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Bruce Carnegie-Brown was appointed Chairman in June 2017. He is currently also Vice-Chairman of Banco Santander. He was a Non-Executive Director of JLT Group plc from 2016 to 2017, prior to which he was Non-Executive Chairman of Aon UK Ltd from 2012 to 2015, Senior Independent Director of Catlin Group Ltd from 2010 to 2014 and Chief Executive for Marsh UK and Europe from 2003 to 2006. He was Chairman of Moneysupermarket Group from 2014 to 2019 and Senior Independent Director of Close Brothers Group plc from 2006 to 2014. He previously worked at JP Morgan for 18 years in a number of senior roles and was Managing Partner of 3i Group plc’s Quoted Private Equity Division from 2007 to 2009. He is President of the Chartered Management Institute.

Gareth joined Perrys in 2006 and is a consultant at the Historic Dockyard Chatham branch.  Gareth has experience in all aspects of accountancy, audit and taxation.

Anshula Kant was appointed Managing Director and World Bank Group Chief Financial Officer on October 7, 2019. In this role, she is responsible for financial and risk management of the World Bank Group, reporting to the President. Among other key management duties, her work includes oversight of financial reporting, risk management and mobilization of IDA and other financial resources. Through her work at the State Bank of India (SBI), Ms. Kant has more than 35 years of experience in banking, including retail and corporate banking, mortgage finance, local currency and foreign exchange instruments, and a diverse array of leadership challenges covering finance, risk, operations, treasury, funding, regulatory compliance and general management. As CFO of SBI, Ms. Kant managed $38 billion of revenues and total assets of $500 billion. Stewarding the organization, she greatly improved the capital base and focused on the long-term sustainability of SBI within her mandate. She was a Managing Director and member of the Board of SBI from September 2018 till August 2019. With direct responsibility for the SBI’s Risk, Compliance, and Stressed Asset Portfolio, Ms. Kant led the creation of investment opportunities while empowering risk management throughout the bank. Ms. Kant, a native of India, earned her bachelor’s degree with honours in Economic from Lady Shri Ram College for Women and a master’s degree in Economics from Delhi School of Economics.

Dr. Domenico Del Sorbo, is an expert in trade and export finance tools and, in particular, international payments with a specialized focus on risk-mitigation tools (letters of credit, standby letter of credit and demand guarantees). He holds the Diploma for Qualified Trade Finance Specialists (QTFS). He is a consultant and trainer. He carries out assistance and consultancy activities for the management of letters of credit and bank guarantees for various SMEs. Finally, he collaborates as contributing editor for the Trade Services Update newsletter, covering practical aspects of payment instructions in international trade by Kim Sindberg, Editor in Chief.

Gianluca Riccio, CFA, is Risk Development Director at Lloyds Banking Group. He has over 20 years’ experience in the banking industry having covered a variety of roles across Risk, Strategy and Transformation. His experience combines risk, business, regulatory and capital needs, and over time has ranged from managing risk in different regions, economic environments (and crises) to leading a broad range of the Bank’s strategic initiatives including modelling, pricing, capital and regulatory requirements, as well as business restructures and wider projects across the organization. Additionally, Gianluca is Vice-Chair of the “Business at OECD” (BIAC) Finance Committee. Since 2015 he is member of B20 Financing Growth & Infrastructure Taskforce as part of the G20 process, and chaired the B20-OECD cross-thematic roundtable on SMEs and Global Value Chains. Gianluca has a record of various publications.

L. Alan Winters CB is Professor of Economics at the University of Sussex and Founding Director of the UK Trade Policy Observatory (UKTPO). A CEPR Research Fellow, he has served as Co-Director of the Centre’s International Trade Programme and held senior roles at the World Bank, including Chief Economist at the UK Department for International Development (2008-11) and Director of the Development Research Group (2004-7). He has advised organizations such as the OECD, WTO, European Commission, and UNCTAD and recently retired as editor of the World Trade Review.

Marcus Wallenberg is a Swedish banker and industrialist. He began his career in the New York City office of Citibank in 1980–1982. He has also worked for Deutsche Bank, S. G. Warburg & Co., Citicorp and the SEB Group, where he is now the Vice Chairman. Previously, he served as the President and CEO of Investor from 1999 to 2005, and as Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce from 2006 to 2008. Mr. Wallenberg graduated from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He served as a lieutenant in the Royal Swedish Naval Academy in 1977.

Alicia Garcia Herrero is a Spanish economist and academic who has been the chief economist for Asia-Pacific at French investment bank Natixis since June 2015. Beyond her work, she is an academic and has worked in Bruegel, a Think Tank based in Brussels. She is an adjunct professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and a Senior Fellow at Bruegel, and non-resident Research Fellow at Real Instituto Elcano. Alicia is also a Member of the Advisory Board of Berlin-based think tank on China, MERICS. Her areas of research are financial and banking issues, and monetary policy with a particular focus on emerging markets. She has also conducted extensive research on China and its impact on the rest of the world. Additionally, Herrero carries out different advisory roles for institutions such as the Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research, the Asian Development Bank, and the European Commission. She is a member of the board of the Hong Kong Forum and co-founder of Bright Hong Kong.

Caroline Stockmann has been Chief Executive of the Association of Corporate Treasurers since February 2017. Prior to that Caroline held the position of Chief Financial Officer at The British Council, the UK’s largest charity, and before that at Save the Children International.  She has 25 years’ experience in senior finance, commercial and strategic posts at a number of commercial organisations including Novartis Pharmaceuticals (Switzerland), Cadbury Schweppes, Granada plc and Unilever/ Bestfoods (Thailand, Netherlands and UK). Much of her working life has been spent overseas. Caroline trained with KPMG and is a Fellow (FCA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW).  She has an ICAEW Diploma in Charity Accounting and has filled numerous roles on boards over the years, some current roles including being a member of the Finance and Investment Committee of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, Deputy Chair of the European Association of Corporate Treasurers and the International Group of Treasury Associations, as well as President of the National Association of Corporate Treasurers (US).  Caroline is a linguist, musician, trained coach and passionate bell ringer, and is married with two children. Check out her weekly podcasts at www.treasurers.org/strategic-insights-podcasts

Dr. Heath P. Tarbert is Chairman and Chief Executive of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. He was nominated for a term expiring on April 13, 2024 and took office on July 15, 2019. The mission of the CFTC is to promote the integrity, resilience, and vibrancy of the U.S. derivatives markets through sound regulation.  The agency’s approximately 700 personnel based in Chicago, Kansas City, New York, and Washington, DC also work to ensure U.S. commodities and derivatives markets are free of fraud and manipulation. Chairman Tarbert also serves as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), as a Vice Chair of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Board, and as a member of the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets. Chairman Tarbert has extensive experience in financial services law and has served in senior leadership roles in the public and private sector. Most recently, he served as Assistant Secretary for International Markets and subsequently as acting Under Secretary for International Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. In these roles, Chairman Tarbert served as the G-7/G-20 Deputy Finance Minister, a member of the Financial Stability Board, and the co-chair of both the US-EU Financial Regulatory Forum and the US-UK Financial Regulatory Working Group. Prior to his service at the Treasury Department, Chairman Tarbert was head of the bank regulatory practice of Allen & Overy LLP, a leading global law firm.

Keith Tully is a partner at Real Business Rescue, UK’s leading firm of insolvency practitioners providing company liquidation, restructuring and business rescue services. Keith has been involved in insolvency since 1992, during which time he’s worked for both independent and national business rescue firms. He is knowledgeable in an array of business-related topics but his specialities include acting on behalf of financial institutions as well as negotiating with HM Revenue and Customs to arrange time to pay schemes.

Majda Dabaghi is a former Senior Policy Executive at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), which is headquartered in Paris, France. Majda led the ICC Commission on Environment and Energy, leading business engagement that promotes inclusive economic growth in line with the UN climate change and Sustainable Development Goals. Majda is also the UNFCCC Focal Point for business and industry non-governmental organizations, promoting the private sector commitment to the implementation of the Paris Agreement by showcasing private sector leadership and action and providing constructive policy input from business to the UNFCCC process. Before joining ICC, Majda spent 10 years as a lawyer, beginning her legal career with Linklaters in London where she specialised in energy and infrastructure-related acquisitions, public-private partnerships, project development and project financing. While at Linklaters she also spent time in their Sao Paulo and Dubai offices. In Paris, Majda worked within the energy and infrastructure teams of Latham & Watkins as well as Watson Farley & Williams.

Daniela Bonzanini is the Chairman of the Education Committee and Head of International of Banca IFIS Italy. She has more than 30 years of experience in international trade in international factoring. Her knowledge of the factoring industry has been of great contribution to the development and implementation of new projects mainly focused on innovative products and services. She is a speaker at international conferences. Bonzanini has been the Chairman of FCI from 2013 to2015.

Roberto Leva is Asian Development Bank’s trade and supply chain finance relationship manager. He moves from JP Morgan, where he started in 2008 as a graduate, rotating for two years in different positions in Frankfurt, London and New York, followed by eight years in the trade finance team in London. In his new role, Leva will be based at ADB’s headquarters in Manila, and will report to Steven Beck, head of trade and supply chain finance. Leva will continue his work on sustainability at the ADB, running the multilateral’s sustainable trade finance initiative, which will see him coordinate closely with partner banks, the ICC, and ADB’s sister multilaterals to help trade move up the sustainability curve.

Geraldine Deyzel is an author and journalist at Trade Finance Global

Jean-François Denis is the Global Head, Trade Solutions, BNP Paribas. He is in charge of payments and collections, strategic marketing, client advisory and communication. He is a graduate in civil engineering from the Université Catholique de Louvain.

Carl joins UKEF from Lloyds Banking Group, where he spent 31 years in a variety of roles. Most recently he was a Relationship Director, managing and developing a portfolio of customers within the Manufacturing & Industrials sector. Prior to this he was Head of Cash Management and Trade Finance, delivering cash and trade products to large London corporates.

Jenette Beltran is a contributor at Trade Finance Global. She is also a Web Designer at 431ds Web Solutions.