MAY 10 & 11 2017DELAMAR THEATER, AMSTERDAM

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With all the main commodity finance banks, funds, trading houses, producers and processors from across the globe, we’ll also bring you excellent networking in a relaxed environment.

With the the increased demand for greater focus on supply chain and working capital efficiency, we’re also running a simultaneous event, dedicated to trade finance and cash management – see page 11 for the topics that we’ll be including in

that event.

TXF Amsterdam will cover all the key topics, including:

• Markets and segments still showing growth

• Analysis of the whole financing spectrum: what’s available, for whom, and at what price?

• Who’s faring well and who’s struggling in the current environment?

• Tools for increasing efficiency across the supply chain – both physical and financial

• New technologies, from monitoring shipments, to combatting fraud, to reducing admin burdens

2016 threw surprise after surprise at the market – so what can we expect for 2017? Will the recent pickup in oil, metal ores and coal continue? Will interest rates continue to rise? How should we interpret the wave of high-profile departures from commodity banks? Pricing volatility in hard

commodities and unpredictable climate events affecting softs both foster an environment of uncertainty. Not to mention the political upheavals across the globe…So the question on everybody’s lips is: in volatile times, how can you stay ahead of the game?

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WANTED

Olivier BoujolDirector, Global Head

of FinanceADM International

Wildrik De BlankGroup Treasurer

Noble Group

Stephan JansmaGlobal Head Trade

and Structured Finance

TrafiguraJackie FroschauerStructured Trade Finance Manager

BP

Marc PfefferliHead of Group

TreasuryMET Holding AG

Joseph IsraelVP Investment Team

Reuben Brothers

John MacNamaraGlobal Head of Structured

Commodity Trade Finance

Deutsche Bank

Kris Van BroekhovenManaging Director,

Global Head of Commodity Trade

FinanceCiti

Suresh AdvaniHead of Trade

FinanceInsurecap

Jean CravenDirector

Export Trading Group

Bernard Zonneveld Commodity Finance

Expert

Alfred EvansFounder & CEO

Islan Investments

Dr. Rebecca HardingCEO

Equant Analytics

Dr. Robert BesselingExecutive Director

EXX Africa

Shailesh GothalCIO

Gemini Corporation

Peter KöckVice President

Finance & TreasuryVA Intertrading

Willem KlaassensManaging Director

Latour Commodities Advisory Pte Ltd

Nataliya FrolovaHead of Corporate

FinancingGazprom

Alexander PetersMember of the board

Swiss Commodity Club

Christophe IdareciLiquidity

Management & Reporting, Manager

Gazprom

Jonathan SolomonPartner

Reed Smith

William SteedsSenior Underwriter

XL Catlin

Geoffrey WynnePartner

Sullivan & Worcester

John de LangeManaging Director - Structured Metals &

Energy FinanceING

James EsdaileDirector

BPL Global

Are you looking to join them? Hand yourself in to Judith.fagelson@txfmedia.com.

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- Orhan Gunes, Sberbank

“TXF Amsterdam has been the most innovative and creative networking conference I have ever attended and it is so rewarding to see the out of

the box approach to this type of conferences.”

- Alexander Peters, Swiss Commodity Club

“I would like to congratulate you for the great conference you arranged in Amsterdam. I had a great time and managed to refresh old contacts

and enlarge my network even further.”

- Peter Köck, VA Intertrading

“Good content, well attended, really well-developed industry

event!”

- Mark Rowland, Gazprom

“Great content and innovative approach.”

- Gaurav Kumar, Amsterdam Trade Bank

“Excellent opportunity to meet fellow comrades in the commodities & financing jungle.”

- Wenfang Fen, Swiss Re

Great event, great opportunity to meet all key players of the commodity world.

- John Goodridge, BP

“Great opportunity to test what is really happening in the market, meet old friends, and

make new ones.”

Audience Response Survey: YOUR views on 2017An anonymous, real-time survey on key industry trends. Results will be sent out to delegates with an annotated survey after the conference.

Coffee & NetworkingThe full delegate list will be released in advance. Ask us about our networking concierge service to help you set up meetings

Bitesized Economics: plan your futureOur keynote economists run through a series of possible eventualities relating to trade flows, government policy and investment. Each of them will try to explain what would happen if:• A major trading house failed? • The EU broke up?• The USA withdrew from NAFTA?• The oil price continued to stagnate?• Or the oil price suddenly rose?Rebecca Harding, CEO, Equant Analytics

Chairman’s opening remarksJonathan Bell, Editor-in-Chief, TXF

From the horse’s mouth: Regulators’ viewYour chance to hear from regulators themselves exactly what their plans are for regulations affecting trade and commodity finance and how they view the industry.Followed by Q&A with the audience

08:30

09:00

Day 1: 10th May

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Traders’ priorities: Are we operating a two-tier trading system?The sustained low-pricing environment has seen global traders fare well, with smaller trading houses feeling the pinch. How sustainable is this two-tier system? And how does it affect traders’ financing priorities for 2017?Wildrik de Blank, Group Treasurer, NobleStephan Jansma, Global Head of Trade & Structured Finance, TrafiguraOlivier Boujol, Director – Global Head of Finance, ADM

Research Panel: A new equilibriumCommodity prices have been slowly but steadily creeping upwards; Opec has finally agreed to cut production; and supply seems to finally be coming back in line with demand. Have we reached a new equilibrium? What does 2017 have in store for the commodities markets?

Networking lunch13:00

Coffee & Networking10:45

Sector spotlights – three simultaneous working groups:

Energy• Outlook for oil and coal – are they in their dying days?• Rise of gas as a form of energy• Predictions for renewables• Analysis of OPEC production cut

Metals & mining• Distress and consolidation• China’s role in the aluminium and steel market• How to combat oversupply

Softs• Predictions for weather conditions and effect of recent strong El Nino• Can global supply meet demand for food?• Are new players challenging the ABCDs?• Growth of biofuels and softs as energy

Industry All Play: What if…?Drawing on the scenarios outlined in our opening macroeconomic presentation, delegates are split into pre-defined groups to plan the future of the industry. Each group will be given a scenario; their task is to plan how they think it would affect the industry and what they can do to prepare themselves.

Deal, No Deal or DistributeA staple of TXF events, this session is a fun and interactive way to look at pricing. We present a panel of industry experts with a series of hypothetical deals. Their task? To decide:1. Whether they would do the deal2. How they would price the deal3. Whether they would distribute the dealThe audience can then vote on what they would do, faced with these dealsWillem Klaassens, Managing Director, Latour Commodities AdvisoryKris Van Broekhoven, Global Head of Commodity Trade Finance, Citi

Coffee & Networking15:30

INDUSTRY DUELS WORKSHOPS & IDEA LABS

The industry isn’t ready for e-trade finance docsPerhaps the cyber-security risks are too great; the infrastructure of emerging markets not sufficiently sophisticated; or the regulatory requirements too complex. Or are these all just excuses to avoid embracing change? We’ll let you decide…

De-risking does more bad than good for the industryAre banks too reliant on risk mitigation to try and make bad deals viable? Does “de-risking” cause more harm than good by simply transferring risk onto a different party?

Comparing regulatory approachesA chance for financiers and corporates to put their heads together and compare their varying strategies to complying with regulations including capital requirements, KYC and AML. How and why have different banks adopted such different strategies? And what can be done to harmonise their policies?Peter Köck, VP Finance & Treasury, VA Intertrading

Relaying the foundations: A creative guide to restructuringWhen the going gets tough, what options do banks have? What can we learn from past restructurings, such as DTEK in Ukraine, and why aren’t more financiers lending in Eastern Europe?Mark Segall, Partner, CMS

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Coffee & NetworkingThe full delegate list will be released in advance. Ask us about our networking concierge service to help you set up meetings

Geopolitical risk2016 has been almost unprecedented in terms of political risk, from heightened security threats across Europe to conflict in the Middle East. Our panel of experts will give you a region-by-region overview of geopolitical risk, covering MENA, Sub Saharan Africa, Latin America, Asia and CEE/CIS.Robert Besseling, CEO, ExxAfrica

08:30

Chairman’s opening remarksJonathan Bell, Editor-in-Chief, TXF

Building responsible supply chainsAs well as growing consumer pressure for a more ethical supply chain, the business case for sustainable supply chains has never been stronger. How can all parties in a supply chain – from corporates and financiers to regulatory and certification bodies – better collaborate to strengthen transparency and sustainability standards?Alfred Evans, CEO, Islan Investments

09:00

Cocktail reception & Industry Dinner18:00

Coffee & Networking10:30

Day 2: 11th May

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INDUSTRY DUELS WORKSHOPS & IDEA LABS

Making use of MFIs and DFIsCase study of transactions supported and programmes offered by the likes of the EBRD, the IFC and the World Bank. Is the industry making enough use of these programmes? What do corporates think of them and how are they using them?

Is CPRI a bright spot in a challenging environment?As the insurance market begins to mature in Europe, it’s time to take stock of the situation. What are the drivers behind usage of credit and political risk insurance – from capital management to a heightened risk sensitivity? What’s obstructing its further growth? How could the product be improved?James Esdaile, Director, BPL GlobalWilliam Steeds, Senior Underwriter, XL Catlin

Taking risks: alternative financiersThis session looks at the deals that banks can’t do – whether the ticket size is too small, the market too risky, the regulatory stakes too high, or the client unknown – and who’s filling that gap. Who’s out there – from funds, to institutional investors – and what are they doing?Suresh Advani, Head of Trade Finance, InsurecapJoseph Israel, VP Investment Team, Reuben Brothers

Are local banks on the way up?2015 and 16 saw a run of high-profile departures from traditional, global commodity banks. At the same time, a number of these banks withdrew from more challenging markets to focus on their core businesses. With the big players cutting back, is it time for regional banks to shine?

Case study: Funding and insurance for LNG pipelinesPractical workshop showing why traditional receivables financing tools used for oil don’t always work with LNG, and how to get around the difficultiesNataliya Frolova, Head of Corporate Financing, GazpromChristophe Idareci, Liquidity Management & Reporting, Manager, Gazprom

What if a top-tier trader failed?Top-tier trading houses consistently deny that they might be “too big to fail,” but many disagree. To take softs as an example: ADM, Bunge, Cargill and Louis Dreyfus (the ABCD of the agriculture world) account for as much as 90% of the global grain trade. So what would happen to the global economy if just one of those companies went under?

Networking lunch13:15

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Reimagining commodity trade roles: Who will play what role?One the one hand, banks are facing the formula: low pricing + high liquidity = a challenging environment. On the other, trading houses are finding that streamlined middle and back offices + strong front office networks = competitive advantage. So what does this mean for the traditional lending dynamic? Are trading houses taking over that space?Moderator: Alexander Peters, Board Member, Swiss Commodity Club

Chairman’s closing remarks

Africa Middle East Eastern Europe & the CIS

Asia Latin America

16:00

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Regional focusDelegates can choose which of these concurrent discussion groups they’d like to attend. Each one will be led by an expert in that region

Robert BesselingCEOExxAfrica

Bernard ZonneveldCommodity Finance Expert

Marc PfefferliHead of Group TreasuryMET Holding AG.

Political and credit risks in Africa

Opportunities for investment

Meeting the need for improved infrastructure

Focus on oil, mined minerals and softs

Dealing with conflict and political risk

Growing demand for new debt forms in MENA

Focus on oil and gas

Dealing with sanctions

Increasing demand for capital markets financing

Divestment and consolidation in Russia-CIS

Focus on oil, gas, grain and petrochemicals

Growing CPRI market in Asia

Growth of ASEAN nations as trading hubs

Consolidation and high-profile defaults across the region

Cross-sector focus

Changing relations with the USA

New political administration in Brazil Focus on softs and LNG

Take a quick look at the topics covered by our Trade and Treasury event, also taking place at the DeLaMar on the 10th-11th May.Your ticket automatically grants you access to both events, so why not mix it up a bit?

For more detail on these sessions, download our dedicated Trade & Treasury Agenda

• Cybersecurity: Keeping your cash safe in a digital age

• Building sustainable supply chains

• Interactive panel: How could THAT pass compliance?

• Interest rates across the globe – what can we expect?

• How to make the most of international capital markets

• Optimising working capital & the supply chain

• How do regulators view Supply Chain Finance?

• Case study: securitising receivables

• Combatting corporate reservations on cash-piling

• Case study: What is the Blockchain and how is it used in practice?

• New Trade Routes & Patterns

• Following the Chain: How best can you harmonise physical and financial supply chains?

• Cash pooling: Do corporates realise the benefits of pooling their cash?

• TMS Workshop: How to choose between the myriad of treasury management systems on offer

• Managing Risk: A treasurers’ guide

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