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Natural Resources and Commodities Finance 2014
May 6 - May 7, 2014
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands
Here's what our guests had to say:
Speakers
Siva Pillay
CEO
Ocean Partners
Alfred Evans
Director of Strategy
Islan Investments
Tatiana Kartushina
Head of Structured Finance
Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK)
Igor Golovakin
Group Treasurer
Metinvest
Jayant Parande
Group Treasurer & Global Head – TSF
Olam Group Limited
Oleksandr Vodoviz
Head of Structured Finance
Metinvest
Markus Fuchs
Managing Director - Head of ECA Finance
Cargill
Yuriy Shpek
Senior Finance Manager
Glencore
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Siva Pillay
CEO
Ocean Partners
Alfred Evans
Director of Strategy
Islan Investments
Tatiana Kartushina
Head of Structured Finance
Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK)
Igor Golovakin
Group Treasurer
Metinvest
Jayant Parande
Group Treasurer & Global Head – TSF
Olam Group Limited
Oleksandr Vodoviz
Head of Structured Finance
Metinvest
Markus Fuchs
Managing Director - Head of ECA Finance
Cargill
Yuriy Shpek
Senior Finance Manager
Glencore
Gary Sher
Head of Finance
Reuben Brothers Limited
Patrick Huber
Finance Manager - Structured Trade
Glencore
Chahid Jarmouni
Senior Finance Manager - Oil Projects & Structured Finance
Glencore
Susanne Kavelaar
Senior Trade Finance Officer
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Jonathan Bell
Editor-in-chief
TXF
Teymur Huseynov
Senior Manager
Ernst & Young
Mac MACNAMARA
CEO
Carshalton Commodities
Bernard Zonneveld
Structured Commodity Finance Expert
Independent
Geoffrey Wynne
Partner
Sullivan & Worcester
Lamon Rutten
Director
CTA
Kris Van Broekhoven
Managing Director, Global Head of Commodity Trade Finance
Citi
Karel Valken
Global head TCF Agri
Rabobank
Irfan Afzal
Executive Director Debt Capital Markets
Wimmer Financial
Edgard Creemers
Senior Investment Officer, Agribusiness, Food & Water
FMO Development Bank
Edward George
Head of Soft Commodities Research
Ecobank
Hiren Singharay
CEO / Member-Supervisory Board
Global Finance & Capital Ltd.
Douglas G. Ziurys
Senior Vice President
FImetrix
Rouben Indjikian
Adjunct Professer
Webster University Geneva
Simon Cook
Partner
Sullivan
Peter Ghilchik
Multi Commodity Analysis Manager
Jan Lambregts
Global Head of Financial Markets Research
Rabobank
Jean Francois Lambert
Founder & Managing Partner
Lambert Commodities
Boris Jaquet
Global Head TF&L Distribution
Deutsche Bank
Charles Berry
Chairman
BPL Global
Cornelie Goedhuis
Global Head of Natural Resources
ING Bank
Peter Sprent
Head of Global and Political Risk
Liberty Group
Peter Jenkins
Head - Credit & Political Risks
BRIT Insurance
Andy Lennard
Managing Director
Texel Finance Ltd
Mike Marnell
VP
Bank of China
Simon Tyler
Advisor
University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership
James Esdaile
Chairman
BPL Global
Saif Zayyan Zawaneh
Senior Structured Trade Finance Manager
International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC)
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Testimonials
The best content in a conference I have attended for a long while.
Hiren Singharay
CEO / Member-Supervisory Board
Global Finance & Capital Ltd.
The conference was the most realistic, focused and pragmatic conference I have attended in 10 years.
Eric Monchu Intong
Manager (Trade Finance & Branches)
Afreximbank
Some much-needed innovation in the trade finance conference space. I hope the event will grow stronger and stronger going forward.
Pjotr Gainullin
Investment Manager
Reuben Brothers Limited
The conference was a refreshing change to the usual conference circuit. It combined presentations from key players with specialist idea labs covering specific areas of interest for the delegates, a format that allowed for excellent dialogue amongst the delegates.
Overall an enjoyable and interesting conference!
Mike Marnell
VP
Bank of China
It was a professionally organised conference for a professional audience, teaching even seasoned commodity bankers a few new tricks.
Mac MACNAMARA
CEO
Carshalton Commodities
Excellent content, lively and fresh approach involving the industry leaders. Best conference for the structured commodity trade finance subject and community.
Mario Messerschmidt
Head of Structured Finance + Syndication
AKA Ausfuhrkredit-Gesellschaft mbH
Bringing together senior subject matter experts and an audience of professionals, the conference provided a relaxed setting for both doing business and building new relationships.
Alfred Evans
Director of Strategy
Islan Investments
The conference was very refreshing. TXF have managed to have both substance and an innovative format.
Dmitri Gainullin
Director
Credit Suisse
I loved the idea labs.
Susanne Kavelaar
Senior Trade Finance Officer
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
The event created a new platform for discussing commodity finance in a focused way.
Filippo A.M. Delcarlo
Business Director
Intesa Sanpaolo
Informative, innovative & enjoyable
Alhasan Basalamah
Structured Finance Manager
International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC)
Honourable size, length and organisation.
Mircea Bala
Commodity Finance, Trading & Risk Management
COFARCO
