Gennady Agrest
Trader Net Zero Resources
Gennady has 15 years of experience across physical trading, marketing, offtake, prepay, structuring, origination and BD with a primary focus on base, battery and critical metals. These have included copper, nickel, cobalt, lithium, tungsten, molybdenum in different forms and of different origins. His previous roles have spanned Anglo American Marketing, Sumitomo Corporation, Noble Group. His mandate always focused on growing third party trading volumes through various means, including prepays, structured trade finance and other debt linked facilities. The expansion of trading volume was across complementary products and novel commodities. His current role at Net Zero Resources includes oversight over primary and secondary battery metals trading, critical metals trading and financing and advisory across the aforementioned. Gennady majored in Economics at NYU
2026 Agenda Sessions
From buyers to backers – how trading houses are becoming mining investors
Global traders and downstream giants are no longer just offtake deals - they’re taking equity stakes, co-developing assets, and anchoring new mining projects to secure supply and pricing stability. How to achieve the balance of being both a buyer and an investor without distorting markets.
Wednesday 11 February 14:00 - 14:45 River Nile Stage (CTICC1 - Ground Floor - Investment Village)
Downstream buyers
Investment
Global traders and downstream giants are no longer just offtake deals - they’re taking equity stakes, co-developing assets, and anchoring new mining projects to secure supply and pricing stability. How to achieve the balance of being both a buyer and an investor without distorting markets.
River Nile Stage (CTICC1 - Ground Floor - Investment Village) Africa/Johannesburg








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