Value Creed is a unique team of energy experts with deep expertise in every stage of the commodity value chain as well as CTRM platform ownership from process design & software selection through run/operate maturity. Specializing in both complex projects and day-to-day CTRM managed services, we support thousands of CTRM users/ energy market participants 24/7/365.

As an ISO 9001 certified company and member of Inc. 5000’s list of America’s fastest- growing private companies, we adhere to the best quality management practices and you can rely on us to maintain our quality and stability in all advisory & CTRM services.

We are RadarRadar (formerly Tradesparent). Experts in the commodity trade and processing industry. Operating in the most fundamental industries of the world, food, energy and other commodities. Since 2010, we deliver high profile projects for the world’s leading commodity producers, traders, and processors. We work with our clients to configure bespoke and extendable data solutions, enabling their successful digital transformation.

Digital commodity solutions by commodities experts.
ClearDox® allows commodity-intensive businesses to secure a competitive advantage by digitizing and automating critical document-intensive processes. ClearDox provides the only intelligent automation platform created for commodity companies by commodity experts. By unlocking data across their business interactions embedded in hundreds of types of documents, our clients improve operational efficiencies and resiliency, while making smarter decisions.

ClearDox is unique in the space by offering turnkey solutions across agriculture, metals, renewables, oil, and gas, covering vital processes including trade confirmations and inventory/transportation management, along with invoice and letter of credit processing. At the core is a patented multi-faceted AI approach that intelligently extracts the appropriate data for processing and automates the reconciliation process.

Founded in 2000, AXSMarine is a global provider of online software solutions and commodity tracking data to the international shipping & commodity industry. Trusted by more than 18,000 users worldwide, its software solutions deliver remarkable efficiency to commercial chartering processes for Dry, Tanker, Gas and Container vessels. These products provide a suite of modules and APIs, allowing shipping & commodity executives to fully analyze trading, commercial and operational activities as well as financial institutions building successful systematic and discretionary trading strategies.

Headquartered in Singapore since 2003, Kerry Consulting is Singapore’s leading Search & Selection firm. Our consulting team is the most experienced, and amongst the largest, in the ASEAN region. We provide services to many of the world’s leading companies and financial institutions. We are always committed to creating positive long-term outcomes for both our clients and our candidates.

At Enuit LLC, we help businesses simplify their commodity trading and risk management, so you can focus on what truly matters—growing your business. Our solution, ENTRADE®, is designed to take the stress out of managing complex trades and risks, giving you peace of mind and the confidence to make better decisions. With everything in one place, you save time, reduce errors, and ensure your team works more efficiently. As your business grows, ENTRADE® grows with you, making it easier to expand into new markets without the headaches. Partner with Enuit and experience a smoother, more profitable way to manage your trading operations.

CFC Thorsten Schuell Corp. is a specialised academy focused on training the next generation of professional traders. Our participants are equipped to make sound trading decisions by combining cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence with traditional analysis methods. As a partner of the Society of Technical Analysts (STA), we offer a hands-on curriculum that includes the use of Bloomberg Terminals, one of the leading platforms for real-time market data and financial analysis.

Our training is designed to produce highly skilled traders who are fully prepared to succeed in the professional trading world, ensuring long-term success in a competitive industry.

CoreTRM, a disruptive force in the Commodity Trading and Risk Management (CTRM) space, is your gateway to transforming your CTRM experience. We bring a modern approach to CTRM solutions with an open architecture platform, making integration with clients and third parties seamless. Our platform provides real-time tracking of profit and loss, credit, and risk metrics across the organisation.

Designed to accelerate deployment and implementation period, CoreTRM delivers an out-of-the-box platform that’s fully functional with customisable features, keeping feedback loops short and eliminating unnecessary delays. CoreTRM stands out not only for its efficiency but also its user-friendly interface. Behind its deceptively simple interface, lies a powerhouse of functionality tailored for the needs of commodity trading.

Trade Data Monitor (TDM) publishes and collects the official import/export trade statistics for 120+ monthly reporting countries (and even more annually). The data is available for all commodities, including everything from specific agricultural products to iron ore to gold. View the data in terms of value, quantity and average unit value (AUV) and benchmark it against pricing information. The database is updated daily and includes the most recent revisions in the industry. TDM is always updating our newest features and reports – ask us what’s new!
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Clients use the data to analyze supply chains, identify new export markets and mitigate risk, forecast market trends, and analyze global trade policy and how world events (i.e. war, famine, national security, climate change, etc.) may impact trade movements. Clients include traders and economists in the financial sector, along with 5+ central banks, 10+ government agencies, international organizations like the WTO, 100+ trade associations, and other market analysts in the corporate sector.

MICEcarbon allows MICE industry stakeholders worldwide a practical way to offset their carbon emissions meaningfully whilst continuing to focus on their core business. MICEcarbon is a MICE industry targeted carbon-credits tokenisation platform that allows the transaction of carbon offsets from as low as 1 Kgs to multiples of 1MT of carbon through an intuitive, easy-to-use and integrable system that provides end – to – end transparency and traceability on the origin of the carbon offsets. MICEcarbon was developed by MICE industry specialist AONIA together with climate-tech partner URECA to enable the MICE industry to better mitigate their carbon emissions and support climate impact efforts, and an example of how inter-industry collaborations are critical to help tackle global challenges.

BIMCO, the practical voice of shipping, is the world’s largest international shipping association, with around 2,000 members in more than 130 countries, representing over 60% of the world’s tonnage. Our global membership includes shipowners, operators, managers, brokers, and agents. BIMCO is a non-profit organisation.

The International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA) is the worldwide trade association for companies, financial institutions and intermediaries engaged in trade and the origination, structuring, risk mitigation and distribution of trade debt. ITFA also represents the wider trade finance syndication and secondary market for trade assets. ITFA prides itself in being the voice of the secondary market for trade finance, whilst also focusing on matters that are relevant to the whole trade finance spectrum. ITFA presently has close to 300 members, located in over 50 different countries. These are classified under a variety of business sectors, with the most predominant being the banking industry. Others include forfaiting, insurance underwriters, law firms, fintechs as well as other institutions having a business interest in the areas of Trade Finance and Forfaiting.

The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers is the professional body for all members of the commercial shipping industry worldwide. It was founded in 1911 and awarded a Royal Charter in 1920.

The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers sets and examines the syllabus for membership, providing the shipping industry with highly qualified professionals. It is the only internationally recognised professional body in the commercial maritime arena and represents shipbrokers, ship managers and agents worldwide. It has 27 branches in key locations and 4,000 individual Members and Fellows.

Members of the Institute are committed to maintaining the highest professional standards across the shipping industry. As part of a professional body, members enjoy the benefits of an enhanced career in the shipping industry.

Gafta is the international trade association representing over 1900 member companies in 100 countries who trade in agricultural commodities, spices and general produce. Gafta is headquartered in London and has offices in Geneva, Kiev, Beijing and Singapore. More than 90% of Gafta’s membership is outside the UK. With origins dating back to 1878, Gafta provides a range of important services that facilitate the movement of bulk commodities and other produce around the world.
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It is estimated that around 80% of all grain traded internationally is shipped on Gafta standard forms of contract and Gafta’s arbitration service, based on English law, is highly respected around the world. Gafta also runs training and education courses, manages Approved Registers for technical trade services and provides trade policy information, and events and networking opportunities for members.
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Gafta promotes free trade in agricultural commodities and works with international governments to promote the reduction of tariffs and the removal of non-tariff barriers to trade, as well as a science and evidence-based approach to international trade policy and regulatory decision making.

Establishing a globally harmonised digital trade environment.
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The ICC Digital Standards Initiative (DSI) aims to accelerate the development of a globally harmonised, digitalised trade environment, as a key enabler of dynamic, sustainable, inclusive growth.  We engage the public sector to progress regulatory and institutional reform, and mobilise the private sector on standards harmonisation, adoption, and capacity building.

The DSI is a global initiative based in Singapore, backed by an international Governance Board comprising leaders from the International Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise Singapore, the Asian Development Bank, the World Trade Organization, and the World Customs Organization.

The FIT Alliance was formed in February 2022 with five founding members: BIMCO, the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (Swift). The alliance was created to unite these groups under a shared mission to standardise the digitalisation of international trade.The DSI is a global initiative based in Singapore, backed by an international Governance Board comprising leaders from the International Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise Singapore, the Asian Development Bank, the World Trade Organization, and the World Customs Organization.

Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA)
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‍Formed in 1974, the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA International) is a global organisation connecting female executives and decision makers around the world. WISTA International serves as a connector for its network of more than 3,800 female professionals from all sectors of the maritime industry. 56 countries support a National WISTA Association (NWA), each of which in turn is a member of and is guided by WISTA International. NWAs provide in-country and regional networking, business and skill-building opportunities, corporate visibility, and also facilitate relationships within the industry. On a global scale, WISTA members have access to an incredibly diverse network of executives in the shipping and trading field on whom they can call for referrals, connections, advice or business collaborations.
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WISTA Singapore was established in 1998 as a non-profit organisation, providing a networking forum for female professionals involved in shipping, trading and related businesses within the maritime industry. As the first NWA founded in Asia, WISTA Singapore is connecting women professionals working for diverse companies such as ship owners and operators, trading houses, bunkering services, brokers, charterers, ship managers, technical and operational service providers, insurers, and law firms.

Please connect with WISTA Singapore on LinkedIn here.

WOMAG is a volunteer-led professional association of women and men promoting gender diversity and inclusion in the food and agribusiness industry in Asia. By organizing high-quality and accessible learning, professional development, and networking programs, we hope to foster a food and agriculture industry whose leadership reflects the gender diversity of the evolving and growing ecosystem in Asia.

The Singapore Mining Club was formed in early 2014 by mining industry professionals who recognized the benefit that could be provided by an active industry association to support the further development of Singapore’s growing mining industry.

What is the Singapore Mining Club about?

‍All companies – large and small, and across a wide range of industries – need to focus on the business dynamics of mining; the pioneers, partnerships, capital, transactions, joint ventures and capex that determine the future direction of the industry. Our aim is to provide a platform to help them address such challenges.

The Club is able to connect the mining and commodities ecosystem regionally and globally. Our members come from a wide range of backgrounds and include leaders from mining companies and other associated industries such as engineers, geologists, accountants, economists and lawyers.

Established in March 2010, located in Beijing China, the ChinaEnergy Storage Alliance (CNESA) was the first and now biggest NGO dedicated to the development of energy storage industry in China. CNESA is committed to promoting the healthy, orderly and sustainable development of the energy storage industry through influencing policy making and promoting the application of energy storage solutions. In December 2012, CNESA was officially recognized by the Beijing Civil Affairs Bureau as a First-tier social organization. Since 2015, it has been consecutively rated as a "5A-levelSocial Organization" by the Beijing Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau.
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CNESA brings together leading energy storage enterprises, renewable energy enterprises, power systems, as well as research institutes and universities from related fields, covering all stakeholders across the entire energy storage industry chain, with over 800 members both domestically and internationally, including Hyperstrong, Soaring, BYD, Rongke, Huawei, Trina, CATL, Sungrow, Envision, CRRC, ZTT, etc.
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CNESA plays a critical and leading role in its support of researching and formulating China’s energy storage industry development strategy, advocating for industry development models, setting mid-long-term priorities for industry development, and integrating industry forces to promote the establishment of industry mechanisms.

Trade Finance Global (TFG) is the leading trade finance platform. We assist companies to access trade and receivables finance facilities through our relationships with 270+ banks, funds and alternative finance houses. TFG's award winning educational resources serve an audience of 160k+ monthly readers (6.2m+ impressions) in print & digital formats across 187 countries, covering insights, guides, research, magazines, podcasts, tradecasts (webinars) and video.

The NUS Commodities Society is a student-run interest group devoted to creating an environment for students passionate about commodities trading to learn about the industry and connect with like-minded peers. We aim to equip our members with the knowledge, skills and resources to prepare them for a career in commodities trading. We achieve this by organising a mix of workshops, hands-on seminars and guest lectures by experienced industry professionals in order to provide real-world insights to our members. At the end of the academic year, our members demonstrate their technical acumen through a group research project directed towards consolidating the skills and knowledge acquired in the club.

We are also dedicated to creating a platform for our members to network with peers from other Commodities societies in Singapore, as well as industry professionals. As such, we actively involve our members in various industry outreach events, as well as networking events held by other societies. We are open to collaborations with corporate sponsors, so as to enhance the quality of the training and resources we provide to our members.

MSc in the field of Food Industry: Management and Marketing (University of Hong Kong):
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A one-year full-time taught master programme offered by the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Hong Kong. Students with science background are trained in management skills and marketing research methodology in relation to food industry. Through a range of approaches from molecular, chemical and microbiological techniques in food, and its application in human nutrition, we are committed to undertaking global challenges in securing, managing and distributing food for consumers. Study of management skills in food industry is crucial for food security in current generation. It entails scientific and social approach related to national and international demands in preserving food quality and management with the incorporation of environmental factors at industry, society and governmental levels.

NTU International Trading Club is the official student-led body representing ITP students at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Through close partnership with the Centre of Excellence International Trading (CEIT), our club engages students and industry players through various initiatives such as speaker series, networking events, and experiential site visits to bring out the best learning experience for those who are keen in the world of commodity trading.

The Singapore Management University (SMU) Maritime Merchants Society (MMS) is the student body that represents both the InternationalTrading and Maritime Business Operations specialisations at the University.

MMS collaborates with SMU’s InternationalTrading Institute and industry partners to elevate the Shipping and Commodities sectors. The society offers experiential activities that enhance industry knowledge and skill development. Some of its activities include workshops, mentorships, networking events, and overseas study missions. Members also gain insights into the industry through guest seminars taught by industry practitioners, covering topics that range from ship broking and chartering to the trading strategies of physical commodities such as oil, metals and agriculture.

MMS consists of two Chapters: The Maritime Chapter represents students from the Operations Management Major (Maritime Business & Operations Track), while the Merchants Chapter represents students from the Finance Major (International Trading Track).

Maritime Business Society is a student-led society committed to enhancing the industry exposure of maritime students. Established in 2011, the society has consistently created meaningful opportunities that bridge academic learning with real-world experience.
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‍At the heart of our mission is a commitment to providing students with practical, hands-on experiences through collaborations with established industry professionals. These partnerships foster a vibrant community that empowers students to broaden their knowledge and build a strong foundation for their future careers. Ultimately our goal is to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of the maritime and shipping sectors, empowering them to thrive in this dynamic industry.

WOMAG is a volunteer-led professional association of women and men promoting gender diversity and inclusion in the food and agribusiness industry in Asia. By organizing high-quality and accessible learning, professional development, and networking programs, we hope to foster a food and agriculture industry whose leadership reflects the gender diversity of the evolving and growing ecosystem in Asia.

NTU International Trading Club is the official student-led body representing ITP students at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Through close partnership with the Centre of Excellence International Trading (CEIT), our club engages students and industry players through various initiatives such as speaker series, networking events, and experiential site visits to bring out the best learning experience for those who are keen in the world of commodity trading.