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Commercial Finance Week will bring together hundreds of UK Finance member delegates and stakeholders from all segments of business and finance to discuss the route to economic recovery, the unwinding of government-backed support schemes and what the new ‘business as usual’ is expected to be over the next twelve months.
Running over the course of a week, this online event – free for UK Finance members and associate members – will feature live and on-demand content, including presentations, webinars, panel discussions, interviews and live debates, with a blend of thought leadership and practical advice for commercial finance and IF/ABL firms, providing updates and insight into the latest data and trend analysis, and exploring the hottest topics facing the sector in 2021 and beyond.
Keynote address - Edwin Schooling Latter on LIBOR Transition: Six months to go
Edwin Schooling Latter, Director of Markets and Wholesale Policy at the Financial Conduct Authority joins UK Finance to deliver a headline speech and share the FCA’s perspective on recent progress, and crucially what banks and lenders need to do to ensure readiness for the move away from LIBOR.
Speakers: Adam White, Aysha Fernandes
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Keynote Panel - Strategic Priorities for the Commercial Finance sector
After more than a year of uncertainty and instability, the sector is beginning to plot the route to economic recovery, this panel will discuss how firms can evolve in ways that benefit customers and continue to meet their changing needs. Chaired by Stephen Pegge, MD Commercial Finance, UK Finance, with Paul Scully MP, Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets, Hannah Bernard, Head of Business Banking, Barclays UK, Stephen Phipson, CEO, MAKE UK, Lewis Shand-Smith, Chair, Business Banking Resolution Service and Colin Garland, Director, Remedies, Business, and Financial Analysis, Competition & Markets Authority.
Speakers: Albert Weatherill
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Keynote Fireside Chat with Lord Mandelson: Brexit & Exports
2021 has been a significant year for exporters as the UK has adapted to its new trading position, following the implementation of its separation from the European Union. The consequences for business and UK exports are significant, and this exclusive keynote fireside chat, between Rt Hon Lord Mandelson - former First Secretary of State, President of the Board of Trade and European Commissioner - and UK Finance Chair Bob Wigley, will explore the potential opportunities and pitfalls the UK will need to navigate to facilitate the best possible environment for the country’s exporting businesses, and the financial institutions that service them.
Speakers: Alexandre Hardouin
Net zero: Supporting SMEs to step up to the challenge
The green agenda continues to gain traction internationally as a significant priority for all industries, in the ongoing effort to mitigate climate change. The commercial finance community is no exception, with financing green factoring highly in business strategy. In this session Jennifer Tankard, Principal for Invoice and Commercial Finance at UK Finance, will discuss the impact on, and support required, by commercial finance providers and their clients as the industry pushes towards targets such as Just Transition and Net Zero.
Hosted by Jennifer Tankard, Principal at UK Finance, the panel in this session includes Dame Teresa Graham CBE and Dr Jonathan Scurlock, Chief Adviser, Renewable Energy and Climate Change, NFU, Jack Semple, Alliance Secretary, EAMA, Adam White, Head of Agriculture, Barclays and Luke Hampton, Senior Supply Chain Manager, SMMT.
Speakers: Alexander Kirykowicz
Head of Agriculture, Barclays Business
Adam White is the Head of Agriculture for Barclays Business. Responsible for a team of dedicated Agriculture specialists across the UK, who support bu...
Adam White is the Head of Agriculture for Barclays Business. Responsible for a team of dedicated Agriculture specialists across the UK, who support businesses through a range of projects such as diversification, sustainability and growth.
He has worked with a wide range of SME’s at Barclays for over 12 years from start-up businesses in their infancy to multi nationals looking to thrive.
Counsel (Financial Services), Norton Rose Fulbright
Albert has broad experience advising a wide range of financial institutions on financial services regulatory matters. Albert advised UK Finance and a ...
Albert has broad experience advising a wide range of financial institutions on financial services regulatory matters. Albert advised UK Finance and a consortium of banks on the design and implementation of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme and the Recovery Loan Scheme, as well as advising on the implementation of “top-ups” under the Bounce Back Loan Scheme.
Albert is ranked as an “Associate to watch” in Chambers and Partners 2021 for financial services: non-contentious and was shortlisted for the Rising Star Innovation Award at the Legal Innovation Awards 2020 and for the Rising Star Award at the British Legal Awards 2020.
Head of Rates, Refinitiv
Alexandre previously worked as a sales trader and in a financial software start-up prior to joining Thomson Reuters. Afterwards, he pursued a 15-year ...
Alexandre previously worked as a sales trader and in a financial software start-up prior to joining Thomson Reuters. Afterwards, he pursued a 15-year career in client-facing and product management roles with specific expertise in fixed income markets.
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Head of LIBOR Services, PwC
Andrew has over 25 years experience in Financial Services and his work with clients also includes addressing key regulatory developments, improvements...
Andrew has over 25 years experience in Financial Services and his work with clients also includes addressing key regulatory developments, improvements to commercial performance and working with clients to address the consequences of BREXIT.
Head of Department responsible for the supervision of Domestic Retail Banks, FCA
He joined the FSA in 2012 and has previously led the FCA’s ring-fencing project and the supervision of retail insurance firms. He has also worke...
He joined the FSA in 2012 and has previously led the FCA’s ring-fencing project and the supervision of retail insurance firms. He has also worked in the FCA’s enforcement division (where he led on complex retail investigations). Prior to joining the regulator, he was a partner in a law firm where he advised financial services firms and other large corporates on regulatory issues and complex disputes.
Director, Commercial Finance, UK Finance
Aysha leads the team’s work on government loan schemes, economic crime, restructuring and insolvency, and innovation. Her work spans Commercial and In...
Aysha leads the team’s work on government loan schemes, economic crime, restructuring and insolvency, and innovation. Her work spans Commercial and Invoice Finance/Asset Based Lending and she also works closely with other policy areas across UK Finance. A lawyer by background, Aysha has particular expertise and focus on all legal issues impacting business banking and finance.
Prior to joining the Commercial Finance team, Aysha was interim General Counsel at UK Finance, where she was heavily involved in the set-up of the Covid-19 emergency loan schemes as well as advising on UK Finance’s response to the pandemic, several major industry-wide and internal projects, and key policy and operational matters. Before joining UK Finance, Aysha spent over 15 years in private practice and in-house as a competition/commercial lawyer.
FRP is a specialist business advisory firm, with 680 team members, including 93 partners, operating from 29 office locations across England, Scotland,...
FRP is a specialist business advisory firm, with 680 team members, including 93 partners, operating from 29 office locations across England, Scotland, Cyprus and the Isle of Man.
Specialising in restructuring, corporate finance, debt advisory, financial advisory and forensics, the firm has a strong reputation and proven track record for creating, preserving, and recovering value across a range of complex situations. Its advisers work at board level, with investors, lenders, government, and regulatory bodies, as well as other professionals and individuals requiring professional support.
Combining the skills of our experts, we develop effective strategies to deliver sector specific solutions.
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