Commodity Market Movers 2025

India’s commodity markets are going through a period of change. Global price swings, shifting supply chains, climate-related disruptions, and policy reforms are changing how producers, traders, and financial institutions interact with physical and derivative markets. At the same time, the Indian government’s goal to become a manufacturing and supply chain hub, along with its Viksit Bharat 2047 vision, requires a stronger, more connected commodity sector ecosystem.

In this context, Commodity Market Movers 2025 serves as a platform for meaningful coordination and insight sharing across the commodity value chain. The event—organized by Teflas with MCQube as the Knowledge Partner—aims to bring together a diverse group of stakeholders, including industrial users, producers, policymakers, institutional investors, and market infrastructure players.

MCQube has played a key role in shaping the thematic design of the conference and curating the panels to reflect the most pressing issues facing the sector. The agenda focuses on actionable ideas and structured dialogue, ensuring that both market practitioners and policy influencers are aligned on what needs to be done to enhance participation, efficiency, and transparency in India’s commodity markets.

Themes and Panels

The day-long conference will feature panels that touch upon three major pillars of India’s commodity ecosystem:

• Agricultural Markets – Time for Reforms:
  This session will focus on how India’s agricultural markets can evolve through structural improvements, better procurement frameworks, and increased institutional participation. Key speakers include Atul Chaturvedi, Executive Chairman, Shree Renuka Sugars; and Madan Sabnavis, Chief Economist, Bank of Baroda.
• Base and Precious Metals – Driving Make in India Competitiveness:
  As industrial growth increases demand for metals, this session will explore the role of markets in supporting price discovery, risk management, and forward curve development. Speakers include Vikram Dhawan (Nippon AMC), Kunal Shah (Nirmal Bang), Anup Bareja (Asier & Co.), and Alok Ranjan (Vedanta).
• Energy and Petrochemicals – India’s Pricing Strategy and Benchmarking:
  This discussion will examine India’s efforts to establish local spot markets for energy commodities and create relevant price benchmarks. The panel features leaders such as Deepak Mehta (IGX), Shriram Krishnan (NSE), and Pulkit Agarwal (Platts).

A keynote address by Sanjeev Sanyal, Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, will set the tone for the day by explaining India’s long-term growth ambitions.

Teflas is a leading national event organizer in conceptualizing and organizing impactful events across the commodity, energy, and financial sectors. Renowned for its ability to bring together top decision-makers, industry experts, and policymakers on one platform, Teflas has played a pioneering role in shaping discussions that influence India’s commodity economy, bringing all the business leaders under one roof. With a proven history of hosting landmark conferences that connect market insights with actionable policy and business strategies, Teflas continues to set the standard for thought leadership in this field. ‘Commodity Market Movers’ exemplifies its commitment to fostering dialogue and collaboration in a sector vital to India’s growth story.

MCQube’s Vision and Role

As Knowledge Partner, MCQube has helped frame the agenda around the core idea that commodity market development in India must be both inclusive and future-ready. This involves not only improving market access and liquidity but also building robust infrastructure, clear policy pathways, and trust-based institutional mechanisms.

With rising global interconnectedness and the increasing importance of supply resilience, MCQube sees this event as a critical forum for driving convergence between physical and financial markets, between producers and investors, and between national strategies and on-ground realities.

Commodity Market Movers 2025 is more than a conference—it is a step towards shaping India’s commodity ecosystem to be smarter, more responsive, and globally competitive, getting all the stakeholders to deliberate with an output that serves as a feedback to the ecosystem.  MCQube plans to work with Teflas to turn the event’s discussions into a white paper. This document will be shared with all relevant stakeholders.