Cultivating financial resilience: Credit risk trends in agriculture in 2024 and beyond
Due to the escalating political risks observed in recent years, which have multifaceted impacts on trading operations, companies are deploying greater efforts to identify, manage, and mitigate these risks.
Wars, policies, quotas, all these events have a potential to disrupt, and approaching and anticipating political risk in the most efficient way can not only protect the companies and their interests but also be a competitive advantage.
This webinar will gather leaders from across the agri commodity trading sector to provide a deep dive into some of the most pressing challenges facing the industry when it comes to counterparty risk, including a status report on the situation in the US and world-wide, best practices around Know Your Customer procedures, innovation and risk management system developments, and more.
Designed for risk professionals, heads of trading as well as IT support professionals, this session will help you shape your own approach to credit risk, in alignment with your business objectives and the overall risk management strategy.
Some of the key themes to be covered include:
- How the current credit situation compares to 2008
- How the global political situation is affecting credit worthiness
- How to overcome challenges around refinancing with high interest rates
- How the counterparty risk management function can benefit from a real-time view on exposures and vulnerabilities
- How KYC procedures are adapting to these turbulent market conditions
Date: 27 February 2024
Time: 11:00 AM ET | 04:00 PM UK | 09:30 PM IST
Duration: 60 Minutes
Speakers:
Abhishek Jain
Chief Risk Officer,
ETD World
Dr Sadar Abdul Rasheed
Director of Commodity Risk Control,
Savola Group
Helen Teo
General Manager – Counterparty and Credit Risk,
Olam Global Agri
Brian Quinn
SVP Global Revenue,
Eka
Howard Walper
CEO Americas,
Commodities People
Navigating change: Market update on middle distillates and shifting trade flows post Russia's war
Join us for an informative webinar featuring market experts who will provide valuable insights into the middle distillates market. Discover the impact of crucial factors such as the International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulations, the Russia – Ukraine war, and China’s rebound on global trade flows within the fuel industry. Explore effective strategies for managing risks associated with trading middle distillates, such as price volatility and spreads, and ways to efficiently manage the risks associated with the fuel industry.
In this webinar, you will:
- Gain an overview of the current landscape of middle distillates.
- Understand the regulatory and geopolitical impact on current and future supply and demand of fuels.
- Explore strategies to address risks associated with trading middle distillates, including managing price volatility, spreads, and conducting cost-benefit analyses.
- Learn how to streamline the trading and risk management process by effectively managing profit and loss (PnL), implementing customized mark-to-market (MTM) valuations, and generating end-of-day (EOD) reports.
Date: 12 September 2023
Time: 1:00 PM ET | 5:00 PM GMT | 6:00 PM UK | 10:30 PM IST
Duration: 45 Minutes
Speakers:
Virginie Malicier
Senior Oil Leader, Strategic Engagement and Intelligence Group,
S&P Global Commodity Insights
Kshitij Nigam
Principal Consultant,
Eka
The daily bread – Recent trends and challenges in agriculture markets
Bringing food to the table isn’t an easy task. Behind that task lies a complex web of components and key personas function symbiotically in the agriculture market. This market includes asset classes such as grains and oilseeds, biofuels, dairy, cotton, cocoa, coffee, sugar, cattle feed, fertilizers, and CPGs etc. While the agricultural commodity market plays a vital role in the global food system, it also faces several challenges that must be addressed to ensure a sustainable and equitable food supply. Any volatility in this market has real world consequences, and that’s why challenges in this sector need to be carefully understood and overcome.
In this webinar, we will discuss the following key points:
- Recent trends in agriculture markets
- Key challenges for traders and risk managers
- Digitalization of agriculture trading with modern CTRM solutions
Speakers:
Naveen Tyagi
Senior Director, Consulting,
Eka
Patrick Reames
Founder and Managing Partner,
ComTech Advisory
William Dusek
Associate Managing Director,
Publicis Sapient
Moderator:
360° risk management in complex times: Addressing financial and non-financial risks for commodities in volatile markets
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?
Enhance your CTRM/ETRM decisions using advanced analytics and reporting
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
Speakers:
Deepa Chalapuram
Senior Director, Professional Services,
Eka
CTRM on cloud: A must-have strategy for agriculture industry
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
Speakers:
Pete Meyer
Head of Grain, Oilseed,
and Advanced Feedstock Analytics,
S&P Global Commodity Insights
Vinni Malik
Senior Director – Commodities (Global),
Eka
Moderator:
Nabil Kapasi
Grains and Oil Seed Analyst,
S&P Global Commodity Insights
Managing physical and financial risk in today’s volatile commodities 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
Panelists:
Stella Farrington
Head of Content,
Energy Risk,
Risk.net
Preeti Ramesh
Assistant Vice President, Commodity Solutions,
Eka
Brian Quinn
Vice President, Americas, Commodity Solutions,
Eka
Stephan Ariyan, Esq
Senior Vice President, Global Head of Market Compliance,
Olam
Haibin Sun
Director,
Transmission,
Exelon
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
Panelists:
Stella Farrington
Head of Content,
Energy Risk,
Risk.net
Preeti Ramesh
Assistant Vice President, Commodity Solutions,
Eka
Brian Quinn
Vice President, Americas, Commodity Solutions,
Eka
Stephan Ariyan, Esq
Senior Vice President, Global Head of Market Compliance,
Olam
Haibin Sun
Director,
Transmission,
Exelon
Re-think credit risk management for your business
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
Panelist:
Dheeraj Dhingra
Sr. Techno-Functional Architect,
C/ETRM Solutions
Eka
Post-pandemic strategies to optimize your supply chain costs through digitization
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
Panelists:
Savitha Subramanyam Nemmar
Director of Products,
(Supply Chain and TRM)
Eka
Rajesh Savio
Leader – Product Management,
(E-sourcing)
Eka