Episode

Techno-Barbarians at the Gate: AI is coming for your operating model with Eren Zekioglu

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The HC Commodities Podcast

Published

Feb 18, 2026

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2974

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Summary

AI is already changing commodity trading operating models. And unlocking adjacent technologies such as digital assets and DeFI? That itself is changing the competitive landscape and attracting new participants from outside the sector. Where is that investment going? And how profound is this change going to be? And how quickly is it going to be upon us? Our guest is Eren Zekioglu. Eren has spent a career at hedge funds and at trading houses and at the intersection of trading, operations and technology, including at Glencore and Gunvor.