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GTR Commodities 2020 Virtual took place on September 15-16. The virtual event provided a comprehensive overview of the global commodities sector – from oil and gas, to metals, mining and agribusiness – as well as key financing trends. Spread over two days, participants received and shared critical market insights and connected with the wider commodities led community, at a time of great uncertainty.

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Companies who attended in 2020

Over 300 delegates from 200 companies attended the live event in September – 63% of attendees were corporates & traders!

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What others are saying

“GTR Commodities 2024 stood out as an invaluable event for small commodity traders like myself, offering rare opportunities to connect directly with key banks and insurers. The quality of relationships formed here makes it a must-attend for anyone in the industry.”

R Fajemirokun, Eminent Energy

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2024-10-01T08:39:35+01:00

R Fajemirokun, Eminent Energy

“GTR Commodities 2024 stood out as an invaluable event for small commodity traders like myself, offering rare opportunities to connect directly with key banks and insurers. The quality of relationships formed here makes it a must-attend for anyone in the industry.”
“Excellent event attended by industry leaders, covering some interesting topics.”

J Greengrass, Squire Patton Boggs

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2023-10-09T10:31:02+01:00

J Greengrass, Squire Patton Boggs

“Excellent event attended by industry leaders, covering some interesting topics.”
“Perfect for effective networking and for hearing the latest trends in the market.”

C van den Brink, PwC

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2024-09-25T13:59:31+01:00

C van den Brink, PwC

“Perfect for effective networking and for hearing the latest trends in the market.”
“An exclusive opportunity to listen to the trends on a global scale in terms of trade finance, sustainability, compliance, and technology. Keeping up to date with the realities of the global commodity marketplace these days is more imperative than ever, but what I appreciated the most was the opportunity to reconnect with peers from across the industry, thus benefiting from networking opportunities and enriching encounters.”

S Lachev, Weromett SA

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2022-10-13T14:49:47+01:00

S Lachev, Weromett SA

“An exclusive opportunity to listen to the trends on a global scale in terms of trade finance, sustainability, compliance, and technology. Keeping up to date with the realities of the global commodity marketplace these days is more imperative than ever, but what I appreciated the most was the opportunity to reconnect with peers from across the industry, thus benefiting from networking opportunities and enriching encounters.”
“Great conference indeed and great organisation. Filhet Allard Maritime team was happy to participate at this event!”

L Lederman, Filhet Allard Maritime

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2021-11-09T10:29:51+01:00

L Lederman, Filhet Allard Maritime

“Great conference indeed and great organisation. Filhet Allard Maritime team was happy to participate at this event!”
“Great event this year and a perfect digital platform for networking - thank you!”

O Glazko, Aon

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2024-09-25T14:00:28+01:00

O Glazko, Aon

“Great event this year and a perfect digital platform for networking - thank you!”
“A great gathering of all the active and successful European traders and financiers. The atmosphere was just great. We heard a lot of honest insights about buoyant the 2022 and some cautious comments on 2023. Looking forward to the next one.”

N Haas, Agora Agri

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2022-10-13T14:45:17+01:00

N Haas, Agora Agri

“A great gathering of all the active and successful European traders and financiers. The atmosphere was just great. We heard a lot of honest insights about buoyant the 2022 and some cautious comments on 2023. Looking forward to the next one.”
“Great place, great summit, great outcome!”

J Arranz, Vale

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2023-10-09T10:33:28+01:00

J Arranz, Vale

“Great place, great summit, great outcome!”
“In these challenging times GTR Commodities was a well thought out and executed event, with a strong cast of speakers and focused sessions which addressed all of the current topics relevant to the commodity business. As a virtual event it was certainly one of the best I have attended so far.”

B Angliss, Bank of China London Branch

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2020-10-13T10:44:38+01:00

B Angliss, Bank of China London Branch

“In these challenging times GTR Commodities was a well thought out and executed event, with a strong cast of speakers and focused sessions which addressed all of the current topics relevant to the commodity business. As a virtual event it was certainly one of the best I have attended so far.”
“A great welcome and an excellent organisation.”

G Loonis-Quélen, Loonis-Quélen Law Office

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2024-09-25T13:55:06+01:00

G Loonis-Quélen, Loonis-Quélen Law Office

“A great welcome and an excellent organisation.”
“A very good way of finding out the trends in trade finance.”

D Lazareff, Simply Jet

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2024-09-25T13:56:39+01:00

D Lazareff, Simply Jet

“A very good way of finding out the trends in trade finance.”
“It was a pleasure to be part of GTR’s inaugural event in Geneva. Great content, speakers and networking, and good to see so much of the local commodities and trade finance community present. Looking forward to next year.”

S di Paola, PwC

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2020-01-20T08:54:56+01:00

S di Paola, PwC

“It was a pleasure to be part of GTR’s inaugural event in Geneva. Great content, speakers and networking, and good to see so much of the local commodities and trade finance community present. Looking forward to next year.”
“A great event for meeting industry peers.”

V Thakkar, S&P Global

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2024-09-25T13:57:42+01:00

V Thakkar, S&P Global

“A great event for meeting industry peers.”
“Great and well-organised event with topical and relevant presentations and speeches that alternated with interesting network opportunities.”

R Simons, Mitigram AB

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2021-11-09T10:30:34+01:00

R Simons, Mitigram AB

“Great and well-organised event with topical and relevant presentations and speeches that alternated with interesting network opportunities.”
“A good mix of all sectors and company sizes, innovation-focused with many forward-looking insights!”

N Haas, Mercator Commodities

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2020-01-31T15:58:39+01:00

N Haas, Mercator Commodities

“A good mix of all sectors and company sizes, innovation-focused with many forward-looking insights!”
“The GTR Commodities virtual event was great! We are already working on a new initiative with a connection from the conference. The session content was top shelf and it was an excellent setting to interact virtually with other participants.”

A Schubert, Dorae

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2020-10-20T09:12:55+01:00

A Schubert, Dorae

“The GTR Commodities virtual event was great! We are already working on a new initiative with a connection from the conference. The session content was top shelf and it was an excellent setting to interact virtually with other participants.”
“Fantastic event to stay connected with the commodities market.”

J Mato Gomez, Abanca

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2023-10-09T10:37:28+01:00

J Mato Gomez, Abanca

“Fantastic event to stay connected with the commodities market.”
“If I could just attend only one trade conference, I would choose GTR Commodities.”

D Robin, Komgo

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2020-01-20T08:57:26+01:00

D Robin, Komgo

“If I could just attend only one trade conference, I would choose GTR Commodities.”
“Brilliant way to stay in touch with the events and the bright minds around the globe from your own sofa. Thanks to the GTR Team for building up a great platform to communicate, discuss, listen and analyse. Although we all want the old meet-ups back, I really appreciate the positives of such way to conduct a conference.”

N Haas, Mercator Commodities Ltd.

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2020-10-13T10:43:09+01:00

N Haas, Mercator Commodities Ltd.

“Brilliant way to stay in touch with the events and the bright minds around the globe from your own sofa. Thanks to the GTR Team for building up a great platform to communicate, discuss, listen and analyse. Although we all want the old meet-ups back, I really appreciate the positives of such way to conduct a conference.”
“Seeing a large international professional community discussing world and market changes with such depth and transparency instills confidence and enthusiasm. The commodity trading and shipping is a sector that has direct implications on people's lives, as well as on global finance. The spirit of GTR captures exactly this challenge of responsibility and modernity.”

R Melucci, Sirokos

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2023-10-09T10:39:50+01:00

R Melucci, Sirokos

“Seeing a large international professional community discussing world and market changes with such depth and transparency instills confidence and enthusiasm. The commodity trading and shipping is a sector that has direct implications on people's lives, as well as on global finance. The spirit of GTR captures exactly this challenge of responsibility and modernity.”
“A unique opportunity to be kept informed about the latest developments in commodity finance and to meet with the active players in a super organised event.”

M Lutschg, TradeAssets

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2022-10-13T14:46:24+01:00

M Lutschg, TradeAssets

“A unique opportunity to be kept informed about the latest developments in commodity finance and to meet with the active players in a super organised event.”
“Good opportunity to network.”

H El Idrissi, Louis Dreyfus Company

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2023-10-09T10:35:38+01:00

H El Idrissi, Louis Dreyfus Company

“Good opportunity to network.”
“A must-attend event in the commodity domain where the sharpest minds of the industry interact.”

A Peters, Torq Commodities

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2024-09-25T13:53:39+01:00

A Peters, Torq Commodities

“A must-attend event in the commodity domain where the sharpest minds of the industry interact.”
“GTR events are always very informative, as well as provide great networking.”

S Lata, Marsh

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2020-01-31T16:01:30+01:00

S Lata, Marsh

“GTR events are always very informative, as well as provide great networking.”
“The GTR Commodities annual conference in Geneva continued discussions of central importance for commodity trade and finance market participants, and namely the impact of international banking regulation, dubbed by the industry as Basel IV, on access to commodity trade finance, in particular for SMEs. This should become an ongoing topic for discussion.”

R Indjikian, Wesbeter University Geneva

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2022-10-13T14:48:04+01:00

R Indjikian, Wesbeter University Geneva

“The GTR Commodities annual conference in Geneva continued discussions of central importance for commodity trade and finance market participants, and namely the impact of international banking regulation, dubbed by the industry as Basel IV, on access to commodity trade finance, in particular for SMEs. This should become an ongoing topic for discussion.”
“GTR Commodities provides the most helpful insights in global supply chain and logistical challenges.”

W Kuoni, Kuoni Law

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2023-10-09T10:45:04+01:00

W Kuoni, Kuoni Law

“GTR Commodities provides the most helpful insights in global supply chain and logistical challenges.”
“GTR Commodities gave a crucial platform to come together virtually and discuss aspects facing our industry. It was a great opportunity to talk with global key influencers and decision-makers from a broad intersection of the industry, and discuss how we together can be the drivers of digital transformation.”

A Daniel, Windward

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2020-10-15T09:14:02+01:00

A Daniel, Windward

“GTR Commodities gave a crucial platform to come together virtually and discuss aspects facing our industry. It was a great opportunity to talk with global key influencers and decision-makers from a broad intersection of the industry, and discuss how we together can be the drivers of digital transformation.”
“GTR Commodities is an excellent opportunity to share experiences, learn and to establish and enforce connections among executives and business leaders in the commodities industry. Very insightful and informative panels with commodities experts from trading houses, trade finance banks, insurance providers, law firms, fintech and consultancy companies.”

S Huber, Bluequest Resources AG

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2022-10-13T14:50:50+01:00

S Huber, Bluequest Resources AG

“GTR Commodities is an excellent opportunity to share experiences, learn and to establish and enforce connections among executives and business leaders in the commodities industry. Very insightful and informative panels with commodities experts from trading houses, trade finance banks, insurance providers, law firms, fintech and consultancy companies.”
“GTR conferences worldwide give the ideal opportunity to be in touch with latest developments in banking for finance.”

A Alwis, China Systems

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2020-01-31T16:02:55+01:00

A Alwis, China Systems

“GTR conferences worldwide give the ideal opportunity to be in touch with latest developments in banking for finance.”
“GTR is a wonderful platform where traders, bankers and tech companies can meet and update themselves on current needs of the market. I attended GTR UK, Commodities and Singapore, and I am looking forward to attending many more. Team GTR has done a wonderful job and everything was so well managed, just remarkable.”

M Kuhar, Synergy Tradeco

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2022-10-13T14:43:47+01:00

M Kuhar, Synergy Tradeco

“GTR is a wonderful platform where traders, bankers and tech companies can meet and update themselves on current needs of the market. I attended GTR UK, Commodities and Singapore, and I am looking forward to attending many more. Team GTR has done a wonderful job and everything was so well managed, just remarkable.”
“A good opportunity to exchange views and perspectives with people in the industry.”

D Gilardi, Banca dello Stato del Cantone Ticino

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2020-01-31T15:59:05+01:00

D Gilardi, Banca dello Stato del Cantone Ticino

“A good opportunity to exchange views and perspectives with people in the industry.”
“An invaluable networking event tailored for professionals in the commodity trade finance industry. With a sharp focus on current trends, emerging opportunities, and key challenges, this is an essential gathering you don’t want to miss each year!”

D Shah, Afrimet Resources

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2024-09-25T14:01:22+01:00

D Shah, Afrimet Resources

“An invaluable networking event tailored for professionals in the commodity trade finance industry. With a sharp focus on current trends, emerging opportunities, and key challenges, this is an essential gathering you don’t want to miss each year!”
“It was all valuable, a fantastic event overall, well done!”

J Lee, Scipio SA

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2021-11-09T10:27:04+01:00

J Lee, Scipio SA

“It was all valuable, a fantastic event overall, well done!”
“Good place to meet potential partners to discuss trends with top professionals.”

D Kalinin, Integral Petroleum SA

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2020-01-20T08:56:54+01:00

D Kalinin, Integral Petroleum SA

“Good place to meet potential partners to discuss trends with top professionals.”
“The place to be.”

M Junk, Kolmar Group

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2023-10-10T09:30:09+01:00

M Junk, Kolmar Group

“The place to be.”
“GTR’s event focuses on what matters for the trading industry.”

M Somaini, Duferco

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2020-01-31T15:57:11+01:00

M Somaini, Duferco

“GTR’s event focuses on what matters for the trading industry.”
“After GTR conferences, I revert to the office full of new ideas.”

A Semenova, United Wagon Company

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2020-01-20T08:52:38+01:00

A Semenova, United Wagon Company

“After GTR conferences, I revert to the office full of new ideas.”
“A great experience, thank you!”

I Popescu, OWIT Lake Geneva

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2024-09-25T13:58:32+01:00

I Popescu, OWIT Lake Geneva

“A great experience, thank you!”
“I appreciated the opportunity to join the GTR event as a speaker. The event was well organised, and the moderator for the panel was knowledgeable and experienced. These factors are more important than ever during the pandemic because we rely on quality virtual events to keep important conversations going in the industry.”

N Nuyens, Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA)

 

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2020-10-14T08:22:35+01:00

N Nuyens, Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA)

 

“I appreciated the opportunity to join the GTR event as a speaker. The event was well organised, and the moderator for the panel was knowledgeable and experienced. These factors are more important than ever during the pandemic because we rely on quality virtual events to keep important conversations going in the industry.”
“Geneva is a great location to bring together important actors in the commodity and trade financing space. GTR successfully created a comprehensive agenda of pressing issues and a great opportunity to network with industry leaders.”

B Castelnuovo, SCB Group

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2023-10-10T09:26:45+01:00

B Castelnuovo, SCB Group

“Geneva is a great location to bring together important actors in the commodity and trade financing space. GTR successfully created a comprehensive agenda of pressing issues and a great opportunity to network with industry leaders.”
“A great event to keep in touch with the best market practices and networking.”

L Mesnil, Aon

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2020-01-20T08:49:11+01:00

L Mesnil, Aon

“A great event to keep in touch with the best market practices and networking.”
“A great gathering of all the active and successful European traders and financiers. The atmosphere was just great. We heard a lot of honest insights about the buoyant 2022 and some cautious comments on 2023. Looking forward to the next one.”

P Ryan, Goba Capital

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2023-10-09T10:43:40+01:00

P Ryan, Goba Capital

“A great gathering of all the active and successful European traders and financiers. The atmosphere was just great. We heard a lot of honest insights about the buoyant 2022 and some cautious comments on 2023. Looking forward to the next one.”
“I attended the GTR conference in Geneva for the first time. What an insightful conference! The discussions on present challenges as well as opportunities in supply chain brought all parties to share their views openly. It was a very interesting conference and the overall quality of the speakers was of very high level. Thank you for inviting me to moderate a panel discussion. Looking forward to the next edition.”

Y Rauber, Zug Commodity

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2023-10-10T09:28:48+01:00

Y Rauber, Zug Commodity

“I attended the GTR conference in Geneva for the first time. What an insightful conference! The discussions on present challenges as well as opportunities in supply chain brought all parties to share their views openly. It was a very interesting conference and the overall quality of the speakers was of very high level. Thank you for inviting me to moderate a panel discussion. Looking forward to the next edition.”
“GTR Commodities is a groundbreaking conference format that takes the pulse of the times on current and future industry trends, catalysing an interactive exchange between leading experts.”

A Peters, ArrowMetals and Trading AG

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2020-01-20T08:55:40+01:00

A Peters, ArrowMetals and Trading AG

“GTR Commodities is a groundbreaking conference format that takes the pulse of the times on current and future industry trends, catalysing an interactive exchange between leading experts.”
“Excellent networking opportunity across a variety of industries including alternative lenders. Networking was significantly enhanced by the user friendly online networking platform.”

A Malamen-Stefanou, PMG Group

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2022-10-13T14:52:25+01:00

A Malamen-Stefanou, PMG Group

“Excellent networking opportunity across a variety of industries including alternative lenders. Networking was significantly enhanced by the user friendly online networking platform.”
“GTR Commodities provided a relevant mix of industry expertise across trade finance, and an atmosphere that is clearly conducive to engaging easily with peer professionals and prospects.”

S Thiam, MAKASSAR Partners

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2023-10-09T10:42:01+01:00

S Thiam, MAKASSAR Partners

“GTR Commodities provided a relevant mix of industry expertise across trade finance, and an atmosphere that is clearly conducive to engaging easily with peer professionals and prospects.”
“If you have any involvement with trade finance, you need to attend GTR events!”

A Smales, Falcon Group

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2024-10-01T10:27:35+01:00

A Smales, Falcon Group

“If you have any involvement with trade finance, you need to attend GTR events!”
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Media coverage

 

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Event content

All GTR Commodities 2020 Virtual discussions are recorded and available on-demand. Log in to the event to access these recording, available until March 15, 2021.

Themes discussed:

– ‘The year of the supply chain‘ – building resilience at a time of disruption

– ‘Making lemons from lemonade’ – can tech finally drive the agenda?

– Spotlight on risk: Are widespread changes needed to tackle fraud?

– Is sustainability a ‘must have’ or a ‘nice to have’?

– Embracing the future – how is the commodity landscape likely to evolve?

 

Top attended sessions

– Live stream: How can the industry build resilience at a time of disruption?

– Spotlight on risk: Are widespread changes needed to tackle fraud?

– Live stream: Questions for the insurance market

– Live stream: Embracing the future and how is the commodity landscape likely to evolve?

 

 

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Speakers included

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Speaking opportunities

To inquire about speaking opportunities, please contact Jeff Ando, Director, Content & Production at jando@gtreview.com.

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Become a sponsor

Sponsoring is a great way to position your company or organisation as an industry leader and GTR Commodities is a perfect platform for you to reach out to those that matter to your business.

Why Sponsor?

– Speak to a room full of industry stakeholders

– Enhancing your brand awareness to your target market and audience

– Elevating your profile amongst peers and all industry stakeholders

– Position your company as an industry leader

– Launch your company report or paper at the conference

– Attract new businesses, agents, customers and partners

– Host a lunch, networking break or evening networking reception and deliver your message to a gathering of key players

 

>> Request the Sponsorship brochure

Contact Ed Virtue for Sponsorship opportunities.

evirtue@gtreview.com | +44 (0)20 8772 3008

 

>> Request Media or Institutional Partnership

Institutional partnerships are available for government organisations and public bodies. Media partnerships and press passes are available.

espry@gtreview.com | +44 (0)20 8772 3006

Venue: Central European Summer Time (CEST)

Access the virtual platform

Those who attended the live event have access to the virtual platform up to 6 months after the event.

If you would like to register to access the platform after the event, please contact events@gtreview.com.

Click the web link button to access the virtual event platform, accessible on laptops, desktops, phones, tablets and any other device with a web browser.

Log into the with the email address used to register for the event.

Contact events@gtreview.com for any log in issues.

 

 

GTR’s virtual platform

GTR Commodities Virtual 2020 encompassed the key aspects of a live conference experience in a digital format, retaining our core focus on networking, collaboration and knowledge sharing, with our unrivalled delegate mix including corporates, traders, banks, insurers, lawyers, technology companies, non-bank financiers, government agencies and investors.

 

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