Radisson Blu Waterfront | Stockholm, Sweden November 25-26, 2015

Nordic Region Trade & Export Finance Conference 2015

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INSURERS & RISK MANAGERS

LAWYERS

SOLUTION PROVIDERS

MEDIA

CONSULTANTS

ECAS & MULTILATERALS

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AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, ITALY, LITHUANIA, NORWAY, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, THE NETHERLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM, SOUTH AFRICA, UNITED STATES, ISRAEL, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Percentage of attendees by region in 2015

1% 97% 1%1%

2015’s vital statistics

COUNTRIES REPRESENTED

19COMPANIES

REPRESENTED

128DELEGATES ATTENDED

395

Stockholm once again played host to the largest gathering of trade finance professionals in the region as GTR’s Nordic Region Trade & Export Finance Conference 2015 welcomed 395 delegates, reaffirming its position as the conference of choice for the market.

With focus firmly placed on exploring the current trends and new comprehensive strategies, attendees were able to hear from a range of high-level speakers including Annika Winsth, Chief Economist, Nordea, Pauli Heikkila, President & Chief Executive Officer, Finnvera and Jan Saaek, Vice President & Group Treasurer, Norican.

Discussions analysed the ongoing challenges faced by Nordic corporates in continuing to manage growth whilst exploring opportunities available when conducting business in key emerging markets.

The event concluded with the GTR Supply Chain Masterclass, an interactive workshop that bridges the physical and financial supply chains.

“A great opportunity to meet with clientsand colleagues in the same industry, as well as listen to hot topics in the market.All in one day!”S Aldergren, Danske Bank

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2015’s speakers included

“Very well organised.”O Hulten, Swedish Chamber of Commerce for Russia

“Another excellent event. The GTR Nordicconference 2015 again provided a greatnetworking opportunity bringing a lot ofinteresting parties together.”N Williams, ANZ

●● Thomas Gür, Journalist & Broadcaster

●● Annika Winsth, Chief Economist, Nordea

●● Jan Saaek, Vice President & Group Treasurer, Norican Group

●● Tore Bäckström, Senior Vice-President & Executive Advisor, Volvo Buses

●● Allan Nielsen, Head of Transaction Services, Sweden, SEB

●● Karin Apelman, Director General, EKN

●● Pauli Heikkilä, President & Chief Executive Officer, Finnvera

●● Catrin Fransson, President & Chief Executive Officer, SEK

●● Ulla Wangestad, Director, Strategic Department, GIEK

●● Christian Ølgaard, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, EKF

●● Cathrin Karpinski, Senior Vice-President, Export Finance, Head of International Markets, Commerzbank

●● Torbjörn Lindberg, Director, Project & Export Finance, Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery

●● Alexander Qvennerstedt, Partner, Credit, Political & Security Risks, Nordic Region, JLT

●● Jesper Brøchner Pettersson, Head of Export Finance, Danske Bank

●● Xavier-Marie Robert, Head of Export Finance, Funding, Americas, Asia & Sectors, Societe Generale

●● Per Edlundh, Director, Large Corporates Export Finance, SEK

●● Fredrik Enderlein, Partner, Credit & Political Risk, Brim

●● Kade Spears, Head of Political & Credit Risks, The Channel Syndicate

●● Axel Stridsberg, Head of Trade Finance Bank Management, Nordea

●● Patrik Achtman, Head of Scandinavian Marketing, Global Trade Finance, Bank ABC

●● Karl Lundell, Dubai Representative Office, Credit & Political Risk, Brim

●● Tony Lindström, Director, Customer Finance & Risk, EMEA Region, Volvo Construction Equipment

●● Mauro Bonacina, Trade Market Manager, BNY Mellon

●● Kimmo Helle, Vice-President, Treasury Development & Trade Finance, Metsä Group

●● Matti Malminen, Director, Trade & Export Finance, Konecranes

●● Ian Kerr, Chief Executive Officer, Bolero

●● André Casterman, Global Head, Corporate and Supply Chain Markets, Swift

●● Urban Ljungblom, Head, Industry & Public Affairs, Nordea

●● Winfried Blasius, Sales Director, Europe, Bank & Corporate Trade Finance & Supply Chain Finance Solutions, SureComp

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2015’s speakers included

“This is the central event for the industry inNordics and an excellent way to network.”J Sahler, SEB

“A good opportunity to gain updates on the recentdevelopments in the field of trade and exportfinance.”J Hanninen, Nokia

●● Patrik Zekkar, Global Head of Supply Chain Finance, Danske Bank

●● Joel Schrevens, Solutions Director & Head of European Operations, China Systems

●● Henry Balani, Head of Innovation, Accuity

●● Richard Wilkins, Executive Director, Export Finance EMEA, J.P. Morgan

●● Magnus Furuholm, Head, Swedbank South Africa

●● Frederick Tucker, Operations Director, Dints International

●● Faruq Muhammad, Regional Head Structured Export Finance, Africa & Middle East, Standard Chartered

●● Matthew Goddard, Business Development Director, Trade Finance Partners

●● Marie Aglert, Head, Transport & Construction Unit, EKN

●● Hadi El-Amaary, Export & Trade Finance Manager, India, Middle East & Africa, ABB Dubai

●● Carl Zdolsek, Vice-President, Area Manager MEA, SEB

●● Jussi Haarasilta, Executive Vice-President, Head of Large Corporates, Finnvera

●● Jari Hänninen, Head of Structured Finance, Credit Products, Nokia

●● Andreas Back, Manager, Financial Services, Wärtsilä Corporation

●● Mikael Fridlund, Finance Manager, Trade & Project Finance, Pulp & Energy Business Line, Valmet

●● Mattias Berntsson, Regional Manager, EKN

●● David Shellhammer, Chief Executive Officer, Driconeq Group

●● Klas Eklund, Senior Economist, SEB

●● Henrik Lööf, Chairman, Kreditforsakringsforeningen (KFF)

●● Ana Boata, Economist, Europe, Euler Hermes

●● Arne Antonsson, Chief Credit Officer, Electrolux

●● Peter Hedberg, Director, Global Business Unit, Atradius

●● Johan Andersson, Chief Risk Officer, SEB

●● Peter Ström, Senior Vice-President & Head of Risk, Large Corporates & Institutions, Swedbank

●● Johan Trocme, Head of Corporate Research, Corporate & Institutional Banking, Nordea

●● Eero Tuulos, Director, Investor Relations, Nokia

●● Per Norman, Head of Treasury & Risk Management, BillerudKorsnäs

●● Magnus Velander, Head of Cash, Export & Trade Finance Solutions, Group Treasury, Scania

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“It was refreshing to learn about the interest for small andmedium enterprises by Export Credit Agencies and financialinstitutes. There is more opportunity to find supportiveinitiatives, enabling SME’s to grow into the next generationof multi-nationals. What obviously needs to be improved toget there is more communication and information.The Nordic Region Trade & Export Finance Conferencewas a step in the right direction.”David Shellhammer, Driconeq

395 delegates attended 2015’s conference representing the following companies

Banks & Financiers

ANZ

Bank ABC

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

BNP Paribas

BNY Mellon

British Arab Commercial Bank

Citi

Commerzbank

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank

Danske Bank

Deutsche Bank

DNB Nord

Europe Arab Bank

HSBC

ING

Investec

J.P. Morgan

Mitigram

Mizuho Bank

Nordea

Pohjola Bank

Raiffeisen Bank International

Sabadell Bank

SEB

Societe Generale

Standard Chartered

Svenska Handelsbanken

Swedbank

TD Securities

Wells Fargo Bank

Corporates & Traders

ABB

Atlas Copco

BillerudKorsnäs

Bunker Holding

Cargotec

CellMark

DeLaval

Dints International

Driconeq Group

Ekman & Co.

Electrolux

Elof Hansson

Eltel Networks

Ericsson

Fortex International

GKN Aerospace

GL&V Sweden

Glaston

Huawei Technologies

Kinnarps

Konecranes

Kongsberg Gruppen

Korab International

LKAB

Metsä group

Metso Corporation

Nokia

Norican Group

Outotec

Q-Matic

Saab

Sandvik

Scania

Siemens

SMT Group

Sony Ericsson

Stora Enso

SWECO

Tata Group

Valmet

VAMED Engineering

Volvo

Volvo Buses

Wartsila

Insurers & Risk Managers

Aon

Arthur J. Gallagher

Aspen Insurance UK

Atradius

Beazley Group

BPL Global

Brim

Coface

Equinox Global

Euler Hermes

Floda Risk & Finance

Garant Insurance

HCC Credit Group

Ironshore

JLT Specialty

Loof & Partners

Marketform

Söderberg & Partners / ICBA Sweden

Solmondo

The Channel Syndicate

Willis

Zurich

Lawyers

Baker & McKenzie Peltonen LMR Attorneys Wistrand Advokatbyra

Non-Bank Financiers

African Forfaiting

Industri Fonden

Mets Finance

NCC

Orbian Management

Siemens Financial Services

Trade Finance Partners

ECAs & Multilaterals

EKF

EKN

Finnvera

GIEK

Nordic Guarantee

Nordic Investment Bank

SEK

Media

Bureau van Dijk Electronic Olander & Gur Onmedia

Consultants

ÅF Consult

Capital Chains

Cash Dynamics

Lodin Consult

Solution Providers

Accuity

Bolero International

China Systems

PrimeRevenue

Surecomp

Swift

Govt Orgs & Public Bodies

Business Sweden Swedish Chamber of Commerce for Russia

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PRESS RELEASE

Nordic Region trade finance community gathers in Stockholm for major trade conference

Global Trade Review (GTR) returned to Stockholm to host the annual Nordic Region Trade & Export Finance Conference, at the Radisson Blu Waterfront on November 25-26.

With full support and endorsement from over 35 of the market’s leading institutions including SEB, Nordea, Amcham Sweden, Kreditforsakringsforeninger, Nortrade and more, this highly anticipated conference attracted 395 business leaders and provided extensive networking opportunities for domestic, regional and international financial institutions, SMEs and MNCs, policy makers and trade finance specialists.

The event commenced with an opening introduction from Thomas Gur, Journalist & Broadcaster followed by a keynote address from Annika Winsth, Chief Economist, Nordea, who outlined an economist’s view: Matching the Nordic trade footprint with an evolving world economy. Additional speakers from the likes of Volvo, Siemens, Konecranes, Nokia, Huawei, Valmet and Metsä Group also shared their experiences.

“The key theme at this year’s meeting was global volatility. The success of Nordic exporters across the globe is the envy of many, but this naturally leads to exposure to numerous external risks, particularly in today’s environment of stagnation in key developed

and emerging economies, geopolitical strife, and the challenging conditions being seen across physical commodities markets” says George Mitchell, Senior Conference Producer. “Appetite for this year’s GTR conference has been unprecedented – the Nordic region’s leading exporters provided their perspective on the key challenges being faced across the international trade sector, and the financing and risk management techniques being used to facilitate and sustain global supply chains, export flows and foreign investments.”

With so many high-level delegates in attendance, networking formed a key feature throughout the day. A dedicated networking lunch, an evening drinks reception and specific networking platforms provided ample opportunities for anyone serious about doing business in the region to create new business contacts and build relationships with the market’s main players.

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“Having visited the Nordic Trade & ExportFinance Conference for the first time, I wasdeeply impressed by the number of high leveldelegates from all major industries.”C Karpinski, Commerzbank