Being LGBTQ+ in trade, treasury and payments: Sibos livestream - Trade Finance Global

Being LGBTQ+ in trade, treasury and payments: Sibos livestream

By Deepesh Patel , Catherine Lang-Anderson , Natasha Condon , Rogier Van Lammeren , Alan Koenigsberg , Roberto Leva

Deepesh Patel is Editorial Director at Trade Finance Global (TFG) and host of Trade Finance Talks. Deepesh regularly chairs and speaks at international industry events held by the IFC, EBRD, IMN, WTO, Financial Times and Economist Impact, as well as industry associations including ICC, FCI, ITFA, ICISA and BAFT.

Catherine is a partner in the banking and finance team and leads A&O Shearman's trade and commodity finance practice in London. She acts for a variety of clients across the full range of trade, commodities and supply chain products including trade receivables finance, structured commodity finance and restructurings in the commodities sector. Catherine has advised UK and global industry bodies on legal and regulatory issues affecting the trade and commodity finance community speaks at international industry conferences and contributes to trade finance publications. Catherine regularly advises on trade and commodity finance participation arrangements and acts for major market players on their supply chain programmes. She has helped a number of global banks develop innovative new products in this area.

Natasha is the Global Head of Core Trade at J.P. Morgan Payments with 15+ years of experience in trade finance and working capital solutions.

Rogier is the Head of Trade & Working Capital Products at Lloyds Bank.

Alan Koenigsberg is the SVP and Global Head of Treasury and Working Capital Solutions at Visa

Roberto Leva is Asian Development Bank’s trade and supply chain finance relationship manager.

Last updated on 06 Sep 2023

06 Sep 2023 2 min reading time

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Trade Finance Global (TFG) is set to introduce a livestream (Tradecast) at this year’s Sibos conference, in Toronto.

A first for the industry, Trade Finance Global (TFG) has partnered with several major organisations in the trade, treasury, and payments space to come together and speak openly about an often overlooked yet invaluable segment in the industry: the LGBTQ+ community.

The webinar, hosted by TFG’s editor Deepesh Patel, aims to discuss the often-overlooked issues around LGBTQ+ inclusion in the trade, treasury, and payments sectors and will be aired on Tuesday 19 September at 9:00 EST / 14:00 BST / 15:00 CET.

The event will feature a panel of industry leaders: Catherine Lang-Anderson, partner at Allen & Overy; Natasha Condon, global head of trade sales at J.P. Morgan; Roberto Leva, trade and supply chain finance relationship manager at the Asian Development Bank; Rogier van Lammeren, managing director, head of trade and working capital products at Lloyds Bank; and Alan Koenigsberg, SVP Visa commercial solutions at Visa.

The livestream will be structured around three main themes:

1. Personal perspectives and intersectionality: Panelists will share personal stories and discuss the value of visible role models in the industry.

2. The role of allies: The importance of allies in creating an inclusive environment will be a focal point, with discussions on how they can educate themselves and others, challenge discriminatory behaviour, and create safer spaces for LGBTQ+ individuals.

3. Future directions: The panel will discuss policy recommendations and actions that the industry can take to foster a more inclusive environment, including the role of senior leadership in setting the tone for an organisation’s inclusivity efforts.

For more details and to watch the webinar, visit TFG’s page which will allow you to register and sign up for the livestream for free.

This livestream will be available on LinkedIn Live, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and the TFG website.