Contributors

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Deepesh Patel

Deepesh Patel is Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief at Trade Treasury Payments (TTP).


Deepesh regularly chairs and speaks at international industry events held by the IFC, EBRD, IMN, WTO, Financial Times and Economist Impact, as well as industry associations including ICC, FCI, ITFA, ICISA and BAFT.


Deepesh is the host of the ‘Trade Treasury Payments’ podcast and TV show. He is co-author of ‘Blockchain for Trade: A Reality Check’ with the ICC and the WTO, alongside other industry research.


Deepesh is Chair of Governors and co-opted LA Governor of the Wyvern Federation, which has responsibility for five primary schools in South London.

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Carter Hoffman

Carter Hoffman is Trade & Technology Editor at Trade Finance Global, focusing on the impact of macroeconomic trends and emerging technologies on international trade.


He holds international business and science degrees from the European Business School in Germany as well as Brock University and Queen’s University in Canada where he served as the director of operations and finance for the student executive council and as an operations associate for the Queen’s University Alternative Asset Fund. Carter’s work has been featured in publications and articles supported by the SME Finance Forum, managed by the International Finance Corporation, World Trade Organization, and International Chamber of Commerce.


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Eleanor Hill

Eleanor Hill is a respected editorial leader and passionate advocate for the treasury profession. Formerly Editor-in-Chief at TMI (2018–2024), she transformed the brand into a digital-first platform and launched the Treasury4Good ESG initiative. With a strong focus on innovation, diversity, and inclusion, Eleanor has long championed the evolving role of the treasurer. Her earlier work at Treasury Today included leading editorial strategy, launching a DEI campaign, and authoring key industry guidebooks. As a freelance storyteller since 2012, she continues to craft content for global banks and vendors. Eleanor is widely recognised for her expertise in ESG and treasury trends.

https://www.treasurystoryteller.com/
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Joy Macknight

Joy Macknight is a freelance journalist/editor who has covered the global financial services industry over the past 20 years. Most recently, she was editor of The Banker, a Financial Times publication.

Guests

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Deepa Sinha

Deepa Sinha, the VP for Payments and Financial Crime at BAFT (Bankers Association for Finance and Trade), based out of Washington, D.C., leads the association’s payments, cash management and financial crime-focused policy initiatives, as well as supports its related councils and committees.
Deepa works to advance the goals of the payments, cash management and financial crimes mitigation industry through standardisation, defining best practices and developing usable industry data. She is also responsible for formulating policy recommendations and educating industry stakeholders including practitioners, regulators, policymakers and the broader business community.

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Dr Rebecca Harding


Dr. Rebecca Harding is a Senior Fellow of the British Foreign Policy Group, an independent trade economist, public speaker and sustainable trade and supply chain specialist and founder of strategic advisory business, Rebeccanomics. In 2022 she was awarded the “Net Zero Entrepreneur of the Year” at the annual Scale Up Group’s Enterprise Awards event.

https://rebeccanomics.com/

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Elizabeth Rosenberg

Elizabeth Rosenberg leads public policy and emerging risk work related to financial crimes and economic sanctions for Bank of America. She is responsible for industry and policymaker engagement related to illicit finance, and engagement in various Public Policy Partnerships. She also coordinates the Bank’s global team that oversees financial threat assessment and strategy for emerging illicit finance risks. Previously, Rosenberg served as the Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes at the U.S. Department of the Treasury where she led anti-money laundering policy, counter-terrorist financing and -proliferation financing efforts, and the use of sanctions to advance U.S. national security.

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Geoff Wynne

Geoffrey Wynne is head of Sullivan’s Trade & Export Finance Group and the firm's London office.


He has extensive experience in banking and finance, specifically in corporate and international finance, trade, structured trade and commodity finance, electronic banking and digitizing trade finance, structured finance, asset and project finance, syndicated lending, equipment leasing, workouts and financing restructuring and general commercial matters.

https://www.sullivanlaw.com/geoffrey-wynne

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Marieke Blom

Marieke Blom has been chief economist at ING in the Netherlands since 2014. Her
Research team in Amsterdam analyses a broad range of economic issues: from
monetary policy and the Dutch housing market to developments in specific sectors, sustainability and technology.


Marieke is a member of the board of the Royal Netherlands Economic Association
(Koninklijke Vereniging voor de Staatshuishoudkunde, KVS) – the oldest association of economists in the world. She is also a member of the independent advisory committee of the National Growth Fund (Nationaal Groeifonds).

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