LSEG Commodities webinar

Dong Soon Choi leads the forecasting of area, yield and production of several major grain and oilseed crops in the United States, Brazil and Argentina for LSEG Agriculture Research. Prior to joining London Stock Exchange Group/Refinitiv/Thomson Reuters he worked at LG Economic Research Institute as a senior agricultural and natural resource economist in charge of microeconomic research and market analysis for LG Corporation. Dong Soon earned his undergraduate degree from New York University and completed graduate studies at Columbia University and Penn State University.

Positioned within the Agriculture and Weather research team at LSEG, Isaac Hankes leads weather forecasting efforts specializing in seasonal outlooks.

Isaac Hankes is an atmospheric scientist with 15 years of experience working to provide insight on the intersection between anomalous weather (climate, heat waves, drought, flooding, hurricanes, cold air outbreaks, severe weather, etc.) and its impacts on commodities markets (agriculture, energy, shipping, etc.). His past (publications) and ongoing research (articles) at LSEG reflect a commitment to improving the understanding and communication of weather risks based on the latest techniques available.

As a passionate advocate for commodities and agricultural markets, Lionel Porte is a Senior Research Analyst for EU and French grains markets as well as supporting some of our agriculture price assessments for France within the Ags and Weather Research team. Prior to joining LSEG, Lionel had long and deep working background and experience in leading European Exchange and international grain trading group, driving many research and project developments. In his latest missions, Lionel was involved in some projects to help with agricultural and food transition towards a more sustainable supply chain.