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Kalyan BasuManaging Director and CEO, Vayana (IFSC) Pvt LtdKalyan Basu is the Managing Director and CEO of Vayana (IFSC) Pvt Ltd., the company which has built and operates the Vayana TradeXchange (VTX), an ITFS (International Trade Financial Services) platform for facilitating the financing of cross border trade globally, established as per the guidelines issued by IFSCA, the International Financial Services Centre Authority at GIFT City, Gujarat. Previously he was the founding Managing Director and CEO of A.Treds Ltd., a joint venture between Axis Bank and mjunction and the leading TReDS (Trade Receivable Discounting System) exchange in India under license from the Reserve Bank of India. He was the TReDS platform’s representative to the UK Sinha Committee. He has over three decades of experience across the banking sector, starting his career with the Central Bank of India, and moving onto holding leadership positions at ICICI Bank and Axis Bank. He has held leadership roles at Axis Bank, including Country Head – Supply Chain Finance, Zonal Head for SME North, Head of Large Corporate Relationships (North), Head – Trade Finance and Foreign Exchange Department, New Delhi Main Branch. He was also part of the product team at ICICI Bank which developed the M2O (Made to Order) current account elevated to CIBD, Head of the Kolkata Main Branch of ICICI Bank alongside a role as Head of Trade Finance, Foreign Exchange, NRI Deposit and remittances desk. Kalyan has a proven track record of setting up and scaling new technology businesses revolutionising trade finance and invoice discounting. Invoicemart’s market leadership amidst growing competition is a testament to Kalyan’s strategic vision of initiating policies and procedures leading to a long-term competitive edge and sustainability of the business. With VTX he aims to bridge the gap between the working capital requirements of MSMEs, not only in India, but across the globe, embarking on a journey to build the best-in-class digital marketplace for the financing of Trade Finance receivables and payables for cross-border trade. |
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John OmotiVice President – Supply Chain Finance, Bank of China Limited, London BranchJohn currently heads up the development of supply chain finance for Bank of China’s London branch. He previously worked in trade finance teams in Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), Zenith Bank UK Ltd, GTBank UK, Bank of America, and MUFG Bank (UK). John has over 20 years’ experience in all aspects of trade finance operations, implementation and product management and development working mainly within transaction banking for various banks. He is a Certificated Professional Banker (CCBI) with the Chartered Bankers Institute and is a Certified Documentary Credit Specialist (CDCS), PRINCE2 with an MBA in Finance. |
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Almila Arikan SarbanogluProduct Director, Working Capital, Receivables Finance, KyribaAlmila has 20 years of corporate banking and financial technology experience in the United Kingdom and Turkey. She has assumed a variety of roles ranging from origination to risk management; however, her specialisation is product management, having spent the last 13 years managing trade and working capital products for banks and technology providers, such as Kyriba. |
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Federico Avellán BorgmeyerChief Partner Officer, efcomFederico has nearly 30 years banking technology experience, such as transaction and payment processing, credit card personalisation, payment and other transaction terminals, AI applications in finance, cryptography, DLT and factoring solutions in many C-suite positions across business planning, finance, M&A, R&D, marketing and sales, operations and after-sales with World Card International, DataCard Corporation, Gemplus/Gemalto, FidelioNetworks, FirstData Corporation, Postbank POS Transact, Tech4Fin Deutschland and Factoring Blockchain Solutions. Federico is the strategic architect and now executer for efcom's new global marketing and sales approach. Federico is also Senior Partner at the Amontis Consulting Group, Executive Board Member at Sevar AG, Board Member at Meshed Systems and holds an MSc from Technische Universität Berlin, MBA Visiting Scholarship from University of Illinois and lectures in Entrepreneurship at the Computer Science Department at the University of Applied Sciences in Darmstadt. Federico has lived and worked in the Americas, EMEA, mainland China and speaks Spanish, English and German. |
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Elliot AvisonCEO, DanceraceElliot is CEO of Dancerace, the complete, connected commercial finance OS. Technologist by trade and psychologist by training, Elliot has led the award-winning firm to rapid growth across Europe, Africa, Asia and America since 2015. Today, Elliot is working to realise the company’s vision to transform banks, lenders and borrowers ABL operations via open connectivity, data intelligence and intuitive user experiences. To find out more, visit dancerace.com. |
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Eric BalmerGlobal Head of Funding Solutions, GSCFEric Balmer is an established leader in the trade finance space, with longstanding expertise in financing solutions. Before joining GSCF in 2022 as CEO, Eric spent 25 years at Credit Suisse AG in various leadership roles across Switzerland and the United States. Among other responsibilities, he has been a board member of FIDES Treasury Services AG and, most recently, Managing Director and Member of the Management Committee of Corporate an Investment Banking at Credit Suisse AG. Eric holds a PhD in Banking Law from the University of Fribourg. |
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John BeaneyGlobal Head, Receivables Finance Product Management, HSBC John is responsible for enabling HSBC to meet its client’s receivables finance needs across its global network. He manages one of the world’s largest trade credit insurance programmes and is responsible for the design and implementation of the technology which provides clients with exceptional user experiences. |
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James BinnsManaging Director, Global Head of Trade and Working Capital, Barclays James Binns is the Global Head of Trade and Working Capital for Barclays Bank, which serves corporate, non-bank FI and FI clients globally with teams located in UK, Europe, Americas, Asia and the Middle East. Prior to joining Barclays, James spent 4.5 years at Deutsche Bank where he headed Working Capital Advisory and Trade Finance for EMEA and latterly Global Cross Product Solutions. This followed 20 years at HSBC where James was based across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, USA and UK in a number of senior corporate banking and trade finance roles. |
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Jon BoranDirector, Trade Innovation & Solution Development, Lloyds Bank Jon is a Director in the Working Capital Innovation & Solution Development team of Lloyds Bank, specialising in trade. In his current role, Jon is responsible for managing a portfolio of change projects, with a particular focus on digitising and enhancing the experience of clients and colleagues. He was recently involved in Lloyds’ Digital Promissory Note initiative which saw the Bank complete the first transaction under ITFA’s Digital Negotiable Instrument Initiative. Jon has over 10 years’ experience in the Trade Finance world having previously worked as a Technical Manager and Senior Operations Manager in Lloyds’ back office operations team with responsibility for UK and Singapore operations. |
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Paul BowerDirector Technology Sales, FGI WorldwidePaul has over 25 years’ experience in the ABL industry in senior roles at Lloyds Banking Group, Royal Bank of Scotland and Lendscape before joining FGI at the beginning of last year. He is a commercial finance technology specialist with a proven track record in delivering transformational change to some of the largest providers in the sector. Paul has worked extensively with lending businesses across the world and has a wealth of knowledge in product positioning, credit risk management and technology application. Now at FGI, a New York headquartered asset-based lender with a fast-growing technology division, Paul is leading the company’s international expansion of its credit risk management platform T.R.U.S.T. and is a thought leader on practical technology solutions in the ABL community. |
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Steve BoxFounder and Managing Director, Kata Executive ConsultingSteve is an industry expert with over 35 years of extensive experience in banking and working capital in global markets. He currently holds several senior strategic positions for a number of NBFI fintech companies and industry associations, including Chairman of Accelerated Payments, CF2H and Smart Business Link and Strategic Advisor to WOA (World of Open Account), Hitachi Capital, OCI Ltd. and Muse Ltd amongst others. Steve has previously held a variety of domestic and international roles, including: Deputy Chair and Head of Origination at Channel Capital Advisors LLP, Head of Europe/UK at Falcon Group, International CEO of Europe/Asia and North America at Bibby Financial Services, Global Head of Receivables Finance at HSBC (operating across 30 countries), European Head of Trade, Supply Chain, Commodities and Receivables Finance and CEO at HSBC Invoice Finance (UK) Ltd, Trade Finance and Equipment Finance Ltd (UK). Steve was previously Chairman of Asset Based Finance Association (UK), Board and Exec Committee member of International Factors Group and Factors Chain International. |
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André CastermanManaging Director, Casterman Advisory, Chair of Fintech Committee, ITFA André is an independent consultant, advising financial institution and fintech clients on data management, trade finance, and capital markets innovations. André spent more than 20 years at SWIFT, leading various innovations in the inter-bank payments, corporate treasury, and trade finance markets. During that time, he established an institutional partnership between SWIFT and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and created the first digital trade settlement instrument. André chairs the Fintech Committee of the International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA), with a focus on helping banks take advantage of fintech innovations to automate trade finance operations and establish the business as an investable asset class through use of data analytics and artificial intelligence. André holds a Master's degree in Applied Economics from ICHEC Brussels Management School, and two Master’s degrees in Computer Sciences and Management from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). |
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Simon ConnorSenior Associate, Clifford Chance Simon is a Senior Associate specialising in securitisations, structured finance transactions, forward flow/factoring arrangements, asset-backed commercial paper conduits and asset-based lending. Simon has considerable experience advising arrangers, originators and investors on complex cross-border securitisations (both public and private in nature) across the spectrum of asset classes, including trade receivables, lease receivables, telecommunication receivables, corporate and consumer loans (including CBILS, RLS and RLS2), and residential mortgages. |
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Jonathan CroftManaging Director and CIO, Société Générale FactoringJonathan graduated from Pembroke College Oxford and started his IT career in 1991 with a European consultancy firm working in the banking and finance sector. 1996 marked his first factoring experience with solution integrations and Y2K migrations. Over the last 32 years he has played major IT roles across Europe from development and infrastructure to architecture and strategy with a strong business mindset. He has successfully led factoring teams through migrations, integrations, joint venture creations and most recently agile, infrastructure and digital transformations. In February 2017 Jonathan joined Société Générale as CIO heading up the Business and Information Solutions Directorate and as an Executive Committee member. |
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Bertrand de CommingesManaging Director, Global Head Trade Finance Investments, Santander Alternative Investments, SGIIC, SAUA renowned industry expert, Bertrand is currently the lead portfolio manager for the global Trade Finance strategy at Santander Alternatives Investments, SGIIC, SAU, Santander Holdings´ private investments arm. Previously, Bertrand worked for eight years at HSBC wherein his last role he was responsible for the European business development activities for Global Trade and Receivables Finance. Previously, he was HSBC’s Global Product Head of Structured Solutions and Global Head of Solutions Structuring, among other roles. Before HSBC, Bertrand worked at JP Morgan as EMEA Head Structured Trade Advisory and for RBS/ABN Amro, where in his last role he was EMEA Head of Trade. Bertrand is Co-Chair of the International Trade & Forfaiting Association´s ITFIE working group (Trade Finance Investment Ecosystem), whose efforts are targeted to make Trade Finance an investable asset class for institutional investors. Bertrand is also a Subject Matter expert in the ICC’s Global Supply Chain Finance initiative. Bertrand is a Chartered Actuary, has a full-time MBA from the London Business School, and an MSc degree in Economics and Business Sciences from UCM. On the private side, Bertrand is a trustee of educational charities and is a single father of five young children. |
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Marie-Gabrielle De DrouasDirector, Head of ESG for Global Transaction Banking, Société Générale Marie-Gabrielle joined Société Générale in 2017 as Environmental and Social (E&S) Risk Manager within SG CSR Directorate before joining the Global Transaction and Payment Services Business Unit to develop its global ESG offer and strategy. In her role, she has worked on the definition and structuration of both green and sustainability-linked products in Trade Finance such as guarantees, SBLC, L/C, Payment and Cash Management e.g. working capital loans and deposits, and also Correspondent Banking, Factoring, SCF through the bank’s international desks. She actively participates in market standards working groups such as the International Chamber of Commerce’s working group on Sustainable Trade and Sustainable Trade Finance. She previously worked on the definition of Société Générale’s environmental and social commitments, and on their operational implementation throughout the different businesses of the group such as CIB, Market Activities, Asset Management, Retail Banking and Insurance. Marie-Gabrielle was also in charge of non-financial directive reporting on environmental and social risk management and related controls. She was part of several market initiatives and has spoken on topics such as ESG in Transaction Banking and environmental and social risk management. Previously, Marie-Gabrielle spent 12 years at Ernst & Young as Senior Manager in the Sustainable Finance Practice, working on consulting and audit engagements for financial institutions such as corporate investment banks, development finance institutions, private equity funds, asset managers and insurers on CSR strategy definitions, SRI and green funds, impact measurement and environmental and social risk management. She graduated with a Master’s degree in Engineering from Ecole des Mines in Saint Etienne in 2004. |
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Clara del Val CancelaSpecialty Credit Commercial Underwriter, Allianz TradeClara works as a credit and political risk underwriter at Allianz Trade’s (formerly Euler Hermes) Specialty Credit team in London. Previously, Clara worked at HSBC in London and Santander in London and Madrid, focusing on the distribution of trade finance products to both banks and alternative investors. She began her career in a graduate programme sponsored by the Spanish Institute of Foreign Trade (ICEX), which allowed her to work in Chicago supporting Spanish exporters. She is also a member of the ITFA Emerging Leaders Committee. Clara holds two Bachelor degrees in International Relations and Translation and Interpreting from Comillas Pontifical University. She also holds a MSc in International Management from the Menéndez Pelayo International University. |
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Will FoulkesCo-founder and CEO, StabilitiWill is an entrepreneur and leads the business team at Stabiliti – a company that traces carbon back to its roots. Stabiliti's goal is to create trust and transparency in carbon offsets in order to incentivise more businesses and individuals to buy them. This is the lead domino that will lead to more farmers and landowners planting carbon capturing natural assets. Will is an advisor to the Law Commission's DAO Committee, reviewing how DAOs can structure their organisational arrangements under the law of England and Wales and will identify any areas in need of further consideration and potential law reform. Will is a solicitor with over 10 years’ experience, currently a partner at gunner cooke llp, specialising in digital assets and DAOs. |
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Carolyn GoddardHead of Product, LendscapeA seasoned business analyst with experience across high-profile, large scale technical and transformational projects, Carolyn holds a key position of Head of Product at Lendscape, a world leading technology provider for all forms of secured finance. Responsible for overseeing the product strategy, management, and success of Lendscape’s products or services, Carolyn maintains a customer-centric approach throughout the product lifecycle, ensuring that Lendscape products, solutions and services meet client needs and expectations. Prior to joining Lendscape, during more than 15 years in the secured finance industry, she held various positions in consulting, project management and business analysis. As Consulting Director at Trade Ledger, Carolyn managed a team engaging with multiple Tier 1 banks to embed onboarding solutions in the commercial lending space. As Director of Change and IT at Nucleus Commercial Finance she oversaw the migration of their core funding solution, and the transition to remote working technologies both before and during the 2020 Covid outbreak. Carolyn began her career at Bibby Financial Services as part of their graduate team. Along with several technical diplomas and industry certifications, Carolyn holds First Class Honours from the University of Manchester and an MBA from Cambridge University. |
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Professor Sir Roy Goode CBE QC FBAEmeritus Professor of Law, University of Oxford, Emeritus Fellow, St John's College, OxfordProfessor Sir Roy Goode CBE QC FBA is Emeritus Professor of Law in the University of Oxford and Emeritus Fellow of St John's College, Oxford. He was formerly the Crowther Professor of Credit and Commercial Law at Queen Mary, University of London, where he was the founder and first director of the Centre for Commercial Law Studies. The author of many widely used textbooks in the field of commercial law, including Commercial Law, Principles of Corporate Insolvency Law and Legal Problems of Credit and Security, Roy Goode, a former solicitor, moved to the Bar in 1988 and was appointed Queen's Counsel two years later. He was awarded the CBE in 1993 and was knighted in 2000 for his services to academic law. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and holds the degrees of LLD (Lond.) and DCL (Oxon), as well as honorary doctorates from the Universities of London and East Anglia and from the College of Law, now the University of Law. He has played a leading role in the development and conclusion of a number of international Conventions and Protocols, and is the author of the three Official Commentaries on the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and its associated Protocols on aircraft objects, railway rolling stock and space assets. |
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Sarah GreenLaw Commissioner for Commercial and Common LawProfessor Green was appointed as Law Commissioner for Commercial and Common Law on 1 January 2020. She was previously Professor of Private Law at the University of Bristol. Prior to that, she was Professor of the Law of Obligations at the University of Oxford. Before embarking on her academic career, she was a software consultant at Accenture. Professor Green has written books and articles on a variety of issues including virtual currencies, blockchain issues surrounding intermediated securities, smart contracts, sale of goods law as applicable to digitised assets, negligence and wage theft. |
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Neal HarmSecretary-General, FCINeal is Secretary-General at FCI (fci.nl), the Global Representative Body for Factoring and Financing of Open Account Domestic and International Trade Receivables. He has over 30 years of experience in working capital finance, having successfully led and managed complex and large commercial finance, international and payments businesses at leading US Banks. Neal is a graduate of Lenoir Rhyne University in North Carolina, USA, where he joined Wachovia’s Leadership Management Development Program. At Wachovia, now Wells Fargo, he started his career in the Asset Based Lending division as a collateral analyst. This role led to his interest in working capital based finance. Neal later joined Bank of America’s factoring division, taking on various leadership roles. He was responsible for all aspects of business operations including client experience, partnerships with financial institutions, and product development, ultimately becoming President of Business Finance in 1999. In 2005, Neal joined BB&T, now Truist, leading to his role as President of the bank’s international banking division, covering Trade, FX, Factoring, and Correspondent Banking. While at BB&T, he was a member of FCI’s Business and IT Committee, serving as Chairman from 2008 to 2012. He later became a member of FCI’s Executive Committee, including a role as Vice Chairman. |
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Chris HawesManaging Director, Debt and Capital Advisory, PwCChris has 25 years’ experience in asset-based lending, receivables finance and trade finance. He has structured and closed large and complex ABL transactions, and built stand- alone ABL businesses with full P&L, balance sheet and portfolio responsibilities. At Royal Bank of Scotland Chris headed up the corporate asset-based lending business in the UK, working closely with colleagues at Citizens Bank in the US to originate and close UK and cross border transactions. Moving to HSBC he became Head of Transaction Risk Management for Global Trade and Receivables Finance in Europe, overseeing a portfolio of local and cross border facilities including non-recourse receivables purchase, recourse receivables purchase, SCF and asset-based lending. In addition to European responsibilities, he was asked to undertake a secondment to Hong Kong to establish asset-based lending in HSBC Asia, concluding with the structuring and execution of an asset-based lending facility in South Korea. Chris joined PwC in November 2021 in the Debt and Capital Advisory business. He heads up the asset-based lending channel, working with a team of 30 advisers across the UK, with specialisms in leverage, real estate, ESG, sponsor backed and large corporate. The UK team works closely with colleagues across the firm, and across the global PwC network. |
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Richard HawkinsCEO, Atlantic Risk Management ServicesRichard established Atlantic Risk Management Services Ltd. in 1997, the leading provider of ABL ABS Receivables and Trade Finance services, including audit, recoveries, training, and work outs. Atlantic RMS works for many of the leading financial institutions in Europe, Asia and the USA. Richard is recognised as one of the leading experts in his field with over 30 years of experience dealing with complex cross-border transactions, portfolio management projects, corporate recovery, and credit and tactical risk management. Richard has published various articles, has spoken at many industry events and is co-author of Asset Based Working Capital Finance, published by Financial World Publishing on behalf of the Chartered Institute of Bankers. |
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Suresh HegdeHead of Structured Private Debt, Goldman Sachs Asset ManagementSuresh is Head of Structured Private Debt at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Prior to joining GSAM, he worked at NN Investment Partners where he founded both the Structured Private Debt and Insurance Solutions businesses. He previously held roles in structured finance origination and credit structuring at J P Morgan, Bear Stearns, and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, and as a credit analyst at Standard & Poor’s. Suresh started his career at Linklaters in London. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Political Science from the University of Bristol. |
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Philippe HenrySenior Adviser, Paris EuroplacePhilippe is a senior corporate and investment banking professional with more than 35 years' transactional experience and expertise in financing, risk management and structuring of debt and equity-based solutions. Until recently, Philippe was the Head of Global Banking for Europe, Middle East and Africa at HSBC. He played an active role in building extending stakeholder relationships with senior clients, regulators and third parties. Philippe was also a key business sponsor of HSBCs Digital Transformation effort. Convinced that fintech, technology, analytics, big data and AI have the potential to transform the financial services industry into a leaner and more customer focused organisation, in July 2021 Philippe launched Dewenson Partners, a management consulting and venture capital company, based in London and Paris, helping strategic investors, private equity, entrepreneurs, boards and executive committees to create value in financial services. Philippe is the chair of the Advisory Board of Kyriba, a leading global fintech company, a Board Member of CDC Croissance Tech Premium, an investment arm of Caisse des Depots, specialised in equity investments in French tech leaders, and a Senior Advisor to Paris Europlace, the French financial centre association. Philippe is also a Board Member of Cranmore Partners, a leading financial advisory company specialised in Infrastructure and energy transition projects. He has been a Member of the Board of HSBC Investment Bank Holdings Ltd and Chairman of the Board of HSBC Factoring, as well as a Member of the HSBC Bank plc Executive Committee and Risk Committee. Philippe has extensive experience as a board member of several business units and legal entities within the HSBC Group. He is fully certified by the FCA as SMF 6 – Head of Key Business Areas. Philippe was a member of the Global Banking & Markets Exco. |
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David KarneyHead of Digital Assets & Member of Worldline Scientific Community, WorldlineFrom Blockchain to Cloud to opportunities like tokenisation, David helps large businesses digitally transform to make the most of tomorrow’s opportunities. He focuses his energies and experience on identifying how Blockchain can combine with other technologies to help people and organisations take full advantage of a digitised physical world, driven by this exciting new technology. Worldline is a global leader in the payment sector supporting merchants across the globe. Innovation is at the heart of their business. |
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Natalie LedermanPartner, Sullivan & WorcesterNatalie represents a diverse base of clients, including public and private companies, domestic and international, in a broad range of business and finance matters with a focus on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, securities law compliance, joint venture and financing transactions, including multi-jurisdictional trade and export finance transactions, and governance. She works with companies across various industries, including finance, technology, media, energy, sports, healthcare, manufacturing and design. Additionally, Natalie has unique experience in advising dozens of blockchain and digital asset businesses of various sizes on complex regulatory challenges. She advises her clients in the formation and development of digital asset and cryptocurrency-based companies and technologies, on token, NFT and other digital asset sales, other generation and distribution events, and market infrastructure and exchange solutions on distributed ledger technology. Natalie also counsels clients on domestic and cross-border cutting-edge distributed ledger and cryptocurrency, fintech and other consumer finance transactions. Prior to practicing law, Natalie was a financial consultant with Deloitte LLP in New York, advising national leadership on strategy initiatives, mergers and acquisitions. |
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Mark MandulaChief Learning Officer, BCR Publishing; Senior Vice President, United Capital FundingMark Mandula is an accomplished factoring expert, entrepreneur, and speaker. As Senior Vice President of United Capital Funding, he led the company through significant growth. Mark is also Chief Learning Officer at BCR Publishing, driving global programme expansion. With extensive experience in finance and an MBA and BBA from Pepperdine University, Mark is a respected figure in the industry. He is committed to knowledge sharing and has contributed to numerous publications and conferences worldwide. Mark, an accomplished entrepreneur, served as the owner and CEO of a prominent credit industry business, earning him a nomination as Entrepreneur of the Year. His educational background includes an MBA and BBA in Finance, complemented by his 2012 graduation from the Certificate in Private Capital Markets program at the Graziadio Graduate School of Business, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California. He has been actively engaged in various non-profit boards, including Eckerd College, Tampa Bay Research Institute, and others. A sought-after speaker, he has shared his expertise at over 250 international conferences and boasts a prolific portfolio of more than 1,200 published articles. |
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Wayne MillsFounder and Managing Director, Atom AdvisoryAfter a successful banking career of more than 30 years, Wayne founded Atom Advisory Limited in 2022. Wayne has held various senior leadership positions in Transaction Banking, most recently leading the build-out and growth of the Transaction Banking Solutions team at Lloyds Bank, supporting clients across the UK, EMEA, US and Asia. Combining strategic, technical and commercial acumen, Wayne oversaw the delivery of innovative, risk-appropriate solutions across trade, SCF and receivables. Atom Advisory creates value through expert, real world advice and training on trade, receivables and supply chain financing to banks, NBFIs and corporates. A core focus is to deliver ROI through actionable outputs aligned to strategy and purpose. Wayne also sits on the advisory board of an international training company and is Corporate Finance Advisor to ICC United Kingdom Trade Corporate Digitalisation Taskforce. |
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Javier Moreno GarcíaExecutive Director, Global Trade & Working Capital Solutions, Santander Corporate and Investment BankingJavier has spent his entire career at Santander in the UK and Spain. He has more than 10 years of banking experience within Santander Corporate and Investment Banking, and has been recently appointed as global head of receivables finance. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law and Business Administration. |
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Sandra NolascoCEO & Co-founder, Twinco CapitalSandra is an experienced banker and specialist in trade finance, with an international career spanning over 20 years. Before setting up Twinco Capital, she was Managing Director at BBVA and Head of Structured Trade Finance. She joined BBVA in 2009 having held several senior global positions in both structured and transactional trade. Sandra started her trade finance career with the Fortis Bank commodity trade finance team, first in Rotterdam dealing with asset-backed finance, then in London leading the structured commodity portfolio in Latin America and finally in Sao Paulo, as Chief Representative Officer Brazil. Before she ventured into the trade finance arena, Sandra worked as an associate consultant at Mckinsey & Co in Portugal, and at Semapa S.A. as an internal advisor. Sandra holds a MSc in Economics and an MBA from Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal. |
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Yemi PaulSenior Manager, Global Product Governance, Global Trade & Receivables Finance, HSBCYemi is a Senior Product Governance Manager within the Trade Finance team at HSBC. She is also the Global People Engagement Lead for her department and is passionate about driving change and initiatives to foster an inclusive work culture. Yemi has an extensive background in commercial banking and a unique blend of expertise within line of business, legal and change management. She has recently founded the Trade Finance Diversity & Inclusion Network, which was launched in March at an event hosted by ITFA Emerging Leaders Committee. |
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James PomeroyGlobal Economist, HSBCJames is a global economist at HSBC. He joined the economics team in 2013 and much of his work focuses on longer-term trends and themes, and the impact they have on the economy and policy decisions today. Much of James' work is focused on demographic data and trends, which extends to consumer trends, urbanisation and technology adoption. |
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Kasia RytelewskaProgramme Committee Member, WOA.digitalKasia has held various roles within the European alternative B2B lending market, working for both traditional and fintech companies. She has more than 10 years of experience in the factoring and receivables finance market in areas such as audit, risk, relationship management, strategy, operations, business innovation and product management. Her professional interests revolve around designing products that customers love, and that are viable and scalable as well as creating efficiency and process improvement through digitisation. |
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NLN SwaroopGlobal Product Head for Sustainable Trade Finance, Innovation, Financial Institutions and Asset Distribution, HSBC; Co-Chair, Trade Finance Investment Ecosystem Working Group, ITFAMr Swaroop has 18 years of rich experience across banking and insurance in varied roles, ranging from risk underwriting, trade financing, business development, general management and coverage banking across India and the UK. He is an active industry voice in the areas sustainable trade, trade as an investible asset class and is strong advocate of innovation in trade and commerce. He is the Vice Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)’s UK Sustainability Committee and co-chairs the Institutional Investors in Trade Finance Ecosystem (ITFIE) Committee at the International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA). Mr Swaroop is a chemical engineer, holds a Master’s Degree in Management from the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) at the University of Delhi and has a Post Graduate Certification from University of Cambridge in Sustainable Value Chains. He is an active researcher and thought leader, has several papers to his credit and is a regular speaker at various international forums on sustainability and trade. |
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Laurent TabouelleManaging Director, CODIX GroupLaurent is Managing Director of CODIX Group, an international commercial finance software provider, editor and integrator of the iMX solution. The technology supports all aspects of corporate/commercial finance, including PO finance, factoring, international/two-factors, reverse, classical, invoice discounting, asset-based lending, supply chain and inventory finance, leasing, as well as sophisticated debt collection capabilities. With a staff of 880+ business and technical experts located in 16 countries, CODIX delivers its iMX solution worldwide to clients of various sizes from SMEs to international groups, and always with a comprehensive suite of services, including system customisation, on-site training and assistance, as well as expert-level business recommendations and project management. Laurent’s entire career has been in IT for the financial/SCF industry, first in the business systems analysis space, then projects and products management, evolving into management roles. Laurent has been CODIX Group’s COO since 2010. |
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Federico TravellaFounder and Executive Chaiman, NoviCapFederico is a Belgian-Italian technology entrepreneur and co-founder and executive chairman of Novicap, a venture capital-backed financial technology platform that is building the operating system for working capital. Federico was previously a Managing Director at Rocket Internet where he was pivotal in scaling technology ventures in Asia Pacific and Africa. His most notable involvements were in Lazada (acquired by Alibaba; NYSE: BABA), Jumia and The Iconic. He holds a Master’s Degree in Marine Geology from Ghent University and is a Young Talent Fellow at IESE Business School. Federico also advises the EU Commission on its innovation and entrepreneurship agenda. |
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Anthony Wadsworth-HillCo-Founder, Deputy CEO and COO, Mercore GroupAnthony is one of the co-founders at Mercore and holds the executive roles of Deputy CEO and Chief Operating Officer. The Mercore Group has two main business lines. As a non-bank/alternative lender, Mercore Capital specialises in the provision of trade and supply chain finance to SMEs and customers transacting in, or with, developing and/or emerging markets. This financing activity runs alongside Mercore’s second business line, which is the provision of anti-financial crime and due diligence services. Through a combination of these business divisions, Mercore is delivering financing solutions to aspiring businesses that find themselves caught within the global trade finance gap. Anthony’s main responsibility is to lead the build out of Mercore’s trade and supply chain finance capabilities, delivering a strategy to leverage digital solutions, wherever possible, to provide a service that is faster and less costly, whilst also being more operationally resilient and sustainable. Prior to Mercore, Anthony spent 18 years at Bank ABC in London working in various leadership roles, including Regional Director for MENA FI Trade Debt and Distribution, Co-Head of the European Syndicated Loans Desk, European Head of Wholesale Banking Business Management and European Head of Transformation and Specialised Services. |
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Richard WulffExecutive Director, International Credit Insurance & Surety Association (ICISA)After completing a Master’s degree in Economics, Richard Wulff started his career in 1989 as trade credit insurance underwriting manager and reinsurance director of NCM, a precursor of Atradius, in his native country, the Netherlands. He founded a reinsurance captive for the company in Ireland prior to moving on to Munich Re in Germany. At Munich Re, Richard managed the non-European credit, surety and political risk reinsurance department until 2008. He then moved to India to become the Chief Underwriting Officer of HDFC-ERGO Insurance Company, a general lines insurance business. Richard subsequently became Group General Manager, heading up the worldwide credit lines at QBE Insurance in Australia, before moving to Hong Kong in that role. He returned to Holland in 2017 to found RW Consulting, a consultancy company for trade credit insurance, surety and political risk (re)insurance. In February 2021, Richard joined the International Credit Insurance and Surety Association (ICISA), an association with which Richard has been actively involved throughout his career in trade credit insurance, surety and political risk insurance, where he currently holds the title of Executive Director. |
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Geoffrey WynnePartner, Sullivan & Worcester Geoffrey is Head of Sullivan & Worcester’s London office and also Head of its award-winning Trade & Export Finance Group. Geoff is one of the leading trade finance lawyers. He has extensive experience in many aspects of banking and finance, specifically trade, structured trade and commodity finance, and related legal and compliance issues. Geoff has recently been involved in a number of initiatives for trade finance in the digital world including digital payment obligations. He is currently Co-Chair of the ICC Committee which wrote the recently published Uniform Rules for Digital Trade Transactions (URDTT). Geoff sits on the editorial boards of a number of publications and is a regular contributor and speaker at conferences. He is also the editor of and contributor to The Practitioner’s Guide to Trade and Commodity Finance published by Thompson Reuters. Geoff is General Editor and contributor to A Guide to Receivables Finance, a multi-authored publication co-published by Sullivan, Deutsche Bank and the International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA). The team which Geoff leads has won numerous awards, including Best Trade or Supply Chain Finance Law Firm at the Global Trade Review (GTR) Leaders in Trade Awards 2022, and Best Trade Finance Law Firm by Trade Finance Global (TFG) in its International Trade Awards 2022. Geoff is ranked both in Chambers UK 2023 in Tier 1 as a Leading Individual for Commodities: Trade Finance and included in the Hall of Fame by The Legal 500 UK, 2023. |
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Vikrant YadavHead, International Business, Europe, CredableVikrant heads CredAble's business development in Europe. He has extensive experience spanning more than 12 years in Corporate Banking, Trade Finance Sales, Structuring, Secondary Market Distribution, and Correspondent Banking. A distinguished alumnus of the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) at Delhi University, Vikrant's professional journey includes notable tenures at ICICI Bank and Deutsche Bank, before assuming his pivotal role at CredAble. As a testament to his leadership acumen, Vikrant serves as a member of the Emerging Leaders Committee at ITFA and holds a position as a Board Member of the London Trade Roundtable. |
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Igor ZaksCo-Founder and Chief Risk Officer, 40SeasIgor is the Co-Founder and Chief Risk Officer of 40Seas, a fintech platform that digitises and simplifies cross-border trade financing for SMEs around the globe. Igor is a seasoned finance professional, with extensive experience in banking, blue-chip corporates and consulting. Prior to joining the 40Seas founding team, Igor held senior banking roles at Citibank, Daiwa and Eurohypo/Commerzbank, and served as a senior executive at Dell on the financing and risk management teams. Igor was also a Managing Partner at SCF Capital, where he played a key role in launching one of the first supply chain financing platforms, and is an experienced consultant to many companies in the fintech space. Igor is a frequent speaker at major corporate events and sits on the advisory/editorial boards of TRF News and World of Open Account. Igor holds a Sloan Fellowship MSc with distinction from the London Business School and a Global Professional LLM from the University of Toronto. |
