Events

September 15 to 22, 2022

#SFNetXB22

SFNet's Cross-Border Lending Summit - “This Is Not a Drill” - returns as a live online event on September 15 and September 22, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET each day.

For the 9th year in a row, we bring you timely and provocative panels addressing issues that challenge asset-based lenders doing cross-border deals. So much has happened in just the last 6 months: Boris Johnson stepping down, Russia in Ukraine, potential food supply shortages, climate extremes. Companies now must reevaluate supply chains and vendors based in part of geopolitical risk. Not to mention an inflationary environment the likes of which we have not seen in years. 

In this time of rapid change, we are gathering together industry experts to explore and illuminate the current landscape and what you should be thinking about in the months and years to come.

Agenda*

Thursday, September 15

10:00-11:00 a.m. ET
Focus on Asia: Japan

Join us for a detailed conversation on the considerations you should examine with deals involving Japan, including Japanese legal considerations, the taking of security in Japan (and, as an alternative, a true sale transaction of accounts receivable), the enforcement of security and the exercise of remedies process in Japan. This will be the first time the conference covers Japan and it promises to be very informative.

With: Koji Kawamura, Partner, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Alister Bazaz, Head of International ABL, Bank of America
Bill Brewer, Partner, Co-Head of Corporate Lending, Winston & Strawn LLP.

11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ET
As the World Turns - Not Just in Time; Just in Case?
Offshoring, onshoring, near-shoring, supply chain disruption, geopolitical risk, you name it, we’ve got it. You and your clients are living in unprecedented times. Change will never be quite like this again...tune in to hear our panel come at it from different angles.

Moderator: TBD
Panelists: Sami Altaher, President, FGI 
Scott Fuller, Director, Valuations, Gordon Brothers
Robert Erfort, Managing Director, KPMG

Thursday, September 22

10:00-11:00 a.m. ET
A Fireside Discussion with Lord Gavin Barwell
What is the dashboard for international risk and what is the impact on four decades of globalization?

Moderators: Alister Bazaz, Head of International ABL, Bank of America
Bill Brewer, Partner, Co-Head of Corporate Lending, Winston & Strawn LLP

11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ET
Global ESG for the ABL Market - Why Should We Pay Attention?
ESG, climate change, net zero? What do these priorities mean in cross-border financing opportunities and what is the business case for change?

Moderator: Andrea Beirne, Partner, KPMG LLP
Panelists: Vilas Kuchinad, Head of Innovative Structuring, Global Sustainable Finance Group, Bank of America
 Ana Carolina Oliveria, Head of Sustainable Finance Americas, Managing Director, ING

Registration

Member Price: $295 unlimited company registration (all company employees are welcome to attend)

Non-Member Price: $395 individual registration

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