ITFA Podcast Channel

In this episode, Tedd George (Kleos Advisory & ARC Secretariat) discusses the BAFT Trade Finance Sustainability Guidelines with the project lead, Anna Plewinska-Pijl (ING Bank), and two members of ITFA’s African Regional Committee (ARC): George Wilson (ARM ) and Derryn Faure (Investec).

The discussion covers:

- The genesis of the guidelines and status of global sustainability standards

- How this approach bridges the gap between developed and developing markets

- How SME traders and their banks can use the guidelines to unlock concessional sustainable finance

- What next for the guidelines and roll-out to the industry

In this episode we discuss a major debate affecting anyone involved in US trade: US tariff rebates. Which will be applied and which repealed, how will the rebates be paid and what is the outlook for tariffs going forward?

To shed light on this issue, Tedd George (Kleos Advisory & ARC Secretariat) speaks with two seasoned experts in the field to get their insights: Anna Lea McNerney, Partner in the New York office of Sullivan & Worcester, and an ITFA Americas member; and Bradley Max, Director at Cherokee Acquisition.

Their discussion covers:

- The current status of US tariffs, legal challenges and the process for claiming rebates

- The key battle lines between the Trump administration, the courts and consumer/business bodies

- The impact tariffs have had on trade finance so far, and how banks are managing this

- The outlook for US tariffs – are they here to stay? 

In this episode we explore one of ITFA’s most dynamic working groups: the ITFA Trade Finance Investment Ecosystem (ITFIE). Put simply, ITFIE’s mission is to make trade an investable asset class.

To explore its work, Tedd George (Kleos Advisory & ARC Secretariat) speaks with Paul Coles (MPC Chairman & Orbian) and Geoff Wynne (ITFIE member & Sullivan & Worcester) about:

- ITFIE’s objectives & collaboration with the MPC

- The barriers to investing in trade finance as an asset class

- Examples of market guidance and industry templates that are ‘oven ready’

- How ITFIE’s work could support TF COP in its mission to close the trade finance gap

In this episode, Tedd George (Kleos Advisory & ARC Secretariat) speaks with the ITFA Emerging Leaders Committee Chair, Charlie O’Mulloy (EBRD) and fellow ELC Board members Patrick Baatz (BACB) and Mayo Adeyeye (Barclays UK) about:

-       Their career journeys into trade finance

-       The mission of the ELC and how its members benefit from its work

-       Highlights of the 2026 agenda, including seminars and workshops, the 10,000 Interns programme and the ITFA Emerging Leader Award

-       Their views on how AI is impacting the professional world and how this will create new opportunities in trade finance

💥Beyond Paper: Lessons from First Brands — In Conversation with ITFA

In this episode, Dr Tedd George (Kleos Advisory & ARC Secretariat), interviews Duarte Pedreira (ITFA Board Member & Chair of the TF COP Task Force) and Johnny Ohgrøn Hansen (Operations & Project Manager of the TF COP Task Force) about the origins of the Trade Finance Conference of Parties (TF COP), its mission and priorities, and upcoming events in Washington DC (20 October) and London (21 November).

ITFA Americas co-chair, Harp Mann sits down with Dan Renberg, Partner and Government Relations Practice Co-Leader at ArentFox Schiff, to break down the latest developments in U.S. tariffs—what’s driving these policies, how they’re affecting industries, supply chains, and consumers, and what businesses can do to navigate the uncertainty.