Commodity management

Geopolitics. Inflation. Covid. Volatility. Labour. Climate change. Cyberattacks – the list goes on, and on, and on.

Never has there been such a vast array of risks facing commodities professionals, never has the line between success and disaster been so slim, and never have the potential consequences been so stark.

To not just survive, but to thrive in these uncertain times, new approaches to managing risk, processes and tools must be developed and carefully deployed.

This webinar will gather leaders from across the commodity trading risk spectrum: market participants, thought leaders, and providers of the most innovative technologies – together the speakers will provide a deep dive into some of the most urgent risks faced by the industry, and share practical tips for identifying and mitigating these.

Our expert speaker lineup includes:

• Dr Sadar Abdul Rasheed, Director of Commodity Risk Control, Savola Group
• Alex Whittaker, Risk Manager, Bonroy Petchem
• Nicolas Jouglard, Head of Financial Risk Management, Constellium
• Gary Vasey, Managing Partner, Commodity Technology Advisory
• Brian Quinn, SVP, Eka
• Shuchi Nijhawan, Chief Sustainability Officer, Eka
• Scott Welcome, Director, Grains Risk Management, GoodMills Group
• Piero Carello, Global Manager, Agriculture Engagement and Intelligence, S&P Global
• Olena Isaiev, Lead Commodity Trading Solutions, KPMG Switzerland
• Ben Hillary, Managing Director, Commodities People

Key themes include:

• Assessing the core challenges in commodities markets today; Geopolitics, inflation, an overload of data, complex supply chains – benchmarking different approaches to their management
• Technological innovations in risk; cloud, apps, code, sustainability solutions, advanced analytics and AI
• Why nonfinancial risks are on the rise; evolving ESG regulations, sustainability risks
• What should be in the risk managers toolkit in 2022?
• Future proofing your risk program; what new challenges are likely to await us in 23/24?

Managing data for direct materials is complicated and taming it can be daunting to say the least.

Enterprises seek to bring data from multiple sources, transform them, automate insight discovery, and make more informed decisions. Fast and veracious analysis empowers them to stay ahead in the market and increase profits.

Register for the webinar to learn about key dashboards and reports that help simplify decision making in commodity trading, and you can create new reports or customize them with a few clicks.

Agenda:

• Key applications for traders and risk managers for effective decision making
• User wise reports for commodity management
• Steps for analysis – from data to decisions
• Customization analytics applications on Eka platform

Global commodity markets are accelerating, and so is their pace of change. Commodity trading companies consider digitization as one of the key factors to improve business agility, accelerate information flow, and streamline processes. In particular, managing direct material is difficult for the agriculture industry if it involves multiple stakeholders and touchpoints. Commodity solutions on-premise lead to information silos and inefficient analysis. Enterprises seek cloud solutions to harness the agility of the cloud and make decisions on the go.

Register for this webinar to learn more about:

• Agriculture industry overview and shift in business value chain
• Impact of Russia- Ukraine conflict on commodity industry
• Upcoming commodity management risks in the summer months ahead and a view from the winter months
• Uncertainties in Agriculture Trading and limitations of legacy systems
• How a digital platform can power your success in fast-moving, volatile markets

Volatile commodity markets and fragile supply chains are impacting businesses around the globe, making timely and effective risk management crucial for survival and success. Improving decision making is key, but enabling optimal use of data throughout the business is a huge task.

This webinar covers what firms are doing to modernize their IT system landscape to get better control on their risk measures and KPI’s across both their physical and financial businesses.

Get insights into:

• Improving efficiency and productivity through smart data management
• Taking a holistic view across physical and financial risk
• Using the latest tools to enhance decision-making
• Setting the correct risk appetite, measuring and mitigating risk effectively
• Improving compliance and risk governance

Increasing debt levels and plummeting creditworthiness have shackled the commodities and energy industries for the last few years. Measuring and managing credit exposure in energy trading presents interesting and challenging additional dimensions to consider in comparison with the financial markets. There is a new sense of urgency in the market to re-evaluate the technology platforms used for managing credit risk. Organizations wish to digitally transform their technology to make better use of the credit risk data for improved decision-making.

Register for this webinar to discover why it is high time to refocus on credit risk management for your organization.

Get insights into:

• Challenges of credit risk management across industries
• Evolution of credit risk technology
• How to leverage credit risk data to make business decisions
• Improve the credit function as a part of your digital transformation

Global supply chains are facing tough challenges in this post pandemic world. The risks involved in raw materials supply chain were complex to begin with, but the uncertainties brought on by recent events has further exposed direct materials businesses to higher cost escalation risks.

Logistics and inventory management majorly influence the costs involved in raw materials supply chain which has a direct impact on the bottom line. Businesses are currently looking for ways to build a resilient supply chain to address the blind spots and effectively mitigate the risks through digitalization.

Get insights into:

• Key procurement metrics to assess the performance of your supply chain
• Ways to achieve traceable supply chain for direct materials
• Measures to cope up with the direct material price volatility
• Advanced technologies to attenuate the short and long-term impacts of the pandemic
• Business cases on how organizations have benefitted from resilient supply chain