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Tuesday, 27th and Wednesday, 28th February 2007Hilton London Paddington

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Excellent SpeakerPanel Includes:Asian Development BankAfrican Trade InsuranceAgencyAIG Global Trade &Political Risk InsuranceAIG Trade FinanceAtieh Bahar ConsultingAonBerne UnionBAE Systems BNP ParibasCESCECitigroupClyde & CoDeutsche BankEuler HermesEKFExport DevelopmentCanadaFinnveraIADBInce & CoInternational FinancialConsulting KFW IPEX BankLTP Trade MIGAMenas AssociatesNordea BankNEXIOECDSACE BTSovereign Risk InsuranceUkrexim BankSumitomo Mitsui BankingCorporationWillis

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Monday, 26th February, London

Understanding Insurance Guarantees Their Role in International Trade & Project FinanceThis Workshop will Explain the International Surety andGuarantee Market Including Product Analysis, Market Conditionsand Resolving Disputes.

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Key Themes for 2007This year’s Export Credit & Political Risk Convention looks at the role of export credit and political risk insurance within the widerglobal international trade finance industry. Our leading speakers will examine the developing relationships between the various playersand the resulting impact on insurers and their customers. Particular presentations include:

■ The Dynamic of Globalisation in Changing Trade Finance

■ Update on Export Credit Issues from the OECD

■ Developments in Co-financing Arrangements between IFIs, ECAs, Export Finance Banks and PrivateInsurers. Experiences and Lessons Learned

■ The Exporters’ Perspective – How are Export Credit and Political Risk Insurance Meeting Today’sBusiness Needs?

■ Basle II – the Differing Issues for Banks and Insurers and the Likely Developments in 2007

■ Hedge Funds, Commodity Prices… Understanding Current Trends in the Banking Market and the Impacton Insurers

■ PRI for Today’s Market

■ The Growth of Local Currency Finance

■ Developing Flexibility on National Content from ECAs. Innovations in the Use of Export Credit to PursueNational Interests Abroad

HOT TOPICS

BANK PERSPECTIVES & TRENDS

EXPORTERS’ PERSPECTIVES

INDUSTRY PANEL

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

✔ Brazil & Latin America

✔ Sub-Saharan Africa

✔ Ukraine

✔ Iran & Middle East

✔ Short Term Trends

✔ Account ReceivablesSecuritisation

✔ PRI & Bi-lateral InvestmentTreaties

✔ Surety and Guarantee Markets

STREAM BSTREAM A

PLUS NEW for 2007 – Concurrent Afternoon SessionsThese sessions will allow you to tailor the event to your particular areas of interest. Choose from either expert analysis on the riskprofile and current state of business in Key Emerging Markets or Product Trends & Initiatives

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14.15 Medium to Long Term Business in Brazil and Latin America■ Country risk developments■ PRI developments■ Export credit opportunitiesJoaquín de la Herrán, Managing Director, CESCE

14.55 The Increasing Opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa ■ Country risk developments in Africa■ What products are in demand?■ What are the risks and opportunities in Africa following the collapse of the Doha Round?■ High profile projects in the Region■ New products for SMEsPeter Jones, CEO, ATI (African Trade Insurance Agency)

15.30 Refreshment and Exhibition Break

16.00 Developing Medium to Long Term Business in the Ukraine ■ The history of development of medium and long-term financing in Ukraine (by the example of

Ukreximbank)■ Current status of cooperation with ECA■ Implementation of medium and long-term programmes (the Export Development Programme, the

SME-Programme)Nickolay M. Oudovichenko, Deputy Governor, UKREXIM BANK

16.40 Middle East and Iran: Multiple Risks & Opportunities in an UnstableRegion■ Multiple current and looming crises - Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, Sudan and Egypt■ Rise of the Shi’a and its impact on the whole of the region■ Iran’s nuclear ambitions and the impact of possible sanctions■ Expanding opportunities in the GCC, North Africa and IranCharles Gurdon, Managing Director, MENAS ASSOCIATESBijan Khajehpour, Chairman of the Board, ATIEH BAHAR CONSULTING

Chaired by: Kimberley Wiehl, Secretary General, BERNE UNION

14.15 Trends in Short Term Export Credit Insurance■ Europe – how are changes in EU perimeter affecting business?■ Is there room enough for new players?■ SME’s: a new challenge for Credit Insurers■ Trends in US and comparisons with other productsTullio Ferrucci, Head of Short Term Division, SACE BTSpeaker from US market to be confirmed

14.55 Securitisation of Account Receivables■ A company’s strongest asset■ Current funding options■ Securitisation markets and techniques■ A new way forwardDavid Bonsall, Director, AIG TRADE FINANCE

15.30 Refreshment and Exhibition Break

16.00 PRI and Bi-lateral Investment Treaties■ Dramatic growth in Bilateral Investment Treaties ■ Relationship between PRI and BITs■ Implications for cover and resolving claims■ What are the business implications for brokers and underwriters?Anthony George, Partner, INCE & CO

16.40 Developments in the Surety and Insurance Guarantee Markets■ Overview of insurance guarantee structure (banking)■ Overview of surety structure (US-base)■ Key underwriting considerations■ Capacity, capacity, capacity■ Role of an ECA - EDC’s experienceDaniel Primeau, Chief Underwriter, EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA

Conference Programme Day1, Tuesday, 27th February 2007

Afternoon Concurrent Streamed sessions:

STREAM A: KEY EMERGING MARKETS STREAM B: PRODUCT TRENDS & INITIATIVES

17.20 Drinks ReceptionThis conference is always highly rated for the unrivalled networking it offers. To enhance your networking opportunities we are holding a drinks reception with canapés immediately after theconference allowing all delegates the opportunity to build contacts in an informal atmosphere.

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What Makes This Convention Unique?Now in its 17th successive year, the Convention is a truly global event withnearly 200 delegates attending from 29 countries in 2006. The speakerpanel reflects the global nature of this conference enabling you to meetdecision makers from all areas of the globe in the same room.

Supported by leading associations, including the Berne Union, ICISA andBritish Exporters Association, the Convention provides a meeting place forleading executives from the public and private sector insurers in addition totheir partners in the export finance industry. The Conference focuses on theinsurance side of international trade however the delegates are from allsides of the industry ensuring a unique insight into industry trends andmarket conditions.

We believe the depth and breadth of attendance is unmatched by anyother event providing you with an unbeatable networking opportunity.

Exporters

Lawyers

Others

Brokers

Export Credit Agencies

National and International Banks

Development banks and Multilateral agencies

Private Insurers and re-insurers

Lead Sponsor

Silver Sponsors

American International Group (AIG), world leaders in insurance and financial services is theleading international insurance organisation operating in more than 130 countries andjurisdictions. As providers of trade credit and political risk insurance we have been providing costeffective trade finance for over 20 years. Our experience means our clients benefit from a reliable

and knowledgeable business partner. With over 400 offices worldwide our global network offers clients internationalexpertise and long standing relationships around the world – a powerful combination that enables us to more efficientlyand effectively resolve problems for clients wherever they may arise. Clients can also be confident about our financialstrength as our companies consistently earn high financial ratings from the principal rating agencies.

The audience for 2006 was comprised as follows:

“I really enjoyed the interactivity ofthe event and the breadth anddepth of the topics”Christoph Sievers, ERG

“Great to have all the relevantplayers of the PRI market in oneroom”Uwe Haug, Hannover Re

“It was for me, ‘the place to be’ tolearn about the issues facing theECAs and their private sectorpartners in the various markets”Deborah Lyons, Govt of Canada

“Very useful for understanding thebackground of the insuringnetworks”Ferdinand Roerhl, Rohde & Schwarz

9.30 Chairman’s IntroductionDiana Smallridge, President , INTERNATIONAL FINANCIALCONSULTING

9.40 How is the Dynamic of GlobalisationChanging Trade Finance?■ Decreasing transportation costs increases participation in the

world economy. New geographical areas, new businessopportunities.

■ Home or host country finance? ■ Private finance/insurance is a major engine for this

expansion. Is this good/bad/necessary/long-term trend/short-term phenomenon?

■ Are the days over for public ECAs? How should they change,have they, are they able to? What are the new needs ofbusiness?

■ Interplay between public and private finance/insurance. Howcan business benefit?

Lars Kolte, President, BERNE UNION, Managing Director, EKF

10.20 OECD Export Credit Update■ Latest developments: Common approaches on the

environment, Anti-bribery measures, Aircraft sector.■ Other challenges, including outreach to major emerging

markets Janet West, Head Export Credits Division, OECD

11.00 Refreshment and Exhibition Break

11.30 Using PRI in Today’s Market■ The big winds of change ■ Capacity and the source of future demand ■ The unsolved problems: devaluation and regulatory riskJohn Salinger, President, AIG GLOBAL TRADE &POLITICAL RISK

12.10 The Exporters’ Perspective – How areExport Credit and Political Risk InsuranceMeeting Today’s Business Needs?■ Bonding requirements – how can they be satisfied?■ The move to multi-sourcing■ The shift away from finance for exporters to finance for

buyers■ Is export credit still relevant – what alternative products fit

the bill?Richard Hill , Vice President Credit Insurance, BAE SYSTEMSChairman, BRITISH EXPORTERS ASSOCIATION

12.45 Lunch Hosted by

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Conference Programme Day 2, Wednesday, 28th February 2007

9.30 Chairman’s IntroductionDiana Smallridge, President, INTERNATIONAL FINANCIALCONSULTING

9.35 Knowledge - a Dangerous Thing■ Pre-cover disclosure and the banker - time for a rethink?■ Sharing non-disclosure risk and making good mistakes■ The insurer's knowledge and record - levelling the playing

field■ Market forces and forcing the market - the way aheadRobert Parson, Partner, CLYDE &CO

10.15 Developments in Co-financingArrangements between IFIs, ECAs, ExportFinance Banks and Private InsurersExperiences and Lessons Learned ■ In what form has co-operation taken place – co-insurance

and reinsurance on transactions, portfolios (or multipletransactions), strategic policy level, claims and recoveries?

■ Lessons learned from current MDB/ECA products andsuggestions for changes etc from market participants

■ Harnessing the resources and talents of both the public andprivate sector to bring creative insurance solutions

■ How is MIGA working with the regional development banksand is co-operation developing between the MDBs?

■ What is the impact for banks?Kai Preugschat, Head of Financial Products Advisory,KFW IPEX BANK

Detlev Malzkuhn, Member of the Executive Management,EULER HERMES (provisionally confirmed)

Marc Roex, Head Reinsurance, MIGA

Hans Schulz, Head of Trade and Financial Institutions Sector,Private Sector Department, IADB

Werner Liepach, Principal Director, Co-Financing Operations,ADB

Price Lowenstein, President & CEO, SOVEREIGN RISKINSURANCE

11.00 Refreshment and Exhibition Break

11.30 The Growth of Local Currency FinanceUnderstanding Current Problems and FutureOpportunities■ What has been the recent progress?■ Growth of the local currency bank and capital markets■ What are the challenges?■ What are the different approaches to LCY lending?■ How can Agencies help to develop this market?■ How can derivatives play a role? ■ Examples of successful dealsPatrick Brockie, Head of Structured Trade, CITIGROUP

12.10 Global Economics in 2007: Impact onEmerging Economy Country Risk■ Soft landing? US, Europe and Japan■ Upgrades vs downgrades■ Emerging economies regional round-up■ Some durable trends?David Atkinson, Manager, Euler Hermes Group Country Risk,EULER HERMES UK

12.45 Lunch

14.00 Basel II and the Developing RelationshipBetween Banks and Insurers in 2007■ Can insurance be used to reduce bank risk weights on sub-

investment grade credits post Jan 2007?■ How can insurance meet the eligibility criteria?■ Different treatments: ‘failure to pay’ policies vs PRI, insurance

policy vs insurance guarantee, Standardised banks vs IRB banks■ How will ECA insurance policies and guarantees be treated?■ What other options are available to banks to reduce their risk

weights?Panel moderator:James Parsons, Director, LTP TRADE Panellists include: David Neckar, Practice Leader, Trade Credit & Political Risk,WILLISChristophe Meurier, Head of Insurance Group, BNP PARIBASCIBAndrew Grant, Partner, CLYDE & CONeil Ross, Senior Vice President, AIG EUROPE (UK)Egil Rindorf, Head of Export and Project Finance, NORDEABANK

14.45 Hedge Funds, Commodity Prices…Understanding Current Trends in FinancialMarkets and the Impact on Insurers■ How is the market changing from a banking perspective?

■ Trading environment – maturing markets and new hot spots■ What does overcapacity and low margins in the banking

arena mean for insurers?■ What are the implications of factors such as hedge funds

and commodity prices?■ The relevance of political risk insurance for the availability of

export finance■ How do the banks want insurers to respond to their

pressures?

Matthew Shires, Director, AON

Ignacio Ramiro, Managing Director, DEUTSCHE BANK

15.25 Refreshment and Exhibition Break

15.45 Recent Developments in Japan’s ExportCredit & Political Risk Insurance Market■ The opening up of Japan’s export market – story to date and

developments in April 2007■ Impact on the local market■ Impact on the global marketYukio Kitazume, Vice-Chairman, NEXI

16.20 The Changing Nature of National Interest -Innovations in the Use of ECAs to PursueNational Interests at Home and Abroad■ How globalisation is changing the ECA mandates

■ Flexibility in national content - what is in national interestand why?

■ Innovations in assisting SME’s to meet the challenges ofglobalisation

Topi Vesteri, Executive Vice President, FINNVERA

17.00 Chairman’s Summary and Close of Conference

PANEL SESSION

PANEL SESSION

Managing Legal Riskin Financing Operations Covered by Export Credit,

PRI & Contract Frustration InsuranceMonday, 26th February 2007

9.00 Registration and Coffee9.30 Chairman's Opening Address

John Turnbull, Deputy General Manager, Global Head of Structured Trade & Commodity Finance,SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION

9.40 Running for Cover - Basel II Risk Management Issues for Bank andInsured Robert Parson, Trade Finance Team

10.20 Insurance Terms: Reading & Understanding the Small PrintAndrew Grant & Rod Smith, Political Risk Team

11.00 Coffee break11.20 Mind the Gap: Bank Recourse for Uninsured Risks in Financing

TransactionsPii Ketvel, Trade Finance Team

12.00 Staying on Course with Cover: Managing Insurance Loss Events & ClaimsAndrew Grant and Rod Smith, Political Risk Team

12.40 Lunch14.00 Case Study – Negotiating Cover Fit for Purpose

Pii Ketvel and Robert Parson, Trade Finance Team14.40 Subrogation and Recoveries

Jonathan Wood, Dispute Resolution Team15.00 Anatomy of an ECA Recovery – a Case Study

Jonathan Wood & Paul Downes, Barrister, 2 TEMPLE GARDENS15.20 Refreshment Break15.40 Suing Sovereign States: Immunity from Liability and Enforcement

Jonathan Wood, Dispute Resolution Team16.00 Learning Other People’s Lessons: Cautionary Tales in Trade Finance

Maire Ni Aodha, Trade Finance Team16.40 Trade Finance Update the Latest Drafting and Risk Issues

Robert Parson, Trade Finance Team17.00 Close

Understanding Insurance Guarantees:Their Role in International Trade & Project Finance

Thursday,1st March 2007

9.00 Registration and Coffee

9.30 Chairman's Opening Address9.40 Insurance Guarantees and Insurance Policies: a Guide to the Legal

Structures & Risks under English LawRobert Parson, Trade Finance Team

10.20 Oceans Apart – a Comparison of European Guarantees and US SuretyContractAnne-Christin Herold, Trade Finance TeamJames Varanese, Project Finance Team

11.00 Coffee break

11.20 Market Moves: A Review of Current & Future Products in the Private &Public SectorGuest speaker to be confirmed

12.00 Jurisdiction and Law Clauses in Guarantees: Where Not to SueMarie Brittenden, Trade Finance Team

12.40 Lunch

13.40 International Construction and Project Contracts & BondsAndrew Gray, Project Finance Team

14.20 Bonds and Guarantees in Aviation ContractsGavin Hill, Aviation Finance Team

15.00 Refreshment Break

15.20 Standby Credits & Bank Guarantees: Packaging RiskRobert Parson,Trade Finance Team

15.40 Making the Claim: How and When – Unfair Calls & PitfallsMaire Ni Aodha, Trade Finance Team

16.20 Managing a Conditional Guarantee Claim: A Case StudyGuest speaker to be confirmed

16.40 Close

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Endorsed by: Supported by:

The

leading global

industry event

(29 countries represented in 2006)

Tuesday, 27th and Wednesday, 28th February 2007Hilton London Paddington

Gold Sponsors:

Lead Sponsor

Excellent SpeakerPanel Includes:Asian Development BankAfrican Trade InsuranceAgencyAIG Global Trade &Political Risk InsuranceAIG Trade FinanceAtieh Bahar ConsultingAonBerne UnionBAE Systems BNP ParibasCESCECitigroupClyde & CoDeutsche BankEuler HermesEKFExport DevelopmentCanadaFinnveraIADBInce & CoInternational FinancialConsulting KFW IPEX BankLTP Trade MIGAMenas AssociatesNordea BankNEXIOECDSACE BTSovereign Risk InsuranceUkrexim BankSumitomo Mitsui BankingCorporationWillis

Led by

17th Annual Global Convention

Don’t Miss!

Register by 26th January and SAVE up to £300!

Managing Legal Risk in Financing OperationsBacked by Export Credit, PRI & Contract Frustration Insurance

A Practical Step by Step Guide to the Way LegalStructuring Can be Used to Mitigate and ManageRisk.

Monday, 26th February, London

Understanding Insurance Guarantees Their Role in International Trade & Project Finance

This Workshop will Explain the International Surety andGuarantee Market Including Product Analysis, Market Conditionsand Resolving Disputes.

Thursday, 1st March, LondonLed by

IBC Global ConferencesInvesting business with knowledge

Organised by:

Key Themes for 2007This year’s Export Credit & Political Risk Convention looks at the role of export credit and political risk insurance within the wider globalinternational trade finance industry. Our leading speakers will examine the developing relationships between the various players and theresulting impact on insurers and their customers. Particular presentations include:

■ The Dynamic of Globalisation in Changing Trade Finance ■ Update on Export Credit Issues from the OECD■ Developments in Co-financing Arrangements between IFIs, ECAs, Export Finance Banks and Private

Insurers. Experiences and Lessons Learned■ The Exporters’ Perspective – How are Export Credit and Political Risk Insurance Meeting Today’s Business

Needs?■ Basle II – the Differing Issues for Banks and Insurers and the Likely Developments in 2007■ Hedge Funds, Commodity Prices… Understanding Current Trends in the Banking Market and the Impact

on Insurers■ PRI for Today’s Market■ The Growth of Local Currency Finance■ Developing Flexibility on National Content from ECAs. Innovations in the Use of Export Credit to Pursue

National Interests Abroad

HOT TOPICS

BANK PERSPECTIVES & TRENDS

EXPORTERS’ PERSPECTIVES

INDUSTRY PANEL

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

✔ Brazil & Latin America

✔ Sub-Saharan Africa

✔ Ukraine

✔ Iran & Middle East

✔ Short Term Trends

✔ Account ReceivablesSecuritisation

✔ PRI & Bi-lateral InvestmentTreaties

✔ Surety and Guarantee Markets

STREAM BSTREAM A

PLUS NEW for 2007 – Concurrent Afternoon SessionsThese sessions will allow you to tailor the event to your particular areas of interest. Choose from either expert analysis on the riskprofile and current state of business in Key Emerging Markets or Product Trends & Initiatives

berne union