Ali Muhammad Lakdawala : Procurement in charge for Edible Oils & Fats at India’s premier FMCG conglomerate, ITC Ltd, India.
Prior to joining ITC Ltd, he worked as a Senior Commodity Research Analyst and Trader at Anand Rathi Commodities Ltd, India the only analyst given the opportunity to operate with three different commodity verticals (Energy Market, Edible Oil & Oilseeds and Spices). Previous work experience also includes as Research Analyst with renowned organization, Unit Trust of India (UTI) Commodities.
This culminated in numerous international report publications, being quoted in various business press (Bloomberg, Dowjones, Reuters, Economic Times, Platts, etc), and invited as a Guest Speaker for Commodity Markets & Commodity Risk Management at various National & International Conferences and a Visiting lecturer at Mumbai University India.
An invited Member of : - Solvent Extractors Association of India (SEA of India) - Imported Vegetable Oil Processors Council - Indian Vegetable oil Producers Association (IVPA) - Steering CommitteePaper presented at various national & international forum on Commodities that specialises "looking beyond fundamentals for price direction”.
Education - A Commerce Graduate with Masters in Management Studies (Specialization in Finance: Rank Holder in Economics) from Mumbai University (India) and Diploma holder in Supply Chain Management - from the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
Also world's two most populated countries (.i.e.) China and India, together constitute almost 36% of the world's population.
Besides being most versatile commodity it is also highly traded commodity globally and that makes its more vulnerable to external factors besides its own fundamentals.
Paper will simplify the conundrum: how palm oil has navigated from Quantitative Easing (Qe) to Quantitative Tightening (Qt) along the way been nudged by its own fundamentals. It will also share the learning from similar event previously and what can be the way forward expected.
This is a perspective from India and it cannot be concluded without sharing the important role of palm oil in countries food security.
