Energy Insights: Navigating the future of energy trading

In the fast-evolving energy sector, technology is helping trading teams stay agile and responsive. Choosing the right tech solutions is essential for mitigating risk, ensuring compliance, and maximising data insights for strategic decisions.

In this episode, Cuan Brown, SEFE’s EVP of Trading IT, offers an insider's view on how technology empowers SEFE’s trading teams to navigate the complexities of the energy market. He shares insights on the vital role of data and IT in managing risk, optimising efficiency, and driving competitive advantage.

With his extensive experience in trading IT, Cuan underscores SEFE’s unique data-driven approach and discusses how the organization leverages technology to stay ahead in a rapidly shifting industry, exploring the evolving role of data, emerging challenges, and the trends shaping the future of energy trading.



0:00 Introduction to Cuan Brown and SEFE
2:46 What does the management of assets look like for SEFE?- volumes?
3:13 How is energy trading IT different from general IT?
04:32 The landscape of power generation is changing - how is that impacting energy trading technology systems?
6:00 What is the trade lifecycle?
7:05 Role of ETRM in the modern trading lifecycle
9:23 Increasing trade volumes and Energy Trading Risk Management
11:12 ETRM data management
12:07 Redesigning software systems for a data first-approach to trading IT - the trading index
17:47 How to prepare your organisation for modernising your software environment
22:54 Moving energy trading systems to the cloud
24:51 The impact of introducing new systems to the wider organisation in Energy
26:56 Moving to a data-first approach in Energy Trading
31:00 Changing landscapes in manual functions and back-office in Energy Trading
32:31 Managing trading volume spikes in Energy
27:04 Changes in algorithmic trading
41:58 Preparing organisations for changes to the Energy market
45:09 How is AI and generative AI impacting energy trading?
48:24 Technology trends in the Energy market