyi, Co-Founder, Orbitt
Institutions & Trade Finance, Africa Finance Imperion Energy
Razia Khan, Managing Director, Chief
Economist, Financial Nana Addo, Chief Executive Officer,
Robert Parson, Partner, Clyde & Co
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Corporation
Africa & Middle East, Standard Chartered Amy Jadesimi, Chief Executive Officer,
Lagos Deep Manager, Africa
Mubarak Abayomi Elegbede, Division
Offshore Logistics Base & Latin America Division, International
Islamic Trade
Finance Corporation (ITFC)
11.45-12.30 & West Africa
10.00-10.45 Moussa Toure, Senior Underwriter
to watch to watch to download
the need Agency (ATI)
Tough times for trade: Assessing Representative, African Trade Insurance
AfCFTA: All systems go?
The African Continental Free Trade
Area (AfCFTA) came for counter-cyclical financing support
tariffs on 90% of and global
into effect on January 1, eliminating Exacerbated by weak commodity prices
significant liquidity now
goods produced on the continent, however bank retrenchment, a lack of hard currency
on YouTube on Vimeo via WeTransfer
remain. An expert across West
challenges to intra-Africa trade growth threatens dire consequences for trade
and financing will highlight
panel will assess the expected logistical Africa. The continent’s leading practitioners
of pan-African region’s trade
benefits brought by the implementation the key challenges being faced in the being
barrier elimination structures
standards, highlight the non-tariff finance space, exploring the financing
to kick-start played by trade
and infrastructure development required utilised to get deals done, the role being
March 24-25, 2021
on how African financiers as the
intraregional trade, and offer guidance funds, insurers, ECAs and development
corporates, banks and the wider trade
ecosystem can
pandemic progresses, and the market
segments most in “The conference was well
as the agreement “A solid platform for unlimited
organised & attended by a large
prepare to gain maximum advantage need of counter-cyclica l financing support.
takes root.
Moderator: Matthew Solley, Managing
Director, learning with great emphasis on
– cross section of corporate, banking
Didi Akinyelure, Journalist & Broadcaster
new innovations in trade finance
Gallagher
Structured Credit & Political Risk,
.
and other institutional delegates
Officer,
Connecting the region’s trade experts
Manager,
Rolake Akinkugbe-Filani, Chief Commercial Olufemi Williams-Oyetayo, Relationship
Anglophone West Africa, Global Trade
Finance, globally the future of treasury
The sessions were informative.”
Mixta Africa
SMBC Europe
Distribution for
is here.”
Timothy Muchiri, Director, Head of A Shiv, Lila Polymers Limited
Africa, Greensill A Suke, Rain Oil
Trade Finance
Christian Karam, Director, Africa
Countries expected in 2021 Lead sponsors Find out more
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Director, Global Sales
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+44 (0)20 8772 3006Agenda GTR West Africa 2021 Virtual Day One: Wednesday 24 March, 2021 Time zone: West Africa Time (WAT)
Day One: ON-DEMAND 14.00-14.45 15.30-16.20
Market volatility and decarbonisation: Mobilising development finance: A necessity Leaps and bounds for trade finance
Wednesday 24 March Navigating financial headwinds for the oil for Africa’s economic resurgence digitisation: Has West Africa kept up with
sector With a potential insolvency crisis looming in the autumn the pace?
ON-DEMAND Declining oil prices, the ripple effect of Asian commodity of 2020, leading trade finance bankers across Africa Pandemic-related challenges around the physical
trade finance frauds, and a growing emphasis on implored multilateral development banks (MDBs) to movement of people and documents saw a
Keynote: Plotting a course for West Africa’s intervene decisively to boost credit availability, particularly
ESG and decarbonisation amongst global financiers transformational year for trade digitisation in 2020,
economic recovery have contributed to a drastic reduction in financing for smaller businesses. Billions in trade financing support with adoption rocketing across the globe. Can the
A year since GTR West Africa 2020 took place in Lagos, available for the oil production and trade critical to has been announced by development financiers, but same be said for West Africa? Have regulators kept up
Africa faces the prospect of a first recession in 25 years Nigeria’s economy. This discussion will pinpoint linkages talk is cheap: have MDBs stepped up to the challenge? with the pace of change? Which digital solutions and
amidst sovereign debt defaults and collapsing export between global oil market trends and the impact on the This session will highlight the programmes launched collaborations are broadening access to foreign liquidity
revenues. This macroeconomic outlook will evaluate West African oil sector: To what extent – and why – is to combat the crisis, assessing where developmental for African banks and businesses? Utilising recent
a tumultuous 12 months for West African economies commodity trade finance likely to become scarcer and support is reaching those that need it, and where further deal case studies, this session will explore ermerging
and offer an outlook for recovery, touching on key more expensive? With both liquidity and lenders exiting work is required to mobilise crucial MDB financing. digitised trade financing opportunities and how they
commodities market trends, trade volumes, financial the market, can local financiers provide sufficient support Moderator: Jesuseun Fatoyinbo, Head, Trade, can be accessed, and assess the further work required
market conditions and FDI flows. for Nigeria’s oil sector, and are key infrastructure projects Stanbic IBTC Bank to ensure local banks and companies are not left at a
Razia Khan, Managing Director, Chief Economist, at risk? competitive disadvantage.
John Martin Ndawula, Associate Vice-President,
Africa & Middle East, Standard Chartered Moderator: Robert Parson, Partner, Clyde & Co Financial Institutions & Trade Finance, Africa Finance Lanre Oloniniyi, Co-Founder, Orbitt Capital
Amy Jadesimi, Chief Executive Officer, Lagos Deep Corporation Nana Addo, Chief Executive Officer, Imperion Energy
Offshore Logistics Base Mubarak Abayomi Elegbede, Division Manager, Africa
10.00-10.45 Moji Hunponu-Wusu, Founder & Chief Executive & Latin America Division, International Islamic Trade
Officer, Woodhall Capital Finance Corporation (ITFC)
AfCFTA: All systems go? Moussa Toure, Senior Underwriter & West Africa
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) came Representative, African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI)
into effect on January 1, eliminating tariffs on 90% of 11.45-12.30
goods produced on the continent, however significant Tough times for trade: Assessing the need
challenges to intra-Africa trade growth remain. An expert
panel will assess the expected logistical and financing for counter-cyclical financing support
benefits brought by the implementation of pan-African Exacerbated by weak commodity prices and global
standards, highlight the non-tariff barrier elimination bank retrenchment, a lack of hard currency liquidity now
and infrastructure development required to kick-start threatens dire consequences for trade across West
intraregional trade, and offer guidance on how African Africa. The continent’s leading practitioners will highlight
corporates, banks and the wider trade ecosystem can the key challenges being faced in the region’s trade
prepare to gain maximum advantage as the agreement finance space, exploring the financing structures being
takes root. utilised to get deals done, the role being played by trade
funds, insurers, ECAs and development financiers as the “A solid platform for unlimited “The conference was well
Moderator: Didi Akinyelure, Journalist & Broadcaster pandemic progresses, and the market segments most in
Rolake Akinkugbe-Filani, Chief Commercial Officer, need of counter-cyclical financing support.
learning with great emphasis on organised & attended by a large
Mixta Africa
Moderator: Matthew Solley, Managing Director, new innovations in trade finance – cross section of corporate, banking
Stewart Makura, Director, Supply Chain Finance &
Commodity Trade Finance Head, Sub-Saharan Africa,
Structured Credit & Political Risk, Gallagher globally the future of treasury and other institutional delegates.
Olufemi Williams-Oyetayo, Relationship Manager,
Citi
Anglophone West Africa, Global Trade Finance,
is here.” The sessions were informative.”
SMBC Europe A Suke, Rain Oil A Shiv, Lila Polymers Limited
Timothy Muchiri, Director, Head of Distribution for
Africa, Greensill
Christian Karam, Director, Africa Trade Finance
Mobolade Ojeahere, Head Transaction Banking,
Cash & Trade, Union Bank
#GTRWestAfrica Connecting the region’s trade experts gtreview.com/gtrwestafricaAgenda GTR West Africa 2021 Virtual Day Two: Thursday 25 March, 2021 Time zone: West Africa Time (WAT)
Day Two: 10.00-10.50 ON-DEMAND ON-DEMAND
Turbulent trade trends in the Covid era: Case study: Revolutionising warehouse Case study: Delivering critical healthcare
Thursday 25 March A bumpy ride for soft commodities receipt financing infrastructure with ECA support
Demand for West African soft commodities over the past Multiple financing of warehouse receipts poses a Utilising a structure combining buyer credits and ECA
ON-DEMAND 12 months depicts the prevalence of ‘yoyo dieting’ across significant problem to commodity lenders globally, with direct lending to a West African sovereign, learn how this
the export market populace, with booming cocoa sales in the high-profile commodity financing frauds exposed in project accessed favourable funding at the prevailing
Day 2 keynote: The road to recovery – is the 2020 giving way to healthier, immune system-boosting 2020 causing a reduction in commodity trade financing OECD CIRR (commercial interest reference rate). With
worst yet to come for Nigeria? foodstuffs at the turn of the new year. Reviewing liquidity round the globe. This in-depth case study interest rates expected to remain at historic lows to
Disruption to oil markets, physical trade and financing demand trends across key soft commodity sectors for will illustrate the use of distributed ledger technology assure global economic recovery following the pandemic,
flows caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has served to markets such as Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire, this session to battle financial crime in the commodities space, we’ll assess the potential for further CIRR infrastructure
accentuate the well-trodden structural challenges faced will assess the primary logistics, local currency volatility highlighting the practicalities of utilising the blockchain deals across the region, and highlight the West African
by the Nigerian economy in areas such as over-reliance and financing challenges facing commodity traders, the for storage of chain of title, and the potential for markets best placed to take advantage of this highly
on oil exports, underdeveloped value-add industry, access potential of the AfCFTA to increase food security and enhanced risk management to increase trade financing competitive funding source.
to hard currency and lacking transport infrastructure. resilience to external demand shocks, and the need for opportunities.
Ed Harkins, Managing Director, GKB Ventures
Our day 2 keynote will touch on the primary economic value chain digitisation initiatives to improve efficiency
Dheerie Govender, Chief Executive Officer, Global
pain points of the past year, highlight the evolution and and reduce fraud – mitigating risk and increasing
Collateral Control (GCC)
adaptation of the private and public sectors in response, transparency, sustainability and profitability for traders
and their smallholder suppliers. Ayodeji Balogun, Chief Executive Officer, Afex Nigeria
and suggest where the green shoots of Nigeria’s 14.00-15.00
economic recovery are likely to appear. Moderator: Tedd George, Chief Narrative Officer,
Kleos Advisory UK Creative, flexible ECA financing: Maintaining
Rahul Rastogi, Vice President & Chief Financial 11.45-12.30 crucial infrastructure investment in
Officer, Cote d’Ivoire, Olam International unprecedented circumstances
Structured and synthetic LCs: Shining a light The dire need to fill Africa’s infrastructure gap pays
Vidhi Rupchandani, Trader, Sai Commodities
on the ‘dark arts’ of trade no heed to national lockdowns, and those working to
Michiel Hendriksz, Executive Director, FarmStrong
Structured LCs enabling the flow of USD liquidity into complete important ECA-backed deals in the face of
Foundation
exchange-controlled countries, to then be utilised by unprecedented challenges must find new ways to push
emerging market banks to facilitate physical trade, projects over the line. This panel will pinpoint the success
were crucial for African development before Covid-19. factors enabling deal participants to work around issues
Following the economic impact of the pandemic the relating to restrictions on movement and financial market
importance of ‘synthetic’ LCs to the continent’s recovery volatility, casting an eye on the need for banks, ECAs
is only set to grow. With their relative obscurity often and project sponsors to evolve in response to the key
leading to misconceptions around their status as a issues of the new decade: Debt sustainability, increasing
bonafide trade finance instrument, this highly focused focus on environmental and social governance, and the
discussion will address why synthetic LCs are needed geopolitics shaping inbound investment.
and used for frontier trade finance, walking you through Moderator: Gabriel Buck, Founder & Managing
“Trade export and finance was “GTR West Africa is a must attend the anatomy of a typical deal, the various parties involved, Director, GKB Ventures
and their respective motivations.
simplified for me. I definitely look for trade practitioners in West Africa Oti Ikomi, Executive Vice-Chairman & Chief Executive
Moderator: George Wilson, Head, Institutional Trade, Officer, Proton Energy
forward to the next conference.” or anyone looking to do business Transaction Banking, Absa Davinder Mann, Director of Strategy, Policy & Climate
A Olowofela, The Scar Production Nigeria in the region.” Sheleena Govind, Transactor, Debt & Trade Solutions, Change, UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Financial Institutions Group, Rand Merchant Bank David Sawyer, Investment Banking Transactor, Rand
S Soetan, Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) Merchant Bank (RMB)
Eric Intong, Senior Manager, FI, Sovereigns & Eyong Ebai, General Manager, Sub-Saharan Africa,
Corporates, Afreximbank GE Healthcare
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