AGENDA - DAY TWO

DAY ONE

08:30	Registration & coffee
	Compliance, legal & regulatory risks	Risk technology
09:15	Welcome from the chairperson
09:20	Presentation IMO 2020: A few months in, feedback on how implementation went	Panel discussion Developing your digital capacities and achieve the digital transition
	What has been the strategy of the trading houses? What have been the visible consequences of this new regulation? For the trading houses? For the markets? What now?	Top 3 priorities if you’re setting up your data centre Getting the buy-in from the rest of the company Transparency and constant communication How do you review and change models? Partners, employees’ skills: Who to work with and who to avoid How to achieve integration of legacy technology and new tools like AI Suyash Shrivastava, Manager Solution Design Team, Maersk Group Vijay Chakravarthy, Global Head of Risk, ED&F Man Group Georg Ritter, Data Scientist, Marex Spectron
09:45	Presentation Understanding the regulatory landscape for commodity trading to avoid issues down the line	[10.00] Debate System selection risk – Multi-commodity system vs commodity specific system
	MAR, MIFID, EMIR; the financial regulations that apply to commodity trading Defining abuse Bringing order in your own house: o Putting the appropriate internal controls in place o Management oversight o Segregation of duties: Who’s doing what? What can we learn from the cases in the financial sector? Moving beyond trade and order surveillance Diarmuid O’Hegarty, Compliance Director, ADM Investor Services International Ltd.	What’s more beneficial for a trading company? Going for a provider that specialises in one commodity or going for a multi-commodity system provider? After their 7-minute exposés, two system providers will debate the question, with the input of the moderator and the audience. Moderator: Dr Gary Vasey, Partner & Managing Director, ComTech Advisory Senior representative from Agiboo
10:25	Presentation Sanctions: Keeping up with them	[10.25] Case study Implementation story
	An overview of the current sanctions landscape What are the most vulnerable parts of your supply chain? Identifying red flags, and what to do next Monika Zejden-Erdmann, Senior Associate,Eversheds Sutherland
10:45	Morning break – Pre-arranged meetings
	Financial risks and insurance	Risk technology – Continued
11:40	Welcome from the chairperson
11:45	Presentation Sustainable finance – The other aspect of the ecologic transition	[11.40] Panel discussion Trade surveillance: The technical angle
	Impact on investments How could this affect trading? Criteria for companies’ categorisation: Share of revenue vs Earnings or investments Canan Tulum, Head of Treasury & Trade Finance, Petroineos Trading	Is sourcing the data the biggest challenge? Calibrating a system Debating the eternal conundrum: Buy vs Build Justin Nathan, Surveillance Chief Technical Officer, Credit Suisse
12:25	Panel discussion How to choose functional and financing currency	[12.30] Case study RPA for risk functions – How does it work?
	Moderator: Eddie Tofpik, Head of Technical Analysis & Senior Markets Analyst, ADM Investor Services International Ltd. Benjamin Baptiste, Head of Risk Management & Advanced Analytics, Roquette	In this case study, we’ll hear how RPA has been used in risk functions
12:50	Panel discussion Managing counterparty risk during very politically-unstable times	Panel discussion Getting more from your CTRM systems
	KYC procedures: Is standardisation achievable? Low interest rate environment in developed markets: What are the consequences on counterparty risk? In which case should you transfer the risk to intermediaries (Insurance, third parties)? What is the cost vs benefit ratio? Credit impact of integrating ESG factors into transactions Nicolai Zoller, Head of Credit Risk, LME CLEAR Sylvain Bettinelli, Chief Risk Officer, Nibulon Mihail Manasov, Head of Trading, RJH Trading Eva Meeus, Credit Risk Team Lead, ENI	What are the risk managers’ needs in the CTRM space? How can the providers meet them? In-house development: Is that the new trend? Pros and cons Key success factors for a headache-free implementation What you should expect from your CTRM system, but are too afraid to Colin Cooper, Vice President EMEA, EKA FEDERICA STRUMIA-MICHELINI, Head of Risk & Control, Neste
13:30	Lunch break
	SOFTS	METALS	OIL & LNG
14:45	Welcome from the chairperson	Welcome from the chairperson	Welcome from the chairperson
14:50	Stage A Updates on grains and oilseeds markets, and discussion around specific risks encountered (e.g. instability in the Black Sea region, sanctions, development of biodiesel) Scott Wellcome, Director - Risk Management & Sourcing, GoodMills Group Ali Lakdawala, Vertical Incharge of Oilseeds & Fats, ITC Lt Stage B Updates on the cocoa markets, and discussion around specific risks encountered Stage C Updates on the sugar markets, and discussion around specific risks encountered	Stage A Outlook on precious metals markets, and discussion around specific risks encountered (e.g. guarantees of origin) Stage B Iron ore markets updates, and discussion around specific risks encountered (e.g. difficulty to properly hedge) Stage C Base metals markets updates, and discussion around specific risks encountered (e.g. initial margin changes with the LME) Ali Khan Mihail Manasov, Head of Trading, RJH Trading	Stage A Oil movements updates, and discussion around specific risks encountered (e.g. reduced margins) Stage B Petrochemicals markets overview, and discussion around specific risks encountered Stage C LNG markets updates, and discussion around specific risks encountered
15:30	Presentation Trending: How do you manage organic, renewables, carbon footprint requirements?	Presentation Trending: Introduction of green contracts	Presentation Trending: Blockchain technology at the service of oil trading
	Chris Brown, Vice President Sustainability, OLAM International	Assessing the appetite for such contracts Are people ready to pay premium? What’s the production reality behind these labels? Christian Mildner, Head of Corporate Sales –Physical Market Specialist, LME	Suyash Shrivastava, Manager Solution Design Team, Maersk Group
16:00	Presentation Climate change impact on the agribusiness: From the field to the consumers habits, a gradual transition	Presentation SFTR for metals companies: What you don’t know can affect you	Panel discussion Fossil and renewable energies: Complementarity, challenges, transition
		One of the least looked at regulations in the commodity trading sector, SFTR has a crucial impact on the metals companies in particular, which this session will shed some light on. Alexander Culley, Chief Compliance Officer EMEA & Asia, INTL FCStone	How these energies currently interact How do we see both sectors evolving in the near future? How to overcome the current reputational challenges faced by fossil energy companies? Hassan Al Alawi, Senior Director, Infrastructure Fund of Oman (Rakiza)
16:30	Closing comments from the chairperson	Closing comments from the chairperson	Closing comments from the chairperson
16:40	Farewell reception & Canapés

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