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Like many other industries, the commodity finance sector is facing a period of unprecedented challenges in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, with the fragility of its supply chains having been laid bare and with record low pricing and warehousing concerns leaving traders and producers exposed.
Discussions provided an update on these developments and other key themes, from ongoing discussions around digitisation and sustainability to more recent concerns over fraud risk and best practice.
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Navigating through times of uncertainty
How are practitioners building resilience in their commodity management during these uncertain times? What tools can traders explore and leverage to prepare for business recovery and successfully adapt to a changing landscape? Is there enough liquidity to go round and how have those sources of liquidity changed?
Christine Mcwilliams, Global Head of Commodity & Energy Trade Finance, Citi
How is technology evolving to meet industry needs?
Is technology being leaned on even more as traders and banks seek greater supply chain transparency and efficiency improvements? Does the current climate provide greater pressure to speed up the time taken to process details and monitor the progress of transactions? Are there concerns over the availability of investor capital to drive the digital agenda?
Michiel Mannaerts, Partner, Treasury & Commodity Management, PwC
Souleïma Baddi, Chief Executive Officer, komgo
Frank Gouverne, COO & Co-Founder, Rice Exchange
Is a change of mindset needed in the assessing of commodity finance risk?
What have been the key fault lines exposed in the recent spate of insolvencies? Is there an overconcentration of bank liquidity in a small group of larger traders? Where are the cracks when it comes to monitoring and tracking inventory? Is the sector still overly reliance on outdated systems of documentation?
Nataliya Frolova, Independent Finance & Insurance Expert
Alexander Peters, Director of Finance & Administration, Arrow Metals
Closing panel discussion followed by Q&A
How is the financing landscape for commodities likely to evolve? Can the market move towards a more sustainable and inclusive ecosystem as part of a global economic ‘reboot’? Will the trend for greater automation and digitisation continue or be paused? Are we likely to see a new spate of regulations come into force in the cause of corporate restructuring and business continuity?
Sandra Primiero, Global Head of Structured Commodity Trade Finance, Deutsche Bank
Alexandre Dietz, Head of Global Trade & Receivables Finance Switzerland, HSBC
Christine Mcwilliams
Christine is the Global Head of Commodity and Energy Trade Finance for Citi. She joined Citi in 2011 to establish the CTF business, after holding a variety of roles in commodities and energy, including on a commodity trading desk and in energy M&A. She is currently based in Houston.
Global Head of Commodity & Energy Trade Finance, Citi
Michiel Mannaerts
Michiel is a Director in the Advisory Practice of PwC, where he leads the Geneva-based commodity trading consulting practice. He has extensive experience in transformation in the commodity trading and treasury space covering organisational change, processes improvement, and technological change.
Partner, Treasury & Commodity Management, PwC
Souleïma Baddi
Before founding blockchain-based commodity finance platform komgo, Souleïma served as Deputy Head of the trade and commodity finance team at Societe Generale based in Switzerland, where she led the bank’s commodity blockchain initiatives, also serving as a board member of Vakt.
Chief Executive Officer, komgo
Frank Gouverne
Frank has over 30 years’ experience as a leading global rice trader and platform architect. He previously held the role of Managing Director at Schepens & Co, the world’s leading rice brokerage, before co-founding Swiss-based Novel Commodities, one of the world’s largest rice traders.
COO & Co-Founder, Rice Exchange
Nataliya Frolova
Nataliya has over 20 years of industry experience, having performed various banking and corporate roles in international trade, cash management, syndications, corporate affairs, trade and corporate finance. She is a frequent speaker at international conferences and seminars.
Independent Finance & Insurance Expert
Alexander Peters
Alexander is an executive director with 25 years of experience in financial leadership roles covering M&A, debt capital markets, trade and structured finance, corporate finance, financial reporting and commodity risk management, encompassing the oil and gas and metals and mining sectors.
Director of Finance & Administration, ArrowMetals Group
Sandra Primiero
Sandra is globally responsible for teams in Europe, Asia and the US to originate, structure and manage sound lending solutions for clients in the commodity industry. She has spent more than 25 years with Deutsche Bank, holding various roles and ensuring close cooperation with stakeholders.
Global Head of Structured Commodity Trade Finance, Deutsche Bank
Alexandre Dietz
Alex started his career in oil trading in Singapore back in 2002, before moving to Natixis in Paris. After this he hold positions at LITASCO and SOCAR, covering different roles in trade finance, trading and business development. He joined HSBC in Germany in 2016 before moving back to Zurich in 2018.
Head of Global Trade & Receivables Finance Switzerland, HSBC
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