Canada 2015 BAFT GLOBAL TRADE FINANCE WORKSHOP November 5 6, 2015 Toronto, Canada Hosted and sponsored by BMO
Workshop Hosted by Thursday, November 5 8:00AM - 8:30AM Breakfast & Registration 8:30AM 8:45AM Welcome 8:45AM - 9:15AM Global Trade Initiatives and Industry Collaboration Update on trade related initiatives with different industry bodies. Stacey Facter Senior Vice President, Trade BAFT 9:15AM 10:15AM Case Study #1: Who is Supposed to Take Care of What? How would you handle care of wording when this is requested in a standby issuance application? Augustine Arulnesan Senior Risk Consultant CIBC Trade Finance Operations 10:15AM 10:30AM Coffee Break Sponsored by 10:30AM 11:30AM Trade Products: Supply Chain Finance and BPO Have you ever wondered about Approved Payables Financing and what it might mean to a bank, a buyer & their supplier/s? How about BPO, the new fully electronic means of settlement in international trade? Join us for a discussion as we talk through the numerous benefits of both products from all parties perspectives, as well as provide some practical advice on how to get started. s Susan O'Brien Vice President, Working Capital & Supply Chain Solutions BMO Capital Markets 11:30AM -12:15PM Case Study #2: Commercial LC: Transfer That Went Sour What happens when a complying presentation has been negotiated and a court injunction follows?
12:15PM 1:15PM Networking Lunch 1:15PM 2:15PM Sanctions: Recent Trends Hear the latest on sanctions and its impact on the trade industry. In addition, this session will address sanction clauses, which from time to time appear in letters of credit and other trade finance-related instruments. What do they intend? s G. Stephen Alsace Senior, Sanctions CIBC 2:15PM 3:15PM The ABCs of Export Credit Agency When is it time to use EDC? What can EDC do for you? Join us as we discover the various finance solutions available to Canadian exporters and financial institutions. Shawn Cusick, Financial Institutions Team Export Development Canada 3:15PM 3:30PM Coffee Break Sponsored by 3:30PM -4:30PM Collections in the Face of a Challenging Environment How are banks handling Documentary Collections given the increased focus on regulatory requirements such as AML, plus the issues and challenges banks face with this product offering? Augustine Arulnesan Senior Risk Consultant CIBC Trade Finance Operations 4:30PM 5:15PM Game Questions Game Masters Caroline Danneau Product Manager, International Services Caisse centrale Desjardins Nino Makdessi Directeur Principal / Senior Manager Transactions Commerce International
Banque Nationale du Canada Marilyn Williams Senior Manager CIBC 5:15PM 5:30PM Day 1 Wrap-Up 5:30PM 7:00PM Networking Reception Friday, November 6 8:00AM - 8:30AM Breakfast & Registration 8:30AM 8:45AM Welcome 8:45AM 9:45AM Guidance for Identifying Suspicious Activity A review of BAFT s recently created document, Guidance for Identifying Potentially Suspicious Activity in Letters of Credit and Documentary Collections. s Stacey Facter Senior Vice President, Trade BAFT 9:45AM 10:45AM Single Issue Questions Nino Makdessi Directeur Principal / Senior Manager Transactions Commerce International Banque Nationale du Canada Andy Subasinghe Vice President, Global Trade Finance TD Securities
10:45AM 11:00AM Coffee Break Sponsored by 11:00AM 12:00PM International Guarantees: The Only Certainty is That Nothing is Certain Bank guarantees may be subject to many different local regulations and practices which are not necessarily known by all parties. So are there solutions for dealing with open-ended guarantees, the nature of the undertakings, extend or pay requests, transferability issues. etc? Gauthier Bernard, CDCS Expert Consultant International Guarantees 12:00PM 1:00PM Networking Lunch 1:00PM 2:00PM ICC Opinions Update An update on the latest round of ICC Banking Commission Opinions s 2:00PM 3:15PM Mock Court An interactive forum where the facilitators and participants arbitrate topical letters of credit issues in a court room setting. Nino Makdessi Directeur Principal / Senior Manager Transactions Commerce International Banque Nationale du Canada Mary Messih Senior Counsel & Legal, Corporate & Compliance Group BMO Capital Markets Andy Subasinghe Vice President, Global Trade Finance TD Securities Pat Warner Manager, Trade Advisory Group Trade Operations, Payments and Trade Royal Bank of Canada
3:15PM 3:30PM Workshop Wrap-Up
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