Institute for Trade and Innovation
Agenda
The IfTI Global Symposium: Fostering Economic Development in a World of Change discussed prospects and practical solutions for how public and private actors can support innovation, trade and economic development in a disruptive global environment. In times of economic uncertainty and high market risk, it was crucial to examine financial solutions and policies that drive prosperity. Due to the magnitude the coronavirus has reached and the impression it has left on economies around the globe, it was vital to assess economic approaches in order to stabilise finances in governments and businesses worldwide. Renowned speakers presented unique perspectives from various aspects of global finance and policymaking.
19:00 Reception and Dinner
Hotel Liberty, Grabenallee 8, 77652 Offenburg
Volker Schebesta, State Secretary, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport
08:30 Bus pick-up Offenburg Hotels to Campus Gengenbach
09:00 Registration and Coffee
Offenburg University, Campus Gengenbach
Klosterstraße 14, 77723 Gengenbach
09:30 Chair’s Opening Remarks: Fostering Growth in Times of Crisis
Prof Andreas Klasen, Head, IfTI, Offenburg University
09:40 Keynote Speech
Volker Schebesta, State Secretary, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport
09:55 Berne Union Welcome Address
Beatriz Reguero Naredo, COO, CESCE and President, Berne Union
10:05 Setting the Scene: Supporting Businesses in Times of Crisis
Kirstine Damkjær, CEO, EKF Denmark’s Export Credit Agency
Simon Edmonds, Deputy Executive Chair, Innovate UK
Dr Marion Jansen, Director of the Trade and Agriculture Directorate, OECD
Dan Riordan, President PRCB, AXA XL
10:50 Morning Refreshments and Networking
11:15 Financing Solutions for Africa's Transformation
Dr Rebecca Harding, CEO, Coriolis Technologies
Prof Benedict Oramah, President, Afreximbank
Annette Ssemuwemba, Deputy Executive Director, WTO EIF
Louis Taylor, CEO, UK Export Finance
12:00 Academic Interventions
Prediction of Claims and Machine Learning in Export Credit Finance
Prof Mathias Bärtl, Offenburg University
Dr Simone Krummaker, City, University of London
Impact Investment - FDI as a key driver to achieve the SDGs by 2030
Juri Suehrer, IfTI Researcher and Senior Strategist, Government of Dubai
12:30 Policy Interventions
COVID-19 Policy Responses for Science and Innovation
Sandra Planes Satorra, Innovation Policy Analyst, OECD
Innovation in the context of the SDG (Climate Change, Biodiversity and Circular Economy): The Swiss Toolbox
Dr Karine Siegwart, Vice Director, Swiss Federal Office for the Environment
13:00 Group Photo
13:15 Networking Lunch hosted by Deutsche Bank
14:15 Development and Trade Finance: Convergence and Collaboration
David Drysdale, Head Export Credits Division, OECD
Prof. Andreas Klasen, Head, IfTI, Offenburg University
Hani Salem Sonbol, CEO ITFC, Islamic Development Bank Group
15:00 Accelerating Innovation: Policy Approaches and Financing Tools
Massimo Falcioni, CEO, Etihad Credit Insurance
Reimund Felderhoff, Co-Founder, tr8fin
Jens Heitmann, Head of Division, Euler Hermes
Jan Sasse, CEO, Tesi Finland
Janusz Wladyczak, CEO, KUKE
15:45 Afternoon Refreshments and Networking
16:15 Financial Services in Heightened Uncertainty
Jonathan Joseph-Horne, Global Co-Head of Structured Export Finance, SMBC
Johannes Schmidt, Head Financial Advisory, Siemens Financial Services
Werner Schmidt, Global Head Structured Trade & Export, Deutsche Bank
Dr Philipp Wackerbeck, Partner, Strategy&
17:15 End of Day 1 with bus pick-up Campus Gengenbach to Offenburg Hotels
19:00 Reception and Dinner
Hotel Liberty, Grabenallee 8, 77652 Offenburg
08:30 Bus pick-up Offenburg Hotels to Campus Gengenbach
09:00 Coffee
Offenburg University, Campus Gengenbach
Klosterstraße 14, 77723 Gengenbach
09:10 Chair’s Opening Remarks
Prof Andreas Klasen, Head, IfTI, Offenburg University
09:15 Innovation Lab 1
Innovation as a catalyst for internationalisation and SME growth
Abdulmajeed H. Alomrani, Innovation Director, Monsha'at
Philipp Lemmerz, Director, PwC
Innovation Lab 2
How to Transform the Cross-Border Payments Space in Africa through
Innovation
Dr Robert Ochola, Director, Afreximbank
Innovation Lab 3
Achieving a Global Level Playing Field and Sustainable Economic Growth
Simultaneously
Christine Lund Andersen, Senior Advisor, EKF
Mariane Søndergaard-Jensen, Director, EKF
Innovation Lab 4
How NDBs incorporate Climate Risks into Strategy, Governance and
Risk Management
Jennifer Loewen, Director, IFCL
10:15 Morning Refreshments and Networking
10:45 The Need for Trade Policy Reform after the COVID-19 Crisis
Xiana Margarida Méndez Bértolo, Secretary of State,
Spanish Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism
11:00 The Strategy Panel: Innovation, Industrial Development and Trade
Avag Avanesyan, Deputy Minister, Armenian Ministry of Economy
Ambassador Dr Eric Jakob, Director, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Astrid Bronswijk, Head of Export, Dutch Ministry of Finance
Prof Andreas Klasen, Head, IfTI, Offenburg University
Nina Kopola, CEO, Business Finland
12:00 Chairman's Closing Remarks
Prof Andreas Klasen, Head, IfTI, Offenburg University
12:15 Lunch
13:00 End of Day 2 with bus pick-up to Offenburg Hotels/Central Station