Agenda

26 November 2025
TXF DACH plenary

Registration and coffee

TXF DACH plenary

Opening remarks powered by Exile Flow

Dan Sheriff
CEO,
TXF

Powered by our in-house Ai platform, the audience will be quizzed on what some of the top takeaways and most used words were from day 1

TXF DACH plenary

Opening keynote: Country risk

Matthew McLean
President Endsight Consulting,
Endsight Consulting

The closing presentation will walk us through the measuring and ranking of global country markets for business and investment. 

TXF DACH plenary

DACH ECAs: Powering sustainable export growth

Lars Ponterlitschek
CIO,
SERV - Swiss Export Risk Insurance
Frank Helmert
Head of Division Market & Innovation,
Euler Hermes Aktiengesellschaft
Rainer Dreo
Senior Director International Business Management,
OeKB - Oesterreichische Kontrollbank Aktiengesellschaft
Moderator
Nanette Bubik
Global Head of Export Finance,
Landesbank Baden - Wurttemberg (LBBW)

Hear from representatives from every DACH ECA, on what they are doing to prioritise sustainable projects and incentivise green exports, what is being done to facilitate access to export finance for SMEs, and how DACH ECAs are expanding into new emerging markets amid an increased demand for support. 

TXF DACH plenary

Regional focus: The role of export finance in European emerging markets

Doruk Günay
Managing Director, Head of Export Finance,
Ronesans Holding
Ebru Nur YILDIZ
Project Finance Director,
Limak Holding
Atiye Ece Erkan
CEO,
Turun Flour Mills
Oleksandr Melnyk
Partner,
GOLAW
Moderator
Dominik Berthold
Head of Export Finance,
BayernLB

    This regional-focussed workshop gathers corporates and lenders active in Turkey and Ukraine to discuss: 

    • Where do you see the biggest growth opportunities — traditional sectors, or emerging ones like green tech and renewables?
    • How can European emerging markets best balance local content requirements with the need to stay internationally competitive?
    • To what extent can blended finance (public and private) and international agencies provide the support needed to rebuild Ukraine and grow Turkey? 
    TXF DACH plenary

    Morning coffee break

    Grab a coffee and get networking 

    Country workshops breakout

    Linkedin Headshot Station

    TXF DACH plenary

    Exile Flow: AI Matchmaking

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    TXF DACH plenary

    The future of export flows: Rising talent in the spotlight

    Alexander Franke
    Group Head Export & Agency Finance EMEA, CIS & LatAm,
    DZ BANK
    Clara Molina Plá
    Associate, Export & Investment Finance,
    Raiffeisen Bank International
    Sofia Dubrowshchyk
    Assistant Vice President, Structured Trade & Export Finance,
    Deutsche Bank
    Angie Dorschel
    Senior Manager, Export Finance,
    FIB Frankfurt International Bank AG
    Christian Burkhardt
    Vice President,
    Sunhorse Trading GmbH
    Matthias Wiedenmann
    Senior Manager Export and Project Finance,
    Voith GmbH & Co.KGaA
    Moderator
    Albina Rosenkranz
    Development & Structured Export Finance DACH, Poland & Canada,
    Societe Generale

    We often hear from the most senior in the industry, but this session gives the stage to the younger generation of bankers, corporates and service providers who are innovating and growing the industry. Kicking off with an updated from FEX, we will then invite some new, junior faces to the stage to discuss the future of the export finance market, and what the younger generation of talent is looking for.

    Country workshops breakout

    City modernisation: Lighting up Africa

    Eduardo Oliveira
    Director Structured Finance,
    Salvi
    Yoav Brick
    Structured Finance,
    Mitrelli
    Melanie Lawrence
    Head: Guarantees & Specialised Finance,
    Afreximbank
    Moderator
    Matthew McLean
    President Endsight Consulting,
    Endsight Consulting

    The role of international agencies is key to the modernisation of Africa. This session looks at:

    • What role do international exporters and ECAs play in supporting African lighting projects?
    • A case-study look into how a Senegalese lighting project is collaborating with and boosting the local economy 
    • How do financing and funding limitations affect the rollout of large-scale lighting projects in African cities?

    TXF DACH plenary

    DACH exporters: Strategies to boost growth, resilience and sustainability

    Julia Schultz-Berndt
    Head of Financial Analysis & Structuring Europe,
    Nordex
    Reinhard Zehetner
    Head Sales Finance,
    Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH
    Sean Austin
    Director,
    BPL Global
    Stefanie Schwankner
    Senior Manager Export Finance & Treasury,
    Windmöller & Hölscher
    Moderator
    Brian Fennessy
    Technical Director,
    SSB AG

    This session gathers DACH exporters to talk sustainability, to mitigating global disruptions, and scale into new international markets, addressing questions such as:


    • How are exporters coping and adapting amid geopolitical risks and sanctions? 
    • How much of a problem is a lack of global standards surrounding what is considered ‘green’? 
    • Is there an increased need for blended finance as exporters’s needs become increasingly complex?

    Country workshops breakout

    Regional focus: Opportunities and challenges in MEA

    Leandro Fernandez
    Managing Director | CEO,
    INZAG Germany GmbH
    Rita Ricciardi
    Partner,
    Bergs & More
    Matthew Martin
    Deputy Director, International Development,
    ECC
    Moderator
    Cenk Seran
    Director International Development,
    ECC

    This session will focus on the Middle East and Africa, looking at the opportunity gap, the Middle East’s growing role, and the importance of collaboration in de-risking, addressing questions such as: 

    • Are international agencies adequately adapting their risk models to get projects financed in Africa? 
    • With the Middle East becoming a huge demand center for export finance, are traditional ECAs and banks moving fast enough to capitalise on this?
    • How is the GCC-Africa trade corridor changing the competitive landscape for European players in Africa?

    TXF DACH plenary

    Closing remarks

    A few final words to wrap TXF Dealmakers Assembly 2025!

    TXF DACH plenary

    Networking lunch

    25 November 2025
    Plenary day 1

    Registration and coffee

    Collect your badge from registration desk, grab a coffee and get networking!

    Plenary day 1

    Opening remarks

    Hesham Zakai
    Managing Director,
    Exile Group

    A few words of welcome to kick off TXF Dealmakers Assembly 2025!

    Plenary day 1

    Opening presentation: The TXF Export Finance Report 2025

    Hesham Zakai
    Managing Director,
    Exile Group
    Aife Howse
    Senior content manager,
    Exile Group

    We will kick off day 1 with a presentation on the findings of the TXF Export Finance Research Report 2025, featuring an audience participation quiz where we put you to the test!

    Plenary day 1

    Government address: Opportunties in Guinea

    Opening the conference, we will hear from from the minister of planning and international cooperation of Guinea, on the biggest opportunities in the west African country, and what the country needs from European agencies 

    Plenary day 1

    From strategy to action: What’s guiding governments in a shifting world?

    Harald Waiglein
    Director General for Policy and Financial Markets,
    Federal Ministry of Austria
    Eike Kreplin
    Co Chairman of Interministerial Committee for Export Credit Guarantees,
    Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
    Moderator
    Daniel Yates
    Executive Director,
    J.P. Morgan

    This hotseat series will gather leaders in Europe and beyond, exploring the key internal and external drivers influencing governments priorities, and what support they need from ECAs and other financial institutions to bring these developments to life

    Plenary day 1

    ECA leadership: The Oxford style debate

    Nabil Jijakli
    Group Deputy CEO,
    Credendo
    Jens Hedar
    Head of Global Trade & Export FInance,
    Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK)
    Jan Rekiel
    Head of International Reinsurance,
    KUKE - Export Credit Insurance Corporation Joint Stock Company
    Markus Hoskovec
    Oesterreichische Kontrollbank Aktiengesellschaft,
    OeKB - Oesterreichische Kontrollbank Aktiengesellschaft
    Moderator
    Dominik Kloiber
    Co-Founder,
    Exile Group

    Join as the ECA leader's get together and go head to head in a new format: the Oxford-style debate. This session is designed to open the stage to debate controversial topics, such as: 

    “Export Credit Agencies should prioritize climate goals over economic growth.”

    “AI and automation will destroy more jobs in banking than they create.”

    “Regulation is hindering more innovation than it is protecting the market.”

    Plenary day 1

    Morning coffee break

    Grab a coffee and network with fellow delegates 

    Breakout day 1

    Exile Flow: AI Matchmaking

    Want to connect with the right people faster? Book time HERE with Radhika, our Networking Concierge, to discover how Exile Flow, our AI-powered matchmaking assistant, can help you make connections that close deals.

    Plenary day 1

    Workshop: Design the perfect agency

    Naci Can
    Deputy CEO - International Funding & Investments,
    Calik Enerji
    Diego Castañeda Muñoz
    Head of Financial Structuring,
    Propav Infraestructuras
    Leyla Ogulmus
    Corporate Finance- Financial Reporting,
    Kipas Holding

    In this design thinking workshop, we will split the room into separate roundtables. Each roundtable will ‘design’ the perfect agency, considering user-centricity, challenge and risk assumptions, problem solving and innovation, and feed back to the rest of the group at the end. 

    Breakout day 1

    Case study session: Spotlight on Petrovietnam Power's ECA covered financing for a LNG power plant

    Lars Ponterlitschek
    CIO,
    SERV - Swiss Export Risk Insurance
    Marco Appolloni
    Senior Vice President Financial Services,
    GE Vernova
    Giang Nguyen
    Vice President/CFO,
    Petrovietnam Power Corporation (PVPower)
    Moderator
    Lukas Strauch
    Director, Structured Export Finance,
    ING Bank

    In this session, we will highlight PetroVietnam Power's $521.5 million 12-year ECA-backed financing for Vietnam's first LNG to electricity plant. Backed by both SERV and KSURE based on supplies from General Electric and Samsung C&T, this standout deal syndicated among seven banks is crucial to ensure Vietnam's energy security whilst moving away from coal and allowing for renewables to be added to the grid. This session will look at: 

    - What makes this financing unique?

    - What obstacles were overcome in the structuring of this deal? 

    - What is the significance of this deal in the diversification of energy in Vietnam? 


    Breakout day 1

    Regional focus: Opportunities and challenges in Central Asia

    Kardelen Pekcan Turan
    Project Finance Manager,
    Cengiz Enerji
    Madina Yerzhanova
    Deputy CEO,
    ECA of Kazakhstan (KazakhExport)
    Jakob Gazembiler
    Managing Director,
    Engineering Dobersek GmbH
    Moderator
    Viktoria Donhauser
    Director Export & Agency Finance,
    DZ Bank

    This regional workshop gathers corporates and lenders active in the Central Asia region to discuss: 

    • The region’s role as a key hub for critical minerals 

    • The impact of new trade corridors in Central Asia

    • The potential for increased strategic collaboration with Europe

    Plenary day 1

    Lunch

    Lunch is served in the restaurant and downstairs 

    Plenary day 1

    Wexif presents: The female ECA leaders hotseat + roundtables

    Brigitte Brüngger
    Head of Large Enterprises, SME & Acquisition,
    SERV - Swiss Export Risk Insurance
    Katarzyna Kowalska
    Chief Operating Officer,
    KUKE - Export Credit Insurance Corporation Joint Stock Company
    Karin Roitner
    Senior Director,
    OeKB - Oesterreichische Kontrollbank Aktiengesellschaft
    Moderator
    Anja Von Seckendorff-Aubriot
    Director,
    HSBC
    Moderator
    Sonja Schoentag
    Director Export Finance,
    HSBC
    Moderator
    Amila Colakhodzic
    Senior Originator/VP Energy,
    Kommunalkredit Austria AG

    In this session, Wexif will introduce themselves and tell us a bit about the initiatives they undertake, followed by a series of 10 minute hot seat interviews spotlighting some of the brilliant female leaders of the ECA space. Following this, the room will break into roundtables for a networking based discussion on promoting equality in the workplace. 

    Breakout day 1

    Workshop: OECD guideline updates

    Silvia Gavornikova
    Head of Export Credits and Competition Division,
    OECD
    Sandra Halver-Simons
    Vice President - Global Head Corporate and Export Finance,
    SMS Group

    The OECD remains at the forefront of shaping global economic policies, supporting advances in sustainability, tax frameworks, digitalisation, and inclusive growth. In this session, senior OECD representatives will share the latest updates from across the organisation’s research, policy reviews, and collaborative initiatives.

    Plenary day 1

    Afternoon coffee break

    Grab a coffee and get networking 

    Plenary day 1

    Greening the future: Export finance on the path to net zero

    Jens Klaus Richter
    Head of Trade, Export & Supply Chain Finance ? Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Nordic Countries,
    Santander
    Stefan Goetzinger
    Head of Sales & Structuring DACH + Central Europe, Structured Trade & Export Finance,
    Deutsche Bank
    Sanin Merdžan
    Head of Export Finance Origination Team,
    Raiffeisen Bank International
    Moderator
    Christian Bockler
    Head of Project Finance & Renewables,
    Jebsen & Jessen

     This session will explore how DACH export finance is supporting green infrastructure, mobilizing capital for climate-friendly projects, and adapting to evolving regulatory frameworks, addressing questions such as: 


    • How can ECAs better collaborate with DFIs and commercial banks to accelerate the green transition, especially in emerging markets?
    • What are some of the most effective or innovative financial instruments that support decarbonisation in export-heavy sectors?
    • How are ECAs balancing the need for immediate economic growth (and supply chain pressures) with long-term sustainability and net zero targets?


    Breakout day 1

    Exile Flow: AI workshop

    Dominik Kloiber
    Co-Founder,
    Exile Group
    Patrick Becker
    Vice President Export & Agency Finance,
    DZ Bank

    In this interactive workshop session, we will show how our very own AI tool, Exile Flow, can be used to:

    • Better understand the market
    • Check activity in certain regions/sectors 
    • Check your own position in the market 
    • Access top takeaways from event sessions or insights from particular speakers or institutions 

    Plenary day 1

    In conversation: Strengthening partnerships with commodity traders

    Stephen Jullien
    Finance director - Europe,
    BGN
    Moderator
    Aife Howse
    Senior content manager,
    Exile Group

    Amid shifting geopolitical tensions, this session will explore how ECAs and commodity traders can continue to work together to boost resource security and manage trade flow

    • How can commodity traders work more effectively with ECAs to structure large cross-border deals?

    • What are the main challenges commodity traders face when accessing ECA-backed financing?

    • What innovative structures are being used in ECA-commodity trader collaborations?


    Plenary day 1

    Dealmaker of the year awards!

    We are delighted to announce the return of the TXF Dealmakers of the Year Awards 2025 for Export Finance. This is where we celebrate excellence in global dealmaking, with the worthy winners being announced for the following categories: 

    🏆 Overall Export Finance Dealmaker 
    🌟 Outstanding Female Dealmaker 
    ♻️ Sustainable Finance Champion 
    🚀 FEXgen Export Finance Dealmaker

    Plenary day 1

    Networking cocktail reception

    Grab a drink and get networking at our drinks reception!

    RSVP IS ESSENTIAL - Please register your attendance for this activity via the button in the top right hand corner (visible only to logged in delegates) ↗

    24 November 2025
    Networking Activity

    Vienna State Opera Tour

    Join us for a special guided tour of the magnificent Vienna State Opera House, one of the city’s most iconic landmarks. If the weather’s kind - and for those who wish - we’ll round off the experience with a cozy hot drink at a nearby Christmas market to soak up the festive Vienna atmosphere.

    RSVP IS ESSENTIAL - Please register your attendance for this activity via the button in the top right hand corner (visible only to logged in delegates) ↗

    Networking Activity

    Icebreaker Drinks Reception

    Join us for our Icebreaker Drinks Reception! Location to be confirmed shortly. 

    Location: Selleny's Bar, Hilton Vienna Park, Am Stadtpark 1, 1030 Wien, Austria

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    Please note that the timings on this agenda are subject to change