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Hesham Zakai is the Managing Director of TXF, a leading media and events company specialising in trade, commodity and export finance, with a global portfolio of 20 conferences. He has previously worked at the Special Reports team of the Financial Times and in the Press department at the European Parliament. He is also the former editor-in-chief of London Student, and has published essays on topics ranging from the history of the Middle East to the impact of technology on local British communities.
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Plenary Room
A broad summary of the various discussions and activities of the conference, including next steps for all Dealmakers, followed by brief closing remarks.
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Opening remarks
Welcome to the inaugural TXF Export Finance Dealmakers Assembly!
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Plenary room
Our classic dealmaking gameshow is back! We present three hypothetical deals to our industry panel and ask them which factors they would take into account when deciding whether or not they would do those deals. Before they give their final answer, we ask the audience to vote on ‘Deal or No Deal’ too.
The session is a great way to get insights into what makes a deal bankable in today’s market.
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Stream
- Who is currently taking the risk when financing new tech? What examples are there of this?
- Should ECAs take more commercial risk related to technology? If so, why?
- Which technologies in particular would benefit from greater ECA risk appetite? And what implications would that have on the energy transition?
- How can ECAs help with CAPEX through innovation guarantees?