Sub-Saharan Africa Project & Trade Finance Forum, London

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For many, Sub-Saharan Africa offers potential growth channels that commodity financiers and some export and project financiers are desperate to discover.

For others, the continent is simply too risky to engage with.

This was the first such focused event to be held in London for several years and attracted around 100 attendees.

The event included an evening networking reception for delegates and guests.

Sponsors: Standard Bank PLC; Ace Global Markets; DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary

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For many, Sub-Saharan Africa offers potential growth channels that commodity financiers and some export and project financiers are desperate to discover.

For others, the continent is simply too risky to engage with.

This was the first such focused event to be held in London for several years and attracted around 100 attendees.

The event included an evening networking reception for delegates and guests.

Sponsors: Standard Bank PLC; Ace Global Markets; DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary

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Programme

Sub-Saharan Africa Project & Trade Finance Forum

Conference Programme - Day One

09.30  Chairman's introduction
John O'Mulloy, Global Head of Trade Finance, Standard Bank Plc

09.40  Case studies of African project finance: Special difficulties encountered in projects in Africa
Francois Gamet, Director, Project Finance, Standard Bank Plc

10.20  Mobile public telephony as MVNO option in the Nigerian market
Solanke Abimbola, Vee Networks Limited

11.00  Networking break

11.30  Financing oil and gas projects in Sub-Saharan Africa
Terry A. Newendorp, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Taylor –DeJongh

12.10  The IFC’s global trade finance program
Hugh Baylis, Senior Advisor, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

12.50  Lunch

14.30  Principal finance: how banks can open up new opportunities
Rouben Indjikian, Chief, Finance, Risk Management and Information Commodities Branch, UNCTAD

15.10  Political risk insurance: a viable risk transfer tool in Sub-Saharan Africa
Julian Edwards, Head of Product Line, Political Risk and Credit, ACE Global Markets 

15.50  Afternoon networking break 

16.20  Deconstructing risk in Sub-Saharan Africa: Risk distribution
Audrey Zuck, Executive Director, Willis

17.00  Sovereign credit ratings advancing in Sub-Saharan Africa
Konrad Reuss, Managing Director, Sovereign Ratings, Standard & Poor’s

17.40  Close of day one, followed by evening reception

Conference Programme – Day Two

09.30  PPPs – an overview and relevance to Sub-Saharan Africa
Tobor Emakpor, Partner, Commercial & Projects Group, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary UK LLP

10.00 Financing oil infrastructure in Africa: Relationship with lenders from a sponsor’s perspective
Adam Allsopp, Project and Asset Management, Trafigura  Ltd

10.30  Infrastructure finance in Africa
Nick Rouse, Managing Director, Emerging Africa Advisers

11.00  Morning networking break

11.30  Structuring deals for Sub-Saharan Africa and making them watertight
Charles Morrison, Partner, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary

12.00  Third party undertakings
Adam Wilkinson, UK Head of Collateral Management, SGS

12.30  Lunch

14.00  Carbon trading: Implications for Africa
Paul Soffe, Associate Director, Eco Securities

14.30  Local currency finance in Africa
Guido Boysen, Investment Officer, Africa, Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO)

15.00  Interactive panel discussion
Ian Henderson, Southern Hemisphere Representative, Texel Finance
Bernard de Haldevang, Chief Executive Officer, Cross Border Risk Agency

15.45  Conclusions and close of conference followed by networking break

Sponsors

Sponsorship opportunities including exhibition stands are available for this event.

To become a sponsor, please contact Tom Whitehead, Head of Sponsorship Sales at twhitehead@exportagroup.com.

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Time after time our events attract the leading companies in our market as sponsors.

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