Collect your badge from the registration desk and grab a coffee before the first session

TXF’s editor in chief Jonathan Bell welcomes delegates to Global Commodity and Sustainable Natural Resources Finance 2023 with some opening remarks.

Kicking off day one, specialist commodities economist Daniela Corsini will walk delegates through her outlook on the reopening of China, and the wider implications this has on the commodities and natural resources landscape. Following this, the stage will open to discussion from a panel of commodities trade experts.

This year’s global traders panel will compare and contrast trader strategies across four key areas: sustainability, reaction to recession and inflation, China reopening, and the energy crisis. - Which traders have taken the plunge into the carbon credit market? Those who haven’t, what is holding you back? - Inflation can be a positive for traders, but the world is in danger of stagflation. What might this mean for the traders? - Whilst the energy crisis is directly affecting energy trade, it is also having an impact throughout supply chains. How are trader’s accommodating high prices?

Grab a coffee and get networking!

This session puts commodity trade finance and natural resources global heads to the test, with an opening quick-fire round, a more in-depth discussion on top trends from inflation to ESG strategies, and a gameshow-style Family Fortunes finisher! - How drastically is inflation affecting cost of funding and the wider lending landscape? - How have bank portfolios changed over the past year, in terms of both sectors and jurisdictions, and what changes are expected in the coming year? - To what extent are banks innovating when it comes to ESG strategies and sustainable finance?

Demand for risk management solutions is on the rise, as market practitioners look for efficient ways to mitigate the range of risks they face. This session both spotlights the key risks in the market today, while also looking at ways to mitigate them, and will cover: - The take up of new tech solutions and AI-powered innovation - Advances in collateral management that focus not just on the whereabouts of goods, but also their conditions (e.g. temperature monitoring and humidity levels).

The final coffee break of the day

SMEs are facing similar issues across all sectors; interest rates are up, profit margins are tight, and bank appetite is low. The ‘flight to quality’ has resulted in capital migration, concentrated amongst the titan traders. This session focuses on the seemingly impossible job that SMEs are facing across the agri, energy, and shipping and bunkering spaces. - Ultimately, alternative financing should be a lifeline for SMEs in this economic climate, but are funds catering to this market effectively enough? - What role are the various owners of capital playing in connecting SMEs with financing? - How can SMEs improve on corporate governance and risk management to gain more trust and support from lenders?

To round off the first day of content, TXF's editor in chief Jonathan Bell gives closing remarks.

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