LONDON, 28th July, 2021. Trade Finance Global (TFG), today announced a media partnership with the International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA), for the 47th Annual International Trade and Forfaiting Conference which will be held in Bristol, UK between the 6th-8th October 2021 at the Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel. The event will commence on Wednesday morning with a fintech session, followed by lunch and the official opening of the conference, and end on Friday afternoon, as is customary.

Registrations are now open! Register as soon as you can in order to benefit from the Early Bird price. 

Two nights’ accommodation is included in the registration fee, beginning on Wednesday night. A topical and cutting-edge programme has been prepared with speakers being announced in due course.

This year’s conference will bring together delegates from different fields – bankers, financiers, insurers, lawyers, fintechs – for two days of debates, meetings, and networking at our various organized functions and our legendary Gala dinner. 

Sean Edwards

Sean Edwards, Chairman at ITFA, said: “The best live events are always at ITFA and this year we are pleased to be partnering with TFG for the ITFA Annual Conference in Bristol from 6-8th October. Live and kickin’”

Deepesh Patel

Deepesh Patel, Director of Partnerships & Marketing at Trade Finance Global, said:” The flagship ITFA annual conference is always a highlight of the trade calendar. We’re excited to be partners of this conference, this time in person, hearing about the most important topics and updates around global trade, receivables and supply chain finance. I’m looking forward to discussions around the LIBOR transition, delving deep into Digital Negotiable Instruments (following the launch of our ITFA-TFG whitepaper, arguably the most important update of the year), as well as learnings from supply chain finance debacles we’ve seen this year. Oh, and of course, catching up with trade colleagues from around the world – this is long overdue. Free hugs on the house!’

Who attends the ITFA Conference? 

  • Delegates from various international financial institutions 
  • Attendees are all active in trade finance 
  • Prominent speakers in international business
  • The ITFA proposition is unique. We do hope that you will participate.

What topics will be covered?

  • Digitising trade documents and negotiable instruments
  • The future of trade ecosystems and networks
  • The post-pandemic world
  • How to battle fraud

Bristol 2021