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Founding Sponsor
Established in 2004, Mercuria is one of the world’s largest independent energy and commodity groups, bringing efficiency to the commodity value chain with technology, expertise, and low-carbon solutions. The Company established itself as a leader in the energy transition by pledging more than 50 percent of new investments toward renewables and transitional energy. The Group has made significant investments in projects such as renewable power, energy storage, grid optimization or critical transition minerals recycling, and environmental products such as carbon certificates.
Mercuria’s business includes trading flows, strategic assets, and structuring activities that generate more than $120 billion in turnover. The Company has built upon a series of strategic acquisitions, including the physical commodities trading unit of JPMorgan Chase & Company, Noble Group’s U.S. gas and power business, and the Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, reorganized as Minerva Bunkering. Mercuria plays its part in the global energy transition, contributing to global efforts to combat climate change and helping the world achieve the goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Gold Sponsor
CCI is a leading global energy commodity merchant and commodity infrastructure investment firm. CCI’s integrated merchant and asset investing platform is powered by its sophisticated risk management framework and data analytics which drive CCI’s ability to capture emerging opportunities across the global energy commodity value chain. Headquartered in the US, CCI participates in global energy markets through its presence across 8 offices and more than 500 employees.
Gold Sponsor
Gunvor Group is one of the world’s largest independent commodities trading houses by turnover, creating logistics solutions that safely and efficiently move physical energy from where it is sourced and stored to where it is demanded most. With strategic investments in energy infrastructure—refineries, pipelines, storage, terminals, mining and upstream—Gunvor further generates sustainable value across the global supply chain for its customers.
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Gold Sponsor
Trafigura is a leading commodities group, owned by its employees and founded 30 years ago. At the heart of global supply, Trafigura connects vital resources to power and build the world. We deploy infrastructure, market expertise and our worldwide logistics network to move oil and petroleum products, metals and minerals, gas and power from where they are produced to where they are needed, forming strong relationships that make supply chains more efficient, secure and sustainable. We invest in renewable energy projects and technologies to facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy, including through H2Energy Europe and joint venture Nala Renewables.
The Trafigura Group also comprises industrial assets and operating businesses including multi-metals producer Nyrstar, fuel storage and distribution company Puma Energy, and our Impala Terminals joint venture. The Group employs over 12,000 people and is active in 156 countries.
Visit: www.trafigura.com
Gold Sponsor
Over $3 trillion worth of global energy trade takes place on water every year. At Vortexa, we strive to provide energy and freight market participants with unprecedented access to global waterborne oil & gas operations data - allowing them to identify and capture opportunities in the market before anyone else.
Our Products:
Energy Flows Analytics: Vortexa’s energy flows data and analytics suite provides complete global waterborne oil & gas flows across time, for any location, fleet, charterer and more.
Freight Analytics: Our market-leading Freight Analytics suite provides key demand and supply indicators: availability, utilisation, distribution and congestion, as well as freight pricing and a pricing outlook.
Inventories Analytics: Onshore Crude and Offshore Floating Storage Inventories analytics supply market participants with the most complete, fast, and accurate data on global crude and oil product levels.
To find out more - visit www.vortexa.com
Silver Sponsor
Abaxx Commodity Futures Exchange and Clearinghouse (Abaxx Exchange) introduces centrally cleared, physically delivered futures contracts and derivatives to deliver better price signals, better risk management and an enhanced market ecosystem enabling energy and commodity markets to accelerate the energy transition.
Licensed as an Recognised Market Operator (RMO) and an Approved Clearinghouse (ACH) by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the Exchange's initial focus is global LNG and Carbon and Nickel benchmarks followed by continued solutions for Battery Metals.
Silver Sponsor
Axpo is driven by a single purpose – to enable a sustainable future through innovative energy solutions. Axpo is Switzerland's largest producer of renewable energy and an international leader in energy trading and the marketing of solar and wind power. Axpo combines the experience and expertise of more than 6,000 employees who are driven by a passion for innovation, collaboration and impactful change. Using cutting-edge technologies, Axpo innovates to meet the evolving needs of its customers in over 30 countries across Europe, North America and Asia.
Silver Sponsor
Chevron is one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies. We believe affordable, reliable and ever-cleaner energy is essential to achieving a more prosperous and sustainable world. Chevron produces crude oil and natural gas; manufactures transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals and additives; and develops technologies that enhance our business and the industry. We are focused on lowering the carbon intensity in our operations and seeking to grow lower carbon businesses along with our traditional business lines. More information about Chevron is available at
Silver Sponsor
We are one of the largest alternative investment managers in the commodities markets. Our investments are based on our deep understanding of commodity market fundamentals. We express our investment views through financial derivatives, physical supply and offtake, and financing.
Silver Sponsor
D.Trading is a pan-European commodity trading company that combines a client-oriented business approach with cutting-edge technology.
Established in Ukraine in 2019, D.Trading started its international expansion in 2021 with the ambition of becoming one of the top European trading houses by 2030, with a focus on CESEE, including Ukraine. We operate in 21 European countries with four strategically located hubs in Amsterdam, Kyiv, Zagreb and Zug. Our main portfolio products include electricity, with a particular focus on renewable energy sources (RES), natural gas, and fuels. We put significant emphasis on our ability to provide individually tailored trading solutions.
D.Trading operates on 15 exchanges, leveraging advanced tools and technologies to maximise benefits for our clients and partners.
Silver Sponsor
Energy Aspects is the industry-leading data & intelligence provider for energy commodity markets.
We provide clients with expert-driven, on-time analysis alongside critical data on global energy commodity markets, enabling them to make informed business decisions.
Utilising exclusive proprietary data and models, our expert team of analysts provide subscribers with complete solutions for your data and analytics needs.
Over 600 organisations, including oil majors, producers, refiners, trading houses, governments, hedge funds and utilities, rely on our research. Our goal is to reveal deeply interconnected trends in energy and finance to help our clients navigate the nuances of their markets.
Find out more here energyaspects.com
Silver Sponsor
IXM is one of the leading marketers and traders of physical metals and metal concentrates. IXM plays a key commercial role at each stage of the metals supply chain, particularly new energy metals, helping enable the energy transition. IXM’s global team of 470 people, spread across offices in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia are providing a full range of services to all our customers whether they are miners, fabricators, consumers or even other traders. We focus our energies on our customers needs, making markets wherever required and helping others manage the risk inherent in the commodities business, whilst providing world class contract execution, logistics and financing solutions to the metals industry. Revenues in 2023 exceeded 20Bn USD.
IXM (formerly LDC metals), was acquired by CMOC in 2018.
CMOC is one of the worlds largest Copper producers, and the worlds largest Cobalt producer. CMOC is also a significant Molybdenum, Tungsten, Niobium and Nickel producer.
Silver Sponsor
Kpler is a leading subscription-based data and analytics platform delivering real-time market intelligence for diverse commodities and their transportation. Today, its coverage spans over 40 markets, encompassing power, liquids, dry bulk, freight markets, and inventories.
Silver Sponsor
Norge Mining is an Anglo-Norwegian company focused on critical raw materials in Norway. JORC resource estimates from the Company’s Bjerkreim Exploration Project in southwest Norway have confirmed world-class deposits of phosphate, vanadium and titanium, materials with key roles in the clean energy transition, agriculture and other areas. In addition to creating a secure European supply, the provenance of these materials is of significant strategic importance for future customers’ net carbon zero and ESG commitments, a key requirement of which is supply chain transparency.
A Pre-Feasibility Study will be completed later this year and Norge Mining’s plans include a fully electrified mine and vertically integrated processing, capable of delivering carbon neutral products.
Founded in 2018, the Company is headquartered in London and has a 100%-owned Norwegian subsidiary, Norge Mineraler AS, with offices in Egersund and Oslo.
Silver Sponsor
At Six One Commodities, we are a dynamic global energy merchant specializing in the physical trade of energy commodities. Since our inception in 2018, we have carved out a distinctive presence in the market, backed by the expertise and financial acumen of Pinnacle Asset Management. With our headquarters in Stamford, CT, and strategic offices in Houston and Singapore, we are well-positioned to navigate the complexities of the global energy landscape.
Our ethos is anchored in delivering robust returns through disciplined risk management, fundamentals, and tapping into unique market opportunities. The Six One Commodities team is known for its deep market insights and strong client relationships, which enable us to offer tailored physical supply services and innovative structures that meet the diverse needs of our clientele.
As a global energy merchant and optimization company, we pride ourselves on our proven track record of execution excellence. We are committed to leveraging our extensive knowledge to provide unparalleled service and exceptional value, making Six One Commodities a trusted and reliable partner in the energy sector. We don't just trade energy; we optimize and innovate, ensuring that each transaction is executed with precision and foresight for sustained success.
Silver Sponsor
Rabobank is a cooperative bank with a mission. Together with our stakeholders, we have been dedicated to creating a future-proof society and tackling major societal challenges for 125 years. In the Netherlands, we serve retail and corporate clients; globally we focus on the food and agriculture sector. Our starting point is: together we can achieve more than we could individually.
Silver Sponsor
SEFE Securing Energy for Europe GmbH (SEFE) is an integrated midstream energy company headquartered in Berlin, Germany. SEFE is active in energy trading & portfolio management, sales, and storage operations and has its strongest presence in Germany and the United Kingdom. SEFE employs around 1.500 people and supplies more than 50.000 customers, in particular industrial customers, and municipal utilities in Germany and seven European markets. With sales volumes of more than 210 TWh gas SEFE plays a pivotal role in providing energy supply stability for Germany and Europe. SEFE is owned by the Federal Republic of Germany.
Silver Sponsor
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) is a core member of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), a Tokyo-based bank holding company that is ranked among the largest banks globally by assets under management.
The Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Division is an integral part of SMBC Group’s Global Business Unit. Having first established an office in London over a century ago, SMBC has steadily grown its footprint across the region, and today has a network of over 30 offices in 20 cities, consisting of branches, representative offices and subsidiaries.
SMBC Bank International (registered in the UK) and SMBC Bank EU AG (registered in Germany) are wholly owned subsidiaries of SMBC and are responsible for the management and control of much of the Group’s activities across EMEA.
Through its combined entities, the EMEA Division delivers a universal banking platform and a full suite of corporate finance solutions to its customers. SMBC’s Corporate and Investment Banking platform offers a broad range of wholesale banking products and services in corporate, structured and trade finance, leveraged finance, loan capital markets, treasury, and asset financing and leasing.
In addition, it provides investment banking and advisory services and a range of innovative solutions in global capital markets.
Silver Sponsor
Headquartered in Geneva, SOCAR Trading is the international marketing and development arm of SOCAR, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic. SOCAR Trading benefits from a presence across the value chain, with assets and activity in exploration and production, pipelines and exports, refining and petrochemicals, logistics and wholesale, and retail and distribution. SOCAR Trading has established partnerships and business relationships worldwide, including those with other state-owned entities. With a long-term view, the Company has invested in several physical infrastructure projects to enable it to generate trading flows.
Silver Sponsor
Sparta enables traders to identify opportunities with complete clarity and conviction. We are built by traders, for traders, so we know the competitive advantage you need is to be able to identify and capture opportunities first. We know that your current processes make that difficult. We know that maximising your speed to market will give you the edge. We know that you need intelligence and insights, not just data. We know that you want to trade, not just populate spreadsheets. That’s why we built the first and only all-in-one pricing, forecasting and live intelligence platform to deliver actionable, tradable market insights. Sparta sources and cleans high-quality data from world-leading brokerages and data houses, then analyses and interprets that data for you in real-time, enabling you to confidently determine where opportunities exist, maximise your speed to market and, ultimately, trade with conviction.
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Silver Sponsor
At Spencer Stuart, we know how much leadership matters. We are trusted by organizations around the world to help them make the senior-level leadership decisions that have a lasting impact on their enterprises. Through our executive search, board and leadership advisory services, we help build and enhance high-performing teams for select clients ranging from major multinationals to emerging companies to nonprofit institutions.
Privately held since 1956, we focus on delivering knowledge, insight and results through the collaborative efforts of a team of experts — now spanning more than 60 offices, over 30 countries and more than 50 practice specialties. Boards and leaders consistently turn to Spencer Stuart to help address their evolving leadership needs in areas such as senior-level executive search, board recruitment, board effectiveness, succession planning, in-depth senior management assessment, employee engagement and many other facets of culture and organizational effectiveness.
Knowledge Partner
McKinsey is a global management consulting firm committed to helping organizations accelerate sustainable and inclusive growth. We work with clients across the private, public, and social sectors to solve complex problems and create positive change for all their stakeholders. We combine bold strategies and transformative technologies to help organizations innovate more sustainably, achieve lasting gains in performance, and build workforces that will thrive for this generation and the next.
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Welcome Drinks Sponsor
BB Energy (BBE) is among the world’s leading independent energy trading companies, with twelve strategically positioned offices around the globe and over 50 years of trading experience.
BBE has consolidated experience in trading, operations, chartering, logistics, storage, refining, and financing, trading in excess of 41 million metric tonnes (MT) of crude oil, petroleum product, and gas.
BBE Renewables was established in 2021 to diversify from Oil & Gas by investing and financing in renewable projects. In alignment with BBE’s focus on decarbonized energy sources, a Carbon Trading desk was also created.
BB Energy continues to benefit from a strong knowledge of the markets where it operates and is constantly evolving to meet new challenges.
Evening Nightcap Sponsor
Vitol is a leader in the energy sector with a presence across the spectrum: from oil through to power, renewables and carbon. It trades 7.6 million barrels per day of crude oil and products, and charters circa 6,200 ship voyages every year. Vitol’s clients include national oil companies, multinationals, leading industrial companies and utilities. Founded in Rotterdam in 1966, today Vitol serves clients from some 40 offices worldwide and is invested in energy assets globally including: 16 m m 3 of storage globally, 500 k b/d of refining capacity, over 6,400 service stations and a growing portfolio of transitional and renewable energy assets. Revenues in 2021 were $279 billion.
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