Trade & Commodity Finance

Trade & Commodity Finance in a Time of Geopolitical Shifts and Financial Realignment: Navigating Risks and Unlocking Growth in 2025”

16:00-16:30 Registration

16:30-17:30 AI-Enhanced Borrowing Base Management: The Digital Agent Advantage, Q&A

This presentation explores the transformative role of a Digital Agent in enhancing borrowing base management through AI. We’ll delve into the current challenges and emerging trends in Trade Finance, with ING showcasing real-life examples as a leading agent bank. Komgo will then highlight AI-powered use cases, demonstrating how technology can efficiently service both banks and corporates, streamlining processes like reconciliation and corporate-to-bank communication.

Speakers:

Anne-Sophie Pinson, Senior Sales, KOMGO

Laetitia Alonso, Senior Sales, KOMGO

Jean-Marc Thijs, Chief Operations Officer, ING Switzerland

17:30-17:45 Pause

17:45-18:45 Panel discussion on Trade Finance, Q&A

Recent geopolitical challenges, such as the global supply chain disruptions, the impact of sanctions, trade realignments (e.g., shifts in energy markets post-Ukraine crisis), and financial tightening  with rising interest rates and inflation, highlight the need to manage both risks and opportunities in the changing landscape of trade and finance.

Key areas of discussion—bank vs. alternative finance, digitalization, global trade challenges, and future opportunities—will emphasize the need for adaptation as well as the potential for growth in 2025 and beyond.

Moderator: Harris Antoniou, moderator

Panelists:

Patrick Jaberg, Directeur Adjoint – Conseiller Trade Finance – Chef de Secteur – Energie et Renouvelables, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

Peter Ullman, International Trade and Risk Advisor, Investor, Magistrate

Philipp Wiederkehr, Senior Relationship Manager, UBS

Deia Markova, Managing Director, Head of Trade & Sustainable Commodity Finance, Switzerland

18:45-20:30 Networking drinks