Global Commodities Conference 2019
November 13 – 14, 2019
The annual international conference on commodities and commodity trading, organised by Lugano Commodity Trading Association (LCTA) and Conoscere Eurasia Association, will be held in Lugano on November 13 and 14.
With a new format, the Global Commodities Conference will gather world-renowned special guests, international trade experts, commodity traders, banking institutions and service providers. It is a unique platform in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland for networking and deepening of issues related to this sector.
Global Commodities Conference 2019
The Global Commodities Conference, organised by Lugano Commodity Trading Association (LCTA), was successfully held in LAC Lugano on November 13 – 14, 2019. More than 300 people attended the two-day conference that brought together numerous experts and important players in the commodity trading and international trading sectors.
The annual international conference on commodities and commodity trading, organised by Lugano Commodity Trading Association (LCTA), was held in Lugano on November 13–14, 2019 at LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura. With a new format, the Global Commodities Conference has established itself as the pre-eminent gathering of world-renowned special guests, international trade experts, commodity traders, banking institutions and service providers.
Sergey Garmonin, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Switzerland
Mark Entin, Professor at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University)
DAY 1, NOVEMBER 13
Various hot topics were discussed at the conference, among them the opportunities and challenges of the Eurasian economic area, the impact of China’s One Belt, One Road (or New Silk Road) project on Europe and the rest of the world. A keynote speaker on the conference first day Mark Entin, Professor at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University), Holder of the Chair of European Law, Copresident of the scientific seminar permanent part of the Baltic Federal University, Member of the Russian Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, Russia’s Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Luxembourg (2012-2016), has brilliantly presented his theses on the subject Competition vs Cooperation in Greater Eurasia.
John Bruton, Former Prime Minister of Ireland
Attendees at the LAC
DAY 2, NOVEMBER 14
The second conference day was mostly focused on the role of banks in financing commodity trading, followed by three parallel seminars on the main sectors marketed in the canton of Ticino: metals, energy and shipping. The highlight of the second day was the opening speech by John Bruton, former Prime Minister of Ireland (1994-1997) and EU Ambassador to the United States (2004-2009).
An intense and rich conference programme has brought guests from all over the world to Lugano also this year. The conference is the key event for the trading community, as well as financial sector, as it provides attendees with an excellent opportunity to network, exchange experts’ opinions and get business development expertise. Following the success of this year’s conference, LCTA is preparing to host the 2020 Global Commodities Conference in Lugano.
Global Commodities
Conferences 2019
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DAY 1, NOVEMBER 13
DAY 2, NOVEMBER 14
November 13, 2019
16:30 – 21:30
Meeting room for B2B networking available to participants
16.30-17.00 / Sala 1
Registration
17.00-18.00 / Sala 1
Welcome Statements
Thomas Patrick, President, LCTA
Marco Borradori, Mayor of Lugano, Switzerland
Sergey Garmonin, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Switzerland
Norman Gobbi, Cantonal Councillor, Switzerland
Marco Longo, Chief Executive Officer, Intesa Sanpaolo Private Bank (Suisse) Morval SA
Antonio Fallico, President of Banca Intesa Russia and President of Associazione Conoscere Eurasia
18.00-18.30 / Sala 1
The Eurasian space and the “One Belt One Road” project: opportunities and challenges
Tatiana Volozhinskaya, Trade Representative of the Russian Federation to Switzerland
Murat Seitnepesov, CEO, Integral Petroleum
Elena Rovenskaya, Program Director, Advanced Systems Analysis Program, Acting Program Director, Evolution and Ecology Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (Laxenburg, Austria)
18.30-19.15 / Sala 1
Natural resources in Central Asia
Giovanni Marchelli, CEO, Coeclerici Commodities SA
Valeriy Vaisberg, Head of Research Department, GK Region
Inna Karpenko, Senior Credit Analyst, Banca Intesa Russia
19.15-19.45 / Sala 1
Special guest
Mark ENTIN
Professor at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University), Holder of the Chair of European Law, Copresident of the scientific seminar permanent part of the Baltic Federal University, Member of the Russian Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, Russia’s Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Luxembourg (2012-2016).
Topic: Competition vs. Cooperation in Greater Eurasia
November 14, 2019
08:30 – 14:30
Meeting room for B2B networking available to participants
8.30-9.00
Registration and welcome coffee
9.00-9.05
Welcome statements
Marco Passalia, Secretary General, LCTA
9.05-9.40
Special guest
John Bruton
Former Prime Minister, Ireland
John Bruton served as Prime Minister of Ireland (from 1994 to 1997) and more recently as EU Ambassador to the United States (2004-09).
9.40-10.30
The role of banks in commodity trade finance
Dmitry Derkatch, Chairman of the Management Board, Bank GPB International S.A.
Esam Mustafa I. Elrayas, Deputy General Manager, Bank UBAE
Christopher Harding, Managing Director, Mercuria
Thomas Patrick, CFO, DITH
Marc Schulz, Risk & Claims Director, Euler Hermes
Moderator: Marco Passalia, Secretary General, LCTA
10.30-10.50
What does the Swiss tax reform bring to commodity trading companies
Hartwig Hoffmann, Partner, International Tax Services, Ernst & Young, Lugano
10.50-11.20
Coffee break
Metals (sala 1)
11.20-11.40
The impact of trade tensions
Coleman Nee, Senior Economist, World Trade Organization
Fabrizio Vismara, Partner, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
Moderator: Marina Foltea, Founder and Managing Director, Trade Pacts
11.40-12.10
Trends that are shaping metal sector
Conor Rowley, Vice President, Credit Suisse International
12.10-13.00
The metals panel: analysis and debate
Dmitry Dvoretsky, Director, DITH
Carlo Ghezzi, Managing Director, GURTA AG
Sarah Hunt, Partner, HFW
Paul Laszlo, CFO, Bluequest Resources AG
Dominique Ortiz, Team Head, Metal Desk, BCV
Moderator: Marco Galimberti, CEO,
DP Trade SA
Energy (sala 4)
11.20-11.40
Macrotrends in the energy markets?
Sebastien Avenard, Senior Manager, Advisory Services, Ernst & Young, Lugano
11.40-12.10
A2A’s experience providing liquidity in GME’s MGAS by Market Making activity
Fabio Casamatta, Head of Trading & Execution, A2A S.p.A.
12.10-13.00
The energy panel and debate
Matija Barudzija, CEO, ENET Energy
Murat Seitnepesov, CEO, Integral Petroleum
Fabrizio Vismara, Partner, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
Gianluca Zonta, Senior Vice President, SNAM
Moderator: Stefano Colombo, CEO, Stan2services Sagl
Shipping (Teatro Studio)
11.20-11.40
Shipping: analysis and forecast
Derek Langston, Head of Research, Simpson Spence Young
11.40-12.10
Shipping & blockchain
David Moss, CEO, Strongblock
Alexander Varvarenko, CEO&Founder, SHIPNEXT
12.10-13.00
The shipping panel: analysis and debate
Michael Buisset, Partner, HFW
Guido Luigi Carbone, Business Development Senior Manager, Finsea Holding Company
Michael Queally, Director of Shipping, ADM Intermare
Derek Langston, Head of Research, Simpson Spence Young
Angelo Scarrà, Senior Chartering Manager, Starboard Shipping & Trading
Moderator: Michel’Angelo Piccinini, President, Propeller Club-Port of Lugano
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