10th March 2016

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Attend this conference to:

�� Position your business to tackle political and economic challenges in 2016

�� Understand the risks associated with financial crime, as it grows more frequent and complex

�� Learn how Africa is shaping up to offer new opportunities to trade finance professionals

�� Build in safeguards to weather your business against prudential and financial crime regulation changes ahead

�� Start to see how commodity trade flows may look in the coming year

�� Learn what it takes to lead the digitisation of trade finance

Analyse emerging market activity and prepare for growth in 2016

#TFRForum16

“The state of global trade is in transition. World exports growth has fallen to its

second-lowest level since the 1960s, but at the same time new opportunities are

emerging in regions like Asia and Africa through increased investment in transport infrastructure and regional integration initiatives. TFR’s Forum will pinpoint where these opportunities lie and

how best to take advantage of them.”

Danae Kyriakopoulou, Senior Economist, Centre for Economics and Business Research

CCT Venues 40 Bank Street Canary Wharf

London E14 5NR

TFR’s Cross-Border Trade Forum Europe 2016

08:30 Registration and refreshments

09:00 Chair’s opening remarks (Clarissa Dann, Editor in Chief, TFR)

EMERGING ECONOMIES: PERCEPTIONS AND PERSPECTIVES09:10 A closer look at the main importers and exporters

in the emerging markets: A regional update on commodity flows�� An overview of emerging market activity in the

past 12 months – key regions and key trade flows�� Foreign direct investment in emerging markets

and the impact of political risk�� Effects on the wider global economy – the

impact of the China syndrome�� New opportunities following changes in

sanctions regimes, such as Iran, Myanmar and Ukraine, and what does this mean for trade?

�� Summary of South-South trade flows�� Impact of trade agreements and the

World Trade Organisation �� Outlook for the rest of 2016

Danae Kyriakopoulou, Senior Economist, Centre for Economics and Business Research CEBR, UK

TRADE REGULATION AND SANCTIONS09:50 Overcoming the impact of trade regulations

and sanctions �� Forecast which way the regulatory winds are blow-

ing, with examples from US and UK regulators�� Prudential regulation milestones: spectre of Basel

IV, Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) IV implementation (EU), US banking regulators/ Federal Reserve (US)

�� Financial crime updates – anti money laundering (AML), know your customer (KYC) and anti-bribery

�� UK regulations and taxes for international trade in services

Sanctions update�� US and EU regimes – Office of Foreign Asset

Control (OFAC), Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, recent censures and fines

�� Practicalities of ensuring your deals don’t trip sanctions screening services

�� Iran and Ukraine opening up practicalities and watchpoints

Louise Lamb, Partner, Hogan Lovells International LLP, UK

10:20 Morning coffee break

EXPORT FINANCE10:50 German export finance: Trends and challenges

�� Trends and developments in European export finance – the German perspective

�� Potential impact of regulatory changes to the sovereign risk asset class

�� Examples and case studies from Euler Hermes covered transactions

Philipp Rossberg, Chief Operating Officer, Euler Hermes, Germany

11.30 Documenting export finance deals: Best practice and pitfalls�� A credit buyer’s perspective�� Learning the language of export finance�� Working with your export credit agency�� Concepts in export finance deals

David Leggott, Partner, Hogan Lovells International LLP, UK

TFR’s Cross-Border Trade Forum Europe 2016

Louise Lamb, partner at Hogan Lovells updates delegates on sanctions at TFR’s Cross-Border Trade Forum 2015

Confirmed 2016 speaker

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SUPPLY CHAIN APPROVED PAYABLE FINANCE12:00 Financing global supply chains

�� Definitions and updates�� Findings of International

Chamber of Commerce (ICC)�� Supply chain finance and how this is

growing in popularity�� Supply chain finance as a risk mitigator

Sean Edwards, Chair, ITFA, UK

12:20 Gauging the adoption of supply chain finance by corporates �� The needs and demands of today’s corporates�� How do corporates establish a successful bridge

between the physical and financial supply chain?�� Does alternative financing change the

playing field, especially in supply chain finance (SCF)? Are corporates benefitting from it?

�� The influence of SCF in corporate global sourcing strategy and product value chain

Nirmal Radhakrishnan, Head of Corporate CTA and Trade Products, Standard Chartered, UK

12:40 A success story in supply chain finance�� Perspective from a corporate supply

chain finance user�� Lessons learned and experiences�� Key success factors in implementing and

managing a supply chain finance programme (such as on-boarding, KYC checks and liquidity)

Oliver Belin, Vice President Accounts Receivables Finance, PrimeRevenue, UK

13.00 Networking lunch

AFRICA FOCUS14.00 Financing Africa’s trade growth – up the value chain

�� Current challenges in global bank de-risking and weaning dependence from commodities exports

�� Examples of 2015 deals and initiatives to support value added goods exports

�� An update on African export finance deals�� African central banks – borrowing at a high rate �� An update on Afreximbank’s central bank

initiative to tackle capital flows�� Payment flows and SMEs – the role of SMEs in

Africa’s supply chain and how mobile payment providers are working with banks and telecoms to finance unbanked producers

Dr Benedict Okey Oramah, President and Chairman, African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim), Africa

TOMORROW’S TRADE LANDSCAPE 14:45 TRADE DIGITAL PANEL: (Chaired by Clarissa Dann, Editor in Chief, TFR)

Digitising trade finance: Where it is now and where it needs to be �� Paper-based systems and where we are in

migrating these to digital solutions – BPO, MT798, electronic bills of lading, with examples

�� Lessons and applications from the retail and consumer banking industry – mobile payments, non-bank providers of finance and what does this mean for trade?

�� Cloud computing and hosted solutions – how these impact trade counterparty data and issues surrounding privacy around the Safe Harbour Act, security and fraud prevention

�� Trade and the block chain: Will miners and ledgers really make banks redundant?

�� How will the block chain reshape the global transaction banking landscape?

Ashley Skaanild, Head of Trade Finance and Chemicals, essDOCS, UKMichael Vrontamitis, Head of Trade and Product Management, Standard Chartered Bank, Hong KongAndré Casterman, independent consultant and member of the Banking Executive Committee, International Chamber of Commerce Markus Wohlgeschaffen, Member of the ICC Banking Commission Advisory Board, Member of the Board of Trustees of the Fraunhöfer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics, DortmundEdward George, Head of Group Research, Ecobank, UK

15:30 Afternoon coffee break

Dr Benedict Okey Oramah, President of Afreximbank, shares his perspective on African trade finance with 2015 delegates

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15:45 Credit and funding: Are we heading for a crisis?�� Volatile exchange rates, central bank policies and

anticipated funding pressures in 2016�� Global liquidity conditions:

The importance of the US dollar in trade �� China’s financial system and how much does

the RMB need to devalue?�� What role will global and central banks play in

the future? How much more will regulatory intervention constrain lending?

�� Where are the alternative sources ─ securitisation, non-bank providers? How much of the trade finance gap (US$1.9trn) can be bridged?

Michael Howell, Managing Director, CrossBorder Capital, UK

16:20 The year ahead: A rocky ride or a good flowing stream? �� Encouraging banks back into structured trade�� Are we likely to see any changes to

encourage this?�� Are the old ways making a return?�� Reputation risk and fear of fines to stop

good transactions proceeding�� Will non-banks continue to progress?�� Making a good financing

Geoffrey Wynne, Partner, Sullivan & Worcester, UK

17:10 Summary of key points (Clarissa Dann, Editor in Chief, TFR)

17.20 Close of conference

17.40 Deals of the Year Awards 2015

TFR Deals of the Year Awards 2015

Uncover the deals and achievements of the finalists and winners of 2015’s Deals of the Year.

Hosted by Clarissa Dann, Editor-in-Chief of TFR magazine, the awards evening is a chance to meet the judges, celebrate with winners and understand what makes an outstanding deal.

Don’t miss your chance to network over drinks and canapés with 2015’s movers and shakers immediately after the Cross-Border Forum Europe conference.

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Delegates at TFR’s Cross-Border Trade Forum 2015

Standard Chartered is a leading international banking group, with more than 86,000 employees and a 150-year history in some of the world’s most dynamic markets. We bank the people and companies driving investment, trade and the creation of wealth across Asia, Africa and the Middle East, where we earn around 90 per cent of our income and profits. Our heritage and values are expressed in our brand promise, ‘Here for good’.

Our Transaction Banking team deepens client relationships across the Bank by providing a critical lifeblood across our clients’ working capital and operations needs. We serve clients across Corporate & Institutional Banking and Commercial Banking – from multinationals, to banks to investors and intermediaries.

We serve these needs in a value chain spanning Sales, Product Management, Channels, Implementation & Client Management and Operations – delivering working capital and Treasury advisory & structuring, global product capabilities & channels, technology implementation and operations execution.

Our capabilities are among the most competitive in the market – providing client solutions across:

�� Cash Management: Payments & Collections and FX, Account Services, Liquidity Management, including global sweeping and multi-currency pooling, and Mobile Money;

�� Trade: Documentary Trade, Receivables Services including Factoring, and Supply Chain Finance;

�� Securities Services: Custody & Clearing, Fund Services, and Corporate Agency & Trust;

�� Correspondent Banking: Clearing & Liquidity Management and Trade Finance.

RMB: Account Services, Clearing, cross-border trade settlement and payment, cross-border liquidity management, trade financing and collection, custodian, trustee and fund administration services

We deliver these capabilities through our global platforms and channels, including Straight2Bank, to provide clients regional and global solutions. Standard Chartered PLC is listed on the London and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges as well as the Bombay and National Stock Exchanges in India.

Business and financial change is happening faster than ever and volatility, uncertainty and complexity are all increasing. To stay ahead, you need to anticipate what’s next and understand where your place is in the new market and where your challenges lie.

Legal challenges come from all directions. Whether you’re expanding into new markets, considering capital from new sources, or dealing with increasingly complex regulation or disputes, we can help. Whether change brings opportunity, risk, or disruption, be ready by working with Hogan Lovells.

Our market leading Trade and Export Finance team advises both lenders and borrowers, acting for banks, commodities traders, multilateral institutions, multilateral financial institutions and development banks, export credit agencies (ECAs), and governments, and offer trade finance capabilities that few competitors can match.

We cover pre-export finance, borrowing base finance, prepayment finance, export (ECA-backed) finance, factoring, receivables financing, Islamic financing, letters of credit, risk participations, restructuring, arbitration and dispute resolution.

Whether change brings opportunity, risk, or disruption, be ready by working with Hogan Lovells. We are a bold and distinctive law firm, creating valuable solutions for our clients in the changing world of finance.

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