JUNE 8
Wednesday
08 June 2022
Houston, Texas
Markets in Focus: Trading & Risk
08.55
Ben Hillary
Managing Director
Commodities People
09.00
Executive Panel
Howard Walper
CEO Americas,
Commodities People
Ernie Thrasher
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Marketing Officer, Xcoal
Melisa Culbertson
Executive Director OTC Structured Product, RJO'Brien
Gregory Broussard
Managing Director and Global Head of Financial Trading, Cargill
- How are company leaders positioning themselves in an era of high prices and extreme volatility?
- How has the war on Ukraine impacted different markets? How will this impact markets in the long term?
- What are the lingering impacts of COVID-19? Are supply chains springing back, and if not, how long until we are back to"normal?"
- How has the focus on ESG changed the way companies operate, particularly carbon-intensive industries?
09.45
Howard Walper
CEO Americas,
Commodities People
Dr. Craig Pirrong
Professor of Finance, Bauer College of Business,
University of Houston
10:15
Howard Walper
CEO Americas,
Commodities People
Keith Barnett
President,
Barnhill Energy
- Impact of invasion on commodity markets
- Interrelationship between oil, natural gas, fertilizers, ag commodities, FX, inflation, etc.
- Need for top notch data sources, analytics and risk management systems
10:45
Exhibition Area
12:15
Exhibition Area
13:45
Panel Discussion
Robert Anderson
Executive Director, CCRO
Suraj Raythatha
Managing Director, Head of BTIG LME Metals Trading, BTIG
Carl Larry
Sales Director, Wood Mackenzie (Genscape)
Chris David
Head of Derivate Sales, Structuring, & Analytics,
Repsol
- Post-pandemic blip, or a long term economic crisis?
- What can we expect from interest rates?
- Mitigation strategies
14:30
Panel Discussion
Robert Anderson
Executive Director, CCRO
Nicholas Gomez Tavera
Senior Business Development Consultant,
RJO'brien
Muneeb Ahmed
Director Trading & Logistics, Avfuel
Chris David
Head of Derivate Sales, Structuring, & Analytics,
Repsol
Greg Adamsick
Senior Business Development Manager,
Nanhua USA LLC
How are traders hedging their positions in a super cycle market?
15:15
Panel Discussion
Robert Anderson
Executive Director, CCRO
Roger TanCreti
Regional Head of Compliance, Gunvor
Jamila Piracci
Managing Director, Patomak Global Partners
- What are the major initiatives planned by US and EU regulatory bodies?
- Sanction updates in key commodity markets.
15:45
Exhibition Area
16:15
Panel Discussion
Robert Anderson
Executive Director, CCRO
Eugen Luja
VP Head of Risk, Repsol
Produced in association with the Committee of Chief Risk Officers (CCRO). Senior risk executives discuss the major issues on their radar, including:
- Volatility
- ESG
- LNG Markets
- Credit
- ...and more
17:00
Exhibition Area
18:00
Exhibition Area
JUNE 9
Thursday
09 June 2022
Houston, Texas
09:00
Panel Discussion
Randy Lack
President, Element Markets
Marc Merrill
President & CEO, Uniper North America
Marty Weems
President - North America, American Rare Earths Limited and its US Subsidiaries, Western Rare Earths, La Paz Rare Earths, LLC & Wyoming Rare (USA) Inc
Adam Raphaely
MD, Trading - Carbon and Environmental Products, Mercuria Energy America, LLC
- Impact of carbon policy on commodity trading
- Impact of sustainability initiatives on commodity trading companies
- Combating image issues in an increasingly climate-focused world
- Impact of sustainability initiatives on investment
- ESG from a leadership perspective/Creating a culture of sustainability trading
09:45
Presentation
Jamila Piracci
Managing Director
Patomak Global Partners
10:00
10:30
Presentation
Kevin Kindall
Data Scientist, Hartree Partners
-Revisiting fundamental assumptions
-Improving existing models with minimal effort
-Suggestions for better stress testing
11:00
Presentation
Haroldo Andrade
Trading Manager, Unimetal Group
- How do different industry sectors drive commodity supply and demand?
- What sectors should commodity traders be watching?
- How will trends in areas like construction, aerospace, building products, commercial services, electrical equipment and more drive supply and demand in commodities?
11:30
Presentation
Eric Twombley
Credit Risk Manager, Golden Pass LNG
Haroldo Andrade
Trading Manager,
Unimetal Group
-The economic stress of the Covid-19 pandemic has put enormous pressure on companies, placing many in risk of bankruptcy
-How much residual risk is still “out there” and how long will it be an issue for commodity traders?
-What new forms of collateral are available to traders?
12:00
Exhibition Area
Investors are increasingly incorporating ESG metrics into their investment decisions. What criteria are being used to make these decisions? And how will this affect financial performance?
13:00
