Agenda
Thursday, June 6 – Friday, June 7
This is a preliminary agenda, please check back as we will update soon.
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Time
Activity
Speakers/Moderators
Location
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Registration
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Time
Activity
Speakers/Moderators
Location
7:30 am
Registration
7:30 am - 9:00 am
Continental Breakfast
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Government-to-Business/Networking
9:30 am - 11:00 am
OPENING PLENARY SESSION
- Welcome Remarks
- The Honorable Reta Jo Lewis, President and Chair, EXIM Board of Directors
- Panel Discussion - Global Economic Outlook: Trends, Challenges, and Strategies
- Speakers to be announced soon!
- Panel Discussion - Restoring American Leadership in Manufacturing
- Margaret Cosentino, Executive Vice President, Westinghouse
- Jay Timmons, CEO, National Association of Manufacturers
- Charles Wetherington, President, BTE Technologies
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Government-to-Business/Networking
12:30 pm - 2:15 pm
LUNCH PLENARY SESSION
- Panel Discussion - Reflecting on 90 Years of EXIM: Insights from Former Chairs
Moderator:
- Kevin Cirilli, Vice President of Branding, Blue Star Families
- John Bohn, EXIM Bank Chairman, 1986-1989
- Fred P. Hochberg, EXIM Bank Chairman, 2009-2017
- Kimberly Reed, EXIM Bank Chairman, 2019-2021
- Panel Discussion - Energy Transition and the New Green Economy
Scene Setter:
- Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, United States Ambassador to Australia
- Andreas Klasen, Professor and HRA, University of Oxford
- Kyle Clark, CEO, BETA
- Dr. Raj Dasgupta, CEO, Electrovaya
- Jason Few, CEO, Fuel Cell Energy
- Aman Joshi, Chief Commercial Officer, Bloom Energy
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Government-to-Business/Networking
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
CONCURRENT BREAKOUTS SESSION 1
- Panel Discussion - Going Global: Learn How EXIM Financing Can Grow Your Small Business
- Speakers to be announced soon!
- Panel Discussion - Our Anti-Fraud Strategy: EXIM and the Office of the Inspector General
Moderator:
- Derek Kitchen, Deputy Director Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, EXIM
- Lark Grier-Hapli, Deputy General Counsel, EXIM
- Howard Spira, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, EXIM
- Mark Chu, Assistant General Counsel, Litigation Fraud and Compliance Unit, EXIM
- Cameron Miller, Acting Vice President, Credit Policy and Compliance, EXIM
- Thomas Reddman, Senior Special Agent, EXIM Office of the Inspector General
- Panel Discussion - Growing the Cleantech Industrial Base: USG Lending Options
- Speakers to be announced soon!
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
CONCURRENT BREAKOUTS SESSION 2
- Panel Discussion - Funding Options for EXIM Transactions
Moderator:
- Daniel Pinho, Vice President of Operations and Business Management, BAFT
- Gemma Bae, Managing Director and Head of Structured Export Finance, ING
- John Neblo, Head of Lending, PEFCO
- Eric Ponzio, Director, Structured & Government Finance, JP Morgan
- Stephen Greene, Chief Operating Officer, Atrafin
- Panel Discussion - Expanding Globally: How Small Businesses are Reaching New Markets
- Speakers to be announced soon!
- Panel Discussion - Advancing Global Healthcare Infrastructure: Integrating Digital and Physical Solutions
Moderator:
- Dr. Trevor Gunn, Founder and Chair, USA Healthcare Alliance, Vice President, International Relations, Medtronic
- Dr. Jim Merlino, Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Joint Commission
- Zeynep Kantur, Global Sector Manager for Health & Education, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- Kathleen McGrow, Global Chief Nursing Information Officer, Microsoft Health & Life Sciences
- Dr. Nino Karaishvilli, Global Health Director for Health System Governance at Jacobs
- John Schaeffler, Executive Global Government Relations Leader, GE Healthcare
- Panel Discussion - Advanced Air Mobility and EXIM Financing
Speakers:
- Kirsten Bartok Touw, Managing Partner AirFinance Co. and Founder of New Vista Capital
- Ed Eppler, CFO, BETA Technologies
- John Langford, Chairman & CEO, Electra-Aero
- Jay Carmel, Principal, Renaissance Strategic Advisors
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Reception
Friday, June 7, 2024
Time
Activity
Speakers/Moderators
Location
8:15 am - 9:15 am
Continental Breakfast
9:30 am - 11:00 am
MORNING PLENARY SESSION
- Welcome Remarks
- Fireside Chat
- Panel Discussion - Critically Important: Critical Minerals and Global Collaboration
Speakers:
- Abigail Hunter, Executive Director, SAFE
- Brian Menell, CEO, TechMet
- Keith Morrison, CEO, Premium Nickel
- Rowena Smith, CEO, Australian Strategic Materials
- Panel Discussion - Keeping our Competitive Edge: AI, Public-Private Partnerships, and Winning the Future
Moderator:
- Jenna Ben-Yehuda, Executive Vice President, Atlantic Council
- Thomas Debass, Deputy Special Representative, Office of Global Partnerships
- Michael Greenwald, Global Head for Financial Innovation and Digital Assets, Amazon Web Services
- Vince Jesaitis, Head of Global Government Affairs, Arm Technologies
- Karl Mehta, Chairman, Quad Investors Network
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
CONCURRENT BREAKOUTS SESSION 3
- Panel Discussion - Equity Express Select: Providing Equity of Access to all Communities
- Speakers to be announced soon!
- Panel Discussion - Global Economic Outlook: Around the World with the CREA Team
Moderator:
- Aryam Vazquez, Chief Economist
- Ignacio Diaz, Senior Economist, Middle East, North Africa & Oceania, EXIM/>
- Manli Zhang, Senior Economist, Asia-Pacific, EXIM
- Matthew Reardon, Economist, West and Central Africa, EXIM
- Gabrielle Ventura, Economist, East and Southern Africa, EXIM
- Amanda Genereaux, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, EXIM
- Mary Stokes, Latin America and the Caribbean, EXIM
- Panel Discussion - Corporate Diplomacy and Re-envisioning American Economic Competitiveness
- Speakers to be announced soon!
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Government-to-Business/Networking
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
LUNCH AND CLOSING PLENARY SESSION
- Awards Ceremony
- Panel Discussion - Transforming Organizations and Communities: Insights from Women Trailblazers
Moderator:
- Anna Palmer, Founder and CEO, Punchbowl News Stephanie von Friedeburg, Managing Director, Citi
- Regina Gwynn, Co-Founder, Black Women Tech Talk
- Grace Stanke, Nuclear Engineer and Clean Energy Advocate, Constellation Energy, Miss America 2023
- Gwen Young, CEO, Women Business Collaborative
- Closing Remarks
- The Honorable Reta Jo Lewis, President and Chair, EXIM Board of Directors