C4DTI Digital Trade Conference & Awards
Working together to make trade cheaper, faster, simpler, sustainable and more secure
17 – 18 April 2024
Day 1 – Virtual | Day 2 – In-person
900+
Attendees
50+
Speakers
40
Countries
2
Days
1
Award ceremony
What is C4DTI DTC?
The Digital Trade Conference (DTC) is the annual, international, flagship event for ICC Centre for Digital Trade and Innovation (C4DTI). Taking place on 17–18 April 2024, it will discuss practical implementation, results from recent pilot initiatives and ongoing roll-outs:
• How we can implement interoperable systems across border with government and industry, drawing on international best practice
• Implementing international legal, rules and standards frameworks consistently across global supply chains
• Best practice solutions, lessons learnt from pilot initiatives and access to the international experts and thought leaders leading projects and programmes
• Practical solutions to managing key risks across global supply chains – data security, cybersecurity, and fraud
• Insights and thought leadership
Registrations for the 2024 conference will open soon!
If you are interested in sponsorship & speaking opportunities for our 2024 event, please contact us at events@iccwbo.uk
View the 2023 photos here
About the Awards
ENTRIES FOR THE 2024 C4DTI AWARDS ARE NOW OPEN!
The ceremony takes place on Thursday 18 April 2024, and will showcase and celebrate global best practice in trade digitalisation.
The event supports the objectives of the C4DTI and takes place alongside the Digital Trade Conference to bring together industry and government practitioners and recognises excellence on both a corporate and individual level with regards to those involved in delivering a cheaper, faster and simpler trading system.
Key dates:
• Submissions open: Week commencing 16 October 2023
• Submission deadline: Friday 15 December 2023
• Shortlist announced: Friday 26 January 2024
• Awards ceremony: Thursday 18 April 2024
Why Enter?
• Achieve global recognition from the world’s largest and most influential business organisation
• Celebrate the achievements of your firm, project and people
• Gain international exposure through the ICC and C4DTI network via social media and our website
• Opportunity to showcase your project in the C4DTI Finalist brochure that will be shared globally
• Gain competitive advantage
• Position yourself to win government contracts
• Be an exemplar on international best practice
• Become a C4DTI champion
2023 Shortlist and Winners
- Best Crossborder Trade Software System/ Technology Solutions Provider of the Year
CargoX – WINNER
Contour
edoxOnline – WINNER
iGTB
Surecomp
TradeWaltz
- Best Advisor of the Year
David Saive, ICC Germany – WINNER
Geoffrey Wynne, Sullivan & Worcester UK LLP
Lee Simpson, Deloitte
Paul Armstrong, Womble Bond Dickinson
Ross McDonald, Cabinet Office – SPECIAL MENTION
- Best Corporate Adopter
Brose Limited
Melon & Co – WINNER
- Best Use of Interoperable Digital Trade Technology in the Banking Sector
Arqit
Coriolis ESG
Enigio/Mercore Group Ltd – WINNER
Lloyds Bank – HIGHLY COMMENDED
MonetaGo
TradeSun
- Best Port or Logistics Systems Operator
GWC – WINNER
Port of Rotterdam International
- Director’s Award for the Individual who has made the greatest contribution to the Digitalisation of International Trade
Geoffrey Wynne, Sullivan & Worcester UK LLP
Jody Cleworth, Azarc
Oliver Oram, Chainvine – SPECIAL MENTION
Sarah Green, Law Commission of England and Wales – WINNER
- Best Use of Digital Identities
Contour
MonetaGo – WINNER
Consortium – Hitachi, Ltd.; Secom Trust Systems Co., Ltd.; Seiko Solutions Co., Ltd.; Keio University; TEIKOKU DATABANK, LTD. InfoCert S.p.A.; and Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautique
- Trade Finance Digital Pioneer
David Hennah, iGTB
Haitham Elsaid, QNB Al Ahli
Merisa Lee-Gimpel, Lloyds Bank
Parnkae Nandavisai, Thai Bankers Association – WINNER
View all the photos from the 2023 awards dinner here
Learning Outcomes
Delegates will come away with a clear understanding of:
- what initiatives are underway and what lessons can be learnt
- what practical solutions can be applied
- what the return on investment will be
- what still needs to be prioritised to digitalise trade systems and processes
- where further investment needs to be targeted
- where the barriers, bottlenecks and opportunities are
- best practice insights from global experts leading projects and programmes
Who is this event for?
This event is for industry and government practitioners involved in delivering a cheaper, faster and simpler trading system.
It is primarily a technical event, aimed at decision makers across the spectrum of buyers, sellers, corporate finance, compliance, procurement, supply chain management, freight forwarding, port systems, warehousing, logistics, insurance, legal, customs, IT software and technology solution providers.
Speakers from 2023
Gerard Hartsink, Chair, Industry Advisory Board, ICC Digital Standards Initiative
Parnkae Nandavisai, Subject Matter Expert – Trade Digitization, Thai Bankers’ Association
Master of the Rolls, Sir Geoffrey Vos, Head of Civil Justice System, England and Wales
Milot Ahma, Counsel, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Oliver Oram, CEO & Founder, ChainVine
Maya Sturm, Manager Digital and Innovation, Marketing, Anglo American
Trudi Hartzenberg, Executive Director, Trade Law Centre
Lars Karlsson, Global Head of Trade & Customs Consulting, A.P. Møller-Mærsk A/S
Prof Lorand Bartels, Counsel, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP and Professor of International Law in the Faculty of Law and a fellow of Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge
Sylwia Nowak, Senior Customs & Foreign Trade Compliance Officer, Brose
Benjamin Mwandawiro, Senior Operations Officer, Kenya Ports Authority
Sean Edwards, Chairman, The International Trade and Forfaiting Association
Patrick Vlačič, former Minister of Transport of the Republic of Slovenia, UL FPP, and Legal Advisor, CargoX
Miriam Goldby, Professor of Shipping, Insurance and Commercial Law, Queen Mary University of London
Nick Davies, Director, Centre for Digital Trade and Innovation
Frank Wendt, CEO, Wendt Finance GmbH
Jon Boran, Director, Trade Innovation and Solution Development, Lending & Working Capital, Lloyds Bank
Graham Floater, UK Chief Negotiator for Trade with the US, Department of Business and Trade
Pamela Mar, Managing Director, ICC Digital Standards Initiative
Mr Loh Sin Yong, Director (Trade), Infocomm Media Development Authority
Clare Rowley, Head of Business Operations, GLEIF
Dr Barry Childe, Chief Information Officer, Arqit
Nolan Gray, Freeport Director, Teesside Freeport
Patrik Zekkar, CEO, Enigio
Deepesh Patel, Direct, Partnerships & Marketing, Trade Finance Global
Anthony Wadsworth-Hill, Co-founder, DCEO & COO, Mercore Group
Ben Ramsden, Partnership Manager for Digital Supply Chains, Digital Catapult
Merlin Dowse, Executive Director, Trade & Working Capital, JP Morgan and Vice-Chair, ICC Banking Commission
Oswald Kuyler, Head of Strategy, Europe, MonetaGo
Simon Wood, CEO, Ubisecure
Prof Lisa Short, Co-Chair Digital Credentials Task Force, International Association of Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA)
Chris Southworth, Co-Chair of Legal Reform Advisory Board, ICC Digital Standards Initiative and Secretary General, ICC United Kingdom
John Carroll, Chair, Centre for Digital Trade & Innovation
Raoul Tan, Program Director Digital Trade Innovation, Port of Rotterdam
Matthew Bradley, Managing Director, Community Network Services a DP World digital trade solutions business
Eleanor Wragg, Senior Reporter, Global Trade Review
Bhriguraj Singh, Chief Product Officer, Global Trade and Receivables Finance, HSBC
Ben Houchen, Tees Valley Mayor
Bertrand Chen, CEO, Global Shipping Business Network
Guy Pendell, Head of International Arbitration, CMS and Co-Chair of the ICC Arbitration & ADR Committee
Deborah Hardy, Senior Vice President, Citi
Matthew Hatton, Head of Product Innovation, Traxpay
Kevin Shakespeare, Director of Strategic Projects and International Development, The Institute of Export & International Trade
