Hedge it for good
Celebrating 15 years of de-risking development finance
Amsterdam
Since then, TCX has de-risked over $10 billion in development finance loans and has established itself as a catalyst for the development of currency markets. The Fund offers solutions for over 100 currencies worldwide with tenors up to 30 years and has been crisis-tested more than once. Today’s volatile environment proves the need for an institution that can offer currency risk protection at scale.
Together with you and other partners of the development finance community, we will celebrate past successes and look at the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for local currency financing. We look forward to welcoming you in Amsterdam. Register now!
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Welcome
Together, we will look ahead to the coming years of local currency finance and discuss what is needed to finance the UN Sustainable Development Goals in a financially sustainable way.
What can you expect?
• A unique opportunity to network with development finance lenders, fund managers, commercial banks, borrowers and government officials
• A revisit of the ‘Original Sin’ paper that shaped the discussion around local currency finance and responsible financing practices
• Great music, good food, performances and…local currency birds!
Aftermovie 2017
Schedule
Day 01.
- 18.00 – 19.15 | Registration and cocktail reception
- 19.15 – 21.00 | Walking dinner
Welcome remarks by Ruurd Brouwer (CEO, TCX)
Fireside chat: Revisiting the Original Sin
Ugo Panizza (Professor of Economics, Graduate Institute of Int. and Development Studies) and Harald Hirschhofer (Senior Advisor, TCX)
Day 02.
- 08.00 – 09.00 | Registration
- 09.00 – 09.20 | Opening & welcome remarks
- 09.20 – 09.40 | Keynote speech
- 09.40 – 10.45 PANEL: BIG IMPACT, BIG RISK: THE MULTILATERAL APPROACH TO LOCAL CURRENCY
- 10.45 – 11.15 | Coffee break
- 11.15 – 11.30 | SIGNING CEREMONY: TCX WELCOMES A NEW INVESTOR
- 11.30 – 12.00 | Keynote speech
- 12.00 – 12.30 | Bills & Birds
- 12.30 – 13.30 | Lunch
- 13.30 – 14.30 PANEL I A: HEDGING CURRENCY RISK FOR RESILIENT GROWTH
- 13.30 – 14.30 PANEL I B: CLIMATE FINANCE & CURRENCY RISK—THE CATALYTIC EFFECT OF PROPER FX RISK MANAGEMENT ON A CLEAN TRANSITION
- 14.30 – 15.20 PANEL 2 A: INNOVATION SUCCESS: MARKET CREATION & CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT
- 14.30 – 15.30 PANEL 2 B: HOW TO REDUCE PUBLIC SECTOR CURRENCY RISK EXPOSURE AND DEBT VULNERABILITIES
- 15.30 – 16.00 | Coffee break
- 16.00 – 16.15 | Break it down: An interactive panel debrief
- 16.15 – 16.45 | Keynote speech
- 16.45 – 17.00 | Closing remarks
- 17.00 – 18.30 | Cocktail reception
by Judith Bogner (Master of Ceremony) and Lakshmi Shyam-Sunder (Chair of the Supervisory Board TCX & VP, World Bank Group)
by Steven Collet (Director of Sustainable Economic Development & Ambassador for Business and Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands)
Moderated by Marjeta Jager (Deputy Director General, European Commission) and by Judith Bogner (Master of Ceremony)
Panel discussion featuring the lenders:
Jürgen Rigterink (First Senior VP, EBRD)
Suzanne Gaboury (Director General, ADB)
Lakshmi Shyam-Sunder (VP, World Bank Group)
Maria Shaw-Barragan (Director for Lending in Africa, Caribbean, Pacific, Asia and Latin America, EIB)
Responses from the borrowers
Mirza Gelashivili (Deputy Minister of Finance, Georgia)
Valentina Antill (Citigroup)
Q&A
by Ann Pettifor (Political Economist and Author)
Featuring Arjan Dwarshuis (World Champion Bird Watching)
Moderated by Soren Andreasen (CEO, EDFI)
Panel discussion featuring:
Axel van Nederveen (Treasurer, EBRD)
Hélène Keraudren-Baube (CFO, Grameen Crédit Agricole)
Francoise Lombard (CEO, Proparco)
Tim Armbruster (Treasurer, KfW)
Moderated by Barbara Buchner (Global Managing Director, Climate Policy Initiative)
Panel discussion featuring:
Andrew Herscowitz (Chief Development Officer, US DFC)
Mansoor Hamayun (CEO, BBoxx)
Andrew Johnstone (Director & CEO, Climate Fund Managers)
Moderated by Othman Boukrami (Co-CIO & Head of Trading, TCX)
Panel discussion and Q&A featuring:
Isabelle Laurent (Deputy Treasurer & Head of Funding, EBRD)
Neha Gupta (MD, Bank of America Merrill Lynch)
Kevin Kime (Principal Financial Officer, Treasury, IFC)
Pim Arends (Senior Treasury Officer, FMO)
Moderated by Sony Kapoor (Macroeconomist & author, European University Institute)
Panel discussion and Q&A featuring:
Mirza Gelashivili (Deputy Minister of Finance Georgia)
Thor Jonasson (Deputy Division Chief, IMF)
Aude Pacatte (Director, Head of Portfolio Management EMEA, EBRD)
by Judith Bogner (Master of Ceremony)
A way out of the energy, climate, macro and development crisis—what role should local currency lending play?
by Sony Kapoor (Macroeconomist & Author, European University Institute)
by Ruurd Brouwer (CEO, TCX)
Speakers
Buchner
Gupta
Jonasson
Arends
Location
Mauritskade 63 (main entrance)
1092 AD Amsterdam
How to get to the Royal Tropical Institute
By public transport
From Central Station: tram 14 (stop Alexanderplein)
From Sloterdijk: tram 19 (stop Eerste van Swindenstraat)
From Muiderpoort station: tram 3 (stop Linnaeusstraat)
From Leidseplein: tram 7 (stop Alexanderplein)
By car
Parking
QPark Oostpoort which is only a 10 minute walk from the venue.
Where to stay in Amsterdam
If you are planning to stay the night in Amsterdam, the following hotels are in close proximity of the event venue:
The Manor Amsterdam
The Manor Amsterdam is a 4-star hotel located in a former civilian hospital, a unique building in the East of Amsterdam.
Arena Hotel
The Arena Hotel is a 4-star hotel located in Oosterpark, next to the event venue.
The Lancaster Hotel Amsterdam
The Lancaster Hotel is a 4-star hotel in an Amsterdam town house located across the Amsterdam Zoo.
Hotel V
Hotel V is a 4.5 star-hotel next to Amstel Station overlooking the Amstel river skyline.
Please note that we cannot assist or advice with respect to bookings and do not have a discount code.
Location
Mauritskade 63 (main entrance)
1092 AD Amsterdam
Questions? Please contact Ilona Eichler: i.eichler@tcxfund.com
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