Nordic Region Trade & Export Finance Forum

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The Nordic Region Trade & Export Finance Forum took place in Gothenburg on the November 14. The conference was well attended with over 100 industry representatives.

Description

The Nordic region has punched above its weight in trade and commerce throughout the modern era. With an economy strongly dependent on commerce with foreign markets, these countries have led the way in adopting electronic processing and e-invoicing to support their rapidly evolving globalisation processes.

Now, as the full implications of the global credit crunch on standard business practices are finally being realised by trade financiers, and manufacturers everywhere, we see that even greater impetus is being given to optimising the only financial metric left within a corporate treasurer's control: working capital.

Lack of liquidity, rising price of credit and inputs, soaring distribution costs combined with market uncertainty all lead to stretched financial supply chains. As we witness a flight to quality and a return to documentary credit in reaction to the uncertainty, we examine how Nordic corporates are coping with these uncharted waters, building upon their technical expertise to revolutionise the way they finance their future expansion.

Join us for a day of expert presentations, representative panel discussions and informed case studies to discover how the blue chip Nordic multinationals and SMEs alike, are developing strategies to insulate their receivables from the maelstrom of the marketplace.

• Find out about the new frontiers of trade finance from a Nordic perspective
• Explore the opportunities for implementing effective supply chain financing for multinational corporates
• Discover the new products and processes being specifically developed to support BRIC trade and investment for international players
• Evaluate the alternative credit and risk solutions being offered to Nordic SMEs keen to follow the blue chip’s global footprint

Forum participants will include:

• Manufacturers
• Distributors
• Importers/ Exporters
• Export credit agencies
• Multilateral institutions
• Financiers
• Insurers
• Lawyers

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Programme

08.30    Registration 

08.45    Chairman’s introduction
Dominic Broom, Head of Trade Services, The Bank of New York Mellon 

08.50    The Nordic light: what’s on the agenda for the future?
Lars Millberg, Global Head of Trade Finance, SEB

09.30     Technology panel: why use third party platform providers?
Jacob Katsman, CEO, Global Trade Corporation
Claire Buchanan, Senior Vice-President, Global Operations, Bolero International Ltd
Urs Kern, Senior Manager, Trade Europe, Middle East & Africa, SWIFT Germany

10.00      Networking Break

10.30      Working Capital Management 
Anna Nejdbring & Pia Pasanen, Senior Managers, Öhrlings Pricewaterhouse Coopers AB                                   

11.00       Panel discussion: opportunities, low hanging fruit and optimising working capital and process efficiency in relation to trade flows
Moderator: Dominic Broom, Head of Trade Services, Bank of New York Mellon
Christina Fagerhov Sjögren, Senior Manager, Corporate Treasury, Sony Ericsson
Christer Söderström, Manager, Treasury, Electrolux
Axel Stridsberg, Head of Trade Finance, Sweden, Nordea
Arthur Vonchek, Chief Executive Officer, Bolero
Patrik Zekkar, Head of Trade Finance, Sweden, SEB
Jacob Katsman, CEO, Global Trade Corporation                        

12.00       Best Practice case study: view from the shop floor
Christina Fagerhov Sjögren, Senior Manager, Corporate Treasury, Sony Ericsson

12.30       Lunch

14.00      Risk management: revolution vs evolution, or better to maintain the status quo?
Robert Bergqvist, Chief Economist, SEB

14.30      Nordics ECA panel discussion: a mandate for change
Moderator: Frank Masteling, Head of Special Products, Atradius Credit Insurance N.V.
Helén Seemann, Director, Large Corporates, EKN
Topi Vesteri, Executive Vice-President, Finnvera
Karsten Ipsen, Associate Director, Eksport Kredit Fonden (EKF)
Edvard Stang, Director, Giek

15.15      Networking Break

15.30      Private market insurance: managing growth
Moderator: Kit Brownlees, MD, Political, Project & Credit Risks, Gallagher London
Matthew Solley, Associate Director, Gallagher London
Fredrik Enderlein, Managing Partner, Brim
Steve Capon, Head of Country & Credit Risk Management, Ace Global Markets

16.15   Close of conference followed by drinks reception

Venue

Accommodation

Delegates are responsible for the arrangement and payment of their own travel and accommodation. 

A preferential rate has been negotiated for you at the Radisson SAS Scandinavia Hotel for a limited period of time.

Details on how to book your accommodation will be sent to you after you have booked onto the conference.

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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