I recently attended the FIS Energy North American user conference in Houston. This was a two-day event, well attended by customers, partners and supported by senior FIS Energy leadership. The event was sponsored by ETRM Services, NatGasHub and the Vessel Group and included partners Project Advisory Team and Xpansiv. The two-day agenda was packed full of presentations by FIS, customers and partners. Harshad Kolpyakwar, Head of Solutions Management, was the MC for event, and presented the FIS Energy Strategy and Roadmap updates. The primary focus of the event was centered around the FIS Energy Trading, Risk and Logistics Platform. There were also updates on Energy Portfolio Manager which is being utilized in Europe and emerging markets, and a dedicated breakout session on Market Map Energy which provides market data and time series data management. The FIS product strategy continues to focus on natural gas, power and renewables with future plans for expanded support for LNG as well as Hydrogen. The industry keynote speaker was Brian Beebe from Evolution Markets, an Expansiv Company. Brian’s presentation was focused on the current state of the US Power market including renewables, RECS and emissions. One of the key takeaways from Brian’s presentation was that… continue reading