Trade Credit & Political Risk Insurance
Event Sponsors
ATFA 18th Annual General Conference
Mandarin Oriental Hotel
Miami, Florida May 4 - 5, 2015
Monday, May 4
9:00 -10:00 A.M.
Registration Open
10:00 - 12:00 A.M.
AGM – Election for ATFA President and Board
12:00 - 1:30 P.M.
Kickoff Networking Lunch - Azul Restaurant
Salon 3
1:45 - 2:00P.M.
Welcome & Opening Remarks
2:00 - 2:50 P.M.
Global Economic Highlights and Geopolitical Challenges
Steve Ricchiuto, Chief Economist, Mizuho
Philip Stafford, Chief Economist, Wells Fargo
Dr. Michel Leonard, SVP & Chief Economist, Alliant
Moderator: Agnes Alderson, Vice President, ACE
2:50 - 3:40 P.M.
Multi-Currency Trade Financing
Mark O’Keefe, Managing Director, Rabobank
Stuart D. Roberts – Managing Director, Citibank
Edward M. Weber – Managing Director, Nord/LB
Moderator: Adrian Katz, CEO, Finacity
3:40- 4:00 P.M.
Networking Coffee Break
4:00 - 4:45 P.M.
Basel III: Implications on Lending Activities
Frank Robleto, Chairman & CEO of BAC Florida
Stephen Kay, SVP, Marsh
Moderated by Kristy Ward, Wells Fargo
4:45 - 5:30
Trends in Supply Chain Finance... Globalization, Risk Mitigation,Technology
Terry Pierce, Strategic Account Executive, PrimeRevenue, Inc.
Bill Folker, Senior Vice President, Citizens Bank, N.A.
John T. Lavelle, Head of Political & Credit Risks, N.A., Willis
Moderator: Mike Lonie, Global Trade Finance Division, Mizuho
6:30 - 9:00 P.M.
Networking Cocktail Reception
The Mandarin Oriental Private Beach
Tuesday May 5, 2015
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Salon 1
9:00 - 9:50: a.m.
Networking Breakfast, Ballroom Terrace
Insurance: Trends, Threats and Opportunities
Ken Cavanagh, Chief Underwriting Officer, FCIA
Michael Knoerzer, Partner, Clyde & Co
Moderator:Toby Vass, Vice President, ACE
9:55- 10:45 a.m.
Motorcycle Diaries - Travelling Through Difficult Roads in Latin America
Daniel Casal, Partner, Banksville Partners
Philip Stafford, Chief Economist, Wells Fargo
Juan Francisco Neyra-Bosch,Chief Analyst, CCRM, ACE
Moderator: Brendan Herley, Director, Wells Fargo
10:45- 11:10 a.m.
Networking Coffee Break
11:10- 12:00 a.m.
A Corporate Perspective
Philippe Schwob, Managing Director, Trade & Structured Finance, Cargill
Marcos Hepp, Manager, Trade Finance, Volvo
Moderated by Agnes Alderson, Vice President, ACE
Salon 2
12:00 - 1:45 p.m.
Networking Lunch
Keynote Speaker: Parisa Khosravi on Iran - History Interrupted
SVP & Recent Retiree of CNN Worldwide
Moderator: Nasrin Nourizadeh, Vice President, FCIA
1:45 - 2:15 p.m.
Alternative Financing Methods – Getting the Job Done
Steven Baffico, CEO, Four Wood Capital Partners LLC
2:15 - 3:00 p.m.
Anatomy of a Fraud
Jeffrey H. Cramer, Esq., Senior Managing Director, Kroll
Edward P. O’Keefe, Deputy General Counsel, Bank of America
Moderated by Michael Sullivan, Sullivan & Worcester
3:00 - 3:40 p.m.
Update on Recent Legal Developments in LatAm
Lucio Feijo Lopes, Managing Partner, Feijo Lopes Advogados
Patricia Hernandez, Partner, Avila Rodriguez Hernandez Mena & Ferri LLP
Moderated by Harpreet Mann, QBE
3:40 - 4:00
Networking Coffee Break
4:00 - 4:30
OFAC – What Every Financier Should Know
Corey Phelps, Sanctions Compliance Officer, Office of Foreign Assets Control
4:30 - 5:20
Liquidity & Pricing Updates
Richard Tull, SVP at HSBC
Julio Morejon, Business Devpt Manager, Cisco
Lynn Galkoski , Vice President, Bank of New York Mellon
Moderator: Jane Belova-Barr, Director / Trade Asset Sales, SCB
Close of Conference
6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Networking Dinner: Red Fish Grill - 9610 Old Cutler Road, Miami, FL 33156
Registration Open: Conference Fees (Hotel not included):
Members:
Early Bird: $999 -- after April 3rd: $1,099
Non-Members:
Early Bird $1,199 -- after April 3rd: $1, 299
Networking Cocktail Reception Only: $250
Networking Luncheon & Keynote Speech Only: $200
Networking Dinner Only: $180
List of Past Conference Attendees
2014 Conference Attendees
Financial Institutions
Insurers
Brokers
Corporates
Law Firms
Government Agencies
Total
63
12
14
8
3
3
103
61%
12%
14%
8%
3%
3%
100%
2013 Conference Attendees
Banks
Insurers
Corporates
Brokers
Law Firms
Government Agencies
Total
75
7
7
10
4
1
118
89%
7%
7%
8%
3%
1%
100%
Registration Open
Venue: Mandarin Oriental Hotel,
Miami
Visit us at www.atfamericas.com
to register and call hotel to
reserve your room:
+1 (305) 913 8288
Golf Outing: Wednesday, May 6th
Miami Beach Golf Club
2301 Alton Road
Miami Beach, FL 33140
Golf w/ Boxed Lunch: $158 + tax
Golf Clubs: $70+ tax
Company Name
ACE Global Markets
AIG Trade Credit
Amerra Capital Management, LLC
Company Name
Finacity Corporation
Gramercy Finance LLC
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
AON - Political Risk
HSBC
HSIB - CHAUCER
INTERBANK
International Risk Consultants
IRIA (US) Inc.
Ironshore
Arab Banking Corporation
Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management
Atradius Trade Credit Insurance Inc
AU Group North America
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.
Avila Rodriguez Hernandez Mena & Ferri LLP
Banco de Credito e Inversiones, Miami Branch
Banco Finantia
Banco Pine
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Bank of Communications
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ
Banksville Partners
Banksville Partners LLC
BBVA Compass
Beazley Group
Bladex
BLADEX
BNP Paribas
BNY Mellon
Brightstar Corp.
BTMU
Bunge
China Construction Bank
China Merchants Bank
Citibank
Clyde & Co. US LLC
Comerica Bank
Deutsche Bank
Ecoban Securities CorportionC
EIA Global
Exotix
Export-Import Bank of the US
FCIA - Trade Credit & Political Risk Insurance
FCIA Management Company
Fifth Third Bank
JLT
JPMorgan Chase Bank
Latin American Underwriters Ltd
London Forfaiting Americas Inc.
MARSH U.S.A.
Mercantil Commercebank
Meridian Finance Group
Mizuho Bank Ltd.
NORD/LB
NYSE Euronext
OCBC Bank
QBE North America
Rabobank
RBS
Rosemount Consulting Partners, LLC
Santander
Scotibank
Sidley Austin LLP
Standard Chartered Bank
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Sutherland Global Services
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
The Receivables Exchange
The Royal Bank of Scotland
TSB Global - Trade Solutions Brasil
US Department of Commerce
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo Bank
Willis - Financial Solutions
XL Group
Zangbo America Trading Corporation