Welcome Remarks

Speaker: The Honorable John Jovanovic, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, EXIM

Panel Discussion: The Energy Imperative

Moderator: Alix Steel, Principal, DrivePath Advisors

 Speakers:

• Alex Fitzsimmons, Acting Under Secretary for Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
• Peter Lake, Senior Director of Power, National Energy Dominance Council, The White House
• Bruce Niemeyer, President of Shale and Tight Business, Chevron

Panel Discussion: Powering the Future: Financing the Next Generation of Nuclear Energy

Moderator: Maria Korsnick, President, and CEO, Nuclear Energy Institute

 Speakers:

• James Cornell, President, NuCore Energy
• The Honorable Roger Martella, Chief Corporate Officer, GE Vernova
• Scott Nolan, President and CEO, General Matter

Remarks

Speaker: Ben Black, CEO, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation

Fireside Chat: U.S. Leadership in Advanced Technologies and Innovation

Moderator: Morgan Brennan, Anchor, CNBC News

Speaker: Michael Kratsios, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, The White House

Panel Discussion: Industries of the Future

Moderator: Ken Nahigian, Executive Vice President, Policy and Communications, Nahigian Strategies

 Speakers:

• Kathryn Campbell, Vice President of Corporate Marketing and
  Investor Relations, Clarios
• Jon Mauck, Senior Managing Director, Digital Bridge

Remarks

Speaker: Adam Cortese, CEO, Sun Africa and UGT Renewables

Panel Discussion: Perspectives from Capitol Hill

Moderator: Jason Miller, Principal, SHW Partners

 Speakers:

• The Honorable Jim Banks, U.S. Senator, State of Indiana
• The Honorable Warren Davidson, U.S. Congressman, Ohio’s 8th District
• The Honorable Pete Stauber, U.S. Congressman, Minnesota’s 8th District

Remarks

Speaker: The Honorable Luke Lindberg, Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Remarks

Speaker: The Honorable Bruce Westerman, U.S. Congressman, Arkansas’ 4th District

Panel Discussion: Delivering Strategic Capacity in a Competitive World

Moderator: Morgan Brennan, Anchor, CNBC News

 Speakers:

• Rita Adiani, President and CEO, Titan Mining Corporation
• V. Shankar, Co-Founder and CEO, Gateway Partners

Keynote Remarks

Speaker: The Honorable Doug Burgum, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior

Bridging the Gap: Aligning Public and Private Investment in Critical Technology Supply Chains

Sponsored Session: Presented by Beacon Global Strategies 

Public and private capital each play distinct but complementary roles in securing critical technology supply chains, yet gaps and misalignments in investment persist. This breakout session will bring together senior practitioners from government finance, private investment, and industry to examine where public and private capital are working in concert, where critical gaps remain, and how industry and government can better coordinate to strengthen the supply chains that underpin U.S. competitiveness and national security.

Location: Diplomat Room

Moderator: Merritt Simon, Vice President, Beacon Global Strategies

Panelists:

• Julie Loiland, Deputy Director of Industry Engagement, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense
• Dean Frankel, VP of Product and Marketing at Elevated Materials
• Allison Iannarino, Acting Managing Director for Asia, ICT, and Infrastructure, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
• Mark Teubl, Senior Advisor for National Security and Foreign Policy, EXIM
• Richard Wilkins, Global Head of Export and Agency Finance Origination, JP Morgan

Exporting the American AI Stack: Financing Full-Spectrum AI Infrastructure for Allies and Partners

Global demand for sovereign and enterprise AI is accelerating, but adoption is limited by financing, integration, and deployment challenges. Buyers increasingly seek trusted, end to end AI solutions spanning compute, data centers, software, energy, and operations, while U.S. exporters face hurdles such as tenor gaps, buyer risk, and speed to market. This session explores how U.S. technology leadership, paired with EXIM supported financing, can enable scalable and bankable AI exports, using a sovereign AI project in Central America as a practical case for supporting allies and partners.

Location: Palladian Room

Moderator: Sarah Whitten, Chief Commercial Officer, EXIM Bank

Speakers:

• Heather Goethert, Director, Office of Cyber & Digital Policy, State Department
• Garrett Johnson, Co Founder & COO, Hydra Host
• Brandon Remington, Deputy Under Secretary, Commerce Department
• Dan Wright, CEO, Armada

Southeast Asia as the Frontline for U.S. Export Competitiveness

This session will demonstrate how Southeast Asia can serve as a platform to scale U.S. exports, strengthen industrial competitiveness, and support American jobs by advancing secure, trusted, and high value supply chains. Speakers will examine how whole of government initiatives alongside policy alignment and private capital, can help the region move up the value chain, reduce barriers, and build interoperable, standards based ecosystems that integrate U.S. technology and services.

Location: Congressional Room

Moderator: Charles Freeman, Senior Vice President for Asia, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Speakers:

• Sarah Kemp, Vice President, International Government Affairs, Intel
• Jose Manuel Romualdez, Philippine Ambassador to the United States of America
• George Pickart, Managing Director, Global Government Affairs & Policy, GE Vernova
• Laura Galvin, Global Head of Export and Agency Finance, JP Morgan and Chase
• Charles Barnett, Vice President, China and Transformational Exports Program, EXIM

Advancing American Healthcare Competitiveness and Strengthening Healthcare Supply Chains

Global demand for U.S. healthcare technologies remains strong, but capturing it depends on aligning supply chains early—from SMEs to large firms—to deliver projects efficiently and at scale. Strengthening these healthcare supply chains is both an economic and national security priority, and EXIM’s targeted financing plays a critical role in keeping U.S. exports competitive abroad.

Location: Congressional Room

Speakers: 

• Robert Bucey, VP, Federal Advisory Solutions Director-Americas, Jacobs
• Avani Gangavelli, Executive Director, USA Healthcare Alliance
• Trevor Gunn, Founder & Chair, USA Healthcare Alliance
• Chris Hickey, Executive Director, Global Public Policy & International Government Affairs, Merck
• John Schaeffler, Executive Director, Global Government Affairs and Policy, GE HealthCare

Stablecoins, Tokenization, and the Future of Cross-Border Finance: Implications for Global Banking and Export Competitiveness Overview

Developments in stablecoin adoption and the rise of digital asset tokenization are reshaping how value moves across borders. The recent passage of the GENIUS Act, alongside growing institutional adoption of digital assets, is beginning to change how global business is conducted, from trade and export finance to commercial banking. As digital financial infrastructure continues to modernize, payments and settlement systems have the potential to transform global banking by making transactions faster, cheaper, and more transparent. Join leading experts from the banking sector to explore what is coming next and how institutions can navigate and adapt to this rapidly evolving landscape

Location: Diplomat Room

Moderator: Anastasia Dellaccio, Executive Director, The Digital Chamber

Speakers:

• Colin Cunningham, Global Head of Markets, Chainlink
• Rob Krugman, Chief Digital Officer, Broadridge Financial Solutions
• Sergio Mello, Global Head of Stablecoins, Anchorage

Opening the Vault: Perspectives on Project Vault

Learn how Project Vault supports U.S. civilian OEMs and serves as a bridge toward American independence in critical minerals, featuring EXIM Chief Banking Officer Brian Greeley alongside key suppliers and OEMs. Panelists will examine how Project Vault is reshaping access to critical minerals, securing reliable supply chains, strengthening U.S. industrial competitiveness, and catalyzing upstream and midstream investment by positioning the initiative as a credible long term offtake partner.

Location: Palladian Room

Speakers:

• Brian Greeley, Chief Banking Officer, Export Import Bank of the United States
• Scott Levy, Head of Global Asset and Investments, Hartree Partners
• The Honorable Roger Martella, Chief Corporate Officer, GE Vernova
• Austin Raynor, General Counsel, General Matter
• Robin Scheiner, Global Head of Alumina and Aluminum, Glencore

Fireside Chat: Securing Energy Through LNG

Moderator: The Honorable John Jovanovic, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, EXIM

Speakers: 

• The Honorable Dave McCormick, U.S. Senator, State of Pennsylvania
• Toby Z. Rice, President and CEO, EQT

Keynote Remarks

Speaker:The Honorable Lee Zeldin, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Remarks

Speaker: The Honorable Bill Hagerty, U.S. Senator, State of Tennessee

Keynote Remarks

Speaker: The Honorable Howard Lutnick Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce

Panel Discussion: Securing Strategic Minerals in a Competitive World

Moderator: Gracelin Baskaran, Director, Critical Minerals Security Program, CSIS

Speakers: 

• Brian Falik, President, Mercuria Americas
• Jyothish George, Global Head of Marketing Metals and Bulk, Glencore
• Steve Hendel, Founding Managing Director, Hartree
• The Honorable Caleb Orr, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Panel Discussion: Financing the Global Economy

Moderator: Fred Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council

Speakers: 

• Dwight Anderson, Founder, Ospraie
• Andrew Bednar, Partner and CEO, Perella Weinberg
• Bob Diamond, CEO, Atlas Merchant Capital

EXIM’s Make More in America Initiative: A Case Study with CesiumAstro

This session will give an overview of EXIM’s domestic financing initiative, Make More in America (MMIA). Together, we will discuss a case study of the largest authorized MMIA transaction to date and explore the future of this popular initiative.

Location: Palladian Room

Moderator: Paxton Stephan, Acting Deputy Senior Vice President, Office of Policy Analysis and International Relations, EXIM

Speakers:

• David Fiore, Vice President, Transportation Division, EXIM
• Eric Ponzio, Head of Government Finance, J.P. Morgan Securities
• Max Schaked, Loan Officer, Make More in America Unit, EXIM
• Ken Smith, Chief Financial Officer, CesiumAstro

Financing Africa’s Strategic Corridors: Leveraging U.S. Export Credit for Bankable Infrastructure and Industrial Growth

This session will underscore the strategic role of U.S. export credit in advancing Africa’s strategic infrastructure corridors. By aligning financing tools with bankable projects and capable private sector partners, it will contribute to unlocking investment, strengthening U.S.-Africa commercial ties, and supporting sustainable, long-term economic development.

Location: Diplomat Room

Moderator: Florizelle Liser, President and CEO, Corporate Council on Africa

Speakers:

• Francisco Franca, Board Member, Omatapalo
• Michael Peterson, Director, Export & Agency Finance, Citi
• Paul Sullivan, President, International Business, Acrow Bridge

Protecting EXIM: Fraud Prevention & Risk Mitigation

Building on EXIM’s commitment to business ethics, due diligence, and fraud protection, this session will explore emerging risks, including AI-driven retail fraud and evolving illicit finance threats. It will also examine their potential impact on EXIM’s portfolio and compliance strategies.

Location: Congressional Room

Moderator: Benjamin Todd, Vice President of Global Business Development, EXIM

Speakers:

• Cameron Miller, Acting Vice President of Credit Policy and Compliance, EXM
• Howard Spira, Chief Information Officer, EXIM
• Johnathon Walz, Acting Inspector General, EXIM Office of the Inspector General
• Kate Zernes, Acting Chief Compliance Officer, EXIM

Keynote Fireside Chat: Rebuilding American Industry on Main Street

Moderator: The Honorable John Jovanovic, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, EXIM

Speaker: The Honorable Kelly Loeffler, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration

Panel: Scaling America’s Export Engine

Moderator: Alyssa Pettus, Chief of Staff, EXIM

Speaker: 

• Venkee Sharma, Executive Chairman, Aquatech
• Armand Tchokokam, Co-Founder, Cybastion

Awards Ceremony

• Exporters of the Year: Presented by Anita Turi, Managing Director, Export Credit Insurance, EXIM
• Lender of the Year: Presented by Smaro Karakatsanis, Acting Vice President, Business Credit, Office of Small Business, EXIM
• Broker of the Year: Presented by Ed Coppola, Managing Director for Broker Accounts, EXIM
  Regional Export Promotional
• Program Member of the Year: Presented by Jonathan Brady, Senior Business Development Officer, EXIM
• Western Hemisphere Deal of the Year: Presented by Sarah Whitten Chief Commercial Officer, EXIM
• Make More in America Deal of the Year: Presented by Sarah Whitten Chief Commercial Officer, EXIM
• Industries of the Future Deal of the Year: Presented by Sarah Whitten Chief Commercial Officer, EXIM
• Energy Dominance Deal of the Year: Presented by Jeff Wilson, Chief Strategy Officer, EXIM
• Deal of the Year: Presented by Jeff Wilson, Chief Strategy Officer, EXIM

Remarks

Speaker: The Honorable Rob Wittman, U.S. Congressman, Virginia’s 1st District

Remarks

Speaker: The Honorable French Hill, U.S. Congressman, Arkansas 2nd District

Keynote Remarks

Speaker: The Honorable Scott Bessent, Secretary, U.S. Department of Treasury

Closing Remarks

Speaker: The Honorable John Jovanovic, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, EXIM