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Energy & Natural Resources Summit: EMEA 2023

21 September 2023

8:00 AM - 7:00 PM BST

Hilton London Tower Bridge | London, UK

Investing for success in a low-carbon future

A global economic slowdown on top of an energy crisis compounds the challenges in already volatile commodity markets. Energy security in the short term means fossil fuels, more demand for oil and coal, while Europe needs more LNG. But as economic growth picks up after a decade of modest investment, will supply be severely stretched when demand accelerates again?

Join us on 21 September at the Hilton London Tower Bridge for the 7th edition of Wood Mackenzie’s flagship event for the region, Energy & Natural Resources Summit EMEA. Our subject matter experts and key industry stakeholders representing the entire energy value chain, including oil and gas companies, renewable developers and utilities, technology providers, energy regulators, banks, institutional investors and private equity to hear how governments, companies, and investors can transform the way we power the region’s future growth.

Key topics for the 2023 Energy & Natural Resources Summit include:

  • Is the energy crisis in Europe over?
  • Is there enough investment in low-carbon, low-cost oil and gas?
  • How do returns for oil and gas projects compare with renewables?
  • Does hydrogen cut more emissions than CCUS, and at a lower cost?
  • Has the crisis changed investors' views on ESG?
  • Is integrated or focused the best business model for the transition?

Are you interested in speaking at the Summit?

If you would like to give a presentation at this event, please send a proposed title and three or four bullet points about the topic to Sean Manson, Content Manager on sean.manson@woodmac.com

This Summit is free to attend for Wood Mackenzie customers. Contact events@woodmac.com to register 

Non-customers can purchase tickets for £495 (fees may be subject to UK VAT) 

A ticket to attend includes:

  • Exclusive and inspiring insights from the Wood Mackenzie team of subject matter experts and industry leaders
  • Peer-to-peer networking opportunities including a drinks reception where you can make essential connections and have crucial conversations
  • Refreshments and lunches throughout the entire day
    Access to the event app: Prepare for the event and gain the most from the programme and venue on the day
  • Re-cap on the essential information with speaker presentation downloads (where permission has been given) post-conference
  • The Summit is taking place at the Hilton London Tower Bridge. View directions

Register to attend the Energy EMEA Summit

 

2022 Summit Highlights

Also Taking Place

Why not join us at the Hydrogen Conference too? 

The second edition of our Hydrogen Conference is taking place in London on September 20. Hear from Wood Mackenzie’s team of hydrogen research analysts and industry experts as we explore the key drivers and challenges of deploying low-carbon hydrogen. 

Learn more and book your place

 

Highlighted Speakers

Meet and hear from leading experts, helping you make smarter business decisions and develop your long-term strategy. Discover insightful case studies and learn from business leaders about current challenges and their solutions, presented by Wood Mackenzie research and guest speakers.

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Agenda

9:00 AM

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9:00 AM - 9:10 AM

Welcome and introduction

Simon Flowers

Chairman, Chief Analyst and author of The Edge

Wood Mackenzie

9:10 AM

GMT

9:10 AM - 9:35 AM

CEO Interview

9:35 AM

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9:35 AM - 10:20 AM

Panel: What next for commodity markets?

Alan Gelder

VP Refining, Chemicals & Oil Markets

Wood Mackenzie

Massimo Di Odoardo

Vice President, Gas and LNG Research

Wood Mackenzie

Saad Rahim

Chief Economist

Trafigura

10:20 AM

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10:20 AM - 11:00 AM

Networking coffee break

11:00 AM

GMT

11:00 AM - 11:40 AM

Panel: Investment in primary energy supply

Laura Mackay

Head of Upstream Research - Europe, Russia and Caspian

Wood Mackenzie

11:40 AM

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11:40 AM - 12:05 PM

CEO Interview

12:05 PM

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12:05 PM - 12:45 PM

Panel: How the world can double down on the push to low carbon?

Prakash Sharma

Vice President, Scenarios and Technologies

Wood Mackenzie

Chris Manson-Whitton

CEO

Progressive Energy

12:45 PM

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12:45 PM - 2:00 PM

Networking lunch

2:00 PM

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2:00 PM - 2:40 PM

Panel: Future-gazing new technologies and their decarbonisation potential

Nick Cooper

CEO

Storegga

Mhairidh Evans

Head of CCUS Research

Wood Mackenzie

Elena Belletti

Head of Carbon Research

Wood Mackenzie

Ashwin Punde

Managing Director, Head of Europe & America, Oil & Gas, and Chemicals

Standard Chartered Bank

2:40 PM

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2:40 PM - 3:05 PM

CEO Interview

3:05 PM

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3:05 PM - 3:45 PM

Networking coffee break

3:45 PM

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3:45 PM - 4:25 PM

Panel: Delivering the imperatives of European energy policy in power and renewables

Peter Osbaldstone

Research Director, Europe Power & Renewables

Wood Mackenzie

Dan Eager

Principal Analyst, Europe Power

Wood Mackenzie

Rebecca Sedler

Managing Director, Interconnectors

National Grid

Adam Hain

Global Head of Macquarie Capital Infra Advisory, Executive Director

Macquarie Group

4:25 PM

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4:25 PM - 5:10 PM

Panel: Strategic response to the energy trilemma

Greg Aitken

Director, Corporate Research

Wood Mackenzie

5:10 PM

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5:10 PM - 5:20 PM

Closing remarks and close of Energy & Natural Resources Summit 2023

Simon Flowers

Chairman, Chief Analyst and author of The Edge

Wood Mackenzie

Speakers

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Be part of the conferences' story and share your most recent findings and challenges to industry peers. Unveil your thought leadership expertise and distribute your latest white papers to a crowd of targeted individuals.

To learn more contact us by filling in the contact us form or events@woodmac.com

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Why attend the Energy & Natural Resources Summit

Network with your peers: Take the opportunity to network with 100+ like-minded professionals and experts from across the industry. Connect with your peers and our industry experts to exchange ideas and form new business relationships.

Hear and learn from experts: Enhance your skills and knowledge with sessions from leading industry experts and access exclusive Wood Mackenzie research presentations.

Stay up-to-date: Keep on top of the latest developments within in the industry, as we discuss the latest trends, technologies and challenges associated with deploying low-carbon hydrogen.

 

Past Attendees Include:

ABB, Aker Solutions, Bank of America, Barclays, BayWa r.e., bp, CNOOC, Credit Suisse, Deloitte LLP, DNB Bank, Eni, Equinor, ExxonMobil Corporation, Goldman Sachs, Halliburton, Honeywell UOP, JP Morgan, Kosmos Energy, Lambert Energy Advisory, Lloyds Bank, McKinsey & Co, Ministry of Energy, Morgan Stanley, MUFG, National Grid, Neptune Energy, Offshore Energies UK, ONE-Dyas, PETRONAS, PT Pertamina, Repsol, Saudi Aramco, Scotiabank, Shell, Standard Chartered Bank, TotalEnergies, Wellesley Petroleum.

 

 

Past Industry Speakers Include:

Some of the key industry leaders who joined us in 2022

Laura Mackay

Head of Upstream Research - Europe, Russia and Caspian

Wood Mackenzie

Laura Mackay is the Head of Upstream Research for Europe, Russia and Caspian at Wood Mackenzie. The Upstream Research team identifies key trends across the energy sector, provides strategic analysis and insights, delivers economic modelling of upstream assets and engages with clients across the value chain. Prior to joining Wood Mackenzie, Laura worked at BP for 15 years in exploration leadership, finance, strategy and geoscience roles. Laura holds BA, MSci and PhD degrees in Natural Sciences (Geoscience) from the University of Cambridge, and a Master’s in Leadership & Strategy from London Business School.

Prakash Sharma

Vice President, Scenarios and Technologies

Wood Mackenzie

Prakash has over 25 years of experience in energy, metals and mining, and climate change policy developments, ranging from change management to business strategy and commodity markets. He joined Wood Mackenzie in 2006 and is currently based in London. He is responsible for global net zero emissions scenario modelling, and leads discussions on hydrogen, ammonia, CCUS, next-gen nuclear and geothermal technologies for Woodmac. He has presented to the board and senior-level management teams, as well as at major industry conferences. ​ Previously, Prakash spent two years in Beijing as head of Wood Mackenzie’s China research, guiding a team of analysts on China’s energy and economic trends, including supply-side reforms, inter-fuel competition and commodity prices. He has also led global coal markets analysis for five years, delivering research on decarbonisation policies, the impact of renewables, alternative scenarios and evolving patterns of supply, demand and prices. ​ Prior to joining Wood Mackenzie, Prakash had extensive experience in the natural resources sector, including export-import of bulks and ferrous commodities for an established Canadian trading firm. He has also spent nine years in the mining industry, specialising in business improvement, international sourcing and ISO 9001 certification.​ Prakash is a Mining Engineer from the Indian Institute of Technology with an MBA from the International Management Institute in India.

Peter Osbaldstone

Research Director, Europe Power & Renewables

Wood Mackenzie

Peter is a research director with more than a decade’s experience in European power and renewables markets. Peter joined Wood Mackenzie in 2007 as a senior power markets analyst, before moving into a role as product manager for our European Gas & Power Service. He took up the role of research director in 2015. Before joining the business, Peter was at National Grid in the UK, leading the production of long-term power generation and energy demand analysis. He has also held market forecasting, transmission network planning and commercial roles in the UK gas industry.

Nick Cooper

CEO

Storegga

Nick Cooper became Chief Executive Officer of Storegga in 2019. His career has been in the international energy sector and in corporate finance. Prior to Storegga, Nick had been Chief Executive Officer of Ophir Energy plc and Chief Financial Officer of Salamander Energy plc. He began his career as a geophysicist with BG and Amoco before joining Booz-Allen & Hamilton. From 1999-2005 he was a member of the energy and power team at Goldman Sachs. Nick has a BSc and PhD in Geophysical Sciences and an MBA from INSEAD.

Dan Eager

Principal Analyst, Europe Power

Wood Mackenzie

Dan is a specialist in power market investment and dispatch modelling, and a regular contributor to our European market insight reports. He has more than seven years of experience in consulting, covering policy, regulation, market modelling and provision of advisory services to public and private sector participants in the power sector. Dan joined Wood Mackenzie in 2018 from Energy Markets and Regulatory Consultants (EMRC) where he was a managing consultant. Earlier in his career he was senior modeller on a wholesale electricity least-cost dispatch model delivered to the Scottish Government. He has also provided modelling of correlated fuel commodity prices for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (now BEIS).

Simon Flowers

Chairman, Chief Analyst and author of The Edge

Wood Mackenzie

Simon has a long history with Wood Mackenzie. He first joined the company in 1983, as a North-West Europe upstream analyst, later moving to Sydney to become an equity analyst covering the Australian oil, gas and mining sectors. On returning to the UK in 1992, Simon was a No.1 ranked oil analyst with NatWest Markets, after which he took on the role of MD and Head of Pan European Utilities Research with Bank of America Merrill Lynch. There he worked with the boards of many utility companies and was involved in most of the major European privatisations, including Enel, EdF and GdF. Simon re-joined Wood Mackenzie in 2010, bringing with him more than 20 years of experience across a breadth of commodities and sectors, including oil and gas, utilities and mining. His experience makes him uniquely qualified to occupy the role of Chief Analyst and Chairman, which sees him produce high-value content and thematic research. Simon’s views on the issues shaping the energy world are regularly sought by industry leaders as well as international media.

Rebecca Sedler

Managing Director, Interconnectors

National Grid

Rebecca is passionate about people, decarbonisation, energy and infrastructure. Rebecca started her energy journey at E.ON working in energy trading, portfolio strategy and subsequently in international roles on strategic business transformation projects. Joining EDF in 2011, she went on to lead the B2B business, delivering notable growth in emerging market areas, such renewable PPAs and in 2020, stepping up as UK Director of Policy and Strategy, representing Retail, Nuclear and Renewables. In 2022, Rebecca joined the NGV Interconnectors business as Commercial, Customer and Regulation Director, responsible for strategy, policy, regulation and commercial optimisation of the interconnectors. In 2023, Rebecca became Managing Director of the end-to-end interconnectors business. Rebecca sits on the UK ESO Markets Council, is a Fellow of the Energy Institute and a Founder of the Women’s Utility Network (WUN), which has over 4400 members. Having three young children, she spends her free time cooking, travelling and endlessly tidying up toys.

Alan Gelder

VP Refining, Chemicals & Oil Markets

Wood Mackenzie

Alan is VP Refining, Chemicals and Oil Markets, responsible for formulating our research outlook and integrated cross-sector perspectives on the global downstream sector. Alan joined the business as part of our Downstream Consulting Team in 2005 and later went on to lead the division. He has managed consulting assignments all over the world, focusing on major transactions (projects and M&A) and their alignment with key success factors for industry players and third parties. He then transitioned into research upon his return to London from Houston in 2011. Prior to joining Wood Mackenzie, Alan spent 10 years as an industry consultant after working for ExxonMobil in a variety of project planning and technical process design roles.

Mhairidh Evans

Head of CCUS Research

Wood Mackenzie

Mhairidh leads our global research on carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS). Her team provide insight and strategic analysis on the CCUS landscape to project developers, technology providers, investors and governments. Her work includes cost assessments, economic modelling, market and policy tracking. Mhairidh previously spent seven years as a lead analyst in our upstream oil and gas division, focusing on the offshore supply chain and the North Sea region. Before joining Wood Mackenzie in 2014, she spent six years in commercial and project management roles in the subsea oil and gas sector. Mhairidh is an alumni of Scotland’s Future Industry Leaders Programme and enjoys engaging with the wider industry.

Adam Hain

Global Head of Macquarie Capital Infra Advisory, Executive Director

Macquarie Group

Adam has almost 30 years of investment banking experience and has been based in London since 1998. Adam is the Global and EMEA Head of Infrastructure and Energy Advisory for Macquarie Capital and responsible for coverage and M&A of all EMEA clients in the infrastructure and energy sectors including all infrastructure funds, sovereign wealth funds and major institutions. In addition, Adam is the Co-Head of Macquarie Capital UK. Prior to joining Macquarie in 2005, Adam worked in the M&A team at CSFB in Australia, Asia and UK.

Massimo Di Odoardo

Vice President, Gas and LNG Research

Wood Mackenzie

Massimo brings extensive knowledge of the entire gas industry value chain to his current position as Vice President of Gas and LNG Research. Massimo joined Wood Mackenzie in 2007 as a consultant, where he advised NOCs, IOCs and European utilities on global gas and pricing dynamics. He later transitioned to the research division, where he soon became the content lead for European gas and then for global gas and LNG, responsible for articulating our view on market fundamentals, pricing dynamics and corporate developments. Before joining Wood Mackenzie, Massimo worked in the strategy department at Eni SpA, where he was responsible for developing global gas scenario analyses to support strategic investments. Massimo speaks regularly at conferences and with media, and remains deeply engaged with the industry. Travelling to see and discuss market dynamics with customers is at the heart of his job, enabling him to constantly challenge and evolve his own view of the global gas and LNG market.

Elena Belletti

Head of Carbon Research

Wood Mackenzie

Elena joined Wood Mackenzie in November 2021. She works with the Carbon team to improve and expand the Emissions Benchmarking Tool, provide clients with more intelligence in recent developments in the carbon landscape, and share Wood Mackenzie’s view on future developments and trends in carbon markets and mechanisms. Elena joined from the United Nations headquarters in New York, where she had worked since 2015, most recently as an economist in the office for financing sustainable development. She was the focal point on taxation and climate, advising senior government officials from low-income countries on the development of policies that generate revenues while protecting the environment. She focused on carbon pricing and on the role of taxation in attaining environmentally-related sustainable development goals (SDGs). Previously, she was a senior economist for Palantir Economic Solutions and a senior advisor at Eni; in both roles, she provided commercial, economic and strategic advisory to improve the value of economic opportunities in the oil and gas upstream.

Ashwin Punde

Managing Director, Head of Europe & America, Oil & Gas, and Chemicals

Standard Chartered Bank

Ashwin is Managing Director and heads the Energy and Chemicals coverage for Europe and Americas, at Standard Chartered Bank. He also leads the energy transition coverage for energy clients in these regions and is closely involved in the transactions in this emerging sector. He has over 25 years of experience in energy investment banking, having worked in London, Hong Kong, Houston and Mumbai during this time. Ashwin joined SCB in 2018 and previously worked for BAML and Citigroup. He has led a range of advisory, capital markets and financing transactions for IOCs, NOCs, and independent E&P companies, and has advised on over $70bn of completed M&A and $50bn of financings with these clients.

Saad Rahim

Chief Economist

Trafigura

Saad Rahim is the Chief Economist for Trafigura, one of the world’s largest traders of oil, metals and other commodities. He is responsible for the company’s views on commodity markets and macroeconomics. Prior to joining Trafigura, he was the Chief Economist at BG Group (now Shell), a major integrated oil & gas company, and prior to that Deputy Chief Economist at Chevron Corporation. Before joining Chevron, Mr. Rahim was an international energy advisor with PFC Energy (now part of S&P Global). Mr. Rahim received BA degrees in Economics and Political Science from Stanford University, and attended the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) for advanced degree work in Economics and Global Energy.

Chris Manson-Whitton

CEO

Progressive Energy

A respected industry leader and low carbon energy expert, focussed on taking innovative technologies from concept to deployment. Progressive Energy conceived and developed HyNet, the UK’s leading Industrial Decarbonisation Cluster which be storing millions of tonnes of CO2 per annum in the second half of this decade, rising to 10 million tpa. Progressive Energy brought to together the consortia of major industrials, anchored on the CO2 transport and storage infrastructure being delivered by Eni. HyNet was selected as a Track 1 cluster in 2021, and in March 2023, 5 capture projects on the system were shortlisted by government. Formed Vertex Hydrogen with Essar, developing the UK’s most advanced large scale CCUS-enabled low carbon hydrogen facility, which underpins the HyNet hydrogen system. Progressive is developing a pipeline of electrolytic hydrogen projects in the region. Chris sits on the Ministerial Hydrogen Advisory Council, and is a respected advisor on a number of expert groups and panels. He holds a Doctorate from the University of Oxford & Engineering Masters from the University of Cambridge.

Greg Aitken

Director, Corporate Research

Wood Mackenzie

With 15 years of relevant experience, Greig brings a holistic view of corporate activity to the corporate research team. Greig heads up the upstream M&A Service, which harnesses the power of Wood Mackenzie's global asset research to provide an unparalleled independent view on mergers and acquisitions. Greig's responsibilities include overseeing and supporting individual deal evaluations, and analysing industry trends on themes such as valuations, corporate strategies and value creation. Greig is also the lead corporate analyst covering Italian Major Eni and runs point on the Corporate New Energies Series (CNES). CNES profiles and models Big Oil’s strategies and ambitions in new energies, as well as benchmarking these companies across core decarbonisation themes including offshore wind, solar, CCUS and hydrogen. Greig joined Wood Mackenzie in 2012 as analyst in the M&A Service. Prior to this, Greig was a sell-side equities analyst in Brewin Dolphin’s award-winning institutional broking business (now N+1 Singer). He was Extel-rated in both the Technology and Oil & Gas sectors, and was the #1 ranked stock picker in the energy sector (FT / Starmine Analyst Awards, UK & Ireland). Greig spent the early part of his career as a software developer in the pensions and life assurance industry. Greig's views on M&A and corporate strategies are regularly sought by the media and he is a frequent presenter at forums and conferences.