2025 SME Metals Future Outlook Seminar - Insights・Strategy・Tomorrow is dedicated to establishing a high-level dialogue platform for global metal industry leaders. The event will collaborate with leading industry institutions to focus on two core areas - base metals and new energy metals, delving into cutting-edge topics including pricing mechanisms, market trends and energy transition.

This event is not only a feast of industry insights but also an efficient platform for resource networking. Through carefully designed networking sessions, participants will have the opportunity to connect with global industry elites, gaining strategically valuable market intelligence to support global business decision-making.

AGENDA

13:00-13:20 Registration

13:20-13:25 Opening Remarks

                      Logan Lu - CEO - SMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd.

13:25-13:40 Market Analysis in CME:

                     Trends in Base Metal and Battery Metal Markets

                     Sachin Patel - Executive Director - CME Group

13:40-14:25 Panel Discussion:

                     Decoding Copper and Aluminum Prices and Base Metal

                     Market Trends

                     Moderator: Charles Ci - Copper Senior Analyst - SMM

                     Panelists:  

                     Anant Jatia - Founder & CIO - Greenland Investment Management

                     Patrick Seymour - Global Co-Head of Metals Market Making - Marex

                     Noel Ruan - Managing Director - Jin Li Industrial International Pte. Ltd.

14:25-14:40 Market Analysis in Marex:

                     Weathering Commodity Market Challenges by Marex — How To

                     Lead Through Counterparty Risk Management

                     Winnie Fok - Head of Credit Risk in APAC - Marex

14:40-14:55 Coffee Break

14:55-15:40 Panel Discussion:

                     The Metal Industry in Energy Transition — Challenges and

                     Prospects

                     Moderator:

                     Ling Zhou - Head of APAC Commercial Client Coverage - CME Group

                     Panelists:

                     Thomas Feng - Head of Nickel Industry Research - SMM

                     Kingsley Zhu - Trader - Lithium & Cobalt - Discovering Resources

                     Shanshan Cao - Senior Researcher

                     COFCO Futures (International) Co., Ltd.

                     Maria Ma - Head of New Energy Industry Research - SMM

15:40-15:55 SMM Copper Market Insights:

                     Data Edge & Market Outlook

                     Shairaz Ahmed - Principal Analyst (Copper & Multi-Metals) -

                     SMM  Global UK

15:55-17:00 Networking