A lively session bringing together global heads from our partner banks for a fast-paced Oxford-style debate on the defining issues shaping today’s export finance market. Expect strong opinions and controversial arguments around sector and regional priorities, defence finance, sustainability credibility, longer tenors, pricing pressure, and flatlining volumes. 

The debate will tackle the future of ECA banking itself: competition versus collaboration, the rise of Asian lenders, and whether the current export finance model remains fit for an increasingly fragmented, politically charged, and demanding global market.

Please note that the views expressed are those of the individual speakers and not necessarily the institutions they represent. Expect a true tour de force of debating from some of the most senior figures in the industry.

The winning team will be decided by audience vote. 🏆

With global markets navigating persistent volatility, from inflation spikes and tariff uncertainty to geopolitical fragmentation, understanding the wider economic context has never been more crucial. This scene-setter maps the macro forces reshaping distribution strategy, identifies where demand for insurance-backed capacity and new risk transfer solutions is heading, and frames the day's conversations.

·       Global economic growth outlooks, regional divergences, and the sovereign & corporate risk trends shaping underwriting and investment appetite

·       How geopolitical fragmentation, war in the Middle East, tariffs, and sanctions are rewriting risk distribution flows and insured deal pipelines

·       The divergence between US capital-market distribution models and Europe/Asia's reliance on syndication and credit insurance

·       The intersection of climate risk, ESG drivers, and sustainable finance with credit distribution strategy

·       The expanding role of CPRI as a core balance-sheet and origination tool, not just a risk mitigant