The past several months have put supply chains front and center, now more than ever. The pandemic has added additional strain to the global supply chain, yet the industry has endeavored to remain resilient against these challenges and external events. During this two-day virtual forum, we will take a deeper dive into the nuances of supply chain finance and the changing environment’s potential impact on current programs.
The 2021 BAFT Virtual Supply Chain Finance Forum includes a stellar line-up of leading supply chain finance speakers and experts worldwide. View the program for more details.
Those involved in supply chain related programs – bankers, shippers, importers, exporters, and others will find this forum of interest.
As in years past, the forum is held in conjunction with the Annual Conference on International Trade. Supply Chain Finance Forum attendees who also register for the Annual Conference on International Trade will receive a $50 discount off their Annual Trade Conference registration. The coupon code will be listed as part of your registration confirmation. The 31st Annual Conference on International Trade is a hybrid event hosted from December 6 – 9.
The 2021 Virtual Supply Chain Finance program has been accredited by The London Institute of Banking & Finance (LIBF) as meeting the standards for ongoing CPDs required for recertification of the following international trade finance certifications. For more information on the availability of additional CPDs, please review the approved CPDs for the 31st Annual Conference on International Trade.
Certifications | Total # of CPDs Available |
Certificate for Documentary Credit Specialists (CDCS) | 7 |
Certificate for Specialists in Demand Guarantees (CSDG) | 7 |
Certificate in Supply Chain Finance (CSCF) | 7 |
Certificate in Trade Finance Compliance (CTFC) | 4 |
09:00 EST / 14:00 GMT / 15:00 CET / 18:00 GST / 22:00 SGT
Scott Stevenson
Senior Vice President, Trade
BAFT
09:10 EST / 14:10 GMT / 15:10 CET / 18:10 GST / 22:10 SGT
Speaker
Caryn Pace
Director, Global Trade and Supply Chain Finance, Bank of America
Vice Chair, ICC Banking Commission
09:20 EST / 14:20 GMT / 15:20 CET / 18:20 GST / 22:20 SGT
Speaker
Alexander Malaket
President
Opus Advisory Services International
09:35 EST / 14:35 GMT / 15:35 CET / 18:35 GST / 22:35 SGT
Speaker
John Baranello
Director & Head of Trade Finance Product Management, Americas
Lloyds Banking Group
10:00 EST / 15:00 GMT / 16:00 CET / 19:00 GST / 23:00 SGT
Speaker
Christian Hausherr
Product Manager, Trade Finance and Supply Chain Finance, EMEA, Deutsche Bank
Chair, Global Supply Chain Finance Forum (GSCFF)
10:30 EST / 15:30 GMT / 16:30 CET / 19:30 GST / 23:30 SGT
Speaker
Tom Sardo
Senior Vice President & Head of Trade and Supply Chain Product
Citizens Bank
11:00 EST / 16:00 GMT / 17:00 CET / 20:00 GST / 00:00 SGT + 1 day
11:05 EST / 16:05 GMT / 17:05 CET / 20:05 GST / 00:05 SGT + 1 day
Moderator
David Berse
Managing Director
LiquidX
Panelists
Andy Arduini
Head of Global Advisory
Huntington Bank
Bertrand De Cominges
Head of Trade Finance Investments
Santander
Casey Talbot
Head of Fixed Income & O’Connor Managing Director
UBS O’Connor
11:50 EST / 16:50 GMT / 17:50 CET / 20:50 GST / 00:50 SGT + 1 day
Speakers
James Starkey
Supervising Project Manager
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Joshua Stein
Vice President, Accounting and Financial Management
American Bankers Association
12:15 EST / 17:15 GMT / 18:15 CET / 21:15 GST / 01:15 SGT + 1 day
Speakers
Jean-Paul Antelo
Managing Director, Global Transaction Services Sales Head for Andean and CAC
Latin America Trade and Supply Chain Finance Executive
Bank of America
Julio Carrasco
Treasury Director
Alicorp Peru
Jose Oulego
Director, Latin America Trade Relationship Manager
Bank of America
Oliver Venegas
Corporate Finance Director
Grupo Proeza
13:00 EST / 18:00 GMT / 19:00 CET / 22:00 GST / 02:00 SGT + 1 day
08:45 EST / 13:45 GMT / 14:45 CET / 17:45 GST / 21:45 SGT
Caryn Pace
Director, Global Trade and Supply Chain Finance, Bank of America
Vice Chair, ICC Banking Commission
08:50 EST / 13:50 GMT / 14:50 CET / 17:50 GST / 21:50 SGT
Featured Speaker
Mark Baxa
President & CEO
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)
with
Caryn Pace
Director, Global Trade and Supply Chain Finance, Bank of America
Vice Chair, ICC Banking Commission
09:15 EST / 14:15 GMT / 15:15 CET / 18:15 GST / 22:15 SGT
Speaker
Alexander Malaket
President
Opus Advisory Services International
09:25 EST / 14:25 GMT / 15:25 CET / 18:25 GST / 22:25 SGT
Moderator
Sanjay Tandon
Regional Head of Product and Propositions, Global Trade and Receivables Finance, Asia Pacific
HSBC
Panelists
Chris Hale
CEO
Kountable
James Li
CEO
Linklogis
Sunil Mascarenhas
Supply Chain Finance Specialist
Asian Development Bank
10:15 EST / 15:15 GMT/ 16:15 CET / 19:15 GST / 23:15 SGT
Moderator
Michael Sugirin
Managing Director & Global Head, Open Account Trade
Standard Chartered Bank
Panelists
Parvaiz Dalal
Global Head, Payables Finance
Citi
Ken So
Founder & CEO
Flowcast
Jonathan Vojtecky
Director, Global Trade and Supply Chain Sales
Bank of America
11:00 EST / 16:00 GMT / 17:00 CET / 20:00 GST / 00:00 SGT + 1 day
11:05 EST / 16:05 GMT / 17:05 CET / 20:05 GST / 00:05 SGT + 1 day
Speakers
John Lavelle
President
BPL Global
Juan Martin
Head of Global Advisory
Wells Fargo
11:35 EST / 16:35 GMT / 17:35 CET / 20:35 GST / 00:35 SGT + 1 day
Moderator
Katerina Vasilenko
Chief Commercial Officer
Trade Information Network
Panelists
Mansour Davarian
Head of Platform Sales
Demica
Christopher Liebig
Managing Director & Head of Working Capital Sales, Corporate & Investment Banking
UniCredit
Wasif Raza
Global Head of Distribution
Taulia
Rebecca Trotter
Director, Working Capital Innovation
Lloyds Banking Group
12:05 EST / 17:05 GMT / 18:05 CET / 21:05 GST / 01:05 SGT + 1 day
12:10 EST / 17:10 GMT / 18:10 CET / 21:10 GST/ 01:10 SGT + 1 Day
All 2021 Virtual Supply Chain Finance Forum attendees and speakers are automatically registered for the joint virtual networking reception with the 31st Annual Conference on International Trade. The virtual networking will take place on both December 6 and December 7. Experience as close to in-person networking in a virtual setting with BAFT CONNECT. Choose from interactive and smaller group activities. All will allow video and chat messaging.
1) Roundtable Discussions
Open table forums on trending trade and supply chain finance topics facilitated by industry experts.
2) Virtual Networking/Bilateral Meetings
Meet with fellow attendees by setting up video meetings ahead of time using the BAFT CONNECT platform.
12:10 EST / 17:10 GMT / 18:10 CET / 21:10 GST/ 01:10 SGT + 1 Day
All 2021 Virtual Supply Chain Finance Forum attendees and speakers are automatically registered for the joint virtual networking reception with the 31st Annual Conference on International Trade. The virtual networking will take place on both December 6 and December 7. Experience as close to in-person networking in a virtual setting with BAFT CONNECT. Choose from interactive and smaller group activities. All will allow video and chat messaging.
1) Roundtable Discussions
Open table forums on trending trade and supply chain finance topics facilitated by industry experts.
2) Virtual Networking/Bilateral Meetings
Meet with fellow attendees by setting up video meetings ahead of time using the BAFT CONNECT platform.
Jean-Paul's responsibilities include leading a transactional services sales team in Santiago, Bogota, Lima, and Miami responsible for the provision of treasury, foreign exchange, working capital, custody, and liquidity management to a broad range of customers, including multinational corporations, local companies, non-bank financial institutions, financial institutions, and governments. Additionally, Mr. Antelo is the Latin America Trade and Supply Chain executive accountable for the establishment, origination and execution of the regional trade finance strategy across all countries, industries and lines of business. He has 20 years of experience in the banking and sales industry. Mr. Antelo holds a Master in Business Administration from the University of Miami and a Bachelor of Science in Management and Economics with concentrations in finance and international business from Purdue University.
Andy joined Huntington Bank in 2009. He has responsibility for Huntington’s Global Advisory segment; consisting of the Structured Working Capital Finance and Global Trade & Treasury lines of business. He is a member of the board of directors at Huntington International Inc. He has extensive corporate banking, structured finance, financial institution risk, country risk and cross-border business experience dating back to 2001, primarily at GE Corporate Finance and ABN AMRO prior to Huntington. He earned an MBA from the Carey School of Business at John’s Hopkins University and is a graduate of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking. He earned post-graduate certificates in Executive Leadership from the Wharton School of Business and Fintech from Harvard University. Andy holds several industry certifications including Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) as well as the Certifications in Supply Chain Finance (CSCF) and Payments (CertPay), both issued by the London Institute of Banking and Finance.
John Baranello is the North American Head of Trade Finance Product Management at Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets whose responsibilities include the design, creation and implementation of local and global Supply Chain & traditional Trade Finance products, associated training and marketing, and related technical and regulatory compliance. He is the Chair of BAFT’s Supply Chain Finance Committee and former Chair of the New York/Metropolitan Division of the BAFT Documentary Letter of Credit Committee. He has been involved in the review and advisory stages of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP), the International Standard Banking Practices (ISBP 745), International Standby Practices (ISP98), & the Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees (URDG 758) – being the first to commercialize these rules in the United States. Recognized by the FBI for his work in Trade Finance, Mr. Baranello has assumed numerous trade advocacy roles most recently with the Global Supply Chain Finance Forum.
David Berse is Managing Director at LiquidX, a global provider of technology solutions for trade finance and working capital. David has considerable corporate banking experience, having spent the 12 years prior to joining LiquidX developing and structuring innovative transaction banking and liquidity solutions. David was previously a Sales Director at Bank of America, helping multinational corporations optimize working capital, improve liquidity, and increase treasury efficiency by devising global trade finance and cash management solutions. Previously, David managed a team of cash management sales specialists at Deutsche Bank, focused on structuring cash management, liquidity, and FX solutions for global multinationals. Prior to that, David served various roles at J.P. Morgan, including a Treasury Services Advisor and a Liquidity Solutions Specialist. David has his bachelor’s degree from Rutgers and his MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business.
Julio Carrasco is a financial professional with over twenty years of experience leading teams to structure large and complex transactions across several industries (telecom, food, construction, power and industrials) such as the first Global PEN bond, acquisition of distressed assets, major project finance deals, among others. Currently in charge of the corporate treasury of Alicorp S.A.A. leading the capital markets, banking financing, hedging and working capital solutions for the B2C, B2B, Aquafeed and Crushing businesses of the company across latam. Mr. Carrasco holds a degree in Economics by the Universidad Agraria in Perú and a MBA from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Business School with major in finance.
A renowned industry expert, Bertrand is currently the lead portfolio manager for the global Trade Finance strategy at Santander Asset Management. Before joining Santander Bertrand was for 8 years at HSBC and in his last role he was responsible for the European Business Development activities for Global Trade & Receivables Finance. In this role he was responsible for all Global Corporates, Commodities, Financial Institutions and SME’s trade finance activities in the region. Previously, with teams located in 5 continents, he was HSBC’s Global Product Head of Structured Solutions for the organization and, Global Head of Solutions Structuring. Before HSBC, Bertrand worked at JP Morgan where he launched and led the EMEA Structured Trade Advisory business and, for RBS, where in his last role he was Head of Trade for the EMEA region. Bertrand is a member of the ICC’s Banking Commission Steering Committee for transforming Trade Finance as an Asset Class, and a Subject Matter expert in the ICC’s of Global Supply Chain Finance initiative.
Christian Hausherr is the European Product Head of Supply Chain Finance for Deutsche Bank’s Payables Finance solution, bringing to the role over 20 years of experience in Banking, In-house Consulting and Product Management for Cash Management and Supply Chain Finance. Mr. Hausherr spent his career within Deutsche Bank in various divisions and regions, mostly spanning across Europe and the Transaction Banking business. He holds a diploma in business administration from the University of Bayreuth and has worked in Germany, The Netherlands, Great Britain, Spain, the US, as well as in India and Uganda on Corporate Social Responsibility assignments in the financial and educational sector.
Alexander R. Malaket, CITP, is the President of OPUS Advisory Services International Inc., in Canada, and Founder and Managing Director of Trade Finance Associates Pte in Singapore. Mr. Malaket is recognized internationally as a specialist and senior consultant in international trade and trade finance, having advised top-tier financial services, corporate, government and international institution clients across the globe, and having developed and delivered a variety of training seminars on an international basis. Mr. Malaket serves as a member of the Executive Committee and Technical Advisor to the ICC Banking Commission in Paris, as Secretary/Treasurer of the World Trade Centre in Winnipeg and is a long-time member of the Toronto Regional Board of Trade/World Trade Centre, as well as a member of the SWIFT/ICC Industry Education Group on the Bank Payment Obligation. Alexander is a member of the Board of Directors of the Forum for International Trade Training, Ottawa, Canada. Alexander is the author of “Financing Trade and International Supply Chains”, published by Gower/Ashgate UK.
Jose is native of Spain; he joined Bank of America, Mexico in January 2013, based in Mexico City in the function of Director Trade & Global Supply Chain Finance. Responsible for Trade Finance for Mexico and all the LATAM Spanish Speaking countries. Certified by the International Finance School – (IFS) as CDCS (Certified Documentary Credit Specialist) graduated in 1989 at The Rotterdam University in Rotterdam, The Netherlands with a Bachelor’s in international Trade. With over 30 years of experience in Transactional and Corporate Banking specialized in Trade Finance Products and Supply Chain Finance. Active member of the local Chamber of Commerce in Mexico City and also member of the board for banking affairs in ICC Mexico.
Caryn Pace is a Managing Director in Global Payments Solutions at Bank of America. She heads Global Portfolio Management & Product Risk in Global Trade & Supply Chain. In this role, she has responsibility for the trade portfolio including monitoring, development of risk mitigation strategies, forecast impacts, and balance sheet management. Her team has oversight of risk mitigation on a portfolio and transaction level, including routines involving high risk transactions, asset quality, and business control. To drive and influence the global trade business strategy, she engages with clients and potential third party partnership opportunities to understand market perspective and evolving product needs. Caryn is a part of Bank of America’s Hispanic-Latino Executive Council. She serves on the GPS Social & Economic Action Council and is an active leader in junior talent initiatives. Previously, she held positions within global trade at J.P. Morgan where she worked for 12 years. She currently serves as a Vice-Chair on the International Chamber of Commerce Banking Commission. Caryn received her bachelor’s degree from Columbia University and is based in New York.
Tom Sardo is currently Head of Trade & Supply Chain Finance Product Management at Citizens Bank and brings over 20 years of broad experience as a Trade Finance professional. Beginning in Trade Operations helped to create a broad and technically savvy foundation to build upon when moving into Operational & Compliance Risk Management and then advancing to become Product Manager in 2007 looking after Supply Chain Finance as well as Traditional Trade products. Prior to Citizens, Tom worked as the Regional Head of SCF at HSBC and as a Senior Product Manager in Commodity & Structured Trade Finance at MUFG. Tom is also an active member on the BAFT SCF Committee and participates in the Trade Finance, Regional Bank & IBOR Transition Committees.
James Starkey is a supervising project manager at the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). In this role, James works on various technical projects, including those related to supplier finance programs and share-based payments. Prior to joining the FASB, James was a consultant advising private companies in the technology industry on accounting matters primarily related to revenue recognition, share-based payments, business combinations, leases, and preferred stock financing transactions. James began his career in public accounting at PwC where he audited entities ranging from small start-ups to global public companies. James is a CPA in New Jersey and Massachusetts. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in accounting from Boston University.
Josh Stein arrived to the American Bankers Association in October 2017. He works alongside Mike Gullette in the ABA’s efforts with the FASB and the U.S. banking regulators in helping bankers understand and implement policies and regulations related to accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, and capital management. Specifically, Mr. Stein is working on efforts related the implementation of FASB’s CECL standard. Mr. Stein brings to the ABA almost twenty years of experience. Mr. Stein started his career as an auditor for KPMG, where he concentrated on financial institutions. He worked as an analyst and an inspector for the PCAOB. He also worked in an accounting policy position at a large private equity firm. Mr. Stein is a Certified Public Accountant.
Scott Stevenson is the Senior Vice President of Trade at BAFT. Stevenson leads the association’s trade-focused policy, practices, and education initiatives, and supports its trade-related councils and committees. Prior to joining BAFT, Stevenson was a senior advisor for AF Capital Partners, which provided expertise in emerging market structured and project finance for development banking institutions. For two years, he consulted development banks and export credit agencies following a 17-year career at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and World Bank Group in various trade and investment project leadership roles. Before joining the IFC, Stevenson was the regional head of financial institutions at Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Colgate University, and his MBA from York University.
Casey is primarily responsible for Fixed Income Strategies. Prior to joining O'Connor, he was employed at Deutsche Bank, where he was a member of the US Sales Executive Committee, responsible for Credit Sales (2010–2013). Before joining Deutsche Bank, Casey worked at Bank of America, where he was responsible for Equities, Fixed Income and Futures for the Midwest regions, where he also ran US Structured Credit Sales (2007–2010). In the years preceding Bank of America, he was with UBS Investment Bank from (1999–2007) where he held various positions in the Fixed Income Sales group including Managing Director Head of Credit Sales for the Midwest region.
Oliver Venegas holds a B.S. in Economics from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, a Master in Finance from EGADE Business School and a MBA by McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin. He has over 17 years of experience mainly focused on credit analysis from a diverse portfolio of entities, as well as structuring and executing financing strategies and working capital solutions for international companies. Currently has the role of Corporate Finance Director at Grupo Proeza where he leads the areas of financing, investments, and financial risks.
Mark’s experience in Supply Chain leadership spans 40 years. In that time, he has worked in sales, customer service, logistics, distribution, global trade operations & compliance, procurement, sustainability, supplier diversity, supply chain training, and supply chain strategy leadership. Additional experience includes 20 years with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP). He also serves as Vice-Chairman St Louis University Center of Supply Chain Excellence and co-leads the Executive Global Supply Chain Certificate Program and is an adjunct professional instructor. He recently completed a 4-year term as global board member for WEConnect International, consistent with his belief in the value diversity brings to the supply chain. He has facilitated supply chain policy development at the EU & US Federal level, teaches executive courses at the university level and speaks at conferences worldwide. In 2018 Mark was inducted into the DC Velocity Rainmakers.
Mansour Davarian is Head of Platform Sales at Demica, leading a team of senior individuals selling SaaS services to financial institutions and large corporates globally. Mansour joined Demica in 2016 having spent most of his career at HSBC Bank plc working across structured finance and TMT global client coverage.
Chris Hale is Founder and CEO of Kountable, Inc., a San Francisco-based trade and technology company actively solving the world’s distribution problem by building digital ecosystems. Kountable’s cloud-based global trade platform delivers transparency, governance and efficiency in trade by connecting the biggest global sellers with the most qualified buyers in fast growing economies. Hale has consulted some of the top Silicon Valley technology startups, targeting the financial services sector in the areas of asset management and reporting, CRM, programmatic trading and digital advisory services.
John joined BPL in 2016. He is a Director of BPL –Global LLC the America’s subsidiary of BPL Global. He is responsible for relationship management and new business development within BPL’s Structured Trade Credit and Political Risk Insurance practice, with a specific focus on financial institutions. Immediately prior to joining BPL, John was the Deputy Managing Director of Willis Towers Watson’s Structured Trade and Political Risks group, where he managed and was responsible for Willis America's Trade and political risk practice. Before joining Willis, he served as National Sales Manager and Northeast Regional Manager for the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EximBank) where he spent over 10 years with the Eximbank. The last 3 years he was with Eximbank he served on the privatization committee which looked into whether certain parts of the bank should be privatized. John has over thirty years’ experience, including time as a bond trader, merchant banker, insurance underwriter and broker.
James Li joined Linklogis as the CEO for Linklogis International Company Limited in 2019. Before Linklogis, he was EVP for a Digital Bank in China, Z-Bank for 2 years managing digital commercial banking business. From 2010 to 2017, James was managing director as head of trade and supply chain for greater china market for Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Hong Kong. Prior to that, he had worked in JPMorgan China as head of trade for 5 years from 2005 to 2010. He started his banking career with ANZ China on various roles in credit risk management and corporate banking relationship coverage.
Alexander R. Malaket, CITP, is the President of OPUS Advisory Services International Inc., in Canada, and Founder and Managing Director of Trade Finance Associates Pte in Singapore. Mr. Malaket is recognized internationally as a specialist and senior consultant in international trade and trade finance, having advised top-tier financial services, corporate, government and international institution clients across the globe, and having developed and delivered a variety of training seminars on an international basis. Mr. Malaket serves as a member of the Executive Committee and Technical Advisor to the ICC Banking Commission in Paris, as Secretary/Treasurer of the World Trade Centre in Winnipeg and is a long-time member of the Toronto Regional Board of Trade/World Trade Centre, as well as a member of the SWIFT/ICC Industry Education Group on the Bank Payment Obligation. Alexander is a member of the Board of Directors of the Forum for International Trade Training, Ottawa, Canada. Alexander is the author of “Financing Trade and International Supply Chains”, published by Gower/Ashgate UK.
Juan Martin is a market executive for Wells Fargo’s Commercial Banking Global Advisory team. Based in New York, he leads global industry teams across the United States all focused on serving the financial needs of middle-market banking customers. Before his current role, Juan was head of Trade Finance & Lending, head of Trade Flow, and head of Natural Resource Finance – Americas at Deutsche Bank. Prior to Deutsche Bank, Juan served in leadership roles at ABN AMRO Bank and Grupo Financiero Bital. Throughout his career, he has gained extensive experience in loan syndication and risk distribution. Juan has managed teams in New York, Miami, Jacksonville, São Paulo, and Mexico City.
Sunil Mascarenhas works at Asian Development Bank as a Relationship Manager of Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program since 2019. Sunil manages ADB's Supply Chain Finance Program (SCFP). His main responsibility is to manage relationships with global banks to maximize transaction volumes, provide excellent client service, and ensure constant vigilance in assessing and monitoring risk. Aside from that, Sunil is responsible in driving initiatives to deploy Supply Chain Finance to newer developing markets and helping local banks in those developing markets to launch supply chain finance businesses with a view to making finance available to SMEs. Sunil has been working in the banking sector since 1998. Before joining ADB, Sunil worked at the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) across multiple countries and has worked in various roles in Trade and Supply Chain Finance, Commercial Banking and Risk Management.
Caryn Pace is a Managing Director in Global Payments Solutions at Bank of America. She heads Global Portfolio Management & Product Risk in Global Trade & Supply Chain. In this role, she has responsibility for the trade portfolio including monitoring, development of risk mitigation strategies, forecast impacts, and balance sheet management. Her team has oversight of risk mitigation on a portfolio and transaction level, including routines involving high risk transactions, asset quality, and business control. To drive and influence the global trade business strategy, she engages with clients and potential third party partnership opportunities to understand market perspective and evolving product needs. Caryn is a part of Bank of America’s Hispanic-Latino Executive Council. She serves on the GPS Social & Economic Action Council and is an active leader in junior talent initiatives. Previously, she held positions within global trade at J.P. Morgan where she worked for 12 years. She currently serves as a Vice-Chair on the International Chamber of Commerce Banking Commission. Caryn received her bachelor’s degree from Columbia University and is based in New York.
Wasif is the Global Head of Distribution for Taulia Inc. In his current role Wasif is responsible for the management of all Syndication & Distribution related activities for Taulia. His role is focused on building and managing strategic relationships with financial institutions and a diversified, sustainable and cost-effective funding base for Taulia’s clients globally. He is also responsible for building new structures for funding Taulia’s expanding range of working capital finance products. Wasif has about 23 years of experience in banking and trade finance. In particular, he is an industry veteran in the arena of Trade syndication and distribution.
Ken is the Founder & CEO of Tillful, an SF-based fintech startup that is modernizing SMB credit using AI and alternative data. Prior to founding Tillful, Ken has over 10 years of experience in business development and M&A as a corporate development executive at companies including Qualcomm, Ericsson, and Citi. He started his career as an engineer and became one of the inventors of the world's first 3D non-volatile memory chip. Ken holds over 13 patents. He received his MBA from UC Berkeley, Masters in Electrical Engineering from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo.
Michael Sugirin is the Global Head of Open Account Trade at Standard Chartered based in Singapore. He is responsible for the strategic direction, execution and product performance of SC’s open account trade product suite which spans across supply chain finance, receivable finance, payable finance, and commodity finance. He is also leading several strategic third-party partnership collaborations and data initiatives to deliver new client value propositions and experiences. Aside from his extensive product management experience, Michael held roles as transaction banking country head, global head of trade implementation and leading product sales roles. Prior to Standard Chartered, he has worked for more than 18 years at Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan in multiple locations across New York, Singapore and Jakarta.
Rebecca Trotter is part of the Working Capital Innovation & Trade Transformation team at Lloyds Bank. The team are responsible for solution development, innovation and customer journey. She has over 10 years of experience in commercial banking in various roles across Trade, Working Capital and Asset Finance. Rebecca works on a portfolio of customer-centric core, incremental and transformational projects, in collaboration with a network of strategic partners, which includes fintechs, banks, consortia and most importantly customers. Rebecca sits on the BAFT Supply Chain Finance Council and holds certificates in International Trade & Finance as well as Supply Chain Finance. Rebecca has a BSc. in Psychology from Cardiff University.
Katrina Vasilenko is an experienced banker with 18+ years of hands-on practice in the financial services industry, Katerina is skilled in international trade, risk management, and client relations. She started her banking career with BNP Paribas. Katerina has led multi-cultural teams and spent the previous 14 years at JPMorgan where she was an MD, heading trade finance sales in Europe & CIS.
Jonathan Vojtecky is a Director in the Global Trade and Supply Chain business at Bank of America Corporation. He leads a sales team responsible for the origination and structuring efforts across the North America large-cap client segment. Jonathan and his team deliver the entire trade product suite to the firm’s corporate banking franchise to provide liquidity, working capital optimization and risk mitigation. Jonathan has over 20 years of experience advising clients on the implementation and execution of large-scale, globally complex Supply Chain Finance, Receivables Finance, Export Agency Finance and Traditional Trade solutions. Prior to joining Bank of America, Jonathan spent 17+ years at J.P. Morgan where he most recently served as Global Trade North America Sales Head. Jonathan is based in Pittsburgh, PA and graduated from Robert Morris University with a B.S. in Business Administration.
Merlin Dowse is an Executive Director and a Global Product Manager within the Core Product team. In this capacity, Merlin leads a global team responsible for the management of digital solutions and innovation available to the clients of J.P. Morgan across the globe. Merlin previously held the position of Global Product Manager for the Portfolio Management Group within Global Trade at J.P. Morgan. In this role he led the digitization efforts of both the internal and external processes supporting the distribution of all trade finance assets. Prior to this, while based in London, he was managing the EMEA Trade product set for the Corporate client segment, where he worked on various initiatives such as the Bank Payment Obligation, SWIFT for Corporates whilst also helping expand J.P. Morgan’s global footprint. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan, Merlin worked in various capacities in the Trade Services department at Rabobank in the Netherlands. Merlin has been involved in numerous industry-wide initiatives and was recently appointed as Vice-Chair to the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) Banking Commission and he is also the Sponsor of the Commercialisation Working Group under the auspices of the ICC Digital Standards Initiative (DSI).
Christian Hausherr is the European Product Head of Supply Chain Finance for Deutsche Bank’s Payables Finance solution, bringing to the role over 20 years of experience in Banking, In-house Consulting and Product Management for Cash Management and Supply Chain Finance. Mr. Hausherr spent his career within Deutsche Bank in various divisions and regions, mostly spanning across Europe and the Transaction Banking business. He holds a diploma in business administration from the University of Bayreuth and has worked in Germany, The Netherlands, Great Britain, Spain, the US, as well as in India and Uganda on Corporate Social Responsibility assignments in the financial and educational sector.
Mr. Joon Kim has 25+ years of experience. He has held various senior positions at Standard Chartered Bank and American Express Bank, most recently as Managing Director and Head of Transaction Banking Sales for Corporate and Commodities for the Americas region. His various experiences include leading Trade Sales, Trade Product Management and Relationship Management teams, with an emphasis on development and sales of trade finance, supply chain financing, receivable services, trade processing and cross-border cash and liquidity management solutions to global financial institutions and corporations.
Steven Lotito is Managing Director and Head of Trade Finance in Transaction Banking for the Americas at MUFG Union Bank, N.A. In his role, Steven manages the sales and product management organizations responsible for advising the bank’s client’s in the Corporate, Commercial and Japanese Corporate Banking segments in North America navigate some of the most important trade markets by delivering timely information on international markets, bringing innovative products to market, and providing trade financing solutions and risk management strategies. Steven has more than 30 years of experience in commodity finance and international trade finance. Prior to MUFG, he served as Senior Vice President and Head of Sales, Global Trade & Receivables Finance, North America; and Director and Head of Transaction Banking for the Americas at HSBC Bank USA and Australia & New Zealand Banking Group respectively. In addition, he has held senior trade and commodity finance roles at ABSA Banking Corp., Ecoban Finance Ltd., Phibro Inc., and Chase Manhattan Bank.
Vinod Madhavan is currently Group Head: Trade, Standard Bank. In this role he is responsible for Trade, one of the universal capabilities identified by Standard Bank, to be delivered across the Group. Thereby, allowing Standard Bank to show up as one universal financial services organization, wherever they are based and whichever client segment they are servicing. He also has P&L responsibility for Trade across the Group (i.e., across sectors in Corporate & Investment Bank and divisions in Personal & Business Banking units). Standard Bank franchise (spanning 20 markets in Africa) offers trade and supply chain finance services and solutions, to clients in Institutional, Corporate, Commercial, Business and Enterprise client segments.
Daniel Pische serves as the National Director of Trade Finance within the SBA’s Office of International Trade in Washington, DC. As Director, Daniel is responsible for the design and delivery of SBA’s export loan programs and oversight of SBA’s national staff of Export Finance Managers. Prior to joining the SBA, Daniel worked at First American Bank for over 15 years where he led their Trade Finance Division and served as a member of the bank’s Senior Loan Committee. Daniel served on Department of Commerce’s Trade Finance Advisory Council during the second charter term and continues to serve as the SBA’s ex-officio representative where he assists with recommendations on improving access to Trade Finance for small and midsized exporters.
Jean-Francois Denis is Global Head of Trade Solutions for BNP Paribas. He was previously Deputy Chief Transformation Officer at BNP Paribas Fortis after close to a decade acting as Deputy Head of Cash Management at BNP Paribas, in particular in charge of Payments and Collections products. Before integration in BNP Paribas, he was Global Head of the Electronic Payments Operations at Fortis Bank, in charge of the operations on all geographies. He previously led major programs in the Fortis group: the implementation of a Shared International Payment Center and the setup of the core-banking platform of the Belgian Postbank. He started his career with Siemens where he hold during 8 years engineering positions in the banking and telecom lines of businesses.
Marie-Laure Gastellu is the Global Head of Trade Services since November 2016. Engaged in the transformation of trade finance, she is an executive banker with 30 years of experience in banking, transformation, innovation and management of large French and international teams. Marie-Laure joins Societe Generale in 1989 within the internal consulting department. In 1994, she takes responsibility for a portfolio of corporate clients in Paris and then in New York, and runs SG Americas’ Marketing division from 2001 to 2004. Until 2006, Marie-Laure is Global COO of Societe Generale’s division for corporate clients and investors, and then Chief of Staff to Chairman and CEO Daniel Bouton between 2006 and 2009.
Christian Hausherr is the European Product Head of Supply Chain Finance for Deutsche Bank’s Payables Finance solution, bringing to the role over 20 years of experience in Banking, In-house Consulting and Product Management for Cash Management and Supply Chain Finance. Mr. Hausherr spent his career within Deutsche Bank in various divisions and regions, mostly spanning across Europe and the Transaction Banking business. He holds a diploma in business administration from the University of Bayreuth and has worked in Germany, The Netherlands, Great Britain, Spain, the US, as well as in India and Uganda on Corporate Social Responsibility assignments in the financial and educational sector.
Anirudha Panse (Ani) is the MD & Head of GTB Trade Finance Product Innovation (TPI) at First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB). The TPI team is responsible for launching innovative, and digitized Trade products and solutions globally for FAB across the traditional trade products and open account solutions. Ani’s maintains oversight on the team responsible for structuring and commercializing the complex trade solutions in the trade and commodity finance domain. Risk Management forms a critical part of Ani’s domain wherein the Trade Risk Distribution as well as the Trade Business Risk functions form part of Ani’s responsibilities. During this career, Ani has successfully launched several innovating and complex solutions in the Supply Chain Finance (SCF) / Receivables Finance / Inventory Financing space and commercialized them into multi-million $ businesses. Ani was part of the founding team that launched industry wide initiatives like UAE Trade Connect, a blockchain based AI/ML driven solution for reducing frauds in Trade, and in the past has represented his bank in national FATF assessments with Central Banks and also through Steering Groups related to SCF with No 10 Downing Street, and the NHS.
Daniel Pische serves as the National Director of Trade Finance within the SBA’s Office of International Trade in Washington, DC. As Director, Daniel is responsible for the design and delivery of SBA’s export loan programs and oversight of SBA’s national staff of Export Finance Managers. Prior to joining the SBA, Daniel worked at First American Bank for over 15 years where he led their Trade Finance Division and served as a member of the bank’s Senior Loan Committee. Daniel served on Department of Commerce’s Trade Finance Advisory Council during the second charter term and continues to serve as the SBA’s ex-officio representative where he assists with recommendations on improving access to Trade Finance for small and midsized exporters.
Rich Tomusk is the Product Owner of API Lifecycle at SWIFT, looking after product management of SWIFT’s API portfolio and API best practices. With a background in systems integration and product management, he works with the SWIFT community, leveraging the unique value of APIs in payments, cash management, trade and securities.
The 2021 Virtual BAFT Supply Chain Finance Forum will be accessible on the BAFT Events app via desktop, mobile or tablet. You will need to download the BAFT Events app ahead of time either at the Google Play or Apple Store. The app is also accessible on desktop browsers.
The app will be available 1 week prior to the event. You will receive a personalized link from BAFT reminding you to download the event app or log in via desktop to verify your account.
The livestream sessions will be broadcast via Zoom Webinar. You need to download Zoom to your device, if you don’t have it installed. The day of the virtual event, make sure you are signed in to BAFT Events and Zoom for a seamless event experience
The BAFT Events app is your gateway to the virtual event. You can access the event via your mobile phone, tablet or on the web. With BAFT Events, you can:
Yes, you will need to download the BAFT Events app either via Google Play or the Apple Store ahead of time if you plan to use your mobile device or tablet. The app will be available prior to the event. You will receive a personalized link from BAFT reminding you to download the event app.
If you are planning to join the virtual event via your laptop or desktop computer, you simply need to use the online link sent to you as part of your account confirmation.
To join the virtual event, simply log in to BAFT Events app from your mobile device or tablet, or go online if using a laptop or desktop computer. Make sure to type the email address you used to register for the event. You can then proceed to My Schedule, choose the session and click on ‘Join Live Webcast’ to join the session.
Yes, BAFT will send an email to download the BAFT Events app. A reminder will be sent closer to the event dates if you have not downloaded and set up your account yet. You can always contact [email protected] if you have issues downloading or logging in to BAFT Events.
All sessions will be recorded and available on-demand to all registered attendees via the app. An email will be sent to all attendees once these recordings are available.
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You can connect with attendees before, during and after the event. Simply click the Attendees icon, and you can search, message, exchange contact details and even arrange meeting times with fellow attendees.
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The forum program has been accredited by The London Institute of Banking & Finance (LIBF) as meeting the standards for ongoing CPDs required for recertification of the following international trade finance certifications.
Certifications | Total # of CPDs Available |
Certificate for Documentary Credit Specialists (CDCS) | 7 |
Certificate for Specialists in Demand Guarantees (CSDG) | 7 |
Certificate in Supply Chain Finance (CSCF) | 7 |
Certificate in Trade Finance Compliance (CTFC) | 4 |
Additional CPD units are also available if you register for the 31st Annual Conference on International Trade.
BAFT is the leading global industry association for International Transaction Banking. It helps bridge solutions across financial institutions, service providers, and the regulatory community that promote sound financial practices enabling innovation, efficiency, and commercial growth.
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For more information please contact:
Matthew Kaitz
Director, Business Development
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“It's a great forum for people and organizations to get a better understanding of a complex product.”
Los Angeles, California
“The forum provided excellent updates on SCF market developments and especially provided a broad coverage of regional bank's interest in servicing SMEs. Also the legal and fintech guidance were very useful.”
Washington, DC
“The supply chain finance program was well structured, with relevant topics, speakers and updates.”
New York, New York
“The right level of contacts, along with a detailed discussion about supply chain finance--enjoyed diving into the structural aspects as well as technology developments.”
Houston, Texas
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