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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Agenda

February 4 2021
February 5 2021

Day 2: Agriculture, Petrochemicals, Coal and Shipping

10:00 AM

Opening remarks

Chairman: Ibnu Bramono, Client Development Manager, 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, Associate Editor, S&P Global Platts

Asian polymers: key developments to watch out for in 2021
Stuti Chawla, Managing Editor, S&P Global Platts

11:00 AM

Agriculture

Q&A Session
Hetal Gandhi, Director, CRISIL Research
Ligia Andriolo, Editor, S&P Global Platts
Anu Das, Editor, S&P Global Platts
George Duke, Editor, 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 Dr. Debanjan Saha, Derivatives Desk, International Trade and Risk Management, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL)
Interviewer: Sambit Mohanty, Editorial Lead, Petroleum News, S&P Global Platts

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

12:05 PM

Interview with Matthew George, General Manager - Petrochemicals, Indian Oil
Interviewer: Sambit Mohanty, Editorial Lead, Petroleum News, S&P Global Platts

12:25 PM

Break

01:25 PM

Interview with Mahendra Garusinghe, D.G.M. (Commercial & Supply Chain), Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, (Ceypetco)
and M.A.D. Mallikarachchi, Deputy General Manager, (Technical Services & Corporate Affairs), Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, (Ceypetco)

Interviewer: Rob Smith, Commercial Manager, S&P Global Platts

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 dry markets evolving through COVID-19

Shriram Sivaramakrishnan

Managing Editor, S&P Global Platts

A sea of change in container shipping: key themes and trends going forward

Baoying Ng, Global Managing Editor, S&P Global Platts

Bilal Abdi, Associate Editor, S&P Global Platts

Tanker markets; Sailing through the pandemic

Pradeep Rajan, Managing Editor, S&P Global Platts

3:00 PM

Closing Remarks

Chairman: Jai Tiwari, Relationship Manager, S&P Global Platts

3:15 PM

South Asia Commodities Virtual Forum concludes

Day 1: Oil, Metals, LNG/Hydrogen

09:50 AM	Opening Address Chairman: Gauthier Mulder, Commercial Director, S&P Global Platts
10:00 AM	Special Keynote: Hon'ble Petroleum and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
10:15 AM	Keynote Indian Oil: Mr. Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra, Indian Oil Corporation
10:30 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, Editorial Team Lead, S&P Global Platts Ronnie Cecil, Principal Analyst, Metals & Mining, S&P Global Market Intelligence Andrew Glass, Director, Avatar Commodities
11:35 AM	Oil Crude: American Gulf Coast Select (AGS) Dan Colover, Market Engagement Manager, Middle East, 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, Crude 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	Oil Interview with R. K. Singhal, Executive Director, (Marketing – Shipping & International LNG), GAIL Interviewer: Sambit Mohanty, Editorial Lead, Petroleum News, S&P Global Platts Metals Interview with Basudev Mishra, Executive Director, Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Interviewer: Paul Bartholomew, Editorial Team Lead, S&P Global Platts
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 Zheng Wei Wong, Managing Editor, European and Atlantic Basin LNG, 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

Note: Agenda subject to change

Keynote Speakers

DHARMENDRA PRADHAN

Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel

RANJAN KUMAR MOHAPATRA

Director (Human Resources), Indian Oil Corporation

Speakers

ANDREW GLASS

Director, Avatar Commodities

DHAMAKIRTI JOSHI

Chief Economist, CRISIL

HETAL GANDHI

Director, CRISIL Research

MAYUR PATIL

Associate Director, CRISIL Research

RONNIE CECIL

Raw Materials Analyst, S&P Global Market Intelligence

ADA TAIB

Managing Editor, Crude Oil, S&P Global Platts

ANU DAS

Editor, S&P Global Platts

ASHIMA TYAGI

Editor, S&P Global Platts

ASHNA MISHRA

Associate Editor, S&P Global Platts

BAOYING NG

Global Managing Editor, Container Freight, S&P Global Platts

BILAL ABDI

Associate Editor, Asia Container Freight, S&P Global Platts

BRIAN NG

Editor, S&P Global Platts

CHARLOTTE JAMES

Managing Editor, S&P Global Platts

CHRIS MIDGLEY

Global Head of Analytics, S&P Global Platts

DEEPAK KANNAN

Managing Editor, Thermal Coal, S&P Global Platts

DESMOND ZHENG WEI WONG

Managing Editor – European and Atlantic Basin LNG, S&P Global Platts

ESHWAR YENNIGALLA

Analyst, S&P Global Platts

GAUTHIER MULDER

Commercial Director, S&P Global Platts

GEORGE DUKE

Editor, S&P Global Platts

JEFF LU

Managing Editor, S&P Global Platts

JEFF MOORE

LNG Analytics, S&P Global Platts

JEFFREY MCDONALD

Pricing Specialist, S&P Global Platts

JIAHONG ONG

Associate Editor, Non-ferrous Metals, S&P Global Platts

JONATHAN NONIS

Associate Editorial Director, S&P Global Platts

KANG WU

Head of Macro, Demand, Risk and Asia Analytics, S&P Global Platts

KENNETH FOO

Regional Manager, Asia, LNG, S&P Global Platts

LIGIA ANDRIOLO

Editor, S&P Global Platts

MRIGANKA JAIPURIYAR

Head of News, Asia, S&P Global Platts

PAUL BARTHOLOMEW

Editorial Team Lead, S&P Global Platts

PRADEEP RAJAN

Managing Editor, S&P Global Platts

SHIVANGI ACHARYA

Editor, S&P Global Platts

SHAUN ROACHE

Chief Economist, S&P Global Platts Ratings

SHRIRAM SIVARAMAKRISHNAN

Managing Editor, S&P Global Platts

STUTI CHAWLA

Editor, S&P Global Platts

SUDHARSHAN RAJAGOPAL

Senior Commercial Manager, S&P Global Platts

SUNAINA ARYA

Analytics Specialist Coal, S&P Global Platts

TESS TSENG

Editor, S&P Global Platts

Dammika Mallikaarachchi

Deputy General Manager (Technical Services & Corporate Affairs), Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC)

Mahendra Garusinghe

Deputy General Manager (Commercial and Supply chain), Ceylon Petroleum Corporation

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