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.
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