On December 12, 2013, I had the pleasure of attending the 16th annual Platts Global Energy Awards with my father and CEO of ZE PowerGroup, Dr. Zak El-Ramly; my mother and Corporate Secretary of ZE, Salwe El-Ramly; my sister, ZE’s Director of Global Markets, Manal El-Ramly; and Shilpa Mullan, Director of Sales for ZE’s New […]
Last week we held the third webinar from our “Data in Action” webinar series with Platts, a leading global provider of market news and benchmark price assessments for those in energy and commodity markets. Platts has been independently and impartially assessing oil markets since 1909, and with the recent crude oil developments in the U.S. […]
With great power comes great responsibility; I’d like to think that’s true for super heroes and moustaches. The month began with smooth faces and an eagerness to raise awareness for men’s health. For this MoBro, Movember is about so much more than just growing a magnificent moustache, as cancer has impacted my life too many […]
Last week we were in Chicago for the Futures Industry Association’s (FIA) annual Futures and Options Expo which took place at the Hilton Chicago. As always the event was well run and well attended. The three day conference and expo was preceded by our own Lunch and Learn at McCormick and Schmicks, which focused on […]
Last week, ZE PowerGroup Inc. sponsored and attended a fantastic conference in Raleigh, NC; hosted by The Electric Utility Consultants Inc. (EUCI). The conference focused on Software System Integration for ISO/RTO Markets. Manal El-Ramly, ZE’s Director of Global Markets, and I were able to attend this backyard event, so close to our Raleigh office. We […]
ZE has been attending semi-annual NAEMA conferences for many years and has been an associate member for the last five years. Both of our organizations have grown in size and geographical coverage over this time. ZE has turned from a small Canadian consulting firm into the global leader of data management solutions; ZE now has […]
We were most fortunate to be invited to sponsor and participate in Triple Point’s Global User Conference, Focal Point, which took place recently in New York, NY. Myself and Shilpa Mullan, our Sales Director based in New York, attended the event. I really appreciated taking part in the Thought Leadership panel, which allowed the panelists […]
We recently attended the European Energy Risk Summit in London, England. The main themes of the summit were the effects of the new market regulations in Europe (particularly EMIR and REMIT) and the impact and speed of change in technologies and data. Many of the key points raised by the speakers revolved around the disconnect […]
In part 1 of this blog, entitled Fireworks and Debates in the Regulatory and Risk World, Energy Risk Magazine Asia Conference panelists discussed the unintended consequences of new OTC regulations in prompting a switch from bi-lateral OTC trading to equivalent futures products – a trend dubbed ‘futurisation’. In part 2, we switch gears to discuss […]
I had the distinct honor of attending the Energy Risk Asia conference held in Singapore on September 26. The conference brought together risk managers, commodity traders, procurement officers, quantitative analysts, and exchange personnel from the energy industry, and, of course, data and analytics solution providers together for one day of intense presentations and industry roundtables. […]