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Today’s Data-Driven Commodities Markets – eBook 2

Today’s commodities markets are more unpredictable than ever. Geopolitical tensions, rising inflation, and the energy transition contribute to volatility, attracting new entrants such as banks and tech-focused trading players. To manage risk and find opportunities in this competitive environment, industry players turn to advanced data and analytics to gain clarity in uncertain times.

In this series, we’re speaking with leaders in the commodities sector to understand how they’re navigating the new data-driven landscape. As outlined in the first edition of our eBook series, the start of the commodities data age was marked by increased transparency. But, with democratised access to data levelling the playing field, a key question remains: where can you find your competitive edge?

We’ll explore this and more in the second edition of our three-part eBook series.

Featuring insights from current and former employees at: Trafigura – Danske Commodities – Vortexa – Tradavex – ChAI – Tallarium

Featuring insights from

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Umid Akhmedov

Umid Akhmedov is the Chief Data Officer at Danske Commodities. Umid is responsible for all data in the company, whether it’s generated internally or acquired externally.

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Jack Nugent

Jack Nugent is the Director of Tradavex, a strategic advisory firm, that sits at the intersection of technology and commodities.

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Tristan Fletcher

Tristan Fletcher is the CEO and Co-founder of ChAI. ChAI helps mitigate commodity price volatility for buyers and sellers of commodities by forecasting their prices using both traditional and alternative data.

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