S&P Global Platts Virtual London Energy Forum 2021

How the energy transition will shape the oil & energy markets we know today.

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2020 may be remembered as a tipping point for the oil and energy markets. In the midst of a global pandemic and economic collapse, the debate and interest around the energy transition has shifted firmly to how the drive of net-zero carbon will shape the markets in the coming decades.

Join us at S&P Global Platts Virtual London Energy Forum 2021 on Monday, February 22, 2021.

Giving your business the best chance of success requires constantly understanding how today’s markets influence the rate of change and long-term direction of business needs. Positioning and timing are crucial. Gain exclusive access to detailed information into how the market is evolving via our virtual platform and experience high-quality content, structured networking functions to enable private 1:1 and group meetings with our attendees, fun activities, workshops to develop your knowledge and connect sessions to better understand our perspectives from our editors and analysts.

Join our renowned editors, analysts and guests to gain a comprehensive view of where the move to sustainable energy is - and where it’s headed. How will changes in technology, policy and consumer preference determine supply, demand and price for future energy and commodity markets?

Why attend?

S&P Global Platts Virtual London Energy Forum is the largest free event for the energy market, the event provides a platform to come together to learn and collaborate.

• The forum kicks off London IP Week, it’s not to be missed
• 7hrs of unrivalled insights from 20+ speakers
• Access our new virtual environment with an enhanced user-friendly interface
• Schedule 1 to 1 meetings with the attendees to discuss business and catch up

Please note registration for the event has now closed.

Please email us at [email protected] with any questions regarding the event.

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Who attends?

• Strategic upstream executives from the world’s IOCs, NOCs and Independents

• Crude, product & Energy traders, brokers and analysts

• International Refiners & Petrochemical producers

• Terminal, storage and tanker operators

• LNG suppliers, traders, users

• Ship owner/operators

• Regulators and government officials

• Private banks, investment banks and financial advisories

• Risk managers, product controllers and finance managers

Agenda

Plenary sessions

08:45 amNetworking session

   Optional Workshop: Hydrogen today, building for tomorrow    • Simon Thorne, Head of Generating Fuels, S&P Global Platts
   • Roman Kramarchuk, Head of Future Energy Analytics, S&P Global Platts
   • Zane McDonald, Senior Hydrogen Analyst, S&P Global Platts
   • Jeffrey McDonald, Hydrogen Pricing and Content Specialist, S&P Global Platts

09:30 amWelcomeMartin Fraenkel, Vice Chairman, S&P Global Platts
09:45 amOutlook for established and emerging price benchmarksVera Blei, Global Director, Oil and LNG Markets, S&P Global Platts
10:10 amThe Global Energy Challenge – how Energy & Industry is dealing with today’s volatility and will manage the Transition aheadChris Midgley, Global Director of Analytics, S&P Global Platts
10:50 amInterview: How energy transition will shape the markets we know todayRichard Mattison, Chief Executive Officer, Trucost, part of S&P Global
Interview by: Martin Fraenkel, Vice Chairman, S&P Global Platts
11:10 amSpecial session: Can transport really transition away from its addiction to fossil fuels?• What are the current trends we are seeing in the transport sector?
• Is electrification the answer for everything?
• What should we do about hard to decarbonise sectors such as aviation and CRT?
• What are the new fuels choices and what is Platts doing to support them?
• What impact will current legislation have such as the UK ICE Ban in 2030
• Where should policy and consumers focus on the transition to maximise impact?

Moderated by: Chris Midgley, Global Director of Analytics, S&P Global Platts
Dan Klein, Head of Energy Pathways, S&P Global Platts
Jonty Rushforth, Senior Director, Price Group, S&P Global Platts
Nicole Leonard, Senior Integrated Energy Analyst, Analytics, S&P Global Platts

11:55 amNetworking session

   Optional Workshop: Energy Transition: know today, shape tomorrow
   • Nick Kapur, Senior Director, Global Gas, Power & New Energy, S&P Global Platts
   • Doug Spelman, VP, Global Commercial Specialist, S&P Global Platts
   • Roman Kramarchuk, Head of Energy Scenarios, S&P Global Platts

Breakout sessions

12:30 pmBreakout 1: Crude oil market volatility: the test for demand and benchmarks • The continued role of OPEC+ in supply control
• Dated Brent and the North Sea market’s response
• Regional markets' collapse during the pandemic
• April 2020: WTI’s negative move and the benchmark challenge

Moderated by: John Morley, Associate Editorial Director, European & African Crude & Fuel Oil, S&P Global Platts
Iain Stevenson, Managing Editor, Crude Oil, S&P Global Platts
Herman Wang, Managing Editor, OPEC/Middle East News, S&P Global Platts
Solomon Lanitis, Associate Editor, Crude Oil, S&P Global Platts
Matthew Eversman, Associate Director, Crude, Fuel Oil & Bunker Markets, S&P Global Platts
Shin Kim, Head of Supply and Production, Analytics, S&P Global Platts
Breakout 2: Global LNG’s new swing dance • The growth of the Indian LNG market and the development of WIM
• Arbitrage dynamics, TTF and Henry Hub vs LNG vs market volatility
• Global LNG’s new swing dance: US shut-ins vs seasonal Asian winter demand
• The LNG markets amidst the Energy Transition: What is carbon neutral LNG?

Moderated by: Ciaran Roe, Global Director, LNG, S&P Global Platts
Desmond Wong, Managing Editor, LNG, S&P Global Platts
Samer Mosis, Team Lead, EMEA LNG Analytics, S&P Global Platts
Paula Vanlanningham, Senior Price Group Specialist, Energy Transition, S&P Global Platts
Breakout 3: Petrochemicals in a low carbon future • Circular economy in focus: the commoditization of waste
• Methanol bunkering: opportunities and challenges of shipping decarbonization
• Petrochemicals as oil demand driver: energy transition impact on feedstock slates

Moderated by: Anna Crowley, Editorial Director, European Petrochemicals, S&P Global Platts
Ben Brooks, Global Lead, Recycled Plastics, S&P Global Platts
Esther Ng, Senior Editor, Petrochemicals, S&P Global Platts
Jennifer Van Dinter, • Head of Integrated Analytics, S&P Global Platts
1:20 pmBreakout 4: Which way now for refined products post-Covid19? • Jet fuel: as the aviation industry embraces sustainability, is lower demand here to stay?
• Light ends: can petrochemicals provide an outlet to offset fading gasoline demand?
• Diesel/Gasoil: Have global distillates trade flows changed structurally?
• Refineries: The costly impact of Covid19 on European refineries Are further closures to be expected?
• Fuel Oil: The post-IMO 2020 reality in the pandemic

Moderated by: Francesco Di Salvo, Associate Editorial Director, European & African Clean Products, S&P Global Platts
Britt Russell-Webster, Associate Editor, Fuel Oil, S&P Global Platts
Gary Clark, Managing Editor, Middle Distillates, S&P Global Platts
Evridiki Dimitriadou, Associate Editor, Light Ends, S&P Global Platts
Elza Turner, Senior Editor, EMEA Oil, S&P Global Platts
Rick Joswick, Global Head of Oil Pricing & Trade Flow Analytics, S&P Global Platts
Breakout 5: New Horizons for Global Shipping Markets • Maritime industry decarbonisation as energy transition picks up steam
• Will a demolition spree shift tanker markets in favour of shipowners?
• Will global stimulus packages provide a boost to dry bulk and container markets?

Moderated by: Peter Norfolk, Editorial Director, Global Shipping & Freight, S&P Global Platts
Barbara Troner, Senior Managing Editor, Americas Freight Markets, S&P Global Platts
Baoying Ng, Global Managing Editor, Container Markets, S&P Global Platts
Pradeep Rajan, Senior Managing Editor, Asia Pacific Shipping & Freight, S&P Global Platts
Sam Eckett, Managing Editor, EMEA Freight Markets, S&P Global Platts
Andrew Scorer, Freight Analytics Lead, S&P Global Platts
Breakout 6: Biofuels: A time for renewal • Aftermath of the covid-19 pandemic
• Growing role of second-generation biofuels
• HVO, SAF, and advanced biofuels
• RED II and Low carbon fuel regulations: latest evolution and impact for demand

Moderated by: Robert Beaman, Associate Pricing Director, EMEA Agriculture, S&P Global Platts
Sophie Byron, Associate Pricing Director, Americas Agriculture, S&P Global Platts
Patricia Luis Manso, Head of Agriculture and Biofuels Analytics, S&P Global Platts
2:05 pmSpecial Networking & Ask the Expert Session
Join fellow attendees for video based group networking and have the opportunity to ask our experts and learn more on how the Energy Transition will shape the markets
• Chris Midgley, Global Director of Analytics, S&P Global Platts
• Roman Kramarchuk, Head of Future Energy Analytics, S&P Global Platts
Optional Workshop: Digital Market on Close Methodology Workshop
John-Laurent Tronche, Senior Manager, Europe & Africa Oil Markets Engagement, S&P Global Platts
3:00 pmForum ends