
25-26 APRIL 2023
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?
Natalia Haas, Managing Partner, Mercator Commodities
PRESENTATION
• Wheat trade overview - what’s next
• Ukrainian harvest, its’ role in global food security and the alternatives
• European heat wave and its impact on crop supplies and trade
Scott Wellcome, Director - Grains Risk Management, Goodmills Group
Nick Earlam, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Plexus Cotton Ltd
Dr. Sadar Abdul Rasheed, Director of Commodity Risk Control, Savola Group - Saudi Arabia
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
Moderator: Elsa Pernot, Global Head of HSEC, GUNVOR
Paul Sebastien, Co-Founder – Director, Climate Neutral Commodity
Hassan Al Alawi, Senior Advisor & Risk Professional
Cyril Widdershoven, Founder, VEROCY
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?
Moderator: Elsa Pernot, Global Head of HSEC, GUNVOR
Bruce Glazier, Chairman of the Board, Fex Agro
Chris Leeds, Head of Carbon Markets Development, Standard Chartered Bank
Hassan Al Alawi, Senior Advisor & Risk Professional
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
PRESENTATION
• Macro trends and expected Chinese economic growth
• Geopolitics and the impact of sanctions
• Supply chain challenges
• Impact of NetZero
Stephen Thomas, Group ESG & Sustainability Manager, ArrowResources
PANEL DISCUSSION
• Mid and long term supply and demand forecasts for battery and transition metals
• Exploring sustainability and governance challenges
• Hedging instruments
• How can security of supply be ensured?
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?
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?
KEYNOTE
PANEL DISCUSSION
• Perspectives from traders and technologists: exploring best practices to exchange data between systems, devices and organizations
• What do you consider when designing and reviewing your interoperability strategy?
• What are the challenges to interoperability?
• Understanding architectures, security and compatibility
• Developing interoperability standards - what is needed to achieve industry collaboration?
Alvaro Mariani, Senior Risk Consultant, Tradesparent
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
Guy-Laurent Arpino, CIO, Louis Dreyfus Company
Alex Whittaker, General Manager, Bonroy Petchem Co
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
Mark Hankins, Director Enterprise Architecture, ADM
Alina Selivanova, Global Strategic Sourcing Manager – Packaging, PPG
Léa Yue Xu, Project Manager - Global Digital Innovation, Louis Dreyfus Company
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
Moderator: Sajindra Jayasena, CIO, Targray
Alex Rykhva, Head of Data Science, Louis Dreyfus Company
Dr Amaury Magnin, Product Manager / Financial Trading, Predictive Layer
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
PRESENTATION
• 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
Moderator: Sajindra Jayasena, CIO, Targray
Guy-Laurent Arpino, CIO, Louis Dreyfus Company
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?
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?
WORKSHOP
In this interactive workshop the leaders will discuss best practices when it comes to collecting, cleaning, and analysing large amounts of data, and how this information can be used to make better trading decisions, based on real-life examples.
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?
Richard Watts, Director, HR Maritime
Jonathan Le Feuvre, Managing Director, SPI Marine
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
Natalie Gupta, Director Bunkering – Value Chain Partnerships, Yara
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
Moderator: Voytek Chelkowski, Managing Partner, Seamind Blue Ocean
Eman Abdalla, Global Operations & Supply Chain Director, Cargill
Elsa Pernot, Global Head of HSEC, GUNVOR
Giorgio De Rosa, Senior Legal Counsel, Raizen Trading
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
Moderator: Richard Watts, Director, HR Maritime
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
Luiz Carlos dos Santos Jr, Associate Director, SA Commodities
PANEL DISCUSSION
• Freight rates benchmarking
• Supply, demand and future uncertainties
• Regulatory measures as additional complexity?
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
Nicole Elliott, Technical Analyst & Private Investor
Robert Carver, Systematic futures trader and author, Independent
Tom Pelc, Chief Investment Officer, Fortu Wealth
Trevor Neil, Managing Director, BETA Financial Limited
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?
Moderator: Maryana Stober, Associate General Counsel EMEA - ADM & President, Wista Switzerland
Nicole Elliott, Technical Analyst & Private Investor
Emmanuel N. Ayuk, Chief Counsel | EMEA & Deputy Compliance Officer, ADM
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?
Mark Randall, Trader Performance Coach / MD & Co-Founder, The AlphaMind Project
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.
Mathilde de Mareuil, Headhunter - Executive Search, Shipping and Trading Network
Anna Rossetti, Global Human Resources Director, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company
James Armitage, Global Talent Acquisition Manager, LDC Louis Dreyfous Company
Simon Taylor, Group Head of HR, Ameropa
PANEL DISCUSSION
• The advantages of employee upskilling and reskilling - Power Skills
• Challenges of talent acquisition and talent retention - what Human Resources do to maintain a healthy organisation
• D&I in the spotlight
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 5 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.
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?
PRESENTATION
• Overview of trade finance in 2023 and beyond
• Inflation and its’ effect on lending rates
• Impact of war, the geopolitical situation
Moderator: Brian Canup, Editorial & Research Assistant, Trade Finance Global
Ozan Ozturk, Managing Director, AGROZAN COMMODITIES DMCC
Alexander Peters, Group Chief Financial Officer, ArrowResources
John MacNamara, CEO, Carshalton Commodities Ltd
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
Ozan Ozturk, Managing Director, AGROZAN COMMODITIES DMCC
John MacNamara, CEO, Carshalton Commodities Ltd
Daniel Barbosa, Finance Director, Fex Agro
Tanya Epshteyn, Head of Structured Finance, Czarnikow Group Limited
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
Cavin O'Driscoll, Sustainability and Investor Relations Lead, Riccoffee
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?
• The views of banks and lending institutions
• Does the regulatory environment foster the adoption of new solutions?
PRESENTATION
Digital innovation in action - real life use case
Moderator: Deepesh Patel, Director, Trade Finance Global
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
Moderator: Deepesh Patel, Director, Trade Finance Global
PANEL DISCUSSION
• Which notable platforms and ecosystems are developing to help digitise trade finance?
• How will these platforms develop in the next 2 years?
• Understanding security issues and standards
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
PRESENTATION
Lenders perspective - practical cases
Moderator: Marc Ostwald, Chief Economist & Global Strategist, ADM ISI
Bhavtik Vallabhjee, Head of Power & Renewables, Absa Bank
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
Moderator: Mark Ambrams, MD - Global Head of Trade & Receivables Finance, Trade Finance Global
PANEL DISCUSSION
• Trade finance in the metaverse - NFT’s and process digitalisation
• Tokenised future - what will it mean for trade finance?
• Clearing path to digitalisation and automation
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.
• Traditional trade finance offer and access: Is it showing its limits?
• Supply chain finance, digital trade finance and blockchain technology in the commodity trade finance:
• What space are they currently occupying?
• How do they fit into your traditional finance set-up?
• How you can implement a hybrid and sustainable trade finance strategy
OPENING KEYNOTE
As a whole, institutional investors continue to remain over reliant on equity
markets, creating risk through lack of diversification, as well as missed
opportunities to generate exceptional and supernormal returns linked to macro
drivers.
This opening keynote lays out a clear rationale as to why exposure to
commodities; be it physical, via equity markets or derivatives – should be form
part of any asset owners investment toolkit. It will also explore the longer term
forces to be aware of when developing and implementing your potential
commodities investment approach.
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
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
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
CASE STUDY
This highly practical case study will explore the journey of an institutional investor, from initial exploration to implementation of their commodity investing strategy, including processes, pitfalls and where they plan to take this strategy moving forward.
PANEL DISCUSSION
• Why are we interested?
• What are our concerns?
• What would we hesitate to invest in and why?
PANEL DISCUSSION
• Developing asset models reflecting and integrating commodity allocations
• Setting parameters for risk benchmarks
• Exploring analytics technologies and integrating into your wider technology stack
CLOSING KEYNOTE
This thought-provoking closing keynote will examine a range of questions, including expected long term outlooks by asset type, the regulatory environment, and impact of wider global megatrends on commodity markets