We speak with ECA chiefs about the structural forces reshaping their mandates, portfolios, and risk frameworks. ECA leaders will examine the growing influence of geopolitics, defence priorities, and national industrial policy on export finance; the expansion of untied and hybrid structures; the implications of ongoing ECA reform; and how green and energy-transition commitments sit within a more security-driven environment. These discussions offer a clear view of how leaders are redesigning products, accelerating execution, and shaping strategy to meet rising global demand for energy transition, supply-chain resilience, and critical and strategic infrastructure.

·       Where is large-scale battery storage really taking off (US, Australia, UK, South Africa, Asia) and where is the market still struggling to move from pilot to pipeline?

·       Which models are winning in reality: pure merchant, PPA-backed, or fully contracted storage?

·       Is project finance now mainstream for battery deals, or do most transactions still rely on corporate/offtake support or balance sheet?

·       Are lenders comfortable with merchant storage risk—or is investment still concentrated in hybrid projects?

We speak with ECA chiefs about the structural forces reshaping their mandates, portfolios, and risk frameworks. ECA leaders will examine the growing influence of geopolitics, defence priorities, and national industrial policy on export finance; the expansion of untied and hybrid structures; the implications of ongoing ECA reform; and how green and energy-transition commitments sit within a more security-driven environment. These discussions offer a clear view of how leaders are redesigning products, accelerating execution, and shaping strategy to meet rising global demand for energy transition, supply-chain resilience, and critical and strategic infrastructure.

The credit and political risk insurance market is evolving fast: new entrants, shifting claims patterns, and changing placement models. Meanwhile, banks face complex strategic choices around centralising insurance operations, deepening interbank partnerships, and innovating product distribution. This panel takes stock of where the ecosystem stands today.

·       Private CPRI capacity trends, new entrants, and what is driving pricing across trade, export, and project finance risk

·       How the claims landscape across sovereign, political, and counterparty risk is shaping underwriter appetite

·       The real pros and cons for banks considering centralisation of their insurance operations

·       Whether portfolio-based placement is displacing single-name approaches and what that means for broker strategy

·       How interbank partnerships are redefining product distribution, reach, and risk

·       Convergence between public ECA/DFI cover and private CPRI as complementary tools within the same transaction