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
Moderator
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
Presentation
Dr. Craig Pirrong
Professor of Finance, Bauer College of Business,
University of Houston
- The impact of volatility on funding needs/costs: variation margins
- The impact of volatility on funding needs/costs: initial margin
- The impact of volatility and price levels on funding needs: financing inventories
- The impact of volatility on trading risk and opportunities
10:15
Presentation
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
12:30
Exhibition Area
13:45
Panel Discussion
Robert Anderson
Moderator
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 Derivative 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
Nicholas Gomez Tavera
Senior Business Development Consultant,
RJO'brien
Muneeb Ahmed
Director Trading & Logistics, Avfuel
Chris David
Head of Derivative Sales, Structuring, & Analytics,
Repsol
Greg Adamsick
Senior Business Development Manager,
Nanhua USA LLC
Thomas Lord
Senior Risk Consultant,
Norton Rose Fulbright
How are traders hedging their positions in a super cycle market?
15:15
Exhibition Area
16:00
Panel Discussion
Roger TanCreti
Regional Head of Compliance, Gunvor
Jamila Piracci
Managing Director, Patomak Global Partners
Joseph Williams
Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
Moderator
- What are the major initiatives planned by US and EU regulatory bodies?
- Sanction updates in key commodity markets.
16:45
Panel Discussion
Robert Anderson
Moderator
Executive Director, CCRO
Eugen Luja
VP Head of Risk, Repsol
Sean Britton
Head of Trade Risk Control and Compliance, Musket
Mike Prokop
Sr. Manager, Risk, Hess Corporation
Nithya Venkatesan
Managing Director, The Alliance Risk Group
Eric Twombly
Credit Manager, Golden Pass LNG
Scott Davis
Credit Manager, Suncor
Jamila Piracci
MD, The Patomak Group
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
17:30
Exhibition Area
Join your friends and colleagues for Texas BBQ, frozen margaritas and live ARMADILLO RACING at this one-of-a-kind networking event!
Sponsored by KWA Analytics
JUNE 9
Thursday
09 June 2022
Houston, Texas
09:00
Panel Discussion
Ben Hillary
Managing Director, Commodities People
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
10:45
Presentation
Kevin Kindall
Data Scientist, Hartree Partners
- Revisiting fundamental assumptions
- Improving existing models with minimal effort
- Suggestions for better stress testing
11:30
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?
12:15
Presentation
Eric Twombly
Credit Risk Manager, Golden Pass LNG
Haroldo Andrade
Trading Manager,
Unimetal Group
Scott Davis
Credit Manager, Suncor
Roderick Auston
Managing Partner and Co-Owner,
CubeLogic
- 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?
13:00 - 14:00
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?
Thomas Damsgaard is head of BIMCO in the Americas, where his responsibilities encompass member interest and industry engagement for the Americas. Thomas started an exciting shipping career in 1990 and has earned his stripes in a succession of increasingly challenging roles within senior management and leadership for maritime market leaders. He has lead several maritime start-ups and turnarounds and acted as an external advisor on leadership, strategy and optimization to global maritime, logistics and PE organizations. He has served on professional boards within shipping and logistics.
