International Conference, October 6 - 8, 2008
Fame Residence Hotel, Antalya, Turkey
Day1 – October 6, Monday
08.30 -9.00 Registration
09.00 Organizer’s introduction
Mikhail Panfilov, General Director, NEW PARITY, Russia
09.10 Keynote speech –Chairman’s Introduction
Vincent O’Brien, First Director, EBSI and Technical Trade Advisor, China Systems
- Documentary Operations for Banks and Corporations – Importance for Emerging markets. Documentary Credits
09.30 Case Study «Trade finance and Documentary Operations»
Johan Bergamin, Head of Business Development TFS, ING Bank Holland
11.00 – 11.20 Networking break
11.20 Case Study «Transport Documents in Documentary Credits»
Vincent O’Brien, First Director, EBSI and Technical Trade Advisor, China Systems
13.00 -13.45 Lunch
13.45 Bills of Lading & Fraud Session
Jeffrey Blum, Immediate Past Chairman, Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers London Branch
Director, Interlink International Trading (UK) Ltd
Visiting Professor, World Maritime University and Shanghai Maritime University
- Bills of Lading - vital functions for traders, bankers, carriers, port authorities and insurers
- Case Study «Congen and Conline BsL». Common BsL discrepancies in LC’s. Negotiable and non-negotiable Sea Waybills.
15.15 – 15.30 Networking break
15:30 «Bills of Lading Fraud»
16.30 Conclusions and close of the first day of the conference
16.30 - 18.00 Free time
19.30 - 22.00 Informal Friendly Dinner followed by Karaoke Session
(DJ – Vincent O’Brien)
Day 2 – October 7, Tuesday
09.00 Keynote speech –Chairman’s Introduction
- Guarantees, Stand-by Letters of Credit and Forfaiting operations
Vincent O’Brien, First Director, EBSI and Technical Trade Advisor, China Systems
09.30 Case Study «Forfaiting transactions in CIS countries»
Milan Figala, Head of Forfaiting Department Komerční banka, a.s. - member of Societe Generale Group
11.00 – 11.20 Networking break
11.20 Case Study «Guarantee or Standby – what to choose for the deal?»
Johan Bergamin, Head of Business Development TFS, ING Bank Holland
13.00 – 13.45 Lunch
13.45 Case Study «Stand-by LCs in Banking Practice»
Karl Mayrl, Director of Documentary business and Guarantees, Erste Bank, Austria
15.15 – 15.30 Networking break
15.30 Case Study «Demand Guarantees in Banking Practice»
Pavel Andrle, Secretary to Banking Commission of ICC Czech Republic,
Trade Finance Consultant
16.30 Conclusions and close of the second day of the conference
19.00 - 21.00 Informal Friendly Dinner
Day 3 – October 8, Wednesday
10.00 Panel Discussion «Letters of Credit».
Free discussion, questions and answers
11.30 – 11.45 Networking break
11.45 Panel Discussion «Guarantees and Standbys». Free discussion, questions and answers.
13.30 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 16.00 Conclusions and close of conference
