Post-2015 event round-up

Turkey Trade & Export Finance Conference 2015

Istanbul, Turkey | Raffles Istanbul March 25-26, 2015

2015’s VITAL STATISTICS

deLegATeS ATTended

442COMPAnIeS

rePreSenTed

201COunTrIeS

rePreSenTed

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Turkey Trade & Export Finance Conference 2015GTR’s Turkey Trade & Export Finance Conference 2015 returned to Istanbul on March 25-26 where it welcomed a record number of attendees, re-affirming its position as the conference of choice for the region.

The event provided timely insight on the significance of the global trading market and the challenges faced in the current economic climate as well as exploring the options available for international growth.

Extensive networking sessions ensured delegates were able to benefit from unrivalled opportunities to become reaquainted with old contacts and establish new working relationships, all with the prospect of developing trade within Turkey and the region.

“Very well organised. It’s always a pleasure for Eximbank to be part of these events in order to meet exporters.”B Erkok, Eximbank

“GTR’s event is an excellent occasion to bring the trade finance industry together for networking and discussion of important topics.”A S Gundogdu, ITFC

“Congrats to GTR for another excellent conference with up-to-date topics, insightful, open discussions and diverse & select audience.”S Ozcan, UKEF

“The organisation is like a great family meeting. Every year it is more attractive than the previous one. The best event for all sides of the industry to share their experiences and expectations.”B Gokalp, Vestel Group

“A very well attended, insightful event with influential presenters. A must attend for all trade finance professionals.”I Soylugolu, Isbank

51% COrPOrATeS & TrAderS24% BAnkS & FInAnCIerS5% gOVT Org & PuBLIC BOdIeS4% InSurerS & rISk MAnAgerS4% nOn-BAnk FInAnCIerS3% eCAS & MuLTILATerALS

3% SOLuTIOn PrOVIderS2% MedIA2% OTherS1% LAwyerS1% COnSuLTAnTS

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SPeAkerS InCLuded

●● Okan Böke, Advisor to the CEO, GS Banque Geneva

●● Ömer Cihad vardan, President, Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK)

●● Melis Metiner, Chief Economist, HSBC Turkey

●● Cihat Takunyaci, Managing Director, Country Manager & Senior Representative, Turkey, BNY Mellon

●● Baris Kalay, Director, Global Trade Sales, Turkey, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

●● Mustafa Çıkrıkcıoğlu, Deputy Chairman, Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM)

●● Aycan Özden Yeşilbayır, Regional Head, Financial Institutions, Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi

●● Enis Gültekin, Deputy-General Manager, Insurance, Turk Eximbank

●● Serdar Hamamcioglu, Country Manager, Turkey, Wells Fargo

●● vineet Gupta, Assistant Treasurer, Octal Petrochemicals Group

●● Riza Kadilar, Senior Country Manager & Representative for Turkey, Natixis

●● Cicek Usakligil Ozgunes, Investor Relations & Treasury Director, Anadolu Efes

●● Hakan Öge, Head of Finance, Bozlu Holding

●● Baris Gokalp, Head of Finance, Vestel Group

●● Senem Deodoglu, Vice-President, Turkey, ABC International Bank

●● Balim Ipek Gocen, Head of Trade Finance Department, Odea Bank

●● Shehzad Sharjeel, Regional Trade Lead Mena, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

●● Levent Kutluca, Head of Global Trade & Receivables Finance, HSBC Turkey

●● Yonca Sarp, Turkey Representative, London Forfaiting Company

●● Yavuz Eroglu, General Manager, Sem Plastik

●● Rupert Cutler, CEO, Financial & Political Risks Division, Newman Martin & Buchan (NMB)

●● Tom walsh, Chief Executive Officer, Renetech

●● vishal Khagram, Director, Riftcot

●● Marco Nindl, Trade Finance Banker, European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD)

●● Franz-Josef Murr, Senior Trade Advisor, Commerzbank

●● Gülfer Tuncay, Global Head of International Banking Group, Sekerbank

●● Bojan Markovic, Lead Regional Economist, European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD)

●● Eylem Ekmekci, Head of Global Transaction Banking, Corporate & Commercial Banking Management, Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi

●● Taner Isık, Country Manager, Turkey, Atradius

●● Bora Aras, Chief Financial Officer, Asil Çelik

●● Sabri Tütüncü, Chief Financial Officer, Kibar Group

●● Mehmet Kavaklıoğlu, Vice-President, Pamukkale Kablo

●● Katya Arıkan Torus, Manager, Head of Structured Trade Finance, Corporate & Commercial Banking Management, Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi

●● Sinan Ozcan, Regional Director, Europe, Mena & Central Asia, UK Export Finance

●● Kemal Girginer, Head of Finance, Siemens Turkey

●● Jan von Allwörden, Head of Department Underwriting, Export Credit Guarantees, Euler Hermes

●● Ahmet Suayb Gundogdu, CSF Manager, Corporate & Structured Finance, Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC)

●● virma Sökmen, Head of Commercial Banking, HSBC Turkey

●● Bader Arslan, Director-General of Economic Research, Ministry of Economy, Republic of Turkey

●● vicken Sarkissian, Chief Financial Officer, Obegi Chemicals Group

●● Franco Citterio, President, Ticino for Finance, Director, Ticino Banking Association

●● Artuğ Acartürk, Director, Head of Cash Management & Trade Finance Sales, Corporate & Commercial Banking Management, Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi

●● Özgür Sevik, Country Head of Commodity & Structured Trade Finance, HSBC Turkey

●● Andre Soumah, Chairman, Ace Global Depository

●● Ertan Akbulut, Chief Financial Officer, Tiryaki Agro

●● Ali Yılmaz, Legal Counsel, Societe Generale Turkey

●● Muzaffer Aksoy, Country Manager & Chief Representative Turkey, ABC International Bank

●● Kaan Şakul, Executive Vice-President, Head of Financing & Product Groups, Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi

●● Kudret Menteşoğlu, Sales & Marketing Division Director, A&T Bank

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442 deLegATeS ATTended The 2015 COnFerenCe rePreSenTIng The FOLLOwIng COMPAnIeS

Corporates & Traders

3K Logistics

Acemar

Adil Isk Group

Adularya

Aksa Jenerator

Altiparmak Gida San

Amicorp

Anadolu Efes

Arcelik

Asas Aluminyum

Asil Celik

Assan Hanil

Aydin Kuruyemis

Bien Yapi

Borcelik

Bozlu Holding Company

Bunge

Calik Denim

Calik Enerji

Camsan

Cargill

Celebi Havacilik Holding

Ceynak

Colakoglu Metalurji

Conbridge/Alpique

DHL

Diler Group

Ektas Flour Mills

Eleks Foreign Trade Company

Entas-Ener Construction

Ercan Group

Erdemir

Erdemoglu Holding

FNSS Savunma Sistemleri

Ford Motor Company

Gama Endustri

Habas Sınai ve Tıbbi Gazlar İstihsal Endustri

Hassan Group

Havelsan Hava Elektronik

Hayat Kimya

HC Trading

Hema Endustri

Hovaknoble

Hyundai Assan

Iltekno

Isik Ahsap

Kaptan

Kastamonu Entegre

Kazova Yapi

Keymen Ilac

Kibar

Kocaer Grubu

Kürüm

Louis Dreyfus Commodities

Mado

Mayplast

Naksan

Obegi Chemicals

Octal Petrochemicals

OMV

Ontex

Organik Kimya

Ozka Lastik

Ozkan Demir Celik

Ozler Finans Yatirim Holding

Ozler Tarim Ur Paz

Oztiryakiler

Ozyasar

Pamukkale Kablo

Ravago Group

Renetech

Riftcot

Royal Hali

Sartek Makina

Seaquest

SEM Plastik

Siemens

Sim Tarimsal urunler ve Gida Sanayi

Sisecam

Tamek

TAV

Tave Tepe Akfen Insaat Tave

Tayyib Group

Temsa Global

Tiryaki Agro

Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikalari

Toros Tarim

Toscelik

Tupra Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri

Tupras

Turk Telekom

Turk Traktor Ve Ziraat Makineleri

Ulker

Ulusoy Uluslararası Yatırım Holding

Unifam Enerji

Unsped

Vestel Group

Vilmeks

Wilben

World Petrochem

Yildirim Holding

Yıldız Holding

Zorlu Holding

Banks & Financiers

A&T Bank

AA Finans

ABC International Bank (ABCIB)

Akbank

Albaraka Banking Group

Arap Türk Bankası

Axion Swiss Bank

Bank Al Habib

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Bayern LB

BNY Mellon

Burgan Bank

CaixaBank

Citi

Commercial Bank of Qatar

Commerzbank

DenizBank

DNB

DZ Bank

Fibabanka

Fimbank

Garanti Bank

Geneva Swiss Bank

Gurallar Group

Halkbank

Helaba

HSBC

HSH Nordbank

ING

Intesa San Paolo

Isbank

Natixis

NBFI

Nord LB

Odea Bank

Oyak Anker Bank

Serkerbank

SMBC

Societe Generale

Swedbank

TC Ziraat Bankasi

TSKB

Turk Economi Bankasi (TEB)

Turkish Bank

Turkland Bank

UniCredit

Wells Fargo

Yapi Kredi Bankasi

Ziraat Bankasi

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442 deLegATeS ATTended The 2015 COnFerenCe rePreSenTIng The FOLLOwIng COMPAnIeS

Consultants

Fidinam KPMG

Non-Bank Financiers

Archbridge Capital

Garanti Factoring

London Forfaiting Company Ltd

Orfin Finansman

Prime Investrade Limited

Siemens Financial Services

Ticino for Finance

Trade Finance Partners

Lawyers

Baker & McKenzie Dogan Associates

Govt Orgs & Public Bodies

Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Turkey

DEIK

GYIAD

Lugano Commodity Trading Association

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark

Pagev

Swiss Business Hub

Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Turkey

Saudi Export Programme

Saudi Fund for Development

Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM)

Insurers & Risk Managers

ACE Global Depository

Aon

Atradius

BPL Global

Broker's House

CGNMB

Coface

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions

ECAs & Multilaterals

Euler Hermes

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation

SACE

Turk Eximbank

UK Export Finance

Solution Providers

Bolero

Inchainge

Profin

UbiQ Innovations

Media

Bloomberg

IDEA PR

Mese

Yeni Safak

Other

Ekose

IMD

Life Group

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Istanbul hosts the Turkey’s largest international trade finance gathering

2015’s COnFerenCe wAS SuPPOrTed By

Istanbul provided the venue for the latest instalment of GTR’s Turkey Trade & Export Finance Conference 2015, which took place at The Raffles Hotel on 25-26 March 2015. Now the largest annual gathering in Turkey for those companies undertaking international trade and investment and their financial sector partners, 2015’s conference welcomed over 420 senior attendees from across the corporate, financial and state sectors to discuss the latest trade and financing opportunities and network with industry peers.

Reflecting the crucial role of Turkish exports in maintaining economic growth, a host of high-profile speakers participated at the two-day conference including Mustafa Çıkrıkcıoğlu, Deputy Chairman of the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM), Bader Aslan, Director-General of Economic Research, Ministry of Economy, Republic of Turkey and Ömer Cihad Vardan, President of the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK). They were joined on the conference programme by leading companies including Anadolu Efes, Vestel Group, Kibar Group and Asil Çelik, as well as finance sector leaders including Yapi Kredi Bankasi, HSBC and Turk Eximbank, providing an important forum for the exchange of insights on the key business and financing opportunities and risk management challenges being faced in global markets by Turkey’s international companies.

An in-depth agenda surveyed European economic performance and the business growth potential offered by

markets across Mena and Sub-Saharan Africa. Innovative financing techniques from the Bank Payment Obligation (BPO) to corporate Sukuk and structured commodity trade financing were covered in practical case-study format, show-casing the full suite of financing options available to facilitate business growth and working capital optimisation.

“We see a number of clear trends developing across today’s global trade finance industry, with challenges to commercial financing being posed by increased compliance demands, regulatory pressures and persistent volatility in key markets” said Peter Gubbins, founder and Managing Director of Global Trade Review (GTR) on the side-lines of the event. “As a result we’re seeing renewed demand for established events such as the Turkey conference that provide the opportunity for the market’s leading players to get together to discuss collaborative solutions, while maintaining initiatives to improve products and services in a sector that is crucial to global commerce and economic growth. Turkey benefits from its position at the very centre of global trade and is very much at the forefront of these efforts.”

The two-day meeting featured numerous networking breakouts, dual content streams for comprehensive topic coverage, and an evening drinks reception on Day 1 which provided the opportunity to continue discussion in a more informal setting.

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