Connecting traders with opportunities

The Nodal Trader Conference is the premier event for the trading community. We are gathering hundreds of senior-level traders, investors, utilities, regulators, and representatives of the ISOs and RTOs, to network and do business in Washington, DC. Join us to hear perspectives from experienced traders, experts, and leaders in electric power markets.
 

Themes on the horizon include:

  •  Market design and evolution of wholesale power markets
  •  Trends in compliance and enforcement actions
  •  Power stability challenges, ensuring reliability
  •  Capacity market issues
  •  Market reforms and potential changes in regional transmission organization
 

 

Networking, bonus content, and more

 
Do more with your registration. You'll receive access to our networking app before the event. Use it to:
 
  • Build your network—See who else is registered, help people find you, exchange contact information digitally, and plan who you'd like to meet at the event. The list updates in real time once the app goes live.
  • Connect—Use 1:1 messaging to introduce yourself. Conversations are saved and searchable for your convenience.
  • Enjoy extra content—Receive materials from speakers and partners. Find out about event updates as they happen.
  • Take it all with you—Look up your contacts and conversations later. Use the mobile app version for easy access from anywhere.
 

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Nodal Trader Conference at-a-glance


Agenda

Day 1 Agenda
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
  • 1:00 pm Registration Opens
  • 1:30 pm  PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP  Trade Ready: Create Winning Strategies with Superior Power Market Data and Analysis
    Sponsored by:     Yes Energy

    Join the Yes Energy experts as they walk you through tools and approaches you can employ to “level up your trading. Featuring sessions on:

    — The complexities of load growth
    — Capitalizing on the drivers of congestion
    — Efficiencies in trade submission, and data collection and analysis
    — Advanced FTR constraint analysis techniques
    — Leveraging interconnection queue data to make better decisions

    Workshop leaders:
    Alex Bennitt, Analyst,
    Yes Energy
    Daniel Cullen, Technical Product Manager,
    Yes Energy
    Quinn Gray, Product Manager,
    Yes Energy
    Sam Lockshin, Product Manager,
    Yes Energy
    Alex Robertson, Customer Success Manager,
    Yes Energy
    Cliff Rose, Product Manager,
    Yes Energy
  • 4:30 pm End of Worskhop
  • 5:00 pm Welcome Reception and Boat Cruise on the Potomac
Day 2 Agenda
Thursday, October 24, 2024
  • 8:00 am Networking Breakfast
  • 8:45 am Chair’s Welcome and Overview: The State of the Industry
    Paul Cusenza, Chairman and CEO,
    Nodal Exchange
  • INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION IN NODAL MARKETS

  • 9:15 am  KEYNOTE SPEAKER  Expanding Transmission to Support Sustainable Growth
    — Need to expand the nation’s transmission grid for reliability, resilience, and affordability
    — Barriers to large-scale transmission expansion
    — Update on what DOE is doing to overcome barriers and catalyze critical transmission deployment

    Gretchen Kershaw, Senior Advisor, Transmission, Grid Deployment Office,
    US Department of Energy
  • 9:45 am  KEYNOTE SPEAKER  Reliability and the State of the PJM Grid
    — The latest trends in the energy industry
    — Markets and market signals
    — New generation trends and challenges

    Stu Bresler, Executive Vice President, Market Services and Strategy,
    PJM Interconnection
  • 10:15 am  KEYNOTE SPEAKER  New Perspectives on Energy Trading and Power Markets
    Summer Mersinger, Commissioner,
    Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  • 10:45 am Networking & Refreshment Break
  • 11:30 am  PANEL DISCUSSION  Nodal Trading and Growing Power Demand
    — Fast-growing demand amidst the climate transition
    — Understanding load growth including AI, data centers, and electrification
    — Transitioning from fossil fuels to renewables, facing continuing challenges
    — Winter fuel insecurity – Will the grid be ready for the next big storm?

    Moderator: Ruta Skucas, Partner,
    Crowell & Moring LLP
    Abram Klein, Managing Partner,
    Appian Way Energy Partners
    Pamela Quinlan, Principal,
    GQS New Energy Strategies
    Brian George, Global Energy Market Development and Policy,
    Google
    David Bellman, Vulcan Product Lead,
    SynMax
  • 12:30 pm Networking Lunch
  • 1:45 pm  PANEL DISCUSSION  Western Power Markets
    — Impact of renewable growth
    — Growth and impact of battery storage
    — New power structures?
    — Regional developments
    — Implications for traders

    Moderator: Rebecca Bollenbach, Managing Principal,
    Essentia Advisory Partners, an EPAM company
    Scott Miller, Executive Director,
    Western Power Trading Forum
    Susan Pope, Electricity Market Economist,
    Western Energy Market
    Guillermo Bautista, Director Market Performance and Advanced Analytics,
    CAISO
    Ryan Norfolk, Special Counsel,
    Baker Botts LLP
  • 2:45 pm  PANEL DISCUSSION  Expanding Transmission Networks
    — How transmission supports clean energy and growing power demand
    — New rules for expanding transmission including FERC order 1920
    — Local and regional impacts
    — Nodal trading and transmission – legal and regulatory concerns

    Moderator: Mason Lester, Senior Research Analyst,
    S&P Global Commodity Insights
    Devin Hartman, Director, Energy and Environmental Policy,
    R Street Institute
    Bill Dugan, Director of Optimization, Wholesale Services,
    Customized Energy Solutions
    Gretchen Kershaw, Senior Advisor, Transmission, Grid Deployment Office,
    US Department of Energy
  • 3:30 pm Networking and Refreshment Break
  • CLIMATE CHANGE, VOLATILITY, AND TRADING RISK

  • 4:00 pm Probabilistic Forecasting and S2S (Seasonal to Subseasonal) Approaches
    — Weather volatility is getting worse as part of climate change
    — The industry is evolving accordingly, towards data-driven S2S (seasonal to subseasonal) approaches and probabilistic weather forecasts
    — Older, more simplistic analog approaches are falling behind
    — As part of the new models, transparency is critical
    — As S2S weather forecast skill improves, the pairing of calibrated, reliable forecasts and proper decision support tooling is critical for success

    Matt Stein, CEO,
    Salient Predictions
    Janet Lee, Chief Product Officer,
    Salient Predictions
  • 4:30 pm Using AI Weather Models to Manage Risk and a Look at the Upcoming Winter
    — Details surrounding AI weather models and how they compare to the “legacy” weather models of the last few decades
    — Discussion about recent AI model accuracy and trends and what may come in the future
    — A look at the model recent seasonal forecasts from climate models and how la Niña may impact the upcoming winter
    — Drilling down: month-by-month forecast discussion regarding temperatures and precipitation across the major ISOs

    Ed Vallee, Decision Support Meteorologist,
    Atmospheric G2
  • 5:00 pm Data Everywhere! Conveying Meaningful Insights with Change, Confidence and Risk
    — Weather & climate data volumes are ever-increasing, particularly those source from probabilistic & AI-based output
    — More data = new challenges: Not all data are of high quality or add value to trading strategies
    — Using more data for good: Change, confidence and risk as benchmarks for identifying ad conveying actionable information
    — Influencing decisions with intuitive solutions decreases trading risk by managing price exposure

    Bob Haas, Sr. Manager, Product Management,
    Maxar
  • 5:30 pm Networking Reception
Day 3 Agenda
Friday, October 25, 2024
  • 8:00 am Networking Breakfast
  • 8:45 am Chair’s Introduction and Welcome to Day 3
  • NAVIGATING THE FUTURE OF NODAL TRADING

  • 9:00 am  KEYNOTE SPEAKER  Tackling Enforcement Risk: FERC’s Surveillance Focus
    Sean Collins, DIrector, Division of Analytics and Surveillance,
    FERC
  • 9:30 am  PANEL DISCUSSION  New Directions in Environmental Markets
    — Trading updates and opportunities in environmental markets
    — New and evolving initiatives to tighten rules on carbon offsets
    — RGGI updates – impact of departure from Virginia?
    — New initiatives on voluntary carbon markets
    — Role of the CFTC in voluntary carbon market definitions

    Moderator: Ken Irvin, Partner,
    Sidley Austin
    Harry Singh, Vice President,
    Goldman Sachs
    Caroline Gentry, Director, Environmental Markets,
    Nodal Exchange
    Patricia Donnelly, Division Director, Commodities,
    Macquarie
  • 10:30 am Networking Break
  • 11:15 am  PANEL DISCUSSION  Power Trading Today
    — Where are power and gas pricing moving
    — Impact of renewable energy growth
    — Impact of major new naturas gas projects such as Mountain Valley Pipeline
    — Markets for power and natural gas related to growth in renewable energy
    — Perspectives from nodal traders

    Moderator: Syed Hussain, Power Trader,
    Gunvor
    Regis Devonish, Head of PJM/MISO Trading,
    AES
    Shikher Bisaria, Managing Director and Head, East Power Trading,
    Citi
    Aiman El-Ramly, Chief Strategy Officer,
    ZEMA Global Energy Corporation
  • 12:15 pm Networking Lunch
  • 1:30 pm  PANEL DISCUSSION  Power Congestion Challenges and Nodal Trading
    — Load growth locally in Virginia and nearby areas
    — Other areas of congestion
    — FTR and virtual trader perspectives
    — Hedging congestion related basis risk

    Moderator: Daryna Kotenko, Managing Editor, North American Power Pricing,
    S&P Global Commodity Insights
    Nikhil Kumar, Trader,
    Hartree Partners
    Rush Milam, Director Commercial Product,
    Enverus
    Joseph Bowring, President,
    Monitoring Analytics
  • 2:15 pm  PANEL DISCUSSION  Managing Risk in Climate and Trading

    Moderator: June Yu, Senior Manager, Risk and Strategic Analysis,
    Nodal Exchange
    Rishu Ranjan, Head, Weather and ECM,
    Swiss RE
    Manan Ahuja, Senior Power Trader,
    Six One Commodities
  • 3:00 pm Close of conference
Times are US Eastern (EDT / GMT-05). Agenda subject to change.

S&P Global Commodity Insights Industry Fundamentals Training

New this year: Networking Reception Boat Cruise

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Experience DC from a whole new perspective. Join us for a unique networking experience: the nation’s capital has never been more exciting! Enjoy Washington DC’s outstanding memorials and scenery on the water. 

Date: October 23

Time: 5:00 pm


Speakers

 
 
  • Paul Cusenza, Chairman and CEO,
    Nodal Exchange
  • Gretchen Kershaw, Senior Advisor, Transmission, Grid Deployment Office,
    US Department of Energy
  • Stu Bresler, Executive Vice President, Market Services and Strategy,
    PJM Interconnection
  • Summer Mersinger, Commissioner,
    Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  • Scott Miller, Executive Director,
    Western Power Trading Forum
  • Susan Pope, Electricity Market Economist,
    Western Energy Market
  • Guillermo Bautista, Director Market Performance and Advanced Analytics,
    CAISO
  • Shikher Bisaria, Managing Director and Head, East Power Trading,
    Citi
  • Joseph Bowring, President,
    Monitoring Analytics
  • Brian George, Global Energy Market Development and Policy,
    Google
  • Rush Milam, Director Commercial Product,
    Enverus
  • Pamela Quinlan, Principal,
    GQS New Energy Strategies
  • Ruta Skucas, Partner,
    Crowell & Moring LLP
  • David Bellman, Vulcan Product Lead,
    SynMax
  • Rebecca Bollenbach, Managing Principal,
    Essentia Advisory Partners, an EPAM Company
  • Bob Haas, Sr. Manager, Product Management,
    Maxar
  • Rishu Ranjan, Head, Weather and ECM,
    Swiss RE
  • June Yu, Senior Manager, Risk and Strategic Analysis,
    Nodal Exchange
  • Manan Ahuja, Senior Power Trader,
    Six One Commodities
  • Abram Klein, Managing Partner,
    Appian Way Energy Partners
  • Devin Hartman, Director, Energy and Environmental Policy,
    R Street Institute
  • Sean Collins, Director, Division of Analytics and Surveillance,
    FERC
  • Ken Irvin, Partner,
    Sidley Austin
  • Harry Singh, Vice President,
    Goldman Sachs
  • Caroline Gentry, Director, Environmental Markets,
    Nodal Exchange
  • Patricia Donnelly, Division Director, Commodities,
    Macquarie
  • Syed Hussain, Power Trader,
    Gunvor
  • Regis Devonish, Head of PJM/MISO Trading,
    AES
  • Nikhil Kumar, Trader,
    Hartree Partners
  • Bill Dugan, Director of Optimization, Wholesale Services,
    Customized Energy Solutions
  • Matt Stein, CEO,
    Salient Predictions
  • Janet Lee, Chief Product Officer,
    Salient Predictions
  • Aiman El-Ramly, Chief Strategy Officer,
    ZEMA Global Energy Corporation
  • Ed Vallee, Decision Support Meteorologist,
    Atmospheric G2
  • Daryna Kotenko, Managing Editor, North American Power Pricing,
    S&P Global Commodity Insights
  • Mason Lester, Senior Research Analyst,
    S&P Global Commodity Insights
  • Workshop leaders:
  • Alex Bennitt, Analyst,
    Yes Energy
  • Daniel Cullen, Technical Product Manager,
    Yes Energy
  • Quinn Gray, Product Manager,
    Yes Energy
  • Sam Lockshin, Product Manager,
    Yes Energy
  • Alex Robertson, Customer Success Manager,
    Yes Energy
  • Cliff Rose, Senior Product Manager,
    Yes Energy

Sponsorship


Sponsors


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Become a sponsor

Download the brochureDemonstrate your strengths, raise your company profile, and maximize your ROI as we bring key industry players and decision-makers to you. At the S&P Global Commodity Insights Nodal Trader Conference, each sponsor has the opportunity to showcase their products and services and distinguish themselves from the competition. We offer a full range of opportunities and packages, and can even tailor solutions to suit your needs.

Download our Americas event portfolio brochure to learn more about our events and who attends.

Contact us to start a conversation about your goals and how you can lead the pack as an event sponsor: Martin Falkenberg, Commercial Partnerships Manager, at +1 617.320.6647 or [email protected].

Pricing

Super early bird rate
Register by August 16
Early bird rate
Register by September 20
Standard rate

Delegate
$1,595    
$1,795    
$1,995    
Utilities *
$1,195    
$1,195    
$1,195    
Groups *
Register 3 delegates, get one free    
Register 3 delegates, get one free    
Register 3 delegates, get one free    

Rates are in USD and are not inclusive of local taxes or VAT. Americas Region event terms and conditions apply.

* See FAQs for details on registering at a special rate.




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Venue

Event Venue
Intercontinental The Wharf
801 Wharf Street SW
Washington, DC 20024, USA
Main hotel phone: +1 202.800.0844
Visit the hotel website

Discounted Accommodation
A limited number of rooms at the venue are available at a discounted rate for attendees. These rates apply for the nights of Tuesday, October 22 through Friday, October 25, 2024. The discounted rate will be available until Friday, October 4, 2024, or the rooms sell out, whichever comes first. Please note that attendees are responsible for booking their own accommodations.

Room Rate
Standard room, single or double occupancy — $419.00 USD per night + tax

Reservations *
Book your room online by clicking this reservation link. Alternatively, reservations may be made by calling the hotel directly at +1 202.800.0844 . Be sure to mention you are attending the S&P Global S&P Global Commodity Insights Nodal Trader Conference to receive the discounted rate.

* Please note: S&P Global does not associate with third-party reservation agents and cannot guarantee their legitimacy. We advise you use the information we provide when making your reservations.

Boat Tour
Pier 4
580 Water Street SW
Washington, DC 20024, USA

News & Insights

Get the latest event updates and news from S&P Global Commodity Insights.

FAQs

How to register

We offer three easy ways to register:

Online: Click here to register now

Email: [email protected]

Phone: Toll Free: 800-752-8878
Outside the US & Canada:
+1 212-904-3070

Payment forms accepted

We only accept payment by credit card for this event.

Group rate

Your organization may send 1 person for free for every 3 people registered at the current delegate rate. All registrations must be from the same organization and made at the same time to qualify. The group rate is not retroactive. Your invoice will reflect 3 delegates at the current rate and 1 delegate at $0.

Utility rate

If you are an employee of a government, cooperative, or municipal agency, you qualify for the utility special rate. To register, email us at [email protected] or call Toll Free: 800-752-8878
Outside the US & Canada:
+1 212-904-3070.

What to do if you get sick before an event

The health and safety of our attendees are of utmost importance. Currently, we require attendees to refrain from attending if feeling ill. We will apply a credit of your registration fee to your individual account, good for one (1) year or towards next year's event if you provide a doctor's note or proof of a positive test within three (3) days prior to the event start date. Contact us via email to [email protected]. For assistance, you may also reach out by phone: Toll Free: 800-752-8878
Outside the US & Canada:
+1 212-904-3070. We appreciate your cooperation as we work to keep everyone safe during these challenging times.

How to obtain a letter of invitation to apply for a travel visa

We can provide you with a letter of invitation to apply for a travel visa, which you should then send to the appropriate consulate or embassy of the event location. Please note:

  • — Your registration fee must be paid in full before a letter of invitation can be issued. There are no exceptions.
  • — Payment is considered full once money is posted to an order. Credit card payments are immediate. Wire transfer payments require at least 5 business days. Check payments require at least 10 business days.
  • — The visa application process can take weeks or even months, depending on the countries involved and time of year, so you should consider registering and paying as early as possible.

Once full payment has been made, please contact Customer Service to request a letter of invitation:

Email: [email protected]

Phone: Toll Free: 800-752-8878
Outside the US & Canada:
+1 212-904-3070

Networking app

Event registration includes access to the networking app, available for your smartphone, tablet, and desktop (both iOS and Android). We'll send registrants details about logging in to the app as soon as it goes live. Please note that your registration must be paid in full to receive access.

Substitution policy (how to transfer your registration to a colleague)

If you’re not able to attend, we’re happy to transfer your registration to a member of your organization at no cost, up to 2 business days in advance of the event. Requests must be received in writing via email to [email protected], and are subject to approval. For assistance, you may also reach out by phone: Toll Free: 800-752-8878
Outside the US & Canada:
+1 212-904-3070

Cancellation policy

If you're not able to attend or send a colleague in your place, we accept cancellations and provide refunds if received in writing to [email protected] at least 30 days before the event. In the event of non-attendance, the full invoice fee will be payable.

Sponsorship opportunities

We offer a variety of standard and tailor-made sponsorship opportunities to fit your marketing and business-to-business needs—and your budget. Please reach out directly to the Business Development Manager for this event:

Martin Falkenberg

Phone: +1 617.320.6647

Email: [email protected]

Speaking opportunities

We're always looking for the best voices in the industry to share their experience and perspective on opportunities, challenges, and trends. Please reach out directly to the Conference Producer to discuss availability and suitability:

Ron Berg

Phone: +1 339.223.1981

Email: [email protected]

Press passes

We allow accredited media writing on behalf of major industry publications to cover the event at no charge. Please reach out to the contact below for press pass approval.

Bel Cevallos

Phone: +1 713.655.2212

Email: [email protected]

Event terms and conditions

Click here to view the full event terms and conditions, then use the drop-down menu to select the Americas Region event category.