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
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10:00 AM |
Opening remarks Chairman: Ibnu Bramono, Client Development Manager, S&P Global Platts |
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10:10 AM |
Agriculture Global vegetable oil markets – a 2020-21 overview Petrochemicals China’s investment in self-sufficiency and its effect on Asian markets |
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10:35 AM |
Agriculture Sugar analytics Petrochemicals Asian methanol: shift in India trade flow and impact to the rest of the world Asian polymers: key developments to watch out for in 2021 |
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11:00 AM |
Agriculture Q&A Session Petrochemicals Analytics - marco-view: olefins and aromatics |
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11:25 AM |
Interview with Dr. Debanjan Saha, Derivatives Desk, International Trade and Risk Management, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) |
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11:40 AM |
Agriculture The Pakistani and Indian rice markets: how exporters weathered 2020 and what we can expect in the rest of 2021. Petrochemicals Panel: Road to recovery – what’s next for South Asia Panelists: |
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12:05 PM |
Interview with Matthew George, General Manager - Petrochemicals, Indian Oil |
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12:25 PM |
Break |
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01:25 PM |
Interview with Mahendra Garusinghe, D.G.M. (Commercial & Supply Chain), Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, (Ceypetco) Interviewer: Rob Smith, Commercial Manager, S&P Global Platts |
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1:45 PM |
Coal Thermal coal’s relevance in the global energy mix and what it means for South Asia |
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2:10 PM |
Coal Analytics: can Southeast Asia and Indian coal import demand continue to surge? |
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2:35 PM |
Shipping
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3:00 PM |
Closing Remarks Chairman: Jai Tiwari, Relationship Manager, S&P Global Platts |
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3:15 PM |
South Asia Commodities Virtual Forum concludes |
Day 1: Oil, Metals, LNG/Hydrogen
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09:50 AM |
Opening Address Chairman: Gauthier Mulder, Commercial Director, S&P Global Platts |
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10:00 AM |
Special Keynote: Hon'ble Petroleum and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan |
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10:15 AM |
Keynote Indian Oil: Mr. Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra, Indian Oil Corporation |
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10:30 AM |
The global economy's new normal Panelists: |
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11:10 AM |
Oil Analytics: refining landscape after one year of COVID-19 Metals Ferrous Panel Discussion |
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11:35 AM |
Oil Crude: American Gulf Coast Select (AGS) Metals Battery Metals |
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12:00 PM |
Break |
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1:00 PM |
Oil Demand supply deconstruction and revival in the Middle East crude market Metals Steel raw materials (Coking Coal & IO) |
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1:35 PM |
Oil Road and air transport fuels in Asia Metals Indian steel at a crossroads: an update on domestic and export markets |
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1:50 PM |
Oil Interview with R. K. Singhal, Executive Director, (Marketing – Shipping & International LNG), GAIL Metals Interview with Basudev Mishra, Executive Director, Steel Authority of India (SAIL) |
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2:10 PM |
LNG/Hydrogen Fundamental changes in LNG pricing and trading across international, South Asian markets |
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2:35 PM |
LNG/Hydrogen Building the Chain: how global gas prices and fundamentals will interact moving forward |
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3:00 PM |
LNG/Hydrogen European LNG markets and the US response to prices |
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3:25 PM |
LNG/Hydrogen Platts hydrogen assessments: cost of production prices at key global hubs |
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3:50 PM |
Closing remarks Chairman: Sudharshan Rajagopal, Senior Commercial Manager, S&P Global Platts |
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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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