The Baltic Freight and Commodity Forum – Dry bulk

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  Mark Jackson CEO @ The Baltic Exchange Ltd

  Mark Jackson was appointed Chief Executive of the Baltic Exchange in 2017. He has over 40 years’ shipping experience and 20 years trading FFAs. After 18 years working as a shipbroker, he joined Greek Owner A.M. Nomikos in 1998. Mark joined the board of the Baltic in 2004 and was Chairman 2009-2012.

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  Baltic Marketing

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  Rahul Kapoor Vice President, Global Head of Commodity Analytics & Research, Maritime & Trade @ IHS Markit

  Rahul leads an integrated commodity analytics product management, data science and research team at IHS Markit in Singapore and is responsible for driving new product growth for the analytics products. He is a regular speaker at global conferences and frequently interviewed by the trade press.

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  Gao Dehui General manager @ SDTR Marine

  Gao is responsible for the company’s strategic planning, new building projects, and global key client relationship management. With many senior management roles in numerous ship-owning companies, Gao has rich experience in using FFA to manage freight risk.

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  Ian Roper General Manager @ Shanghai Metals Market Singapore

  Ian joined SMM in 2017 to drive their international expansion and help bring their deep understanding of Chinese metals markets to a wider audience. Ian is a highly regarded industry analyst, with nearly 20 years' experience in metals, starting at CRU in London.