Speaker session,
Trading, Shipping & Entrepreneurship in a Changing World
A guest lecture by Alberto Ravano, founder of Bulk Trading SA, on physical commodity trading, shipping and entrepreneurship, followed by an open Q&A.
- Date
- Location
- Room A09-110, University of St. Gallen
- Speaker
- Alberto Ravano, Founder & President, Bulk Trading SA
Recap
On Wednesday 30 September 2026, we welcomed Alberto Ravano, Founder & President of Bulk Trading SA, to HSG for a guest lecture from 16:15 to 18:15 in Room A09-110.
Bulk Trading was founded in Lugano in 1994 and today trades and ships energy commodities in more than 40 countries. Drawing on 50 years in the industry, Mr Ravano gave a practitioner's view of physical commodity trading, followed by an open Q&A on energy, shipping and careers in trading.
A big thank you to Mr Ravano for joining us and sharing his insights into physical commodity trading, shipping and entrepreneurship, and to everyone who came for an engaging discussion.
Topics of the lecture
- Why trading is an industrial business, not just a financial one.
- Where the margin in physical trading really comes from.
- Freight, risk and the discipline to say no.
- Mr Ravano's own path from trader to founder of Bulk Trading.
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