CONFERENCE AGENDA

Energy and commodity markets are increasingly complex. Corporations are faced with complex challenges to integrate the various elements of functional management on a real time basis; those unable to overcome these challenges become stagnant or are forced out of the competitive market.

Data must flow seamlessly from front office to back office and fully support business and operational objectives of the corporation. This conference covers best practices for Enterprise Risk Management from the perspective of managing data and the flow and methods for dynamic connection of critical systems across a corporation.

Join our presenters as they explain the various elements of Enterprise and Data Management (EDM) and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), and how corporations can effectively tool for the future.

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FREE ZEMA WORKSHOP 9:30AM - 12 PM, OCTOBER 4

Describing an Enterprise Data Management System: Features and Functionality

Sources of primary corporate data
Identification, characterization and normalization of data
Demystifying data validation
Corporate processes and analyses
Systems and applications that consume data
Is one system of record possible
Example of an integrated EDM
Meeting audit and regulatory needs
Cost and benefit of an EDM

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Day 1 – Tuesday, October 4

12:15 - 1:45	Lunch
1:45 - 2:00	Welcome and Introduction Presented by: Aiman El-Ramly, Sr. Vice President – Business Development, ZE
2:00 – 3:00 Session 1	Elements of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) The true scope of Enterprise Risk Business Management at the root of ERM The EDM for feeding trade and risk systems and supporting operational processes Presented by: Zak El-Ramly, President & CEO, ZE Alan Gunn, Vice President Marketing, SolArc
3:00 - 3:30	Break
3:30 - 4:30 Session 2	EDM as a Foundation for ERM: The impact in insufficient Data Management resources The critically of data for effective decision making How to gain efficiency through Process Automation The power of advanced market analysis Before and After Case Study Presented by: Jim Allison, Risk Manager – Gas & Power North America, ConocoPhillips Aiman El-Ramly, Sr. Vice President, Business Development, ZE
4:30 - 5:30 Session 3	Risk and Opportunities in Data Understanding the inherent value of data and the potential dangers Determining data quality What is data validation Meaningful versus distorting analysis Correlation, causation and assumption Presented by: Don Jefferis, Partner, Opportune Lisa Causarano, Director, Sales and Marketing, OTC Global Holdings / EOXLive
7:15 – 11:00	Dinner and Casino Night

Day 2 – Wednesday, October 5

8:00 - 9:00	Breakfast
9:00 - 10:30 Session 4	Business Process Automation and Risk Management Systems Empowerment through systems integration Overlapping goals / requirements of ERM & EDM What true integration looks like Business process automation Presented by: Dan Brummer, Vice President Business Development, Allegro
10:30 – 11:00	Refreshment Break
11:00-12:00 Session 5	The Never-Ending Data Universe: How to manage an evolving market space Quantification and rationalization The future of Data; new markets and sources Requirements analysis; being efficient with data Forward curves Presented by: Dr. Anguel Grigorov, Director Risk Data Services, Platts Larry Heitkemper, President, Director of Weather Services, MDA Information Systems Inc.
12:00 - 1:30	Lunch Presentation by Keynote Speaker Presented by: Wayne Sadin, CIO, MX Energy
1:30 - 2:30 Session 6	Bringing Theory to Life Overcoming the Challenges of ERM/EDM Case studies presented by end users and internal champions Presented by: Claus Murmann, Director, Deutsche Bank Ken Piddington, Chief Information Officer, Global Partners
2:30 – 3:30 Session 7	Future Market Perspectives and the Compliance Challenge A regulators perspective: regulating dynamic, semi-fungible and risk laden markets The challenge of good governance Creating an audit trail Forward market perspectives and expected infrastructure requirements What’s on the regulatory and business horizon Facts and fiction The EDM / ETRM checklist Presented by: Bruce Colquhoun, Manager of Business Development, ZE Gary Germeroth, Chief Risk Officer, Calpine Olga Gorstenko, Manager of Consulting, ZE
3:30 – 4:00 Session 8	Conference Close and Q&A Your opportunity to ask questions of our speakers or raise new issues Presented by: Aiman El-Ramly, Sr. Vice President, Business Development, ZE

The Faculty

Gary M. Germeroth
Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, Calpine

Gary M. Germeroth, who leads Calpine’s Risk Management function, is responsible for maintaining oversight of Calpine’s risk management framework and ensuring that the complex risks of the company are communicated and understood throughout the organization....

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Important Dates

Don’t miss the early bird registration deadline: August 15th, 2011. Final event registration closes September 30th, 2011. Early bird price is CAD 995, regular price is CAD 1295.

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