How This Seminar Works
	1. This live seminar consists of a high quality conference call combined with your choice of printed or Internet-posted slides. 2. The day before the seminar, you will be emailed a toll-free telephone number to access the audio portion of the live seminar session. The seminar's slides will be attached to the email as a PDF file, and a Website link will be provided so you can view the slides on the Internet if you prefer. Phone calls originating from outside of the USA and Canada will be a toll call billed to you by your telephone service provider. 3. A few minutes before the seminar is to begin, you will call the toll-free phone number to access the audio portion of the seminar. You can follow the visual portion of the presentation by using the printed PDF files or by viewing the Internet-posted slides on your computer screen. 4. A professional moderator will manage the seminar teleconference and there will be ample opportunity to ask questions. All participants will hear both the question and the instructor's response. After the seminar is over, further questions can be directed to the instructor via email.

In 2007 UtiliPoint engaged in a survey of European trading firms to benchmark the software used around typical ETRM software (billing, gas storage, hedge accounting, scheduling, asset optimization, etc.) and the IT environment on which solutions are based and supported. The survey found that European markets are somewhat immature with many different solutions being used – both commercially available and in house developed. Learn what this application landscape looks like and what problems and issues European energy trading firms face in terms of their IT and application infrastructures.

What You will Learn

• What UtiliPoint learned from it’s survey
• What applications are used and how effective they are deemed to be
• What the average IT infrastructure to support trading looks like
• What trends and issues are faced by European energy traders

Your Instructor

Dr. Gary M. Vasey is an energy industry expert noted for his analysis, consulting, marketing and branding skills. Gary currently manages UtiliPoint’s European practice. With over 22 years experience in the energy and utilities industry, Gary has experienced the industry’s volatility as a geologist, consultant, software developer, analyst and marketing practitioner providing him with unique insights, not just into the entire energy value chain, but also into how to position, brand and deliver products and services to the industry. He is a noted expert on the energy trading, transaction and risk management software industry and an accomplished industry analyst and thought leader.

Gary has published more than 200 articles on energy and utility industry trends in a variety of publications, is a regular speaker at industry conferences and the co-editor of the UtiliPoint book Trends in Energy Trading, Transaction and Risk Management Software – A Primer. Most recently he contributed the chapter ETRM software in The Professional Risk Managers‘ Guide to Energy and Environmental Markets published by PRMIA.

Gary is also the co-founder of the Energy Hedge Fund Center (www.energyhedgefunds.com) and the co-author of Energy & Environmental Hedge Funds – The New Investment Paradigm (Wiley, 2006) with Peter C. Fusaro and of many trade press articles on hedge funds in the energy industry. He and Mr. Fusaro are also the joint editors of EnergyHedge, an electronic newsletter published by the Energy Hedge Fund Center.

Gary holds a B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in Geological Sciences from the University of Aston in Birmingham, England and a Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland.

Who Should Attend this Seminar?

• IT staff supporting trading environments

• Traders

• Risk Managers

• Consultants

Why Choose PGS?

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Prerequisites

This group live seminar has no prerequisites. No advance preparation is required before the seminar.

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