Lugano Commodity Trading Association,
ALMA Impact

October 11, 2024 – January 11, 2025

Venue: hybrid (Executive Center, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano & online)

Registration deadline:
Please register by October 4, 2024 (Early booking: June 1, 2024)

Admission
Standard fee: CHF 4’900
LCTA members: CHF 4’410
Companies that register more than 5 employees will benefit from an additional 5% discount.
Early booking: -10%

Registration:
register here


The Certified Commodity Trading Specialist (CCTS) is a SAQ certification in the commodity trading sector and aims to be recognized as a quality benchmark for professionals active in this field.

Who will benefit

  • Traders or operators early in their careers as commodity trading employees, who wish to receive a comprehensive overview of commodity trading;
  • Other specialists in commodity companies who wish to complete their knowledge about processes of other functions and be more prepared to step up as senior within the organisation;
  • Employees or managers of companies that provide services to the commodity sector, such as banks, auditing, legal, transportation, risk management, insurance companies, etc., who wish to better understand the industry in which their clients operate;
  • Entrepreneurs, directors, finance managers, sector managers, etc., who are active in small and medium-sized companies that have foreign dealings and wish to learn more about commodity trading.
  • Graduates aiming to begin their career in the industry.

Objectives

At the end of the training, participants will be able to:

  • Apply the fundamentals of commodity trade and interpret geopolitical dynamics;
  • Correctly place the importance and role of raw materials in their business value chain;
  • Recognize the most important and/or critical aspects related to the supply and transportation of raw materials and be able to identify the right solutions;
  • List the parameters and operations of trade finance in commodity trading and know how to apply them to one’s own business reality;
  • Identify and manage the major risks associated with commodity trading;
  • Correctly apply laws and regulations related to the commodities industry;
  • Recognize the need to apply the principle of sustainability in the commodity trading business and the respective critical issues.

Structure

The training is structured in 5 modules:

  • Module 1: Commodities: geopolitical dynamics, value chain and sustainability (12 hours)
  • Module 2: Shipping & Transport (8 hours)
  • Module 3: Legal & Compliance (12 hours)
  • Module 4: Trade finance (20 hours)
  • Module 5: Risk management (8 hours)


For further information download the Brochure.

Scholarship

LCTA awards annually two scholarships to non-LCTA-affiliated students enrolled in the CCTS training. For further information download the CCTS Scholarship Regulations.


December 5, 2024

Venue: Hotel Splendide Royal,
Riva Antonio Caccia 7, 6900 Lugano

Registration deadline:
Please register by November 29, 2024.

Notice: Since parking spaces are limited, please use public transportation whenever possible (Bus lines 1 or 4, “Lugano, Malpensata” bus stop) or opt for the Palazzo Mantegazza car park in Paradiso (4’ walking distance).

Registration:
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17:00 – 18:00 | LCTA Annual General Meeting

Restricted entrance to LCTA members only

The invitation to the Annual General Meeting, along with the agenda and the relevant documentation, will be sent to the Members in due time and form.


18:00 – 19:30 | Commodity Roundtable

Open to all guests

Geopolitical risks stemming from polarization, regional conflicts, increased protectionism, and elections have inevitable repercussions on the commodities value chain. The Commodity Roundtable will examine the structural changes in the various commodity markets and how commodity traders are responding to the fluid geopolitical environment.

18:00 Opening
Monica Zurfluh, Secretary General LCTA

18:05 Welcome speech
Matteo Somaini, President LCTA

18:15 Keynote speech: News from the front lines of the geopolitical shift
Ambassador Monika Schmutz Kirgöz (BIO)

18:35 Roundtable: Geopolitical limits and constraints in the free trade
world
Moderator: Roberto Grassi, Vice President LCTA
Panelists:
– Ambassador Monika Schmutz Kirgöz
– Costanza Eufemi, Co-founder, Lyra Commodities SA
– Mattia Giussani, Head of Power Origination, Sirius Energy SA
– Roger Hughes, COO and Risk Manager, DITH


19:30 – 21:00 | Christmas Apéro

Open to all guests