IN-PERSON
Mark Copley, CEO, EFET – European Federation of Energy Traders
PRESENTATION
• The Fit for 55 package and the role of trading in decarbonising economies.
• Trading challenges for the UK market
Marc Merrill, President & CEO, Uniper North America
Nicki Dalgaard, CEO, Disruptive Biotrading
Catherine Newman, CEO, Limejump
PANEL DISCUSSION
• What are the impacts and developments in the UK and Europe post-Brexit and Covid?
• The future view for energy trading
• Exploring wider areas and regions of interest for traders
• Ongoing Covid limitations and incorporation into the trading floor; expansion of virtual markets
Rafael Narezzi, Chief Technology Officer, CF Partners
PRESENTATION
• What are the impacts and developments in the UK and Europe post-Brexit and Covid?
• New digital opportunities… and risks
• Ongoing Covid limitations and incorporation into the trading floor; expansion of virtual markets
• Continued rumour of a “reduced back office”. Will it really ever go away?
Moderator: Jakob Bloch, CEO, Commodity
Jamie Hillyar, Senior Manager of Business Planning, EDF Energy
Dr Luke Treglown, Principal Data Psychologist, Thomas International
Marc Merrill, President & CEO, Uniper North America
Chris Gribben, Group Head of HR, Socar Trading
PANEL DISCUSSION
We’re talking:
• Strategies for the new ways of work across commodity businesses
• Changes in office culture
• Demands on technology and leadership
• Diversity – are post-pandemic work practices a help or a hindrance to this agenda?
• Learning, development and upward mobility
• How science and data can help with the way ahead
Following the session, participants will be invited to join 20min audience wide roundtable group discussions on specific topics and in conclusion, the table leader will provide closing remarks.
Cameron Turner, Managing Director, Lean Consulting
PRESENTATION
• What is RPA, Intelligent Automation & Hyper Automation?
• Best practises in RPA use
• Introducing AI into RPA programmes
• From RPA to Hyper Automation
Martin Pritchard, Delivery Manager, Digiterre
Gordon Allott, President & CEO, BroadPeak Partners Inc.
Kevin Kindall, Senior Data Scientist, Hartree Partners
PANEL DISCUSSION
• Exploring and selecting the appropriate data analytics tools for meaningful utilisation of information
• Latest market data management applications in energy trade systems: easy wins for the back office?
• Win-Win: Practical steps to drive collaboration between back office and IT around key data management projects
Following the session, participants will be invited to join 20min audience wide roundtable group discussions on specific topics and in conclusion, the table leader will provide closing remarks.
Stephen Ford, Delivery Manager, Digiterre
Majdouline El Aasemi, Global Head of Corporate PPA / Green Energy Procurement & InstaTrust, DNV
Justin Colley, European electricity editor, Argus Media
PANEL DISCUSSION
• What are the most relevant exchange and OTC offerings? Which are truly products of the future?
• Managing multiple ETS schemes: what are the key differences and reporting obligations?
• ESG reporting in production and transportation chains. How to calculate and report?
• PPAs in the back office – getting the management, pricing, and workflow right
Following the session, participants will be invited to join 20min audience wide roundtable group discussions on specific topics and in conclusion, the table leader will provide closing remarks.
Agatha Valentina Murgoci, Senior Quantitative Analyst / Risk Management & Market Analytics, Ørsted
Thomas Griffiths, Head of Product, Cassini
Richard Payne, Non-Executive, Cobblestone Energy
PANEL DISCUSSION
• Do the combined forces of remote working and Brexit give a stronger argument than ever for offshoring? If so how sustainable is it? What are the control implications?
• Which operational efficiency initiatives are yielding the greatest returns presently? What are the easy wins?
• Where can new technologies further enhance and improve automation?
Christian Baer, Secretary General, EUROPEX
Mark Higgins, EMEA Product Development, BNY Mellon Markets
John Cunningham, Managing Director Commodities & Global Markets (Futures), Macquarie Group
PANEL DISCUSSION
• Too many broker branches to handle? Impact of Brexit and the work of EFET in this space
• How can clearing houses handle the increasing internationalisation of the markets?
• Are we keeping up with the pace of new product development?
Gavin Ferguson, Head of Standardisation Workstream, EFET – European Federation of Energy Traders
Dr. Jens Bartenschlager, CEO, Fidectus
Graeme Bannon, IT Business Analyst, RWE Supply & Trading GmbH
Chris Sass, Founder & Host, Insider's Guide to Energy
PANEL DISCUSSION
Commencing with an update from the EFET eSM Working Group
eSM has changed the way the European OTC markets have operated up to now. This session will look at:
• Benefits of automation and the new settlement standards
• Standardisation around settlement time: How soon can it be implemented?
• Brokers’ perspectives on eSM
• Cross jurisdictional issues
Following the session, participants will be invited to join 20min audience wide roundtable group discussions on specific topics and in conclusion, the table leader will provide closing remarks.
Alberto Bruno, VP, Publicis Sapient
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
• Impact of energy transition on oil and gas
• Opportunities within supply and trading
• The need to architect for the future
Patrick Bishop, Sales Director, Digiterre
Dr Dominik Stein, Head of Back Office Services, RWE Supply & Trading
Georg Ritter, Research Scientist, Marex
PANEL DISCUSSION
• A deeper look into comprehensive data management solutions
• Benefits of one robust data repository
• How data governance can be simplified
• Is there a gap in the industry for referential data services?
Ben Cooper, Commodities & Utilities Lead, BJSS
James Houlton, UK Energy and Utilities Sector Leader, Amazon Web Services AWS
PRESENTATION
In order to maintain their competitive edge within the market, commodities trading organisations continue to add new data points to their pre-trade platforms. However, in order to see maximum value, this data must be structured and presented in the right way to offer an advantage to traders. We continue to see a desire to improve the scalability, flexibility and efficiency of such platforms from key players across the industry.
During this talk, AWS and AWS Advanced Consulting Partner BJSS discuss how advanced analytics and cloud technologies can help to improve the speed and accuracy of your pre-trade information.
David Kane, Partner, Baringa Partners
PRESENTATION
• What are Baringa's observations on the current market?
• Should I be worried about extreme volatility, or is this an opportunity?
• What bets are the right bets and how do I shape my change agenda?
Following the session, participants will be invited to join 20min audience wide roundtable group discussions on specific topics and in conclusion, the table leader will provide closing remarks
Kevin Kindall, Senior Data Scientist, Hartree Partners
• Turning spreadsheet formulas into graphs • Creating a transparent audit trail • Understanding Excel’s object model • Musings about harder problems
Georg Ritter, Research Scientist, Marex
PRESENTATION
• Latest advancements of ML in energy trading
• Maximising profits with Machine Learning - Deep Learning
• Advanced digital technologies: what works and what doesn't?
Following the session, participants will be invited to join 20min audience wide roundtable group discussions on specific topics and in conclusion, the table leader will provide closing remarks.
Alex Whittaker, General Manager, Bonroy Petchem Co ltd
Jonas Kose, Senior Quantitative Developer - Risk Management & Market Analytics, Ørsted
Ganesh Natarajan, Chief Operating Officer, Enuit
Alok Sharma, Senior VP, Inatech
Bryan Caller, Managing Consultant, capSpire Ltd.
PANEL DISCUSSION
• How to make ETRM software compatible with the newest tech tools and practices
• Streamlining trading practises with automated future proof ETRMs
• Ecosystems of applications around core functionality of ETRMs
• The value of data-driven trade decision support
Ian Murrin, Founder & CEO, Digiterre
Jan Voetmann, Head of Analytics, Risk Management & Market Analytics, Ørsted
Kevin Kindall, Senior Data Scientist, Hartree Partners
Paul Verrill, Executive Director, EnAppSys Ltd
PANEL DISCUSSION
• What can we learn from other industries given our maturity is so low?
• Pros and cons of such a role
• Mapping out the core team and reporting structures of the department of the CDO
ONLINE
Mark Copley, CEO, EFET – European Federation of Energy Traders
PRESENTATION
• Post-covid introspection: Is energy trading in 2021 different from what it was in 2019?
• What can we expect to see as a result of Brexit?
• European vs UK market design
Marc Ostwald, Chief Economist & Global Strategist, ADM ISI
Christian Moger, Business Development Director, Enverus
Cetin Karakus, Global Head of Quantitative and Analytical Solutions, BP
PANEL DISCUSSION
• What are the impacts and developments in the UK and Europe post-Brexit and Covid?
• The future view for energy trading
• Exploring wider areas and regions of interest for traders
• Ongoing Covid limitations and incorporation into the trading floor; expansion of virtual markets
Alberto Bruno, VP, Publicis Sapient
PRESENTATION
• Impact of the energy transition
• Opportunities within supply and trading
• The need to architect for speed and agility
Jon Yates, Director of Sales, EMEA & APAC, Enverus
Jamie Hillyar, Senior Manager of Business Planning, EDF Energy
Antonio Sevilla Cervantes, Head of Back Office, Endesa
PANEL DISCUSSION
• Remote/hybrid operations in practise in the mid to long term: getting structures, motivation, training (and more)
• Best practises seen far in leading and managing home-based operations & tech teams
• Does your cyber-security infrastructure stand up to remote working?
Elena Cretti, Head of Back Office, Edison
PRESENTATION
• What did Brexit mean for Edison
• Review of onboarding process
• Our results and continuous improvement
• Lessons learnt for the future
Dave Webb, Managing Director, capSpire Ltd
Sonia Ghosh, Senior Business Analyst, Vattenfall
Antonio Sevilla Cervantes, Head of Back Office, Endesa
Christian Flötotto, Director Business Change, Uniper
Agatha Valentina Murgoci, Senior Quantitative Analyst / Risk Management & Market Analytics, Ørsted
PANEL DISCUSSION
• Do the combined forces of remote working and Brexit give a stronger argument than ever for offshoring? If so how sustainable is it? What are the control implications?
• Which operational efficiency initiatives are yielding the greatest returns presently? What are the easy wins?
• Where can new technologies further enhance and improve automation?
Steffen Riediger, Director European Power Derivatives, European Energy Exchange AG
Mark Higgins, EMEA Product Development, BNY Mellon Markets
John Cunningham, Managing Director Commodities & Global Markets (Futures), Macquarie Group
PANEL DISCUSSION
• Too many broker branches to handle? Impact of Brexit and the work of EFET in this space
• How can clearing houses handle the increasing internationalisation of the markets?
• Are we keeping up with the pace of new product development?
Andreas Ewert, Head of Middle Office, EnBW
Remo Crescenti, Managing Director R. A. Crescenti Advisory Ltd.
Ramona Mohan, Consultant, Digiterre
• The challenges of fast changing energy markets and the need for flexible technical solutions • Practical ways of working to deliver enterprise level technology change • Effective technical standards and engineering good practice to deliver complex data related change
Gavin Ferguson, Head of Standardisation Workstream, EFET – European Federation of Energy Traders
Jörg Reichelt, Head of Settlement Trading, EnBW
Dr. Jens Bartenschlager, CEO, Fidectus
Graeme Bannon, IT Business Analyst, RWE Supply & Trading GmbH
PANEL DISCUSSION
Commencing with an update from the EFET eSM Working Group
eSM has changed the way the European OTC markets have operated up to now. This session will look at:
• Benefits of automation and the new settlement standards
• Standardisation around settlement time: How soon can it be implemented?
• Brokers’ perspectives on eSM
• Cross jurisdictional issues
Marc Ostwald, Chief Economist & Global Strategist, ADM ISI
Prasanna Iyer, Senior consultant, Ørsted
Tom Bullock, Senior Manager, PwC
Paul Sebastien, co-founder – director, Climate Neutral Commodity
PANEL DISCUSSION
• What are the most relevant exchange and OTC offerings? Which are truly products of the future?
• How to handle the enormous numbers of international allowance registers?
• ESG reporting in production and transportation chains. How to calculate and report?
László Siller, Head of development, River Commodity
Mike Scharf, Partner, Gravitate
Valentina Ravenni, Head of Digital Operations, Agile4Solutions
Panel Discussion
• Integrating AI with ongoing automation programmes: intelligent automation and hyper automation
• Utilizing AI to transform compliance and risk
• AI as an enabler for the energy transition
• Designing an AI program for your business: what are the realistic goals, expectations, budgets, timeframes? How far ahead can you genuinely plan in such a fast moving space
David Kane, Partner, Baringa Partners
PRESENTATION
• What are Baringa’s observations on the current market?
• Should I be worried about extreme volatility, or is this an opportunity?
• What bets are the right bets and how do I shape my change agenda?
Cetin Karakus, Global Head of Quantitative and Analytical Solutions, BP
Maxim Yachev, Head of Energy & Utilities Services, Scalefocus
Dr Dominik Stein, Head of Back Office Services, RWE Supply & Trading
PANEL DISCUSSION
A deeper look into comprehensive data management solutions
• Benefits of one robust data repository
• How data governance can be simplified
• Is there a gap in the industry for referential data services?
Richard Payne, Non-Executive, Cobblestone Energy
Chirag Ahuja, ETRM Support, Varo Energy
Richard Williamson, CEO, Gen 10
Dr Gary M. Vasey, Managing Partner, Commodity Technology Advisory
Ana García Arias, Head of GEM Digital Strategy & Cybersecurity, Iberdrola
Alex Whittaker, General Manager, Bonroy Petchem Co ltd
PANEL DISCUSSION
• How to make ETRM software compatible with the newest tech tools and practices
• Streamlining trading practises with automated future proof ETRMs
• Ecosystems of applications around core functionality of ETRMs
• The value of data-driven trade decision support
Addison Armstrong, Managing Director - Business Development, ClearDox
Michael Kelliher, Vice President-Commercial Controller, Gulf Oil
• Data bottlenecks - a major blockage to the data and digitisation strategies of many trading firms.
• How Gulf Oil have managed to mitigate this issue utilising Intelligent Data Processing (IDP) tools.
• Utilising this technology to evolve from manual data entry into ETRM/ERP to automatic transformation of paper documents into digitised data
Marc Ostwald, Chief Economist & Global Strategist, ADM ISI
Chirag Ahuja, ETRM Support, Varo Energy
Andre Jaeger, SVP Product Management, ION
PANEL DISCUSSION
• How do I manage contracts in such different trading products?
• View of the ETRM community
• Handling additional volatility
• Looking ahead… What about hydrogen? Biomass? Biomethane? Helium? Ammonium?
Jose Lopez, Digital Strategy Director, TradeFlow Capital Management
Enrico Camerinelli, Non-Executive Director, Supply@ME Capital PLC
Kevin Kindall, Senior Data Scientist, Hartree Partners
Ian Murrin, Founder & CEO, Digiterre
PANEL DISCUSSION
• What can we learn from other industries given our maturity is so low?
• Pros and cons of such a role
• Mapping out the core team and reporting structures of the department of the CDO
IN-PERSON
Xavier Veillard, Partner, McKinsey
Joscha Schabram, Expert Associate Partner, McKinsey
KEYNOTE
• Wholesale gas price signals key to achieve “physical balance"
- Supply to Europe ramped up rapidly (diverted from other regions)
- Gas prices causing significant demand reduction
• Tight LNG supply driving correlation of gas indices globally
- Additional LNG demand from Europe results in tight market
- Gas price indices globally increasingly ‘converging
Christian Baer, Secretary General, EUROPEX
Mark Copley, CEO, EFET – European Federation of Energy Traders
Richard Pohl, Senior Project Manager for Green and Digital Energy, Horváth & Partners
Cornelia Kawann, Head of Division Market Surveillance, Federal Electricity Commission - ElCom
PANEL DISCUSSION
• A look at the past 12 months price trends: Opportunities and struggles for the front office
• From an operational perspective: What has the tightness of prices revealed? Best practices around collateral management, risk management and settlement
• Technology: What can be done to unburden other departments?
• Price caps and governments intervention: What impact for the markets? How do we restore confidence in trading?
Peter Styles, Executive Vice Chair of the Board, EFET
Mark Simons, Head of Gas & Power Trading Origination, TotalEnergies
Davide Rubini, Head of Regulatory Affairs - Gas / Power & Environmental Products EMEA, Vitol
Kathryn Porter, Energy Consultant, Watt-Logic
Mónika Zsigri, Head of Unit of DG Energy - Energy Platform Task Force, European Commission
PANEL DISCUSSION
• Do we see a shift back to fossil due to the price situation?
How can security of supply be maintained in the context of sanctions on Russian gas?
- Does Europe have any alternatives to reliance on Russian gas?
- Is LNG the solution?
- Does gas still have a role to play in the energy transition?
• What might some of the long term implications be for energy markets from current high gas prices?
Cornelia Kawann, Head of Division Market Surveillance, Federal Electricity Commission - ElCom
Prof. Dr. Sotirios Manolkidis, Vice President, Regulatory Authority for Energy (Greece)
Leonie Bensted, Head of REMIT Casework and Policy, Ofgem
Geoff Boon, Energy Markets Governance & REMIT, E-Control
Gerfried Krömer, Senior Compliance Advisor, Shell Trading
PANEL DISCUSSION
In this session, regulators will be answering questions from the audience, including around:
• Cases and enforcement
• REMIT publication rules
• Market surveillance
Dr Martin Rose, EMIR & MiFID Expert, Federal Financial Supervisory Authority - BaFin
Stephen Hanks, Technical Specialist, FCA
Gerfried Krömer, Senior Compliance Advisor, Shell Trading
PANEL DISCUSSION
In this session, regulators will be answering questions from the audience, including around:
• MiFID quick fix: Position limits
• EMIR review and possible outcome?
• Cases and enforcement
Aviv Handler, Managing Director, ETR Advisory
Marek Dal-Canton, Compliance Officer, Statkraft
Gerfried Krömer, Senior Compliance Advisor, Shell Trading
PANEL DISCUSSION
The panel will look at the various challenges faced by market participants and regulators along the way, around:
• Reporting
• Information publication
• Market manipulation
But will also answer the question:
Is REMIT fit for renewables?
• Publication thresholds: What changes need to be done to cater for renewables?
• New clean energies not REMIT products - Is that meant to change?
Eren Erman, Compliance Technology Lead - Trade & Business Communication Surveillance, TP ICAP
Yasmine Li, Head of Surveillance EMEA, Macquarie Group
Oliver Blower, Group Chief Executive Officer, VoxSmart
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS
After 5 short presentations (5minutes each), the audience will be divided into groups to reflect on a specific area, with the guidance of each presenter. After 20 minutes of debate and discussion, the presenters will be on stage to share takeaways and findings for the benefit of the whole audience.
The topics which will be discussed are:
• Communications surveillance: Where are we? What level of maturity do we see in energy trading?
• Trade surveillance in the energy space: How do you deal with intraday and spot market challenge?
• Cross market and cross product surveillance: How do you implement this?
• Regulators’ expectations around surveillance outsourcing
• Response to financial crimes: How do you embed AML transaction monitoring to your surveillance?
Ailsa Longmuir, General Counsel, Centrica Energy Marketing and Trading & Centrica Business Solutions
PRESENTATION
• Status report on The Russian sanctions: Who and what? Practical impact
• Know who you deal with along the supply chain
• How sanctions shape your KYC procedures
Paul Rennison, Director of Product Management, deltaconX
René Dietz, Head of Regulatory Reporting, Statkraft
Aviv Handler, Managing Director, ETR Advisory
PANEL DISCUSSION
• Recap: Reporting obligations under the financial and energy regulations
• With reporting requirements coming left, right and centre, how do you manage data collection?
• How can you optimise the reporting functions?
• Adapting to a dynamic space
Erik Hauptvogel, Senior Compliance Officer, Axpo
PRESENTATION
With more and more trading floors engaging, or wanting to engage in algo trading, what are the safeguards compliance teams should put in place to enable algo trading, without compromising on compliance? This session will present a roadmap to safely and compliantly implement algo trading.
Gerfried Krömer, Senior Compliance Advisor, Shell Trading
Aviv Handler, Managing Director, ETR Advisory
Dr Martin Rose, EMIR & MiFID Expert, Federal Financial Supervisory Authority - BaFin
PANEL DISCUSSION
• Remaining EU Limits / UK Limits
• Divergence in EU / UK approach to position limits and forbearance declarations
• Limit per product and not per venue: Will that be implemented? What would the impact of venue aggregation be for trading companies?
• Position management: How venues are dealing with it
• What further changes do we expect?
Cornelia Kawann, Head of Division Market Surveillance, Federal Electricity Commission - ElCom
Prof. Dr. Sotirios Manolkidis, Vice President, Regulatory Authority for Energy (Greece)
Mike Bostan, Market Supervision Committee Manager, EFET
PANEL DISCUSSION
• Very high prices: Impact on liquidity, margining cost, thresholds
• Scarcity, and spikes in Intraday, Day Ahead, balancing, ancillary services: What do you do when prices go crazy? Overview of measures
• How do you work on the liquidity issues? Perspective of the regulators and market participants
Daniel Chiechi, Head of Compliance | Wholesale Markets, DRAX
Oliver Spindler, Compliance Officer, Vattenfall
Gordon Allott, President & CEO, BroadPeak Partners Inc.
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS
• Measuring compliance culture: What sort of metrics do you have in place?
• Hybrid environment: Challenges and solutions
ONLINE
Mark Copley, CEO, EFET – European Federation of Energy Traders
PRESENTATION
• Post-covid introspection: Is energy trading in 2021 different from what it was in 2019?
• What can we expect to see as a result of Brexit?
• European vs UK market design
Marc Ostwald, Chief Economist & Global Strategist, ADM ISI
Christian Moger, Business Development Director, Enverus
Cetin Karakus, Global Head of Quantitative and Analytical Solutions, BP
PANEL DISCUSSION
• What are the impacts and developments in the UK and Europe post-Brexit and Covid?
• The future view for energy trading
• Exploring wider areas and regions of interest for traders
• Ongoing Covid limitations and incorporation into the trading floor; expansion of virtual markets
Gerfried Krömer, Senior Compliance Advisor, Shell Trading
Dr Martin Rose, EMIR & MiFID Expert, Federal Financial Supervisory Authority - BaFin
MiFID II Quick Fix
• What’s next for MiFID II review, further legislative proposals & UK’s position?
• What’s next for MiFID II and impact on market participants
• Enforcement and lessons learnt from recent cases
• Regulations divergence following Brexit
• Regulators' views on automated trading and other tech tools
Gerfried Krömer, Senior Compliance Advisor, Shell Trading
Nikos Triantafyllidis, Group Financial and Energy Markets Compliance Manager, OMV
PANEL DISCUSSION
This panel discussion will focus on the latest updates and ‘quick fix’ amendments of cornerstone EU regulations of the financial market, the existing uncertainties, and what market participants should focus on. Including:
• Latest issues around implementation and exemption
• Opinion on limits regime and management of the commodity derivatives markets
• A debate on the wider issues around MiFID critical contracts
• What’s next for MiFID II review, further legislative proposals & UK’s position?
• MiFID II position limits setting the direction for the UK and European firms
Antonio SANTOS, Team leader Market Conduct Team – Market Surveillance and Conduct Department, ACER
Marketa Stuchlikova, Team Leader – Market Data Reporting / Market Integrity and Transparency, ACER
PRESENTATION
• Latest REMIT and inside information guidance
• Enforcement developments and the impact of hybrid working since 2020
• REMIT interaction with other regimes
Marek Dal-Canton, Compliance Officer, Statkraft
PRESENTATION
Aviv Handler, Managing Director, ETR Advisory
Prof. Dr. Sotirios Manolkidis, Vice President, Regulatory Authority for Energy (Greece)
Cornelia Kawann, Head of Division Market Surveillance, Federal Electricity Commission - ElCom
• How REMIT applies to modern energy technologies e.g. hydrogen, flexibility, battery storage
• Virtual Power Plants and Balancing influence on wholesale energy prices and how REMIT applies
• REMIT recent cases explained: Lessons learnt for market participants
Aviv Handler, Managing Director, ETR Advisory
Alexander Culley, Chief Executive Officer, A.C.Culley & Co. Limited
PANEL DISCUSSION
A look at the numerous effects and results of UK/EU divergence around financial regulations and how they are processed and managed
• How are equivalence decisions made?
• What is the Brexit impact on EMIR, REMIT, MiFID and other reporting schemes? What other political issues are affecting the UK Exchanges’ business relationships from an international and European perspective?
• A look into critical contracts and position limits rules
• Overview of ancillary activities
• Ensuring brokers compliance with their wider-ranging obligations - How could that impact market participants?
• How will the future UK wholesale energy market look like?
Oliver Spindler, Compliance Officer, Vattenfall
Eren Erman, Compliance Technology Lead - Trade & Business Communication Surveillance, TP ICAP
Roger TanCreti, Regional Head of Compliance, Gunvor USA LLC
Yasmine Li, Head of Surveillance EMEA, Macquarie Group
Tomaz Vizintin, Team Leader Market Surveillance and Conduct Department, ACER
Shane Henley, Global Head of Monitoring Solutions, CUBELOGIC
Patrick Woody, Sales Executive, Trade Surveillance Nasdaq
PANEL DISCUSSION
• Trade surveillance technology deployment in energy markets: What’s your approach?
• Communication surveillance tools and best practices in the context of remote/hybrid workforces
• Where does surveillance overstep the mark and become an invasion of privacy? The exceptional case of Germany
• AI and other new technologies application to trade surveillance
Iain McGowan, Head of Compliance, In Commodities A/S
Nikos Triantafyllidis, Group Financial and Energy Markets Compliance Manager, OMV
Alexander Culley, Chief Executive Officer, A.C.Culley & Co. Limited
Henrik Kaspersen, Compliance Officer, Danske Commodities
PANEL DISCUSSION
• Focus on the current trading environment outlook: what are the best practices, rules and how they are implemented?
• The regulator’s view on setting up governance and policies. How does MiFID view automated trading?
• Is the “traderless” exchange a reality?
• At what stage is the AI implementation in the trading arena? What should compliance watch out for when such tools are implemented?
• Risk and responsibility – setting control processes
• Convergence of risk and compliance for physical automated trades
Aviv Handler, Managing Director, ETR Advisory
Henrik Kaspersen, Compliance Officer, Danske Commodities
Erik Hauptvogel, Senior Compliance Officer, Axpo
Bernhard Walter, Head Market Design & Regulatory Affairs (Trading), EnBW AG
Daniel Chiechi, Head of Compliance | Wholesale Markets, DRAX
PANEL DISCUSSION
• How to manage compliance culture moving forward with the hybrid home/office working model
• Managing compliance risks associated with remote working
• What is the regulators’ view of the hybrid model? How do you maintain and ensure good corporate compliance culture in this new world?
• How to manage compliance conduct to prevent market abuse and to ensure good company culture?
• How to onboard new employees in the company compliance culture?
• A look at the latest tech tools to reduce disruption and improve productivity in remote work models
Greg Pinn, Director of data strategy & partnerships, Windward
Julian Clark, Senior Partner, Ince
Raman Kavalchuk, Chairman of the Board, Langskip Energy Nordic Oy
PANEL DISCUSSION
• What are the latest updates? Areas of rising concern
• New rules and approaches to KYC
• Utilising big data and AI in sanctions compliance: what practical success stories have we seen?
• Recognising dark activity
Alex Villasuso, Commercial Director, Windward
Raman Kavalchuk, Chairman of the Board, Langskip Energy Nordic Oy
Sadar Abdul Rasheed, Director of Commodity Risk Control, Savola Group
Saeed Patel, Group Product Development Management Director, Eastnets
Stephen Ingle, Head of Condor Alternative Legal Solutions, Fieldfisher
PANEL DISCUSSION
• A look into the latest insights and trends of compliance, risk management, regulatory reporting and other advanced technology
• AI for background data collection and to manage data streams
• How far can (or should) automation be taken?
Peter Krusaa, Senior Lead Regulatory Advisor - Regulatory Affairs, Ørsted
PRESENTATION
A look at sustainable finance: How will that play on your ability to invest and get financed? What should you be looking at from a legal and regulatory point of view?
IN-PERSON
Mark Copley, CEO, EFET – European Federation of Energy Traders
PRESENTATION
• The Fit for 55 package and the role of trading in decarbonising economies.
• Trading challenges for the UK market
Marc Merrill, President & CEO, Uniper North America
Nicki Dalgaard, CEO, Disruptive Biotrading
Catherine Newman, CEO, Limejump
• What are the impacts and developments in the UK and Europe post-Brexit and Covid?
• The future view for energy trading
• Exploring wider areas and regions of interest for traders
• Ongoing Covid limitations and incorporation into the trading floor; expansion of virtual markets
Latif Faiyaz, Head of Energy Trading & Strategy, Northern Gas and Power
Paul Monk, UK Power Specialist, Catalyst Commodities
Nick Speechley, Strategic Projects Manager, Octopus Energy Generation
Jeremy Plester, Commercial Manager, MetDesk
PANEL DISCUSSION
• 21/22 winter outlook and market impact scenarios
• Predicting the unpredictable: impact on renewables
• Optimising your forecasting solutions and strategies
• AI’s future role within forecasting
Trevor Neil, Managing Director, BETA Financial Limited
Clive Lambert, Chief Technical Analyst, FuturesTechs
Nicole Elliott, Technical Analyst & Private Investor
PANEL DISCUSSION
• With the increased use of Algo trading, is technical analysis still relevant?
• Is liquidity too low in energy and commodity markets for technical analysis to be efficient? Does it work enough so that it MUST be used?
• Top technical analysts comment on your markets – The panellists want your suggestions
Mark Randall, Trader Performance Coach / MD & Co-Founder, The AlphaMind Project
Steven Goldstein, Trader Performance Coach / MD & Co-Founder, The AlphaMind Project
Clive Lambert, Chief Technical Analyst, FuturesTechs
Mark Meyrick, Head of Smart Grids & PPAs, Ecotricity
PANEL DISCUSSION
• From soft skill to edge builder: Mindset optimisation tactics and techniques for traders
• Mental gymnastics to upgrade your trading performance
• Deep dive into trading psychology
• A holistic approach to mindset focus and mental, emotional and behavioural challenges
Robert Carver, Systematic futures trader and author, Independent
PRESENTATION
• Algorithmic trading trends across multiple commodities and markets
• A deeper look into technology applications
• The different ways Algo has been used in trades and how it delivers benefit, value and profit
• AI/Algo – what are the benefits and risks in a man vs machine environment? Where should the machine end and man start?
Chris Sass, Founder & Host, Insider's Guide to Energy
Kelly Vaughan, Director of Digital Strategy, Mercuria
Conversation
• Technology chasing a business case? Or the next technological revolution for energy trading?
• Use cases in trade analytics
• Applying AI to automation – from RPA to algo trading
• Mitigating risk and supporting compliance via AI
Peter Styles, Executive Vice Chair of the Board, EFET
Harry Huang, Managing Director Gas Trading, Uniper Global Commodities
Mark Meyrick, Head of Smart Grids & PPAs, Ecotricity
Alejandro Navarro, General Counsel, Energopole
PANEL DISCUSSION
• ESG Investment trends: how is it impacting trading firms?
• What are the key ESG linked trading opportunities?
• Market structural effects to pick up on environmental exposure of risky commodities
• New product markets and how do you participate in these new markets (green/blue gas, voluntary carbon markets, etc.)
• Existing markets (oil and heavy products) will still exist, how does the energy market expect to accommodate and still meet ESG exposure mitigation targets?
• What is the future impact of hydrogen on the markets?
ONLINE
Mark Copley, CEO, EFET – European Federation of Energy Traders
PRESENTATION
• Post-covid introspection: Is energy trading in 2021 different from what it was in 2019?
• What can we expect to see as a result of Brexit?
• European vs UK market design
Marc Ostwald, Chief Economist & Global Strategist, ADM ISI
Christian Moger, Business Development Director, Enverus
Cetin Karakus, Global Head of Quantitative and Analytical Solutions, BP
PANEL DISCUSSION
• What are the impacts and developments in the UK and Europe post-Brexit and Covid?
• The future view for energy trading
• Exploring wider areas and regions of interest for traders
• Ongoing Covid limitations and incorporation into the trading floor; expansion of virtual markets
Vincenzina (Enza) Rosi, Director / Data Analytics, Morningstar Commodity Data, Inc.
Lars Weber, Partner - Business Development, Yggdrasil Commodities
Phil Hewitt, Director, EnAppSys
Stephen Schork, Principal and Editor, The Schork Group inc.
Latif Faiyaz, Head of Energy Trading & Strategy, Northern Gas and Power
Paul Verrill, Executive Director, EnAppSys Ltd
PANEL DISCUSSION
• 21/22 winter outlook and market impact scenarios
• Predicting the unpredictable: impact on renewables
• Optimising your forecasting solutions and strategies
• AI’s future role within forecasting
Trevor Neil, Managing Director, BETA Financial Limited
Clive Lambert, Chief Technical Analyst, FuturesTechs
Amit Upadhyay, Director, Fidelis Fund
PANEL DISCUSSION
• With the increased use of Algo trading, is technical analysis still relevant?
• Is liquidity too low in energy and commodity markets for technical analysis to be efficient? Does it work enough so that it MUST be used?
• Top technical analysts comment on your markets – The panellists want your suggestions
Mark Randall, Trader Performance Coach / MD & Co-Founder, The AlphaMind Project
Steven Goldstein, Trader Performance Coach / MD & Co-Founder, The AlphaMind Project
Clive Lambert, Chief Technical Analyst, FuturesTechs
PANEL DISCUSSION
• From soft skill to edge builder: Mindset optimisation tactics and techniques for traders
• Mental gymnastics to upgrade your trading performance
• Deep dive into trading psychology
• A holistic approach to mindset focus and mental, emotional and behavioural challenges
Emmanouil Galounis, Managing Partner, Vectors LLC
Robert Carver, Systematic futures trader and author, Independent
Lars Weber, Partner - Business Development, Yggdrasil Commodities
Amit Upadhyay, Director, Fidelis Fund
Ilya Murzin, Energy Trader, Novatek
PANEL DISCUSSION
• Algorithmic trading trends across multiple commodities and markets
• A deeper look into technology applications
• The different ways Algo has been used in trades and how it delivers benefit, value and profit
• AI/Algo – what are the benefits and risks in a man vs machine environment? Where should the machine end and man start?
Jürgen Mayerhofer, CEO & Co-founder, enspired
Steffen Krutzinna, Team Manager Trading, Next Kraftwerke
Kevin Kindall, Senior Data Scientist, Hartree Partners
PANEL DISCUSSION
• Where are we seeing AI being successfully utilised in the front office?
• Advanced analytics
• Driving algorithmic trading
• Front office process automation
• What considerations are needed before embarking on your AI journey? Considering the below elements:
• Culture
• Organisation
• Skills
• Technology
• Data
• What are the expected benefits from embracing AI, and what timeframes should you expect
• Build, buy, outsource?
Fabio Casamatta, Head of Trading and Execution, A2A
Harry Huang, Managing Director Gas Trading, Uniper Global Commodities
Marc Ostwald, Chief Economist & Global Strategist, ADM ISI
PANEL DISCUSSION
• ESG Investment trends: how is it impacting trading firms?
• What are the key ESG linked trading opportunities?
• Market structural effects to pick up on environmental exposure of risky commodities
• How do you participate in the new product markets (green/blue gas, voluntary carbon markets, etc.)
• Existing markets (oil and heavy products) will still exist, how does the energy market expect to accommodate and still meet ESG exposure mitigation targets?
Marc Ostwald, Chief Economist & Global Strategist, ADM ISI
Presentation • Short, medium and long-term term oil price overview • What is the role and relevance of oil in a low carbon future? • How do operational models change to adapt to the low carbon world and increase competitive edge?
Marc Ostwald, Chief Economist & Global Strategist, ADM ISI
Dr Michaela Kendall, CEO, Adelan ltd
Cyril Widdershoven, Founder, VEROCY
PANEL DISCUSSION
• Future scenarios for hydrogen energy market development; what needs to happen to make it a meaningful opportunity and when?
• Is it yet possible to create a standardised
• Hydrogen product for trade?
• The subsidies and investment angles
• How will energy pricing change in the years ahead as a result of Hydrogen?
Viviana Ciancibello, Business Development Expert, European Energy Exchange (EEX)
You Zhou, Senior Power Originator, DXT Commodities SA
Jorge Arenillas, VP Energy Management, Sonnedix
Dr. Steffen Hundt, CEO & Co-Founder, Think RE
PANEL DISCUSSION
• What are the key opportunities within
• PPA trading markets? Where are they located? Is there open access availability?
• PPAs management, pricing and new clearing solutions
• Using PPAs as a tool to manage risks and finance the energy transition
• What is the relationship between the PPA and the wholesale markets in terms of price, baseload and indexing?
• What are the implications of integrating renewable energy players in wholesale markets?
Aditya Sharma, Senior VP, Boson Energy SA
PRESENTATION
• Clean Hydrogen for BEVs - price parity with diesel
• ETS Phase IV and Carbon pricing
• Fiscal concessions expected by renewable power producers for producing Hydrogen under EU's Hydrogen Strategy, 2030
Moderator: Marc Ostwald, Chief Economist & Global Strategist, ADM ISI
Raman Kavalchuk, Chairman of the Board, Langskip Energy Nordic Oy
Bharadwaj Kummamuru, Executive Director, World Bioenergy Association
Nicki Dalgaard, CEO, Disruptive Biotrading
PANEL DISCUSSION
• A deeper look into renewable fuel global trade, supply and demand dynamics
• The role of woodchips and other organic waste
• The role of bioenergy in a climate-changing world
• How does the global Ethanol trade look post covid and in the Biden era?
IN-PERSON
Tom Bent, Director, Principle And Commercial Energy Services
Mark Meyrick, Head of Smart Grids & PPAs, Ecotricity
Philip Wiltshire, Commercial Associate, Forsa Energy
Paul Monk, UK Power Specialist, Catalyst Commodities
Daniel Norton, Commercial Director, Colorado Energy
PANEL DISCUSSION
• Gas Price Spike. What’s happening in the global gas market and why? What is the outlook?
• UK Power Crunch. What made the market go so tight, and what is the outlook?
• Credit Risk implications from surging prices and volatility.
• How are interconnectors dealing with
• Brexit and extreme volatility?
Jo Butlin, Director, Energy Bridge
Paul Verrill, Executive Director, EnAppSys Ltd
Jonathan London, Vice President, Akereos Capital
INVESTOR PANEL DISCUSSION
• What assets and markets are of greatest interest to investors?
• What investor profiles are the best fit for your trading organisation?
• Accessing funding
• How will this investment change the trading landscape of GB energy in the years ahead?
Tom Bent, Director, Principle And Commercial Energy Services
Norbert Szalay, Global energy procurement manager, Reckitt Benckiser
Rob Bullyment, Originator, Axpo
Philip Wiltshire, Commercial Associate, Forsa Energy
Stuart Peel, Head of Commercial, United Gas & Power
• Best practises in credit risk management in the covid era
• Credit storm rising - is the worst still to come?
• The divergence between credit givers vs what credit takers give/accept
• The role of credit insurance
• Access via new technologies vs access via traditional intermediaries
• The tools and platforms facilitating flexibility market access
ONLINE
Tim Partridge, Head of DB Energy, DB Group (Europe) Ltd
Tom Bowcutt, Energy Trading Product Consultant
Matt Flook, Senior Manager of PowerShift Product Management, EDF
Lars Rupert, Founding Partner & CFRO, GIGA storage
PANEL DISCUSSION
• Flex and storage’s role in ongoing market volatility
• New flex technologies – what is your best route to market?
• What are the latest developments in the battery world impacting energy trading?
• Energy storage and gas balancing markets
• Is this a crossover disrupter? Is it a new product opportunity: energy and multi-industry development combined
• Ensuring resilience and reliability of power networks
Lars Weber, Partner - Business Development, Yggdrasil Commodities
Daniel Norton, Commercial Director, Colorado Energy
Jonathan London, Vice President, Akereos Capital
PANEL DISCUSSION
• Access via new technologies vs access via traditional intermediaries
• The tools and platforms facilitating flexibility market access
• Best practises in increasing your market access
Phil Hewitt, Director, EnAppSys
Lars Weber, Partner - Business Development, Yggdrasil Commodities
Kevin Kindall, Senior Data Scientist, Hartree Partners
Krasimir Kolev, Managing Partner, Tokwise
André Bosschaart, Head of Analytics, EnAppSys
PANEL DISCUSSION
• How do you manage optimisation across the whole business via improved data solutions?
• Risk management for corrupted data; the new operational risk
• “Data lakes”, “data science”, “big data”: Where are they applicable to you?
• From traders to data scientists? How should your recruitment plans develop in the years ahead?
IN-PERSON
Alberto Bruno, VP, Publicis Sapient
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
• Impact of energy transition on oil and gas
• Opportunities within supply and trading
• The need to architect for the future
Patrick Bishop, Sales Director, Digiterre
Dr Dominik Stein, Head of Back Office Services, RWE Supply & Trading
Georg Ritter, Research Scientist, Marex
PANEL DISCUSSION
• A deeper look into comprehensive data management solutions
• Benefits of one robust data repository
• How data governance can be simplified
• Is there a gap in the industry for referential data services?
Ben Cooper, Commodities & Utilities Lead, BJSS
James Houlton, UK Energy and Utilities Sector Leader, Amazon Web Services AWS
PRESENTATION
In order to maintain their competitive edge within the market, commodities trading organisations continue to add new data points to their pre-trade platforms. However, in order to see maximum value, this data must be structured and presented in the right way to offer an advantage to traders. We continue to see a desire to improve the scalability, flexibility and efficiency of such platforms from key players across the industry.
During this talk, AWS and AWS Advanced Consulting Partner BJSS discuss how advanced analytics and cloud technologies can help to improve the speed and accuracy of your pre-trade information.
David Kane, Partner, Baringa Partners
PRESENTATION
• What are Baringa's observations on the current market?
• Should I be worried about extreme volatility, or is this an opportunity?
• What bets are the right bets and how do I shape my change agenda?
Following the session, participants will be invited to join 20min audience wide roundtable group discussions on specific topics and in conclusion, the table leader will provide closing remarks
Kevin Kindall, Senior Data Scientist, Hartree Partners
• Turning spreadsheet formulas into graphs • Creating a transparent audit trail • Understanding Excel’s object model • Musings about harder problems
Georg Ritter, Research Scientist, Marex
PRESENTATION
• Latest advancements of ML in energy trading
• Maximising profits with Machine Learning - Deep Learning
• Advanced digital technologies: what works and what doesn't?
Following the session, participants will be invited to join 20min audience wide roundtable group discussions on specific topics and in conclusion, the table leader will provide closing remarks.
Alex Whittaker, General Manager, Bonroy Petchem Co ltd
Jonas Kose, Senior Quantitative Developer - Risk Management & Market Analytics, Ørsted
Ganesh Natarajan, Chief Operating Officer, Enuit
Alok Sharma, Senior VP, Inatech
Bryan Caller, Managing Consultant, capSpire Ltd.
PANEL DISCUSSION
• How to make ETRM software compatible with the newest tech tools and practices
• Streamlining trading practises with automated future proof ETRMs
• Ecosystems of applications around core functionality of ETRMs
• The value of data-driven trade decision support
Ian Murrin, Founder & CEO, Digiterre
Jan Voetmann, Head of Analytics, Risk Management & Market Analytics, Ørsted
Kevin Kindall, Senior Data Scientist, Hartree Partners
Paul Verrill, Executive Director, EnAppSys Ltd
PANEL DISCUSSION
• What can we learn from other industries given our maturity is so low?
• Pros and cons of such a role
• Mapping out the core team and reporting structures of the department of the CDO
ONLINE
Cetin Karakus, Global Head of Quantitative and Analytical Solutions, BP
Maxim Yachev, Head of Energy & Utilities Services, Scalefocus
Dr Dominik Stein, Head of Back Office Services, RWE Supply & Trading
PANEL DISCUSSION
A deeper look into comprehensive data management solutions
• Benefits of one robust data repository
• How data governance can be simplified
• Is there a gap in the industry for referential data services?
Richard Payne, Non-Executive, Cobblestone Energy
Chirag Ahuja, ETRM Support, Varo Energy
Richard Williamson, CEO, Gen 10
Dr Gary M. Vasey, Managing Partner, Commodity Technology Advisory
Ana García Arias, Head of GEM Digital Strategy & Cybersecurity, Iberdrola
Alex Whittaker, General Manager, Bonroy Petchem Co ltd
PANEL DISCUSSION
• How to make ETRM software compatible with the newest tech tools and practices
• Streamlining trading practises with automated future proof ETRMs
• Ecosystems of applications around core functionality of ETRMs
• The value of data-driven trade decision support
Addison Armstrong, Managing Director - Business Development, ClearDox
Michael Kelliher, Vice President-Commercial Controller, Gulf Oil
• Data bottlenecks - a major blockage to the data and digitisation strategies of many trading firms.
• How Gulf Oil have managed to mitigate this issue utilising Intelligent Data Processing (IDP) tools.
• Utilising this technology to evolve from manual data entry into ETRM/ERP to automatic transformation of paper documents into digitised data
Marc Ostwald, Chief Economist & Global Strategist, ADM ISI
Chirag Ahuja, ETRM Support, Varo Energy
Andre Jaeger, SVP Product Management, ION
PANEL DISCUSSION
• How do I manage contracts in such different trading products?
• View of the ETRM community
• Handling additional volatility
• Looking ahead… What about hydrogen? Biomass? Biomethane? Helium? Ammonium?
Jose Lopez, Digital Strategy Director, TradeFlow Capital Management
Enrico Camerinelli, Non-Executive Director, Supply@ME Capital PLC
Kevin Kindall, Senior Data Scientist, Hartree Partners
Ian Murrin, Founder & CEO, Digiterre
PANEL DISCUSSION
• What can we learn from other industries given our maturity is so low?
• Pros and cons of such a role
• Mapping out the core team and reporting structures of the department of the CDO
ONLINE
Ami Daniel, Co-founder & CEO, Windward
Ganesh Natarajan, Chief Operating Officer, Enuit
Dr Gary M. Vasey, Managing Partner, Commodity Technology Advisory
Sadar Abdul Rasheed, Director of Commodity Risk Control, Savola Group
Jose Lopez, Digital Strategy Director, TradeFlow Capital Management
PANEL DISCUSSION
• High quality data analytics to power risk platforms
• Examining risk- as-a-service models vs traditional models
• What are risk managers looking for from their CTRM systems?
• Practical applications of AI to risk technology
• Integrating risk technologies into your shipping and compliance processes
IN-PERSON
Charlotte Johnson, Senior Commercial Analyst, KrakenFlex, Octopus Energy Group
Tim Partridge, Head of DB Energy, DB Group (Europe) Ltd
Philip Wiltshire, Commercial Associate, Forsa Energy
• Flex and storage’s role in ongoing market volatility
• New flex technologies – what is your best route to market?
• What are the latest developments in the battery world impacting energy trading?
• Energy storage and gas balancing markets
• Is this a crossover disrupter? Is it a new product opportunity: energy and multi-industry development combined
• Ensuring resilience and reliability of power networks
Riccardo Rossi, Head of Southern Europe Origination, Centrica Energy Marketing & Trading
Majdouline El Aasemi, Global Head of Corporate PPA / Green Energy Procurement & InstaTrust, DNV
Richard Murphy, Managing Director, The Energy Consortium (TEC)
Norbert Szalay, Global energy procurement manager, Reckitt Benckiser
PANEL DISCUSSION
• What are the key opportunities within PPA trading markets? Where are they located? Is there open access availability?
• PPAs management, pricing and new clearing solutions
• Using PPAs as a tool to manage risks and finance the energy transition
• What is the relationship between the PPA and the wholesale markets in terms of price, baseload and indexing?
• What are the implications of integrating renewable energy players in wholesale markets?
IN-PERSON
Ciaran Roe, Global Director - LNG, S&P Global Platts
PRESENTATION
• Global LNG trade and the global pandemic: looking beyond Covid-19
• LNG trade & pricing in a commoditised world
• Who are the leaders in trading? In which markets?
• Supplier pressure in an increasingly competitive LNG market
• Carbon neutral LNG
• The path to short term trading
James O’Brien, Head of LNG Trading, EP Resources AG
Ralf Dickgreber, Global Head of Biomass and LNG, Engie
Danielle Stoves, Commercial and Regulatory Director, Hanseatic Energy Hub GmbH
PANEL DISCUSSION
• The emergence of portfolio players, aggregators and other new participants: FSRU & FLNG owners, Gas to Power Developers etc.
• Do new players imply new risks?
• Impact of new players on LNG contracts & prices
Agnieszka Ason, Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
PRESENTATION
• Is this the end of long-term contracts?
• Reexamining contract adjustment mechanisms: price review clauses
• Spot vs oil-indexed price differentials
• New LNG contract cocktails?
• Gas-on-gas indexation
• Financing perspective: can lenders adapt to short term contractual structures?
• Pressure on traditional contracts from new LNG buyers (China, Asia...)
Melissa Lindsay, Founder & CEO, Emstream & Emsurge
PRESENTATION
• What is the story so far & what we can expect going forward?
• Why moving LNG trading online is important?
• Will the LNG follow the liquidity & transparency
Thomas Marzec-Manser, Global Gas & LNG Analyst, ICIS
Ciaran Roe, Global Director - LNG, S&P Global Platts
Jason Pegley, Head of Utility Markets, ICE Futures Europe
Patrick Heather, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
PANEL DISCUSSION
Review of LNG Price Benchmarks
• Hub history: current hubs & where the next hub locations might be
• Hub checklist: requirements for a successful hub: storage, pipeline access, players, stage of gas market maturity
• Why hubs matter: benchmarks provide greater transparency and confidence for stakeholders
• Development of LNG derivatives market
Asia
• Overview of main Asia gas hubs
• Status of JKM (traded volumes, players, liquidity..)
• Will JKM remain the key Asian benchmark?
Europe
• Overview of European gas hubs
• Traded volumes, players & liquidity
• The reasons for TTF’s growth in status?
The US
• Overview of main US hubs, and basis of price differentials
• Relation of Henry Hub to AECO (past, present and future) given US LNG and Canadian LNG project development
• Influence of HH on global prices
• Growth & significance of of “Waha” price index
Matthew Drinkwater, Senior Editor - Gas, Power and LNG, Argus Media
Latif Faiyaz, Head of Energy Trading & Strategy, Northern Gas and Power
PANEL DISCUSSION
• Is pipeline gas still the king benchmark in Europe?
• Infrastructure: storage capacity, import terminals showing signs of strain?
• Europe’s growing influence as a pricing benchmark
• Carbon prices in Europe impacting global LNG prices?
Influence of the U.S. gas market on gas price formation in Europe
Agnieszka Ason, Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
Rob Butler, Partner, Baker Botts L.L.P.
PANEL DISCUSSION
• The greening of LNG value chain
• Decarbonising LNG cargoes
• Enhancing environmental competitiveness of LNG markets
Mark Jackson, CEO, Baltic Exchange
Keith Bainbridge, Managing Director, CS LNG
PANEL DISCUSSION
• LNG freight indices / FFA’s
• Building sustainable LNG supply chains
• LNG freight pricing: impact on LNG flows
• Floating storage & market contango opportunities
ONLINE
Ciaran Roe, Global Director - LNG, S&P Global Platts
PRESENTATION
• Global LNG trade and the global pandemic: looking beyond Covid-19
• LNG trade & pricing in a commoditised world
• Who are the leaders in trading? In which markets?
• Supplier pressure in an increasingly competitive LNG market
• The path to short term trading
• Finance: can lenders adapt to short term contractual structures?
Daisuke Harada, Project Director, JOGMEC
David Callanan, Editor, Global LNG Hub
PANEL DISCUSSION
• Will the move towards shorter-term trade for LNG continue?
• Hydrogen and competing fuels
• Impact of new buyers (China for example)
• Rising gas flow from Russia to Asia Pacific
• The emergence of portfolio players, aggregators and other new participants
Agnieszka Ason, Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
Tom Holmberg, Partner, Baker Botts
Panel discussion
• The greening of LNG value chain
• Decarbonising LNG cargoes
• Enhancing environmental competitiveness of LNG markets
James O’Brien, Head of LNG Trading, EP Resources AG
Abhishek Kumar, Chief Analytics Officer, Energy Projections
Ralf Dickgreber, Global Head of Biomass and LNG, Engie
Danielle Stoves, Commercial and Regulatory Director, Hanseatic Energy Hub GmbH
PANEL DISCUSSION
• The emergence of portfolio players, aggregators and other new participants: FSRU & FLNG owners, Gas to Power Developers etc.
• Do new players imply new risks?
• Impact of new players on LNG contracts & prices
Melissa Lindsay, Founder & CEO, Emstream & Emsurge
PRESENTATION
• What is the story so far & what we can expect going forward?
• Why is moving LNG trading online so important?
• Will the LNG follow the liquidity & transparency
Ed Cox, Editor - Global LNG, ICIS
Gordon Bennett, Managing Director, Utility Markets, ICE
Ciaran Roe, Global Director - LNG, S&P Global Platts
Patrick Heather, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
PANEL DISCUSSION
Review of LNG Benchmarks
• Hub history: current hubs & where the next hub locations might be
• Hub checklist: requirements for a successful hub: storage, pipeline access, players, stage of gas market maturity
• Why hubs matter: benchmarks provide greater transparency and confidence for stakeholders
• Development of LNG derivatives market
Asia
• Overview of main Asia gas hubs
• Status of JKM (traded volumes, players, liquidity..)
• Will JKM remain the key Asian benchmark?
Europe
• Overview of European gas hubs
• Traded volumes, players & liquidity
• The reasons for TTF’s growth in status?
The US
• Overview of main US hubs, and basis of price differentials
• Relation of Henry Hub to AECO (past, present and future) given US LNG and Canadian LNG project development
• Influence of HH on global prices
• Growth & significance of of “Waha” price index
Raquel Martínez Farreres, Energy Analyst - LNG & Natural Gas Markets
Matthew Drinkwater, Senior Editor - Gas, Power and LNG, Argus Media
Latif Faiyaz, Head of Energy Trading & Strategy, Northern Gas and Power
Torsten Frank, Managing Director, Trading Hub Europe
PANEL DISCUSSION
• Europe's growing influence on Global LNG prices
• The increasing correlation between European and Asian markets
• How does this impact the U.S. LNG pricing and exports
• Potential for a price war between LNG and pipeline gas (Nord Stream 2)?
• LNG vs Pipeline Gas
• Is pipeline gas still the king benchmark in Europe?
• How much pressure can Russian pipeline gas exert on U.S LNG?
• Infrastructure: storage capacity, import terminals showing signs of strain?
• Influence of the U.S. gas market on gas price formation in Europe
Gergely Molnar, Energy Analyst, Natural Gas, IEA
PRESENTATION
• Is this the end of long-term contracts?
• Reexamining contract adjustment mechanisms: price review clauses
• Spot vs oil-indexed price differentials
• New LNG contract cocktails?
• Gas-on-gas indexation
• Financing perspective: can lenders adapt to short term contractual structures?
• Pressure on traditional contracts from new LNG buyers (China, Asia...)
Antonio Miranda Bonet, Head of LNG Bunkering, Naturgy
Keith Bainbridge, Managing Director, CS LNG
Mark Jackson, CEO, Baltic Exchange
PANEL DISCUSSION
• LNG freight: the vital link
• Development of short-term shipping market
• LNG freight indices / FFA’s
• Managing LNG freight risk
• Building sustainable LNG supply chains
• LNG as a marine fuel
• LNG new build carriers & procurement
• Shipping fleet supply & demand spread