December 5, 2024: Annual General Meeting + Commodity Roundtable + Christmas Apéro
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:
register here
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