McCloskey Coal Conference
The McCloskey Group, now part of CERA, is a leading source of news and analysis on the international coal industry. Produced by a team of industry experts, the McCloskey forecasting services are widely considered to be the most accurate and reliable in the business. The McCloskey Coal Conference during CERAWeek 2009 will offer delegates a unique, comprehensive look at the current state of the coal market and a sound basis for determining what lies ahead.
Agenda - Wednesday, February 11, 2009
7:30 am | OPEN BREAKFAST
8:00 am | REGISTRATION OPENS
9:00 am | SESSION ONE: US MARKET UPDATE
Gerard McCloskey, CERA Vice President and Global Advisor, Coal (Chair)
- The Impact of the Pause in the "Super Commodity" Cycle in Comparison with Previous Years
W. Douglas Blackburn Jr., President, Blackacre LLC - A Financial Perspective on Investing in Coal
James Griffin, Managing Director, Rothschild - How to Integrate Clean Coal Technology into a Utility Generation Portfolio
Paul Newton, Senior Vice President, Wholesale Customers & Regulated Commodity Management, Duke Energy - Why US Generators Need Coal to Meet
Growing Electricity Requirements
Nick Akins, Executive Vice President, Generation, AEP
11:15 am | SESSION TWO: INTERNATIONAL DEMAND
The International Steam Coal Market: A Short and Mid-term Review
David Price, Editor, McCloskey Steam Coal
Forecaster (Chair)
Gerard McCloskey, CERA Vice President and Global Advisor, Coal (Chair)
- Long-Term Global Coal Fundamentals
Vic Svec, Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, Peabody Energy - Bringing Coal to Market: What Do
International Suppliers Need to Cope?
Alexander Landia, Chairman of the Board of Directors, SUEK
12:30 pm | LUNCHEON & SPECIAL ADDRESS: COAL AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Robert LaCount, Senior Director, CERA1:40 pm | SESSION THREE: ENVIRONMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
Colin Gubbins, Senior Associate CERA Consultant (Chair)- Technological Advancements for Coal Powered Generation and How They Will Benefit the Environment
Joan MacNaughton, Senior Vice President, Power and Environmental Policies, Alstom - Forging Sustainability through Technological Advancements, and the Role of Industry & what is needed from Government
Johann Kreichmair, Vice President, Development of Projects (Integrated Plants), Siemens - Market Incentives for the Development
of CCS: An Update
Jon Sohn, Vice President, Climate Change Capital - Coal to Liquids: A Global Outlook
Serge Perineau, President, World Coal-to-Liquids Association - Combustion Flexibility: A Practical Approach to Clean Coal
Robert Giglio, Director, Global Marketing & Strategy, Foster Wheeler
3:50 pm | SESSION FOUR: STEEL AND COKING COAL—IN A CRISIS?
Gerard McCloskey, CERA Vice President and Global Advisor, Coal (Chair)- An Outlook for the International Coking Coal Market
Gerard McCloskey, CERA Vice President and Global Advisor, Coal - Global Steel Opportunities in Crisis
Peter Marcus, Managing Director, World Steel Dynamics