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Summary
Join us for a timely and insightful webinar examining the impact of a potential strong El Niño on global agriculture and fertilizer markets. Our experts will explore how shifting weather patterns are reshaping crop yields across key producing regions, amplifying production risks and price volatility. The session will also assess the knock-on effects on fertilizer demand, input costs, and supply dynamics, at a time when markets are already facing structural and geopolitical pressures.
Tailored for financial institutions, this webinar will highlight the implications for revenue risk, profitability, trade flows, and valuation across the agricultural value chain—helping investors and lenders navigate an increasingly uncertain landscape.
Speakers
S&P Global Energy
Vladimir Zinkovski
Associate Director, Head of APAC Crops
Vladimir Zinkovski is an Associate Director and Head of Asia-Pacific Crops at S&P Global Energy. Based in Singapore, he leads a team covering the Asian grain, oilseed and vegetable oil markets with a focus on supply & demand research and price forecasting. Prior to joining S&P Global, he held roles as a Grains Trader at Bunge and a Biofuel Feedstock Trader at ACT Group. He brings end-to-end supply chain experience, from origin to destination, with professional tenure in the US, Australia, the Netherlands, and China. Earlier roles include Goldman Sachs and the EBRD. Vladimir holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Bath, UK, and a master’s degree in Applied Data Science from the University of Michigan, USA.
S&P Global Energy
Chetan Patokar
Senior Principal Analyst, Agriculture Sustainability
Chetan Patokar is the Senior Principal Analyst and Manager, Sustainability in Agriculture, with over 15 years of experience spanning corporate sustainability, agribusiness, and food systems transformation. He leads the APAC Sustainability in Agriculture (SiA) team, focusing on delivering actionable insights and strategies to decarbonize the agriculture value chain across the region.
In his current role, Chetan supports food and agriculture corporates as they navigate the transition to net-zero and nature-positive agriculture, leveraging global policy intelligence, sustainability benchmarking, scenario analysis, and decarbonization technologies to drive measurable impact.
Prior to his current role, Chetan led and supported sustainable agriculture initiatives within global food and FMCG companies, including Unilever, where he worked closely with farmers, supply chain partners, and internal sustainability teams to embed climate‑smart and regenerative practices into food supply chains.
S&P Global Energy
Sin Ying Tan
Analyst, Fertilizer Sustainability
Sin Ying Tan, Ph.D., is a Fertilizer Sustainability Analyst focusing on the intersection of specialty fertilizer markets, sustainability, and agricultural innovation. Her research helps industry stakeholders navigate emerging trends in sustainable fertilizers, resource efficiency, climate resilience, and evolving market dynamics. She is the lead for Biochar Long-term Outlook and a co-author of the Water-Soluble Fertilizers Long-term Outlook, where she analyses market drivers, cost models, capacity developments, and emerging technologies shaping the future of global agriculture and the fertilizer industry.
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Abby Villaruel
Mining and Industry Specialist
Abby Villaruel is a Commodities Product Specialist at S&P Global Market Intelligence. She has been liaising with key client personas like analysts, investment bankers, and executives in the ASEAN, Pacific, and Middle East regions regarding mining and energy research, data, and product solutions.
Prior to joining S&P Global, Abby was a technical supervisor and project manager in various drilling operations. In 2019, she became part of the S&P Global content team as a researcher for mining data. She then moved to the client operations team where she worked directly with client on mining-related queries and did webinars on industry content. Based in Manila, she is a licensed geologist and holds a bachelor’s degree in Geology from the University of the Philippines- Diliman.
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