CTA Summit 2025

Organized by Opal Group, the CTA Summit 2025 will take place on September 11, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois. This one-day event focuses on the commodity investment opportunities available to institutional and private wealth investors, locally managed by a diverse group of new, smaller, women-owned, emerging, and boutique fund managers. Family offices, endowments, foundations, pension funds, and boutique managers get a rare opportunity to interact, exchange best practices, and listen to thoughts and ideas from front-line players in the commodities and emerging managers’ space during the summit. The program is envisaged from an educational point of view and will include fireside chat-style panels that encourage interaction and practical insights as opposed to traditional presentations.

The key themes and topics for the event focus on how alternative strategies are adapting and performing in today’s uncertain and volatile economic environment, providing investors with diversification and growth opportunities amid market turbulence. Technological advancements, particularly the evolving role of artificial intelligence, data analytics, and automation, are transforming modern trading by enabling faster, more accurate decision-making and enhancing risk management.