JUNE 8
Wednesday
08 June 2022
Houston, Texas
Markets in Focus: ESG
08:55
Ben Hillary
Managing Director
Commodities People
09:00
Executive Panel
Howard Walper
CEO Americas
Commodities People
Ernie Thrasher
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Marketing Officer, Xcoal
Melisa Culbertson
Executive Director OTC Structured Product, RJO'Brien
Gregory Broussard
Managing Director and Global Head of Financial Trading, Cargill
- How are company leaders positioning themselves in an era of high prices and extreme volatility?
- How has the war on Ukraine impacted different markets? How till this impact markets in the long term?
- What are the lingering impacts of COVID-19? Are supply chains springing back, and if not, how long until we are back to"normal?"
- How has the focus on ESG changed the way companies operate, particularly carbon-intensive industries?
09:45
Presentation
Dr. Craig Pirrong
Professor of Finance, Bauer College of Business,
University of Houston
- The impact of volatility on funding needs/costs: variation margins
- The impact of volatility on funding needs/costs: initial margin
- The impact of volatility and price levels on funding needs: financing inventories
- The impact of volatility on trading risk and opportunities
10:15
Presentation
Keith Barnett
President,
Barnhill Energy
- Impact of invasion on commodity markets
- Interrelationship between oil, natural gas, fertilizers, ag commodities, FX, inflation, etc.
- Need for top notch data sources, analytics and risk management systems
10:45
Exhibition Area
12:30
Exhibition Area
13:45
Panel Discussion
Mike Prokop
Managing Director,
The Alliance Risk Group
Brian Beebe
Managing Director, Evolution Markets
Ken Nelson
President,
Blue Delta Energy
Uma Surana
Managing Director, Commodity and Trade Finance, Hartree Partners
Terry Embury
Director, Head of Trading,
AES Clean Energy
- Industry view of ESG, essential or "greenwashing"?
- ESG metrics and benchmarks
- Efforts towards industry standardization
14:30
Panel Discussion
Mike Prokop
Moderator
Managing Director,
The Alliance Risk Group
Capt. Anuj Chopra FNI
Adjunct Professor, Supply Chain & Logistics Technology / Cofounder & CEO, Construction Management Department, College of Technology, University of Houston / ESGplus LLC
Elizabeth Carlson
Chief Sustainability Officer, Tricon Energy
- Harmonizing initiatives across departments
- Where should the ESG function live?
- Communicating efforts to the marketplace
15:15
Exhibition Area
16:00
Presentation
Faiza Rizvi
Senior Editor, ESG,
Hart Energy
- How are ESG ratings developed?
- Who are the major players in ESG rating?
- What are the methodologies behind these indexes?
- How are different financial institutions weighting these different indexes?
16:45
Panel Discussion
Ben Hillary
Managing Director,
Commodities People
Nicholaus Rohleder
Co-Founder,
Climate Commodities
Jazib Hasan
Co-Head of Modern Energy Renewables, Head of Investments,
Modern Energy
Rohit Ogra
Partner and Co-Founder, Treaty Oak Clean Energy
- How are lenders viewing ESG ratings and trade specific carbon footprints
- Evolution not revolution? Adapting traditional trade mechanisms whilst driving change
- Demonstrating best practice in climate transparency and calculation of carbon footprints
- What are the opportunities of climate finance in emerging markets?
17:30
Exhibition Area
Join your friends and colleagues for Texas BBQ, frozen margaritas and live ARMADILLO RACING at this one-of-a-kind networking event!
JUNE 9
Thursday
09 June 2022
Houston, Texas
Markets in Focus: ESG
09:00
Panel Discussion
Ben Hillary
Managing Director, Commodities People
Randall Lack
President,
Element Markets
Marc Merrill
President & CEO,
Uniper North America
Marty Weems
President - North America, American Rare Earths Limited and its US Subsidiaries, Western Rare Earths, La Paz Rare Earths, LLC & Wyoming Rare (USA) Inc
Adam Raphaely
MD, Trading - Carbon and Environmental Products, Mercuria Energy America, LLC
- Impact of carbon policy on commodity trading
- Impact of sustainability initiatives on commodity trading companies
- Combating image issues in an increasingly climate-focused world
- Impact of sustainability initiatives on investment
- ESG from a leadership perspective/Creating a culture of sustainability trading
09:45
Presentation
Jamila Piracci
Managing Director
Patomak Global Partners
10:00
Exhibition Area
10:45
Presentation
Thomas Lord
Senior Risk Consultant,
Norton Rose Fulbright
-Risks associated with carbon trading and how to manage them
-Fungibility of carbon credits
-Implementing effective controls
-Tracking credits
11:30
Panel Discussion
Thomas Lord
Senior Risk Consultant,
Norton Rose Fulbright
John McDougal
VP of Environmental Products,
Element Markets
Richard Williamson
CEO, GEN10
Nithasha Yakoob
Vice President – Carbon Markets,
StoneX Financial Inc
12:15
Panel Discussion
Tim Sullivan
President & General Manager.
SeQuest - part of Oxy Low Carbon Ventures
Mac Marshall
VP Market Intelligence,
United Soybean Board
- A sustainability expert, an HR professional and risk professional talk about how tomorrow's "ideal" company will look and function
- Abide by ESG Covenants to be more investment worthy
- Full recognition of end user preferences linking that back to production and throughout the value chain
- Recognition of value pockets throughout the supply chain
13:00 - 14:00
Exhibition Area
Investors are increasingly incorporating ESG metrics into their investment decisions. What criteria are being used to make these decisions? And how will this affect financial performance?
