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WE ARE PLEASED TO BE BRINGING YOU THE 8TH COMRISK FORUM AS PART OF COMMODITY TRADING WEEK ON THE 25TH – 26TH APRIL 2023! YOU’LL GAIN EXCLUSIVE INSIGHTS FROM OUR SENIOR RISK MANAGEMENT EXPERTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.


Our ComRisk programme aims to update you on all things risk related – from the impact of the pandemic, war, economic volatility on markets and risk management practices, counterparty risk, trade finance, the latest developments in risk technologies, as well as best practices around operational risks.



WE ARE PLEASED TO BE BRINGING YOU THE 8TH COMRISK FORUM AS PART OF COMMODITY TRADING WEEK ON THE 25TH – 26TH APRIL 2023! YOU’LL GAIN EXCLUSIVE INSIGHTS FROM OUR SENIOR RISK MANAGEMENT EXPERTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.


Our ComRisk programme aims to update you on all things risk related – from the impact of the pandemic, war, economic volatility on markets and risk management practices, counterparty risk, trade finance, the latest developments in risk technologies, as well as best practices around operational risks.


KEY TOPICS INCLUDE:



KEY TOPICS INCLUDE:


Digitalisation


Regionalisation


Decarbonisation


Risk Management


COVID-19 Impact on Markets

Counterparty Risk

Best Practices Around Operational Risks

Trade Finance

In addition to watching the live sessions, you'll get to connect with your peers using our event networking platform and dedicated meeting times, so don't miss out on the opportunity to join us!

You'll get the lowdown from industry leaders on topics including:

  • Strategic challenges in commodity trading – the role of global trends
  • Climate change – overcoming challenges and embracing opportunities
  • Fraud, the role of banks and innovation in trade finance
  • Best practices to mitigate operational risk
  • Adapting risk monitoring to the changing landscape

COMRISK

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The impact of war on the global trade

Thumbnail Moderator: Maryana Stober, President, Wista Switzerland

Thumbnail Anna Malamen, Finance Director, PMG Holding

Thumbnail Bjarke Nissen, Managing Director, Stolt Tankers

Thumbnail Ilya Medvedenko, Director, Barens Group

Thumbnail Robert Soban, Senior Account Manager - Financial Markets / CAMS, Pole Star Global

PANEL DISCUSSION
• Assessing further risks and consequences of Russia's attacks on Ukraine
• The status of the grain corridor
• Considering food security and disruptions to the global grain trade
• Addressing solutions and a look into the future

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Digitalising commodity trading to drive success - The business perspective

Thumbnail Moderator: Kevin Kindall, Senior Data Scientist, Hartree Partners

Thumbnail Hugo Brodie, Head of Product Development & Innovation, London Metal Exchange

Thumbnail Gordon Allott, President & CEO, BroadPeak Partners Inc.

Thumbnail Adrian Carr, Business Development Manager, Nasdaq Risk Platform

Thumbnail Dirk Robers, Digital Ventures EMEA, Cargill

Thumbnail Richard Reid, Head of Risk Strategy & Integration, Marex

PANEL DISCUSSION
• How are the global trends influencing strategic decisions in the digitisation space?
• Different departments, different needs: How do you create coherent approach across the board?
• How do you achieve such a deep transformation from the top to the bottom?
• Success stories: 'How we transformed our business through digitalisation'

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Morning Coffee Break

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“It’s the economy, stupid”... global macro insights and trends in 2023 and beyond

Thumbnail Moderator: Marc Ostwald, Chief Economist & Global Strategist, ADM ISI

Thumbnail Scott Wellcome, Director - Grains Risk Management, Goodmills Group

Thumbnail Kona Haque, Head of Research, ED&F Man

Thumbnail Saad Rahim, Chief Economist, Trafigura

PANEL DISCUSSION
• Market dynamics, pressures, cycles, mitigation strategies
• Industry confidence for the year ahead
• How the commodity trading industry is adapting to high inflation

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An impending global food crisis?

Thumbnail Moderator: Eddie Tofpik, Head of Technical Analysis & Senior Markets Analyst, ADM Investor Services International Ltd.

Thumbnail Kona Haque, Head of Research, ED&F Man

Thumbnail Scott Wellcome, Director - Grains Risk Management, Goodmills Group

Thumbnail Ana Yaluff, Director - Sustainability EMEA, ADM

PANEL DISCUSSION
• The ongoing impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine
• Global food supply: shortages and price impacts
• Weather outlook and ongoing impact of global warming
• Crops for energy vs crops for food - debate
• Global food supply chain - is a rethink needed?

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Lunch

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Harnessing the potential of the green and digital trade agenda to get back on track in an era of polycrises

Thumbnail Maria-Teresa Pisani, OIC Chief Trade Facilitation Section / Economic Cooperation and Trade Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

OPENING KEYNOTE
• How the risk management community is responding to the latest issues impacting the global economy:
• Inflation
• Geopolitical instability. The impact of war, damaged supply chains and increased risks to commodity trading
• Energy and food crisis
• What are your strategies and how to ensure the resilience of your organization?
• Risk management challenges going forward; will we ever return to normality as we once knew it?

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Geopolitical and regional risk in commodity markets

Thumbnail Cyril Widdershoven, Founder, VEROCY

Thumbnail Steve Young, CEO, Association of Corporate Investigators

PRESENTATION
• Changing commodity flows and geopolitical risk
• Energy transition impact on commodities, do we have enough or mining to be targeted?
• BRICS vs West, new clash coming?
• The end of globalization, from McDonalds politics to new realism?
• OPEC+, more to come?
• How to deal with the " Young Princes"? Millennials as leaders?

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Are today’s CTRM systems sufficient for managing risks beyond market risk?

Thumbnail Moderator: Steve Young, CEO, Association of Corporate Investigators

Thumbnail Alex Whittaker, General Manager, Bonroy Petchem Co

Thumbnail Richard Gambrill, Risk & Finance Manager, Aygaz

Thumbnail Peter Rippon, CEO, OpenGamma

Thumbnail Harry Knott, Chief Business Architect, Quor

Thumbnail Franziska Danz, VP of Product Management Market Owner EMEA, ION Group

PANEL DISCUSSION
• Is the industry more demanding of CTRM technologies? And can technology keep up?
• Best in class CTRM - build, buy, cloud, on-prem, hybrid?
• Where have we seen main shortcomings in the last year?
• Relationships matter: the importance of choosing the right CTRM partners

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Coffee Break

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Advanced risk management applicable at all times: practical case-study of a dairy producer

Thumbnail Richard Cornielje, Director Corporate Customers, KYOS Energy Consulting

• Energy prices, animal feed prices as well as fertilizer costs went up.
• How to estimate and manage cashflows in these turbulent times.

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Regulatory updates

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The impact of the changing landscapes for legal teams

Thumbnail Moderator: Mathilde de Mareuil, Headhunter - Executive Search, Shipping and Trading Network

Thumbnail Maryana Stober, President, Wista Switzerland

Thumbnail Jean-François Van Hollebeke, Global Lead of Trade Support, Louis Dreyfus Company

Thumbnail Milijana Zaric, Head of Legal, Covantis

PANEL DISCUSSION
• Navigating a rapidly changing sanctions environment
• Adapting trading patterns in a fluctuating geopolitical world
• Brexit - latest contractual updates
• Stress testing your contracts to protect your interests

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Liquidity management - unlocking economic activity without the burden of excess risk

Thumbnail Moderator: Marc Ostwald, Chief Economist & Global Strategist, ADM ISI

Thumbnail Dr. Sadar Abdul Rasheed, Director of Commodity Risk Control, Savola Group

Thumbnail Vanessa Lieberg, Risk Manager, Targray

Thumbnail John Spencer, Risk Management Consultant / former Head of Trading & Head of Risk at oil trading companies in Geneva & London

Thumbnail Richard Fu, Head of Commodities, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd London Branch

PANEL DISCUSSION
• The power of getting liquidity into the right places, at the right time
• Distinguishing between central bank liquidity and market liquidity
• Price trends and influence on liquidity flows
• What is the impact for traders?
• Liquidity forecast automation: What are the best solutions today?

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Use of Value at Risk in Commodity Risk Management during extreme volatility events

Thumbnail Bart Middeljans, Risk Operations Manager, BayWa

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Practical experience of using VAR during the initial months of the Ukraine war

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Digital innovation in commodity risk - what can we expect?

Thumbnail Moderator: Eddie Tofpik, Head of Technical Analysis & Senior Markets Analyst, ADM Investor Services International Ltd.

Thumbnail Kevin Kindall, Senior Data Scientist, Hartree Partners

Thumbnail Dr. Sadar Abdul Rasheed, Director of Commodity Risk Control, Savola Group

PANEL DISCUSSION
• Assessing latest risk analytics tools
• Where are we seeing the most practical use cases of AI?
• Latest cyber security updates
• Blockchain - has it proven its value? How can risk teams best exploit this technology?

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The Hidden Risks of Seaborne Cargo

Thumbnail Andrew Roberts, Head of EMEA, Rightship

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• Inherent risks when using ocean going vessels (safety, environmental, governance, welfare) which may delay your cargoes or involve your company in disastrous incidents
• Case studies and examples of when things go wrong
• What you can do to reduce your risk exposure, enhance supply chain resilience and increase operational efficiency

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But exactly what is Sustainability on the Commodities Scenery?

Thumbnail Ricardo Santos, Managing Director, Ricoffee

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• A brief explanation about the different sustainability aspects and goals in the commodities supply chain
• An analysis of three distinct case studies to highlight some of these differences and the challenges they pose
• A discussion about the approach to reconcile those disparaging requirements in order to create a truly sustainable supply chain.

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Upgrading your credit risk strategy to adapt to abnormal times

Thumbnail Moderator: Dr. Sadar Abdul Rasheed, Director of Commodity Risk Control, Savola Group

Thumbnail Vanessa Lieberg, Risk Manager, Targray

Thumbnail Daniel Barbosa, Finance Director, Fex Agro

Thumbnail James Lowrey, Global Head - Research & Analysis / Structured Trade & Commodity Finance - GTFD, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)

PANEL DISCUSSION
• Assuring Credit Risk Practices
• How to ensure capital reserves appropriately reflect the risk profile - what are the views of the finance and risk management community?
• Assessing new technologies and approaches to counterparty risk mitigation

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Risk management and hedging strategy in troubled times: Practical solutions to achieve efficiency and transparency

Thumbnail Fieras Freijeh, Senior Sales Director, Quor

Thumbnail Stuart Weston, Senior CTRM Solutions Consultant, Quor

WORKSHOP
Designed for a small group of attendees, this session will provide a space for best practice sharing, discussions, group activities and benchmarking, with the support of real-life examples.
• How to develop a robust and pragmatic hedging programme when you have physical commodity price exposure
• Hedging mechanisms: What you need to consider when developing your programme
• How do you keeping track of movements and adjust when purchases are delayed or brought forward, or quantities don’t match forecasts?
• Impact on PnL and need to re-hedge – Identifying the cost to the business of changes in physical positions
• Managing an internal hedge desk: Benefits and complexities
• What does a centralised hedge desk set-up look like in practice?
• Impact on operational processes and negotiation weight
• Streamlining exposures and taking advantages from natural offsets

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SPEAKERS


OIC Chief Trade Facilitation Section / Economic Cooperation and Trade Division

Maria-Teresa Pisani

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

Head of Commodities

Richard Fu

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd London Branch

Business Development Manager

Adrian Carr

Nasdaq Risk Platform

Head of Technical Analysis & Senior Markets Analyst

Eddie Tofpik

ADM Investor Services International Ltd.

Head of Product Development & Innovation

Hugo Brodie

London Metal Exchange

Risk Management Consultant / former Head of Trading & Head of Risk at oil trading companies in Geneva & London

John Spencer

Former Head of Investment Research

Peter Lenart

UK Wealth Management Firm

Chief - Transport Section of Trade Logistics Branch

Frida Youssef

UNCTAD


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