Bonnie Y Chan, Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX)
Bonnie Y Chan was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited on 1 March 2024.
Ms Chan brings more than 30 years of global capital markets leadership and expertise. She has played a leading role in supporting the transformation of Hong Kong’s listed market and infrastructure, enhancing market quality, attractiveness, and efficiency, and helping position HKEX as a leading global exchange group.
Ms Chan has held leadership roles in legal and financial services with Asia-Pacific and global responsibilities. Before becoming CEO, Ms Chan was HKEX’s Co-Chief Operating Officer, where she oversaw the Group’s key operational and strategic functions. Ms Chan first joined HKEX as Head of IPO Transactions in 2007 from Morgan Stanley, where she spent four years leading the legal function for the investment bank’s Asia capital markets business. She rejoined HKEX in 2020 as Head of Listing, after serving as a partner at international law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell focusing on capital markets between 2010 and 2019.
Ms Chan is a frequent contributor to the World Economic Forum and is a member of the Forum’s Centre for Financial and Monetary Systems Advisory Council.
In Hong Kong, Ms Chan served as a member of the Financial Services Development Council between 2015 and 2018, and was a member of its Board of Directors between 2019 and 2020. She was also a member of the Standing Committee of Company Law Reform and the Disciplinary Panel of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Ms Chan was recognised as one of the World Federation of Exchanges’ Women Leaders between 2021 and 2023. She was also recognised among IFLR1000’s Asia Best Lawyers in 2019 and was named The American Lawyer’s Dealmaker of the Year in 2018.
Ms Chan holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Hong Kong and a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School. She is admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong and an attorney at law in New York State.
Shaun Usmar, Chief Executive Officer, Vale Base Metals
Shaun Usmar joined Vale Base Metals in October, 2024, as CEO, focused on driving growth and unlocking the full value of the Vale Base Metals business. He has overseen the transformation of VBM’s operations, finances and culture, enhancing safety, increasing production, reducing costs and setting the stage for growth. He was recognized as 2025 ‘Mining Leader of the Year’ by Resourcing Tomorrow.
Shaun is an international mining executive with over 30 years of global experience in operational, financial, and executive leadership roles across some of the world’s largest mining companies. He has served in senior leadership roles at Barrick Gold, Xstrata, BHP Billiton, and most recently was the founder and CEO of Triple Flag Precious Metals, a role that he held for eight years. He has served as a director on several boards, including Peabody Energy, Triple Flag and the World Gold Council, and is currently a non-executive director of Alamos Gold. Since 2010, Shaun has worked as a senior volunteer with Make-A-Wish Canada, serving as National Board Chair until early 2026. His involvement reflects a long-standing passion for making a meaningful impact on the lives of children facing critical illnesses.
Shaun holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Metallurgy and Materials from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa, and an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
Saad Rahim, Chief Economist, Trafigura
Prior to joining Trafigura, he was the Chief Economist at BG Group (now Shell), a major integrated oil and gas company, and prior to that Deputy Chief Economist at Chevron Corporation. Before joining Chevron, Mr. Rahim was an international energy advisor with PFC Energy (now part of S&P Global).
Mr. Rahim received BA degrees in Economics and Political Science from Stanford University, and attended the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) for advanced degree work in Economics and Global Energy.
Matthew Chamberlain, Chief Executive Officer, London Metal Exchange
Matthew joined the LME in 2012, having advised HKEX on the acquisition of the LME while at UBS. He started his career at Citibank, and holds an MA from Trinity College, Cambridge.
Iván Arriagada, Chief Executive Officer, Antofagasta plc
Iván holds a Master of Science degree from the London School of Economics. He graduated as an Engineer from the Adolfo Ibañez Business School at Universidad Federico Santa María in Chile. Under his leadership, the company has signbificantly reduced its use of continental water, moved to use only renewables for its mining operations, and invested over $6 billion in growth projects to increase copper production by 30% in the medium term.
Iván has been in the natural resource industries for most of his professional life. He started working in the Oil & Gas Industry, working for the Royal Dutch Shell Group, with positions in Latin America, the US and the UK. He then moved into Mining and Metals where he has spent over 20 years. Prior to joining Antofagasta Minerals, he held the position of Chief Financial Officer at Codelco, the Chile State owned company and the largest copper producer in the world. Before this, at BHP Billiton, he held several positions in the Base Metals division, including amongst these Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Operations.
Antofagasta plc is a Chile-based company listed on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. Antofagasta plc is one of the 10 largest global copper producers in the world. Currently, it operates four copper mines situated in Chile: Los Pelambres, Centinela, Antucoya and Zaldívar. Antofagasta's exploration activities include prospects in the Americas. It also holds a 19% stake in Peruvian mining company Buenaventura.
Alongside the Mining group, Antofagasta also runs a Transport division comprising of a railway company dedicated to serving the mining industry in northern Chile.
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Amy Gower, Executive Director, Head of Metals and Mining Commodity Strategy, Morgan Stanley
Amy Gower (née Sergeant) leads the Metals and Mining Commodity Strategy team at Morgan Stanley.
The team publishes research on market developments and on the outlook for base metals, bulk commodities, precious metals and battery metals.
Amy joined Morgan Stanley in 2013, starting in the Commodities division in Sales and Trading. She joined the Oil Research team in June 2017, looking at crude oil and refined products markets.
She moved over to cover metals markets in 2021 and has a particular focus on base metals and battery metals. Amy graduated from the University of Leeds with a BA in French and Management and is a CFA Charterholder.
Tom Langston, Senior Market Analyst, International Tin Association
Tom Langston is a Senior Market Analyst at the International Tin Association (ITA), the global authority on tin.
ITA represents more than two-thirds of global tin production and works closely with tin users through teams focused on markets, sustainability and technology.
Tom leads the Association's market intelligence function, overseeing its data-driven analysis and reporting. Prior to joining ITA in 2023, he worked in financial services at firms including Goldman Sachs and UBS. Tom holds a BSc (Hons) in Geology from the University of Bristol.
Natalie Scott-Gray, Senior Metals Analyst, StoneX Financial Ltd
Natalie Scott-Gray is a Senior Metals Analyst in the Market Intelligence department of StoneX Financial Ltd.
Based in the London office, she complements the existing StoneX commodity research presence by specialising in the LME and battery material metals markets, and has built up a regular following across clients, the press and in the wider market space. Prior to StoneX, Natalie was a Senior Metals Markets Analyst in the GFMS team at Refinitv.
She specialised in precious metals activity among central banks and international financial institutions, in addition to following demand for bullion both in the paper and physical investment markets. Natalie covered precious metal fundamentals across Europe, including analysis on the automotive markets, along with the chemical and petrochemical sectors.
She was also the key analyst covering materials used in rechargeable batteries, predominately utilised in both the automotive and power grid sectors. Prior to GFMS, Natalie was an oil and gas upstream analyst. She holds a Masters Degree in Chemistry from the University of Edinburgh.
Jorge Vazquez, Managing Director of Market Intelligence and Industry Consulting, HARBOR Aluminum
Jorge Vazquez began his career as an aluminum industry analyst in 1995. In 2007, he founded HARBOR Aluminum and became Managing Director of Market Intelligence and Industry Consulting.
Jorge is advisor to the world’s largest aluminum upstream and downstream companies on topics related to aluminum market intelligence, trade, prices, procurement/marketing strategy, and industry competitiveness.
He has become the world’s most sought-after aluminum expert for legal disputes, arbitration cases, and government hearings. Mr. Vazquez has been advisor to the U.S. Senate (Carl Levin and John McCain), the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. International Trade Commission, and the Canadian Trade Tribunal on matters related to the aluminum industry.
Jorge is the only aluminum market expert that has ever been invited to testify on matters related to the aluminum market before the U.S. Senate.
Graeme Train, Head of Metals and Minerals Analysis, Trafigura
With 20 years' experience in commodity markets, Graeme specialises in understanding how economic, geopolitical and policy developments shape commodity markets and the metals and mining industry.
Prior to joining Trafigura, Graeme led China commodity research at Macquarie, following earlier research roles covering the Asian steel and raw materials markets.
Graeme holds BA (Hons) degrees in Mathematics and Philosophy from the University of York.
Richard Howard, Global research Director, Aurora Energy Research
Before joining Aurora, Richard was Director and Head of Energy and Environment at the influential thinktank Policy Exchange in Westminster, a member of the UK Government’s Net Zero Transport Board, and Chief Economist at The Crown Estate.
Sam Whitehead, Head of Alternative and ESG ETF Product Strategy, Invesco
Sam is the Head of Alternative and ESG ETF Product Strategy at Invesco. In this role he is responsible for providing analysis and commentary on our range of commodity, digital asset and ESG-focused ETPs, as well as supporting clients in their use and understanding of this range of products.
Sam has been with Invesco for eight years and holds a BA in Mathematics from the University of Oxford
Frank Ha, Group CEO, Tianqi Lithium
Mr. Frank Ha obtained a master degree in core business management from the MCI Management Center Innsbruck, Austria in 2007.
He is also an MBA/EMBA from the Chinese University of Hong Kong Business School and a master in engineering management from the University of Technology Sydney, Australia.
Mr. Ha is currently a PhD candidate in enterprise management at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics in China since 2021.
Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Ha worked at Olip Italia S.p.A., Swarovski (Austria) and Steyr Motors GmbH.
Mr. Ha was appointed as a chief executive officer and an executive Director of the Company in 2021. He is primarily responsible for the overall and day-to-day management of the Company.
Alberto Xodo, Product Specialist (Steel & Nickel), London Metal Exchange
Alberto Xodo, Product Specialist (Steel & Nickel) at the LME, has worked on various strategic initiatives for the Exchange, including the launch of new contracts, the development of its steel futures market and the launch of the Registered Intermediating Broker membership category.
He joined the London Metal Exchange in December 2014 and has been a member of the LME Nickel Committee and of the LME Steel Committee since 2015. In 2024 Alberto was appointed to sit on the Executive Committee of the International Steel Trade Association (ISTA). Previously, he was working in the Transaction Services team of PwC with focus on strategy consulting and commercial due diligence for the Financial Services industry.
Anant Jatia, Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Greenland Investment Management
Anant Jatia is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Greenland Investment Management, a systematic commodity manager overseeing more than $1 billion in assets.
An industry veteran with over 18 years of quantitative investing experience, Anant previously co-founded Forefront Capital Management, India's first onshore hedge fund, which was successfully acquired by Edelweiss Financial Services.
Earlier in his career, he served as a portfolio manager on the Global Stock Selection team at AQR Capital, where he managed quantitative global equity portfolios.
Anant holds a B.S. in Economics and a B.S.E. in Computer Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, graduating from the prestigious Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology (M&T) at the Wharton School. He also serves as an active member of the London Metal Exchange (LME) Copper Committee.
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Dominic Holland, Director of Market Oversight, FCA
Dom then held several senior Electronic Markets roles at Barclays, RBC and Deutsche Bank, working closely with trading venues, data vendors and regulators to deliver services to clients of the banks.
In 2020 Dom returned to London after 4 years with Bank of New York to set up an independent advisory firm that has helped Banks, Trading Venues and Fintech companies with their Digitalisation strategies. Dom joined the FCA in January 2024 with a focus on increasing the FCA’s proficiencies in FICC markets, supporting the development of market monitoring in these areas, as well as building further data and technology capabilities.