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Nairobi, Kenya May 14-15, 2020#GTRAfrica www.gtreview.com
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GTR East Africa marks its 11th annual conference in Nairobi, Kenya on 14-15 May 2020, where a cutting edge agenda will explore the key macroeconomic, geopolitical, financial market and tech trends shaping the East African trade finance landscape.
For over a decade the GTR East Africa conference has brought together leading commodity producers and traders, manufacturers, financiers, trade, supply chain and export finance specialists, risk management experts and trade tech innovators, providing unrivalled insight on operating in this exciting region. This two day conference provides GTR attendees with a unique opportunity to network with over 350 delegates all under one roof.
“An excellent networking opportunity to meet partners from East Africa and further afield.”
D Macdonald, BACB
“A great forum for networking and sharing ideas on various aspects of trade.”
E Odhiambo, I&M Bank
“Excellent diversity of people, speakers and representing companies.”
M Rapson, Avocado Vision
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OVERVIEW
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Sectors attended in 2019
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44% 25% 6% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 1% 5%
81%AFRICAEgypt, Kenya Malawi Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Nigeria, Rwanda Senegal South Africa Tanzania UgandaZambia
16%EUROPEFrance United Kingdom Netherlands Switzerland
2%MENABahrain Saudi Arabia UAE
1%ASIAIndia Singapore
Percentage of attendees by region in 2019
What to expect
350+
Delegates160+
Companies40+
Speakers
STATISTICS
PLATINUM SPONSOR
GOLD & APP SPONSOR GOLD SPONSOR
NETWORKING BREAK SPONSORWELCOME SPONSOR EVENING RECEPTION SPONSOR
MEDIA PARTNERS
SILVER SPONSORS
CO-SPONSORS
INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS
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SPONSORS & PARTNERS
2019’s conference was supported by
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Corporates & traders
Aditya Birla Group
Adrian Kenya
Africa Logistics Properties
Amiran Kenya
Bamburi Cement
Bayer
Bizna Group
Brae Holdings
Bunge
Car & General
Cargill
Cofco International
D. K. Engineering
Daylight Nursing
Dints International
East African Gasoil
ETG
Finken Holdings
First Rate Projects
Fruve Produce Limited
Galana Oil
GE Healthcare
General Electric
Grow More Seeds & Chemicals
Home Comforts Foods USA
Home Comforts Tea
Honda Motor Co
Isuzu Motors
Jamii Group
Jeilo Collections
JPD Landtrac
Kadel
Kenya Co-operative Coffee Exporters
Kenya Electricity Transmission Company
Kenya Tea Development Agency
Ketraco
Kings Pride Properties
L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering
Lamar Commodity Trading
Louis Dreyfus Company
Mabati Rolling Mills
Marubeni Corporation
Mitchell Cotts
MOGAS
Multi Commerce FZE Dubai
NMS
Nokia
OCP Group
Olam International
Omnia Group
P J Dave Flowers
Petrocam Kenya
PZ Cussons
Riftcot
Safal Group
Sian Roses
Silafrica
Simba Enterprises
Soko
SS Mehta & Sons
Sterling & Wilson
Sunda Group
Technology associates
Thai Group
The Option Two
Tradeable House Africa
True Ways
Twiga Foods
Vamara Group
Banks & financiers
Afreximbank
African Banking Corporation
Al Salam Bank Bahrain
Alubaf Arab International Bank
BACB
Bank of Kigali
Bank One
Barclays
CBA Capital Partners
Citi
Commercial Bank of Africa
Co-operative Bank of Kenya
CRDB Bank
Crown Agents Bank
Diamond Trust Bank
Ecobank Uganda
Euro Exim Bank
FBNBank (UK)
FCMB Bank
Guardian Bank
Gulf African Bank
I&M Bank
Kenya Commercial Bank
Loita Capital Partners
MCB
MUFG
Nedbank CIB
NIC Bank
Prime Bank
Rabobank
Raindew Commodities
Rand Merchant Bank
Rand-Asia Trade Finance
SBM Bank
Sidian Bank
Stanbic Bank
Standard Chartered
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
The Access Bank UK
Tropical Bank
Victoria Commercial Bank
Insurers & risk managers
African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI)
BPL Global
Global Collateral Control (GCC)
Liberty Global
Parker Norfolk & Partners
Lawyers
Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Mathews
ENSafrica
Rukangira Law Chambers
Sullivan
ECAs & multilaterals
International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation
Non-bank financiers
Credit Africa
ExWorks Capital
Financial Access
MNCapital Africa Advisors
Wilben Trade
Technology & fintech
Flutterwave
IBM
Linkflow international
Mitigram
Trutrade
Uwazi
Consultants & accountants
Badian Group
Belvedere Advisory
Design 365
Etihad Capital Africa
Global Finance & Capital
KPLC
SME Support Centre
Vallis Commodities
Woodrow Communications
Media
Alain Charles
GTR
Merger Market
Moshek Africa
Standard Group
Govt orgs & public bodies
CDC Group
Department for International Trade
GIZ
Kenya National Archives
National Treasury of Kenya
Saundi Fund for Development
Other
Avocado Vision
Duco Global
Kenya Red Cross Society
Self Help Africa
Zetech University
“The event provided an excellent balance of technical content, expert knowledge and trends, as well as an opportunity to network with a wide range of potential clients and partners”
S Aliker, BACB
ATTENDEES
Companies who attended last year’s event
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●● Nisrin Abouelezz, Executive Director, Head of Africa Group, SMBC
●● Susan Aburi, Head of Financial Relationships, Tradeable House Africa
●● Dominique Aliphon, Relationship Manager, Corporate & Institutional Banking, Mauritius Commercial Bank
●● Kenneth Mugambi, Country Head, Kenya, Vamara Group
●● Hamady Ba, Head, Eastern & Southern Africa Region, International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC)
●● George Bellord, Director, BPL Global
●● Ben Boateng, Senior Director, Exworks Capital
●● Graham Bright, Head, Compliance & Operations, Euro Exim Bank
●● Simon Cook, Partner, Sullivan & Worcester
●● Rupert Cutler, Financial & Political Risks, Parker Norfolk & Partners
●● Edward George, Economist & Author
●● Minos Gerakaris, Head of Trade Finance, Rand Merchant Bank
●● Dheerie Govender, Chief Executive Officer, Global Collateral Control and Simon Cook, Partner, Sullivan
●● Peter Hampson, Associate Director, Anglophone Africa, BACB
●● Lina Iyok, Forfaiting Unit, Afreximbank
●● Sachin Jain, Chief Financial Officer, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi & Ethiopia, ETG
●● Lukemelo Kaduma, Associate, East Africa, MNCapital Africa Advisors
●● Barnabas Kalenzi, Head of Business, Bank of Kigali
●● Rennie Kariuki, Underwriter, African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI)
●● Musa Kathanje, Director, Macro & Fiscal Affairs, National Treasury of Kenya
●● Andrew Kinai, Software Engineer, IBM Research Africa
●● Quan Le, Chief Executive Officer, Binkabi
●● Giles Lewis, Head of Grains & Oilseeds, East Africa, ETG
●● Patrick Makau, Executive Principal, Head of Trade & Trade Products, Kenya & East Africa, Transaction Banking, Standard Chartered
●● Zhann Meyer, Head of Agricultural Commodities, Nedbank CIB
●● Geoffrey de Mowbray, Chief Executive & Managing Director, Dints International
●● Kenneth Mugambi, Country Head, Kenya, Vamara Group
●● Allan Musona, Senior Advisor, Loita Capital Partners; Founder & CIO, Raindew Commodities
●● George Mutua, Managing Director, Chief Representative Officer, Kenya & East Africa, Societe Generale
●● Enoch Mwita, Trade Development Manager, Infrastructure, Oil & Gas Lead, Department for International Trade, British High Commission
●● Grace Nderitu, Accounts Payable Manager, PZ Cussons East Africa
●● Shem Odhiambo, Regional Head, East Africa, ETG
●● Nicholas Oliver, Head of Business Development, NMS International
●● Philip Omondi, Assistant General Manager, Trade Finance & Financial Institutions, Transactional Banking, NIC Bank
●● Linda Onyango, Chief Executive Officer, SME Support Centre
●● Theo Osogo, Director, Business Development, Sidian Bank
●● Duarte Pedreira, Head of Trade Finance, Crown Agents Bank; Chair, African Regional Committee, ITFA
●● Jenny Rafanomezana, Chief Executive Officer, TruTrade
●● Mandy Rapson, Consultant, SMME Development, Avocado Vision
●● Sonja Kazaneza Riedke, Co-Founder & Director Investment Advisory, Samawati Capital Partners
●● Hiren Singharay, Member of the Supervisory Board, Global Finance & Capital Limited
●● Wale Soyingbe, Managing Director, Trade Head, Sub-Saharan Africa, Citi
●● Manrui Tang, Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Binkabi
●● Mark Tindle, Managing Director, Omnia Fertilizer Zambia
●● Peter van der Krogt, Chairman, Financial Access Capital Management, Co-Founder, Facts Africa
●● Stella Gatakaa Volemi, Principal, Trade Product Manager, Transaction Banking, Standard Chartered Bank Kenya
“This was a great event that brought together skill and knowledge and deliverability to the market.”
R Qureshi, Petrocam Kenya Limited
“Very insightful discussion relating to trade and investment opportunities in Africa.”
T Mulongo, Co-operative Bank of Kenya
“A fantastic networking event, beneficial to everyone who operates in the trade finance space.”
C Ihejirika, Mitigram
SPEAKERS
2019’s speakers included