Welcome to MENA 2023, brought to you by TXF, Proximo & Uxolo. Our opening remarks are brought to you by ADEX, building partnerships across the UAE to directly support the exports of national companies.

Khalil Al Mansoori

Acting Director General, Abu Dhabi Exports Office (ADEX)

MENA's regional ECAs promise to reshape the local economy, with strong institutions in the UAE seeking to bolster local business. This session looks at the role of ECAs in boosting UAE outbound business:

- What's happened in the local ECA space since last year?

- How do the UAE's ECAs compare to other international options?

- How will the UAE's ECAs partner with international ECAs and why will this be important?

Natasha Saleh

Project Manager, Abu Dhabi Exports Office (ADEX)

IVAN PEREA

DIRECTOR, Standard Chartered

Majed Julfar

Director of Trade Credit Insurance and Export financing, Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI)

Moderator

Manav Futnani

Global Co-Head of Export Finance, HSBC

In the last year, we've seen commodities traders start to borrow on the ECA market. This new trend is taking the market by storm, but what do the deals actually look like? This session will consider:

• How to effectively structure untied ECA backed debt for commodities traders
• Which borrowers have capitalised on these deals and what have their experiences been like?
• Will we see more traders borrowing on the ECA market in 2023?

Mathilde Cottard

Executive Director, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)

Suresh Mistry

Head of Non-Banking Distribution, Trafigura Group Pte

Natasha Saleh

Project Manager, Abu Dhabi Exports Office (ADEX)

Moderator

Ralph Ivey

Reporter, Exile Group