Events at Pace

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Webinars

Understanding the New Floor in Commodity Pricing and the Expected Volatilities

March 18, 2008

Pace experts discuss the Q1 2008 market outlook. Our power, natural gas, oil and refined products, solid fuels, and risk management experts work closely to produce an internally consistent projection that includes an integrated forecast of all major energy products. Nowhere else is this level of energy forecast integration combined with the transaction experience that provides Pace’s forecasters unique insights into the direction of U.S. energy markets.

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Preparing Your Carbon & Sustainability Footprint for Supply Chain Reporting Requirements

January 22, 2008

Does your business strategy need to solve for the carbon and sustainability variables? Pace was joined by two fellow industry leaders - WRI & Industry Week - for a timely discussion on this subject.  Experts provided an overview of the new requirements for retail supply chain management and sustainability, with Pace introducing its comprehensive products and processes that will help clients manage and comply with new supplier requirements from companies such as Wal-Mart and Home Depot.

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Future Carbon Constraints & Their Impact on U.S. Industry

September 19, 2007

The inextricable link between carbon and energy is a growing management challenge that is increasingly driving industrials to pursue integrated carbon and energy management strategies. 

Pace held an exclusive webinar where the future of U.S. carbon legislation and market formation from the perspective of U.S. industry was discussed.  Pace leveraged its deep energy and carbon expertise, highlighting the risks, opportunities and management techniques that can be employed to enhance a company's competitive position and what approaches have been successfully deployed among energy intensive U.S. industrials. 

Panel Members Included...

Kyle Smith, Managing Director - Carbon & Energy Management Strategies

Christopher Berendt, Director - Environmental Markets & Policy

Christian Whitaker, Manager - Carbon Management Services

 

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Risk Covenants & Credit Ratings... A New Option for Managing Risk

June 27, 2007

Volatile fuel and emissions markets create an unprecedented challenge in stabilizing customer bills while providing a predictable framework for commodity cost recovery. In today's environment, how can utilities and regulators forge a compact that benefits all stakeholders?

Pace Global, joined by Terry Pratt, Director – Standard & Poor’s, and Chairman Alan R. Schriber, The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, was pleased to provide this unique opportunity to hear from all sides of the issue.   Participants were presented with perspective to help them with the following concepts:  

  • Understand the building blocks of a structured commodity risk management program
  • Identify the key market and regulatory constraints on utility hedging activities
  • Learn how regulators and rating agencies evaluate utility risk management decisions
  • Develop a regulatory covenant for actionable hedging strategies aligned with corporate and regulatory objectives

 

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Renewable Energy Financing

April 5, 2007

In the current energy market, the most active areas for new asset development involve renewable energy. All of this amounts to a perfect storm of opportunity for renewable power development. However, taking advantage of these opportunities will involve a detailed understanding of their exact nature and the knowledge of how to properly structure such projects in order to attract debt and equity investors. This interactive webinar offered real-world insights into both of these challenges, based on the personal involvement of Pace Global experts and our featured guest speaker, Mr. Tom Emmons – Vice President, HSH Nordbank, in many renewable power transactions.

 

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