ECOMFIN Track

Target Jobs

Program Objectives of the track

Participants will achieve the following learning goals:

• Develop a comprehensive and strategic view of energy and commodity market issues

• Gain professional insight through case studies and practical examples

• Master major energy and commodity price modeling frameworks in context of high volatility

• Focus on major energy finance concepts and contract structuring strategies

• Develop hedging and proprietary trades in commodity markets

• Learn how to assess and manage energy and commodity price risk exposure

Core ECOMFIN Courses of the track

ECOMFIN Track Program Rules and Schedule

Master in Finance:

• 4 Core ECOMFIN Courses

Grande Ecole – MSc in Management

To enter the track a candidate is required to validate “FINE31123 Fondements de la finance” or “FINE31124 Principles of Finance” with a minimum grade of 12/20.

This course is a fundamental finance course which is compulsory for every ESSEC Grande Ecole student.

• Ethics Seminar in Finance FING 31402

• 4 core ECOMFIN course

• 3 elective courses in Finance

Key Features

• Program extent: a good blend of academic theory and professional know-how.

• Skills complementarity: course outlines are either new or in continuation with courses in the existing finance tracks (General, Market, Corporate) as well as in ESSEC chairs and tracks offered by other departments.

• Time compatibility: the limited number of courses in the new track facilitates the integration of the corresponding workload in the time schedule of existing chairs and tracks.

• Expertise enhancement: the subject matter’s highly visible status makes it an enhancement opportunity to stand out in a fast growing field of competences and skills.

A Worldwide Network of Excellence

ESSEC Faculty

• Andrea RONCORONI

• Francis DECLERCK

• Romeo TEDONGAP

Practitioners

• Alessandro MAURO, Global Association of Risk Professional (GARP), Energy Oversight Committee

• Sami BIASONI, Financial Markets Supervisor, Société Générale

• Craig PIRRONG, Bauer College of Business – University of Houston, US

• Nicolas KENNEDY, Head of Commodities, Market & Global Sales, Euronext

• Marie-Pierre FERY, Commodities Controller, Nestlé Group

• Didier HOLLEAUX, Executive Vice-President, ENGIE

• Franck VAN TONGEREN , Head of Trade and Agriculture Directorate OECD (The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)

Endorsed by the Energy and Sustainable Development Club

• Supplying relevant information and current news about the energy and sustainable development sector to the ESSEC alumni community

• Providing analysis on important financial, economic and industrial issues

• Developing quality partnerships with other organizations and professional clubs

• Promoting dialogue with ESSEC students on topics related to energy and sustainable development

ECOMFIN Track Keynote Seminar 2016-17

Measuring and Managing Corporate Operational Risk in an Airline Industry

by A. Derghi and W. Fontanel

• The Airline Business

• Safety Management System in a Flight Operations Environment

• Case-Study: Mid-Air Collision

• Case-Study: US Airways Case: FLIGHT 1549: A Miracle?

• Case-Study: A Safety Investment