Doha, 29th April 2018
The International Chamber of Commerce Qatar under the Patronage of HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim al Thani proudly announced the organization of its third banking workshop titled ‘Trade Finance: ICC Rules & Best Practices – Traditional Instruments versus New Solutions’ by Mr. Pavel Andrle and Mr. David Hennah in collaboration with The London Institute of Banking and Finance.
The workshop will take place on Sunday 6th May 2018 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Doha. The one-day workshop will begin at 8:00 and end at 17:00.
This banking workshop will offer participants a comprehensive one-day overview on new developments in international bank guarantees with particular emphasize on implementation of URDG 758 – ICC Rules for demand guarantees. Significant time will be devoted to operational issues, practical case studies, examples and open discussions on the topics covered. Furthermore, the workshop will offer sessions devoted to new developments in the trade finance space, specifically BPO and Blockchain solutions. This comprehensive banking workshop will enable attendees to obtain 6.5 PDUs.
The workshop is being supported by Qatar Chamber and organized by ICC Qatar. The official media partners for this event are I Love Qatar and The Peninsula Qatar.
Chairman of both Qatar Chamber and ICC Qatar, Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani, quotes ‘We are delighted to be holding this workshop for a third year in a row, it seemed enormously beneficial to the attendees within the banking industry, and we shall be hosting this workshop on various different topics yearly.
For more information, please contact
Nora Zeidan
Events and Sponsorship Manager
Tel: 00974 44459124
About International Chamber of Commerce Qatar (ICC Qatar)
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We facilitate, educate, and gather businesses of Qatar in creating a strong and prosperous business outcome as well as in expanding their role in contributing to the national and global economy.
As an apex business chamber that advances the interests of Qatar business community in trade, investment, and industrial and international relations, ICC Qatar currently represents a growing number of Qatar-based businesses as well as the local and foreign business chambers and key national associations of the business sector.
Nationally, ICC Qatar serves as a bridge between the government and businesses to drive a business friendly environment.
Internationally, ICC Qatar represents the business community in bilateral, regional and multilateral for the purpose of promoting trade expansion and business networking.
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About the Trainers:
Mr. Andrle, BSc., LL.M is a Secretary to the Banking Commission of ICC Czech Republic which he regularly represents at the ICC Banking Commission meetings abroad. He chaired the working groups of ICC CR which revised translations of UCP 500, UCP 600, eUCP, ISP98, URDG 758 and other Banking Commission documents as well as Incoterms 2010 into Czech language.
He has been deeply involved in the revision of UCP as a member of UCP 600 Consulting group being formed by over forty experts from all over the world.
He was involved in development of URBPO as a member of the ICC Banking Commission Consulting group on BPO. Nowadays, he is a member of ICC Task Force on Guarantees, also a member of the new ICC Banking Commission Consulting group for Forfaiting (which developed the new ICC rules for Forfaiting in cooperation with former IFA, today´s ITFA). In years 2010-2011 he also served as a member of the ICC Banking Commission Group of Experts which drafted the official ICC Banking Commission Opinions on ICC Rules.
Mr. Andrle worked closely with Mr. Miroslav Subert, a member of the Incoterms 2010 Drafting Group, during the revision of Incoterms and cooperated in the official translation of Incoterms 2010 into Czech language. He has delivered numerous seminars on the Incoterms 2000 and Incoterms 2010, both in Czech Republic and abroad. In October 2014, Mr. Andrle was appointed as a Secretary to the Commission on Commercial Law and Practice of ICC Czech Republic.
Mr. Pavel Andrle is an international trade and finance consultant and lecturer. He has worked for a number of leading local and international banks in various positions (for instance as trade finance specialist, head of trade finance, trade finance risk manager, in-house trainer). Frequent Lecturer in Documentary Credits, Bank Guarantees & Trade Finance for Banking Institute, Institute of Foreign Trade Transport & Forwarding, ICC CR and Economic Chamber of Commerce of Czech Republic. Regular facilitator in seminars abroad in English for ICC National Committees, bank associations and chambers of commerce world-wide.
Mr. Andrle has lead or participated in number of seminars held in more than 50 countries of the world, among them, e.g.: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Vietnam, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, China, Philippines, Singapore, Sierra Leone, Zambia, Uganda, Ghana, Mozambique, South Africa, Nigeria, Albania, Poland, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, U.K., Ireland, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Georgia, Croatia, Turkey, Russia, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, UAE, Trinidad and Tobago, Dominica, etc. He is author of the publication „Documentary Credits – a Practical Guide“ published by Grada Publishing, a.s. (6 editions). He has written a „Commentary to UCP500 in the light of ISBP and other ICC Banking Commission documents“ and „Commentary to UCP600” published by ICC CR (all in Czech language). Recently his book on “Examination of documents under Documentary Credits” has been published in the second updated edition (in English language).
He is appointed ICC CR expert to reply to enquiries related to Documentary Credits, Guarantees and Trade and Structured Finance – development of technical assistance consultancy services of ICC CR to banks, carriers, insurance companies and traders. It includes advisory services and in-house technical assistance in banks and companies.
He is frequent DOCDEX Expert of ICC Centre for Expertise with ICC International Arbitration Court, ICC Paris, also an arbitrator with Vilnius Arbitration Court, Lithuania. He is active trainer under Global Trade Finance programme of IFC (International Finance Corporation – a member of World Bank Group). Mr. Andrle also serves at the lead tutor in the Finance of International Trade with the electronic Business School International. He holds LL.M in “International Trade Law” from the leading Northumbria University in Newcastle, UK. Mr. Pavel Andrle can be contacted at pa@cmail.cz or andrle@icc-cr.cz
David Hennah, Global Head of Trade & Supply Chain Finance Products, Finastra
David Hennah leads the trade and supply chain finance product management team at Finastra having previously re-joined Misys from SWIFT, where he spent eight years driving the industry body’s financial supply chain strategy.
David spent over twenty years in a variety of senior roles at Barclays, spanning all areas of the transaction banking business. He is credited with bringing to market the world’s first international direct debit service.
Outside the UK David has worked in France, Belgium and Germany, including a three year secondment to the Associated Banks of Europe Corporation (ABECOR) in Brussels and was once based literally “overseas” managing the Barclays branch on board RMS QE2. He is well travelled having visited more than 80 countries around the world.
David has become well known for his work in recent years to bring the ICC Bank Payment Obligation (BPO) to market as an established business practice. He was a member of the original ICC BPO Rules Drafting Group and is currently working on the re-draft of the rules. He is the author of the ICC Guide to the Uniform Rules for Bank Payment Obligations and a regular speaker at industry events as well as being a regular contributor to industry publications. He has previously run his own consulting business and is a Member of the Institute of Financial Services. In 2017 David was appointed co-chair of the World Trade Board and an expert advisor to the ICC Academy. Outside work, David has raised funds for various good causes, walking 1000 Miles from John o Groats to Lands End and successfully completing three London Marathons. A proud Cornishman, David is married with four daughters and an ardent supporter of Arsenal Football Club.
E: David.Hennah@finastra.com
T: +44 203 3320 500
تنظمها غرفة التجارة الدولية قطر بالتعاون مع معهد لندن وتدعهما غرفة قطر:
ندوة “قواعد وممارسات التجارة الدولية في التمويل التجاري” الاحد المقبل
29/4/2018
اعلنت غرفة التجارة الدولية قطر عن تنظيمها الندوة المصرفية الثالثة بعنوان “قواعد وممارسات التجارة الدولية في التمويل التجاري .. الحلول الحديثة مقابل الادوات التقليدية” بالتعاون مع معهد لندن للصرافة والتمويل وبدعم من غرفة قطر وذلك يوم الاحد الموافق 6 مايو 2018 بفندق جراند حياة الدوحة.
ويحاضر خلال الندوة التي تقام تحت رعاية سعادة الشيخ خليفة بن جاسم بن محمد آل ثاني رئيس مجلس إدارة غرفة التجارة الدولية قطر وغرفة قطر، كل من السيد بافل اندريل والسيد ديفيد حنا.
وبحسب بيان صادر من غرفة التجارة الدولية قطر، فإن الندوة تهدف بشكل أساسي إلى اطلاع المشاركين بالتطورات الحديثة في الضمانات المصرفية الدولية، مع التركيز على القواعد الموحدة للضمانات البنكية الخاصة بغرفة التجارة الدولية.
وأوضح البيان أن الندوة ستخصص جلسات نقاشية حول الاتجاهات الحديثة في مجال التجارة المالية وخاصة حلول التزام الدفع المصرفي وحلول قواعد البيانات المتسلسلة blockchain.
كما يتخلل الندوة نقاشات حول عدداً من القضايا التنفيذية، والحالات العملية، والأمثلة، والمناقشات المفتوحة حول الموضوعات التي سيتم تناولها.
وقال سعادة الشيخ خليفة بن جاسم آل ثاني أننا حرصنا على تنظيم هذه الندوة المصرفية للعام الثالث على التوالي وذلك لأنها تناقش موضوعات هامة تفيد المشاركين في المجال المصرفي، منوهاً بأن الغرفة ستستضيف ندوات اخرى حول موضوعات مختلفة.
يذكر أن الشريك الاعلامي الرسمي للندوة كلاً من جريدة بننسولا قطر و موقع I Love Qatar .
والسيد بافل اندريل هو أمين اللجنة المصرفية بغرفة التجارة الدولية –التشيك، ورئيس فرق العمل الخاصة بمراجعة قواعد ومستندات اللجنة المصرفية لغرفة التجارة الدولية، وعضو في عدد من اللجان المتخصصة التابعة لغرفة التجارة الدولية. كما عين أمين لجنة القانون التجاري بغرفة التجارة الدولية بجمهورية التشيك، وهو مستشار دولي ومحاضر بارز في مجال التجارة والتمويل، وعمل لدى عدداً من البنوك المحلية والدولية الرائدة في مختلف المناصب، وترأس وشارك في عدداً من الندوات المتخصصة في أكثر من 50 دولة حول العالم.
اما السيد ديفيد حنا فلديه خبرة طويلة في إدارة المنتجات التجارية، وسلاسل التوريد، وقيادة استراتيجية سلسلة التوريد المالية في مجال الصناعة. كما أنه عضو في العديد من فرق العمل الخاصة بغرفة التجارة الدولية. وفي عام 2017 تم تعيينه رئيسًا مشاركًا لمجلس التجارة العالمي ومستشارًا خبيرًا لأكاديمية غرفة التجارو الدولية.