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CTA Technology Breakfast Geneva 2026

April 29 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am
25CHF – 35CHF

Technology Transformation Challenge for Commodity Trading Companies

CTA Association is pleased to invite professionals from across the commodity trading sector to a focused breakfast discussion on the technology transformation challenge facing commodity trading companies.

As digital infrastructure, AI, data intelligence, and automation become increasingly central to trading performance, firms are under growing pressure to turn technology investment into practical commercial advantage. Success will increasingly belong to companies that treat connected systems, strong data foundations, and modern decision-making tools not as optional enhancements, but as core elements of their trading architecture.

This event will bring together industry practitioners to discuss how commodity trading firms are responding to this shift in practice, and where the real opportunities and challenges now lie.

What will be discussed

The session will explore practical and timely themes, including:

  • How firms are using AI to work with increasingly complex and unstructured data
  • Whether broader access to data, automation, and AI tools is truly leveling the playing field in commodity trading
  • Where durable competitive advantage still comes from when technology becomes more widely available
  • The operational realities of AI transformation, including adoption, training, monitoring, cost control, and coordination across teams
  • Why the gap between AI expectations and data reality continues to matter across commodity trading and shipping
  • How firms can combine digital-native ways of working with traditional market expertise and relationships

Speakers

  1. Paula Freire: Group CIO, Ameropa
  2. Emilie Gubian: Head of Data Intelligence, BRS Shipbrokers
  3. Moody Sultan: PM Data, Analytics & Intelligence, Sparta Commodities

Moderator

  • Moderator: Dave Whitcomb: Head of Research, Peak Trading Research

Event agenda

  • 08:00 – Open doors
  • 08:30 – Introduction
  • 08:45 – Content session
  • 09:45 – Q&A
  • 10:00 – Networking
  • 11:00 – End

Event details

  • Date: Wednesday, 29 April 2026
  • Venue: Ernst & Young, Place de Pont-Rouge 1, 1212 Lancy
  • Hosted by: EY

Registration

  • CTA Member (Alumni): CHF 25
  • Standard Price: CHF 35
REGISTER HERE

Details

Venue

  • Ernst & Young, Place de Pont-Rouge 1, 1212 Lancy