6th Annual India Trade & Export Finance Conference

Event Review

Mumbai once again provided the venue for Exporta's 6th Annual India Trade & Export Finance Conference, a long running and prestigious event that sees trade leaders from across India and beyond meet to discuss trends in the market, responses to the economic crisis and the challenges that lie ahead.

The conference was hugely well attended, with strong representation from both the local banking and corporate sectors. With India proving to be one of the markets best equipped to cope with the recent global economic turbulence, the mood within the conference was upbeat, as India looks to maximise its position of strength.

Issues discussed included India's central role within the global financial supply chain, assessments on the flow of exports from India to other markets such as Africa and the Middle East, the role of China, corporate challenges in maintaining liquidity and considerations on how India has managed the fall-out from the global financial crisis.

The conference benefitted from a format that incorporated informed presentations and case studies, lively panel discussions and informal networking sessions, concluding with an evening drinks reception.

Fully aware of the tremendous market opportunities available in Asia, Exporta will open its regional office in Singapore later this year, while its 2nd Annual Asia Trade & Export Finance Conference will take place there in October 2010.

Description

With world markets now recovering and global export levels set to increase – following severe reductions for 2008-09 – Exporta reconvenes in Mumbai for the India Trade & Export Finance Forum 2010. Trade flows between key Indian markets such as Europe and the US are on the rise, a reflection of the region’s faster overall rate of recovery from the global recession.

Considered the leading event for trade and export professionals within the Indian market, the conference will attract only the highest calibre of speakers and delegates alike, offering unrivalled insight into current trade issues, stimulating debate, informal networking opportunities and the chance to meet with all the leading market actors under one roof.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Assessing current trade flow levels: what does the future hold?
• How has India weathered the storm compared to other Asian markets?
• Improving efficiency in trade processing: local vs international banks
• Exporting Indian products to new markets
• Supply chain management challenges: physical and financial
• Assessing appetite for credit and political risk
• The role of factoring in an emerging market
• Import financing for infrastructure projects
• Legal protection for sales, loans and investments
• Regulation, documentation and reform issues
• Corporate perspectives and case studies

Who should attend:

• Financiers
• Corporates
• Importers/Exporters
• Manufacturers
• Distributors
• Consultants
• Insurers
• Lawyers
• Export credit agencies
• Government departments
• Multilaterals

The first 20 exporters/importers will gain complimentary access to the conference.

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Programme

India Trade & Export Finance Conference
March 3, 2010, Mumbai, India

08.30 Registration and refreshments

09.10 Chairman's introduction
Kuresh Sarjan, SVP, Asia Sales Manager, Global Trade & Supply Chain Solutions, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

09.30 Keynote: India's economic landscape
Jahangir Aziz, Chief Economist, India, J.P. Morgan
• How attractive an export proposition is the Indian market?
• Considering the role of India in shaping the global economy

10.00 India’s role at the centre of financial supply chain management
Rajeev Bhargava, SVP & Head, India Product Delivery, Corporate Banking, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
• Tracking the acceleration of FSCM trends as companies seek to optimise working capital
• Changing the way corporates source their suppliers globally and approach supplier financing
• Managing additional layers of complexity and risk in supply chain management
• Challenges faced in keeping financial flows in line with the physical supply chain

10.30 Networking break

11.00 Panel discussion: Assessing trade flows between India and other markets
Moderator: Veena Mankar, Consultant, FIMBank
Raghu Bagalwadi, Head of Trade Finance, IDBI Bank
Nimesh Karwanyun, SVP & Head of Sales, Global Transaction Services, India, RBS
Deepak Khandelwal, Vice President & Head, Northern India, Corporate Product Delivery, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Charles Morrison, Partner, DLA Piper
• The impact of other markets such as Europe, Africa and Middle East on Indian exports
• How has India’s rate of economic recovery compared to other Asian countries?
• Considering how increases in commodity prices have affected recovery

12.00 Trade finance in the new reality: navigating the challenges
Madhur Agarwal, Executive Director Corporate Banking, J.P. Morgan Treasury Services
• Assessing the impact of the global liquidity squeeze on bank lending
• The role of structured trade financing in meeting Indian companies' funding requirements
• The resurgence of ECA-backed financing

12.30 Case study: the role of factoring in an emerging market
Margrith Lütschg-Emmenegger, President, FIMBank
• Benefits provided in allowing high risk suppliers to transfer credit risk
• Considering the value of such products for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

13.00 Lunch hosted by Nationwide Equipment

14.00 Panel discussion: Maintaining liquidity in difficult times
Moderator: Kamlesh Thakur, Head of Corporate Finance, Crag Martin Financial Solutions
Nirvikar Jain, Vice-President & Head, Western India, Corporate Product Delivery, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Mukundan Iyengar, Executive Director, Head of Corporate Sales in India, J.P.Morgan Treasury Services
Robin Banerjee, Chief Financial Officer, Suzlon Energy
• Addressing the convergence of cash management and trade finance
• Supporting suppliers and safeguarding the supply chain
• Considering approaches to Basel II and its impact on trade and export financing
• Tracking the return to letters of credit (LCs) as credit lines reduce in availability
• Assessing the impact of credit restrictions on the flow of project-based imports

15.00 Networking break

15.30 Multilateral initiatives: Supporting the growth of local business
Ashish Vora, Head, Transaction Banking Group, Kotak Mahindra
Singh Dhingra, Head, Financial Markets Portfolio, South Asia, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• Outlining the benefits of partnering with multilaterals to provide a wider base of trade finance products
• Assessing the role of global initiatives such as GTFP in supporting Indian SMEs
• The need to provide local banking institutions with risk coverage and access to global networks
• Considering the need to assist emerging market countries in overcoming the effects of recession

16.15 Panel discussion: How has India managed the fall-out from the global financial crisis?
Moderator: Soumen Sircar, Executive Director, Head of Financial Institution Sales in India, J.P. Morgan Treasury Services
Geetha Muralidhar, General Manager, Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC)
Kuresh Sarjan, SVP, Asia Sales Manager, Global Trade & Supply Chain Solutions, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Kamlesh Thakur, Head of Corporate Finance, Crag Martin Financial Solutions
• The availability of trade finance, impact on local companies and ability of banks to provide support
• Establishing the right balance of costs, risk and coverage in supply chain solutions
• Focusing on specific industrial sectors and how they have withstood the pressure
• Risk sharing: the evolving roles of banks, export credit agencies and the private market

17.15 Close of Day 1, followed by evening reception
 

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Accommodation

Delegates are responsible for the arrangement and payment of their own travel and accommodation.  Upon registering to attend this event, Exporta will inform you of how to bookg accomodation at The Grand Central Mumbai.  If you require this information in advance of making your booking please contact

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