2017 Coface Country Risk Conference in Singapore (November 9)

About the Conference

2017 Country Risk Conference in Singapore

9 November 2017 (Thursday)

Country Risk Conference is the annual flagship event of Coface which provides country and sector information to help companies and their advisers to identify the risks and rewards of trading domestically and exporting. In this conference, Coface bring together leading specialist from the world of finance, researcher and business to discuss the major trends shaping the world economy and shed light on the main economic issues for 2017 and beyond.

During the half day event, experienced commentators will provide insights on:

•	Evolving role of banks in facilitating globalization
•	A fragile global outlook: Can Asia act as a key driver of growth?
•	Sovereign risks for China and Asia Pacific in 2018
•	Mitigating trade risks in an increasingly protectionist world
•	Coface’s Country and Sector Risk Assessment
•	Managing business risks as commodity prices and interest

The ambition of the Coface Country Risk Conference is to help those involved in international trade – whether they are CEOs, commercial directors or credit managers – to define an efficient business development or investment strategy or take informed decisions regarding risk in their home country or abroad.

•	Company directors
•	Strategic risk managers and international bank directors
•	Multi-lateral financial institutions
•	Heads of international affairs in consular and professional organizations
•	Consultants and lawyers specialized in international affairs
•	Researchers and academics interested in credit risks

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Speakers

Here is the full list of speakers at the 2017 Country Risk Conference

Marc Abensour

Ambassador of France to Singapore

David Mann

Chief Economist, Asia

Standard Chartered Bank

Marie Diron

Associate Managing Director

Sovereign Rating Group, Moody's Investor Service

Carlos Casanova

Economist, Asia

Coface

Vijay Vashist

Managing Director & Group Head of Trade & Supply Chain Finance and Trade Risk Distribution, Global Transaction Services

DBS Bank

Nicolas Langlois

Managing Director, Global Head of Trade Distribution, Transaction Banking

Standard Chartered Bank

Jayant S. Parande

President & Global Head – Treasury & IR, Group Treasurer

Olam International Limited

Pierre Veyres

Regional Head for South-East Asia and Chief Executive Officer of Singapore

BNP Paribas

Tan Kah Chye

CEO

Tin Hill Capital

Glenda Chong

Anchor/ Executive Editor at Channel NewsAsia

MediaCorp Pte Ltd (Moderator)

Conference Program

9 November 2017 (Thursday), 2 - 6pm

Medium: English -- Fees: Free of Charge

1:45 pm - 2:00 pm

REGISTRATION

2:00 pm - 2:05 pm

INTRODUCTION

Samuel Jesuratnam, Country Manager of Singapore, Coface

2:05 pm - 2:15 pm

KEYNOTE SPEECH : SINGAPORE, DRIVING ASEAN IN UNCERTAIN TIMES

Marc Abensour, Ambassador of France to Singapore

2:15 pm - 2:25 pm

OPENING REMARKS

Xavier Durand, Group CEO, Coface

2:25 pm - 2:35 pm

BANKING INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE : EVOLVING ROLE OF BANKS IN FACILITATING GLOBALIZATION

Pierre Veyres, Regional Head for South East Asia and CEO of Singapore, BNP Paribas SA

2:35 pm - 2:55 pm

A FRAGILE GLOBAL OUTLOOK: CAN ASIA ACT AS A KEY DRIVER OF GROWTH?

David Mann, Chief Economist Asia, Standard Chartered Bank

2:55 pm - 3:15 pm

SOVEREIGN RISKS FOR CHINA AND ASIA PACIFIC IN 2018

Marie Diron, Associate Managing Director, Moody's Investors Service

3:15 pm - 3:45 pm

PANEL DISCUSSION : MITIGATING TRADE RISKS IN AN INCREASINGLY PROTECTIONIST WORLD

David Mann, Chief Economist, Asia, Standard Chartered Bank

Marie Diron, Associate Managing Director, Moody's Investors Service

Carlos Casanova, Economist, Asia Pacific, Coface
Glenda Chong, Anchor/ Executive Editor at Channel NewsAsia, MediaCorp Pte Ltd (Moderator)

3:45 pm - 4:10 pm

NETWORKING BREAK

4:10 pm - 4:30 pm

COFACE'S COUNTRY AND SECTOR RISK ASSESSMENT

Carlos Casanova, Economist, Asia Pacific, Coface

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm

PANEL DISCUSSION : MANAGING BUSINESS RISKS AS COMMODITY PRICES AND INTEREST RATES RESET

Bhupesh Gupta, CEO, Asia Pacific, Coface

Vijay Vashist, Managing Director & Group Head of Trade & Supply Chain Finance and Trade Risk Distribution, Global Transaction Services, DBS Bank

Nicolas Langlois, Managing Director & Global Head of Trade Asset Distribution, Standard Chartered Bank

Jayant S. Parande, President & Global Head – Treasury & IR, Group Treasurer, Olam International Limited
Tan Kah Chye, CEO, Tin Hill Capital
Glenda Chong, Anchor/ Executive Editor at Channel NewsAsia, MediaCorp Pte Ltd (Moderator)

5:05 pm - 5:10 pm

CLOSING REMARKS

Hugh Burke, Chief Commercial Officer, Asia Pacific, Coface

5:10 pm - 6:00 pm

NETWORKING COCKTAIL

Registration

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Venue

Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore

Enquiry

Sheau Jiun LIN (+65 6827 8728)

marketing_sg@coface.com