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NEW THIS YEAR the 2023 BAFT Trade Finance Workshop is back in person and virtual! Enjoy choosing from 3 physical locations or join online from wherever you are. Offered simultaneously in 3 physical locations & virtually. Speakers will be in different locations and streamed to the others. Our audience can experience both the networking with people in the room & virtually with the other geographic locations. Due to time-zone differences, sessions in LA may vary slightly. Please refer to the agenda for specific sessions & locations. Pick the location most convenient for you.
Toronto, ON
New York, NY
Los Angeles, CA
Virtually
All workshops are approved for 12 professional development units (CPDs) for CDCS recertification.
Bankers, importers, exporters, brokers, providers/suppliers and others involved in trade operations and LC document preparations who want a deeper dive discussion on trade operations related topics and other current trade industry issues. Those with CDCS certification should attend to receive continuing professional development unites (CPDs) for recertification.
“As a corporate professional with 20 years experience in international trade, it brought a lot of tangible & intangible values. It was one of the most practical collaboration and brainstorming learning experience critical to a sound business decision making. I commend the program committee for choosing the right topics and wonderful speakers that resonate with my experiences. I enjoyed, learned, raised questions and gained network with the attendees and speakers.”
“It was a great learning experience to hear from the great speakers and banking community Beyond the practicality of the workshop lies the opportunity to go much deeper and learn more.”
“It provided a real learning value for managers, and documents checkers as you learn different topics from subject matter expert.”
Canada Workshop
June 22-23
BMO Building
100 King Street
Toronto, Canada
New York Workshop
June 22–23
Citi Building
388 Greenwich St, 39th Floor
New York, NY
West Coast Workshop
June 22–23
City National Building
555 Flower Street
Los Angeles, CA
Virtual Workshop
June 22–23
On-Line via Zoom
08:30 – 09:00
08:55 - 09:15
09:15 – 10:00
Work through this commercial cases and see if we all agree on an answer.
Presenting from NYC
Jeremiah Glock, CDCS
Vice President and Trade Advisor
Citi
Presenting from Toronto
Normand Girard, CDCS
Director, Global Trade Operations, BMO Financial Group
Chair, BAFT Commercial Letters of Credit Committee
10:00 – 11:00
Presenting from Toronto
Frank Fortes
Senior Trade Finance Expert
TD Financial Group
Ukamaka Okpara
Specialist – Trade Finance
BMO Capital Markets
Marilyn Williams
Senior Manager
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)
11:00 – 12:00
Answer these fun but complicated questions. What does UCP600 say?
Presenting from Toronto
Normand Girard, CDCS
Director, Global Trade Operations, BMO Financial Group
Chair, BAFT Commercial Letters of Credit Committee
Presenting from LA
Fiore (Frank) Petrassi
Vice President, J.P. Morgan
Chair, BAFT Standby Letter of Credit/Guarantee Committee
Presenting from NYC
Kristine Siebel
Past Chair BAFT Standby & Guarantee Committee
12:00 –13:00
13:00 - 14:00
A review of the recently released BAFT White Paper: Perspectives on Evaluating Potentially Unusual Vessel Behavior. Hear from one of the authors
Presenting from NYC
Joseph Phillips
Vice President and Trade Advisor
MUFG
14:00 - 15:00
Worried about recognizing Antiboycott? This expert will go into detail about what to language to look for in the LC
Presenting from NYC
Cathleen Ryan
Director, Office of Antiboycott Compliance
US Department of Commerce
15:00 - 16:00
What issues had the ICC contemplated this year? Hear a review from our knowledgeable speaker.
Presenting Virtually
Walter “Buddy” Baker
Vice President, Investment Banking Division
Goldman Sachs Bank USA
16:00 - 17:00
17:00
09:00 - 09:10
09:10 – 10:00
10:00 - 11:00
Do you receive LC subject to eUCP? What’s going on in the digital world?
11:00 12:00
These LC’s are just unique in every way, let’s talk about them.
Presenting from LA
Fiore (Frank) Petrassi
Vice President, J.P. Morgan
Chair, BAFT Standby Letter of Credit/Guarantee Committee
Presenting from NYC
Kristine Siebel
Past Chair BAFT Standby & Guarantee Committee
12:00 –13:00
13:00– 14:00
14:00 - 15:00
What happens to the terms of an LC if the local bank does have enough foreign currency?
Register for the 2023 Trade Finance Workshop Today. Please note you are picking a specific location when you register – seating at each venue is limited and registration at that venue will be closed when capacity of the physical room is reached. Early Bird Deadline ends May 12, 2023.
| Registration Type | Early Bird Registration Fee (Until May 12, 2023) |
Early Bird Registration Fee (Until May 12, 2023) |
Regular Registration Fee (After May 12, 2023) |
Regular Registration Fee (After May 12, 2023) |
| BAFT MEMBER RATE | BAFT NonMember Rate | BAFT MEMBER RATE | BAFT NonMember Rate | |
| Toronto, Ontario | $995 USD | $1,195 USD | $1,095 USD | $1,295 USD |
| New York, New York | $995 USD | $1,195 USD | $1,095 USD | $1,295 USD |
| Los Angeles, California | $995 USD | $1,195 USD | $1,095 USD | $1,295 USD |
| Virtual | $695 USD | $895 USD | $695 USD | $895 USD |
*Registration fee is in US dollars.
To register for this event, please log in or create an account.
Interested in becoming a sponsor? Please contact:
Matt Kaitz
[email protected]
1-202-663-5556
Please note, there are no official block of rooms being held in any location for this Workshop. Hotel reservations are the responsibility of attendees and should be made directly with the hotel.
Below is a list of hotels that are in close proximity to the workshop locations. You can google additional hotels near these locations
BMO Building
100 King Street
Toronto, CA
Hilton Toronto
145 Richmond St W
Toronto, ON M5H 2L2, Canada
One King West Hotel & Residence
1 King St W
Toronto, ON M5H 1A1, Canada
Citi Building
388 Greenwich Street
New York, NY
Recommendations pending
City National Building
555 Flower Street
Los Angeles
Westin Bonaventure Hotel Los Angeles
404 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Hilton Checkers
535 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Interested in sponsoring the 2023 Trade Finance Workshop Series? We can tailor your sponsorship package to meet your goals.
To discuss your sponsorship options, please contact:
Matthew Kaitz
Director, Business Development
[email protected]
+1 (703) 200-9071
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