The Structured Trade and Export Finance in Africa Conference is an international event attended by the senior decision-makers of the industry. This includes exporters, importers, traders, international financiers, local banks, agencies, insurers and lawyers.

Africa has always been a place to do high-margin trade finance business. However, with commodity prices so high and demand rife around the world Africa is receiving more attention from the industry than ever before. Deals are becoming bankable that were not just a year ago. This means a flurry of activity across many countries and a multitude of commodities. Moreover, the global liquidity shortage means it is time for countercyclical products like trade, structured commodity and export finance to come to the fore.

This conference looks at the opportunities that the current climate is creating, and the challenges still holding the industry back.

Top speakers include:
·         John Adet Esiegbuya, Executive Director, Finance, Lonestar Group
·         Charles K. Wachira, Finance Manager,
        National Oil Corporation of Kenya
·         Jianing Gu, General Manager, China Ex-Im Bank
·         Steve Lennon, Managing Director, Corporate Services Division,
        Eskom Holdings
·         Maarten Van Alkemade, Director, Trade Finance and Services,
        Standard Bank
·         Jerome Lambie, CEO, Savannah Seed
·         Jane Higgins, Communications Manager, Agrex Milling
·         Bayo Ogundipe, Managing Director and CEO, WEMA Asset Management
·         Marc Murcia, Head of Medium and Long Term Department, Coface
·         Chris Thirion, Corporate Relations Officer, ECIC South Africa

Key topics addressed include:
·         The impact of the credit crunch on African trade deals
·         Trade term inequity and the challenges posed for the African market
·         How can regular export finance deal-flow take off in Africa?
·         China and the emergence of South-South trade
·         Industry analysis of the mining, soft commodities, oil & gas, telecoms and bio-fuels sectors
·         Energy shortages: What can be done and how long will it take?
·         Issues of transparency and the promotion of international accounting standards
·         Enhancing finance across the whole supply chain: From producer to end-user, collateral manager and logistics company
·         The use of PRI in African trade deals
·         How can SMEs obtain adequate finance levels in the current climate?

Trade Finance Magazine is the leading global magazine for the trade, commodity and export finance business. Together with Euromoney Seminars we host an international events portfolio with conferences in Shanghai, Sao Paolo, Geneva, Berlin, Istanbul, Moscow, Miami, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai and Mumbai; attended by over two thousand senior industry professionals from across the deal-making chain.