EXIM 2022 Annual Conference Agenda Online and In Person - Washington, DC | December 13, 2022

Registration (Ambassador Ballroom)

Morning Plenary (Regency Ballroom)

Welcome Remarks

Reta Jo Lewis, President and Chair, EXIM Board of Directors

Enhancing Strategic Relationships Between the U.S. and Africa

Moderator:
John Yearwood, Editorial Director - Diversity & Culture, Politico

Speakers:
H.E. João Lourenço, President of the Republic of Angola
H.E. Filipe Nyusi, President of the Republic of Mozambique

Award Presentation: Sub-Saharan Africa Deal of the Year

Presenter:
Reta Jo Lewis, President and Chair, EXIM Board of Directors

Financing Africa: Innovative Ideas to Unlock Capital to the Continent

Moderator:
Teresa Clarke, Chairman and Executive Editor, Africa.com

Speakers:
Alain Ebobissé, CEO, Africa50
Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman, Afreximbank
Admassu Tadesse, President and CEO, Trade and Development Bank
Samaila Zubairu, President and Chief Executive Officer, Africa Finance Corporation

Supply Chains in an Era of Instability and Impacts on U.S. National and Economic Security

Moderator:
David Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, The Carlyle Group

Speakers:
Suzanne Clark, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Tim Myers, President, Boeing Capital Corporation
Howard Ungerleider, President and Chief Financial Officer, Dow

A Message from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

ECA Financing Around the World: International Trends in Export Credit

Moderator:
Kevin Cirilli, Yahoo Finance Broadcast Contributor, Visiting Media Fellow, Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub, and Senior Visiting Fellow at Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue

Speakers:
John Hopkins, CEO, Export Finance Australia
Mairead Lavery, President & Chief Executive Officer, Export Development Canada
Reta Jo Lewis, President and Chair, EXIM Board of Directors
Michal Ron, Chief International Officer, SACE, and former President, Berne Union

Award Presentation: Lenders of the Year

Presenter:
Owen Herrnstadt, Member, EXIM Board of Directors

The Future of Small Business Exporting

Isabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration

• China and Transformational Exports Program
• Export Credit Insurance
• Global Infrastructure
• Industrial
• Make More in America
• Minority and Women Owned Business (MWOB)
• Project and Structured Finance
• Sub-Saharan Africa
• Transportation
• Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)
• Working Capital Guarantee Program and Supply Chain Financing Program

Advancing Competitiveness for a More Robust Business Outlook (Diplomat Room)

Moderator:
Ambassador Stuart Holliday, President and CEO, Meridian International Center

Speakers:
Pablo Carrillo, Of Counsel, Squire Patton Boggs
Patrick Gang, Head of Export & Agency Finance, Bank of America
Brad Markell, Executive Director, AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council

Expanding Globally: How Small Businesses are Reaching New Markets (Palladian Room)

Welcome Remarks:
Congressman Spencer Bachus, Member, EXIM Board of Directors

Moderator:
Kevin Klowden, Chief Global Strategist, Milken Institute

Speakers:
Kathie Leonard, President and CEO, Auburn Manufacturing
Zaheer Faruqi, CEO, Aventure International Aviation Services

Our Anti-Fraud Strategy: EXIM and the Office of the Inspector General (Congressional Room)

Welcome Remarks:
Parisa Salehi, Inspector General, EXIM 

Speakers:
Walter Hill, Vice President, Credit Review and Compliance, EXIM
Thomas Redmann, Senior Investigator, Office of the Inspector General, EXIM
Howard Spira, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, EXIM
Lisa Terry, Senior Vice President and Chief Ethics Officer, EXIM

Global Healthcare Infrastructure: Emerging Opportunities for U.S. Firms (Empire Room)

Moderator:
Dr. Trevor Gunn, Vice President, International Relations, Medtronic, and Founder and Chair, USA Healthcare Alliance

Speakers:
Tama Duffy Day, Principal, Global Practice Leader, Senior Living and Advisor on Health, Gensler
Doug Frye, Senior Loan Officer and Transaction Facilitator, EXIM
Les Funtleyder, Healthcare Portfolio Manager, E Squared Capital Management
Dr. Maureen Lewis, CEO, Aceso Global

Award Presentation: Brokers of the Year

Presenter:
Congressman Spencer Bachus, Member, EXIM Board of Directors

Award Presentation: Exporters of the Year

Presenter:
Judith Pryor, First Vice President and Vice Chair, EXIM Board of Directors

Mobilizing Private Capital

Scott Nathan, CEO, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation

Economic Security and Global Markets: Securing Supply Chains, Growing Exports, and Spreading the Benefits of Trade

Marisa Lago, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade

Award Presentation: Regional Export Promotion Program Member of the Year

Presenter:
Congressman Spencer Bachus, Member, EXIM Board of Directors

Securing Financing: Importance of Quality Project Preparation
Ambassador Vinai Thummalapally (Ret.), Deputy Director, U.S. Trade and Development Agency

Remarks

Alexia Latortue, Assistant Secretary for International Trade and Development, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Global Markets, Local Impacts: The Role of State and Local Governments in Supporting American Competitiveness

Moderator:
Kevin Cirilli, Yahoo Finance Broadcast Contributor, Visiting Media Fellow, Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub, and Senior Visiting Fellow at Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue 

Speakers:
Heidi Heitkamp, Former United States Senator, and Founder, One Country Project
Asa Hutchinson, Governor of Arkansas, and Immediate Past Chair, National Governors Association

• China and Transformational Exports Program
• Export Credit Insurance
• Global Infrastructure
• Industrial
• Minority and Women Owned Business (MWOB)
• Project and Structured Finance
• Sub-Saharan Africa
• Transportation
• Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)
• Working Capital Guarantee Program and Supply Chain Financing Program

The Future for American-Made Clean Energy Technology (Diplomat Room)

Welcome Remarks:
Judith Pryor, First Vice President and Vice Chair, EXIM Board of Directors 

Moderator:
Joe Britton, Executive Director, Zero Emission Transportation Association, and President, Pioneer Public Affairs

Speakers:
Erin Lane, VP Government Affairs, Plug Power
Venkee Sharma, Executive Chairman, Aquatech International, LLC 

Make More in America: Revitalizing American Industry and Employment (Palladian Room)

Program Overview:
Scott Condren, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Policy Analysis and International Relations, EXIM

Welcome Remarks:
Owen Herrnstadt, Member, EXIM Board of Directors

Moderator:
David Brooks, Manager of Financial Reporting, Office of Board Authorized Finance, EXIM

Speakers:
Lynee Bradley, Director, Export Agency Finance, Treasury and Trade Solutions, Citi
Celeste Drake, Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council
Harrison Moskowitz, Executive Director, Export & Agency Finance – Americas, J.P. Morgan

State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Grants to Fund Small Business Export Growth (Congressional Room)

Moderator:
Ursula Wegrzynowicz, Deputy Managing Director, Central Region, EXIM

Speakers:
Daniel Pische, National Director of Trade Finance, Office of International Trade, U.S. Small Business Administration
Shadetra Robinson, STEP Director, US Small Business Administration

A Conversation on Energy Security and the Global Energy Transition with Jennifer Granholm, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy

Interviewer:
Rachel Kyte, Dean, The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Award Presentation: Renewable Energy Deal of the Year

Presenter:
Reta Jo Lewis, President and Chair, EXIM Board of Directors

Promoting American Economic Competitiveness on a Global Scale

Speaker:
Don Graves, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce

Advancing Women in Business: Challenges and Opportunities

Moderator:
Nancy Flake Johnson, President, Urban League of Greater Atlanta

Speakers:
Faheen Allibhoy, Managing Director and Head of the J.P. Morgan Development Finance Institution, J.P. Morgan
Tracy Gray, Founder and Managing Partner, The 22 Fund
Archana Sharma, CEO, AKAS Textiles
Lezlee Westine, President and CEO, Personal Care Products Council

A Message from Liz Shuler, President of the AFL-CIO

Issue Spotlight: The Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII)

Moderator:
David Lawder, Correspondent, Reuters News

Speaker:
Amos Hochstein, Special Presidential Coordinator for International Energy Affairs

Fireside Chat with Katharine Tai, Ambassador, United States Trade Representative

Interviewer:
Andrew Sollinger, Publisher and CEO, Foreign Policy

Award Presentation: CTEP Deal of the Year

Presenter:
Reta Jo Lewis, President and Chair, EXIM Board of Directors

Remarks

Jude Kearney, Managing Partner, ASAFO & CO.

Shaping the Future: New Technologies, Critical Minerals, and Transformational Exports

Moderator:
Adm. Gary Roughead, U.S. Navy (Ret.), and Robert and Marion Oster Distinguished Military Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University

Speakers:
Dr. Robert Atkinson, President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Jose W. Fernandez, Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, U.S. Department of State
Philip Lewis, Global Head of Export Finance, HSBC

Award Presentation: Deal of the Year

Presenter:
Reta Jo Lewis, President and Chair, EXIM Board of Directors

Closing Remarks

Reta Jo Lewis, President and Chair, EXIM Board of Directors