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Nairobi, Kenya #GTREastAfrica www.gtreview.com/gtreastafrica 2020 OVERVIEW Once registered, log-in to GTR Connect to network with fellow delegates, download event materials and more. GTR East Africa marks its 11th annual conference in Nairobi, Kenya on 14-15 May 2020, where a cutting edge agenda will explore the key macroeconomic, geopolitical, financial market and tech trends shaping the East African trade finance landscape. As the world’s leading trade, commodity and export finance publisher and event organiser,GTR offers For over a decade the GTR East Africa conference has brought sponsors and advertisers unrivalled exposure and together leading commodity producers and traders, manufacturers, profiling among their peer and client groups.GTR can financiers, trade, supply chain and export finance specialists, risk offer various appealing options that would strategically management experts and trade tech innovators, providing unrivalled and effectively help raise the profile of the partner, insight on operating in this exciting region. This two day conference and offer a highly effective platform with which to provides GTR attendees with a unique opportunity to network with showcase its capabilities and mission. over 350 delegates all under one roof. Sponsorship opportunities “Excellent diversity of people, speakers Queenie Taylor-Wong and representing companies.” Head of Business Development M Rapson, Avocado Vision [email protected] +44 (0)20 8772 3004 Speaking opportunities “A great forum for networking and sharing George Mitchell ideas on various aspects of trade.” Associate Director, E Odhiambo, I&M Bank Conference Production [email protected] +44 (0)20 8772 3017 Join GTR on social media “An excellent networking opportunity to meet Marketing & media opportunities partners from East Africa and further afield.” Tanya Naysmith D Macdonald, BACB Marketing Assistant [email protected] Official conference hashtag: +44 (0)20 8772 3036 #GTREastAfrica 2 | www.gtreview.com STATISTICS Exhibitors in 2019 Company size breakdown in 2019 Countries represented in 2019 SME 15% 38% 47% Multinational Mid Attendance in 2019 What to expect in 2020 Top sectors to be discussed in 2020 % 94 350+ 160+ 40+ Attendees Companies Speakers Senior to C-level Technology Manufacturing Finance Infrastructure Geopolitics Networking hours in 2020 Attendees by sector in 2019 3 reasons to attend in 2020 Corporates & traders 25 Education and knowledge sharing % 6 4 3 3 44 Opportunity to expand professional network 25 Banks & financiers 3 Insurers & risk managers 6 Consultants & accountants 3 Lawyers 4 Govt orgs & public bodies 3 Media Explore future business opportunities 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 Crown Agents Bank NIC Bank “The event provided an excellent balance of technical content, expert knowledge and trends, as well as an opportunity to network with a 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, ● Peter van der Krogt, Chairman, Financial Access Capital BACB Oil & Gas Lead, Department for International Trade, Management, Co-Founder, Facts Africa British High Commission ● Lina Iyok, Forfaiting Unit, Afreximbank ● Stella Gatakaa Volemi, Principal, Trade Product Manager, ● Grace Nderitu, Accounts Payable Manager, PZ Cussons Transaction Banking, Standard Chartered Bank Kenya ● Sachin Jain, Chief Financial Officer, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, East Africa Burundi & Ethiopia, ETG “Very insightful discussion relating to trade “This was a great event that brought together skill “A fantastic networking event, beneficial to everyone and investment opportunities in Africa.” and knowledge and deliverability to the market.” who operates in the trade finance space.” T Mulongo, Co-operative Bank of Kenya R Qureshi, Petrocam Kenya Limited C Ihejirika, Mitigram 6 | www.gtreview.com.