Event Details
Join us in partnership with Coface this September for a business breakfast on ‘Navigating trade risks in an uncertain environment.’ Jonathan Steenberg, Senior Economist at Coface and Christophe Souquet, Risk Underwriting Director will discuss navigating global disruption, economic shifts, trade tensions and Business Risk.
The global economy is once again facing significant disruption. Trade uncertainty, geopolitical friction, and a fragile economic recovery across much of the developed world are reshaping the economic landscape. These dynamics are not only influencing the broader macroeconomic outlook but are also driving volatility in interest rates and currency markets.
Time:
08:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Venue:
Dublin Chamber, 7 Clare Street, Dublin 2 D02 F9O2
Jonathan will explore how these evolving global trends are impacting trade flows, business operations, and financial risk – both from a macroeconomic and microeconomic perspective. He will examine how this impact companies’ margins and the ripple effects on global insolvency rates.
Few countries are as exposed to these shifts than Ireland, an export-driven economy situated at the crossroads of trade tensions between the United States, the European Union, and the United Kingdom.
Christophe will give an overview of 2025 and beyond. He will review trade credit risks faced by companies in a fast changing and volatile political, economic and financial environment and shall explore the challenges and opportunities in the different parts of the world (Europe, USA, Asia Pacific, Middle East …) including a review of the main trade sectors in these regions as well as Coface own payment experience in both mature and emerging markets.
Christophe Souquet, Risk Underwriting Director
Christophe is Coface UK & Ireland Risk Underwriting Director in Coface UK & Ireland since November 2021. He is in charge of the definition and implementation of Coface underwriting strategy in UK & Ireland. His role includes ensuring Coface UKI risk portfolio remains healthy in a volatile and very competitive environment while providing top-level support to clients and brokers in these 2 countries. Christophe has more than 30 years’ experience in Trade Credit Insurance, including 11 years spent in Asia (China, Singapore) as regional Head of Risks for Coface.
Jonathan Steenberg, Senior Economist at Coface
Jonathan is a Senior Economist at Coface, where he is responsible for analysing the economies of the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Nordic countries, as well as the global construction sector. His work supports strategic risk assessment across these key markets. Before joining Coface, Jonathan was Associate Director of Economic Research at the Berne Union, the international association for export credit and investment insurance. Jonathan holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Economics from the University of Copenhagen. He has also studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Nova School of Business and Economics, KU Leuven, and Peking University.