
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:
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:
PANEL DISCUSSION
• A look at the economic and geopolitical effect inflationary pressures have on commodity pricing and markets
• Addressing volatility in commodity markets
• Liquidity assurance in a climate of rate volatility; hedging, forward buying and refinance pressures in a moving environment
• Assessing the impact of geopolitical imbalances on commodities
• Industry resilience and profitability
Maryana Stober, Associate General Counsel EMEA - ADM & President, Wista Switzerland
Anna Malamen, Finance Director, PMG Holding
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
Hugo Brodie, Head of Product Development & Innovation, London Metal Exchange
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'
Moderator: Marc Ostwald, Chief Economist & Global Strategist, ADM ISI
Scott Wellcome, Director - Grains Risk Management, Goodmills Group
Kona Haque, Head of Research, ED&F Man
PANEL DISCUSSION
• Market dynamics, pressures, cycles, mitigation strategies
• Industry confidence for the year ahead
• How the commodity trading industry is adapting to high inflation
Natalia Haas, Managing Partner, Mercator Commodities
Scott Wellcome, Director - Grains Risk Management, Goodmills Group
Ana Yaluff, Sustainability Manager EMEAI, 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?
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?
Cyril Widdershoven, Founder, VEROCY
PRESENTATION
Alex Whittaker, General Manager, Bonroy Petchem Co
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS
• 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
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.
Aviv Handler, Managing Director, ETR Advisory
PRESENTATION
Moderator: Mathilde de Mareuil, Headhunter - Executive Search, Shipping and Trading Network
Emmanuel N. Ayuk, Chief Counsel | EMEA & Deputy Compliance Officer, ADM
Jean-François Van Hollebeke, Global Lead of Trade Support, Louis Dreyfus Company
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
Moderator: Marc Ostwald, Chief Economist & Global Strategist, ADM ISI
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?
Bart Middeljans, Risk Operations Manager, BayWa
PRESENTATION
Practical experience of using VAR during the initial months of the Ukraine war
Kevin Kindall, Senior Data Scientist, Hartree Partners
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?
INTERACTIVE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS
• The impact of extreme weather changes and climate disasters
• Climate risk scenario modelling
• Growth of environmental markets - how to manage your risk
• Calculating your carbon footprint and understanding your climate credit rating
Ricardo Santos, Managing Director, Ricoffee
PRESENTATION
• 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.
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
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 Value at Risk (VaR) and other risk measures can remain relevant in the context of high volatility: An in-depth look at different risk measurement techniques, including VaR, expected shortfall, and stress testing, and how they can be used to measure and manage risk
• Stress testing and scenario analysis: What? Who? How? How often?
• Backtesting and model validation: Evaluating their performance, and ensuring their accuracy and reliability
• Hedging strategies: What are the tools at hand to mitigate price risk?
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