Commodity Finance Leaders’ Think Tank

The Big Picture: Adapting your Organisation to the New Paradigm

There is little doubt that 2020 is going to have a lasting impact on the world of work. Working remotely will become more commonplace, but how can it be tailored to also work for newer recruits and those without a dedicated home office? What training is needed to allow teams to maximise their productivity in this paradigm? How will all of these changes affect recruitment and retention strategies? 

This keynote presentation will give you ample food for thought on organisational changes and challenges for your trade and commodity finance team.

Keynote Traders’ Panel: The role of trader today

Traders, lenders, onlenders, vertically integrated procurers of production companies, risk mitigators and more: these are just some of the roles traders have played, and continue to play, in the market. As the landscape shifts, financiers recalibrate, and Covid recedes, we asked what is the role of the trader today?

• How has a flight to quality impacted trading houses? What are they doing in order to remain attractive to financiers? 
• Are traders having to accept higher price margins? 
• Is their funding mix genuinely diversifying? 
• What role do they see themselves playing in this decade, from the smaller traders to those who recorded big profits in 2021?

This session will feature an extended Q&A to give you ample time to put your questions to our top traders

Global Heads Gameshow: What next for the industry’s banks? 

While the commodities industry is no stranger to market consolidation and recalibration, the last year has seen the most radical shakeup in recent times. Players who have been synonymous with the industry have stepped back and those who have remained have adjusted their deal and borrower appetite.

• Has Covid caused or merely accelerated this shift? 
• What decision-making criteria are banks now using to determine where they will and will not be active, and to whom they will and will not lend?
• What secured structures are likely to be more popular given these times of heightened risk and risk mitigation measures? 
• How will countries’ recovery stimulus plans impact banks’ appetite? Can the focus on a green recovery boost banks’ sustainable commodity activity?
• Fundamentally, what comes next for the industry?

This session will be structured in the form of a gameshow, to keep you entertained as well as informed.