ETRC – 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

Christian Huurman, Senior Supervision Officer Capital Markets & Data, AFM Autoriteit Financiële Markten

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

Erwin Krapf, Senior Legal Counsel - International Law and Global Trading, Uniper Global Commodities SE

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

Dr Thomas Müller, Head of Market Transparency Unit for Wholesale Electricity and Gas Markets / REMIT Enforcement / SMARD, Bundesnetzagentur

• 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

Erwin Krapf, Senior Legal Counsel - International Law and Global Trading, Uniper Global Commodities SE

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

Erwin Krapf, Senior Legal Counsel - International Law and Global Trading, Uniper Global Commodities SE

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?