Baltics Trade & Export Finance Forum, Riga, Latvia

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The three Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are now members of the European Union and stand at the crossroads of Scandinavia, Western Europe and Eastern Europe. They are developing into a trading hub for the region and an important transit and port area for goods from Central Asia, the FSU and western, eastern and northern Europe.

Around 95 delegates in all attended.

Both local and outside knowledge and experience were pooled together at this one-day event, which concluded with a networking evening reception for delegates and guests.

Description

The three Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are now members of the European Union and stand at the crossroads of Scandinavia, Western Europe and Eastern Europe. They are developing into a trading hub for the region and an important transit and port area for goods from Central Asia, the FSU and western, eastern and northern Europe.

Around 95 delegates in all attended.

Both local and outside knowledge and experience were pooled together at this one-day event, which concluded with a networking evening reception for delegates and guests. 

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Programme

Baltics: Trade & Export Finance Forum

Conference Programme

09.00  Chairmen for morning sessions - opening remarks
Thomas Wrangdahl, Head of Export and Project Finance, Nordic Area, HSH Nordbank, Stockholm
Stephan Boettger, Head of HSH Nordbak Riga Representative Office, Riga
Financial Solutions

09.15  Export and project finance in the region from a Nordic viewpoint
Klaus-Volker Lenk, Head of Export and Trade Finance,  HSH Nordbank, Kiel
Peder Nisser, Senior Project Manager, Export and Project Finance, Nordic area HSH Nordbank, Copenhagen                                               

09.45  Trade finance environment in the Baltics
Girts Straujums, Director, Trade Finance, Hansabanka

10.15  Networking break

10.45  ECA Solutions
Andrus Treier, Chief Executive Officer, Kredex

11.15  The private insurance market: risk mitigation in cross-border transactions
Adam Massingham, Trade & Politcal Risk, Tyser & Co

11.45  Port management in the Baltic States
Raimonds Osikovskis, Marketing Specialist, Free Port of Ventspils Authority

12.15  The local corporate perspective
Peteris Stupans, Managing Director, Kesko Agro Latvija

12.45  Lunch

Chairman for afternoon session
Adam Massingham, Trade & Political Risk, Tyser & Co

13.45  Profit growth through globalisation
Doug Gates, Business Solution Group, Misys

14.15  Delivering value to the corporate customer
Claire Buchanan, Senior Vice-President, Bolero

14.45  Marine transit risks: the importance of the insurance market
Andrew Thoroughgood, Marine Cargo & Transit Risk, Tyser & Co

15.15  Networking break

15.45  EU funds supporting development and export promotion
Ilmars Osmanis, Member of Board, Hansa Electronics                        

16.15  Roundtable discussion
Trade finance issues facing the Baltic trader and financier
Toby Moore, Head of Riga Resident Office,
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD)
Hansjorg Kessler, Head of Commodity Trade Finance, HSH Nordbank, London
James Cooper, Senior Broker, Tyser & Co.

17.00  Closing remarks followed by cocktail reception

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