Commodity
Trading Week

Americas

June 9-10, 2023 | Chicago, USA

Commodities People is proud to introduce the inaugural Commodity Trading Week Americas, the only event to provide commodity trading, risk and IT professionals with the actionable insights and commercial opportunities they need to thrive in booming commodity markets. Don’t miss this chance to join more than 500 trading professionals representing multiple commodity sectors to discuss the challenges and opportunities they are facing in today’s markets. This event is certain to be at capacity, so secure your place today!

Benefit from connecting with 500 industry colleagues in Chicago, USA and another 3000 online with relationship building, networking and interaction at the heart of the event. Featuring more than 70 expert speakers discussing issues impacting the entire trade life-cycle, this event provides commodity professionals with a unique opportunity to share perspectives across industry sectors.

Topics

Industry Insights

Deep-dive explorations into major commodity sectors including agricultural commodities, metals, energy & chemicals.

Managing Market Risk

A 360-degree view of commodity markets including the impact of geopolitical issues, inflation, interest rates, credit issues, hedging strategies and more. Plus, an exploration of the tools and tactics being used to manage risk in these markets.

Sustainability in the Spotlight

Hear how companies are positioning themselves and changing the way they do business in an ESG-focused world.

Digitalization of Commodity Markets

Understand how cutting-edge technology is driving marketplace efficiency.

JUNE 09-10 / CHICAGO

FEATURED

Agenda 2022

JUNE 8

Wednesday
08 June 2022
Houston, Texas

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
08.45	Opening Comments 08.55 - 09.00
09.00	Witches Brew Executive Panel: Geopolitics, ESG initiatives and the lingering impact of COVID-19 09.00 - 09.45
09.15
09.30
09.45	Impact of Extreme Volatility on Large Trading Companies Presentation 09.45 - 10.15
10.00
10.15	Ukraine Invasion Exposes Weakness of Global Integration of Commodities Presentation 10.15 - 10.45
10.30
10.45	Break 10.45 - 11.30
11.00
11.15
11.30	Impact of Climate Change on Ags Markets Presentation 11.30 - 12.00	Metals Moving Markets Presentation 11.30 - 12.00	Russia, Ukraine and Oil: Impact on Pricing Presentation 11.30 - 12.00
11.45		Metals Moving Markets Presentation 11.30 - 12.00
12.00	Fertilizer Tied To Energy Shift as Supply Shocks Mount Presentation 12.00 - 12.30	Risk in the Maritime Supply Chain Presentation 12.00 - 12.30	Natural Gas and the Net-Zero Revolution Presentation 12.00 - 12.30
12.15
12.30	Lunch 12.30 - 13.45
12.45
13.00
13.15
13.30
13.45	Impact of ESG on the Trade Life Cycle Panel Discussion 13.45 - 14.30	Inflation Post Covid-19 Panel Discussion 13.45 - 14.30	Identifying Core Requirements when Selecting a Technology System Panel Discussion 13.45 - 14.30
14.00
14.15
14.30	From Theory to Reality: Implementing ESG across an Organization Panel Discussion 14.30 - 15.15	Bull Riding: Hedging Strategies during a High-Volatility Super Cycle Panel Discussion 14.30 - 15.15	Using Technology to Enhance ESG Goals and to Create a Culture of Trading Compliance Panel Discussion 14.30 - 15.15
14.45
15.00
15.15	Break 15.15 - 16.00 Sponsored by
15.30
15.45
16.00	Your ESG Rating and You - A Look Behind your Company's ESG Rating Presentation 16.00 - 16.45	Regulatory Outlook Panel Discussion 16.00 - 16.45	Digitalization of Trade Finance Panel Discussion 16.00 - 16.45
16.15
16.30
16.45	Greener Dollars: Sustainable Finance Panel Discussion 16.45 - 17.30	Chief Risk Officer Roundtable Panel Discussion 16.45 - 17.30	Data Data Everywhere Panel Discussion 16.45 - 17.30
17.00
17.15
17.30	Networking Reception & Texas BBQ Dinner 17.30 - 21.30 Sponsored by
17.45
18.00
18.15
18.30
18.45
19.00
19.15
19.30
19.45
20.00
20.15
20.30
20.45
21.00
21.15

Room 1

Opening Comments
08.55 - 09.00
Witches Brew
09.00 - 09.45
Impact of Extreme Volatility on Large Trading Companies
09.45 - 10.15
Ukraine Invasion Exposes Weakness of Global Integration of Commodities
10.15 - 10.45
Break
10.45 - 11.30
Impact of Climate Change on Ags Markets
11.30 - 12.00
Fertilizer Tied To Energy Shift as Supply Shocks Mount
12.00 - 12.30
Lunch
12.30 - 13.45
Impact of ESG on the Trade Life Cycle
13.45 - 14.30
From Theory to Reality: Implementing ESG across an Organization
14.30 - 15.15
Break
15.15 - 16.00
Your ESG Rating and You - A Look Behind your Company's ESG Rating
16.00 - 16.45
Greener Dollars: Sustainable Finance
16.45 - 17.30
Networking Reception & Texas BBQ Dinner
17.30 - 21.30

Room 2

Metals Moving Markets
11.30 - 12.00
Risk in the Maritime Supply Chain
12.00 - 12.30
Inflation Post Covid-19
13.45 - 14.30
Bull Riding: Hedging Strategies during a High-Volatility Super Cycle
14.30 - 15.15
Regulatory Outlook
16.00 - 16.45
Chief Risk Officer Roundtable
16.45 - 17.30

Room 3

Russia, Ukraine and Oil: Impact on Pricing
11.30 - 12.00
Natural Gas and the Net-Zero Revolution
12.00 - 12.30
Identifying Core Requirements when Selecting a Technology System
13.45 - 14.30
Using Technology to Enhance ESG Goals and to Create a Culture of Trading Compliance
14.30 - 15.15
Digitalization of Trade Finance
16.00 - 16.45
Data Data Everywhere
16.45 - 17.30

No events hours available!

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
10.45	Break 10.45 - 11.30
11.00
11.15

Room 1

Break
10.45 - 11.30

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
15.15	Break 15.15 - 16.00 Sponsored by
15.30
15.45

Room 1

Break
15.15 - 16.00

No events hours available!

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
14.30		Bull Riding: Hedging Strategies during a High-Volatility Super Cycle Panel Discussion 14.30 - 15.15
14.45
15.00

Room 2

Bull Riding: Hedging Strategies during a High-Volatility Super Cycle
14.30 - 15.15

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
16.45		Chief Risk Officer Roundtable Panel Discussion 16.45 - 17.30
17.00
17.15

Room 2

Chief Risk Officer Roundtable
16.45 - 17.30

No events hours available!

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
16.45			Data Data Everywhere Panel Discussion 16.45 - 17.30
17.00
17.15

Room 3

Data Data Everywhere
16.45 - 17.30

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
16.00			Digitalization of Trade Finance Panel Discussion 16.00 - 16.45
16.15
16.30

Room 3

Digitalization of Trade Finance
16.00 - 16.45

No events hours available!

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
12.00	Fertilizer Tied To Energy Shift as Supply Shocks Mount Presentation 12.00 - 12.30
12.15

Room 1

Fertilizer Tied To Energy Shift as Supply Shocks Mount
12.00 - 12.30

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
14.30	From Theory to Reality: Implementing ESG across an Organization Panel Discussion 14.30 - 15.15
14.45
15.00

Room 1

From Theory to Reality: Implementing ESG across an Organization
14.30 - 15.15

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
16.45	Greener Dollars: Sustainable Finance Panel Discussion 16.45 - 17.30
17.00
17.15

Room 1

Greener Dollars: Sustainable Finance
16.45 - 17.30

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
13.45			Identifying Core Requirements when Selecting a Technology System Panel Discussion 13.45 - 14.30
14.00
14.15

Room 3

Identifying Core Requirements when Selecting a Technology System
13.45 - 14.30

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
11.30	Impact of Climate Change on Ags Markets Presentation 11.30 - 12.00
11.45

Room 1

Impact of Climate Change on Ags Markets
11.30 - 12.00

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
13.45	Impact of ESG on the Trade Life Cycle Panel Discussion 13.45 - 14.30
14.00
14.15

Room 1

Impact of ESG on the Trade Life Cycle
13.45 - 14.30

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
09.45	Impact of Extreme Volatility on Large Trading Companies Presentation 09.45 - 10.15
10.00

Room 1

Impact of Extreme Volatility on Large Trading Companies
09.45 - 10.15

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
13.45		Inflation Post Covid-19 Panel Discussion 13.45 - 14.30
14.00
14.15

Room 2

Inflation Post Covid-19
13.45 - 14.30

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
12.30	Lunch 12.30 - 13.45
12.45
13.00
13.15
13.30

Room 1

Lunch
12.30 - 13.45

No events hours available!

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
11.30		Metals Moving Markets Presentation 11.30 - 12.00
11.45		Metals Moving Markets Presentation 11.30 - 12.00

Room 2

Metals Moving Markets
11.30 - 12.00

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
12.00			Natural Gas and the Net-Zero Revolution Presentation 12.00 - 12.30
12.15

Room 3

Natural Gas and the Net-Zero Revolution
12.00 - 12.30

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
17.30	Networking Reception & Texas BBQ Dinner 17.30 - 21.30 Sponsored by
17.45
18.00
18.15
18.30
18.45
19.00
19.15
19.30
19.45
20.00
20.15
20.30
20.45
21.00
21.15

Room 1

Networking Reception & Texas BBQ Dinner
17.30 - 21.30

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
08.45	Opening Comments 08.55 - 09.00

Room 1

Opening Comments
08.55 - 09.00

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
16.00		Regulatory Outlook Panel Discussion 16.00 - 16.45
16.15
16.30

Room 2

Regulatory Outlook
16.00 - 16.45

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
12.00		Risk in the Maritime Supply Chain Presentation 12.00 - 12.30
12.15

Room 2

Risk in the Maritime Supply Chain
12.00 - 12.30

No events hours available!

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
11.30			Russia, Ukraine and Oil: Impact on Pricing Presentation 11.30 - 12.00
11.45

Room 3

Russia, Ukraine and Oil: Impact on Pricing
11.30 - 12.00

No events hours available!

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
10.15	Ukraine Invasion Exposes Weakness of Global Integration of Commodities Presentation 10.15 - 10.45
10.30

Room 1

Ukraine Invasion Exposes Weakness of Global Integration of Commodities
10.15 - 10.45

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
14.30			Using Technology to Enhance ESG Goals and to Create a Culture of Trading Compliance Panel Discussion 14.30 - 15.15
14.45
15.00

Room 3

Using Technology to Enhance ESG Goals and to Create a Culture of Trading Compliance
14.30 - 15.15

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
09.00	Witches Brew Executive Panel: Geopolitics, ESG initiatives and the lingering impact of COVID-19 09.00 - 09.45
09.15
09.30

Room 1

Witches Brew
09.00 - 09.45

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
16.00	Your ESG Rating and You - A Look Behind your Company's ESG Rating Presentation 16.00 - 16.45
16.15
16.30

Room 1

Your ESG Rating and You - A Look Behind your Company's ESG Rating
16.00 - 16.45

No events available!

JUNE 9

Thursday
09 June 2022
Houston, Texas

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
09.00	Executive Roundtable Panel Discussion 09.00 - 09.45 A Brief Update on the SEC Rulemaking on Climate Disclosures and what this means for Trading Companies Presentation 09.45 - 10.00
09.30
10.00	Break 10.00 - 10.45 Trouble is in the Air: The Risks of Carbon Trading Presentation 10.45 - 11.30
10.30		Risk Measures for Stressed Markets Presentation 10.45 - 11.30	Asset Optimization via Crypto Mining Presentation 10.45 - 11.30
11.00
11.30	Trading Carbon Offsets: Insider's Perspectives Panel Discussion 11.30 - 12.15 Tomorrow's Company: What does an ESG optimized organization look like? Panel Discussion 12.15 - 13.00	Commodity Correlation Presentation 11.30 - 12.15 Credit in the Post-Pandemic Economy Panel Discussion 12.15 - 13.00	Applying Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) in Commodities Fireside Chat 11.30 - 12.15 Cyber Security Discussion 12.15 - 13.00
12.00
12.30
13.00	Lunch Break Exhibit Area 13.00 - 14.00
13.30	Lunch Break Exhibit Area 13.00 - 14.00

Room 1

Executive Roundtable
09.00 - 09.45
A Brief Update on the SEC Rulemaking on Climate Disclosures and what this means for Trading Companies
09.45 - 10.00
Break
10.00 - 10.45
Trouble is in the Air: The Risks of Carbon Trading
10.45 - 11.30
Trading Carbon Offsets: Insider's Perspectives
11.30 - 12.15
Tomorrow's Company: What does an ESG optimized organization look like?
12.15 - 13.00
Lunch Break
13.00 - 14.00

Room 2

Risk Measures for Stressed Markets
10.45 - 11.30
Commodity Correlation
11.30 - 12.15
Credit in the Post-Pandemic Economy
12.15 - 13.00

Room 3

Asset Optimization via Crypto Mining
10.45 - 11.30
Applying Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) in Commodities
11.30 - 12.15
Cyber Security
12.15 - 13.00

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
09.30	A Brief Update on the SEC Rulemaking on Climate Disclosures and what this means for Trading Companies Presentation 09.45 - 10.00

Room 1

A Brief Update on the SEC Rulemaking on Climate Disclosures and what this means for Trading Companies
09.45 - 10.00

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
11.30			Applying Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) in Commodities Fireside Chat 11.30 - 12.15
12.00

Room 3

Applying Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) in Commodities
11.30 - 12.15

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
10.30			Asset Optimization via Crypto Mining Presentation 10.45 - 11.30
11.00

Room 3

Asset Optimization via Crypto Mining
10.45 - 11.30

No events hours available!

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
10.00	Break 10.00 - 10.45
10.30	Break 10.00 - 10.45

Room 1

Break
10.00 - 10.45

No events hours available!

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
11.30		Commodity Correlation Presentation 11.30 - 12.15
12.00		Commodity Correlation Presentation 11.30 - 12.15

Room 2

Commodity Correlation
11.30 - 12.15

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
12.00		Credit in the Post-Pandemic Economy Panel Discussion 12.15 - 13.00
12.30

Room 2

Credit in the Post-Pandemic Economy
12.15 - 13.00

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
12.00			Cyber Security Discussion 12.15 - 13.00
12.30			Cyber Security Discussion 12.15 - 13.00

Room 3

Cyber Security
12.15 - 13.00

No events hours available!

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
09.00	Executive Roundtable Panel Discussion 09.00 - 09.45
09.30	Executive Roundtable Panel Discussion 09.00 - 09.45

Room 1

Executive Roundtable
09.00 - 09.45

No events hours available!

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
13.00	Lunch Break Exhibit Area 13.00 - 14.00
13.30	Lunch Break Exhibit Area 13.00 - 14.00

Room 1

Lunch Break
13.00 - 14.00

No events hours available!

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
10.30		Risk Measures for Stressed Markets Presentation 10.45 - 11.30
11.00

Room 2

Risk Measures for Stressed Markets
10.45 - 11.30

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
10.30	Trouble is in the Air: The Risks of Carbon Trading Presentation 10.45 - 11.30
11.00

Room 1

Trouble is in the Air: The Risks of Carbon Trading
10.45 - 11.30

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
12.00	Tomorrow's Company: What does an ESG optimized organization look like? Panel Discussion 12.15 - 13.00
12.30

Room 1

Tomorrow's Company: What does an ESG optimized organization look like?
12.15 - 13.00

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
11.30	Trading Carbon Offsets: Insider's Perspectives Panel Discussion 11.30 - 12.15
12.00

Room 1

Trading Carbon Offsets: Insider's Perspectives
11.30 - 12.15

No events hours available!

No events available!

Speakers 2022

FEATURED

Marc
Merrill

Marc is a senior energy executive with extensive experience in the issues impacting companies active in the North American, European and global energy and commodities markets.

President & CEO, UNIPER NORTH AMERICA

FEATURED

Randall Lack

Randall Lack is a successful entrepreneur within the environmental commodity and alternative energy industries for almost two decades. In 2005, he co-founded Element and currently serves as Co-President. Mr. Lack’s extensive experience in structuring environmental commodity transactions including biogas, emissions, renewable energy credits, and greenhouse gases has eclipsed $1 Billion in total transactions completed, which has led him to be recognized as one of the top executives in the environmental markets.

President, Element Markets

FEATURED

Ernie
Thrasher

Ernie Thrasher has over forty years of experience in the energy and natural resources industry. Thrasher serves on the President’s Leadership Council-Boy Scouts of America, is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, serves as a Director on the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, serves as a Director of the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum, and serves on the Global Board of Trustees of Asia Society.

CEO, XCOAL

FEATURED

Melisa
Culburtson

Melisa Culbertson is executive director and senior vice president, OTC Structured Products, at R.J. O'Brien affiliate R.J. O’Brien Financial. She was formerly an independent floor and electronic grains trader with more than 25 years of experience as a member of the Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

Executive Director OTC Structured Product, RJO'Brien

FEATURED

Greg
Broussard

Accomplished capital markets professional leveraging 20+ years as a derivatives trader, strategist, advisor and knowledge leader. Trading experience spans multiple asset classes including commodities, currencies, interest rates and emerging markets. Demonstrates expertise for developing new business and markets with forward-thinking initiatives and clear strategic plans.

Managing Director and Global Head of Financial Trading Cargill

FEATURED

Marty Weems

Marty Weems serves the American Rare Earths group of companies as President – North America. With projects in Nevada, Wyoming and Arizona, he leads development of critical materials for National Security and Renewable Energy while on-shoring jobs in this emerging industrial supply chain.

President, North America, American Rare Earths Group