Trade & Supply-Chain Finance: Future-Proofing Liquidity, Risk and Growth

SHED Event Hall Zug, Dammstrasse 16, Zug starting 18:00

Panel I – Intelligent Trade: AI, Data Integrity & the New Architecture of Trust

Speakers:
Jonas Brammertz — Ariadne.swiss
Laetitia Alonso — Secro.io

• Explore how AI and secure digital frameworks improve decision quality, not just speed
• Address fraud prevention, data authenticity and interoperability
• Provide concrete examples of adoption rather than future visions

Panel II – Allocating Capital in Trade Finance: Liquidity, Risk & Structuring in a Fragmented World

Panelists:
Peter Ullmann — Pemberton Asset Management
Patrick Jaberg — BCV
Philipp Wiederkehr — UBS
Orhan Gunes — Tradeqraft
Moderator: Harris Antoniou

This panel builds directly on Panel I and asks:

• If data improves, does capital expand?
• Where is liquidity genuinely tightening?
• Are we witnessing structural repricing or cyclical caution?

Key Themes

• Private credit vs bank balance sheet allocation
• Governance as a risk variable
• Eligibility thresholds in a more selective environment
• Structuring solutions that preserve financeability
• Capital concentration in larger commodity houses
• What becomes harder to finance in 3–5 years?

Collateral Management & Democratization

• Can improvements in collateral management expand credit access?
• Can digitalisation democratise access for smaller commodity houses?
• Does better visibility translate into lower capital cost?

Private Debt & Capital Appetite

• Is private debt for trade and commodity finance increasing structurally?
• Have recent market disruptions created a setback?
• Should governance (“G” in ESG) become more prominent in credit assessment?

Bank Appetite & Eligibility Criteria

• Is bank appetite for TCF still robust?
• Are new eligibility criteria emerging quietly?
• Is data quality becoming a precondition for financing?

Banking as a Service

• Traditional TCF banks excel in collateral management.
  Can this capability evolve into a standalone “Banking-as-a-Service” revenue stream?

Market Segmentation

• How is the commodity house landscape segmenting?
• Is transactional finance still relevant?
• What percentage of exposure remains transactional vs structured or inventory-backed?

Closing Segment: “What single change will most reshape trade finance liquidity over the next five years?”