The Energy and Commodity Data Conference to Become a Premier Global Annual Event

The response from the User Forum and Data Management Conference has been very positive and ZE is looking forward to making this annual event the premier global energy and commodity data conference.

Most of attendees gave a very positive feedback saying that it was a very interesting and useful event. They described the function as a productive way to share ideas and to learn more about ZEMA software. Their appreciation of the great hospitality of Vancouver was notably acknowledged. Sample feedback from the events:

"I just wanted to thank you for the Conference. It was a very interesting event with a lot of diverse presenters and it helped us understand better the potential for our use of the ZEMA product going forward."

"I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for organizing such a great conference. It was a productive way to share ideas and learn from the best in the industry. It also provided in-depth exposure to the ZEMA products and services in order to for us to enhance the value it brings to our organization. It was a pleasure to meet the ZE Power organization and we look forward to our continued partnership. Please pass along my thanks to everyone who made the conference such a success!"

"It was my pleasure to talk about your software. Hope to be partners with you for years to come."

"Thank you for providing us with a sponsorship opportunity and allowing us to participate in a panel discussion. What a nice event, congratulations!"

"I very much appreciate the hospitality in showing me your home city and hosting us for the ZEMA User Conference. The sushi was great but enjoyed getting to know one another even more."

"...it was great to meet you and your colleagues last week, thank you very much for the invite. We respect the spirit and professionalism of everyone at ZE. We look forward to continuing our progress with ZE and we are confident we can accomplish great things together."

"Thank you for your hospitality in Vancouver!"

"That was very useful and productive conference."

2010 ZEMA User Forum and Enterprise Data Management Conference Successfully Ended

Last week many attendees of the ZEMA User Forum and Enterprise Data Management Conference said good bye to Vancouver and returned home. The exciting events brought together friends and colleagues within the energy and commodities industries for a valuable information exchange and networking opportunity. Many were happy to join us and share their insights with the experts in the industry. The events were also filled with corporate functions and social events with non-profit benefits, and as most agreed, their time was well-spent. The events were well received and created energy for the future ideas and projects.



The User Forum's first day was opened by a welcome speech from Dr. Zak El-Ramly, the CEO, president and founder of ZE PowerGroup. Following Dr. El-Ramly, the ZE IT group gave a few presentations where users were engaged and sessions were overall interactive. New product demonstrations included ZEMA Dashboard, ZEMA Data Validation, and the new ZEMA Curve Manager add-on. The ZEMA users' discussions were focused on the challenges of managing broker data feeds and the frequent data format changes associated with them. The second day of the User Forum was hosted by the ZE Consulting Group and was filled with the demonstrations of ZEMA Market Analyzer's tool capabilities with a focus on Forward Curve capabilities. During the discussion, the users provided a few new ideas and suggestions that will help to make some interesting improvements and additions to the ZEMA Suite of Products.

Among the Conference speakers were

• Aiman El-Ramly, Senior Vice President Strategy, ZE PowerGroup Inc.


• Alex Melekhin, Director of Analytics, ZE PowerGroup Inc.


• Alex Zhukovsky, Director Quantitative Risk, National Grid


• Anup Singh, Director Global Markets, Sapient


• Bjorn Hagalmann, COO, MRE Consulting


• Daniel Brummer, Director of Alliances, Allegro Development Corporation


• David Linton, Chief Executive, Updata


• Don Jefferis, Partner, Opportune LLP


• Dr. Zak El-Ramly, President and CEO, ZE PowerGroup Inc.


• Larry Heitkemper, Vice President and Director Weather Services, MDA Earthsat Weather


• Manal El-Ramly, Director Eastern Office, ZE PowerGroup Inc.


• Michal Peliwo, Manager, Product Development, ZEMA Suite


• Olga Gorstenko, Manager, Consulting, ZE PowerGroup Inc.


• Ross Allen, Washington Bureau Chief, Argus Media Inc.


• Sam Wilhelm, Director Business Development, SolArc Inc.


• Spencer Gallagher, Senior Director, Reference Data Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data, Interactive Data Corporation


• Tatum Vittengl, Sales Executive, Weather Service International (Weather Channel)


• Tim Almdal, Enterprise Architect, ZEMA Suite


• Timothy Hebert, Vice President Energy Operations, Energy New England

The Conference ended Thursday night with a closing speech by Dr. Zak El-Ramly, where he thanked all who attended the events. For more information about these two exciting events that took place in Vancouver, BC, October 24-27 please visit ZE Conference Organizers.

A New Group on LinkedIn to Inform about Data Management Conference

Today’s energy markets are highly complex. In a fast-paced and volatile trading environment, well-known as well as new fundamental forces reshape a complicated energy trading business. Frequent regulatory changes, market volatility, technology evolution, in addition to the recent developments in renewable, emissions, and other environmental areas make implementing ETRM systems an expensive and time consuming process.

As you may know, ZE is organizing an important event - Energy and Commodities Enterprise Data Management Conference in Vancouver. The conference will bring together friends in the energy and commodities industries for a valuable information exchange and networking opportunity. You are welcome to join us and share your insights with the top people in your industry. To provide additional informational support for this event, a new group has been created on LinkedIn. Please join it at http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3437483

It is a convenient way to exchange short timely updates!