IFA AGM and Conference
 
IFA Conference Programme
Wednesday 7th September
13:00-14:45    Buffet lunch
15:00   
Welcome and Opening of Conference
Mr Paolo Provera, IFA Chairman
15:15   
An overview on Eastern European Markets
Mr Dr Herbert Stepich, CEO Raiffeisen Bank International AG
16:00 Networking break
16:30
ITEC tackles Basel III
Ms Silja Calac, Unicredit Group
Mr Paul Coles, Bank of America
19:30   
Coaches depart for Cocktail Reception and Welcome Dinner
Dress Code: Smart Casual

 Thursday 8th September
09:15   
Distribution of Supplier Finance Trade Assets
Mr Anurag Chaudhary, Citibank
10:15 
ICC/IFA Uniform Rules for Forfaiting
Mr Sean Edwards, IFA Deputy Chairman
11:15   
Networking Break
11:45
ICC/IFA - URF.  Going deeper into it! - Case study
Ms Waltraud Raderschall, Mr Lucio Matassoni, Mr David Lilley
13:00
Lunch
15:00    
Structured L/Cs and synthetic structures
Mr Geoff Wynne, SNR Denton
15:45 IFA Annual General Meeting and Board members' programmes
16:30   Networking break
19:15
Coaches depart for Cocktail Reception and Gala Dinner
Dress code: Lounge suits
 
 Friday 9th September
10:00
BAFT - Master Risk Participation Agreement and its development
BAFT Representative
10:45   
Is Asia the real future of Trade Finance?
Mr Geoff Parry, National Australia Bank, and
Guo Lixin, Bank of China 
11:30
Closing remarks 
Mr Paolo Provera, IFA Chairman 
12:00-
14:30

Lunch