Welcome to the 13th Annual Energy Risk USA

Energy Risk USA is the premiere event to be at if you are seeking to enhance your risk management techniques and benchmark your methods with peers in the energy industry.

This 13th edition of Energy Risk USA congress promises to be even bigger and more tailored to your needs than previous years. In this two-day six-stream event we will bring together the industry’s leading experts from energy companies, investment banks, regulators, top academics, and energy traders.

There will also be four exclusive seminars to the conference which will bring you up to speed with energy finance and hedging techniques.

Don't miss the Energy Risk Awards on the evening May 19, 2009. At this lavish event the brightest and the best will be recognised for their performance this year.

Some key topics we will discuss:

New energy policies of the Obama administration and their impact on your business
Price dynamics of the spread between WTI and Brent
Will WTI survive as a benchmark?
Impact of the credit crunch and global financial meltdown on energy companies in the US
Transition from zonal to nodal in ERCOT
Geopolitical issues in Russia and Ukraine, and how your global network can be affected
Best hedging strategy given the current volatility
Is the current oil price sustainable?
Non-traditional but yet significant risk elements: freight, coal, nuclear, emerging markets, metals, biofuels, moral hazard

Exclusive keynote speakers:

Leo Drollas, Chief Economist, CENTRE FOR GLOBAL ENERGY STUDIES

Vincent Kaminski, Professor, RICE UNIVERSITY'S JESSE H. JONES GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
Stephen Schork, Editor, THE SCHORK REPORT

Other confirmed speakers to date include:

Al Lindseth, Senior Vice President, Technology Process and Risk Management, PLAINS ALL-AMERICAN PIPELINE
Andrew Labovitch, CONECTIV ENERGY
Chantell Ilbury, Author, MIND OF A FOX
Chris Schlegel Manager, Risk Analysis Services, SOUTHERN COMPANY
Dan Jones, Executive Professor, Bauer College of Business, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
Darilyn Jones, Senior Vice President, Risk Control, SEQUENT ENERGY
Ehud Ronn, Professor of Finance, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
Hans Tuenter, Senior Model Developer, Planning & Analysis, Energy Markets Division, ONTARIO POWER GENERATION
John Wengler, Chief Risk Officer, ENTERGY
Kevin Kindall, Director of Quantitative Analysis, CONOCOPHILLIPS
Michael Rosenberg, Manager Quants Analysis, PG & E
Nick Cioll, Chief Financial Officer, INTERNATIONAL WOODFUELS
Petter Kapstad, Head of risk management, STATOIL
Robert Brandenburg, Director, Trading Controls, TESORO
Sailesh Buddhavarapu, EDISON MISSION
Shannon Burchett, President, RISK LIMITED
Ted Kury, Director of Energy Studies, PUBLIC UTILITY RESEARCH CENTER
Stephen Schork, Editor, THE SCHORK REPORT

Four exclusive separately bookable seminars on:

Energy derivatives - fundamentals and applications
Modelling energy spots, forwards, swaps and options
Advance energy finance and extrapolation technques
Credit risk modelling for energy companies - with special focus on the current financial climate

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