Louis Capital Markets Research Head to Present at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Louis Capital Markets (http://www.louiscapital.com), a global independent broker-dealer providing agency execution and research services on a variety of equity, commodity and foreign exchange products, is pleased to announce today that Edward L. Morse, Managing Director and Head of Research, will participate in a panel at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, titled, “The Price of Oil”. Following the discussion, Russian President Dimitry Medvedev will announce the winners of the International Global Energy Awards. The session will be held Friday, June 5, 2009, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1:00PM thru 3:00PM, Hall 7.1, Pavilion 7.

Dr. Morse will be joining fellow panelists Igor Sechin, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Dr. Daniel Yergin, Chairman, Cambridge Energy Research Associates, Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director, International Energy Agency and Peter Caddy, Business Development Director, Argus Media in a discussion on the current state of the oil market. Specifically, the session will cover the structure of demand and demand forecasts, and the potential for the development of alternative energy sources. Whether or not “black gold” can become a store of value, and what is Russia’s contribution to global energy security.

“It’s an honor to be invited to join my peers and participate in a thoughtful discussion on the current state of the oil market and its impact on the global economy, said Edward L. Morse, Managing Director and Head of Research, Louis Capital Markets. “The International Economic Forum is one of the most prestigious venues for economic dialogue in the world; to have Louis Capital Markets participating is a clear indicator of our research team’s credibility and growth on a global scale.”

Dr. Morse joined LCM in October of 2008 from Lehman Brothers, where he was head of commodities research and where he built a world-class research team as part of the #1 ranked Fixed Income research group. His experience includes senior positions in business (Hess Energy Trading Company, Phillips Petroleum), publishing (ex-CEO of Energy Intelligence Group), government (head of energy US Department of State), research (Council on Foreign Relations) and academia (Princeton, Columbia, John Hopkins universities).

Discussion participants also include, Alexei Miller, Chairman of the Management Committee, Gazprom, Vagit Alekperov, President & CEO, Lukoil JSC, Vladimir Bogdanov, General Director, Surgutneftegas JSC, Sergey Bogdanchikov, President and Chairman Rosneft JSC, Shafagat Takhautdinov, General Director Tatneft JSC, Tony Hayward, Group Chief Executive, BP, David J. O’Reilly, Chairman and CEO, Chevron Corporation, James Mulva, Chairman & CEO, ConocoPhilIips, Jeroen van der Veer, Chief Executive, Royal Dutch Shell plc, Paolo Scaroni, CEO, Enel, Fulvio Conti, CEO, ENE, Helge Lund, President and CEO StatoilHydro ASA and Andrew Gould, Chairman & CEO, Schlumberger Limited.

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