Robert Besseling
Robert Besseling
Speaker
CEO

Pangea Risk

United Arab Emirates
Exile: Project & Export Finance

Risk, guarantees & insurance: making bankable deals in volatile markets

Robert Besseling
CEO,
Pangea Risk
Alexander Klepp
Underwriting Manager Single Risk,
Credendo
Ashish Makhija
Director, Credit Sales, Global Markets,
Barclays Bank
Warren Rixon
Director, Global Credit Insurance Group,
Standard Chartered
  • Analysing how political risk is allocated between ECAs, insurers, lenders, and sponsors.
  • Exploring credit risk structuring tools and when each fits best.
  • Identifying best-practice playbooks from recent Asia deals for faster close and smoother distribution.
  • Examining how CPRI is being used alongside ECA guarantees to fill coverage gaps, improve lender appetite, and support distribution in more volatile markets.
  • Assessing where private insurers can add flexibility on tenor, country risk, capacity, and syndication, particularly when ECA cover alone is not sufficient.