Smart FARO Focus | Commodities @ MUMAC, Gruppo Cimbali coffee machine museum

14:00
Registration of participants – Welcome coffee

14:15
Welcome by Gruppo Cimbali, creator of MUMAC

14:30
COFFEE MARKET.
What has happened since the beginning of 2014. What dynamics are taking place in the fundamental market.
The outlook for the coming months: premiums, price forecasts, production trends. *Mrs Andrea Thompson – Head of research and analysis at CoffeeNetwork, part of INTL FCStone Inc.

15.20
INTERMARKET ANALYSIS.
Commodity markets, current trends, correlation study.
Market consensus and forecasts from the major analysis houses.Paolo Kauffmann – FARO Founder

15:40
THE EXPERIENCE OF ITALIAN COFFEE BUYERS.
The problems of recent months, solutions adopted and expectations for the future in relation to prices.Gino Bisso – Coffee Broker

16:10
Coffee Break at MUMAC’s coffee shop

16:30
RISK MANAGEMENT FOR COLONIAL COMMODITIES (coffee, cocoa, sugar, cotton)
Commodity exchanges: how they work and price formation
Concept of hedging
The financial instruments available to protect against fluctuations
Practical application to the current market situation: what trades and strategies?
The examples of success – The points of attention and mistakes to avoid
Andrea Guarneri – Analyst, Trader at Kommodities Partners Sa

17:45
PRESENTATION BY MUMAC
Coffee Machine Museum, with a guided tour of the exhibition roomsEnrico Maltoni – Collector and curator of MUMAC

18:30
Closing remarks.
*presentation in English