

Program

The Annual Conference has been an excellent venue to network with peers, colleagues and clients. We recognize this need and have exclusive times during the conference dedicated for bilateral and small group meetings. We request attendees to conduct meetings strictly during these times, or before/after the general session programming each day.

6:30AM – 7:45AM

BAFT 4th Annual Run/Walk

7:30AM – 5:00PM

BAFT Registration Open

7:00AM – 8:30AM

Networking Breakfast

8:30AM – 9:00AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

John Rodriguez

Program Co-Chair

Director, Financial Institutions, Latin America

Barclays Bank

Amy Sahm

Program Co-Chair

Senior Vice President and Manager, International Group

Fulton Financial Corporation

John Ahearn

BAFT Chair

Global Head of Trade

Citi

Tod Burwell

President and CEO

BAFT

9:00AM – 9:30AM

Keynote Address

Keynote Speaker

Patrick Burke

President and CEO

HSBC North America Holdings Inc.

9:30AM – 9:45AM

Nominating Committee

Rita Gonzalez

BAFT, Chair Nominating Committee

9:45AM – 10:45AM

The Politics of Neighbors: Trump, Tariffs, Trade and Taxes

An economic and political update on Latin America and how President Trump’s domestic and foreign policies might affect the outlook for the region. In addition, session will touch on how Latin America’s outlook might affect South Florida.

Susan Kaufman Purcell

Independent Consultant

10:45AM – 11:00AM

Morning Coffee Break

11:00AM – 12:00PM

Correspondent Banking: De-risking vs. Re-risking

A look back at the factors that led to de-risking. A current assessment of de-risking today, its economic and social impact and the subsequent banking challenges and effects. A future view of correspondent banking, re-risking opportunities and potential disrupters and displacers. The panel will offer frank and unique perspectives in a lively discussion on the much discussed issue that affects the international banking community.

Moderator

Mark Garfield

Head, Global Financial Institutions

Zions Bankcorp

Panelists

Henry Balani

Head of Global Strategic Affairs

Accuity

Kyran Culhane

Head of Correspondent Banking

DCDB Group

Sally Yearwood

Executive Director

Caribbean-Central American Action

Andrew Yiangou

Managing Director of Andrew Yiangou Consulting

Board Director, Capital Security Bank

12:00PM – 1:00PM

Innovation: Latest Technology Update in Financial Services Industry and Use Cases

Innovation and new technologies are rapidly changing the banking landscape as we know it. New technologies like blockchain, artificial intelligence, big data and use of Internet, are creating fantastic new opportunities and efficiencies. This session highlights a number of actual use cases for these technologies. We will be asking the panel to: Provide example of use cases of these technologies in financial services industry. What does it take to create an innovative products? What does it take to go from a concept to actual implementation? How do you attack, and retain, the right profile of employees to make new technologies a reality?

Moderator

John Quamina

Global Practice Partner Payments

Wipro

Panelists

Parth Desai

Founder and CEO

Pelican

Todd McDonald

Co-Founder, COO

R3

George Osborne

Innovation Director, Corporate Banking

Barclays Bank



1:00PM – 2:00PM

Lunch and Learn

Enjoy lunch with your peers or have lunch at one of the special tables to discuss hot topics in the industry with experts in the field in an informal setting. Each table of 10 will cover one industry topic of interest. Seats are limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. If you have not reserved your seat, please sign up to join a table. See below for table topics.

Table Topic 1: Australia’s New Payments Platform (NPP)

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) established benchmarks for a New Payments Platform (NPP) which is a “real time” payment system incorporating SWIFT ISO 20022 messaging standards to facilitate the inclusion of richer remittance information with transactions. The system will enable funds to be accessible almost as soon as payment is received even across different financial institutions. NPP is being developed collaboratively by 12 leading Australian authorized deposit-taking institutions (ADIs) and will be delivered in 2017.

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Table Topic 2: Digitization for Trade Finance

Despite many attempts throughout the years to move trade finance processes from paper to electronic, wide spread adoption has not been attained. However, advancing technologies, pressure to reduce operating costs and corporate demand, continue to drive efforts to migrate from paper to electronic to provide significant efficiencies. Advances in smart OCR applications, corporate digital communication via SWIFT MT798, adoption of digital supply chain platforms like Bolero, essDocs, etc. are working towards that end. Though much is currently focused on blockchain, there are other aspects of Trade Finance that are benefiting from digitization. What are your banks doing or planning to do in order to move to digital trade finance?

Hosted by The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) established benchmarks for a New Payments Platform (NPP) which is a “real time” payment system incorporating SWIFT ISO 20022 messaging standards to facilitate the inclusion of richer remittance information with transactions. The system will enable funds to be accessible almost as soon as payment is received even across different financial institutions. NPP is being developed collaboratively by 12 leading Australian authorized deposit-taking institutions (ADIs) and will be delivered in 2017.Hosted byDespite many attempts throughout the years to move trade finance processes from paper to electronic, wide spread adoption has not been attained. However, advancing technologies, pressure to reduce operating costs and corporate demand, continue to drive efforts to migrate from paper to electronic to provide significant efficiencies. Advances in smart OCR applications, corporate digital communication via SWIFT MT798, adoption of digital supply chain platforms like Bolero, essDocs, etc. are working towards that end. Though much is currently focused on blockchain, there are other aspects of Trade Finance that are benefiting from digitization. What are your banks doing or planning to do in order to move to digital trade finance?Hosted by

Table Topic 3: Strategies to Detect and Counter Trade Based Money Laundering (TBML)

With the growth of global trade, increasingly sophisticated TBML is presently one of the most challenging compliance requirements for banks. This Lunch & Learn Session will discuss key trends in the areas of sanctions, AML and fraud detection in Trade Finance and highlight how innovative solutions using artificial intelligence can keep financial institutions secure and compliant.

Hosted by With the growth of global trade, increasingly sophisticated TBML is presently one of the most challenging compliance requirements for banks. This Lunch & Learn Session will discuss key trends in the areas of sanctions, AML and fraud detection in Trade Finance and highlight how innovative solutions using artificial intelligence can keep financial institutions secure and compliant.Hosted by

2:00PM – 4:50PM

Special Interest Workshops



Join subject matter experts during these special interest topics affecting the industry today. Workshops are smaller in size for an interactive dialogue between the speakers and attendees. Limited seats available. Sign up for these Special Workshops to reserve your seat today.



Enhancing Payment Capabilities Beyond the G10

International payments to developing countries tend to be dominated by a handful of global banks. New technologies and networks are allowing regional banks to gain market share in foreign exchange. In this session, we will look at how all banks, large and small, can become stronger players in global payments.



Speakers

Byard Bridge, SVP of Global Payments

Chintan Parikh, VP of Product Development



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3:00pm – 3:50pm

Payments in the Fast Lane: Creating Value for Customers

As commerce around the world becomes a 24/7/365 reality, payment technology is moving to real-time.

The momentum behind real-time payments is growing, as more countries look to implement their own domestic real-time payment schemes and in the Euro-zone the pan-European SEPA Instant Payment scheme look to revolutionize payments. During this session, hear an update on real-time payments globally, from best practices and lessons learned from established schemes, the potential for cross-border real-time payments and how financial institutions are taking advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime paradigm shift. Also in this session, get a first-hand look at how real-time payments are creating value for customers with our demonstration of real-time payment use cases.



Speakers

Daniel Bendersky, Head of Pre-Sales Americas

Gene Neyer, Head of Product Management, Global Payments



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4:00pm – 4:50pm

Developing Your Personal Brand

Networking is a leadership skill and it can (and will) propel your career forward. When used effectively, networking can distinguish your brand, elevate your career, and increase your opportunities for advancement. This session will cover:



Learning to network with confidence

Working a room (like BAFT), including conversation generators and exit strategies

Building advocates as you build your brand Speaker

Nicole Meyer, Chief Executive



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2:00PM – 5:30PM

Meetings and Networking

The Annual Conference has been an excellent venue to network with peers, colleagues and clients. We recognize this need and have exclusive times during the conference dedicated for bilateral and small group meetings. We request attendees to conduct meetings strictly during these times, or before/after the general session programming each day.



5:30PM – 6:30PM

Networking Reception and Awards Event