Sponsors and partners
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
BGN is an independent global energy and commodities group and a market leader in transition fuels. With over 8 decades experience in the energy sector, we trade, distribute, store and finance energy solutions globally, handling approximately 50 million metric tons of commodities annually. BGN is present throughout the energy value chain, having established strong partnerships with refineries, producers, state oil companies and leading industrial and petro-chemical companies.
Our diversified and agile model provides reliable and affordable energy to meet today’s global demands, while driving industry-wide decarbonisation. We are purposefully expanding into sustainable solutions including renewables, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), LNG, ammonia, and critical minerals and metals, essential for the energy transition. Operating from our regional trading hubs in Geneva, Dubai, Singapore and Houston, and around 20 locations worldwide, we are a trusted partner to customers in over 120 countries.
BGN is leading the energy transition by combining innovation, sustainability and partnership led growth to responsibly shape the future energy landscape.
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.
Gold sponsor
SEFE is an international energy company anchored in Europe, delivering energy solutions that ensure reliable and affordable supply. Our activities span the entire energy value chain – from origination and trading to sales, transport and storage. With decades of trading expertise and a growing LNG portfolio, SEFE is one of Europe’s leading suppliers to industrial customers, providing more than 200 TWh of gas and power each year. We supply over 50,000 clients, from small businesses to municipalities and multinational organisations. By investing in clean energies, we support our customers on their decarbonisation journey and contribute to the energy transition. SEFE employs over 2,000 people worldwide and is owned by the Federal Government of Germany.
Securing energy – now and for the future.
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Gold sponsor
Trafigura is a leading commodities group, owned by its employees and founded over 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 MorGen Energy 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, the Impala Terminals joint venture and Greenergy, supplier and distributor of transportation fuels and biofuels. The Group employs over 13,000 people, of which over 1,400 are shareholders and is active in over 150 countries.
Gold sponsor
Traxys is a physical commodity trader and merchant in the metals and natural resources sectors. Its logistics, marketing, distribution, supply chain management, and trading activities are conducted by over 450 employees in over 20 offices worldwide, and its annual turnover is in excess of USD 10 billion. Traxys is engaged in sourcing, trading, marketing, and distributing non-ferrous metals, ferro-alloys, minerals, industrial raw materials, and energy.
The Group serves a broad base of industrial customers and offers a full range of commercial and financial services. Traxys is committed to the highest internationally recognized principles for responsible business conduct, and to ensuring that its operations are equitable, sustainable, and transparent.
Traxys bases its practices on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards that enable Traxys to set a leading example for the responsible sourcing and trading of metals and minerals.
Silver sponsor
Axpo is driven by a single purpose – to enable a sustainable future through innovative energy solutions. Axpo is Switzerland's largest energy producer and an international leader in energy trading and the marketing of solar and wind power. Axpo combines the experience and expertise of about 7,500 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
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
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 799,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.
Silver sponsor
Behavox is an AI company that helps organizations safeguard and enhance their businesses through a unified controls framework.
Its AI-native platform brings together communications surveillance (Quantum), trade surveillance (Polaris), regulatory data retention (Intelligent Archive), and policy management (Pathfinder) on a single, integrated platform.
Behavox enables firms to detect risk, meet regulatory obligations, reduce operational complexity, and turn enterprise data into revenue.
Founded in 2014 and headquartered in London, Behavox serves a global client base across financial services and other regulated industries, with offices in North America, EMEA, and APAC.
Learn more about the Behavox Unified Controls Platform at www.behavox.com
Silver sponsor
Citadel 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
Clarksons is a FTSE 250 global leader in shipping services, operating from offices in 25 countries. We provide an integrated ecosystem of maritime solutions spanning shipbroking, research, finance, digital tools, port services and decarbonisation‑focused advisory. Powered by industry‑leading data and intelligence, we help clients make smarter, more informed decisions to maximise opportunities. Our broking teams partner with clients across global markets to advise on, structure and execute transactions in dry cargo, deep sea tankers, containers, gas, specialised products, offshore energy and sale and purchase. This breadth of expertise positions us uniquely to deliver insight and support at every stage of the shipping lifecycle.
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
Frontier Commodities is a specialized commodity investor based in Switzerland. The team has more than 20 years of experience in the commodities sector, with an established track record of positive volatility-adjusted returns through various commodity cycles.
Frontier operates a long-short, absolute-return strategy in metals, energy, agricultural and environmental commodities.
The strategy employs a unique approach to commodities investing, applying a "quantamental" trading style, integrating high-conviction fundamental analysis and executed through AI-backed systematic solutions, with the aim of achieving superior returns.
The strategy is fully liquid and focused only on exchange products.
Silver sponsor
Founded in 2003, HC Group is a leading commodities Search and Talent Intelligence firm.
Headquartered in London with representation in key hubs across Europe, the Americas, Middle East, and Asia, HC Group specialises in senior-level Search across multiple commodity product and functional markets. HC Talent Intelligence supports leadership teams by delivering actionable, data-driven talent insight around organisational design, compensation frameworks and skills and competency development.
Silver sponsor
Ivanhoe Mines is a leading diversified mining company engaged in mineral exploration, development, and production, with a strategic focus on Southern Africa.
The company is advancing a portfolio of tier-one assets including; the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex in the DRC – the world’s highest grade and greenest copper mine; the ultra-high-grade Kipushi zinc-copper-germanium-silver mine, also in the DRC; and in South Africa, Ivanhoe Mines is constructing the tier-one Platreef platinum-palladium- nickel-rhodium-gold-copper mine, set to be one of the largest and highest margin primary PGM mines.
Beyond its cornerstone projects, Ivanhoe Mines is actively exploring for new copper discoveries in the Western Forelands, an area over six times larger than the adjacent Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex, including the high-grade Makoko, Kiala, and Kitoko discoveries, which are expected to anchor future phases of growth. The company is also pursuing new sedimentary copper opportunities in Angola, Kazakhstan, and Zambia, further strengthening its pipeline of potential world-class assets.
Ivanhoe Mines remains committed to responsible development, environmental stewardship, and the creation of lasting value for stakeholders and host communities. By prioritizing operational excellence and sustainability across its projects, and by advancing a strong portfolio of high-quality assets, Ivanhoe Mines is well-positioned to be a responsible and long-term producer of green metals fundamental to the global energy transition.
Silver sponsor
Kpler is a leading subscription-based data and analytics platform, providing intelligence tools for trade to help businesses trade smarter.
With real-time insights across 40+ markets—including liquids, gas, dry bulk, freight, and power—Kpler enables traders, analysts, and shipping professionals to make informed decisions, optimise operations, and seize new opportunities in global trade.
Since revolutionising the LNG market with the first cargo-tracking solution in 2014, Kpler has expanded to deliver comprehensive intelligence on commodity flows and vessel movements worldwide.
MarineTraffic, a Kpler brand, is the world’s leading provider of ship tracking and maritime intelligence, further empowering the maritime industry with greater visibility and efficiency.
Kpler simplifies complex data, helping businesses navigate global trade with confidence.
Silver sponsor
NioCorp is developing the Elk Creek Project that is expected to produce niobium, scandium, and titanium. The Company also is evaluating the potential to produce several rare earths from the Elk Creek Project. Niobium is used to produce specialty alloys as well as High Strength, Low Alloy steel, which is a lighter, stronger steel used in automotive, structural, and pipeline applications. Scandium is a specialty metal that can be combined with Aluminum to make alloys with increased strength and improved corrosion resistance. Scandium is also a critical component of advanced solid oxide fuel cells. Titanium is used in various lightweight alloys and is a key component of pigments used in paper, paint and plastics and is also used for aerospace applications, armor, and medical implants. Magnetic rare earths, such as neodymium, praseodymium, terbium, and dysprosium are critical to the making of neodymium-iron-boron magnets, which are used across a wide variety of defense and civilian applications.
Silver sponsor
Rabobank is a cooperative bank with a mission: driving sustainable progress through collaboration. With over 125 years of experience, we combine our global network with deep local expertise to support clients in navigating industry transitions. In the Netherlands, we serve retail and corporate clients; globally, we focus on financing the shift to a sustainable food system and renewable energy. Guided by our cooperative mindset, we believe meaningful change happens when we work together—creating value for businesses, communities, and the world.
Silver sponsor
Radiant World is a global metals trading house built on more than 20 years of disciplined iron ore trading. Combining scale, agility and rigorous risk management, the firm moves large volumes of physical commodities with consistency and reliability. As a non-integrated, relationship-driven trader, Radiant World prioritises predictable performance over speculative risk. While iron ore remains core, the company is broadening its portfolio into transition metals and embedding more deeply across global supply chains, maintaining a deliberate, risk-aware approach focused on sustainable growth through market cycles.
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Silver sponsor
Six One Commodities is a leading global energy company with an integrated energy merchant, asset optimization, and infrastructure investments platform. Since the company was formed in 2018, we have carved out a distinctive presence in the market, backed by the expertise and deep support of Pinnacle Asset Management. With our headquarters in Stamford, CT, and strategic offices in Calgary, Houston, Singapore, and Zug, we are well-positioned to navigate the complexities of the global energy landscape.
Our mission is anchored in generating robust returns through disciplined risk management, fundamentals, and access to unique market opportunities. The Six One Commodities team is well regarded for its deep market expertise, fundamental research capabilities, and strong counterparty relationships, which enable us to tailor physical supply arrangements and innovative structures.
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.
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
With a legacy spanning more than six decades, BB Energy is one of the world’s leading independent energy trading companies – with expertise spanning energy trading, operations, logistics, storage, and downstream retail. BB Energy supports the global energy system by responsibly trading traditional, transitional and renewable energy, trading in excess of 25 million metric tonnes (MT) of crude oil, petroleum products, and gas in the last financial year.
BB Energy Renewables was established at the beginning of the decade to diversify the business and help facilitate the energy transition by investing and financing in renewable projects. In alignment with BBE’s focus on decarbonized energy sources, a Carbon Trading desk and Environmental Projects Team has also been established to create and trade in environmental credits.
BB Energy employs around 500 people in offices across the globe and continues to benefit from a strong knowledge of the markets where it operates.
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 7.3mbpd of crude oil and products, and charters circa 6,000 sea 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: 18mm3 of storage globally, circa 850kbd of refining capacity, over 8,700 service stations and a growing portfolio of transitional and renewable energy assets. Revenues in 2023 were $400bn.
Networking lunch sponsor
Headquartered in London and New York, BGC Group (NASDAQ: BGC) is a premier brokerage and financial technology firm offering trade execution, broker-dealer services, and market data solutions. We provide access to a broad range of asset classes, including Rates, Credit, Foreign Exchange, Equities, and our ECS division: Energy, Commodities, and Shipping, serving top financial institutions through cutting-edge technology and expertise.
Refreshment breaks sponsor
As the world's leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize portfolios, and analyze data – empowering market participants worldwide to efficiently manage risk and capture opportunities. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural products and metals. The company offers futures and options on futures trading through the CME Globex ® platform, fixed income trading via BrokerTec and foreign exchange trading on the EBS platform. In addition, it operates one of the world's leading central counterparty clearing providers, CME Clearing.
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