Conference Programme
Opening Keynote
Tue 03 Oct 14:00 to 14:20
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What can the Commission's proposal for a new market design contribute to decentralization?
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Tue 03 Oct 14:35 to 14:50
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Tue 03 Oct 14:50 to 15:30
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Keynote panel discussion: Power & gas markets in an era of decentralization
Making use of decentralization
External technology drivers
Digitalization: What opportunities arise?
Renewables entering the market
Electrification: Gas vs Electricity in the heat market
Aggregation, role of DSO’s and storage
Read more Tue 03 Oct 15:30 to 16:00
Coffee break
Market Supervision track
Tue 03 Oct 16:00 to 16:30
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Will Brexit Hurt Trade Between Britain and EU?
What are the possible impacts of Brexit on the operation and construction of interconnectors between GB and continental Europe?
What changes might there be in the governance regime for market coupling and network codes?
How will the energy relationship between Ireland, the UK and the rest of the EU be affected by Brexit?
Read more Tue 03 Oct 16:30 to 17:30
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BREXIT – Panel discussion - What are the consequences of Brexit your company should address?
Read moreWed 04 Oct 09:30 to 10:15
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Implementation of position limit and reporting regime by commodity trading firms – RTS 21
Read moreWed 04 Oct 10:15 to 11:00
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The technical regulatory standards for the ancillary activity exemption from a regulators perspective - RTS 20
RTS 20 introduction
Ancillary activity: main business test and market size test
Ancillary activity: defence files and procedural aspects of notification
Other regulatory developments
Read more Wed 04 Oct 11:00 to 11:45
Coffee break
Wed 04 Oct 11:45 to 12:15
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Understanding and implementing the RTS20 ancillary activity exemption in a trading firm
RTS 20 high level overview
Challenges of RTS20 within a MiFID programme
Strategies to overcome these challenges
Submitting an RTS20 application
Ongoing monitoring and reporting of RTS 20
Ensuring the ancillary exemption is in line with your business strategy
Read more Wed 04 Oct 12:15 to 12:45
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Panel: The impact of the new exemption and position regime under MiFID II
Read moreWed 04 Oct 12:45 to 14:00
Lunch Break
Wed 04 Oct 14:00 to 14:30
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Wed 04 Oct 14:30 to 15:00
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Wed 04 Oct 15:00 to 15:30
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Blockchain - a disruptive force in market supervision?
Short review of the blockchain technology focusing on fundamental concepts rather than technical implementation
Technological and organizational dimensions of blockchains from a regulatory perspective
Potential applications of blockchain technology in market supervision - ideas & challenges:...
Read more Wed 04 Oct 15:30 to 16:00
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Wed 04 Oct 16:00 to 16:30
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Wed 04 Oct 16:30 to 17:00
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Wed 04 Oct 17:00 to 17:30
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Special sessions
Tue 03 Oct 16:00 to 16:30
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Drivers of European power prices in an environment of growing renewable capacity.
The growth of renewables and the ongoing transformation of the energy market is widely believed to have a transformational impact on European wholesale power prices which will deepen in the coming years. In the next decade however, fuel and carbon prices look set to continue setting the level of wholesale prices. Nevertheless conventional thermal plants are under increasing pressure as competition from zero-cost capacity reduces their running hours.
Read more Tue 03 Oct 16:30 to 17:00
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Tue 03 Oct 17:00 to 17:30
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Long-term energy price drivers from the markets, grids, system flexibility and sector coupling
What one can learn from ENTSO-E’s published data on network plans, adequacy forecasts
Wholesale-retail market integration and the empowered customer
The market design – system flexibility connection
Questions for which innovation is still needed
Read more Wed 04 Oct 14:00 to 14:30
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What role will traders play in 2030?
Technology, the catalyst for change in trading
A new breed of trader
How will the Blockchain be used in wholesale energy trading?
The rise of the prosumer
Read more Wed 04 Oct 14:30 to 15:00
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P2P energy trading communities; What is their impact on wholesale trading?
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Innovation in the energy sector: how regulators can play an enabling role
Innovation in the way energy is traded
Regulatory barriers that need to be overcome
Role for regulators.
Read more Wed 04 Oct 15:30 to 16:00
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Wed 04 Oct 16:00 to 16:30
Wed 04 Oct 16:30 to 17:00
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Using the Blockchain for energy trading
When to consider blockchain technology for trading-related processes?
Will P2P trading be the next non-platform for energy trading?
Regulatory implications: what type of infrastructure did we create with the blockchain?
Settlement processes based on the blockchain
Read more Wed 04 Oct 17:00 to 17:30
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Gas track
Wed 04 Oct 09:30 to 10:00
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Wed 04 Oct 10:00 to 10:30
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Latest developments of European traded gas hubs and underlying trends in Europe
All hubs are balancing hubs but only NBP and TTF can be classified as 'mature' risk management hubs
The two mature hubs have consolidated their position, with the TTF now the largest traded hub
Regarding churn rates, only TTF and NBP can be considered as mature, with a score above 10 times
Read more Wed 04 Oct 10:30 to 11:00
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Wed 04 Oct 11:00 to 11:45
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Wed 04 Oct 11:45 to 12:15
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EU Gas market design: a mission accomplished?
• The regulatory bricks
• What did we miss? Market game changers
• Key words of future regulation
Read more Wed 04 Oct 12:15 to 12:45
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Wed 04 Oct 12:45 to 14:00
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Thu 05 Oct 09:30 to 10:00
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The IEA’s Gas 2017 report - LNG moves to the front
Gas 2017 presents the IEA’s outlook for natural gas out to 2022
LNG growth features prominently in China, India and the rest of developing Asia
A glut of LNG, led by US and Australian new supply, will put pressure on LNG markets
Despite abundant supplies, recent events remind us that gas security cannot be taken for granted
Read more Thu 05 Oct 10:00 to 10:30
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Tips and Tricks for Global LNG Trading 2.0 - Integrated Energy Trading with next generation LNG
Secrets of next generation LNG trading
The final arrival of Global Gas
Next gen LNG talent and skills needed to succeed
Rise of Data Mining as new profit centre
Read more Thu 05 Oct 10:30 to 11:00
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Thu 05 Oct 11:00 to 11:45
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Thu 05 Oct 11:45 to 12:45
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Power track
Wed 04 Oct 09:30 to 10:00
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The investment climate in energy access, energy efficiency and new technologies
EIB Investment volumes /types
Investment selection; Eligibility and screening
Current challenges; Shift in type of investment away from traditional generation capacity to new technologies & business models coming to market
EIB products - Solutions being deployed, Long tenor corporate and PF loans, EFSI (incl. risk-sharing)
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Wed 04 Oct 10:30 to 11:00
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The Fundamental View: Are we going into a period of upward prices?
· Changes in supply and demand until 2030
· Fundamental modelling results: Power prices in Europe
· Drivers in commodity prices
Read more Wed 04 Oct 11:00 to 11:45
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Wed 04 Oct 11:45 to 12:15
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Interconnecting power markets
· Business model for interconnectors
· Benefits of interconnectors as part of the overall energy mix
· Current and future interconnectors into the UK
· Challenges and opportunities arising from Brexit
Read more Wed 04 Oct 12:15 to 12:45
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The importance of integrated power markets for traders
Spot power trading in 1991 in the Nordics, today in parts of Europe and in 2020 across Europe
Why are integrated markets important?
Past and future developments of integrating spot power markets
What are the impacts of integrated power markets on…
price convergence?
how traders can benefit from real competition among power exchanges?
Read more Thu 05 Oct 09:30 to 10:00
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Redesigning the power market? A reality check on the new consumer needs.
The value of VoLL (Value of lost load)
Balancing the importance of balancing
Demand response & aggregation
Read more Thu 05 Oct 10:00 to 10:30
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Key Developments in EU Electricity Regulation - Decentralized energy in the electricity systems of the future
Overview of CEER
Key developments in EU energy sector
Centralised and decentralised energy
Regulators' views on Clean Energy Package
Read more Thu 05 Oct 10:30 to 11:00
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Thu 05 Oct 11:00 to 11:45
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Thu 05 Oct 11:45 to 12:15
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Will the clean energy package really deliver active participation by consumers?
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Commercial and Industrial Energy users, dedicated session
Special session for Commercial and Industrial Energy users. The new Commercial and Industrial Energy user Days (CIED) is launched as a platform to respond to the growing interest of the sector in facilitating a faster pace for greater energy efficiency.
Wed 04 Oct 14:00 to 14:25
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Realizing the Flexibility Potential of Industrial Electricity Demand (Overview of the H2020 project IndustRE)
Identification of profitable business models for flexible industrial consumers
Methodologies for the assessment of the flexibility potential of industrial sites
Quantification of the economic value of industrial demand flexibility for various sectors of the European power system
Quantification of the electricity costs savings achieved by..
Read more Wed 04 Oct 14:25 to 14:50
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Finding and using your flexible capacity
• Mapping symmetrical and asymmetrical flex
• Match to the local schemes/markets and employee mindsets
• Execution
Read more Wed 04 Oct 14:50 to 15:10
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Best Practices on Storage - KPN
Availability of emergency power equipment
Options how to integrate this in energy transition
Results and lessons learned from pilots
Read more Wed 04 Oct 15:10 to 15:30
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Electrification of the industry; applications & challenges
Value of electricity & variability in industry
Electrification technologies; short and long term opportunities
Short term potential for electrification
Long term electrification scenario
Barriers for electrification
Read more Wed 04 Oct 15:30 to 16:00
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Wed 04 Oct 16:00 to 16:20
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Corporate Innovation in a Changing European energy market.
Recent events - Social, Political, Economic
Underlying industry trends - Grid charges, PPAs, Storage, Efficiency
A week in the life of an energy manager - supplier meetings, exec buy-in, budgets and financing
Way forward - ‘Captive’ ESCOs - providing Energy-as-a-Service to internal customers
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