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David Berse is Managing Director at LiquidX, a global provider of technology solutions for trade finance and working capital. David has considerable corporate banking experience, having spent the 12 years prior to joining LiquidX developing and structuring innovative transaction banking and liquidity solutions. David was previously a Sales Director at Bank of America, helping multinational corporations optimize working capital, improve liquidity, and increase treasury efficiency by devising global trade finance and cash management solutions. Previously, David managed a team of cash management sales specialists at Deutsche Bank, focused on structuring cash management, liquidity, and FX solutions for global multinationals. Prior to that, David served various roles at J.P. Morgan, including a Treasury Services Advisor and a Liquidity Solutions Specialist. David has his bachelor’s degree from Rutgers and his MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business.

Dyanne is a world-wise executive with experience in the banking sector including transaction banking, lending, product management and strategy creation. She is a multi-lingual, high energy, enterprise solutions leader with a proven track record for building relationships and leading high-performance teams. Dyanne re-joined Scotiabank and as Vice-President, Head Trade Finance & Supply Chain, she has global responsibility to build and promote the traditional trade and supply chain finance businesses. Born and raised in Montreal, Canada, Dyanne graduated from McGill University with a major in Economics and successfully completed programs at Queen's University and the Richard Ivey School of Business. She is passionate about cross-border flows and in helping businesses realize their success in international markets. Dyanne is sought after as advisor and board member for numerous public, private and government entities. In addition, she is often called on to present at conferences and industry association meetings.

Natasha is the Global Head of Trade Sales and EMEA Trade Region Head within Payments at JPMorgan Chase. She has 20 years of experience across trade finance and working capital solutions for both corporate and financial institutions. Her global team provide strategic working capital advisory, risk mitigation, sales growth, and digital efficiencies for the top multinationals in the world. She was recognized for her ESG advisory work in trade finance by Innovate Finance in the Women in Fintech Powerlist 2021 and was awarded the 2022 Social Impact award by Women in Payments. She was until recently the Co-Chair of the Bi+ Council, a global JPM-wide employee organization, and is active in JPM’s business resource groups for women and for underrepresented minorities. Prior to her current role Natasha was the Global Head of Core Trade for JP Morgan, in which capacity she ran all documentary trade products for the business. She served as Board Observer for JP Morgan on the board of fintech Taulia from 2020-22. Natasha joined the firm from Citi, where she was Global Trade Sales Head and a member of the Global Trade Management Committee. Natasha holds a Master of Arts from Oxford University where she studied Philosophy, Politics & Economics (PPE).

Mansour Davarian is the Head of Transaction Banking Solutions at Lloyds Banking Group. He is responsible for overseeing c150 team members across sales, structuring, execution and implementation of transaction banking products including Payments (including acquiring and cards), Trade and Working Capital (inc. ECA, Asset Finance and ABL) and Liquidity to both existing and new corporate and institutional clients. Mansour joined Lloyds in 2022 as Head of Corporate Trade and Working Capital sales. Prior to joining Lloyds, Mansour worked for over 6 years at Demica where he held various positions across the organisation the last of which was Managing Director, Head of Platform Sales. Mansour spent the early years of his career at HSBC holding roles across the Commercial Bank, Global Banking Coverage business and Asset Backed Financing (securitisation) team. Mansour sits as a council member on the Global Trade Industry Council (GTIC) of the Banks Association for Finance and Trade (BAFT) and previously was Chief Examiner for the Certificate in Supply Chain Finance for the London Institution of Banking and Finance (LIBF).

Patrick DeVilbiss is a subject matter expert in trade finance and oversees product management of CGI Trade360, a SaaS-based end-to-end trade finance platform utilized by global financial institutions to deliver trade services. He has supported the development of large-scale platforms delivered to top 10 global financial institutions in the trade finance space. Previously he worked for the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade, where he helped to position the transaction banking industry for long-term growth and success by developing best practices and delivering education and training to member institutions.

Anne-Fleur FELISSENT is Global Head of Sales for Correspondent Banking - Cash & Trade since September 2025. She joined Societe Generale in 2006 in the International Audit Division, where she held different positions, before moving to Global Transaction Banking in 2012. As Corporate Cash Management Global Sales, she was in charge of Large Corporates for Media & Telco, and Insurance. In 2018, she joined the Cash Clearing business line, first as deputy Head of sales for Western Europe, with a focus on French-based banks, then as Head of Sales for Western Europe and Americas in 2019 and finally Global Head of Sales for Cash Clearing in 2022.

Mariya George is the Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors of cleareye.ai. Before starting cleareye.ai, Mariya was the Head of Banking and Insurance at UST Global. She was responsible for the industry group’s overall vision, strategy and investment priorities, developing the network of alliance partners and an aggressive revenue growth goal of 70%. She was also responsible for the global P&L, sales, business development, consulting, client relationship management and technology execution. Prior to this, Mariya was the Business Head for East and Midwest market in North America. She led the global sales organization across North America and primary markets in Asia (India, China), and built a team to lead and manage new Fortune 500 customer acquisitions and doubled her portfolio.

Mr. Joon Kim has 25+ years of experience. He has held various senior positions at Standard Chartered Bank and American Express Bank, most recently as Managing Director and Head of Transaction Banking Sales for Corporate and Commodities for the Americas region. His various experiences include leading Trade Sales, Trade Product Management and Relationship Management teams, with an emphasis on development and sales of trade finance, supply chain financing, receivable services, trade processing and cross-border cash and liquidity management solutions to global financial institutions and corporations.

Michael heads CHIPS product management at The Clearing House, overseeing the strategy and development of this vital high-value payment system. With extensive experience in domestic and cross-border payments, he brings deep industry knowledge to his role. Prior to The Clearing House, Michael held key positions at Wells Fargo and Citi, managing payment products, liquidity, and liability products, and providing advisory services on payment ecosystem architecture. He is actively involved in shaping industry standards, participating in groups such as the US Observer and Market Practice Group, ISO 20022 Payments SEG, and High Value Payments Plus working group, and formerly co-chaired the Payments Market Practice Group (PMPG). Michael holds an MBA from Indiana University and a degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Duisburg, Germany.

Soojin is the Treasurer at ING Americas and leads Treasury matters for the franchise, working in close partnership with both the Americas management team and the Group Treasury in Amsterdam. Soojin brings over 20 years of experience in finance and treasury across a range of institutions and international markets. Prior to joining ING in April 2025, she spent 13 years at Citi in New York, where she held various leadership roles across Chief Investment Office, Balance Sheet Management, and Treasury Operations. Before that, she worked in Seoul, Korea with Standard Chartered Bank in its Finance and Strategy Group, and also served at the Financial Supervisory Service, Korea’s financial regulatory authority. Soojin holds an MBA from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and English Literature from Sogang University in Korea.

Vanessa Lin is the Global Head of Commercialization and Digital Products for Treasury Services. She is responsible for the end-to-end view of the digital client experience and ensuring the strategy is cohesive across all TS products and client-facing channels. Vanessa also owns the commercialization and digital engagement strategy whereby we will map each client persona, allowing us to target our messaging and deepen our relevance in each segment. With more than 20 years of transaction banking experience, Vanessa worked for several global banks prior to joining BNY Mellon in September 2020 as the Regional Head of Relationship Management and Business Development for North American Banks. In that role, she was responsible for growing and managing the segment, architecting and driving go-to-market strategies, and solutioning to meet the Payments, Receivables, Liquidity and Trade needs of clients. Prior to BNY Mellon, Vanessa worked for JP Morgan where she was the Global Product Head for Multi-currency Clearing responsible for several product lines that service thousands of institutional clients around the world. Her main focus was setting and driving the overall product strategy, leading a team of product managers to develop best-in-class solutions, and improving the overall business risk framework. Before JP Morgan, she was with HSBC for over 5 years managing the Payments, Receivables and Commercial Cards businesses for the North America region. Vanessa started her career at Citi where she spent 13 years in progressively senior roles ranging from Sales & Account Management to Strategy & Planning to Product Management. Her last role at Citi was Global Head of USD Clearing & CLS Services.

Martin is Head of U.S. Client Relationships for Financial Institutions at Bank of China, New York Branch. Based in New York City, he originated and managed cross-border capital market businesses and flow businesses across Asia-Pacific, North America, and Latin America, with main focuses on RMB-denominated and Asia-related business opportunities. Martin has more than 24 years of experience in financial services and he joined Bank of China in 2020 from HSBC. Under his stewardship, Bank of China U.S. and HSBC U.S., respectively, were named Best RMB Bank in the U.S. by The Asset multiple times since 2017.

Shannon Manders is the Editorial Director of GTR (Global Trade Review), a London-headquartered publication covering global trade and trade finance, which she joined in 2009 as a staff reporter. In her role, she leads the team of reporters and drives content development and editorial direction, ensuring that GTR maintains its position as the leading authority in trade finance news, insight and analysis. Shannon has extensive experience in moderating discussions, both at GTR’s own conferences and at a range of other top industry events hosted by the likes of the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation, SWIFT (Sibos) and the Commonwealth Business Forum. She regularly covers stories from international locations, and has hosted numerous roundtable discussions and webinars.

Nicole has over thirty years’ experience in banking and executive recruitment. She spent most of her career at Citibank, in her last role as Managing Director, North American Financial Institutions Cash Management Sales Head. At Citibank, Nicole’s roles ranged from Business Development and Sales Leadership to Implementation Head for e-Banking Solutions to North American Cash & Trade Six Sigma Process Reengineering Lead. Prior to Citibank, Nicole worked for The First National Bank of Chicago and Shawmut Bank, in client-facing roles. She started her career in sales at Xerox Corporation. Nicole’s search experience includes hiring senior-level executives for roles ranging from the Global Head of Transaction Banking, to the Global Head of Payments, to Heads of Regions and Countries, Heads of Product, Sales, and Service, and Heads of Operational Risk. Her expertise is in the areas of B2B Payments and Liquidity, Digital Banking, Trade/Working Capital/Supply Chain Finance, and Corporate and Commercial Banking. Nicole began her head-hunting career in 2007 at The Rose Partnership in London as Head of the Corporate and Transaction Banking Practice.

Scott Miller is a senior mentor (non-resident) with the Executive Education, focusing on leadership development programs for public- and private-sector executives. From 2012 until 2017, he held the William M. Scholl Chair in International Business at CSIS. The Scholl Chair focuses on key issues in the global economy, such as international trade, investment, competitiveness, and innovation. From 1997 to 2012, Mr. Miller was director for global trade policy at Procter & Gamble, a leading consumer products company. In that position, he was responsible for the full range of international trade, investment, and business facilitation issues for the company. He led many campaigns supporting U.S. free trade agreements and has been a contributor to U.S. trade and investment policy over many years. Mr. Miller was a member of the State Department’s Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy. Earlier in his career, he was a manufacturing, marketing, and government relations executive for Procter & Gamble in the United States and Canada.

Career Tsvetanka Nankova is the Global Head of Sales for Institutional Cash & Trade Finance at Deutsche Bank (DB). Tsvetanka leads a global team of senior sales transaction bankers and oversees DB’s correspondent banking network and client relationships across the globe. Prior to this, Tsvetanka was Head of Corporate Development & the Corporate Bank’s Chief of Staff. She was responsible for a diverse set of teams including Strategy & Chief of Staff Office, Corporate Venture Capital & Strategic Investments, KYC Program & Business Execution. Tsvetanka has extensive industry experience having also managed Deutsche Bank’s Institutional Cash Management (ICM) business in Middle East & Africa as well as the Corporate Bank’s KYC remediation activities under specific regulatory frameworks. Tsvetanka joined Deutsche Bank in 2016 as a Client Manager for ICM covering Eastern Europe. Before joining Deutsche Bank, Tsvetanka worked at Wells Fargo where she spent nine years in various FI Sales roles.

James Rausch is Global Head of Transaction Banking - Banks, Brokers & Exchanges, and is based in Toronto. He is responsible for relationship management, sales development, and product management for the three segments. Prior to this role, James resided in Vancouver. He is a seasoned leader with over 25 years experience in financial markets, including 12 years at Powerex and prior to that Infowave Software, the Toronto Stock Exchange and Toronto Dominion Bank. His broad business experience includes cash management, client coverage, risk management, trading and corporate finance. James became a CFA charterholder in 1999. He also holds a M.B.A. from Joseph L. Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and a B.Sc. from the same institution. James was a leader of the United Way campaign at Powerex and also a long time supporter of several local charities including the YMCA Strong Kids campaign and the Dr. Peter Centre.

Simon is based in London and travels extensively for the Company. As Managing Director Simon oversees Board-level activity and all matters ‘Corporate’. Simon has been with the Company since inception in August 2004. His role is predominantly taking our product suite to market, supporting Sales and Marketing and all-round Business Development, as well as working closely with the CEO as we continue to grow the Company.

Joanne Strobel-Cort is the Head of International Payments Products in the Treasury Services Client Platform group. In her current role, Joanne is responsible for managing, developing and executing international payments products and distribution strategy, working with all Treasury Services Global segments and Global Sales organizations to grow revenues and ensure risk and compliance measures are met. Joanne has 30+ years of experience. She has held various senior positions at Wells Fargo Bank, as Managing Director and Head of Segment Solutions & Advisory for Global Payments & Liquidity, Head of Technical Sales for the Global Payments Services, and Head of Network Management for the Corporate and Investment Banking. Prior to this Joanne was Head of Payables Products for Citizens Bank, and held various Transaction Banking roles across Deutsche Bank, ABN Amro Bank and Citibank. Joanne’s various industry experiences include Swift councils such as the Swift vision group and Swift Cash & Trade, the CHIPS Business Committee, the BAFT Payments and Americas Councils, and NACHA. Joanne has been a frequent speaker at SIBOS, and has lead and participated in panels across The Clearing House, The Faster Payments Council, BAFT Payments & Trade Conference, and Money 20/20. Joanne has also published articles on cross-border and international payments via publications and podcasts such at the Payments Journal, Finextra, and the Faster Payments Council.

Patricia Sullivan is Managing Director and Global Head of Institutional Cash Management (ICM) at Deutsche Bank since January 2024. In this role Patricia oversees the business and teams within the Corporate Bank delivering a wide range of payment, transactional FX, risk management, and liquidity solutions to financial institutions (banks & central banks) and Deutsche Bank affiliates. Patricia holds a Board Observer seat at Partior and is a member of the BAFT Transaction Banking Global Leaders Council. Patricia has more than 20 years of experience in covering ICM, Criminal Prosecution, Litigation, Financial Crime Compliance and Core Compliance.

Kevin West is the Bank Partnerships Lead for North America at Wise Platform, Wise’s global payments infrastructure for banks, financial institutions and enterprises around the world. He is an experienced payments and FX professional leading and scaling the partnerships for Wise Platform’s solutions in North America and across the Middle East. Prior to joining Wise, he served in roles at Dandelion, WorldFirst, and Currencycloud.

Stephanie Wolf serves on two financial services company boards and as an advisor for two emerging growth companies. With thirty years of banking experience at two of the world’s largest financial institutions, her background includes leadership roles in risk, client management, securitization, and treasury management for insurance company, bank, investment management, securities, private equity, and financial technology clients as well as domestic mid-size corporate clients of all types. Stephanie served on the BAFT Global Board of Directors for five years, two in an Officer role, and she remains an honorary member. BAFT provides advocacy, thought leadership, and education for financial institutions and government agencies around the globe.

Katherine Zaveri is a Senior Vice President at StoneX Payments, where she works with financial institutions, corporates, and international development organizations to support cross-border payments globally. She began her career in finance at Bridgewater Associates before moving into the payments space. In 2019, Katherine was named the first BAFT Future Leader from StoneX. She currently serves as Co - Chair of the BAFT Future Leaders Council and has also served as a Future Leaders Mentor. Prior to her career in finance, Katherine worked in international development in Guatemala and has lived and worked in Brazil and Argentina.

Michelle Zhao is Senior Vice President, Co-Founder and Global Product Head of Mastercard Move Cross-border Services. Mastercard Move Cross-border Services supports customers – Banks, Non-bank Financial Institutions, and SMEs in moving money to the world through one connection, ensuring accessibility, predictability, certainty, speed, and security. Prior to joining MasterCard, Michelle was the US Head of Cross-border Cross-currency Payments at HSBC, where she was accountable for USD Clearing and Cross-border Cross-currency Payment product portfolio, as well as managing cross-border Financial Institution Group inbound sales. She was also a member of The Clearing House CHIPS Business Committee and the BAFT Global Payments Industry Council. Additionally, Michelle held multiple roles at JPMorgan in its Global Payments Solutions organization, at Wells Fargo in its Wholesale Payments organization, and was the Head of Consumer FX eProducts in the Global Markets organization at Bank of America.