S&P Global Platts South Asia Commodities Virtual Forum

^{South Asia’s road to recovery post-COVID}

As South Asia prepares for the new normal in a post-pandemic environment downward pressure is coming from economic uncertainty, rapid change and high volatility. The markets are in flux.

Therefore, it is vital for you to stay informed and our South Asia Virtual Forum in February will help you gain essential insights, to do just that.

Join us to hear from S&P Global Platts specialists on key critical content that will help you break down complex issues and gain clarity on fundamentals that will impact your business. Let us be your guide.

The forum will allow you to access five different tracks focusing on eight key commodity areas:

Oil
Petrochemicals
Agriculture
Metals
Coal
LNG
Hydrogen
Shipping

View the agenda now below to learn more about each track!

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February 4 2021
February 5 2021

Day 2: Agriculture, Petrochemicals, Coal and Shipping

10:00 AM

Opening remarks

Chairman: Praveen Kumar, Director, Client Development (Asia Pacific), S&P Global Platts

10:10 AM

Agriculture

Global vegetable oil markets – a 2020-21 Overview
Ligia Andriolo, Editor,S&P Global Platts
Anu Das, Editor, S&P Global Platts
George Duke,Editor, S&P Global Platts

Petrochemicals

China’s investment in self-sufficiency and its effect on Asian Markets
Tess Tseng, Editor,S&P Global Platts

10:35 AM

Agriculture

Sugar Analytics
Brian Ng, Editor,S&P Global Platts

Petrochemicals

Asian methanol: shift in India trade flow and impact to the rest of the world
Shivangi Acharya, Editor, S&P Global Platts

Asian Polymers: Key developments to watch out for in 2021
Stuti Chawla, Editor, S&P Global Platts

11:00 AM

Agriculture

Q&A Session
Ligia Andriolo, Editor, S&P Global Platts
Anu Das, Editor, S&P Global Platts
George Duke, Editor, S&P Global Platts
Hetal Gandhi, Director, S&P Global Platts
Brian Ng, Editor, S&P Global Platts

Petrochemicals

Analytics - marco view: olefins and aromatics
Eshwar Yennigalla, Analyst, S&P Global Platts

11:25 AM

Interview with industry leader

11:40 AM

Agriculture

The Pakistani and Indian rice markets: how exporters weathered 2020 and what we can expect in the rest of 2021.
Charlotte James, Managing Editor, S&P Global Platts

Petrochemicals

Panel: Road to recovery – what’s next for South Asia
Moderator:
Ashna Mishra, Associate Editor, S&P Global Platts

Panelists:
Stuti Chawla, Editor, S&P Global Platts
Mayur Patil, Associate Director, CRISIL Research
Tess Tseng, Editor, S&P Global Platts
Eshwar Yennigalla, Analyst, S&P Global Platts
Shavangi Acharya, Editor, S&P Global Platts

12:30 PM

Break

01:30 PM

Interview with industry leader

1:45 PM

Coal

Thermal coal’s relevance in the global energy mix and what it means for South Asia
Deepak Kannan, Managing Editor, Thermal Coal, S&P Global Platts

2:10 PM

Coal

Analytics: can Southeast Asia and Indian coal import demand continue to surge?
Sunaina Arya, Analytics Specialist Coal, S&P Global Platts

2:35 PM

Shipping

Dry bulk shipping: How are the dry markets evolving through COVID-19

Shiram Sivaramakrishnan

Managing Editor, S&P Global Platts

A sea of change in container shipping: key themes and trends that are here to stay

Baoying Ng, Global Managing Editor, Container Freight

Bilal Abdi, Associate Editor, Asia Container Freight

Tanker markets; Sailing through the pandemic

Pradeep Rajan, Managing Editor, S&P Global Platts

3:00 PM

Closing Remarks

Chairman: Praveen Kumar, Director, Client Development (Asia Pacific), S&P Global Platts

3:15 PM

South Asia Commodities Virtual Forum concludes

Day 1: Oil, Metals, LNG/Hydrogen

10:00 AM	Special Opening Address Chairman: Gauthier Mulder, Commercial Director, S&P Global Platts
10:20 AM	The global economy's new normal Moderator: Mriganka Jaipuriyar, Head of News,Asia, S&P Global Platts Panelists: Dhamakirti Joshi, Chief Economist, CRISIL Chris Midgley, Global Head of Analytics, S&P Global Platts Shaun Roache, Chief Economist, S&P Global Platts Ratings
11:10 AM	Oil Analytics: refining landscape after one year of COVID-19 Dr Kang Wu, Head of Macro, Demand, Risk and Asia Analytics, S&P Global Platts Metals Ferrous Panel Discussion Paul Bartholomew, Senior Editor, S&P Global Platts Ronnie Cecil, Raw Materials Analyst, S&P Global Market Intelligence Andrew Glass, Director, Avatar Commodities
11:35 AM	Oil Crude: American Gulf Coast Select (AGS) Esa Ramasamy, Director, Commercial Strategy Development, S&P Global Platts Metals Battery Metals Jiahong Ong, Associate Editor, Non-ferrous Metals, S&P Global Platts
12:00 PM	Break
1:00 PM	Oil Demand supply deconstruction and revival in the Middle East crude market Ada Taib, Managing Editor, Coal Oil, S&P Global Platts Metals Steel Raw Materials (Coking Coal & IO) Jeff Lu, Managing Editor, S&P Global Platts
1:35 PM	Oil Road and air transport fuels in Asia Jonathan Nonis, Associate Editorial Director, S&P Global Platts Metals Indian Steel at a Crossroads: An update on domestic and export markets Ashima Tyagi, Editor, S&P Global Platts
1:50 PM	Interview with industry speaker
2:10 PM	LNG/Hydrogen Fundamental changes in LNG pricing and trading across international, South Asian markets Kenneth Foo, Regional Manager, Asia, LNG, S&P Global Platts
2:35 PM	LNG/Hydrogen Building the Chain: how global gas prices and fundamentals will interact moving forward Jeff Moore, LNG Analytics, S&P Global Platts
3:00 PM	LNG/Hydrogen European LNG markets and the US response to prices Desmond Wong Zheng Wei, Managing Editor, S&P Global Platts
3:25 PM	LNG/Hydrogen Platts hydrogen assessments: cost of production prices at key global hubs Jeffrey McDonald, Pricing Specialist, S&P Global Platts
3:50 PM	Closing remarks Chairman: Sudharshan Rajagopal, Senior Commercial Manager, S&P Global Platts
4:00 PM	End of Day One