Vincent O’Brien

Vincent O’Brien

Director of International Chamber of Commerce, United Arab Emirates (ICC UAE)

Vincent has been actively involved in trade finance for more than a quarter of a century and has delivered technical assistance for trade finance in more than 100 countries. He has held his current ICC role as Director of ICC UAE for five years.  Over a period of two decades, he played a leading role in trade development as a Member of the Executive Committee of the ICC Banking Commission and during that tenure Chaired the ICC Market Intelligence Group which delivered the ICC Global Trade Finance Survey for many years.  

Vincent works closely as an advisor with the major Multilateral Development Banks and his recognized specialty is trade related dispute resolution where he often acts as Expert Witness in Trade Disputes and Legal Cases. He pioneered the Global Trade Facilitation Summit “GTFS” which is now a priority technical trade finance event for trade finance professionals across the globe.  The 3rd edition of GTFS was held 1-2nd May, 2024 in Dubai. UAE. 

Vincent also holds the positions of the Associate Director of the Institute of International Banking Law and Practice (IIBLP). 


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