IN-PERSON | LONDON

23-24 APRIL 2024

STAMFORD BRIDGE STADIUM

REGISTER YOUR INTEREST FOR 2024




IN-PERSON | LONDON

23-24 APRIL 2023

STAMFORD BRIDGE STADIUM

REGISTER YOUR INTEREST FOR 2024



COMMODITY TRADING WEEK RETURNS TO LONDON ON THE 23RD – 24TH APRIL 2024 WITH INTERACTION AND SHARED LEARNING IN THE HEART OF EACH AGENDA.


FEATURING A PROGRAMME FOCUSED ON THE MOST PRESSING MATTERS IN COMMODITIES, INCLUDING INDUSTRY INSIGHTS ON MANAGING MARKET RISKS AND VOLATILITY, ENERGY TRANSITION CHALLENGES, ALONG WITH THE DIGITALISATION OF THE COMMODITY MARKETS – THERE TRULY IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE INDUSTRY.


Bringing together firms involved in the trade, production, and procurement of commodities.


Exceptional content from expert speakers, including actionable best practices.


Opportunities to grow your personal network with 100s of commodity trading professionals worldwide.



FEATURING 9 HIGH-LEVEL, PRACTICAL INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCES ON THE SUBJECT MATTERS OF:


Commodities Investments


Trade Finance


Risk Management


Digitalisation


Trading Strategies


Shipping & Maritime


Markets


Procurement


Leadership



REGISTER YOUR INTEREST FOR 2024


Benefit from connecting with over 1000 industry colleagues in London and learning from a range of expert speakers sharing thought leadership and industry knowledge. With over 1000 attendees joining us in London, Commodity Trading Week is going to be the biggest commodity trading event of the year!




COMMODITY TRADING WEEK RETURNS TO LONDON ON THE 23RD – 24TH APRIL 2024 WITH INTERACTION AND SHARED LEARNING IN THE HEART OF EACH AGENDA.


Featuring a programme focused on the most pressing matters in commodities, including industry insights on managing market risks and volatility, energy transition challenges, along with the digitalisation of the commodity markets – there truly is something for everyone involved in the industry.


Bringing together firms involved in the trade, production, and procurement of commodities.


Exceptional content from expert speakers, including actionable best practices.


Opportunities to grow your personal network with 100s of commodity trading professionals worldwide.



FEATURING 9 HIGH-LEVEL, PRACTICAL INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCES ON THE SUBJECT MATTERS OF:

Markets

Trade Finance

Risk Management

Digitalisation

Trading Strategies

Shipping & Maritime

Commodities Investments

Procurement

Leadership


REGISTER YOUR INTEREST FOR 2024


Benefit from connecting with over 1000 industry colleagues in London and learning from a range of expert speakers sharing thought leadership and industry knowledge. With over 1000 attendees joining us in London, Commodity Trading Week is going to be the biggest commodity trading event of the year!



You’ll gain exclusive insights from our senior risk management experts from all over the world. They’ll analyse the overarching trends of digitalisation, regionalisation and decarbonisation and their impact on risk management and business models, and they’ll also discuss the impact of the war on Ukraine on markets and risk management practices, counterparty risk, trade finance, latest development in risk technologies, as well as best practices around operational risks, and many more!


The event will give a 360° view of all digital matters for commodity trading companies, including innovation and best practices around CTRMs, algo trading, blockchain, data journey, digital transition, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, data analytics, and many more!


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The event will give a 360° view of all digital matters for commodity trading companies, including innovation and best practices around CTRMs, algo trading, blockchain, data journey, digital transition, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, data analytics, and many more!


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The event will give a 360° view of all digital matters for commodity trading companies, including innovation and best practices around CTRMs, algo trading, blockchain, data journey, digital transition, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, data analytics, and many more!


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The Shipping & Maritime Forum will focus on the mega trends of commodities transportation and logistics. Highlighting the pain points and areas of improvement of the shipping market with a special focus on market outlook, freight markets, sustainability/decarbonisation, digital innovation, regulations, and financing.


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The Shipping & Maritime Forum will focus on the mega trends of commodities transportation and logistics. Highlighting the pain points and areas of improvement of the shipping market with a special focus on market outlook, freight markets, sustainability/decarbonisation, digital innovation, regulations, and financing.


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Traders Live provides a place to discuss changes and share best practices around trading desk organisation, market dynamics, and much more. You’ll hear from experts in trading about ways to gain efficiency and improve the workplace environment.


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Traders Live provides a place to discuss changes and share best practices around trading desk organisation, market dynamics, and much more. You’ll hear from experts in trading about ways to gain efficiency and improve the workplace environment.


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The Commodity Investment Summit provides a platform for institutional investors and investment managers from across the globe to meet and explore strategies across commodity, natural resource and ESG investments. We aim to make the day as inclusive as possible to the burgeoning investor community and ensure as many of these rapidly growing, important new sectors of commodities are able to join.


The global commodity trade finance landscape has never been more interesting and dynamic! The joint global megatrends of sustainability and digitalisation have already begun to transform long established practices and approaches. The Commodity Trade Finance Forum brings together traders, producers, financers, leading advisory firms and technology providers to assess and share best practices on how to leverage this change and ensure your company is well placed to benefit from disruptive forces in the trade finance field, and guarantee sustainable, secure and cost-effective access to financing.


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The Commodity Investment Summit provides a platform for institutional investors and investment managers from across the globe to meet and explore strategies across commodity, natural resource and ESG investments. We aim to make the day as inclusive as possible to the burgeoning investor community and ensure as many of these rapidly growing, important new sectors of commodities are able to join.


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Commodity Trading Markets will be providing essential market information to trading companies. A main focus will be on Agriculture, Metals and Energy, exploring key themes and topics including global food supply chain, climate change impacts, energy transition metals, carbon markets and much more!


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The Commodities Procurement Forum will address challenges and opportunities for commodity procurement professionals eager to benchmark best practices and keep up-to-date with market dynamics, supply chain management, and hedging and risk mitigation strategies, while taking into account today’s challenges around sustainability and energy transition.


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The Commodities Procurement Forum will address challenges and opportunities for commodity procurement professionals eager to benchmark best practices and keep up-to-date with market dynamics, supply chain management, and hedging and risk mitigation strategies, while taking into account today’s challenges around sustainability and energy transition.


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The Commodities Leadership Forum is a closed-door meeting designed for C-level leaders in the commodity trading sector only. They’ll be able to discuss strategies around important topics and trends such as digitalisation and decarbonisation, in the context of inflation and geopolitical uncertainty.


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AGENDA 2023


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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 Ilya Medvedenko, Director, Barens Group

Thumbnail Bjarke Nissen, Managing Director, Stolt Tankers

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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“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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The future of agricultural trade - adjusting to the ‘new normal’?

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

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

Thumbnail Nick Earlam, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Plexus Cotton Ltd

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

PANEL DISCUSSION
• Mitigating the impact of extreme weather
• How commodity producers are experimenting to adapt to climate change and ever more unpredictable weather conditions
• Is society more comfortable with GM drought-resistant crops?
• Europe’s fertilizer capacity - what’s next

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Path to net-zero: decarbonising energy markets

Thumbnail Moderator: Elsa Pernot, Global Head of HSEC, GUNVOR

Thumbnail Paul Sebastien, Co-Founder – Director, Carbon Offset Certification

Thumbnail Cyril Widdershoven, Founder, VEROCY

Thumbnail Amy Bowe, VP of ESG, Africa Oil UK Ltd

Thumbnail Paul McConnell, Executive Director - Climate and Sustainability, S&P Global Commodity Insights

PANEL DISCUSSION
• How is the oil industry adapting to the energy transition?
• LNG’s role to decarbonise the energy sector
• Is security of supply jeopardising NetZero goals?
• Biomass - friend or foe?

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Coffee Break

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Structuring a high integrity voluntary carbon market

Thumbnail Moderator: Elsa Pernot, Global Head of HSEC, GUNVOR

Thumbnail Bruce Glazier, Chairman of the Board, Fex Agro

Thumbnail Chris Leeds, Head of Carbon Markets Development, Standard Chartered Bank

Thumbnail Tommy Ricketts, CEO & Co-Founder, BeZero Carbon

PANEL DISCUSSION
• Voluntary carbon markets - flexibility vs size
• Carbon offsetting to reach net zero emissions
• How to ensure carbon markets work efficiently?
• Carbon credits - quality, transparency and compliance
• Where can your carbon offsetting journey take you

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Copper, nickel, lithium, cobalt - market dynamics and their critical role in the energy transition

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Drinks Reception


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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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“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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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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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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The impact of war on the global trade

Thumbnail Moderator: Maryana Stober, President, Wista Switzerland

Thumbnail Anna Malamen, Finance Director, PMG Holding

Thumbnail Ilya Medvedenko, Director, Barens Group

Thumbnail Bjarke Nissen, Managing Director, Stolt Tankers

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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“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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I spy with my little AI

Thumbnail Kelly Vaughan, Director of Digital Strategy, Mercuria

KEYNOTE
This keynote will give an overview of remote sensing data and how it can be used in conjunction with AI to create competitive advantage and differentiation in commodity trading.

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Implementing risk management technology to drive efficiency: Challenges and opportunities

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Deep dive: What digital and data driven business models are we seeing, and how can you assess what is best for your organisation?

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

Thumbnail Alvaro Mariani, Senior Risk Consultant, RadarRadar

Thumbnail Luke Humphrey, Global Head - CIO Digital Technology and Analytics, Louis Dreyfus Company

Thumbnail Georges Panaghoulis, Head of Price Risk and Hegding, Island Oil

PANEL DISCUSSION
• Mini case studies: exploring a variety of trading firms' digital journeys
• Understanding your wider business culture and ensuring it can support the necessary change
• Striking the right balance between technology as a service vs ownership
• Exploring digital ethics and ensuring internal and external data privacy and safety
• Being realistic about budgets, timeframes and expectations

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CTRMs in exceptional times - friend or foe?

Thumbnail Moderator: Guy Barnes, Director, CapSpire

Thumbnail Luke Humphrey, Global Head - CIO Digital Technology and Analytics, Louis Dreyfus Company

Thumbnail Alex Whittaker, General Manager, Bonroy Petchem Co

Thumbnail Ben van der Laan, Consultant, DycoTrade

PANEL DISCUSSION
• What is expected from CTRM software in highly volatile environments and times - are they standing up to the challenge?
• Cloud vs on premises - exploring pros and cons
• Commodity price risk management, liquidity risk and treasury tools; one system fits all?
• Architectural and interoperability challenges

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Data driven sustainability

Thumbnail Moderator: Julian Gray, Former VP of Digital Science and Digital Innovation in Energy Industry

Thumbnail Mark Hankins, Director Enterprise Architecture, ADM

Thumbnail Léa Yue Xu, Project Manager - Global Digital Innovation, Louis Dreyfus Company

Thumbnail Bruce Tozer, Strategy & Business Development, GEN 10

PANEL DISCUSSION
• Utilising new technologies to ensure transparency in calculating your carbon footprint; exploring carbon accounting and tracking tools and systems
• Developing existing architectures to collect, manage and analyse new sustainability data sources
• Understanding the value of carbon footprint in your daily trading operations and influence on product positions

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Advancing data science in commodity trading

Thumbnail Moderator: Sajindra Jayasena, Chief Information and Digital Officer, Targray

Thumbnail Alex Rykhva, Head of Data Science, Louis Dreyfus Company

Thumbnail Dr Amaury Magnin, Product Manager / Financial Trading, Predictive Layer

Thumbnail Kevin Kindall, Senior Data Scientist, Hartree Partners

PANEL DISCUSSION
• Integrating prescriptive analytics into your business strategy
• Getting more from your data - what is existing technology capable of?
• New approaches to data management and security
• Machine learning, AI ..managing increased complexity

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CANCELLED: Defending your business in the golden age of cyber attacks

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• Moving from infrastructure to application security
• Developing a pre emptive post breach containment strategy to reduce disruption
• The CIOs nightmare: what lessons have been learnt from Colonial Pipeline and where do we expect future threats to come from?
• Understanding the cyber vendor landscape and ensuring interoperability across your existing tech ecosystem

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Where next for RPA? Exploring intelligent and hyper automation

Thumbnail Moderator: Sajindra Jayasena, Chief Information and Digital Officer, Targray

Thumbnail Guy-Laurent Arpino, CIO, Louis Dreyfus Company

Thumbnail István Czilik, CEO, Revenue.ai

Thumbnail Marc Lefebvre, CTO, ClearDox

PANEL DISCUSSION
Where are we seeing as the most valuable use cases for this technology?
· Back office
· Credit
· What are the opportunities for the front office and why have we not seen widespread uptake?
• RPA + AI = Intelligent Automation
• How scalable and sustainable is hyper automation?
• Combining hyper automation with deep learning… What might the future hold?

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Exploring future digital business models

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

Thumbnail Dirk Robers, Digital Ventures EMEA, Cargill

Thumbnail Mike Banks, EMEA Price Risk Solutions lead, Cargill

PANEL DISCUSSION
• The role of the metaverse and transitioning from the analogue world
• How far your data journey can take you and where will it end?
• Perspectives on how trading companies can exploit quantum computing
• Digital ethics… what will this mean for trading firms now and in the future?

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​Women in Commodities workshop is a 2-hour event designed to not only celebrate gender diversity in the commodity trade industry but also to highlight ongoing issues. The workshop will feature distinguished speakers who will share their practical experience, knowledge and insights. This workshop is built upon the success of the 2022 edition and will focus on how women can break the glass ceiling, create and foster diversity, advocate for themselves and strengthen business networks.

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The impact of war on the global trade

Thumbnail Moderator: Maryana Stober, President, Wista Switzerland

Thumbnail Bjarke Nissen, Managing Director, Stolt Tankers

Thumbnail Anna Malamen, Finance Director, PMG Holding

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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Caught between the devil and the deep blue sea - global shipping developments

Thumbnail Richard Watts, Founder and Managing Director, HR Maritime

Thumbnail Jonathan Le Feuvre, Managing Director, SPI Marine

Thumbnail Bart Van Gils, Managing Partner, The Agency

Thumbnail Bjarke Nissen, Managing Director, Stolt Tankers

Thumbnail Jason Martinet, Head of Dry Freight, Montfort Trading (Switzerland)

PANEL DISCUSSION
The impact of the current global political and economic landscape on the shipping markets

Dry Bulk (20min)
• Global economic growth and demand for bulk commodities
• Supply and demand balance
• Decarbonisation regulation for dry bulk vs sailing speed
• Addressing claims and risks to cargo demands

Liquid Bulk (tankers) (20min)
• Supply & Demand drivers
• Global tanker market overview
• Upcoming regulations and environmental concerns
• ESG & emission control in Tanker Shipping
• Future proofing tanker shipping & trade

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Deep dive into alternative fuels - the case for Hydrogen, Ammonia and Methanol

Thumbnail Moderator: Richard Watts, Founder and Managing Director, HR Maritime

Thumbnail Bjarke Nissen, Managing Director, Stolt Tankers

Thumbnail Peter Livey, Managing Director (Great Britain) / Global Sustainability Ambassador, HMM (Europe) Ltd.

Thumbnail Olivier Maronneaud, Executive Director Chemical Research, S&P Global Commodity Insights

PANEL DISCUSSION
3 ten minute presentations - mini case studies on H2, Ammonia and methanol, followed by panel discussion focusing on:
• The most promising alternative?
• Mini case study or practical use
• Practical considerations of supply, availability (& availability of where the fuel is needed), safety and functionality
• Shipowner’s perspective - How useful and practical is it?
• Environmental impact considerations

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Sink or swim - How is the shipping industry gearing up for the energy transition?

Thumbnail Moderator: Voytek Chelkowski, Managing Partner, Seamind Blue Ocean

Thumbnail Eman Abdalla, Global Operations & Supply Chain Director, Cargill

Thumbnail Alex Haubert, Head of Freight, Amaggi

Thumbnail Benjamin Wilkes, COO, d'Amico International Shipping

PANEL DISCUSSION
• The outlook for the energy transition of maritime transport: future fuels, evolving regulatory framework and new market dynamics
• The impact of decarbonisation on chartering and operations of ocean transport for commodities
• Navigating change amidst sustainable transformation of maritime transport
• Power of partnerships, carbon markets, sustainable finance and green investments

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Digitising maritime shipping - where are we?

Thumbnail Moderator: Richard Watts, Founder and Managing Director, HR Maritime

Thumbnail Daniel Rose, CEO, Shipergy

Thumbnail Niclas Dæhli Priess, Director of Product Management, Veson Nautical

Thumbnail Court Smith, Partnership Lead - Maritime, Kpler

PANEL DISCUSSION
• The transition towards automation - Improving efficiency while cutting emissions
• What are the most promising technologies today?
• Voyage management, vessel tracking, STS (ship to ship) movements, shipping data management, emission tracking and more
• Managing your connectivity and capabilities - what is the future looking like?
• Digitising port call data between cargo owners and ship agencies
• Overview of artificially powered maritime operations and other digital tools

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Container market overview

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Making waves - Establishing standards for electronic bills of lading

Thumbnail Moderator: Richard Watts, Founder and Managing Director, HR Maritime

Thumbnail Grant Hunter, Director, Bimco

Thumbnail Piotr Cichocki, Managing Director - Europe, SECRO

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

PANEL DISCUSSION
• Exploring and selecting the appropriate data analytics tools for meaningful utilisation of information
• Latest market data management applications in energy trade systems: easy wins for the back office?
• Win-Win: Practical steps to drive collaboration between back office and IT around key data management projects

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Meet the technical analysis experts!

Thumbnail Moderator: Trevor Neil, Managing Director, BETA Financial Limited

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

Thumbnail Robert Carver, Systematic futures trader and author, Independent

Thumbnail Tom Pelc, Chief Investment Officer, Fortu Wealth

Thumbnail Clive Lambert, Chief Technical Analyst, FuturesTechs

PANEL DISCUSSION
• Experts sharing their TA toolboxes of today and tomorrow
• Growth of “Outsiders” trading commodity markets, who are primarily treating commodities purely as a financial assets
• New trends are driven by high inflation and asset correlations
• Changing the structure of the market. Can these changes be predicted?
• Does technical analysis become even more relevant in highly volatile times?

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DE&I ​i​nitiatives​ in the commodity trading industry​

Thumbnail Moderator: Maryana Stober, President, Wista Switzerland

Thumbnail Emmanuel N. Ayuk, Chief Counsel | EMEA & Deputy Compliance Officer, ADM

Thumbnail Chris Clay, Global Strategic Talent Acquisition Advisor, Cargill

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

PANEL DISCUSSION
• Managing diversity in the workplace - are we there yet?
• Women in commodities - driving the future of trade
• Theory vs practice - where are we and what can be done to improve?
• How increasing diversity will benefit the commodity sector?

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The Real Battle for Trading Success - The Battle with Self

Thumbnail Mark Randall, Trader Performance Coach / MD & Co-Founder, The AlphaMind Project

Thumbnail Steven Goldstein, Trader Performance Coach / MD & Co-Founder, The AlphaMind Project

PANEL DISCUSSION
Very few Traders pay attention to their own Trader state and do not see themselves as a critical function of their trading edge.

This open discussion and presentation led by AlphaMind will dive into what differentiates Edge for those in high performance roles within complex environments and what measures you can take to enhance that edge. This session will include a 15 min mindfulness boosting practise.

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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 Ilya Medvedenko, Director, Barens Group

Thumbnail Bjarke Nissen, Managing Director, Stolt Tankers

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

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• 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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“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

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• 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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Commodity trade finance in disrupted times

Thumbnail Aaron Zwiebach, Vice President, Evolution Credit Partners

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• Overview of trade finance in 2023 and beyond
• Inflation and its’ effect on lending rates
• Impact of war, the geopolitical situation

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Leaders panel: Responding to and thriving under abnormal conditions

Thumbnail Moderator: Brian Canup, Assistant Editor, Trade Finance Global

Thumbnail Alexander Peters, Group Chief Financial Officer, ArrowResources

Thumbnail John MacNamara, CEO, Carshalton Commodities Ltd

Thumbnail Bruce Glazier, Chairman of the Board, Fex Agro

PANEL DISCUSSION
This panel will bring together experts from across the trade finance spectrum to assess some of the below challenges, and explore best practises in their mitigation:
• Incorporation of ESG​ in the trade finance
• The volatility of the capital markets
• Inflationary pressures
• High geopolitical instability
• The impact of the Russia war and sanctions
• China and Asian economy working in isolation vs the West

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Bridging the finance gap - perspective of SMEs

Thumbnail John MacNamara, CEO, Carshalton Commodities Ltd

Thumbnail Daniel Barbosa, Finance Director, Fex Agro

Thumbnail Rebekah Fajemirokun, Head of Trade Finance, Eminent Energy Limited (Berkeley Energy Services )

Thumbnail Carl Williamson, Head of Trade Finance, UK Export Finance

PANEL DISCUSSION
• SMEs perspectives - where and how to get financed
• What are the biggest challenges to access the finance?
• What are most recent developments in SMEs adopting digital trading tools?
• What are the alternatives available for SME’s compared to larger industry players?
• Developing a financing checklist: Best practises for SMEs in seeking financing

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Easing access to trade finance through digital innovation

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

Thumbnail Cavin O'Driscoll, Sustainability and Investor Relations Lead, Riccoffee

Thumbnail Rakesh Ranchhoddas, Global Customer Solutions & Insurance and Bank Relations, ADM

Thumbnail Carl Williamson, Head of Trade Finance, UK Export Finance

PANEL DISCUSSION
• An overview of digital tools in the market and which might be most useful for your organisation
• Too much or too little data? Applying analytical tools to speed up business processes
• Utilising AI and ML to support credit assessments - use cases
• Electronic documentation - what can be improved?
• Are these solutions interoperable? What about industry collaboration?
• Does the regulatory environment foster the adoption of new solutions?

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Autohedging – can it move the needle for commodity traders

Thumbnail Saurabh Goyal, Founder & CEO, Phlo Systems

Thumbnail Ryan Easterbrook, Head of Grains and Oilseeds Sales, ADM Investor Services International Ltd

CLIENT CASE STUDY
• Autohedging – what is it? Is it even possible? – Yes it is – just look at what HRVYST is doing for grains merchants in US
• Benefits – 24/7 risk controls, no slippage, low cost of risk operations
• Challenges – requires deep understanding of the specific commodity and its hedging practice, requires really thorough understanding of the futures exchange microstructure and order rule book
• The future – Just like the FX trading has moved from being a broker driven market to screen based trading, its inevitable that the same will happen for commodity futures

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Tackling fraud & criminality in trade finance - the ongoing battle

Thumbnail Moderator: Deepesh Patel, Director, Trade Finance Global

Thumbnail Ashu Sharma, Group Investigations Manager in the Mining & Mineral Industry and Head of Advisory Panel, Association of Corporate Investigators (ACI)

Thumbnail Marilena Chatzigianni, Compliance & Due Diligence Manager, BGN Group

Thumbnail Artyom Sitnikov, Former Head of Equity in Natural Resources and Director, Regreen Capital Ltd

PANEL DISCUSSION
• Advances in transaction monitoring to identify fraud and risk
• Best practises in KYC and AML compliance in the ‘new normal
• What are the digital tools against fraud and trade based on money laundering?
• What is the role of AI in defeating fraud and financial crime

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Exploring digital trading platforms and ecosystems - driving an industry in a sea of change?

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Greening trade finance - how are we adapting?

Thumbnail Moderator: Deepesh Patel, Director, Trade Finance Global

Thumbnail Adam Hearne, CEO, Carbon Chain

Thumbnail Nigel Scott, Managing Director - Global Head Structured Trade Commodity Finance, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)

Thumbnail Michiel Teunissen, Global Head Agri Commodities - Trade & Commodity Finance, Rabobank

Thumbnail Swaroop N L N, Global Product Head – Sustainability / Innovation / FIs & Asset distribution, HSBC

PANEL DISCUSSION
• Is trade finance becoming more sustainable?
• ESG and green finance - what does it mean for commodity trade finance?
• What are the set of standards and guidelines to follow?
• How to structure trade finance to positively reward ESG-driven investment?
• How digital technology helps to drive sustainability in trade finance
• Risks in climate change and increase in natural disasters, droughts, floods etc - what does it mean for commodity trade finance

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All eyes on Africa - new frontiers for growth and investment

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

Thumbnail Carla Senatore, Senior Business Origination Officer - Africa / China & North America, UK Export Finance

Thumbnail Richard Lloyd, CEO / Chairman, Minexia / Marula Mining PLC

Thumbnail Amy Bowe, VP of ESG, Africa Oil UK Ltd

Thumbnail Philippe Cohen, CFO, Kariya Energy Ltd

PANEL DISCUSSION
• Africa’s role in international trade finance
• Addressing the financing gap in Africa
• What opportunities lie ahead?
• Boosting technical solutions to access data and internationally recognised payment systems
• Overcoming transaction barriers
• Aligning with regulatory compliance challenges

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What is the future of trade finance?

Thumbnail Moderator: Mark Abrams, MD - Global Head of Trade & Receivables Finance, Trade Finance Global

Thumbnail Andre Casterman, Founder and Managing Director / Casterman Advisory and Head of Fintech, International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA)

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

Thumbnail Nigel Scott, Managing Director - Global Head Structured Trade Commodity Finance, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)

PANEL DISCUSSION
• Traceability, risk management, transparency, electronic letters of credit for cross-border trades: How Blockchain applications could be used in trade financing
• A look at AI applications latest development to improve document proofing, price forecasting, automated decision making, regulatory intelligence, and liquidity management
• Tokenised future - What will it mean for trade finance
• How financial institutions and fintech can collaborate for improved access to finance
• Enabling inclusive participation in commodity trade finance (MSMEs and emerging markets)

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ESG, Ethical & Legal considerations in Commodities Investing

Thumbnail Moderator: Peta Milan, Founder & Principal, Henmil Group Family Office

Thumbnail Philippe Cohen, CFO, Kariya Energy Ltd

Thumbnail Amanda van Dyke, Managing Director, ARCH Emerging Markets Partners

Thumbnail Emma Leith, VP - ESG & Communications, La Mancha Resource Capital

PANEL DISCUSSION
• Theory or reality? Exploring the argument that commodity investing drives higher food prices
• Developing an ethics framework for your commodity investment strategy
• Impact investing in commodities via ESG investing and supporting the energy transition

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Exploring commodity investments via investment and hedge funds

Thumbnail Moderator: Rebekah Fajemirokun, Head of Trade Finance, Eminent Energy Limited (Berkeley Energy Services )

Thumbnail Peter Lenart, Former Head of Investment Research, UK Wealth Management Firm

Thumbnail Richard Lloyd, CEO / Chairman, Minexia / Marula Mining PLC

Thumbnail Faisal Javaid, Managing Director & Head of Investment Risk, Man FRM

PANEL DISCUSSION
• Benchmarking commodity focused strategies against other alternatives and wider primary markets
• Outlooks for carbon and other environmental markets
• The growth and performance of asset managers as alternative commodity trade finance lenders

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Utilising private equity, VC and infrastructure as vehicles for commodity exposure

Thumbnail Moderator: Peta Milan, Founder & Principal, Henmil Group Family Office

Thumbnail Dr Joel Hooper, Director, Henmil Group Family Office

Thumbnail David Halkyard, Managing Director / Head of Credit Funds, Resource Capital Funds

Thumbnail Ilya Medvedenko, Director, Barens Group

PANEL DISCUSSION
• The role of private equity in the energy and commodities transition
• Exploring the fundraising landscape for traditional and renewable energy
• VC’s importance as a major driver of the cleantech revolution

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Portfolio design and methodology – finding the optimal place for commodities in your asset mix

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The future of commodities investing

Thumbnail Mark Lewis, Head of Climate Research, Andurand Capital Management

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• Carbon markets outlook: Where to now for the best performing energy commodity so far this year?
• Tightening of UK ETS cap: What impact on the markets?
• Evolution in Californian ETS
• Investment opportunities: where do they lie?
• Roles of commodities investors in the energy transition

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

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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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Women in Commodities

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Thumbnail Maryana Stober, President, Wista Switzerland

WORKSHOP
Women in Commodities workshop is a 2-hour event designed to not only celebrate gender diversity in the commodity trade industry but also to highlight ongoing issues. The workshop will feature distinguished speakers who will share their practical experience, knowledge and insights. This workshop is built upon the success of the 2022 edition and will focus on how women can break the glass ceiling, create and foster diversity, advocate for themselves and strengthen business networks.


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