Thursday 25th September | 14:45 - 15:25

• Impact of AI on accuracy, speed, and compliance in trade capture, settlements, and regulatory reporting and risk reporting
• Diving into use cases, assessing cost savings, error reduction, and operational resilience from adopting intelligent systems

Panelists: 

• Stuart Beeston, Secretary of the Operation Committee at Energy Traders Europe (formerly EFET) - Moderator
• Geert Van Wijngaarden, Head of Back Office & Contract Management at EWE
• Suraj Halai, Director of AI at Centrica Energy
• Tarun Arora, Chief Technology Officer at Avanade

Thursday 25th September | 16:45 - 17:30 
With algo trading gaining in importance in energy trading, compliance teams are asked to provide answers to their commercial teams as well as guidance to both the business and management to make sure the right safeguards are in place. The panel will look into:

• Where do REMIT and MiFID stand with algo trading?
• What sort of pre-trade risk controls and monitoring mechanisms do you need to implement? What’s your algo trading governance looking like?
• How to ensure teams are well-equipped to navigate the complexities of algorithmic trading from a compliance perspective

Panelists:

• Sonia Auguscik, Legal Committee Manager at Energy Traders Europe (formerly EFET) - Moderator
• Fattah Ghicha, Head of Algorithmic Trading Compliance at Centrica Energy
• Henrik Kaspersen, Head of Compliance & Partner at MFT Energy
• Richard Carey, Algorithmic Trading Lead at Shell Energy Europe

Friday 26th September | 09:45 - 10:30

• Quick insights & Trends - A short talk on women in commodities & energy
• Interview with a speaker
• Workshop
• Final thoughts, Q&A and Networking time

Presenters:

• Cathrin Stadler, Director - Head of Energy Trading Regulation at Centrica
• Lorraine Claffey, Communications & Press Manager at Energy Traders Europe
• Maryana Stober, Chief Counsel - Trading at SCM & President of WISTA Switzerland - Women's International Shipping & Trading Association
• Mathilde de Mareuil, Director at Shipping and Trading Network & Vice President of WISTA Switzerland - Women's International Shipping & Trading Association

Friday 26th September | 11:10 - 11:55

• EU EMIR II: How to manage differences UK and EU EMIR
• EU EMIR III:
  - Changes to clearing threshold
  - Transparency of margins
  - Potential additional reporting requirements
  - Challenges around the consultations
• UK EMIR III coming up: What should market participants expect?
• MiFID II: Position limit, position management
• Swiss developments
• Are they any other focus points in the financial regulation of energy trading firms?

Panelists:

• Antonella Del Figliolo, Policy Associate - Market Supervision Committee at Energy Traders Europe (formerly EFET) - Moderator
• Anya Bissessur, Head of Financial Regulations Compliance at Stakraft
• Bernhard Walter, Head of Market Design & Regulatory Affairs at EnBW
• Paul Rennison, Director Strategy & Corporate Development at deltaconX
• Shamsi Khan, Head of Regulation (Financial) at Centrica Energy

Friday 26th September | 13:35 - 14:20

• Team: What does the ideal compliance officer look like today?
• Culture of compliance: What does that mean? How does this translate in day-to-today work interactions?
• Policies and procedures: What are the industry standards? How do you reach and exceed them?
• Continuous improvement and adaptation: How do you address feedback from the team as well as regulatory and circumstances changes?
• How to manage national regulatory changes

Panelists:

• Mike Bostan, Market Supervision Committee Manager at Energy Traders Europe (formerly EFET) - Moderator
• Daniel Chiechi, Head of Wholesale Market Compliance at Drax Power Ltd
• Dr Jan Haizmann, Managing Director - Secretary General at ZETA (Zero Emissions Traders Alliance) at Correggio Consulting
• Oliver Spindler, Compliance Officer at Vattenfall
• Preeti Capildeo, Chairperson at CMC Europe - Senior Compliance Manager at bp