Nairobi, Kenya October 1-2, 2020 #Gtreastafrica
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Nairobi, Kenya #GTREastAfrica www.gtreview.com/gtreastafrica October 1-2, 2020 OVERVIEW Once registered, log-in to GTR Connect to network with fellow delegates, download event materials and more. GTR is pleased to announce that GTR East Africa 2020 will take now place at the Radisson Blu Upper Hill, Nairobi on October 1-2, having been rescheduled from its original date of May 14-15 due to the coronavirus pandemic. As the world’s leading trade, commodity and export finance publisher and event organiser,GTR offers The event provides a crucial opportunity to take stock of the sponsors and advertisers unrivalled exposure and pandemic’s seismic impact on global trade, and assess the role of the profiling among their peer and client groups.GTR can trade finance industry as nations work to rebuild economic activity. offer various appealing options that would strategically The business challenges of 2019 may pale in significance in light of and effectively help raise the profile of the partner, unprecedented current events; that they are addressed becomes an and offer a highly effective platform with which to ever more pressing need as governments look to physical commerce showcase its capabilities and mission. to boost economic resilience. East Africa will need to adapt to a post- COVID 19 world while continuing those regional economic integration and diversification initiatives that hold great promise for the continent. Sponsorship opportunities Welcoming a wide spectrum of trade experts, from banks, insurers and technology providers to corporates, sovereign borrowers and Queenie Taylor-Wong developmental institutions, two days of networking and debate Head of Business Development will cover the new trade financing requirements and challenges [email protected] encountered across key value-add industry, commodities and +44 (0)20 8772 3004 infrastructure development sectors, and assess the key financing players, techniques and trade digitisation initiatives capable of Speaking opportunities bolstering the region’s economic recovery through trade. George Mitchell Associate Director, We hope you can make it! Conference Production [email protected] +44 (0)20 8772 3017 Join GTR on social media “Excellent diversity of people, speakers Marketing & media opportunities and representing companies.” Tanya Naysmith M Rapson, Avocado Vision Marketing Assistant [email protected] Official conference hashtag: +44 (0)20 8772 3036 #GTREastAfrica 2 | www.gtreview.com STATISTICS Company size breakdown in 2019 Countries represented in 2019 3 reasons to attend in 2020 SME 15% Education and knowledge % 38 sharing 47% Multinational Opportunity to expand professional network Explore future business opportunities Mid Exhibitors in 2019 What to expect in 2020 Top sectors to be discussed in 2020 350+ 160+ 40+ Attendees Companies Speakers Technology Manufacturing Finance Infrastructure Geopolitics Attendance in 2019 Networking hours in 2020 Attendees by sector in 2019 Corporates & traders % 25 94 % 6 4 3 3 Senior to C-level 44 25 Banks & financiers 3 Insurers & risk managers 6 Consultants & accountants 3 Lawyers 4 Govt orgs & public bodies 3 Media 3 Technology & fintech 1 ECAs & multilaterals 3 Non-bank financiers 5 Other 3 | www.gtreview.com SPONSORS & PARTNERS 2019’s conference was supported by PLATINUM SPONSOR GOLD & APP SPONSOR GOLD SPONSOR WELCOME SPONSOR NETWORKING BREAK SPONSOR EVENING RECEPTION SPONSOR SILVER SPONSORS CO-SPONSORS INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS MEDIA PARTNERS 4 | www.gtreview.com ATTENDEES Companies who attended last year’s event Corporates & traders Consultants & accountants Aditya Birla Group Grow More Seeds & Chemicals Nokia Badian Group Etihad Capital Africa SME Support Centre Adrian Kenya Home Comforts Foods USA OCP Group Belvedere Advisory Global Finance & Capital Vallis Commodities Africa Logistics Properties Home Comforts Tea Olam International Design 365 KPLC Woodrow Communications Amiran Kenya Honda Motor Co Omnia Group Bamburi Cement Isuzu Motors P J Dave Flowers Govt orgs & public bodies Bayer Jamii Group Petrocam Kenya CDC Group GIZ National Treasury of Kenya Bizna Group Jeilo Collections PZ Cussons Department for International Trade Kenya National Archives Saundi Fund for Development Brae Holdings JPD Landtrac Riftcot Bunge Kadel Safal Group Insurers & risk managers Car & General Kenya Co-operative Coffee Exporters Sian Roses African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) Global Collateral Control (GCC) Parker Norfolk & Partners Cargill Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Silafrica BPL Global Liberty Global Cofco International Kenya Tea Development Agency Simba Enterprises D. 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Engineering Ketraco Soko Lawyers Daylight Nursing Kings Pride Properties SS Mehta & Sons Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Mathews Rukangira Law Chambers Dints International L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering Sterling & Wilson ENSafrica Sullivan East African Gasoil Lamar Commodity Trading Sunda Group ETG Louis Dreyfus Company Technology associates Media Finken Holdings Mabati Rolling Mills Thai Group Alain Charles Merger Market Standard Group First Rate Projects Marubeni Corporation The Option Two GTR Moshek Africa Fruve Produce Limited Mitchell Cotts Tradeable House Africa Galana Oil MOGAS True Ways Non-bank financiers GE Healthcare Multi Commerce FZE Dubai Twiga Foods Credit Africa Financial Access Wilben Trade General Electric NMS Vamara Group ExWorks Capital MNCapital Africa Advisors Banks & financiers Technology & fintech Afreximbank Diamond Trust Bank Prime Bank Flutterwave Linkflow international Trutrade African Banking Corporation Ecobank Uganda Rabobank IBM Mitigram Uwazi Al Salam Bank Bahrain Euro Exim Bank Raindew Commodities Alubaf Arab International Bank FBNBank (UK) Rand Merchant Bank ECAs & multilaterals BACB FCMB Bank Rand-Asia Trade Finance International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation Bank of Kigali Guardian Bank SBM Bank Bank One Gulf African Bank Sidian Bank Other Barclays I&M Bank Stanbic Bank Avocado Vision Kenya Red Cross Society Zetech University CBA Capital Partners Kenya Commercial Bank Standard Chartered Duco Global Self Help Africa Citi Loita Capital Partners Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Commercial Bank of Africa MCB The Access Bank UK Co-operative Bank of Kenya MUFG Tropical Bank CRDB Bank Nedbank CIB Victoria Commercial Bank “A great forum for networking “The event provided an excellent balance of Crown Agents Bank NIC Bank and sharing ideas on various technical content, expert knowledge and trends, aspects of trade.” as well as an opportunity to network with a E Odhiambo, I&M Bank wide range of potential clients and partners” S Aliker, BACB 5 | www.gtreview.com SPEAKERS 2019’s speakers included ● Nisrin Abouelezz, Executive Director, Head of Africa Group, ● Lukemelo Kaduma, Associate, East Africa, MNCapital Africa ● Shem Odhiambo, Regional Head, East Africa, ETG SMBC Advisors ● Nicholas Oliver, Head of Business Development, NMS ● Susan Aburi, Head of Financial Relationships, Tradeable ● Barnabas Kalenzi, Head of Business, Bank of Kigali International House Africa ● Rennie Kariuki, Underwriter, African Trade Insurance ● Philip Omondi, Assistant General Manager, Trade Finance & ● Dominique Aliphon, Relationship Manager, Corporate & Agency (ATI) Financial Institutions, Transactional Banking, NIC Bank Institutional Banking, Mauritius Commercial Bank ● Musa Kathanje, Director, Macro & Fiscal Affairs, ● Linda Onyango, Chief Executive Officer, SME Support ● Kenneth Mugambi, Country Head, Kenya, Vamara Group National Treasury of Kenya Centre ● Hamady Ba, Head, Eastern & Southern Africa Region, ● Andrew Kinai, Software Engineer, IBM Research Africa ● Theo Osogo, Director, Business Development, Sidian Bank International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) ● Quan Le, Chief Executive Officer, Binkabi ● Duarte Pedreira, Head of Trade Finance, Crown Agents ● George Bellord, Director, BPL Global Bank; Chair, African Regional Committee, ITFA ● Giles Lewis, Head of Grains & Oilseeds, East Africa, ETG ● Ben Boateng, Senior Director, Exworks Capital ● Jenny Rafanomezana, Chief Executive Officer, TruTrade ● Patrick Makau, Executive Principal, Head of Trade & ● Graham Bright, Head, Compliance & Operations, Trade Products, Kenya & East Africa, Transaction Banking, ● Mandy Rapson, Consultant, SMME Development, Euro Exim Bank Standard Chartered Avocado Vision ● Simon Cook, Partner, Sullivan & Worcester ● Zhann Meyer, Head of Agricultural Commodities, Nedbank CIB ● Sonja Kazaneza Riedke, Co-Founder & Director Investment Advisory, Samawati Capital Partners ● Rupert Cutler, Financial & Political Risks, Parker Norfolk & ● Geoffrey de Mowbray, Chief Executive & Managing Director, Partners Dints International ● Hiren Singharay, Member of the Supervisory Board, Global Finance & Capital Limited ● Edward George, Economist & Author ● Kenneth Mugambi, Country Head, Kenya, Vamara Group ● Wale Soyingbe, Managing Director, Trade Head, Sub- ● Minos Gerakaris, Head of Trade Finance, Rand Merchant ● Allan Musona, Senior Advisor, Loita Capital Partners; Saharan Africa, Citi Bank Founder & CIO, Raindew Commodities ● Manrui Tang, Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Binkabi ● Dheerie Govender, Chief Executive Officer, Global ● George Mutua, Managing Director, Chief Representative Collateral Control and Simon Cook, Partner, Sullivan Officer, Kenya & East Africa, Societe Generale ● Mark Tindle, Managing Director, Omnia Fertilizer Zambia ● Peter Hampson, Associate Director, Anglophone Africa, ● Enoch Mwita, Trade Development Manager, Infrastructure, ●