Platts Risk Power and Gas Forum

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Invitation

Platts is delighted to invite you to attend our Platts Risk Forum: Power & Gas at the Westin New York at Times Square on Thursday, September 15, 2011. This is a complimentary half-day event for professionals like you who work in the financial risk management industry to help answer questions such as:

What is affecting the risk, power and gas markets?
How are risk management strategies developing to meet the market?
How can you implement effective solutions for collecting timely, accurate data?
How can you improve efficiency in your risk management process?

At the Forum, you will hear presentations from our team and get involved in discussions around a range of solutions, from statistical risk management models, specifications, and practical applications of Platts’ mark-to-market information to ICE forward curve methodology.

Registration is free. Register now to reserve your place – seats are limited.

When:	Thursday, September 15, 2011, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM [ Registration begins at 8:30 AM ]
Where:	Westin New York Times Square 270 W 43rd St New York, NY 10036
Fee:	Free to financial risk management professionals in the energy market
RSVP:	Friday, September 8, 2011

Who should attend

Chief Risk Officers Chief Financial Officers Heads of Risk Management Heads of Risk Compliance Heads of Corporate Planning	Directors of Quantitative Analysis Energy Traders Credit Risk Analysts Controllers Heads of Commodities
Heads of Energy Trading Commodity Traders Heads of Product Development Energy Market Analysts Risk Managers	Portfolio Managers Counsels Partners Risk Management Consultants

Agenda


8:30 AM-9:00 AM	Registration and Breakfast
9:00 AM-9:15 AM	Why Forward Curves Matter? Marc Karstaedt, Platts’ Senior Director of Risk Data Services
9:15 AM-9:45 AM	Risk Market Update Mike Wilczek, Platts’ Senior Markets Editor Platts-ICE forward curve overview Platts’ mark-to-market quantitatively-derived curves Forward curve products our editors watch Data sources, ICE, brokers, and market participants
9:45 AM-10:15 AM	The Alchemy of Forward Curves Dr. Anguel Grigorov, Platts’ Director of Risk Data The forward curve concept The three precious stones—approaches to forward curve design Science or Magic Practical implications
10:15 AM-10:30 AM	Coffee/Tea Break
10:30 AM-11:00 AM	The Impact of the Dodd-Frank Act on the Energy Industry *Brian Scheid,* Platts’ Associate Editor Energy trading in the post-Dodd-Frank world Areas of concern for the industry What is being weakened, what is being strengthened, and what is being delayed
11:00 AM-11:30 AM	Effective Valuation in a Volatile World Randy Wilson and Evan Zuckert, Eco Risk Markets Principals Current state of commodity derivative valuation Transparency and valuations based on credible data sources Recommendations for enhancing valuation reliability
11:30 AM-12:00 PM	Q&A / Dicussion
12:00 AM-1:00 PM	Networking Lunch

Biographies

	Marc Karstaedt has almost 30 years of experience serving the needs of the global energy and trading industry. As a graduate of the University of Alberta, Marc began his career in the Calgary oil patch, gravitating towards the Energy Trading and Marketing sector in the mid-80s. In the early 90s, Marc was one of the founders of the world’s first Natural Gas Exchange (QuickTrade), which pioneered the use of electronic trading and offered a revolutionary physical clearing service.
	Mike Wilczek joined Platts in 1999 covering the Western US power market just in time for the California energy crisis. He established Platts’ forward power curves in 2001. Before joining Platts, Mike reported on Petrochemical markets in Asia through the boom-bust years the industry and region faced in the 1990s.
	Dr. Anguel Grigorov is leading the natural gas and power mark-to-market production teams as well as Platts’ quantitative modeling and research efforts. On top of having a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Sofia and an MBA from Vanderbilt University, Anguel has 15 years of risk management and quantitative modeling experience. During his 10+ year working in energy markets, he has been involved in devising quantitative tools, frameworks and strategies as well as catering to the risk management and trading needs of companies like Enron Corp., LyondellBasell and Centrica, PLC. Anguel has worked on creating forward curves for natural gas, power, oil and products and petrochemical commodities for much of his career.
	Brian Scheid has been based in Washington, DC since 2010 and covers the NYMEX natural gas futures market and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a variety of Platts publications. Prior to joining Platts, Brian covered international trade policy for a newsletter and worked for newspapers in Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
	Randy Wilson has more than twenty years experience as a risk management professional within the financial services and energy sectors. He currently leads a team that helps energy companies manage issues around liquidity, market risk, financial reporting, and valuation. He has written several articles on derivative accounting and fair value measurement, and is a frequent presenter at energy-focused risk management events. He provides valuation services to energy companies on an outsourced basis and is active in helping companies prepare for compliance with pending Dodd-Frank legislation.
	Evan Zuckert has more than twenty-five years of experience in derivative product origination and capital markets serving the energy and natural resource sectors. Evan works with market participants to achieve readiness around pending Dodd-Frank rules, as well as provides valuation support for clients transacting in the energy derivative markets. Prior to joining Eco Risk, Evan was a Managing Director at BNP Paribas, where he was responsible for the origination of structured products incorporating derivative and capital for energy sector clients in North America. Evan held similar origination roles in debt and derivative origination for Merrill Lynch and Phibro Energy (Salomon Inc.) in Europe and the Far East.

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