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The Cobalt & Molybdenum Seminar programme 2010 will provide you with the perfect opportunity to learn more about the new LME cobalt and molybdenum contracts and the opportunities they present for pricing risk in the futures market.
Experts in the financial and physical industry will join the LME and Metal-Pages to deliver a series of dynamic and thought-provoking presentations and panel discussions.
8.30 - 9.00am: Registration & refreshments
Managing minor metals risk with the LME
9.00am: Welcome & keynote address: Martin Abbott, Chief Executive, London Metal Exchange
Regulation and Transparency
9.30am: Keynote address: Regulation and Transparency - Diarmuid O’Hegarty, Deputy Chief Executive, London Metal Exchange
10.00am: Panel discussion: The role of the speculator
- Diarmuid O’Hegarty, Deputy Chief Executive, London Metal Exchange
- Peter Koken, Managing Director, ThyssenKrupp Metallurgie GmbH
- Gonzalo Cuadra, Managing Director, Chile Copper
10.30 - 11.00am: Morning refreshment break
Physical Delivery Master Class
11.00am: Introduction - Chris Evans, New Products Manager, London Metal Exchange
11.20am: The role of the broker in LME warehousing - Andrew Silver, Account Executive, Natixis Commodity Markets
11.50am: Physical delivery issues and mechanisms - Mike Cotterill, Consultant to the London Metal Exchange and Chris Evans, New Products Manager, London Metal Exchange
12.30 - 1.30pm: Lunch
The Transition to an Exchange Market
1.30pm: Keynote address: Are terminal markets convenient for raw materials? - a producer perspective - Gonzalo Cuadra, Managing Director, Chile Copper
2.00pm: Using the LME - a consumer perspective - Deborah Stott, Purchasing Director UK & Europe, Firth Rixson
2.30pm: Price discovery and the LME - Chris Evans, New Products Manager, London Metal Exchange
3.00pm: Why Companies Hedge? - Catherine Markey, Head of Education, London Metal Exchange
3.30 - 4.00pm: Afternoon refreshment break
The Role of Hedging
4.00pm: Hedging minor metals risk - a bankers perspective - Pär Melander, Head of Commodity Sales, Handelsbanken Capital Markets
4.30pm: Panel discussion: Hedging
- Nick French, Operations Manager, SFP Metals UK
- Iain Paterson, Managing Director, LN Metals
- Pär Melander, Head of Commodity Sales, Handelsbanken Capital Markets
- Deborah Stott, Purchasing Director UK & Europe, Firth Rixson
- Catherine Markey, Head of Education, London Metal Exchange
5.00pm: Closing Remarks
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