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Australia Trade Forum 2017

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“Well organised conference with a good mix of banks and non-banks.”

J Reeve, Agree Commodities

The Australia Trade Forum brought together all sectors involved in international trade on Monday, May 29th. The event reported on developments in global markets and their impact on Australian trade, and explored what the future may hold for Australia’s corporates and exporters.

2017’s conference was a leading networking forum with a corporate focused agenda, providing an ideal opportunity to establish new relationships with those currently doing business in the country.

“It was a good chance to network with a range of people from many corners of the globe and many different disciplines.”

V Simpson, Humane Society International

“If you have an interest in Trade & Supply Chain finance in the Asia Pacific region you cannot afford not to be at this conference.”

J Bamford, Tablot Underwriting

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Sectors attended in 2017

4%EUROPEFrance United Kingdom

1%MENAUnited Arab Emirates

95%ASIAAustralia Hong Kong New Zealand Singapore

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Percentage of attendees by region in 2017

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125Delegates attended

2017’s vital statistics Attendee breakdown by job title in 2017

54%

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Corporates & traders

Access Holdings International

AgRee Commodities

AM Logistics

Amity Pacific

Australian National Line (ANL)

Augusta Group

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

BlueScope

Commex International

Connect u Global

CPB Contractors

CSR Building Products

Graincorp

Harvest Agents & Advisory

HAVI

Hi-Craft Home Improvements

Instock Australia

Jacobs Douwe Egberts

Jazzem Enterprises

Lenovo

Milestone Civil

Parker's Organic Juices

Polyglot Group

Raine & Horne

Refrigeration Engineering International

Rhodium Resources

Telstra

Thales Group

The SOS Print + Media Group

Triumph Metals & Minerals

Weir Group

Banks & financiers

ANZ

Ai Group

BNY Mellon

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

HSBC

Mizuho Bank

National Australia Bank (NAB)

Telemark Capital

Trade Finance Professional

Westpac Banking Corporation

Westpac Institutional Bank

Insurers & risk managers

Arthur J. Gallagher

BPL Global

Euler Hermes

Ironshore

Liberty International Underwriters

Texel Finance

XL Catlin

ECAs & multilaterals

RMS Credit

Consultants & accountants

Australiance

Domain Group

East & Partners

IHS Markit

Independent Consultant

Kognition

KPMG

PwC

Tactical Treasury

Media

ABC News Bloomberg WPP TreasuryGovt orgs & public bodies

Austrade

Australia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI)

Australia India Business Council (AIBC)

Business France

Department of Primary Industries

Export Council of Australia (ECA)

German-Australian Chamber of Industry and Commerce

Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited

Humane Society international

Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility

Non-bank financiers

ALPHA Fund

Bigstone Capital

Falcon Group

Greensill Capital

Lawyers

Dentons

Technology & fintech

China Systems

NCI

Pole Star

Sematic Software

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“Lots of good information and great refresher.”

S Naudkeolyar, Instock Australia

“Insightful and engaging. Really raised a few questions for trade in the new millennium.”

A Tahir, Thales

“I always find that GTR conferences provide fresh insights into the trade industry.”

D Newton, Tellmark Capital

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Attendees www.gtreview.com125 delegates attended 2017’s conference representing the following companies

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●● Adnan Ghani, Global Head of Trade, Westpac

●● Ali Khan, Global Account Director, KPMG Australia

●● Andrew Beechey, Head of Global Financial Risks, Asia Pacific, Liberty International Underwriters

●● Andrew Speers, Senior Regional Product Manager, Asia Pacific, Global Trade & Receivables Finance, HSBC Australia

●● Andrew Wilson, Chief Economist, Domain Group

●● Ben Craw, Partner, Food & Agribusiness Advisory, PwC Australia

●● Bryan Clark, Director, Trade & International Affairs, Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry

●● Catherine Taylor, Assistant General Manager Trade, Australian Trade & Investment Commission (Austrade)

●● Digby Bennett, Regional Sales Director, China Systems

●● Finbarr Bermingham, Asia Editor, Global Trade Review (GTR)

●● Fulvio Barbuio, Head of Corporate Treasury & Risk, Australian Broadcasting Corporation; Board Member, Finance & Treasury Association (FTA)

●● Heath Baker, Head of Trade Policy & Industry Engagement, Export Council of Australia

●● Iain Slatter, Global Product Management, ANZ

●● Ilkka Tales, Managing Director, APAC, Greensill

●● James Tiarks, Political and Credit Risk Broker, Texel Asia

●● Jaydeep Solanki, Director, Director, Global Purchasing & Supply Chain, General Motors

●● John Reeve, Director, AgRee Commodities

●● Justin Smirk, Senior Economist, Westpac Group

●● Kirk Cheesman, Managing Director, NCI

●● Laurie Walker, Chief Executive Officer, Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF), Government of Australia

●● Leeza Zhu, Trade Finance & Open Account Product Manager, National Australia Bank

●● Lisa McAuley, Chief Executive Officer, Export Council of Australia

●● Luke Kenniff, Managing Director, Harvest Agents & Advisory

●● Mark Ebeling, Distinguished Engineer, IBM Australia; Chief Technology Officer Financial Services Industry, Australia Information Industry Association

●● Martin Smith, Head of Markets Analysis, East & Partners

●● Melinda Gibson, Treasury Advisor, Tactical Treasury

●● Peter Candy, Group Treasurer, GrainCorp

●● Peter Gilbert, Chief Executive Officer, Singapore, BPL

●● Rajiv Biswas, Senior Director & Chief Economist, Asia Pacific, IHS

●● Robert Crabtree, Director, Kognition

●● Sophie Krantz, International Trade Strategy Manager, BlueScope

“Very productive day and Well Done GTR for arranging this excellent event.”

J Solanki, General Motors

“Something for everyone. The breadth of representation and depth of experience brought rich and nourishing conversation to the fore.”

G Sparrow, Westpac Banking Corporation

“An informative conference assisting SMEs in understanding and sourcing supply chain finance solutions.”

C van Loo, Ellton

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PRESS RELEASE

Over 120 local and international trade and corporate specialists gathered to discuss new opportunities for trade and investment in Australia.

Returning to Sydney for its fourth year, GTR’s annual gathering in Australia returned as the Australia Trade Forum for 2017.

A corporate-focused gathering brought together all sectors involved in international trade on Monday, May 29th. The event reported on developments in global markets and their impact on Australian trade, and explored what the future may hold for Australia’s corporates and exporters.

Featured speaker, Laurie Walker of North Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) a government lender armed with A$5bn to invest in infrastructure projects, was interviewed by GTR’s Asia Editor, Finbarr Bermingham on the developing of Australia’s infrastructure to drive trade and investment (full interview here). Other speakers included directors, CEO’s, partner’s global heads, and senior economists representing local and international organisations including AgRee Commodities, ANZ, Austrade, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, BlueScope, BPL Global, China Systems, Domain Group, East & Partners, Graincorp, Greensill Capital (UK) Limited, Harvest Agents & Advisory Pty Ltd, HSBC, IHS Markit, Kognition, KPMG, Liberty International Underwriters, National Australia Bank (NAB) , NCI, Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility, PwC, Raine & Horne, Tactical Treasury, Texel Finance and Westpac Banking Corporation as well

as senior representatives from Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Export Council of Australia

Discussion topics included:

• Australia’s resilience and the trade rebound

• What’s next for Australia’s corporates?

• Digitalisation, technology and trade

• Supply chain financing strategies for the corporate sector

• Trade and commodity financing

• Infrastructure financing strategies

• Working capital optimisation priorities

With over 15 partners, from the likes of Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Australia India’s Business Council (AIBC) , Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA), French Australian Chamber of Commerce (FACCI), Export Council of Australia (ECA), ICC Australia, FCI, The Sydney Business Networking Group (SYDBNG), amongst others, the conference provided a key place for decision makers to discuss, debate and networking with likeminded peers, making 2017’s conference the ideal opportunity to establish new relationships with those currently doing business in the country.

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