FT Commodities Americas Summit 2019 | Financial Times | 23 September 2019 | Belmond Copacabana Palace, Av. Atlântica, 1702 - Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22021-001, Brazil

From oil to agriculture and mining, the Americas is a global commodities powerhouse. Yet countries such as Brazil have yet to achieve their potential and fully leverage a rich endowment of natural resources. They are also having to navigate an increasing volatile geopolitical backdrop as well as big structural trends such as the energy transition and decarbonisation, which will shape commodity markets for decades to come.

The third FT Commodities Americas Summit will examine the challenges and opportunities facing commodity producing nations across the region and the pivotal role they will play in supplying the world with raw materials.

Why attend?
• Interact with leaders of the commodities industry who have special focus and interest in the region.
• Hear from an expert panel of speakers and FT journalists, bringing the most pressing issues to life through a range of panel discussions and keynote speeches.
• Analyse the latest supply and demand trends in the full range of commodities; from agriculture to energy to metals

Who attends?
The FT Commodities Summit will be attended by:
• C-Suite
• VP and Directors
• Fund Managers
• Head of Fixed Income
• Currencies and Commodities (FICC)
• Market Risk Analysts
• Commodity Traders
• Heads of Commodity Procurement

2019 Speakers

MODERATORS:

Neil Hume
Natural Resources Editor, Financial Times

Andres Schipani
Brazil Correspondent, Financial Times

SPEAKERS:

Wilson Witzel
Governor, State of Rio de Janeiro

Anelise Quintão Lara
Chief Refining and Natural Gas Officer, Petrobras Brasil

Valmor Schaffer
MD Brazil, COFCO International

Daniel Amaral
Chief Economist, ABIOVE

João Alberto Brando
Director, P&A

Lucas Luis Costa Beber
Managing Director, Aprosoja-MT

Victor Hugo Froner Bicca
Managing Director, National Mining Agency

Ana Cabral
Chief Strategy Officer, Sigma Lithium

Vânia Carvalho
Brazil Commercial Director, ExxonMobil

José Firmo
Chairman, IBP & President, Seadrill Americas

Elbia Gannoum
Economist, PhD, Federal University of Santa Catarina

Armando Henriques
Chief Executive Officer, Angra Energy Partners

Carolina Hernandez Tascon
Head of Commercial and Trading G&O Brazil, COFCO International

Nathan Herskowicz
Executive President, Sindicado da Indústria de Café do Estado de São Paulo

Zeina Latif
Chief Economist, XP Investimentos

Eduardo Ledsham
Chief of Regions, BAMIN

Adam Matthews
Director of Ethics and Engagement, Church of England Pensions Board

Guilherme Morya
Senior Economic Analyst, Rabobank Brazil

Solange Ribeiro
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Neoenergia

Luciano Siani Pires
Chief Financial Officer, Vale

Ivan de Araujo Simões Filho
Head of Corporate Affairs, Anglo American

Paulo Sousa
Director of South American Grains & Oil Seeds, Cargill

Oliver Stuenkel
Associate Professor of International Relations, Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV)

Marcos Troyjo
Deputy Minister, Foreign Trade & International Affairs, Ministry of the Economy, Government of Brazil

Willem Van Twembeke
CEO, Inkia Energy

Alexandre Vidigal de Oliveira
Secretary of Geology, Mining and Mineral Transformation, Ministry of Mines and Energy

Rogerio Zampronha
President, Vestas LATAM South

2019 Sponsors and Partners

HOST PARTNER:
• COFCO

ASSOCIATE SPONSORS:
• Eurasian Resources Group
• Louis Dreyfus Company

SUPPORTING PARTNERS:
• ABAG
• ABIC
• Aboissa
• ABPA
• APTA
• Embrapa
• Orplana