
today October 4, 2021my_locationOnline
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
Begin | October 4, 2021 H 9:00 am |
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End | October 5, 2021 H 5:00 pm |
Location | Online |
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