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2023 Platinum Sponsors
2023 Gold Sponsors
Bayan Credit Bureau
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Emirates NBD
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Gulf International Bank
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The Saudi Investment Bank
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Trade & Supply chain Resilience
End-to-end trade digitization
Treasury Management
Sustainable
trade finance development
Managing
Risks
EVENT
HIGHLIGHTS
50+
World class speakers
250+
Pre-Qualified finance professionals attending
Thought-provoking
keynotes and engaging panel discussions
Interactive
round tables with industry leaders
Networking
opportunities included access to trade finance solutions and products
CEOs & CFOs
from KSA’s largest Trade Finance Banks & Exporters
STF Awards
Saudi CFO Awards Saudi Bank Awards
11thAnnual Saudi Trade Finance Summit
The value of Saudi Arabia’s international trade posted a new record with an annual increase of 48.5 percent after its volume reaching SR516 billion in the first quarter of 2022. The trade surplus jumped to SAR 90.27 billion in May of 2022, compared to SAR 34.37 billion a year earlier.
Government, regulators, corporates, tech-providers, and financial institutions are all working towards the Vision 2030 goal of diversifying the Saudi economy. The Saudi Trade Finance Summit (STF) augments the FSDP objectives under Vision 2030 of achieving financial diversity, inclusiveness and development of the private sector by strengthening the Kingdom’s trade with international markets, thereby serving as an enabler in raising the share of the country’s non-oil exports in the non-oil GDP from 16% to 50% by 2030.
In the 10th year of the Saudi Trade Finance Summit, the summit strives to support Saudi Arabia’s export development vision by bringing 350+ stakeholders to advance the Kingdom’s international trade and investments by promoting non-oil exports to new markets’, improve the efficiency of the trading environment as well as strengthen its position as a regional and global business hub.
Further, the summit aims to tackle challenges that form the crux of the problem by optimizing access to adequate trade & supply chain financing solutions and fostering confidence for new trade partners via availing credit insurance and mitigating risk factors. The platform also addresses the vital role played by digitization in the trade & supply chain landscape in driving efficiency, cost optimization & risk management across the value chain.
The two-day summit addresses some of the latest challenges and resultant opportunities for Saudi’s trade finance sector including optimal liquidity management for Saudi exporters, suppliers and SMEs, supply chain financing, accelerated adoption of digitization & technological innovations for optimizing trade finance, managing inherent risks as well as sustainable development of the sector form the major areas of discussion.
Top reasons to attend the Saudi Trade Finance Summit
Meet the key stakeholders enabling and optimizing trade for Saudi exporters across the spectrum including trade facilities, trade finance, infrastructure facilities and new trade partnerships
Understand Saudi Arabia’s strategies and initiatives to enable and enhance non-oil industries’ trade activities to meet Vision 2030 objective of diversifying the economy
Listen to international trade organisations discuss about new trade partnerships with Saudi Arabia
Meet Exim banks from Saudi Arabia, GCC and other regions to offer customized trade finance solutions to Saudi exporters
Meet the CEOs of the top exporting companies and banks in Saudi Arabia discuss their current challenges and solutions for trade and supply chain finance
2023 Speakers Who Rocked The Stage
Dr Mark De Volder
One of the World’s Top Motivational Speakers on Change Management
Ibrahim Babtain
Vice Chairman,
National Committee for Exports of the Federation of Saudi Chambers
Ali N. Alkhamis
Head of Trade and Supply Chain,
Banque Saudi Fransi
Wasif Hasan
Senior Director Global Trade and Supply chain,
Al Rajhi Bank
Eng. Saleh Al Sulami
Director,
Petromin Nissan
David Leslie
General Manager of Global Trade and Receivable Finance,
SAB
Osama Bukhari
Head of the Banking Committee,
ICC Saudi Arabia
Talal Alshehri
Chief Business Officer,
Bayan Credit Bureau
Fahad Alshammari
Chief Financial Officer,
Saudi Real Estate Company (Al Akaria)
Ahmad AlShubbar
CFO,
Rawabi Holding Group
Salim Patka
CFO,
BinDawood Group
Mansour Abdulrehman M. Algheriri
Group Treasurer,
TASNEE
Syed Hassan Javed
Head of Trade Finance,
Gulf International Bank
Chandranath Bhattacharya
Head of Transaction Banking KSA,
Emirates NBD
We found the event to be amazing from the partners, sponsors, attendees. We met decision makers and executive level finance leaders and we have arranged some meetings. The conference sessions added value to us and the networking sessions were great. We believe this summit have given us opportunity to accelerate business with the attendees who were interested in finance and credit.
Director, Business Development, Bayan Credit Bureau
Who Should Attend?
Ministries & Government Authorities
International Trade Organisations & Economic Bodies
Regulators & Policy-makers
Regional & Foreign Banks
Big Corporates, SMEs & MNCs
Commodity Traders & Suppliers
Export Credit Agencies & Alternate Financiers
Trade Finance Solutions Providers
Insurance and Risk Management Companies
Technology Providers
Consultancies & Law Firms
Investors
Testimonials
“I had a chance to meet a lot of CFOs from different industries. The topics covered relevant topics of interest and the setup was very nice. There is an unlimited potential as the business environment is getting more and more complex and more demanding. Conferences like this allow people to talk about their issues and exchange ideas.”
“This is the 6th year we are participating in the summit and the experience has been good. We met many CFOs, Treasurers and Head of Finance from organizations and we hope it will get converted to business. This is a very unique event as it is the only event on trade finance in Saudi Arabia and we hope to join the summit next year as well.”
“Very pleased to see the level of participation across corporates and banks. The whole experience has been very enticing. As banks this is a good opportunity to meet a lot of corporates in one go and that means more the corporates, more the opportunities for us to business.”
"It has been fantastic, thank you so much for the support. The diversity of the attendees, the thoughtfulness of the collaboration, the ideas and questions shared have been very engaging and useful for us, it was a really timely event. The efficiency of the event really flows well, the ability to connect virtually with people is very fast too. We have had a lot of follow-ups already and some great collaborations and we look forward to what they will convert to in the future. It was a very professional event and hats off to you guys as it was a new format for everyone but it flowed very well"
I feel it was very well organized giving us opportunity to meet our clients and listening to their needs. All attendees were senior level from CFOs, treasurers from corporates and we were able to meet new and existing clients. We can see opportunity for business prospects from the summit. We like that the event is very focused rather than being generic.
“I really admire the way the summit was organized, it was very professional with a large number of quality participants. It was great to see most of the banks, companies, and insurance companies involved in the summit. We have been partners for three years and International Chamber of Commerce - Saudi Arabia will continue this partnership for sure.”
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SAUDI CFO AWARDS & SAUDI BANK AWARDS
Saudi Trade Finance Awards
Focused on the theme “Enabling the Kingdom’s vision for a better future”, the summit is designed to address some of the key challenges faced by the country’s finance leaders.
About Saudi Trade Finance Awards
HONORING THE VERY BEST IN THE KINGDOM’S FINANCE INDUSTRY!
The Saudi Trade Finance Awards will put a spotlight on the Kingdom’s brightest minds in the Finance Industry and celebrate their contributions towards fulfilling the Country’s key strategies in line with the Saudi Vision 2030. Saudi Trade Finance Awards comprise of the Saudi CFO Awards & Saudi Bank Awards. The Saudi CFO Awards aim to recognize the CFOs as the key pillars to the success of any organization by implementing successful strategies.
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About the Organiser
QnA International LLC is a leading global B2B event organizer, continuously innovating knowledge, and events business for over a decade. With a growing portfolio of conferences, summits, and training, ranging from Trade Finance to Travel & Tourism, Technology, Supply Chain Finance, Destination Weddings and Human Resources, QnA International caters to a wide range of industries, in correlation with the present and future demands of the global economy. Headquartered in Dubai, UAE, the company organizes B2B events around the world including expertise in delivering worldclass events in destinations like UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Mexico, India, Greece, Thailand, Georgia, and Indonesia.
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