6th Annual West Africa Trade & Export Finance Conference
Lagos, Nigeria | Eko Convention Centre February 4-5, 2015
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welcome letter
6th Annual West Africa Trade & Export Finance Conference Lagos, Nigeria | Eko Convention Centre February 4-5, 2015
Dear delegate,
Welcome to GTR’s 6th Annual West Africa Trade & Export Finance Conference. We do hope that you find the meeting to be both interesting and informative. Please read the following notes to ensure that you get the most out of this event.
Documentation Submitted speaker presentations from the conference are available online in PDF format following the event. If you wish to download the presentations, please follow the instructions below: 1. Go to www.exportagroup.com 2. Select ‘Events’, past events, and select the correct conference 3. Click on ‘delegate packs’ 4. Enter the password CHXP008
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Q&A sessions Please wait for the microphone to reach you and state your name and company before asking your question. You can also send your question to the chairman via Mobile – details will be displayed on the screen in the conference room.
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Personal belongings Please keep your valuables and working materials with you at all times. We would advise you to keep your name on the conference notes, as these cannot be replaced if lost. We regret that neither GTR nor the venue can be held responsible for any loss or damage to your property.
Should you have any questions or problems, please do not hesitate to contact a GTR representative.
Kind regards,
Anna Vilka Paul Greetham Event Coordinator Senior Conference Producer [email protected] [email protected] agenda
Conference Day One: Wednesday, February 4, 2015
08.00 Registration and refreshments 10.50 Networking break
09.00 Chairman’s opening remarks 11.35 Emerging oil and gas opportunities in West Obinna Nwosu, Deputy Group Managing Director, Africa Access Bank Rolake Akinkugbe, Vice-President & Head, Energy & Natural Resources, FBN Capital 09.05 Keynote address: Sustaining Nigeria’s ●● How is the global economic climate defining the scale of oil and gas opportunities in the region? growth ●● Capital considerations for players in West Africa’s oil and Godwin Emefiele, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria gas sector
●● What are the major factors that have helped Nigeria ●● Beyond IOC and Independents: New opportunities and become Africa’s largest economy? How can the country challenges for early stage oil and gas firms in the region sustain this enviable growth rate? ●● The emerging regional competition for finance and likely ●● How are the bank’s policies, which have been developed winners around Nigeria’s 2020 Vision, shaping the current trading environment? 12.05 Nigeria: West Africa’s sleeping agro- ●● To what extent is the diversification away from oil into non-oil sectors essential for future economic growth? industrial giant ●● The wider context: Do African countries need to Edward George, Head of Research, Ecobank
transform their economic structures to generate inclusive ●● Analysing Nigeria’s current food consumption & and sustainable growth? production, with emphasis on the countries role as ●● Considering the impact of the 2015 Nigeria general world’s largest cassava & yam producer elections on trade ●● Cocoa, palm oil, NR, maize/rice, nuts: The impact of 09.35 case study Nigeria’s cash crop sector ●● Evaluating the food processing sectors, such as maize flour, Global construction firms in Africa palm oil products, sugar & rice milling, and consumer goods Pedro Neves, Managing Director, Structured ●● A heavy dependence on food imports: Focussing on rice Business, Europe, Africa & Asia, AG-Dangote smuggling from Benin and Niger, and imports of wheat from the US Henrique de Azevedo Avila, Head of Export Credit ●● Changing food flows: How Nigeria is set to become a key Division, Transaction Support in Africa, BNDES exporter of sugar to sub-region, and potentially of rice too AG-Dangote was established in Lagos and is a joint ●● What are the key challenges & opportunities within venture between Brazil’s Grupo Andrade Gutierrez and Nigeria’s food and agro-industrial sectors? Nigeria’s Dangote Group and specialises in construction and infrastructure projects. This case study will explore the growing impact of Brazilian construction firms in 12.35 The growing demand for power in West Africa as well as the support available for such West Africa companies. It will also look at the projects currently being Moderator: Jason Barrass, Head of Africa Trade, undertaken and others in the pipeline, whilst examining Barclays Africa Group the financing structures used in such projects. Charles Darku, Managing Director, Tullow Ghana 10.05 live interview Batchi Baldeh, Senior Vice-President & Head, Power, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) The CEO interview: The future of Nigeria’s Benjamin Todd, Business Development for Africa, oil and gas Global Business Development, US Ex-Im Bank Adewale Tinubu, Group Chief Executive, Oando Moustapha Sow, Regional Manager, Africa, ICIEC Kola Karim, Group Managing Director & Chief Tosin Adewuyi, Managing Director, Senior Country Executive Officer, Shoreline Energy International Officer, Nigeria, J.P. Morgan
This onstage interview will host two of the most ●● Outlining the current capacity and future demands of the influential leaders within Nigerian oil and gas. Adewale power sector in West Africa Tinubu has been referred to as the, “King of African Oil,” ●● What is the danger to regional trade should the by Forbes Africa and was listed second within AskMen’s necessary projects not be built quick enough? Which list of Top 10 Global CEOs. Kola Karim was recently projects are a priority? named in Forbes’ The 10 Most Powerful Men In Africa ●● Which sub sector (generation, transmission and 2014, and was named within the Young Global Leader distribution) requires most investment? class of 2008 by the World Economic Forum. ●● How will such projects be funded? Considering the role This onstage interview will look at the strategies the oil and relationships between public and private financial and gas sector is developing to maintain its position as institutions and foreign direct investment Africa’s leading producer. The interview will be hosted ●● Considering the challenges and policy implications by Rolake Akinkugbe, Vice-President & Head, Energy & associated with the Nigerian power sector that investors Natural Resources, FBN Capital. need to be aware of agenda
13.30 Networking lunch HOSTED BY 16.20 Optimising the global and African supply chain: Technology and cost reduction Geoffrey de Mowbray, Chief Executive, Dints International
●● An update of global supply chain trends: What is the current situation and where does Africa stand in this 14.30 New strategies for West Africa gold mining dynamic? Chris Andoh, Managing Director, Star Africa ●● What supply chain solutions are available in the market? Commodities & Minerals How can these be optimised by bringing together technology, logistics and financing services? ●● How can mining ventures develop strategies to counteract the slump in gold prices? ●● How can this be used to drive cost-reduction and what are the additional benefits? ●● What best practices can be employed when losing money in gold mining due to market conditions? ●● Considering the positives and negatives when setting up 16.35 West Africa-Asia trade flows and a mining project in Africa investment ●● Finding the right operator and what that means to the success of a mining project Moderator: Jean Craven, Head of Corporate Finance, Export Trading Group (ETG) ●● What are the funding challenges unique to the gold mining sector? How can banks and investors navigate Tunji Owoeye, Group Managing Director, such challenges? Elephant Group Geoffrey de Mowbray, Chief Executive & Managing 15.00 Project financing and opportunities within Director, Dints International West Africa Tosin Adewuyi, Managing Director, Senior Country Officer, Nigeria, J.P. Morgan Moderator: Mark Norris, Partner, Sullivan & Worcester UK Gregory Havermahl, Head, Trade & Working Capital, Rand Merchant Bank Mike Creighton, Head of Africa, Sace Grace Asemota, Legal Director, Clyde & Co Ed Harkins, Head of Export Credit Financing, Fieldstone Private Capital Group ●● How does China’s economic situation affect the region? Has constant reports of slowdowns and plateauing Nicholas Oliver, Head of Business Development, economic levels affected confidence or production? NMS International Group ●● With Africa-Asia trade set to reach US$385 billion by Inal Henri, Head, Export Credit Finance, RMB 2015 and over 2,000 Chinese companies active in Africa, Rupert Cutler, Managing Director, Financial & Political where do future opportunities lie? Risks, CGNMB ●● Is the ratio of hard and soft commodities being traded likely to change in the future? Will softs ever overtake hards? ●● Global update: How have ECA trends developed in the last few years? Is this trend seen in Africa? ●● How has a sustained decline in commodity prices affected demand, capacity and appetite? ●● How important is West Africa to global economies? Where are the major opportunities in terms of return on ●● What are the major challenges within West Africa-Asia investment? trade flows? How can these be overcome? ●● Where do other large West Africa countries, such as Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, stand in relation to Nigeria in 17.25 Closing remarks terms of project potential? Jason Barrass, Head of Africa Trade, Barclays ●● What are the key political risk challenges in Nigeria? What controls can be put in place? Africa Group ●● Is there a specific type of project preference? Do certain industries provide greater stability or is the onus on an 17.30 evening Networking reception organisation’s corporate governance? hosted by 15.55 Networking break agenda
Conference Day Two: Thursday, February 5, 2015
08.00 Registration and refreshments 11.15 Agribusiness finance and trade flows Edward George, Head of Research, Ecobank 09.00 Chairman’s opening remarks André Soumah, Chairman, Ace Global Depository
●● Considering the growing impact of the non-oil sectors: To 09.10 The impact of banking regulations and what levels can these sectors grow to? standardisation on trade ●● What are the best practices to undertake when it comes to warehouse finance? What lessons can be learned Moderator: Olaf Schmüeser, Senior Representative, from the global collateral management sector? Commerzbank Nigeria ●● Is the industrialisation of the agribusiness sector set to Ndukaku Offiah, Head, Structured Trade & become a reality in the near future? Which industries would Commodity Finance, Agribusiness Finance, First City be first to benefit? Monument Bank (FCMB) ●● With 70% of West Africa’s labour force involved in agribusiness, how can economies increase the Samuel Mugoya, Principle Economic Analyst, Special integration of this number into the global value chain? Funding Unit, Afreximbank David Hennah, Head of Trade, Misys 12.00 Beyond price: How else can mandates ●● To what extent are various legislative and regulatory changes, such as Basel III and KYC, affecting the way in be won? which banks and their clients are doing business? Moderator: Charles Weller, Managing Director, ●● Will we see an increase in the numbers of banks being Africa Trade, Barclays unable to participate in certain transactions? How will Vernon Darko, President, Equipxp this affect the funder/borrower relationship? Chris Andoh, Managing Director, Star Africa ●● What role can the BPO play in the viability of a 4-corner supply chain finance model with regards to standardising Commodities & Minerals rules of engagement between buyers, sellers and their Emeka Uzomba, Head, Treasury & Financial banks? Institutions, Diamond Bank ●● Collaboration, innovation and standardisation: Wale Oyedeji, Executive Director, Corporate Bank, Considering the growing role of industry bodies in Guaranty Trust Bank helping develop standardisation definitions and business practices Nomso Ezenta, Head, Structured Funding & Correspondent Banking, First City Monument Bank (FCMB) 10.00 Examining the legal considerations of ●● What are the qualities that the local banks are really raising oil and gas acquisition finance building up and doing business on: price, service or Ngozi Okonkwo, Chief Legal Officer, Oando deliverability? ●● What are the common legal hurdles/issues faced by ●● Can a bank really compete within the trade arena based indigenous companies in raising oil and gas finance for solely on price? What are clients asking for? acquisition of interests in marginal fields, joint ventures ●● How is a lack of medium and long term financing and production sharing contracts? affecting the market? Is the market aware of suitable ●● Profit share, allocation of costs and taxes: Profiling funding tenors, such as 3-5 year financing programmes? features of the Joint Operating Agreements (JOA) and Production Sharing Contracts (PSC) ●● What more can be achieved with a greater level of ●● What are the main features of the existing legal interbank borrowing? How can transactions be hedged framework and the draft PIB that favours Indigenous for 5 years or beyond? Concessions? ●● What are the key legal considerations that an oil and gas 13.00 Networking lunch HOSTED BY legal department goes through that banks need to be aware of?
10.30 Networking break
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First name Surname Job title Department Company Country
S R Baghla Chief Executive Officer Aarti Steel Nigeria
Sanjay Chief Financial Officer Aarti Steel Nigeria
Obinna Nwosu Deputy Group Managing Access Bank Nigeria Director
Waisu Fatai Head Trade Finance Access Bank UK United Kingdom
Andre Soumah Chairman ACE Global Depository Switzerland
Serge Seudieu Country Manager Management ACE Global Depository Nigeria
Laurine Ubanozie Relationship Manager Marketing ACE Global Depository Nigeria
Adebola Shobanjo Director Acorn Petroleum Nigeria
Kanayo Awani Director Trade Finance & Branches Afreximbank Nigeria
Samuel Mugoya Principle Economic Analyst Special Funding Unit Afreximbank Egypt
Remigius Nwachukwu Manager Business Development Afreximbank Nigeria
Ufuoma Adasen Senior Associate Financial Institutions Africa Finance Corporation Nigeria
Ugo Alex-Orji Vice President Financial Institutions Africa Finance Corporation Nigeria
Batchi Baldeh Senior Vice-President & Head Power Africa Finance Corporation Nigeria
Henry Morris Head Structured Debt Africa Finance Corporation Nigeria
Ebrima Sawaneh Senior Associate Financial Operations Africa Finance Corporation Nigeria
Feyisayo Adetiba Associate Business Development African Export-Import Bank Nigeria
Pedro Neves Managing Director Structured Business, AG-Dangote Nigeria Europe, Africa & Asia
Alistair Collins Attorney Banking Allen & Overy South Africa
Stephen Matthews Partner Allen & Overy Russia
Patrick Okyere Financial Controller American Tower Corporation Ghana
Kingsley Iwuoha Manager Trade Finance Ascon Oil Company Nigeria
Declan O’ Brien Chief Executive Officer BARAK Fund Mauritius
Jason Barrass Head Africa Trade Barclays South Africa
Charles Weller Managing Director Africa Trade Barclays Nigeria
Sam Aidoo Regional Director Barclays Kenya
Dapa Barclays Kenya
Oludapo Barclays Kenya
Feyi Olusanya Advisor Barclays Kenya
Dan Roberts Director Barclays Kenya
Mohan Chaturvedi Financial Controller Bhojsons Nigeria
Imane Alatillah Trade & Export Finance Bia Group Belgium
Nicolas Van Damme Manager Commercial Finance Bia Group Belgium
Massoud Andraos Blue Arrow Nigeria
Henrique de Azevedo Avila Head of Export Credit Division Transaction Support in BNDES Brazil Africa attendees
6th annual West Africa Trade & Export Finance Conference delegate list
First name Surname Job title Department Company Country
Ariel Marcelo Doctorovich Trade Finance Officer Export Credit Division BNDES Brazil
Gustavo Nonato Manager BNDES South Africa
Debo Agbonyin General Manager Bua Group Nigeria
Wale Fakoya Manager Treasury Cadbury Nigeria
Silivio Camatel Head Trade Cappa & D'Alberto Nigeria
Nigel Spry Managing Director, Head Africa Cargill United Kingdom
Godwin Emefiele Governor Central Bank of Nigeria Nigeria
V.S. Reddy Central Trading Nigeria
Xiang Yu Head Trade CGC Nigeria
Rupert Cutler Managing Director Financial & Political Risk CGNMB United Kingdom
Sandeep Sood Group Chief Financial Officer Chellarams Nigeria
A. C. Okafor Chairman & Chief Executive Chicason Group Nigeria Officer
Chigozie Okafor Group Head Finance Chicason Group Nigeria
Nnenna Agu Aig- Vice-President Citi Nigeria Imoukhuede
Grace Asemota Legal Director Clyde & Co United Kingdom
Marko Kraljevic Partner Trade & Commodities Clyde & Co United Kingdom
Bukola Falayi Relationsship Manager Commerzbank Nigeria
Sharafadenn Shittu Relationsship Manager Commerzbank Nigeria
Oluwaseyi Shobayo Executive Assistant Commerzbank Nigeria
Olaf Schmüser Senior Representative Commerzbank Nigeria Nigeria
Lamin Sanneh Regional Treasurer Commodity Connect United Arab Emirates
Mamadou Coulibaly Managing Director Compagnie Ivoirienne pour le Cote d'Ivoire Developpement Des Textiles
Frederic Metch Managing Director Condicaf Cote d'Ivoire
Mustapha Ibrahim Group Treasurer & Executive Dangote Industries Nigeria Director
Ango Ali-Saidu Treasurer Dangote Sugar Nigeria
V.V.S Prasad Sales Manager Deekay Group Nigeria
Adeola Azeez Client Manager Deutsche Bank Nigeria
Raghu Gulati Director Corporate Banking Deutsche Bank South Africa Coverage Africa
Adefemi Amole Team Leader Correspondent Banking Diamond Bank Nigeria
Mark Ifashe Chief Officer Business Development Diamond Bank United Kingdom
Anthony Nwosu Head Financial Institutions Diamond Bank Nigeria
Emeka Uzomba Head Treasury & Financial Diamond Bank Nigeria Institutions
Geoffrey de Mowbray Chief Executive Dints International United Kingdom
Rajesh Gaggar Head Logistics & Procurements Dufil Nigeria attendees
6th annual West Africa Trade & Export Finance Conference delegate list
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Sandeep Gogia Chief Operating Officer Eastern Metal Nigeria
Edward George Head Research Ecobank United Kingdom
Oladele Ayeni Local Account Manager Oil & Gas Ecobank Nigeria
George Bodo Head Desk Ecobank Kenya
Victoria Candrall Analyst Ecobank Cote d'Ivoire
Ganiyu Daramosu Local Account Manager Regional Corporate Ecobank Nigeria
Angus Downie Head Desk Ecobank United Kingdom
Kunle Ezun Analyst Ecobank Nigeria
Axelle Fofana Analyst Ecobank United Kingdom
Kareem Jubril Analyst Ecobank Nigeria
Osita Maduagwu Local Account Manager Multinational Corporates Ecobank Nigeria
Sulemana Mohammed Specialist Ecobank Ghana
Dolapo Oni Head Desk Ecobank Nigeria
Beant Singh Finance Eleme Petrochemicals Co. Nigeria
Tunji Owoeye Managing Director Elephant Group Nigeria
Marc Adrian Strange Regional Sales Director Southern & Central Africa Embraer South Africa
Babatunde Epega Owner EMC3 Nigeria
Mahesh Asnani Managing Director Emel Group of Companies Nigeria
Craig Saven Executive Banking & Finance ENS Africa South Africa
Vernon Darko President Equipxp United States
Samuel Awe Managing Director EquipXP Hull & Machineries Nigeria
Sundeep Kapoor Manager Finance ETC Agro Nigeria
Rajeev Kumar Country Manager ETG Agro Nigeria
Jean Craven Executive Director Export Trading Group (ETG) South Africa
Benjamin Todd Officer Global Business Export-Import Bank of the United States Development United States
Kaushik Kedar Trade Manager Fareast Merchantile Nigeria
Joydeep Sarkar Chief Operating Officer Fareast Merchantile Nigeria
Rolake Akinkugbe Vice-President & Head Energy & Natural Resources FBN Capital Nigeria
Uche Attah Analyst FBN Capital Nigeria
Irene Eteri Analyst FBN Capital Nigeria
Gilbert Grant Associate Institutional Sales FBN Capital Nigeria
Tolulope Lawal Head FBN Capital Nigeria
Ayodipo Ogunmoyela Deputy Director Structured Trade Credit FBNBank Nigeria Finance
Seyi Akinwale Manager Structured Finance FCMB Nigeria
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6th annual West Africa Trade & Export Finance Conference delegate list
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Nomso Ezente Head Structured Funding & FCMB Nigeria Correspondent Banking
Robert Grant Senior Vice-President Structured Finance FCMB Nigeria
Gerald Ikem Group Treasurer Treasury and Financial FCMB Nigeria Markets
Ndukaku Offiah Head Structured Trade & FCMB Nigeria Commodity Finance, Agribusiness Finance
Abdusalam Olatunji Manager Structured Finance FCMB Nigeria
Tolulope Osinibi Executive Director FCMB Nigeria
Ed Harkins Head Export Credit Financing Fieldstone Private Capital United Kingdom Group
Martins Hile Editor Financial Nigeria Nigeria
Ariyo Biodun Relationship Manager Structured Trade Credit First Bank Nigeria Finance
Raymond C.Gbeokwere Head Legal Services First Bank Nigeria
Ini Ebong Group Treasurer Treasury First Bank Nigeria
Ikenna Egbukole Business Manager Structured Trade Credit First Bank Nigeria Finance
Gabriel Ekpo Export Manager Flour Mills Nigeria
Rajiv Gupta Group Treasurer Flour Mills Nigeria
Gerrit van Kampen Investment Officer Financial Institutions, Africa FMO The Netherlands
James Josling Folawiyo Energy Nigeria
Adebisi Abass Treasurer Friesland Campina Wampco Nigeria
Theophilus Falae Supervisor Treasury Frigoglass Industries Kenya
Abiola Aderonmu Chief Executive Officer FTN Cocoa Nigeria
Akin Laoye Executive Director FTN Cocoa Nigeria
Paul Greetham Senior Conference Producer Global Trade Review (GTR) United Kingdom
Peter Gubbins Managing Director Global Trade Review (GTR) United Kingdom
Anna Vilka Event Coordinator Global Trade Review (GTR) United Kingdom
Mahesh Faloud GMT Nigeria
Subramanian Sharma Director Greenback Advisors India
Tayo Asupoto Head Operations GTB Nigeria
Sheriff Adeeyo Head Foreign Operations GTB Nigeria
Lanre Kola-Banjo Group Head International Settlement GTB Nigeria
Oladayo Olabisi Supervisor Payment Desk GTB Nigeria
Wale Oyedeji Executive Director Corporate Bank GTB Nigeria
Patrick Momodu Manger Procurements GZ Industries Nigeria
Eluagwule Godwin Treasurer Harefield Industries Nigeria
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6th annual West Africa Trade & Export Finance Conference delegate list
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Richard Waite Director Export Credit HSBC United Kingdom
Moustapha Sow Regional Manager Africa ICIEC Senegal
Victor Okeke Management Igb Investment Nigeria
Sanjeev C. Sharma General Manager Infinity Tyres Nigeria
Julius Akinwusi Integrated Oil & Gas Nigeria
Temitayo Ogunbanjo Managing Director Integrated Oil & Gas Nigeria
Tosin Adewuyi Managing Director Senior Country Officer J.P. Morgan Nigeria
Akorede Badmus Vice-President Trade Finance, Africa J.P. Morgan India
Mutalib Ismail Division Head International Banking Keystone Bank Nigeria
John Oyekezie Team Leader International Banking Keystone Bank Nigeria
Nilesh Jain Kings Ind Nigeria
Kehinde Adeyemi Kofa International Nigeria
Ganiyu Dada President Kofa International United States
Peter Adedara Krones Lcs Center West Africa Nigeria
William Tripp Assistant Underwriter Latin American Underwriters United Kingdom
Livinus Obidike Managing Director Lino Laboratories Nigeria
Eric Thibault Managing Director Lotus Plastics Nigeria
Mariam Melchior Louis Dreyfus Commodities Nigeria
Joseph Mathai Advisor Mars Papers Nigeria
Felix Eribo President Masters Energy Oil & Gas Nigeria
Jivrajani Sailesh Managing Director Mel-Tech Nigeria
Raksit Subhasis Director Minl Nigeria
Jeremy Cross Head Transactional Banking Misys United Arab Emirates
Ojo Folake Country Manager West Africa Misys Nigeria
David Hennah Head Trade Misys United Kingdom
Sudharsan Natesan Marketing Director Misys United Arab Emirates
Mosun Ogunsola Director Business Development Moroborne Nigeria
Dapo Olagundoye President & Chief Executive Moroborne Nigeria Officer
Yusuf Isiaka Deputy Chief Executive Officer Multi Trex Integrated Foods Nigeria
Dimeji Owofeni Chief Executive Officer Multi Trex Integrated Foods Nigeria
Saurabh Chitilangia Financial Controller Nagode Group Nigeria
Adaeze Ebegbulem Head Trade Finance NEXIM Nigeria
Dorothy Ogbutor Head NEXIM Nigeria
Adenike Emiloju Treasury Manager Nigerian Bottling Nigeria
Nicholas Oliver Head Business Development NMS International Group United Kingdom
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6th annual West Africa Trade & Export Finance Conference delegate list
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Charles Amadi Finance Oando Nigeria
Tuoyo Ejueyitchie Finance Advisor Legal Oando Nigeria
Ngozi Okonkwo Chief Legal Officer Oando Nigeria
Adewale Tinubu Group Chief Executive Oando Nigeria
Olufemi Adeyemo Chief Financial Officer Oando Nigeria
Adetokunbo Akindele Head Investor Relations, Oando Oando Nigeria Energy Resources
Temidayo Ashiru Social Media Consultant Oando Nigeria
Abayomi Awobokun Chief Executive Officer Oando Nigeria
Alero Balogun Manager Corporate Communications Oando Nigeria
Adegboyega Bello Chief Financial Officer Oando Nigeria
Ainojie Irune Head Corporate Communication Oando Nigeria
Kevin Johnson-Azuara Coprorate Communications Oando Nigeria
Adebayo Lambo Executive Assitant Oando Nigeria
Elizabeth Ofili Consultant Events & Sponsorship Oando Nigeria
Udochukwu Okoronkwo Corporate Communications Oando Nigeria Analyst
Seun Osikoya Treasurer Oando Nigeria
Adewale Tinubu GCE Oando Nigeria
Olaposi Williams Chief Operating Officer Oando Nigeria
Sudhir Goenka Controller Finance Olam Nigeria
Nnamdi Ironna Olam Nigeria
Niraj Shah Head Rice Division Olam Nigeria
Adebayo Babalola Officer Private Sector Opec Fund For International Austria Development
Verma Sachin Country Head Sales PA 76 Nigeria
Lanre Bakare Head Finance & Strategy PanAfrican Capital Nigeria
Olumese Obouaye Head Structured & Trade Finance PanAfrican Capital Nigeria
Eric Okoruwa Head Investment Banking PanAfrican Capital Nigeria
Humphrey Oriakhi Head Project & Infrastructure PanAfrican Capital Nigeria Financing
Dushyant Sharma Pancham International Nigeria
Binod Mohapatra Treasurer Parco Group Nigeria
Patrick Ilo Managing Director Petrocam Nigeria
Hien Yacouba Sie Managing Director Port Autonome d'Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire
Imre Gorzsas Assistant General Manager Global Transaction Banking Qatar National Bank Qatar
James Vincent Assistant General Manager International Corporate Qatar National Bank Qatar Banking
Eric Samalo Raffles Oil Lftz Enterprise Nigeria attendees
6th annual West Africa Trade & Export Finance Conference delegate list
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Harrison Ibagere Chief Financial Officer Rain Oil Nigeria
Gregory Havermahl Head Structured Trade & Rand Merchant Bank South Africa Commodity Finance
Ben Bechet Head Structured Trade & RMB South Africa Commodity Finance
Minos Gerakaris Head Trade Finance RMB South Africa
Inal Henri Head Export Credit Finance RMB South Africa
Soetan Oluseyi Head Financial Institutions RMB Nigeria
Olatunji Oluwatosin Head Trade Sales RMB Nigeria
Moses Singo Head Trade Finance Sales RMB South Africa
Mike Creighton Head Africa Sace South Africa
Moroti Adedoyin-Adeyinka Managing Director Sahara Energy Nigeria
Dare Adekoya Accounts Receivable Officer Sahara Energy Nigeria
Akinkunmi Akinola Oil & Gas Sahara Energy Nigeria
Kola Motajo Chief Financial Officer Sahara Energy Nigeria
Ronke Arigbede Saro Agrosciences Nigeria
Vinish Savla Saturn Frozen Food Nigeria
Taiwo Shote Director SC Securites Nigeria
Ajay Vakta Financial Controller Shiv Lila Nigeria
Kola Karim Group Managing Director & Shoreline Energy International Nigeria Chief Executive Officer
Ravi Chandran Sil Chemicals Nigeria
Nisrin Hala Manager & Vice-President Head of Africa Desk SMBC United Kingdom
Alba Morganti Chief Financial Officer SMT Group Belgium
Sonia Comte Correspondent Banking Societe Generale France Commodities
Philippe le Roch Managing Director Structured Export Finance, Societe Generale France Africa
Florian Wicht Head Correspondent Banking Societe Generale France
Stephane Eholie Managing Director Société Ivoirienne de Cote d'Ivoire Manutention et de Transit
Mark Norris Partner Squire Sanders United Kingdom
Manoj Ghanwani Deputy Controller Finance Stallion Group Nigeria
Inwang Akpan Head Transactional Products & Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria Services
Jesuseun Fatoyinbo Head Transactional Products & Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria Services
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6th annual West Africa Trade & Export Finance Conference delegate list
First name Surname Job title Department Company Country
Tunde Thorpe Head Transactional Products & Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria Services
Mosa Tshabalala Trade Finance Manager Standard Bank South Africa
Dion van der Merwe Trade Finance Manager TPS Bank Sector Sales Standard Bank South Africa
Olumide Fashesin Sales Manager Transaction Banking Standard Chartered Nigeria
Funlola Oni Head Bank Sector Sales Nigeria Standard Chartered Nigeria & West Africa
Chris Andoh Managing Director Star Africa Commodities & Ghana Minerals
Helen Ezomo Financial Controller Subaya Group Nigeria
Magnus Furuholm Chief Representative Johannesburg Swedbank South Africa Representative Office
Daniel Lorentzon Client Executive Bank Relations Swedbank Sweden
Adesoye Braithwaite Group Executive Director T.A. Braithwaite (Insurance Nigeria Brokers) & Co.
Gideon Negedu Senior Manager Sales & Marketing Tak Agro Nigeria
Godfrey Okigbo Executive Director Finance & Administration Techno Oil Nigeria
Nasos Sidirofagis Deputy Managing Director Tempo Paper & Pulp Nigeria
Simon Bessant Director Credit & Political Risk Texel Finance United Kingdom Insurance
Wilfred Konde Executive Director Total Nigeria Nigeria
PA Abanum Treasury Toyota Nigeria
Simon Hart Director Finance Tulip Cocoa Processing Nigeria
Charles Darku Managing Director Tullow Ghana Ghana
Chidi Ileka Head Transaction Banking Union Bank Nigeria
Roli Sola Kushimo Director Institutional & Commercial Union Bank United Kingdom Banking
Ini Obot Nelson Financial Institutions Treasury Union Bank Nigeria
Martin Uzus Associate Director Structured Trade Finance Union Bank United Kingdom
Jason Mycroft Director Business Development Vanso Nigeria
Adekunle Aderonmu Finance Waltersmith Petroman Oil Nigeria
Ayokunle Okunsanya Head Finance Waltersmith Petroman Oil Nigeria
Ibitola Ukabam Investment Analyst Finance Waltersmith Petroman Oil Nigeria
Paul Odunaiya Managing Director Wemy Industries Nigeria
Prospero Naoe Controller Finance West African Rubber Products Nigeria
Tom Cao Controller Finance West African Tannery & Fata Nigeria Tanning
Wale Sanusi Director Zakhem Construction Nigeria
Chioma Eke General Manager Zinox Technologies Nigeria
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