More
than 300 of the world’s top banking leaders and experts will assemble in
Beijing on 23 April 2010 for a unique event to discuss key issues
and solutions for speeding-up recovery from the economic crisis.
“This truly is a high-level international
conference designed by ICC for discussing specific actions to boost trade and
finance and learn from recent experience,” explained Regina Prehofer, Chair of
the ICC Banking Commission. “Over the past year, we've asked hundreds of
bankers to tell us about their problems, their vision and the economic crisis,
and we've designed a conference programme to address those needs and
solutions.”
Senior officials from
international organizations such as SWIFT and the World Trade Organization as
well as multilateral development banks (the World Bank, the Asian Development
Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American
Development Bank and the International Finance Corporation) will also actively participate
in the conference.
The high-profile event
entitled 2010 - Trade Routes to Recovery will be chaired
by Victor K. Fung, Chairman of ICC and the Li & Fung group of companies.
“The reduction in
international trade in 2009 has been the worst since World War II and the global
economy is still on shaky ground,” Mr Fung said. “The global economic crisis has
seriously affected trust in our common capacity to deliver growth, prosperity
and jobs. This is why the international
trading community must now stand together and give a clear signal for recovery
to take place soon.”
“Because the global economic
scene is forcing us to reconsider how business is carried out, we have decided
to convene in Beijing, business leaders to discuss practical solutions to trade
and finance,” Mr Fung added.
A highlight of the meeting will be the release of the findings of the
ICC Global Trade Finance Survey 2010. The survey is a leading market research
initiative of ICC to fill the information gap in trade and finance. Past
recommendations of ICC surveys have been implemented by G20 leaders and
officials of international organizations. The surveys are prepared by the ICC
Banking Commission, the leading banking forum having a truly global reach with
its 500 members from more than 80 countries.
Conference topics will
include trends and opportunities in trade and finance, the business outlook for
Asia and China,
and the impact of Basel II on trade. There will also be discussions on how the
proposed revised rules (“Basel III”) could raise additional hurdles to trade
finance, trade facilitation measures, and risk management and how they can be applied
to trade in today’s turbulent world.
To address these topics, the ICC
Banking Commission has carefully selected a world-class faculty of leading
experts in trade and finance that includes
Wan Jifei, Chairman, China
Chamber of International Commerce (ICC China); Zhou Xiaochuan, President, The People’s Bank
of China; Ma Weihua, President, China Merchants Bank; Yanling Zhang, Vice-Chair
ICC Banking Commission, Executive Vice-President, Bank of China; Ashutosh
Kumar, Global Head of Trade Product Management, Standard Chartered Bank; Mark
Evans, Global Head of Trade and Supply Chain, ANZ; Marc Auboin, Economic Counsellor, World Trade Organisation; Jean-Pierre, Chauffour, Lead Economist, World Bank; Mike Quinn,
JPMorgan Global Trade, Managing Director; and Jean-François Lambert, Global Head, Sales and
Management Trade and Supply Chain, HSBC. Sanjay Tandon, Head, Trade Services
and North Asia Trade, Citi Bank; Kim Christensen, Nordea Bank; Pavel Andrle,
member of the UCP Consulting Group.
The major international
financial institutions will be represented by Daniel Bolschun, Principal Banker
at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; Bonnie Galat, Global
Head, IFC Global Trade Finance Program; and Steven Beck, Head, Trade Finance,
Asian Development Bank; Daniela Carrera Marquis,
Chief Financial Markets Division, Inter American Development Bank.
To register for the event, please click here
For further information, please contact:
Whitney Fransch
Tel: +33 (0)1 49 53 28 05
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