Some of the most prominent changes to the banking landscape of recent include threats to supply, particularly within the energy and agri sectors, and the need to rebalance trade flows following Russia's war against Ukraine. Whilst these major disruptions must be hedged against, longer-running focusses such as the energy transition, digitalisation, and the liquidity gap are ticking away in the background. Although digitalisation is out of the pilot phase, banks are arguably still not where they should be when it comes to digital innovation. Digitalisation can be an obvious way to reduce cost and increase security, especially as banks have become ever selective towards their borrower portfolios and have overall been scaling back lending. What is holding them back from fully utilising digital to boost security? Are banks looking at any other solutions or strategy changes to help tackle the commodity trade finance gap? And can banks afford to priorities the energy transition and ESG amid the current disruptions to energy and food supply? 

Hamdi Arman

Managing Director, Credit Suisse

Jean-Jacques Poublet

Global Head of Commodity Trade Finance, UBS

Gregory Lambillon

Managing Director - Commodities Food & Agri, Head of Trade Commodity Finance, ING Bank

Natalia Kasyanova

Director, Head of Commodity Finance MBE, MUFG Bank (Europe) N.V.

Moderator

Baptiste Audren

Head of Products and Business Development, Komgo