Analysts Discuss Coal’s Role in India’s Energy and Economic Future at NYSSA Program

On November 13, 2013, the New York Society of Security Analysts conference featured expert coal, finance, environmental, and renewables analysts exploring opportunities in India.

View presentations from Coal’s Role in India’s Energy and Economic Future panel:

• Clean Energy Presentation, by Tim Buckley (PPT)
• Coal India: Running on Empty, by Ashish Fernandes (PPT)
• Risks to Coal India and India’s Coal Strategy: No Plan B, by Tom Sanzillo (printer friendly version)
  

Expert analysts and influential global investors discussed the risks and opportunities of investing in coal; investment-related prospects for the world’s largest coal producer, Coal India; and India’s future energy landscape at NYSSA’s panel titled, The Role of Coal in India’s Future: Climate, Reserves, Price, and Policy.

This program explored India’s coal future through the lens of Coal India, India’s state-owned coal company and the largest producer of coal in the world. It also provided investors with an understanding of the evolving outlook of Coal India’s investor experience, including its domestic reserves and price and sales revenue prospects, along with the changing policies on renewables in India and around the world.

Speakers included:

•     Tim Buckley, Financial Analyst, Managing Director, Arkx Investment Management, Sydney
•     Thomas P. DiNapoli, Comptroller, The State of New York
•     Ashish Fernandes, US-India Climate Advisor, Greenpeace
•     Zac Russell, Board Member, The Russell Family Foundation
•     Tom Sanzillo, Director of Finance, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)

About NYSSA
Established in 1937, the New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA) is a leading forum for the investment community. NYSSA’s mission is to promote best practices and the highest professional and ethical standards in the industry. NYSSA is a nonprofit industry organization that provides education and a venue for policymakers and practitioners to discuss the major issues that drive the finance industry and economy. The Society also strives to assist its members and other financial professionals in their career development. With 9,000 members, NYSSA is the largest of the 135 societies of CFA Institute, which has more than 105,000 members globally.