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San Jose, US | Hyatt San Jose November 17, 2016
West Coast Trade & Working Capital Conference 2016
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GTR’s West Coast Trade & Working Capital Conference 2016 returned to San Jose for a second year to provide critical insights in to working capital optimization trends, the impact of global market conditions on trade and financing flows, and highlighted the latest fintech developments across trade and corporate treasury.
The one-day event provided a key meeting point for delegates to gather and discuss topical and timely discussions that are directly affecting them, their peers and their industry. Over 20 expert speakers, including fortune 500 corporates and leading trade fintechs shared their perspective via a number of interactive presentations and interviews.
West Coast Trade & Working Capital Conference 2016
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Sponsorship opportunitiesPeter Gubbins Managing Director [email protected] +44 (0)20 8772 3000
Speaking opportunitiesGeorge Mitchell Senior Conference Producer [email protected] +44 (0)20 8772 3017
Marketing & Media opportunitiesElisabeth Spry Marketing Executive [email protected] +44 (0)20 8772 3006
“Excellent conference on trade financing! Moderators and presenters were knowledgeable and the information was practical and useful for export trade!”
O Enciso Smith, Local & Global Commerce
“The conference was very informative.”
A Shenks, SV Black Chamber of Commerce
“GTR’s event furthered my appreciation of trade in the global markets and I will definitely incorporate my learnings back into my organization.”
S Trotman, Finatric
Overviewwww.gtreview.com
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Sectors attended in 2016
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0%AFRICA 93%AMERICASUnited States
6%EUROPEUnited Kingdom
1%MENAUAE
0%ASIA
Percentage of attendees by region in 2016
63Companies represented
3Countries
represented
104Delegates attended
2016’s vital statistics Attendee breakdown by job title in 2016
71%
Senior level
6%
Mid-level
23%
C-level
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Statisticswww.gtreview.com
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●● Dave Baartmans, Head of Strategic Trade Services, Wells Fargo
●● Jeff Botham, Chief Financial Officer, Fisher Nut Company
●● Chuck Brazier, Vice-President, Business Development, Trade River USA
●● Moses Choi, Advisor & Director of Business Development, Tradle
●● Sunil George, Head of Structured Trade Finance, North America, Louis Dreyfus Commodities
●● Guillermo Gualino, Vice-President & Treasurer, Agilent Technologies
●● Inwha Huh, Head of Global Trade & Receivables Finance (GTRF), US & Canada, HSBC
●● Joon Kim, Global Head, Product & Portfolio Management, BNY Mellon
●● Glenn Kocher, Managing Director, LiquidX
●● Ranganathan Krishnan, Vice-President, Technology, Skuchain
●● Agatha Liberatore, Vice President & Senior Underwriter, Trade Receivables Insurance, XL Catlin
●● Charles Lundberg, Vice-President, Sales West Coast, DS Concept Factoring
●● Mike McDonough, Head of Product Management, Trade Finance, North America, MUFG Union Bank
●● Gary Mendell, President, Meridian Finance Group
●● Courtney Ring, Head, North American Sales, Taulia
●● Glenn Robins, Vice-President, Trade Credit, Allied World Specialty Insurance Company
●● Ken Rosenberg, Senior Vice-President & Manager, International Banking Department, Bridge Bank
●● Damaris Sardenberg, Senior Manager, Structured Finance, Treasury, Microsoft
●● Craig Schumann, Regional Director, Export Import Bank of the United States
●● Dave Skirzenski, Managing Director, Greensill Capital
●● Rob Stigall, Director & Product Sales Specialist Manager, Global Trade & Supply Chain Finance, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
●● Simon Streat, Vice-President, Product Strategy, Bolero
●● Kati Suominen, Business & Policy Entrepreneur; Author; Scholar; Founder and Chief Executive Officer, TradeUp Capital Fund
●● Dave Sutter, Chief Operating Officer, Hijro
●● Tim Swanson, Director of Market Research, R3
●● Mike Vaishnav, Senior Vice-President, Corporate Finance & Treasurer, Synnex
●● Bob Zapotosky, Chief Financial Officer, Solaria
“Outstanding event with cutting-edge polls and first-rate speakers.”
K Suominen, TradeUp Capital Fund & Nextrade Group
“Excellent networking event!”
D Skirzenski, Greensill Capital
GTR Mena Trade Finance Week 2017 February 12-14, 2017 Dubai, UAE | Jumeirah Emirates Towers
India Trade & Treasury Conference 2017 February 22, 2017 Mumbai, India | Taj Lands End
GTR Africa Trade Finance Week 2017 March 9-10, 2017 Cape Town, South Africa | Westin Cape Town
Malaysia Trade & Export Finance Conference 2017 March 14, 2017 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Mandarin Oriental
Turkey Trade & Export Finance Conference 2017 March 21, 2017 Istanbul, Turkey | Swissotel the Bosphorus
Latin America Trade Finance Conference 2017 April 27, 2017 São Paulo, Brazil | Tivoli Mofarrej
West Coast Trade & Working Capital Conference 2016
Speakers www.gtreview.com2016’s speakers included
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Corporates & traders
Cana Manufacturing & Imports
Carbon 3D
China Visits Monterey Bay
Cooper Companies
Fisher Nut Company
Global Biz Pros
Juniper Networks
Louis Dreyfus
Microsoft Corporation
National Energetics
Process Weaver
Seaboard Corp
Solaria
Synnex
Tempo Plastic Co
Trans Universal Energy
Banks & financiers
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Bank of China
BNY Mellon
Bridge Bank
City National Bank
Comerica Incorporated
DBS Bank
Export-Import Bank of the United States
GPS Capital Markets
HSBC
MUFG
State Bank of India
Wells Fargo Bank
Insurers & risk managers
Allied World Assurance
Arthur J. Gallagher
International Risk Consultants
Meridian Finance Group
Prudentia Trading
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
XL Catlin
ECAs & multilaterals
Euler Hermes Quality Letters of Credit Cisco Systems
Consultants & accountants
The NewComm Global Group IIICORP Manex
Govt orgs & public bodies
Local & Global Commerce
Silicon Valley Black Chamber of Commerce
Silicon Valley Leadership Group
U.S. Small Business Administration
Education
Cabrillo College
Non-bank financiers
Credit Eureka
DS Concept Factoring
Greensill Capital
Provident Traders
Trade River Finance
TradeUp Capital Fund & Nextrade Group
Solution providers
Agilent Technologies
Bolero
Finatric
Hijro
Liquid X
R3 CEV
Skuchain
Taulia
Trade Technologies
Tradle
“Innovative and experienced speaker panels and a great networking opportunity. Overall a great event and looking forward to attend the next one.”
H C Barke, Prudentia Trading
West Coast Trade & Working Capital Conference 2016
Attendees www.gtreview.com104 delegates attended 2016’s conference representing the following companies
Cal i fornia’s Gateway to Internat ional Trade
TRADE P ORT
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MORNING REGISTRATION SPONSOR LANYARD SPONSOR
INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS
MEDIA PARTNERS
SILVER SPONSORS
CO-SPONSORS
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Sponsors & partnerswww.gtreview.com2016’s conference was supported by
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PRESS RELEASE
Leading forum for trade, treasury and fintech industry leaders returned to San Jose, California on November 17
GTR’s West Coast Trade & Working Capital Conference 2016 returned to San Jose for a second year to provide critical insights into working capital financing and optimization trends, the impact of global market conditions on trade and financing flows, and highlight the latest fintech developments across trade and corporate treasury.
The one-day event provided a key meeting point for delegates to gather and discuss topical and timely discussions that are directly affecting them, their peers and their industry. Over 20 expert speakers, including fortune 500 corporates and leading trade fintechs shared their perspective via a number of interactive presentations and interviews.
“It was a fascinating day of discussion, highlighting some of the most innovative working capital solutions in the trade ecosystem, but also assessing where traditional techniques have retained their relevance for corporate financiers and treasurers”, says George
Mitchell, Senior Conference Producer at GTR. “Our corporate sector speakers from both tech and soft commodities sectors agreed that the key to success in today’s business climate is utilizing the full range of financing and risk management options throughout the supply chain, from letters of credit to approved payables programmes and receivables financing structures”.
With an agenda geared towards best practice guidance, maximum audience participation and lively debate, the event provided valuable information for those looking to get ahead in the trade and working capital space.
Dedicated networking breaks provided ample opportunities for attendees to meet with the market’s primary decision makers, giving delegates the chance to become re-acquainted with old contacts and foster new working relationships with those in the industry.
“Honest and straightforward views on emerging technology trends such as blockchain.”
J Woolway, Cisco Systems
“GTR events are always informative and always interesting.”
K Weigel, Trans Universal Energy
West Coast Trade & Working Capital Conference 2016
Press Release www.gtreview.com