The opening keynote conversation features a presentation from WTO’s Marc Auboin on the highly pressing topic of deglobalisation. He is then joined on stage by industry expert, Kona Haque, for an exchange on how these changes are surfacing in the commodities industry.

With trader and producer SMEs often left without affordable or attainable bank or alternative lender liquidity, the relationships between corporates is even more crucial at a time when the industry is making constant changes towards a greener future. This panel looks at how medium to large corporates are working with smaller producers to bridge the financing gap, and navigate the energy transition.

Sustainability-linked debt and digital debt instruments have become embedded in commodity finance, but to what extent is this borrowing instrument serving its purpose, and how can it be strengthened?

In this session, we hear from the commodity traders which have closed ECA-backed deals on why the export finance market is becoming increasingly appealing as a borrowing tool, and the ECAs outline their requirements from traders.