Alpiq is the leading Swiss energy trading company and energy services provider with European orientation. The group was formed at the beginning of 2009 through the merger of Atel and EOS. In 2008, more than 10000 employees in 26 countries generated a consolidated annual turnover of around 10 billion Euros. Alpiq is active in the fields of electricity generation and transmission, in energy sales and trading, as well as in energy services. Thanks to its long-standing tradition in hydropower production, Alpiq has made an important contribution to the development of renewable energy within the European Markets. The promotion of new renewable energy production is one of our major goals.

www.alpiq.com

CEZ Group

CEZ is the leading Central European utility with more than 8 million customers and generation portfolio over 14 300 MW of installed capacity. CEZ Group ranks among the top ten largest utility companies in Europe. Apart from its home base in the Czech Republic, the CEZ Group is active in more than 10 countries of Central and Southeastern Europe (CSEE). More information about CEZ Group is available on www.cez.cz.

PXE

The Power Exchange Central Europe, a.s. (PXE) is a business platform for trading with electricity in the Czech Republic, Slovak Republic and Hungary. It offers trading with standardized products and provides a complex solution for transaction, clearing and settlement at the highest security standards. www.pxe.cz

BHF-BANK has been one of Germany’s foremost private banks for more than 150 years now. As a modern private bank it is dedicated to tailoring comprehensive solutions to the needs of a discerning clientele. BHF-BANK combines the classic values of a private bank with financial strength and broadly based in-depth expertise. The bank gives its clients access to markets and investment opportunities worldwide. Besides its head office in Frankfurt am Main, it has branches in Germany’s important economic centres and is represented at various international locations. The bank’s business activities comprise private banking and asset management, corporate banking with a special focus on corporate finance and foreign trade and commodity finance, trading business with equities, bonds and foreign exchange as well as financial engineering and clearing services for exchange-traded derivatives.

www.bhf-bank.com

Vattenfall Energy Trading

Vattenfall Energy Trading is one of the leading energy merchants in Europe. As the central trading hub of the Vattenfall Group, we take responsibility for a diversified sourcing of fuels and carbon credits, physical and financial commodity trading and optimisation of Vattenfall’s asset portfolio. Through these activities, we contribute to increased customer value, fulfillment of sustainable energy targets and well-developed energy marketplaces. We run our operations across Europe with offices in Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Stockholm, and Warsaw and more than 400 employees.

www.vattenfall.com/trading