WE ARE PLEASED TO BE BRINGING YOU THE 9TH COMRISK FORUM AS PART OF COMMODITY TRADING WEEK ON THE 24TH โ 25TH APRIL 2024! YOUโLL 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 โ from the impact of the price volatility, war, inflation, to risk management best practices around counterparty risk, operational risk and trade finance, not to mention the latest developments in risk technologies.
WE ARE PLEASED TO BE BRINGING YOU THE 9TH COMRISK FORUM AS PART OF COMMODITY TRADING WEEK ON THE 24TH โ 25TH APRIL 2024! YOUโLL 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 โ from the impact of the price volatility, war, inflation, to risk management best practices around counterparty risk, operational risk and trade finance, not to mention the latest developments in risk technologies.
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:
Moderator: Maryana Stober, President, Wista Switzerland
Anna Malamen, Finance Director, PMG Holding
Bjarke Nissen, Managing Director, Stolt Tankers
Ilya Medvedenko, Director, Barens Group
Robert Soban, Senior Account Manager - Financial Markets / CAMS, Pole Star Global
PANEL DISCUSSION
โข Assessing further risks and consequences of Russia's attacks on Ukraine
โข The status of the grain corridor
โข Considering food security and disruptions to the global grain trade
โข Addressing solutions and a look into the future
Moderator: Kevin Kindall, Senior Data Scientist, Hartree Partners
Hugo Brodie, Head of Product Development & Innovation, London Metal Exchange
Gordon Allott, President & CEO, BroadPeak Partners Inc.
Adrian Carr, Business Development Manager, Nasdaq Risk Platform
Dirk Robers, Digital Ventures EMEA, Cargill
Richard Reid, Head of Risk Strategy & Integration, Marex
PANEL DISCUSSION
โข How are the global trends influencing strategic decisions in the digitisation space?
โข Different departments, different needs: How do you create coherent approach across the board?
โข How do you achieve such a deep transformation from the top to the bottom?
โข 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
Saad Rahim, Chief Economist, Trafigura
PANEL DISCUSSION
โข Market dynamics, pressures, cycles, mitigation strategies
โข Industry confidence for the year ahead
โข How the commodity trading industry is adapting to high inflation
Kona Haque, Head of Research, ED&F Man
Scott Wellcome, Director - Grains Risk Management, Goodmills Group
Ana Yaluff, Director - Sustainability EMEA, ADM
PANEL DISCUSSION
โข The ongoing impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine
โข Global food supply: shortages and price impacts
โข Weather outlook and ongoing impact of global warming
โข Crops for energy vs crops for food - debate
โข Global food supply chain - is a rethink needed?
OPENING KEYNOTE
โข How the risk management community is responding to the latest issues impacting the global economy:
โข Inflation
โข Geopolitical instability. The impact of war, damaged supply chains and increased risks to commodity trading
โข Energy and food crisis
โข What are your strategies and how to ensure the resilience of your organization?
โข Risk management challenges going forward; will we ever return to normality as we once knew it?
Cyril Widdershoven, Founder, VEROCY
Steve Young, CEO, Association of Corporate Investigators
PRESENTATION
โข Changing commodity flows and geopolitical risk
โข Energy transition impact on commodities, do we have enough or mining to be targeted?
โข BRICS vs West, new clash coming?
โข The end of globalization, from McDonalds politics to new realism?
โข OPEC+, more to come?
โข How to deal with the " Young Princes"? Millennials as leaders?
Moderator: Steve Young, CEO, Association of Corporate Investigators
Alex Whittaker, General Manager, Bonroy Petchem Co
Richard Gambrill, Risk & Finance Manager, Aygaz
Harry Knott, Chief Business Architect, Quor
Franziska Danz, VP of Product Management Market Owner EMEA, ION Group
PANEL DISCUSSION
โข Is the industry more demanding of CTRM technologies? And can technology keep up?
โข Best in class CTRM - build, buy, cloud, on-prem, hybrid?
โข Where have we seen main shortcomings in the last year?
โข Relationships matter: the importance of choosing the right CTRM partners
Richard Cornielje, Director Corporate Customers, KYOS Energy Consulting
โข Energy prices, animal feed prices as well as fertilizer costs went up.
โข 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
Maryana Stober, President, Wista Switzerland
Jean-Franรงois Van Hollebeke, Global Lead of Trade Support, Louis Dreyfus Company
Milijana Zaric, Head of Legal, Covantis
PANEL DISCUSSION
โข Navigating a rapidly changing sanctions environment
โข Adapting trading patterns in a fluctuating geopolitical world
โข Brexit - latest contractual updates
โข Stress testing your contracts to protect your interests
Moderator: Marc Ostwald, Chief Economist & Global Strategist, ADM ISI
Dr. Sadar Abdul Rasheed, Director of Commodity Risk Control, Savola Group
Vanessa Lieberg, Risk Manager, Targray
Richard Fu, Head of Commodities, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd London Branch
PANEL DISCUSSION
โข The power of getting liquidity into the right places, at the right time
โข Distinguishing between central bank liquidity and market liquidity
โข Price trends and influence on liquidity flows
โข What is the impact for traders?
โข 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
Dr. Sadar Abdul Rasheed, Director of Commodity Risk Control, Savola Group
PANEL DISCUSSION
โข Assessing latest risk analytics tools
โข Where are we seeing the most practical use cases of AI?
โข Latest cyber security updates
โข Blockchain - has it proven its value? How can risk teams best exploit this technology?
Andrew Roberts, Head of EMEA, Rightship
PRESENTATION
โข Inherent risks when using ocean going vessels (safety, environmental, governance, welfare) which may delay your cargoes or involve your company in disastrous incidents
โข Case studies and examples of when things go wrong
โข What you can do to reduce your risk exposure, enhance supply chain resilience and increase operational efficiency
Ricardo Santos, Managing Director, Ricoffee
PRESENTATION
โข A brief explanation about the different sustainability aspects and goals in the commodities supply chain
โข An analysis of three distinct case studies to highlight some of these differences and the challenges they pose
โข A discussion about the approach to reconcile those disparaging requirements in order to create a truly sustainable supply chain.
Moderator: Dr. Sadar Abdul Rasheed, Director of Commodity Risk Control, Savola Group
Vanessa Lieberg, Risk Manager, Targray
Daniel Barbosa, Finance Director, Fex Agro
PANEL DISCUSSION
โข Assuring Credit Risk Practices
โข How to ensure capital reserves appropriately reflect the risk profile - what are the views of the finance and risk management community?
โข Assessing new technologies and approaches to counterparty risk mitigation
Fieras Freijeh, Senior Sales Director, Quor
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.
โข How to develop a robust and pragmatic hedging programme when you have physical commodity price exposure
โข Hedging mechanisms: What you need to consider when developing your programme
โข How do you keeping track of movements and adjust when purchases are delayed or brought forward, or quantities donโt match forecasts?
โข Impact on PnL and need to re-hedge โ Identifying the cost to the business of changes in physical positions
โข Managing an internal hedge desk: Benefits and complexities
โข What does a centralised hedge desk set-up look like in practice?
โข Impact on operational processes and negotiation weight
โข Streamlining exposures and taking advantages from natural offsets