Unlocking Innovative Finance, Powering Resilient Growth
Tuesday | 5 May 2026 | Rhodes House | University of Oxford
Preliminary Programme with confirmed and requested speakers
09:00
Opening Remarks and Keynotes
Prof Andreas Klasen (Chairman), Professor, Brunel, and HRA, University of Oxford
The Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP, UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade
HE Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri, UAE Minister of Economy
09:45
Panel 1 | The New Weaponisation of Trade
Yuichiro Akita, President, Berne Union
Nan Li Collins, Director, UNCTAD
Dr Marion Jansen, Director, OECD
New President and Chair, US EXIM
Dr Emily Jones, Associate Professor, University of Oxford (Moderator)
10:30
Break
Time for Networking
11:00
Panel 2 | The Future of Trade and Finance
Peter Gisler, CEO, SERV
Philip Lewis, Global Head of Export Finance, HSBC
Alison Nankivell, CEO, Export Development Canada
Tim Reid, CEO, UK Export Finance
Dr Simone Krummaker, Associate Professor, and Insurance Lead IFPV (Moderator)
11:45
Panel 3 | Powering Growth in Times of Multipolarity
Dr Ratnakar Adhikari, Executive Director EIF, WTO
Koen Doens, Director General, DG INTPA, European Commission
Suzanne Gaboury, Director General, Asian Development Bank
Leslie Maasdorp, CEO, British International Investment
Dr Roseline Wanjiru, Associate Professor, and Trade Policy Lead IFPV (Moderator)
12:30
Group Photo and Lunch
Time for Networking
13:30
Academic Interventions
Prof Adam Dixon, Adam Smith Chair, Heriot-Watt University
Prof Manuel Muniz, Provost, IE University
Prof Kuno Schedler, Professor, University of St Gallen, and Public Management Lead IFPV
14:15
Panel 4 | Innovative Financing for Sustainable Growth
Raja Al Mazrouei, CEO, Etihad Credit Insurance
Maria Hakansson, CEO, Swedfund
Tadashi Maeda, CEO, JBIC
Fernando Salazar Palma, CEO, ICO
Marck Wengrzik, CEO, AKA Bank (Moderator)
15:00
Break
Time for Networking
15:30
Panel 5 | Joint Financing Approaches
Esther Baur, Head Public Sector Europe, Swiss Re
Gargee Ghosh, President Global Policy & Advocacy, Gates Foundation
Jussi Haarasilta, EVP, Finnvera
Youngjin Jang, CEO, K-Sure
Werner Schmidt, Global Head, Deutsche Bank (Moderator)
16:15
Interactive Audience Session | New Roles, New Directions?
New President and CEO, Afreximbank
New CEO, EKN
New CEO, Invest International
Michael Maurer, Global Head, LBBW (Moderator)
17:00
Closing Remarks | End of Day 1
Prof Henning Meyer, Academic Director, IFPV
19:00
Global Symposium Dinner | Time for Networking
Prof Benedict Okey Oramah, Co-Chairman Global Symposium (Dinner Speaker)