Speakers

Colin Hamilton is Vice President, Market Research & Economic Analysis at Teck. Based in London, he leads Teck's market analysis team and has a strong focus on China and global trade flows. Previously, he headed up commodities research teams at both BMO Capital Markets and Macquarie and has over 20 years’ experience in the metals and mining industry.

Helen Amos joined BMO in 2025 as Managing Director and Commodities Analyst, as part of the Metals and Mining Commodities team in Equity Research, based in London. Prior to BMO, Helen served as a Commodities Strategist at Morgan Stanley and before that, Helen was Macro and Commodity Research Lead at Anglo American. She began her career at CRU as an Analyst specialising in Steelmaking Raw Materials.

Nicholas Snowdon heads the metals and mining research at Mercuria Energy Trading. He brings 17 years of experience in the commodity trading industry previous that, most recently working at Goldman Sachs as a Managing Director, Head of Metals Research. Previously, he was with Deutsche Bank as Director, Base Metals and Bulks Strategist for 2 years. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Politics and Philosophy from the University of Durham and a Master’s degree in Development Economics and Finance from the London University, School of Oriental and African Studies.

Graeme is Head of Metals and Minerals Analysis for Trafigura, one of the world's leading independent commodities groups. Since joining Trafigura in 2015, he has led the company's global metals and minerals research function, covering base metals, battery materials, and bulk commodities.

With 20 years' experience in commodity markets, Graeme specialises in understanding how economic, geopolitical and policy developments shape commodity markets and the metals and mining industry.

Prior to joining Trafigura, Graeme led China commodity research at Macquarie, following earlier research roles covering the Asian steel and raw materials markets.

Graeme holds BA (Hons) degrees in Mathematics and Philosophy from the University of York.

Natalie covers LME and battery material metals across EMEA and Asia, providing frequent market analysis and price forecasting for the company and its clients. Based in the London office, her responsibilities also cover support in the precious and energy markets. Prior to joining StoneX, Natalie was a Senior Metals Demand Analyst in the GFMS team at Refinitv. She specialised in precious metals activity among central banks and international financial institutions, in addition to following demand for bullion both in the paper and physical investment markets. Natalie covered precious metal fundamentals across Europe, including analysis on the automotive markets. She headed up the team’s technical analysis across the metals space, while taking up the position of lead analyst for metal demand within the chemical and petroleum sectors. She was the key analyst covering materials used in rechargeable batteries, predominately utilised in both the automotive and energy storage sectors. Prior to GFMS, Natalie was an oil and gas upstream analyst.

Brian Peng is a Senior Copper Analyst within CRU's Base Metals team, specialising in copper industrial value chains spanning mine supply through to the smelting and refining sectors. He serves as Editor of the Copper Concentrates Monitor and Sub-Editor of the Copper Concentrate Market Outlook and Copper China Demand Spotlight.

Brian holds a Master's degree and brings over a decade of fundamental research and analysis in base metals markets, with a particular focus on copper supply chains, concentrate flows, and smelting and refining economics. His analytical work spans market balances, supply&demand-side dynamics and cost curve modelling, providing clients with rigorous, data-driven intelligence on the copper market. This is further complemented by seven years of academic experience in base metals smelting, and two years in the rare earths sector. His technical expertise encompasses the mining and metallurgy of copper, zinc/lead, and nickel, with a strong grounding in cost analysis across the value chain.

Craig Lang brings to CRU more than 15 years' experience as a commodity and equity research analyst, primarily covering the mining and metals sector. In addition to base metals, he has also covered other sectors during his career including steel and chemicals.

Craig's previous roles include working for Moelis & Company, Citigroup, Credit Suisse and WMC Resources and his extensive experience will strengthen CRU's coverage and service to our customers in the base metal markets. Craig's primary focus will be the copper, nickel, lead and zinc industries. Craig is based in CRU's Singapore office.

Tianyu He joined CRU’s Shanghai office in 2018. He focuses on research and market intelligence around China Copper demand. Before joining CRU, Tianyu had rich experience in multiple metals market and consulting projects.

Wu Yue is a Senior Researcher at the China Metal Mining Economic Research Institute, also known as the Minmetals Economic Research Institute. He is responsible for research on the copper, aluminum, lead, and zinc industries, as well as related topics, provides regular consultant and information services to multiple national-level ministries and institutions, and has participated in several major research projects commissioned by national ministries.

吴越，中国金属矿业经济研究院（五矿经济研究院）高级研究员，负责铜、铝、铅、锌产业及相关课题研究，为多个国家级部委和机构提供常态化技术支持服务，参与过多个国家部委相关重大课题的研究。

Zuo Haoen currently serves as Market Research Manager at Minmetals Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. He has long been deeply engaged in the non-ferrous metals industry, with solid expertise in industrial research and broad macro vision.

He has been invited numerous times to deliver keynote speeches at leading industry events including the CESCO Copper Conference in Chile and Asia Copper Week. He regularly provides special market analysis for annual strategy conferences of domestic securities and futures companies. Meanwhile, he offers policy research and industrial consulting services for relevant national ministries, and participates in major industrial research projects and market outlook analysis.

His professional views have been cited and covered by authoritative media such as The Economic Observer and CCTV-2 Finance Channel. He has conducted in-depth field investigations at hundreds of domestic non-ferrous metal producers. He possesses comprehensive capabilities spanning industrial practice, policy interpretation and market analysis.

左豪恩现任五矿有色金属股份有限公司市场研究经理，长期深耕有色金属产业一线，具备扎实的行业研究功底与宏观视野。他多次受邀在智利CESCO铜业大会、亚洲铜业周等头部行业平台发表主旨演讲，持续为国内证券公司、期货公司年度策略会提供专题研判；同时为国家相关部委等提供政策研究与产业咨询服务，深度参与行业重大课题与形势分析。其专业观点多次被《经济观察报》、CCTV-2财经频道等权威媒体引用报道，并累计对国内上百家有色金属生产企业开展深度实地调研，兼具产业实操、政策理解与市场分析的综合能力。

Lize Wan is a Senior Analyst at CRU focusing on sustainability studies. Her work spans emissions trend analysis, decarbonisation pathways, climate policy and risk. Prior to moving into decarbonisation research in 2021, Lize had experience in commodity research of the steel supply chain since 2018.

Jennifer Tong is a strategic finance and commercial leader with nearly two decades of experience in global commodity marketing and trading within the mining sector. She brings deep expertise in commercialisation strategies, customer engagement, and market development. As Principal Consultant at CRU, she partners with industry leaders to navigate market complexity, delivering clear, actionable insights that combine strategic analysis, commercial acumen, and sector knowledge to support high-impact decisions. A Chartered Accountant and experienced leader, Jennifer is passionate about shaping strategies that create long-term value for stakeholders. She is an active member of Women in Mining and Women4Metals, championing diversity and inclusion in the sector.

Zhuo Chen oversees metallic wire & cable and optical fibre & cable market analysis for China and Northeast Asia in CRU. He supports all monitor and outlook services within the portfolio, delivering regional market analysis and forecasts. He joined CRU in early 2024 as an aluminium cost analyst before moving into the wire & cable sector. Prior to CRU, Zhuo worked at Zijin Mining for more than seven years, a large multi commodity miner. Zhuo holds dual bachelor’s degrees in Mining Engineering and Material Forming and Control Engineering. He also holds a Master of Engineering Management degree.