Programme - 29 September 2011

8:20 Registration 

8:50 Opening remarks

9:00 Keynote address: Trading oil for short term profits

Sandy Jadeja, Chief Technical Analyst, CITY INDEX

9:40 Gas and global LNG

• Charting the growth of gas demand in Asia
• How do recent natural disasters like the Japan earthquake impact the gas market?
• Unconventional gas - how big of a role will it have in the global context?
• Outlook for LNG pricing norms

10:10 Presentation: To hedge or not to hedge - evaluating the importance of risk management programs

• Cyclical and volatile nature of energy and commodity markets; 
• Importance of a good risk management program 
• Hedging consideration - accounting, counterparty credit, basis/liquidity risk and other factors
• Hedge instruments and strategies 

Frederic Hervouet, Head of Commodity Derivatives, Asia, BNP PARIBAS

10:40 Coffee break 

11:10 Case study: Effective risk management for an Asian franchise

• Understanding the variances in risk culture between mature markets and Asia
• Lessons learned from the west
• Applying a global risk management framework for a multi-jurisdictional business

11:40 Interview: Pre-trade risk management in the energy markets

• What's new and the drivers for making this happen? 
• What this means for OTC & OTC Cleared markets
• What's next

Anthony Bordin, Sales & Business Development Manager, TRAYPORT 

12:10 Presentation: Market risk for derivatives - implied volatilities and risk factors

Dr. Vlad Pavlov, Senior Financial Engineer, NUMERIX

12:40 Lunch

14:00 Panel discussion: Implications of Dodd-Frank for Asia

• Understanding the nuances of Dodd-Frank
• What will it mean for Asian businesses?
• How will it change the regulation of global OTC markets?
• How can we expect the role of clearing to evolve

14:50 Corporate hedging strategies in a volatile market

• Understanding how to use derivatives effectively to hedge your exposures
• Pricing and structures to consider specifically for commodity markets
• Key regulatory trends across the region to consider

Kazi Riyazuddin, Chief Finance Manager, International Trade, BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED

15:20 Coffee break 

15:50 New market products and risk reduction: a case for structuring

• New market structures and opportunities
• End-user needs
• Traders can offer tailored products
• Analysis of the structured deal
• End-user risks
• Trader's risks
• Gains from trade

Michael Rosenberg, Manager, ACTIVE POWER INVESTMENTS

16:20 Energy risk in Indian power sector

Apoorv Mathur, Advisor Strategy & Head of Risk Management, TATA POWER TRADING CORPORATION

16:50 Closing remarks

17:00 End of conference