Symposium on Energy and Finance
Date November 16, 2018
Time 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location Power Corporation du Canada Room (3452)
Carré des affaires FSA ULaval-Banque Nationale
Pavillon La Laurentienne
1030, avenue du Séminaire
Université Laval
Parking ($)
Free Event
About the
Event
FSA ULaval’s Carmand-Normand and Jean-Turmel Trading Rooms and the Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate invite you to the 1st Symposium on Energy and Finance.
The purpose of the symposium is to bring together energy practitioners (producers, investors, inventors, infrastructure managers) and academics around relevant topics so as to meet the interests of all parties, initiate discussion and encourage cooperation.
Themes
Some of the themes covered include:
- Energy project financing
- Energy and energy material trade
- Power distribution grids
- Availability and flow of electricity
- Electricity production and export
- The nuclear sector (opportunities and threats)
- Québec’s role in the energy transition
- Micro-generated electricity (tomorrow’s challenge)
- Energy improvements
- Alternative, green and renewable energy
Organizing Committee
Michel Gendron
Dean
FSA ULaval
Charles-Olivier Amédée-Manesme
Assistant Professor
Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
FSA ULaval
Gabriel Power
Associate Professor
Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
FSA ULaval
Registration
Program
Presented by Salles des marchés Carmand-Normand et Jean-Turmel
November 16, 2018
| TIME | ACTIVITY |
|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | Attendee welcoming |
| 8:30 a.m. | Welcome address |
| 8:40 a.m. | Presentation by Matt Kromer Director, GRID Integration, Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems |
| 9:55 a.m. | Coffee break |
| 10:15 a.m. | Presentation by Andrea Roncoroni Director, Energy and Commodity Finance Research Center, ESSEC Business School, Paris Professor of Finance, ESSEC Business School, Paris – Singapore Visiting Fellow, Bocconi University, Milan |
| 11:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. | Discussion panel with industry representatives Léopold Beaulieu, Président-directeur général, Fondaction Guy Bourassa, Président et chef de la direction, Nemaska Lithium Alexandre Huot, Directeur général Marché des Capitaux, Banque Nationale du Canada Martin Imbleau, Vice-président principal – Développement, communautés, affaires corporatives et sécurité, Énergir |
| 3:00 p.m. | Coffee break |
| 3:20 p.m. | Presentation by Betty Simkins Williams Companies Chair of Business Full Professor and director of Finance, Spears School of Business, Oklahoma State University |
Speakers
Presented by Salles des marchés Carmand-Normand et Jean-Turmel
Matt Kromer
Matt Kromer holds an M.S. in Technology & Policy as well as a B.S. and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering.
He is currently the Director of the Grid Integration Group at Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems in Boston. He leads research and development of next-generation renewable and smart grid systems for grid-connected and off-grid applications, taking new ideas from concept to demonstration.
With over a decade’s experience in the energy and defense industries, Matt Kromer’s expertise extends to grid-integration of PV systems, technology assessment of emerging energy technologies and embedded systems development.
Matt Kromer
Matt Kromer holds an M.S. in Technology & Policy as well as a B.S. and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering. He is currently the Director of the Grid Integration Group at Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems in Boston. He leads research and development of next-generation renewable and smart grid systems for grid-connected and off-grid applications, taking new ideas from concept to demonstration.
With over a decade’s experience in the energy and defense industries, Matt Kromer’s expertise extends to grid-integration of PV systems, technology assessment of emerging energy technologies and embedded systems development.
Before he joined Fraunhofer CSE in 2014, Matt was the Program Manager for Advanced Technologies at Satcon Technology Corporation in Boston, where he spearheaded the development and demonstration of grid-smart inverters for solar, energy storage, and microgrid applications.
Matt previously held positions at TIAX LLC in Lexington, where his work focused on techno-economic analysis of sustainable energy in the transportation and power generation sector, and as a staff engineer at Draper Laboratory in Cambridge.
Andrea Roncoroni
Andrea Roncoroni holds a Ph.D. in Finance, a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics, an M.S. in Mathematics and a B.S. in economics. In 2006, he participated in the International Teachers Program at IMD Business School.
He has been a Professor of Finance at the ESSEC Business School since 2010. He is also a Visiting Fellow at Bocconi University of Milan and Director of the Energy and Commodity Finance Research Center, ESSEC.
His research interests include energy and commodity markets and products, financial markets, options, as well as exotic derivatives.
For nearly 15 years, Andrea Roncoroni has spoken at conferences around the world on the topics of energy and finance.
Andrea Roncoroni
Andrea Roncoroni holds a Ph.D. in Finance of Université Paris IX – Dauphine de France (2002), a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics of University Consortium of Italy (1999), an M.S. in Mathematics of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences of the New York University (1998) and a B.S. in economics of Bocconi University of Milan, Italy (1995). In 2006, he participated in International Teachers Program at IMD Business School.
He has been a Professor of Finance at the ESSEC Business School, Paris and Singapour campus, since 2010. He is also a Visiting Fellow at Bocconi University of Milan for more than 17 years and Director of the Energy and Commodity Finance Research Center, ESSEC.
His research interests include energy and commodity markets and products, financial markets, options as well as exotic derivatives. His current research work focuses on commodity price arbitrage modeling, risk management of non-tradable corporate exposures, entropy forecasting of leptokuretic time series, and asset allocation in the context of liquidity frictions.
For nearly 15 years, Andrea Roncoroni has spoken at conferences around the world on the topics of energy and finance.
Betty Simkins
Betty J. Simkins holds a Ph.D. in Finance, an M.B.A. in Finance and Management Information Systems as well as a B.S.in Chemical Engineering. Before getting her Ph.D., she worked in the field of energy for Williams, Inc. and Conoco, Inc. and in the areas of corporate financial planning, research and development, and process engineering.
Currently, Betty Simkins is the Williams Companies Chair of Business and Full Professor of Finance and director of the Spears School of Business, Oklahoma State University. Her specialities include risk management, energy finance, enterprise risk management, corporate governance, the oil and gas industry, finance, valuation, and capital investment analysis.
Betty Simkins has published three books: Energy Finance and Economics: Analysis and Valuation, Risk Management, and the Future of Energy (2013), Implementing Enterprise Risk Management: Case Studies and Best Practices (2014) and Enterprise Risk Management: Today’s Leading Research and Best Practices for Tomorrow’s Executives.
Betty Simkins
Betty J. Simkins holds a Ph.D. in Finance from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Cleveland, Ohio (1997), an M.B.A. in Finance and Management Information Systems from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma (1983) as well as a B.S.in Chemical Engineering from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (1979).
Before getting her Ph.D., she worked in the energy industry for Williams, Inc. and Conoco, Inc. and in the areas of corporate financial planning, research and development, and process engineering.
Currently, Betty Simkins is the Williams Companies Chair of Business and Professor of Finance at the Spears School of Business, Oklahoma State University. Her specialities include risk management, energy finance, enterprise risk management, corporate governance, the oil and gas industry, finance, valuation, and capital investment analysis.
She has been President of the Eastern Finance Association (EFA), a member of the Board of Directors of the Financial Management Association International (FMA) and EFA, and has served on the editorial boards of leading journals.
Betty Simkins has published three books: Energy Finance and Economics: Analysis and Valuation, Risk Management, and the Future of Energy (2013), Implementing Enterprise Risk Management: Case Studies and Best Practices (2014) and Enterprise Risk Management: Today’s Leading Research and Best Practices for Tomorrow’s Executives.
Practical Information
Getting to Québec City
Important flight information
Please note: Université Laval is located in Québec City, NOT in the City of Laval (which is near Montréal).
People flying to the Conference must make sure that their final destination is Québec City – Jean-Lesage International Airport – YQB. Québec City is located about 250 km (155 miles) from Montréal.
By plane
Jean-Lesage International Airport, located 16 km (10 miles) from downtown Québec City, can be reached via boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel (138) or autoroute Duplessis (540).
The airport offers direct service to and from major North American and European cities such as Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Newark, Chicago and Paris.
For all flight options to and from Québec City, please refer to the list of destinations served by the Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport or the Air Accessibility Chart.
418-640-3300 or 1-877-769-2700
By car
Highway 20 (autouroute Jean-Lesage) runs along the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, and Highway 40 (autoroute Félix-Leclerc) is the north shore access to the city.
By motor coach
Fédération des transporteurs par autobus – Intercity Transit
Accessible to all, the intercity transportation network consists of 222 intercity bus stations throughout Québec for efficient, timely travel.
Website
Intercar
Intercar links Québec City with Saguenay, Lac-Saint-Jean, Charlevoix, and all destinations along the North Shore (Côte-Nord).
Website
Orléans Express
Orléans Express Coach Lines provide daily service between Québec City, Montréal, and other destinations in the province.
Website
Greyhound
Visitors travelling by motor coach from the USA come into Montréal via Greyhound, then transfer to an Orléans Express motor coach to Québec City.
Website
Québec City intercity bus stations
Gare du Palais Bus Terminal
320, rue Abraham-Martin, Québec
418-525-3000
Sainte-Foy Terminal
3001, chemin des Quatre-Bourgeois, borough of Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge
418-650-0087
By train
Visitors traveling by train from the USA come into Montréal via Amtrak, then transfer to VIA Rail Canada trains to Québec City.
VIA Rail Canada Daily VIA Rail Canada service between Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal and Québec City.
1-888-842-7245 | Website
Amtrak
1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) | Website
Québec City train stations
Gare du Palais (central station)
450, rue de la Gare-du-Palais, Québec
1-888-842-7245
Gare de Sainte-Foy
3255, chemin de la Gare, borough of Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge
1-888-842-7245
Airport Transfers and Taxi Services
Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) is just 20 minutes away from downtown Québec City. At the airport, taxi services are within easy reach to access downtown.
- Fixed rates: CAN$34.25.
- Cash or credit cards are accepted.
If you wish to share a taxi with other delegates on your way back to the airport, sharing request forms will be available at the information desk during the conference.
If you need a taxi, you can call any of the following numbers:
Taxi Coop Québec: 418-525-5191
Taxi Coop Sainte-Foy–Sillery: 418-653-7777
Taxi Laurier: 418-651-2727
Getting to FSA ULaval
Conference location
All conference activities will be held at the Faculty of Business Administration of Université Laval (FSA ULaval), in the Palasis-Prince Building, 2325, rue de la Terrasse, Québec City.
The university is located about 6 km from downtown and is easily accessible with public transportation. We do not recommend walking to the university, unless you are staying at a hotel in the vicinity of the university in Sainte-Foy.
Public transit
You can easily travel around Québec City using the Réseau de transport de la Capitale (RTC – Québec City’s public transit authorities). Bus fare is $3.50 (cash only). You can also obtain a reloadable and reusable OPUS bus card without picture for $6.
Our university
Faculty of Business Administration (FSA ULaval)
Since 1924, FSA ULaval has been training students to become competent and responsible managers and business specialists. Today, FSA ULaval is part of a select group of 80 Business Schools, out of more than 12,000 worldwide, to have obtained both the AACSB and EQUIS accreditations.
- Approximately 4,300 students, including more than 700 international students
- More than 125 professors and full-time lecturers ready to engage with students and whose research expertise is internationally renowned
- A dynamic network of more than 35,000 graduates in 52 alumni clubs in Canada and abroad
- Close connections with large international corporations and local SMEs
- State-of-the-art technological infrastructure
- A Canadian leader in hybrid and online-based education
- Partnerships with some 90 world-renowned universities and management schools
- 20 world-class research chairs, centres and laboratories
- Outstanding student-athletes with our competitive Rouge et Or sports teams
- A vibrant student life with more than 20 student organizations
- A very high graduate satisfaction rate
Université Laval
- A well-rounded university
- More than 399 programs
- Renowned mobility and exchange programs
- Three profiles: sustainable development, entrepreneurial, and international
- Custom, continuing, and distance education programs
- Some 700 partnership agreements with some 500 universities in nearly 70 countries
- A library with over 6 millions documents
- A vibrant and diverse community
- Some 48,000 students
- Nearly 4,600 international students
- Nearly 270,000 graduates since the university’s founding
- More than 2,700 regular faculty and lecturers
- Over 250 student associations
Entry requirement in Canada
New entry requirements are now in effect in Canada. All foreigners other than U.S. citizens are now expected to have either an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) or a visitor visa to enter Canada.
Be prepared:
2. If you need an eTA (EU citizens, for example): Apply for an eTA before you book your flight to Canada. Most applicants get approved within minutes. However, some applications can take several days to process, so don’t wait until the last minute.
- If you need a visitor visa, note that a visa application may take several weeks or months to process. We recommend that you file your visa application as soon as possible, online, through Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s website. You will be required to enclose an invitation letter from the organizers of the 2019 AFFI Conference with your application. To obtain this letter, you must without delay:
- register with the Conference and pay all Conference participation fees
- send an email request to evenements@fsa.ulaval.ca
Don’t wait!
Note that in all cases, accommodation fees are not included in the registration fee.
Our suggestions
Hôtel Château Laurier
Located on trendy Grande Allée, 5 km east of Université Laval, Hôtel Château Laurier is right in the heart of Old Québec, a few minutes’ walk from many restaurants and tourist attractions, and a stone’s throw from the Plains of Abraham.
Hôtel Château Laurier
1220, Place George-V Ouest
Quebec (Quebec) G1R 5B8
Website
1 800 463-4453 or reservation@vieuxquebec.com
Hôtel Alt Québec
Located 2 kilometers from Université Laval, Sainte-Foy sector, the Hôtel Alt Québec is at the center of a hybrid neighborhood between business and pleasure close to Laurier Boulevard. Many shops and restaurants are nearby.
Hôtel Alt Québec
1200, Germain-des-Prés Avenue
Quebec (Quebec) G1V 3M7
Website
1 800 463-5253 or reservations.quebec@althotels.ca
Other Hotels available
Many hotels and other types of accommodations are found in Québec City. No matter what your decision is, please make sure not to be located too far away from the public transportation buses that will allow you to commute to the university (bus 800 or 801).
Hôtels near the Old City
Here are some lodging options near Old City. These hotels are usually located on major roads, giving you easy access to the 800 and 801 buses that take you to Université Laval.
Hôtels in the Old City
Those of you who like to walk, then staying in the Old City (Vieux Québec) is an option; if so, expect to walk between 1 or 2 kilometers in order to take bus 800 or 801 to the University. Here is one option – but many other options can be found:
Hotels near Université Laval
The most affordable hotels are around the event site, Université Laval. From the University, it is easy to take route 800 or 801 to visit Old Quebec, where social events will take place in the evening. Here are two options:
Student Residences of Université Laval
Located on the Université Laval campus, Students Residences of Université Laval offer a convenient and affordable alternative for participants.
Student Residences of Université Laval
2255, Université Street
Quebec (Quebec) G1V 0A7
Website
418-656-5632 or hebergement@sres.ulaval.ca
From Students Residences to FSA ULaval (walking distance)
Weather
The average temperature in November in Quebec City is 2 °C (35,6 °F) and the precipitation is on average 96 mm. At night, temperatures drop to -2 °C (28,4 °F) and during the day they can reach 6 °C (42,8 °F). The average temperatures during the month of November are -1.6 °C (29,1 °F).
We recommend bringing an umbrella.
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