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TXF ASIA 2015: EXPORT, AGENCY & PROJECT FINANCE
DAY ONE – OCTOBER 28
PLENARY STREAM, STUDIO 1-3
09:00
09:15
10:45
09:45
Chairman’s opening remarksA welcome to our second TXF Asia conference and outline for the next two days.Jonathan Bell, Editor-in-Chief, TXF
Is Asia the economic centre of the world?An economic analysis and global forecast with a particular focus on Asia-Pacific – and a look at global export and project finance deal flows.Rocky Tung, Senior Economist, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
ANZ Audience Response Survey: Your thoughts on the industry in 2016An anonymous, real-time survey of the audience on the key issues in the industry. All guests will receive the full results and an annotated commentary as report after the conference.
Hayden Smith, Associate Director, Structured Export Finance, ANZ
The role of agency finance in Asia’s infrastructure investment 2016Can financial institutions meet Asia’s huge near-term infrastructure investment needs – and if so, how? This keynote panel will cover trends and challenges in applying ECA finance to projects, competition and pricing, the needs of borrowers, new sources of liquidity, and more.
Paul Richards, Global Head of Structured Export Finance, ANZ Valentino Gallo, Managing Director, Global Head Export and Agency Finance, CitiArnaud Cachard, Head of Export Finance Asia, HSBCEric de Jonge, Global Head of Structured Export Finance, INGJonathan Joseph-Horne, Global Coordinator, Export & Agency Finance, Global Trade Finance, SMBC
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Multilaterals play a key role in getting projects off the ground and seeing them to fruition. How have new institutions, such as the AIIB, affected the landscape? What value do MDBs add? How has their role evolved in recent years? How are other developments in the market – such as the growing role of local and regional banks – impacting the work of MDBs? What level of competition and collaboration is there amongst MDBs?
Karin Finkelston, VP & COO, MIGAMike Barrow, Deputy Director, ADBEugene Sullivan, Principal Investment Officer, IFCModerator: Zia Azeez, Head of Renewables and Infrastructure, Project Finance Asia, SMBC
TXF Asia 2015’s first case study explores financing in a sector that will only continue to grow: renewable energy. The largest wind farm in the Philippines to date, the 150 MW Burgos Wind Farm project was trailblazing. The resultant wind farm provides 370 GWh of electricity to power millions of local households and displace around 200,000 tons of carbon emissions annually – and due to a particular offtake stipulation of the Philippine government, the project and its related financing was put together at break-neck speed.
Richard Tantoco, President & COO, Energy Development CorporationMark Clover, Director, Project & Export Finance, ANZ
11:00
12:45
14:15
11:45
Coffee and Networking
Lunch
Industry All Play: What key innovation will move the market forward?
This interactive, TXF-style idea lab sees delegates split into small, pre-defined groups where they will work together to identify gaps in the project and export finance offering. Through a group discussion structured by TXF questions, guests will collaborate on solutions that will help to take the industry forward. What single innovation can help to transform the market?
The role of multilateral development banks in powering infrastructure investment Winds of Change: The rise of renewable energy
PLENARY STREAM, STUDIO 1-3
THE KITCHEN RESTAURANT, 6TH FLOOR
PLENARY STREAM, STUDIO 1-3 CASE STUDY STEAM, STUDIO 5
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PLENARY STREAM, STUDIO 2-3 IDEA LAB STREAM, STUDIO 5 CASE STUDY STREAM, STUDIO 1
15:00 Alternative Liquidity Where have all the projects gone? Asia into Africa: Demystifying the trail
From institutional investors to capital markets, alternative liquidity provider interest in the ECA product is increasing – but how viable and attractive an asset class is it? What major transactions have been completed in this area? What are the key advantages? And where next for this industry trend?
Guido Fieret, Manager Tresury & Customer Finance, IHC Merwede
Vinco David, Head of International Relations, Atradius
Rohan Doctor, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
Audra Low, Head of Origination & Structuring, Clifford Capital
Cristina Chang, Director, Head of Asia Securitization and Transportation, Citi
An idea lab looking at the project pipeline (or lack thereof?) and assessing where the promised projects have gone. In which regions and sectors will the nextbig projects come from?
Tim Lamey, Head of Export Finance Asia Pacific, BNP Paribas
Sylvie Leclercq, Head of Hong Kong Export Finance, Societe Generale
The first Sinosure project financing in Sub-Saharan Africa enabled Maamba Colleries Limited (MCL) to complete the construction of two 150 MW coalfired power plants on the site of an existing coal mine in Maamba, Zambia – together with a new transmission line to connect to the national grid. The Barclays-led debt was raised via a $365 million ECA-backed tranche supported by Sinosure and there was also a $150 million DFI tranche.
Shyam Sankar, Senior VP - ECA & CAPEX Debt Financing, Barclays
15:45 Coffee and Networking
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PLENARY STREAM, STUDIO 2-3 IDEA LAB STREAM, STUDIO 5 CASE STUDY STREAM, STUDIO 1
16:30
17:15
Roadmap: Domestic banks stepping up their activity in cross-border financings
ICC Trade Register & Global Survey: Healing the industry’s pain points
Local currency financing: Why, when and how?
Local banks from Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia to Korea, the Philippines, India and Indonesia are taking a bigger role in ECA and project finance. Where is this happening? What are their ambitions in the market? And what does this mean for the global players?
Subash Narayanan, Executive Director Project Finance, DBS
Lee Ka Sing, Managing Director, Head of Debt Capital Markets and Regional Project Finance, Maybank
After a brief introduction to the key findings of the ICC trade register and global export finance survey, this idea lab collaborates on what initiatives are and can be taken to heal some of the regulatory and structural issues in the industry
Facilitator: Henri D’Ambrieres, Advisor, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Drawing on case studies from Pakistan and Nepal, this session is a guide to enabling long term infrastructure finance in local currency. It explores challenges, structures and keys for success.
Chris Vermont, Managing Director, GuarantCo
Saving the end-users until last, this session explores borrowers’ views on financing priorities in the year ahead – in the context of growing pools of liquidity and the trend towards diversification
Vineyesh Sawhney, SVP Finance, Reliance
Zenda Kuo, Director of Group Corporate Finance, CLP Holdings
Tsengel Sandag, Chief Investment Officer, MCS Group
Airbus has been very successful in tapping into the growing capital market interest for aviation assets. How has it managed to do this and how can other exporters use the lessons it has learned to similarly attract investment?
Bertrand Guedez, Structured Finance Manager, Airbus
Cristina Chang, Director, Head of Asia Securitization and Transportation, Citi
Borrowers’ financing priorities in 2016 Capital markets interest in aviation assets
PLENARY STREAM, STUDIO 1-3
THE WET DECK, 76TH FLOOR
CASE STUDY STEAM, STUDIO 5
18:00 Cocktail and Networking Reception5
TXF ASIA 2015: EXPORT, AGENCY & PROJECT FINANCE
DAY TWO – OCTOBER 29
PLENARY STREAM, STUDIO 1-3
08:30
09:15
10:00
Coffee and Networking TXF will be hosting an exclusive Borrowers’ Breakfast on the morning of Day 2 – restricted to end users of ECA and project finance.
Chairman opens Day 2 of the conference Jonathan Bell, Editor-in-Chief, TXF
Asian ECA PanelIn this panel discussion, senior representatives from Asian ECAs discuss their financing plans, regions and sectors of interest, project pipelines, and strategies for attracting borrowers.Munetaka Horiguchi, Asia Pacific Executive Officer, JBICJun-woo Kim, , Deputy Director Project Finance, KeximYasukazu Irino, Chief Representative for Asia, NEXIJungmok Jung, Deputy Director Project Finance, K-sureModerator: Matthias Schemuth, Partner, Ashurst
09:30
10:45
An economist’s guide to China – from slowdown to commodity pricesThis session hones in on the current economic climate in China, focussing on key issues from the past year and looking ahead into the next, including the country’s economic slowdown and the impact of falling commodity prices. Rocky Tung, Senior Economist, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
Have ECAs adapted to changing market conditions? For many ECAs, the last few years have entailed a steep learning curve. Have they now adapted to be able to handle increasingly sophisticated transactions? Where are they falling short?Wenche Nistad, CEO, GIEKJan-Philipp Apking, Head of Underwriting & FIs, Euler Hermes Eva Ohlsson, Director (Large Corporates), SEKDenis L’Heureux, Chief Representative for Greater China, EDCTuukka Andersén, Vice President and Head of Underwriting, Finnvera
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11:30 Coffee break
PLENARY STREAM, STUDIO 2-3 IDEA LAB STREAM, STUDIO 5 INSURANCE STREAM, STUDIO 1
12:15 Shipping and offshore oil & gas Group Therapy: Feedback Forum Private insurance market: Coverage, Competition and Collaboration.
Are newbuild ship orders reducing and why? How will this impact an ECA business increasingly active in this space? How will it be affected by increasingly ambitious commodity traders looking to purchase their own vessels? What is the demand for various vessels, including tankers and bulkers? What are the plans for the major shipping ECAs?
Li Xiang, Deputy Division Chief, Export-Import Bank of China
Parth Jindal, Finance Director,Hoegh LNG
YJ Kim, Partner, Milbank
How can project developers and contractors make projects more bankable? Do banks need to be willing to take on more risk? This session allows participants to collaborate on ideas for changes that not only see more projects get underway, but also reach financial close more smoothly.
Facilitator: Zenda Kuo, Director Group Corporate Finance, CLP Holdings
An analysis of trends for private insurance coverage and claims – including a comparison with existing ECA cover. What do these patterns tell us about the role both the ECA and private insurers are playing in different regions?Where is private insurance proving valuable and what does it tell us about ECA appetite? What are the current industry trends for private market and ECAReinsurance? What kind of risks are companies willing to reinsure? What trends are there for private market underwriting across Asia Pacific?
Peter Gilbert, Director, BPL Global
David Graham, Head of Corporate, Soveriegn and Project Finance, EFIC
Martin Phelan, Senior Underwriter, XL Catlin
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THE KITCHEN RESTAURANT, 6TH FLOOR
13:00 Lunch
PLENARY STREAM, STUDIO 2-3 IDEA LAB STREAM, STUDIO 5 INSURANCE STREAM, STUDIO 1
14:30 Financing projects with Korean nexus Exporters’ Lab Insurance needs when financing IPPs
How essential is ECA financing, including Korean ECA financing, for large global companies such as Reliance? How do ECAs, including Korean ECAs, evaluate feasibility and desirability of proposed export/project financing?
What are the advantages and challenges from the borrower/sponsor’s perspective? What are the broader policy objectives and commercial dynamics of particular transactions from the ECA’s perspective?
Jun-woo Kim, Deputy Director Project Finance, Kexim
Vineyesh Sawhney, SVP Finance, Reliance
Arnaud Cachard, Head of Export Finance Asia, HSBC
Moderator: YJ Kim, Partner, Milbank
This idea lab looks at the challenges facing exporters and keys for success. Where are the regional opportunities in 2016 and what are the most promising sectors? What do exports want to see change on the bank and ECA side in order to enhance the export credit product?
Facilitator: Valerie Colville, Principal, CC Solutions
When banks provide loans to energy projects, they want to cover all possible risks and remain within the boundaries of their own rules and guidelines. This briefing session examines how that can be achieved through insurers covering commercial and political risk, focusing on the needs of banks and equity investors within the context of IPPs.
Jef Vincent, Chief Underwriting Officer, African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI)
John Moran, Vice President - Insurance, OPIC
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PLENARY STREAM, STUDIO 2-3
15:15
16:00
Deal or No Deal?An engaging way to wrap up two days of discussions, this pricing session sees industry experts go through a series hypothetical deal proposals and debate: 1) Whether they would do each deal; 2) How they would price each deal. In the process, the panel explores the key drivers behind signing deals and what needs to be done to get them done. The audience will also have the opportunity to get involved – by voting on how much they would rate each of the deals out of 10 before the panel gives its final verdict.
Evert-Jan Zondag, Head of Structured Trade & Export Finance Asia, Deutsche BankTim Lamey, Head of Export Finance Asia Pacific, BNP ParibasJun Palanca, Regional Head of Export & Agency Finance Asia Pacific, SMBCPaul Richards, Global Head of Structured Export Finance, ANZModerator: Tim Histed, Head of North Asia, MIGA
Chairman closes the conferenceJonathan Bell, Editor-in-Chief, TXF
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