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Schedule for Thursday, April 7, 2016

CONCURRENT BREAK-OUT SESSIONS

SESSION ONE: 2:45 – 3:45 pm

Navigating the Trade Finance Maze as a Small Business Owner (Palladian Ballroom)
Small Business exporters share how they are using EXIM Bank financing to grow their business profits and sell their products globally. Great for first timers!

Moderator: Wanda Felton, Vice Chair and First Vice President, EXIM

Speakers:

• Kusum Kavia, CEO, Combustion Associates
• John “Jay” White, President, Morrison Textile Machinery Co.
• Musya Tumanyan, Senior Vice President, Hoffman International
• Steve Wilburn, CEO, FirmGreen, Inc.

EXIM's Anti-Fraud Procedures: Detecting, Preventing and Prosecuting Fraud (Empire Ballroom)
Following a wave of fraud in the early 2000s, EXIM Bank adopted a multi-faceted approach to addressing fraud risk. Speakers will discuss the Bank’s successful anti-fraud program, including the importance of developing an anti-fraud culture, difficulties in detecting fraud, and the steps that the Bank expects its partners to undertake in jointly fighting fraud and corruption in EXIM Bank transactions.

Moderator: John Connor, Assistant General Counsel for Litigation Fraud and Compliance, Office of the General Counsel, EXIM

Speakers:

• Walter Hill, Vice President, Credit Review and Compliance Division, EXIM
• Dave Sutkus, Assistant Inspector General for Investigations, Office of the Inspector General, EXIM

How Reforms in Emerging Economies Are Creating Opportunities for American Businesses (Diplomat Ballroom)
This session will examine how reforms in emerging economies are creating opportunities for American investors and exporters. Specifically, the speakers will focus on countries that have successfully implemented reforms to drive economic growth and foreign investment. They will discuss economic, judicial, and political reforms, infrastructure investment as well as opportunities for exporters to access new markets.

Moderator: Claudia Slacik, Senior Vice President and Chief Banking Officer, EXIM

Speakers:

• Scott Eisner, President, U.S. Africa Business Center, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• Diane Farrell, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia, International Trade Administration
• Sergio Garcia Gomez, Head of Section, Economic Affairs, Embassy of Mexico in the United States
• Thomas R. Hardy, Director of Public Affairs and Congressional Relations, U.S. Trade and Development Agency
• Rob Quartel, Chairman and CEO, NTEL·X

Changing Dynamics in China and Export Opportunities (Ambassador Ballroom)
This session will focus on the changing dynamics in China and how it’s impacting the global economy and what it means for American businesses. Specifically, the session will examine China’s economic growth and currency, its manufacturing sector, the uptick in agricultural imports as well as investment opportunities for foreigners.
 
Moderator: Richard McGregor, Public Policy Fellow, Wilson Center

Speakers:

• Patrick Chovanec, Chief Strategist, Silvercrest Asset Management
• Leland Miller, President, The China Beige Book
• Judy Zakreski, President and CEO, China Trade Strategies

SESSION TWO: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Get In On the Action: New Opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa (Ambassador Ballroom)
Falling oil prices and decreased liquidity present an opportunity for increased financing opportunities in the Middle East. This session will briefly describe transactions that have been conducted in the region.  It also will focus on sectors and countries where future business opportunities exist.

Moderator: Jonathan Bell, Editor, TXF Media

Speakers:

• Manav Futnani, Head of Export Finance, Middle East & North Africa, HSBC Bank Middle East Limited
• Hal Pontez, President and CEO, HPI, LLC
• Jeremy Shaw, Europe, Middle East, Africa Global Trade Head and Global Export Finance Head, Corporate and Investment Banking, JPMorgan Chase
• William Hoffman, Global Head, Development Funding, Siemens Energy, Inc.

Medium-term Transactions and Supply Chain Financing: Review and Preview  (Palladian Ballroom)
This session will be an interactive discussion with EXIM customers, lenders and trade finance professionals on the requirements and benefits of participating in EXIM Bank’s medium-term and supply chain finance programs. The session will discuss recent trends and initiatives being considered for the programs, followed by a Q&A session.

Moderator: Tom Fitzpatrick, Director, Trade Finance, EXIM

Speakers:

• Stanley Logue, Chief Financial Officer, Thrush Aircraft, Inc.
• Steven van der Hooft, CEO, Capital Chains
• Juan Francisco Correa, SVP, PNC Financial Services Group
• Wilson Llerena, Director, Trade Finance, EXIM

Bankers and Borrowers - the Challenges Ahead (Diplomat Ballroom)
Leading bankers and consumers of capital will discuss their perspectives on the current credit, commodity and growth opportunities or challenges in the near- to medium-term market.

Moderator: Michael Whalen, Vice President and Head of Structured Finance Division, EXIM

Speakers:

• Troy Ailshie, Senior Vice President, Project Development & Investments for Fluor Corp, Fluor Corporation
• William Clark, VP of Customer Finance, Honeywell UOP
• Rodolfo Echeverría, Chief Financial Officer, Globeleq Mesoamerica Energy
• Valentino Gallo, Managing Director, Global Head of Export Finance, Citi  
• David Gardner, Managing Director, Global Head of Project and Export Finance, HSBC
• Pablo Otin, Vice President, Emerging Markets, 8minutenergy Renewables
• Garrett Pierce, CFO, Orbital ATK

PEFCO (Empire Ballroom)
The session will provide a general introduction to PEFCO products and programs.  It also will demonstrate how PEFCO can be used as an alternative or to complement EXIM’s funding programs to finance transactions.

Speakers:       

• Vincent J. Herman, Vice President, Private Export Funding Corporation
• Gordon Hough, Senior Vice President, Private Export Funding Corporation

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Friday, April 8, 2016

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Social Media Info

• Conference hashtag: #EXIMac16
• EXIM Bank handle: @EXIMBankUS
• Chairman and President, Fred Hochberg's handle: @FredHochberg