Wed, May 09, 2018 Event Schedule 9:00am 9:30am Registration and Networking Breakfast 9:00am - 9:30am, May 9 Welcome Remarks 9:30am - 9:35am, May 9 Atiq Juma Faraj Nasib Senior Vice President - Commercial Services, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry 9:35am Keynote Remarks 9:35am - 9:40am, May 9 H.E. Humaid Mohamed Ben Salem Chairman, ICC UAE 9:40am Opening Remarks 9:40am - 9:50am, May 9 Daniel Kok General Manager, ICC Academy
9:50am Setting the scene for the summit 9:50am - 10:00am, May 9 John Bugeja, Managing Director, Trade Advisory Network John Bugeja Co-Founder and Managing Director, Trade Advisory Network 10:00am Presentation - Economic and business outlook in the Middle East 10:00am - 10:20am, May 9 The presentation will provide delegates with on overview of the economic and business outlook in the Middle East. The key focus will be on: An assessment of key economic data and trends Geopolitical risks Trade dynamics within the region: Trends in trade terms and settlement, emergence of open account terms and development of suitable financing solutions Reliance on oil and economic divergence Digitisation of Trade A Middle East perspective Nitish Bhojnagarwala Vice President Senior Analyst Financial Institutions Group, Dubai International Financial Centre, Moody's Investors Service 10:20am Dubai: Land of Opportunity 10:20am - 10:30am, May 9 Dubai has been one of the most important commercial and economic centres in the region. The city has only risen with time, to establish itself as one of the major powers in the region and beyond. The presentation will focus on: The opportunity that is Dubai Trade & economic development Dubai s vision and place in the world Specific focus on Digitisation of Trade
Mohammed Shael AlSaadi CEO - Corporate Strategic Affairs Sector, Department of Economic Development (DED), Government of Dubai 10:30am 10:45am Networking & Coffee Break 10:30am - 10:45am, May 9 Panel Discussion - Making supply chain finance available to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets- A regional perspective 10:45am - 11:35pm, May 9 An overview of SMEs in the region - their importance and needs related to cash flow and financing What are the key drivers of success, learning points and major breakthroughs in approach and delivery? What platforms are SMEs leveraging to mobilize SCF; prevailing gaps and how can they be filled? Adaptation for local culture and customs eg sharia law What are the opportunities, solutions and support available to SMEs to grow their business? Qamar Saleem Global Lead, SME & SCF Practice, IFC, World Bank Group Ehsaan Ahmed Head of Global Transaction Services & Corporate Strategy, Noor Bank Yusuf Ali Khan Managing Director & Head, Citi
Nadia Abdul Aziz Managing Director & Partner, UNASCO 11:35am Panel Discussion - Optimizing supply chain finance for global businesses in emerging markets- A global perspective 11:35am - 12:20pm, May 9 An overview of corporates in the region - the current and evolving needs of large corporations in managing global supply chains, and in deploying SCF solutions and programs What are the key drivers of success; learning points and major breakthroughs: in approach and delivery? What platforms are they leveraging to mobilize SCF; prevailing gaps and how can they be filled? What are the opportunities, solutions and support available to grow their business? Michael Backhouse Relationship Director, The London Institute of Banking & Finance Anil Walia Financial Supply Chain Head, EMEA, Deutsche Bank Shirish Garg Senior Vice President - Trade and Supply Chain Finance Sales, Asia and Oceania, MUFG Bank Asim Al Abbasi Chief Financial Officer, DP World - UAE 12:20pm ICC Academy: News and Updates 12:20pm - 12:40pm, May 9
Daniel Kok General Manager, ICC Academy 12:40pm 1:40pm Networking & Lunch Break 12:40pm - 1:40pm, May 9 Afternoon Opening 1:40pm - 1:45pm, May 9 Scene setting for afternoon session John Bugeja Co-Founder and Managing Director, Trade Advisory Network 1:45pm Panel Discussion - Transaction Banking : Strategic priorities for banks in 2018 1:45pm - 2:30pm, May 9 What are the main drivers for the banks? What is the importance or otherwise of trade and supply chain finance in their businesses? What SCF mean to them in 2018 Can the chain take the strain? How do the banks distinguish themselves in the market? Olivier Paul Head of Policy, ICC Banking Commission
Abdulkader Bazara Consultant, Creative Trade Solutions FZE K. Nizardeen Head of Transaction Banking, Emirates Islamic Bank, Dubai Rüdiger Geis Head Product Management Trade, Commerzbank AG 2:30pm Presentation - Supply chain finance: A global evolving landscape 2:30pm - 2:50pm, May 9 The presentation will provide delegates with on overview of the following topics: Supply chain finance today Its effectiveness in meeting the needs of the different business segments The role of the banks and non-banks in the market Update on PoCs, pilots and use-cases David Hennah Head of Trade & Supply Chain Finance, Finastra 2:50pm 3:10pm Networking & Coffee Break 2:50pm - 3:10pm, May 9 ICC Banking Commission: News and Updates 3:10pm - 3:30pm, May 9
Olivier Paul Head of Policy, ICC Banking Commission 3:30pm Panel Discussion - Fintech powered alternative finance: The story so far 3:30pm - 4:20pm, May 9 Where do non-bank providers of the working capital finance see their opportunities? What have been their major success and challenges? What has been their ability to scale and originate? John Bugeja Co-Founder and Managing Director, Trade Advisory Network Atif Raza Head of Trade Sales, Institutional & Transaction Banking, Commercial Bank of Dubai Sinan Ozcan Senior Executive Officer, Maersk Trade Finance Richard Fossett CEO, TradeRiver Finance Ltd. C Cheong Lim EVP - Head Of Special Projects, Tawreeq Holdings 4:20pm Panel Discussion - Fintech evolution or revolution: From competition to collaboration 4:20pm - 5:10pm, May 9 What is technology bringing to supply chain finance?
Aligning banks and fintechs: What has been the major developments in the last 2 years? Who are the new lenders for new corporates their market penetration and scale? How do fintech collaborate with banks is it a marketing ploy or does this deliver real opportunity? Kah Chye Tan Chairman, CCR Manager, Tin Hill Capital Lionel Taylor Managing Director, Trade Advisory Network Ltd Emma Clark Global Head of Marketing & Corporate Affairs, Falcon Group Mritunjay Singh Lead Trade Product, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Christian Hausherr Product Manager Trade Finance / Supply Chain Finance, Deutsche Bank 5:10pm Day 1 Closing Remarks 5:10pm - 5:20pm, May 9 John Bugeja Co-Founder and Managing Director, Trade Advisory Network Thu, May 10, 2018 9:00am
9:30am Networking Breakfast 9:00am - 9:30am, May 10 Day 2 Opening Remarks 9:30am - 9:45am, May 10 Summary of Day 1 Lionel Taylor, Managing Director, Trade Advisory Network Lionel Taylor Managing Director, Trade Advisory Network Ltd 9:45am Panel Discussion - Using technology to drive innovation in supply chain finance: Leading trends 9:45am - 10:45am, May 10 What are the digital related themes dominating the trade & supply chain space? Digitisation of trade and supply chain finance What have been the major initiatives? Discussion around life beyond the 'Proof of Concept'. Report from ICC Banking Digitisation Workgroup What has been the role in ICC Digitisation Working Group? Kah Chye Tan Chairman, CCR Manager, Tin Hill Capital Shirish Garg Senior Vice President - Trade and Supply Chain Finance Sales, Asia and Oceania, MUFG Bank Wing Ho Head of Global Trading Market, Camel Financial
Sumit Aggarwal EVP- Head of Transaction Banking Services, Emirates NBD Udayan Kelkar Global Head of Sales and Marketing, Surecomp 10:45am The London Institute of Banking and Finance (LIBF) Updates 10:45am - 10:55am, May 10 Michael Backhouse from The London Institute of Banking & Finance will make a presentation covering the following topics: Supply chain finance - Education update The new certificate in supply chain finance (CSCF) Michael Backhouse Relationship Director, The London Institute of Banking & Finance 10:55am 11:15am Networking & Coffee Break 10:55am - 11:15am, May 10 Panel Discussion - Paving the silk road for Middle East: Opportunities and challenges 11:15am - 12:05pm, May 10 What will be driving One Belt One Road Initiative in 2018? What will be Middle East's and UAE's involvement (and inclusion) in the new trade routes being established in Belt and Road? Can Middle East be a hub for China s 'Modern Silk Road'?
Yaseen Anwar Former Governor, State Bank of Pakistan (Central Bank) Asif Raza Head of Corporate Banking MENA, Turkey, Russia & CIS, JPMorgan Azhar Iqbal Hussain Principal Investment Officer Infrastructure & Natural Resources, MENA, International Finance Corporation (IFC) Jan-Willem Sudmann Head of International Banking Group, Mashreq Bank Keith XJ Kong ICBC, Dubai (DIFC) Branch 12:05pm Panel Discussion - Keeping supply chain finance secure: Addressing the compliance agenda 12:05pm - 12:50pm, May 10 The regulatory and legal framework - how SCF operates along the Belt and Road initiative? What are the implications and potential benefits of SCF? David Hennah Head of Trade & Supply Chain Finance, Finastra Manoj Menon SMD & Head of Global Transaction Banking, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) Jai Prakash Agarwal VAT and Business Process Consultant, VAT Faculty for The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
Zahoor Dattu Principal Consultant, Bastaki Management Consultancy 12:50pm Summary of Day 1 & 2 12:50pm - 1:00pm, May 10 Lionel Taylor Managing Director, Trade Advisory Network Ltd 1:00pm Day 2 Closing Remarks 1:00pm - 1:10pm, May 10 Ahmad M. Lootah Chairman, ICC UAE Commission on Banking 1:10pm Networking & Lunch 1:10pm - 2:30pm, May 10 Powered By Whova