Revitalising East African economies through trade May 12-13, 2021 Time zone: East Africa Time (EAT) gtreview.com/gtreastafrica #GTREastAfrica Following the success of the inaugural virtual event in Key themes: 6 of the best October 2020, GTR East Africa will return once again in digital form for 2021, taking place on May 12-13, 2021. What to expect Covid: Commodity Utilising GTR’s bespoke virtual event platform, this AfCFTA Financing the financing online gathering promises expansive networking and a opportunities response challenges comprehensive programme of live and on-demand content, welcoming the leading practitioners in trade, agribusiness, 600+ 300+ Attendees 40+ supply chain and commodity finance. Companies Speakers Join industry experts from across the region to explore the Tradetech Boosting latest developments, strategies and solutions employed Structured strengths & infrastructure to drive East Africa’s covid response, trade growth, and LCs limitations investment economic recovery. Click here to find out more Read the event agenda on following pages 3 ways to watch the event video Agenda GTR East Africa 2021 Virtual Day One: Wednesday 12 May, 2021 Time zone: East Africa Time (EAT) Day One: 12.00-12.45 ON-DEMAND 16.00-16.50 Adapt and innovate: How trade and supply ‘You can’t model for criminality’: Assessing No silver bullet: Assessing tradetech Wednesday 12 May chain finance can play a role in revitalising the commodity trade finance sector’s strengths and limitations East Africa’s economies response to heightened fraud risk Liquidity, traceability and reputational risks are becoming ON-DEMAND Global economic contraction, sovereign downgrades, High profile commodity trade frauds have rocked the major issues for those conducting or financing East African trade, evidenced by the widening trade finance Keynote: East African trade in 2021: financial regulation and heightened perceptions of global sector, with leading lenders reducing exposure counterparty risk have combined to widen Africa’s to or exiting the CTF market. Those remaining face gap, and the development of stringent EU and US Rebounds, aftershocks and evolving trade finance gap: the sector must adapt to ensure it increased operational demands, with more stringent regulations targeting the use of forced labour in the soft geopolitics can support the resurgent East African growth. This monitoring and due diligence processes resulting in commodity value chain. Following rocketing adoption A year after the pandemic’s onset a degree of global discussion will review the key development finance increased transaction costs. This session will assess the in response to the pandemic, digital trade solutions are trade supply and demand equilibrium has been re- initiatives, market collaborations and deal structures industry-wide response, highlighting the steps taken by set to become yet more crucial in ensuring the flow of established, though the impact of pandemic related deployed to support trade during the pandemic’s height, lenders and collateral managers to mitigate fraud risk, financing and investment to East Africa’s commodity disruption persists in areas such as trade financing, and consider the path ahead: Can the private finance the role that can be played by commodity insurance, and production and burgeoning manufacturing sectors, but logistics, warehousing and shipping. A fast-evolving market build capacity as emergency developmental the extent to which available digital technology is capable is the underlying tech up to the challenge? Where is geopolitical backdrop and the spectre of vaccine support is wound down? What can be done to improve of restoring confidence, transparency and efficiency in digital making inroads in promoting a deeper and more nationalism, not to mention Brexit and enactment of accessibility of trade and supply chain finance to local the commodity trade finance sector. accessible trade finance market, and can track and trace banks and businesses as East Africa economies seek to technology be relied upon to mitigate severe regulatory the AfCFTA, compounds the complexities faced by Moderator: Zhann Meyer, Head, Agricultural those trading across East Africa. This opening keynote industrialise and capitalise on the AfCFTA? and reputational risks? Commodities, Nedbank will seek to pinpoint the primary disruptive influences Moderator: Tedd George, Chief Narrative Officer, Moderator: Lodewyk Meyer, Partner, Baker & Dheerie Govender, Chief Executive Officer, Global shaping commercial prospects in 2021, and offer Kleos Advisory UK McKenzie Collateral Control (GCC) perspectives on key risks and opportunities as Africa Michiel Hendriksz, Executive Director, FarmStrong emerges from the initial phase of the pandemic. Martin Azenga, Country Head of Trade, Stanbic Bank Anish Jain, Chief Treasury Officer, ETG Kenya Foundation Tedd George, Chief Narrative Officer, Kleos Advisory Wouter Kool, Head, Trade & Commodity Finance, Cynthia Alubala, Supply Chain Finance Manager, Mateja Dermastia, Chief Executive Officer, Anteja UK Africa, Rabobank DMEA Region, Mars Africa Philip Boyall, Head, Corporate Banking & Payments Yvonne Otieno, Director, Miyonga Fresh Greens Sales, Sub-Saharan Africa, Finastra Click here 14.30-15.20 10.30 – 11.15 Gerald Kamugisha, Head, Trade & Transactional Click here Banking, CRDB Bank Can structured LCs help bridge the trade Click here Building financial infrastructure to facilitate finance gap in the East African region? the Covid response Structured or ‘synthetic’ Letters of Credit continue to to watch The political and public health response to the pandemic play a crucial role in channelling USD liquidity into East to watch has varied across East Africa, though Covid-19 is not Africa’s local banking sector, however the structure’s to download restricted by national borders: prospects for preventing status as a bona fide trade finance instrument can future infection spikes are directly linked to the capability prove contentious amongst the market’s purists. This of all nations to source, finance and deploy the crucial expert panel will shed light on the operational aspects on YouTube personnel, PPE and vaccine necessary to contain then “Very insightful discussions of a synthetic LC and the motivations of various deal “This is a great event for networking on Vimeo coexist with the virus. A panel of clinical and financing participants, highlight the advantages the structure via WeTransfer experts will share perspectives on the progress made relating to trade and investment affords to East Africa’s trade sector, and seek to and discussing current trends on May 12-13, 2021 in suppressing the pandemic across the region, outline address questions around the legal treatment of near-term challenges and next steps, and assess the role opportunities in Africa.” synthetic LCs in the event of default. the continent.” that can be played by private and public finance sectors, fintech, and mobile payments in assuring the provision T Mulongo, Co-operative Bank of Kenya Moderator: Albert Rweyemamu, Senior Political T Nkambule, PhilAfrica Foods and deployment of critical healthcare resources. & Credit Risk Underwriter, African Trade Insurance Revitalising East African economies through trade Agency (ATI) Moderator: Duarte Pedreira, Head of Emerging & George Wilson, Head, Institutional Trade, Transaction Frontier Markets, Crown Agents Bank; Board Member, Banking, Absa ITFA Sheleena Govind, Transactor, Debt & Trade Solutions, Financial Institutions Group, Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) Simon Cook, Partner, Sullivan & Worcester UK Attendees by sectorKudakwashe inMatereke, 2020 Regional Chief Operating Find out more Officer, East Africa, Afreximbank #GTREastAfrica Revitalising East African economies through trade gtreview.com/gtreastafrica Lead sponsors Corporates & traders 22 Peter Gubbins SPONSORSHIP 7 CEO % 6 5 48 4 +44 (0)20 8772 3000 Click here to email 22 Banks & financiers 2 Media George Mitchell SPEAKING 7 Consultants & accountants 2 Recruitment Associate Director, Content +44 (0)20 8772 3017 Click here to email 6 Non-bank financiers 2 Technology & fintech Tilly Redshaw MARKETING & MEDIA 5 Govt orgs & public bodies 1 ECAs & multilaterals Digital Marketing Executive 4 Insurers & risk managers 1 Lawyers +44 (0)7810 752 709 View all sponsors Click here to email Agenda GTR East Africa 2021 Virtual Day One: Wednesday 12 May, 2021 Time zone: East Africa Time (EAT) the crucial personnel, PPE and vaccine necessary to ON-DEMAND Sheleena Govind, Transactor, Debt & Trade Solutions, Day One: contain then coexist with the virus. A panel of clinical, Financial Institutions Group, Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) ‘You can’t model for criminality’: Assessing international development and financing experts will Simon Cook, Partner, Sullivan & Worcester UK Wednesday 12 May share perspectives on the progress made in suppressing the commodity trade finance sector’s Kudakwashe Matereke, Regional Chief Operating the pandemic across the region, outline near-term response to heightened fraud risk challenges and next steps, and assess the role that can Officer, East Africa, Afreximbank High profile commodity trade frauds have rocked the be played by private and public finance sectors, fintech, ON-DEMAND global sector, with leading lenders reducing exposure and mobile payments in assuring the provision and 16.00-16.50 to or exiting the CTF market. Those remaining face East African economies in 2021: Rebounds, deployment of critical healthcare resources. increased operational