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Hedge it for good
Celebrating 15 years of de-risking development finance

14 & 15 September 2022
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Amsterdam

In 2007, a group of development finance institutions decided action was needed to protect their clients against the exchange rate volatility that came with their lending practices in hard currency. TCX was created as a collective initiative to provide a solution to currency risk and protect the financial stability of borrowers in emerging markets.

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 again and again. Today’s volatile environment proves the need for an institution that can offer currency risk protection at scale.

We look forward to welcoming you in Amsterdam. Register now and celebrate with us!

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TCX Anniversary Conference 2022

Welcome

We wholeheartedly would like to invite you to Amsterdam to celebrate our joint successes during a 2-day program filled with inspiring speakers, music, art and good food.

Together, we will look ahead to the coming years of local currency finance, as only together we can ensure that the financing of the UN Sustainable Development Goals will be financially sustainable.
Currency Risk Solutions in a Volatile World

What can you expect?

• Hear the latest insights on the future of development finance, currency risk redistribution and blended finance
• 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 of course, you can expect music, good food and birds. Birds?

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Schedule

It will be two fantastic days, supported by good food and special music.
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14 September

Day 01.

  • 18.00 – 19.15 | Registration and cocktail reception
  • 19.15 – 21.00 | Walking dinner
18.00 – 19.15 | Registration and cocktail reception

Welcome by Ruurd Brouwer (CEO, TCX)
Keynote speech by Steven Collet (Director Sustainable Economic Development Department, Ambassador for Business and Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands)

19.15 – 21.00 | Walking dinner
15 September

Day 02.

  • 08.00 – 09.00 | Registration
  • 09.00 – 09.10 | Opening remarks
  • 09.10 – 09.25 | Welcome remarks
  • 09.25 – 10.00 | Keynote speech
  • 10.00 – 10.45 PANEL I: BIG IMPACT, BIG RISK: THE MULTILATERAL APPROACH TO LOCAL CURRENCY
  • 10.45 – 11.15 | Coffee break & networking
  • 11.15 – 11.45 | Keynote speech
  • 11.45 – 12.30 | Bills & Birds
  • 12.30 – 13.45 | Lunch
  • 13.45 – 14.30 PANEL I A: HEDGING CURRENCY RISK FOR RESILIENT GROWTH
  • 13.45 – 14.30 PANEL I B: CURRENCY RISK CATALYTIC EFFECT ON A CLEAN TRANSITION
  • 14.35 – 15.20 PANEL 2 A: INNOVATION SUCCESS: MARKET CREATION & CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT
  • 14.35 – 15.20 PANEL 2 B: HOW TO REDUCE PUBLIC SECTOR CURRENCY RISK EXPOSURE AND DEBT VULNERABILITIES
  • 15.20 – 15.50 | Coffee break & networking
  • 15.50 – 16.05 Recap of the day
  • 16.10 – 16.50 | Revisiting the Original Sin
  • 16.50 – 17.05 | Closing remarks
  • 17.05 – 18.30 | Cocktail reception
08.00 – 09.00 | Registration
09.00 – 09.10 | Opening remarks

by Judith Bogner (Master of Ceremony)

09.10 – 09.25 | Welcome remarks

by Lakshmi Shyam-Sunder (Chair of the Supervisory Board TCX & VP, World Bank Group)

09.25 – 10.00 | Keynote speech
10.00 – 10.45 PANEL I: BIG IMPACT, BIG RISK: THE MULTILATERAL APPROACH TO LOCAL CURRENCY

Moderated by Koen Doens (Director General, European Commission)

Panel discussion featuring:
Jürgen Rigterink (First Senior VP, EBRD)
Suzanne Gaboury (Director General, ADB)

10.45 – 11.15 | Coffee break & networking
11.15 – 11.45 | Keynote speech
11.45 – 12.30 | Bills & Birds

Featuring Arjan Dwarshuis (World Champion Bird Watching)

12.30 – 13.45 | Lunch
13.45 – 14.30 PANEL I A: HEDGING CURRENCY RISK FOR RESILIENT GROWTH

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)

13.45 – 14.30 PANEL I B: CURRENCY RISK CATALYTIC EFFECT ON A CLEAN TRANSITION

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)

14.35 – 15.20 PANEL 2 A: INNOVATION SUCCESS: MARKET CREATION & CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT

Moderated by Othman Boukrami (Co-CIO & Head of Trading, TCX)

Panel discussion featuring:
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Isabelle Laurent (Deputy Treasurer & Head of Funding, EBRD)
Neha Gupta (MD, BAML)
Kevin Kime (Principal Finance Officer Treasury, IFC)

14.35 – 15.20 PANEL 2 B: HOW TO REDUCE PUBLIC SECTOR CURRENCY RISK EXPOSURE AND DEBT VULNERABILITIES

Moderated by Sony Kapoor (Macroeconomist & author, European University Institute)

Panel discussion featuring:
Mirza Gelashivili (Deputy Minister of Finance Georgia)
Thor Jonasson (Deputy Division Chief, IMF)
Thorsten Beck (Director of Florence School of Banking & Finance, Prof. at European University Institute)
Aude Pacatte (Director, Head of Portfolio Management EMEA, EBRD)

15.20 – 15.50 | Coffee break & networking
15.50 – 16.05 Recap of the day

by Judith Bogner (Master of Ceremony)

16.10 – 16.50 | Revisiting the Original Sin

Presentation by Barry Eichengreen, Ricardo Hausmann & Ugo Panizza followed by Q&A

16.50 – 17.05 | Closing remarks

by Ruurd Brouwer (CEO, TCX)

17.05 – 18.30 | Cocktail reception
Meet the

Speakers

With the confirmed speakers and panel members, we have a unique line up of professionals.
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Judith

Bogner

Judith Bogner is Master of Ceremony of this conference and working as a journalist, television presenter, event facilitator and commentator for international finance, business and geopolitics based between the UK and Germany.
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Lakshmi

Shyam-Sunder

Mrs Lakshmi Shyam-Sunder joined the TCX Supervisory Board in May 2015 and is Chair since May 2022. Mrs Shyam-Sunder is Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of the World Bank Group, a position she has held since 2014.
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Jürgen

Rigterink

Jürgen Rigterink is the EBRD’s First Vice President and the Head of its Client Sevices Group.
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Ugo

Panizza

Ugo Panizza is Professor of Economics and Pictet Chair in Finance and Development at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies.
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Barry

Eichengreen

Barry Eichengreen is George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Chair and Distinguished Professor of Economics and Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Ricardo

Hausmann

Ricardo Hausmann is the founder and Director of Harvard’s Growth Lab and the Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School.
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Suzanne

Gaboury

Suzanne Gaboury is Director General Private Sector Division at Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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Mirza

Gelashvili

Mirza Gelashvili is Deputy Minister of Finance of Georgia responsible for Macro-Fiscal Frameworks, Debt Management and Fiscal Risk manamgement. He joined MOF in 2015 as a senior specialist at Macroeconomic Analysis and Fiscal Policy Planning Department.
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Othman

Boukrami

Othman is responsible for managing TCX’s derivatives pricing and trading activities, and the Fund’s portfolio and liquidity.
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Koen

Doens

Koen Doens is Director-General for International Partnerships at the European Commission.
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Axel

van Nederveen

Axel van Nederveen is Managing Director and Treasurer of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
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Arjan

Dwarshuis

Arjan is a professional bird watcher, guide writes colums for a.o. Natuurhuisje.nl, Vivara and Het Parool, has a monthly blog and a podcast series “The Bird spotcast”.
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Françoise

Lombard

Françoise Lombard was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Proparco by the Board of Directors.
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Hélène

Keraudren-Baube

CFO of Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation, works in inclusive finance since 2003.
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Andrew M.

Herscowitz

Andrew M. Herscowitz is the first Chief Development Officer (CDO) at U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). As CDO, Herscowitz leads the DFC’s efforts to pursue the most highly developmental projects in less developed countries.
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Barbara

Buchner

Dr. Barbara Buchner is Global Managing Director of Climate Policy Initiative. Named one of the 20 most influential women in climate change and one of the 100 most influential people in climate policy, Barbara advises leaders on climate, energy, and land use investments around the world.
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Mansoor

Hamayun

Mansoor Hamayun is Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Bboxx, a next generation utility, transforming lives and unlocking potential through the provision of affordable, reliable, and clean energy.
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Isabelle

Laurent

EBRD
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Neha

Gupta

BAML
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Andrew

Johnstone

Andrew Johnstone is currently the CEO of Climate Fund Managers (CFM), the creator and manager of large climate focused blended finance facilities which operate across Africa, South East Asia and Latin America, active in the development and financing of solar, wind, hydro, water treatment, desalination, waste to value, and ocean co-system assets.
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Sony

Kapoor

Sony Kapoor is an influential macroeconomist, finance expert, development specialist and sustainability adviser with a long track-record of successfully tackling policy, business, and societal challenges.
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Thorsten

Beck

EUI
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Aude

Pacatte

Director, Head of Portfolio Management EMEA: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
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Thor

Jonasson

Thor Jonasson is a Deputy Division Chief in the Debt Capital Markets Division in the IMF Monetary and Capital Markets Department.
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Søren

Peter Andreasen

General Manager (CEO) Søren Peter Andreasen is the General Manager (CEO) of the Association of European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI) and the Chairman of the EDFI Management Company.
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Steven

Collet

Director Sustainable Economic Development Department, Ambassador for Business and Development,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
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Kevin

Kime

Kevin Kime is currently a Principal Financial Officer in the Treasury and Blended Finance Departments of the International Finance Corporation in Washington D.C..
Find the

Location

Royal Tropical Institute (KIT)
Mauritskade 63 (main entrance)
1092 AD Amsterdam

Questions? Please contact Ilona Eichler: i.eichler@tcxfund.com

We look forward to welcoming you

Register

Please be advised that availability is running out fast! Registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis, so if you are planning to attend, avoid being disappointed and register now!