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Justin Murphy is the Senior Vice President of Strategy & Business Development of ADNOC Logistics and Services and has more than 30 years of experience in the shipping, maritime and logistics industry. He has served as CEO and main board director for companies across the globe, including the USA, Canada, Singapore, London, and Abu Dhabi. Mr Murphy has an MBA from Hull University.

Gernot Ruppelt is Chief Commercial Officer for Ardmore Shipping Corporation.  He has built up, lead and developed the company’s global commercial platform since joining as Chartering Director in 2013 and was later promoted to senior management.  Before joining Ardmore, Mr. Ruppelt was a Tanker Projects Broker with Poten & Partners in New York for five years.  Previously, he held various positions up to Trade Manager for Maersk in the United States, in Europe and Asia.  Mr. Ruppelt received an Executive MBA from INSEAD.  He also graduated from the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers in London, Hamburg Shipping School and Maersk International Shipping Education (MISE).  Mr. Ruppelt is Chairman of INTERTANKO’s Commercial and Markets Committee, and he serves on the Board of Anglo Ardmore Ship Management.

Ankita Pandey is a Relationship Manager with ADB’s Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program covering the Central and West Asia Region. The ADB TSCFP works towards closing market gaps for trade finance, to support the economic growth, jobs, and development that come from trade. Ankita joined ADB in 2020 and has 9 years of experience in the areas of structured trade finance and credit analysis for financial institutions. Prior to joining ADB, Ankita worked for over 5 years with Australia and New Zealand Banking group, India as Research Lead in the Structured Trade Finance team and then later with the Credit and Capital Management teams.

John co-founded BANDS Financial an SFC-regulated futures broker in Hong Kong in 2015. Approved by the Chinese Exchanges, BANDS Financial is a prominent Overseas Intermediary and Overseas Special Brokerage Participant offering its international clients direct access to mainland Chinese commodity futures contracts in RMB. At the same time, BANDS offers its clients all the major international futures trading venues. Over 90% of BANDS Financial's client base executes cross-border futures arbitrage.

Dr. Carola Richter started her career with BASF in 2003 as a management consultant in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Since then, Carola has held various management positions in Hong Kong and Germany, including Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Technology, and Vice President of Global Business Management, Hygiene. Carola held the position of Senior Vice President, Economic Evaluations in Ludwigshafen before she was appointed to her current roles as the President for South & East Asia, ASEAN & Australia / New Zealand. Carola is now based in Singapore.

As the Chief Financial Officer of BGN, Yannick oversees the financing developments and banking relations for one of the most dynamic international companies in the energy trading landscape. Drawing on two decades of experience in commodities trading and banking, he joined BGN in 2022 to grow and diversify the firm’s liquidity and further develop its finance function globally. Yannick was previously CFO at Mocoh and CFO at AOT Energy, where he also led business development for the Asian region from Singapore. His energy trading roles also include a spell as finance director for SOCAR Trading. Yannick started his career as a trade and structured commodity finance banker at Societe Generale and ABN AMRO in Europe and Asia. He is a French national and has a Master’s degree from HEC Paris.

Sarah Greenough is currently Head of Maritime Enterprise at BHP. She is accountable for BHP’s maritime supply chain operations, managing their coal, copper, potash, nickel, and uranium supply chain. Sarah started her career at BHP Steel in 2002, leaving what was by 2008, BlueScope Steel as a Supply Chain Manager. She spent 11 years at Western Power, in Perth Australia, holding several senior procurement and supply chain roles, such as Head of Commercial. Sarah joined the BHP Maritime team in 2019 as Supply Chain Excellence Manager bringing her supply chain expertise to the Maritime industry with the vision of integrating BHP’s end-to-end supply chain. She then held the position of Head of Maritime Sustainability and Supply Chain Excellence, leading BHP’s Maritime safety, digital and decarbonization agendas.

With a remarkable career spanning over three decades, Manoj Heda stands as a seasoned professional in a diverse range of Strategic and Finance roles. Presently at the helm of the international trade division of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, he is in charge of import-export operations of Crude oil and Petroleum products, alongside orchestrating shipping and Risk Management initiatives. Manoj's expertise encompasses a spectrum of strategic realms such as International trade, Finance, and ERP functions. His proficiency extends to areas such as Commercial Finance, Corporate Treasury, Business planning, Budgeting, ERP Implementation, and Risk Management. A proud member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, he is also a certified SAP Associate in FICO and member of Institute of Cost Accountants of India and the Institute of Information System and Audit. Taking on multiple roles, Manoj currently serves as a Board member in SGL (Sabarmati Gas Limited) and Fino Paytech Limited. His previous experience as a Board member in the MAFFL (Mumbai Aviation Fuel Farm Facility Private Limited) underscores his commitment to contributing to diverse business landscapes. In his capacity as a key management figure at BPCL, Manoj has been instrumental in shaping and executing the Crude procurement strategy, fostering sustainable growth for the organization amidst the evolving energy landscape. Fueled by enthusiasm for the ongoing energy transition, Manoj Heda perceives this transformative phase as an opportunity to explore, innovate, and navigate novel avenues of growth for corporation and keep it future ready.

Dr. Gary N. Ross Founder of PIRA, an international energy consulting firm retained by some 550 companies/governments in more than sixty countries around the world which was formed in 1976 and acquired by S&P Global in 2016. Dr. Ross spent roughly two years at S&P Global Platts as Head of Global Oil Analytics and Chief Energy Economist and is currently the CEO of Black Gold Investors LLC, a family investment company. Dr. Ross is a leading authority on worldwide energy markets. He led PIRA from its inception, building it into one of the most important firms in energy market analysis. He was responsible for short- and long-term oil market forecasts, overseeing all of the group’s published research. He is renowned for his accurate projections of major oil market price moves. He advised many governments on energy markets and energy policy issues, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Dr. Ross holds a Ph.D. in economics from the City University of New York.

Rainer Hoefling is the Chief Executive Officer of Borouge Pte Ltd and is based in Singapore. Prior to joining Borouge, Rainer was the Chief Executive Officer of Borealis’ nitrogen business, where he managed a full business transformation with his dedicated management team to create value and increase customer focus for the business. Rainer first joined Borealis in 2007 as Director of its Melamine Business Unit. Since then, he has held the positions of Vice President Polyolefins Moulding, Vice President Polyolefins Advanced Packaging, and Fibres and Senior Vice President Polyolefins Sales. He was appointed as interim Executive Vice President Polyolefins and Innovation and Technology in April 2018. Before joining Borealis, Rainer held a number of senior management positions at Teufelberger GmbH, PCD Polymere and Neste Chemicals Germany.

Henry Curra is Head of Research for Braemar, one of the world’s leading shipbrokers. Henry has run the market intelligence activities of ACM Shipping and, later, Braemar since in 2004. His career in the shipping and commodity space spans three decades, including spells as a tanker market analyst with Poten & Partners in New York, a commodity analyst and journalist with Fairplay (now IHS Markit) in London, and Maritime Direct in New York, and as a tanker chartering manager for a Greek shipowner.

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Rajesh Sundaresan is Co-Founder of Carbon Impact Capital, a Singapore based company that operates at the intersection of climate action and social impact at scale . Rajesh has over 25 years experience in investment research and asset management. He worked in top tier global banks and hedge funds including Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Barclays and Moon Capital. He also co-founded Lighthouse Canton, one of Singapore's largest multi-family office and multi-strategy asset management firms. He quit his traditional roles around four years ago to focus on climate action and social impact.

Tim Barrett was appointed APAC panamax trading manager in 2021 when he relocated to Singapore from Geneva, where he had most recently worked as lead trader on the Panamax desk for Cargill's South American business. Prior to this Tim held various roles on the commodity side of the business both in origination and destination markets. He spent two years as a consultant in London before joining Cargill in 2012 having graduated from Manchester University in 2009.

Priya Narain Balchandani started in the energy industry in Chevron's San Ramon refinery in 1997, more than quarter century ago. She has had experience in Oil & Gas Equity Research at Morgan Stanley, Fundemental Analysis on Merrill Lynch's Commodities Trading desk, and as Standard Chartered Bank's Energy Analyst. She led Market Analysis as Global Head in Maersk Oil Trading ahead of the most monumental IMO2020 specification shift and is currently Head of Market Intelligence, Asia for Cepsa. She is devoted to the study of yoga, vedic chanting and self-study and integrating that into the understanding of the psychology in our volatile and illusionary markets. A passionate believer that diversity and holistic inclusion is a necessary tide that lifts all boats. Strong, resilient, and unapologetically a life-long student, Priya Narain Balchandani wants to leave the space in a better state than when she entered into it.

18 years experienced professional with 12 years of commercial experience in the Americas and European energy value chains, with a strong focus in trading, commercial development and decarbonization in the upstream and downstream sectors including refining, logistics and supply across crude oil and refined products. Skilled negotiator with proven ability to close complex multi-party transactions such as JV’s and long term contracts underpinned by assets owned by third parties. Deep expertise in business and commercial development leading cross-functional teams to deliver complex strategic projects, with multiple stakeholders, across organizational boundaries internally and externally. Excellent strategic, business planning and financial analysis skills. Proven leadership skills, with strong record of financial delivery and commercial optimization.

Capt. Rishi Nyati is Managing Director for Emarat Maritime, a diversified operator and owner of oil tankers, and dry-bulk carriers. He has over 25 years of experience in the maritime industry – from sea, and ashore, to maritime commerce. Capt. Rishi is a commodity generalist with a focus on ocean freight. Prior to joining Emarat Maritime, Capt. Rishi ran the freight desk of an American operator of dry-bulk carriers. He has worked in Singapore, New York, Mumbai, and Dubai.

Aman is ENGIE Impact’s Southeast Asia Managing Director. Aman brings a wealth of experience in Strategy and Business development in the Energy and Industrials sectors.

Aman’s core capabilities include providing a strategic direction for the development of decarbonisation roadmap for hard-to-abate sectors such as Industrials, Energy and Chemicals, Transport and Logistics by defining decarbonisation scenarios, assessing investment and implementation risks and developing tailored solutions, knowledge of waste management and recycling value chain including regulations, product needs and processing complexity to derive more Circular economy solutions for plastics and resources and project management and execution of both strategy design and implementation while providing subject matter expertise to resolve specific issues.

Prior to Engie Impact, Aman was heading the Circular Economy Business for Borouge, a plastics producer part of the Mubadala portfolio. Aman was also a Consultant with McKinsey & Company where he worked in multiple Strategy and Operations projects for Industrial and Energy clients. From McKinsey, Aman joined Honeywell International where he led Strategic marketing for Honeywell’s Oil and Gas services business units in India and SE Asia. Aman was also Director Consulting at Ernst and Young Parthenon where he served multiple Investment funds in the commercial due diligence of Sustainability related investments in the region.

Harry Ubhi leads Business Development and Origination for Eni Trade & Biofuels (ETB) in Asia Pacific. Harry is a highly experienced oil and energy industry professional and has worked in senior roles globally across Origination, Business Development, Trading, Supply, Strategy, Sales & Marketing. He started his career with BP in London followed by a broad cross section of roles in BP business units globally in Europe, Africa, the United States and Asia. He left BP to join Morgan Stanley in 2010 and following the sale of Morgan Stanley’s physical oil commodities business in 2016 moved to Castleton Commodities International for a short period before joining Eni in in July 2017. Harry has been based in Singapore since 2005.

Choong Sheen Mao is Director of Equatorial Marine Fuel Management Services. Equatorial is a vertically integrated physical bunker supplier. In 2022, Equatorial was ranked by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) as the largest marine fuel supplier by volume in Singapore. Singapore is the world’s largest bunkering hub. Equatorial owns and operates a fleet over 20 bunker tankers, and supplies an annual bunker volume of about 5 million tons. Sheen Mao is also spearheading Equatorial’s digitalisation and decarbonisation initiatives. Sheen Mao graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) from the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. Prior to joining Equatorial, he practised as a shipping and international trade lawyer at one of the largest law firms in Asia.

Alex is Senior Vice President for Crude, Products and Liquids trading and UK Country Manager at Equinor. He joined the company in 2017 as SVP for Global Business Development, overseeing mergers, acquisitions and divestments across the oil, gas and renewables portfolios. He moved to Equinor from investment banking at Jefferies, where he worked on M&A and financing transactions in the energy sector over 20 years. He holds an Master’s Degree in Engineering from Oxford University

Grete Tveit has more than 30 years’ experience from the oil and gas industry. After graduating from NTNU in Trondheim, Norway, she started working for Hydro and then later Statoil/Equinor. She has held several management positions within the company, incl. SVP for Global Strategy Business Development - Finance & Control, and Head of Staff in London before going into Business Development. From 2014 she was head of the valuation team within Global Strategy Business Development, and later head of the Project Support and Execution Team. From autumn 2016 to autumn 2017 Grete was acting SVP of Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestments in Global Strategy Business Development, and then she went back to her position as SVP in Project Support and Execution from autumn 2017 to end March 2020. From April 1st she was appointed as SVP for Marketing, Midstream and Processing - Low Carbon Solutions

Simon James, was born in 1972 in England. Simon holds a degree in Chemical and Bio-process Engineering from the University of Bath. Upon graduation Simon worked with BP in a variety of technical, professional and leadership roles, first in refining and then in the Supply and Trading organisation before moving to Equinor at the end of 2008. Within Equinor Simon has stayed within Marketing and Trading, predominantly working towards the crude oil team, first as an originator then as the leader for the origination team. He moved to his current role of VP Marketing and Supply in February 2018 where he is responsible for Equinor’s global crude trading.

Dr Fereidun Fesharaki is the Founder and Chairman of FGE. His work is well recognized worldwide for pioneering oil and gas market analysis and studies of the Asia Pacific/Middle East energy markets since the early 1980s. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Surrey in England and then completed a Visiting Fellowship at Harvard University’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies. He joined the East-West Center in 1979 and led the energy program as a Director and Senior Fellow till 2013. In 1989, Dr Fesharaki was elected a member of the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. Since 1991, a member of the International Advisory Board of ENEOS Holdings (and its predecessor companies). He was the 1993 President of the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE). In 1995, he was elected a Senior Fellow of the US Association for Energy Economics for distinguished services in the field of energy economics. In 2002, appointed a Senior Associate of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. He received the Outstanding Contributions to the IAEE Award in 2012. He was a member of the Advisory Board of VOPAK LNG from 2013 to 2015. In 2014, appointed as Honorary Advisor by CNPC Research Institute of Economics and Technologies in Beijing. Dr. Fesharaki is the recipient of the 2016 Adelman-Frankel Award from the US Association for Energy Economics (USAEE) for his unique and innovative contribution to the field of energy economics. In March 2017, Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) appointed him as a Director of the Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited (DME). Since 2009, he has been a member of the DME Board of Directors. Dr. Fesharaki has been appointed to the National Petroleum Council beginning in 2008 and most recently re-appointed by the US Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm in April 2022.

Saunak Rai is heading “FueLNG”, a Joint venture of Shell and Seatrium, providing LNG as bunkers to customers in Singapore. Under his leadership, FUELNG successfully performed first in Asia, simultaneous cargo and ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation with CMA CGM Scandola and first in the world, LNG Bunkering to LNG-fueled Newcastlemax Bulk carrier Mount Tourmaline. He also led FueLNG to win the World LNG Award 2021 for Outstanding Contribution to LNG Industry at WORLD LNG AWARD at Rome in Dec 2021. Saunak Rai is also the Chairman of National Technical Committee for Bunkering (Cryogenic and Gaseous Fuels), Singapore, with the scope to review and develop Singapore bunkering standards (including LNG, Ammonia, Bio-Methane and Hydrogen) related to quality and quantity measurement, safety procedures and competency requirements and development.

Carsten Ladekjær is the CEO of Glander International Bunkering Group since 2017. He has over 28 years of experience in the bunker industry and is overall responsible for Glander International Bunkering continued global success. After completing military service in the Royal Danish Guards, he started his career as a bunker trader in 1995. Throughout his career, Carsten had roles as Managing Director, Senior Vice President, and CEO in various bunker trading companies.

Dr. Sanjay Kuttan is Chief Technology Officer at GCMD. He has held various positions in the private and public sector across his career. Prior to joining GCMD, he was the Executive Director of the Singapore Maritime Institute which is responsible for funding maritime research projects with industry and building local capabilities in the maritime sector, an appointment in 2018 after more than 2 years as a Programme Director/Senior Scientist at the Energy Research Institute at the Nanyang Technological University (ERI@N) managing the NRF funded Smart Multi Energy System project. In the private section, his roles range from line management and business development at ExxonMobil, management consulting with McKinsey to policy and industry development for the Energy Market Authority and business leadership with DNVGL. In management consulting, he was involved in refining operational improvements, fuels and lubes retail strategy and corporate performance culture transformation.

Frederic LASSERRE is heading GUNVOR Research & Analysis team, a team of 20 oil market analysts, quants and data managers.

Frederic joined GUNVOR in September 2020 as Global Head of Research & Analysis coming from TOTAL OIL TRADING (TOTSA) where he had held a similar position since 2016.

Frederic started his career at SOCIETE GENERALE Corporate & Investment Banking as an oil analyst. He has then built-up and managed SOCIETE GENERALE’s commodity research team for 12 years.

Frederic holds a Bachelor in Applied Mathematics from the University of Bordeaux (France), a Master in Banking & Finance from the University of Birmingham (UK) and a PhD in Economics from the University of Bordeaux (France).

As a seasoned and accomplished business leader with over three decades of experience in international business, Navanit Narayan possesses a keen entrepreneurial mindset and a forward-thinking approach. Throughout his illustrious career, Navanit Narayan has successfully established new businesses on a global scale and revitalised early-stage startups in various multi-national and multi-cultural organisations. He has gained extensive experience in operations management, strategic planning, business transformation and global management of strategic business units. As a Board Member, CEO and Executive Team Leader, Navanit Narayan has mentored and coached Business Heads and Teams across various sectors, including telecom, fintech, out-sourcing and consulting, in complex and competitive markets across Asia, Africa and Europe. He has a proven track record of enabling transformation in large corporations through a balanced and consultative approach. His skills in managing diverse teams at scale are well-established, and he strongly believes in his ability to communicate effectively and motivate teams by building strong relationships. In addition to his leadership roles in the corporate sector, Navanit Narayan has a strong interest in ESG and sustainability matters.

Navanit Narayan is an accomplished and notable leader in the business world with a wealth of experience in executive management. Prior to his current role as the WTD and CEO of Haldia Petrochemicals Limited, he held several key positions in leading organisations such as Lyca Group/Lyca Mobile UK, Vodafone Idea Limited, Nokia, Wipro BPO and Tata Steel Limited. He is an alumnus of the prestigious Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering) and Northwestern University, Illinois (Master of Science in Industrial Engineering & Management Sciences). In addition, he is a British Chevening Scholar at the Leeds University Business School, UK and completed a postgraduate program in business management and marketing from XLRI, Jamshedpur, further enhancing his extensive knowledge in the field of management.

Andrew is a director in ING Bank N.V. based out of Singapore, responsible for originating and structuring sustainable finance transactions across financial products such as loans, bonds and financial derivatives. In his current role, he engages both corporate and financial institutions clients across APAC on why and how to incorporate sustainability into the conventional financial instruments ING extends. Before joining ING in 2016, he worked in Standard Chartered Bank, looking after the bank’s relationships with asset managers and hedge funds. Prior to that he spent 8 years in various roles, first as an equity derivatives trader and later, as a fixed income salesperson. His financial markets roles spanned both Hong Kong and Singapore, for firms including JP Morgan and Nomura. Andrew has 17 years of banking and financial markets experience and graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University in the USA. His views are regularly sought after in panel discussions and interviews.

After graduating from Stanford University in 1976, John Driscoll worked for ARCO and Tosco in the US and from 1985 for Maxus, Ultramar, Mobil, Argus and GS Caltex in Singapore. A naturalized Singaporean citizen, John founded his advisory firm JTD Energy Services in 2013 and has served as a Adjunct Lecturer on Risk Management at Singapore Management University. His firm has conducted over 60 training workshops and provided litigation support services and testimony before courts and arbitration panels since 2015.

John is the Executive Vice President, Chief Executive Officer Asia Pacific of Linde. He leads the company’s business strategy and growth in the region, as well as its efforts in sustainability, diversity and inclusion. The Asia Pacific is Linde’s fastest growing segment, with over 550 plants, over 145 fillings sites, 5 technology centers and employs more than 10,000 staff across 15 countries. He was appointed to the role in January 2021 and is currently based in Singapore. Across his two-decade career in the industrial gas industry, John has held various leadership positions spanning a wide variety of regions and markets. John was the President UK & Africa of Linde from 2018 to 2020, and prior to that he was also the President of Praxair Asia, the President of Praxair Distribution Inc, the Managing Director of Praxair India and Vice President of North American Industrial Gases South. John began his career in the industry in 1991 with Praxair as an Applications Engineer.

YAW YAN CHONG is the Director of Refinitiv Oil Research in Asia, part of its Commodities Research division. He is also the inspiration behind the Asia Oil Flows Assessment Module, that provides fundamental assessments of cargo flows across the oil barrel to and from demand and supply regions, after having learnt the fundamentals of Supply & Demand in the more than 15 years that he has been in the oil industry, starting out as a Price Editor in Platts, being an Energy Correspondent with Reuters and also having spent some time as a Trading Analyst in Merrill Lynch.

Mr Vivek Chandrakant Tongaonkar took charge of Director Finance & CFO of Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) in May 2023. He is overall in charge of the Finance, Accounts, Taxation and Impex / Integrated Trading Desk of MRPL and is responsible for evolving and formulating policies relating to finance and accounts as well as implementation thereof. He is also nominated in the Board of other ONGC group Company viz Mangalore Special Economic Zone Limited (MSEZL). An engineering graduate from the College of Engineering, Pune he started his career as an Assistant Executive Engineer (Electrical) in Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) in March 1987 and worked in the Engineering & Construction Division during the first decade of his career. He gained rich experience in the design, engineering, fabrication, installation, pre-commissioning & commissioning of offshore facilities like well platforms, process platforms and pipelines. Subsequently, he completed MBA (Finance) program in the Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune and laterally shifted to the Finance discipline in ONGC. Mr Tongaonkar is an industry veteran with over 36 years of professional experience in diverse activities across the Exploration & Production (E&P) value-chain. Mr Tongaonkar grew up along the hierarchy and served in different capacities in ONGC. Mr Tongaonkar had extensive experience in Accounts, Audit, Budget, Treasury & Investments, Capital Investments, Commercial & Marketing, Taxation, JV Finance and Strategy. He was Head of Investors Relation Cell of ONGC. As Executive Director – Chief Corporate Finance of ONGC, he handled the crucial portfolios of Finance in the Organisation steering the Organisation in its transformation journey. Before being appointed as the Executive Director – Chief Corporate Finance, he held the position of CFO, ONGC, from April 2021 to December 2021. Prior to that he was the Executive Director – Chief Offshore Finance at Mumbai overseeing the finance functions of Mumbai Region which is ONGC’s biggest operational and revenue area. He also took the initiative of centralizing the forex procurement which has resulted in substantial savings for the company. Under his dynamic leadership, Mumbai Finance team could deliver uninterrupted services during the challenging COVID times.

Roberto has gained extensive experience in the international O&G industry through a variety of senior management roles in Europe and Asia. Since joining MedcoEnergi in 2015 as Director & CEO, Roberto has overseen a phase of strategic repositioning and growth, during which the company has greatly expanded its activities in O&G and Power generation, including through investments in renewable energy. Roberto received a Master from London Business School, a degree in Energy Economics from Scuola Superiore Enrico Mattei and a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Padova.

Chris Chatterton is the COO of the Methanol Institute in Singapore. He has worked for over 25 years at the executive level across the energy, shipping, transportation, renewables, and chemical sectors, where he has been responsible for creating strategy, fundraising, restructuring, crisis management, and operations for both startups and multinationals. Prior to joining MI as COO, Chris managed the energy assets for a vertically integrated, leading European family office with an annual turnover of USD5 billion and core interests in gas, fertilizer & chemical production. Chris has led numerous funding rounds for energy and agricultural projects with many successful exits, including three public offerings in addition to numerous cross-border private placements, and remains active in the start-up space as a thought leader, mentor, and founder.

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Wei Siang is the Director for Decarbonisation and Net-Zero Pathways in the Maritime Decarbonisation Division at the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). He oversees MPA’s efforts to drive the decarbonisation of international shipping, through the adoption of future fuels and energy efficiency measures, and the development of Green and Digital Shipping Corridors. Prior to this, Wei Siang was with Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry, where he oversaw the development of the energy sector in Singapore. This includes developing Singapore’s energy policies and programmes for cooperation at bilateral, regional and international fora. Wei Siang has also worked at Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower and Ministry of Education. Wei Siang has a Master of Science degree in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University.

Mr. Panicker has over 40 years of enriching techno-commercial exposure of driving business results, achieving excellence in refining production, creating integrated synergies with various marketing business units, shaping processes and driving organizational excellence. Mr. Panicker started his career in Kochi Refinery of Bharat Petroleum in 1982 and worked in most of the technical areas before moving to Mumbai Refinery as its operation chief in 2009. In 2013, Mr. Panicker became the Head of Kochi Refinery designated as Executive Director, BPCL Kochi Refinery. He superannuated from the BPCL Kochi Refinery on December 31, 2019. Since February 2020, Mr. Panicker is employed with Nayara Energy.

Lilyana Budyanto is the Head of Sustainable Partnerships APAC, Renewable Polymers & Chemicals (RPC) for Neste Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. In her role, Lilyana is responsible for the overall APAC Commercial strategy for the RPC business, and the creation of partnerships with leading petrochemical companies in the region. Her focus includes collaboration with Brand Owners to enable them to advance their sustainability goals through their offerings and solutions to the end-consumers. Lilyana brings to Neste more than 10 years of Sales, Marketing and Leadership experience in the chemicals and polymers industry. Prior to joining the company in January 2023, she held several commercial leadership positions in other global chemical companies. Lilyana holds a Master of Science degree in Management of Technology from Technical University of Delft and a Bachelor of Bioengineering degree from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Sami Jauhiainen is the Acting Executive Vice President of Neste’s Renewable Aviation business unit, and he leads Neste’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) business in the Asia Pacific region. His focus is on developing the market for SAF and building supply chains and partnerships to grow its availability in the region. Sami also works together with public and private stakeholders in developing credible roadmaps for the decarbonization of aviation.

Sami has been with Neste since 2013, holding various leadership roles in strategy and business development. Before joining Neste, Sami worked in energy investment banking in London, advising customers in the global energy sector on mergers & acquisitions and capital markets transactions. Sami holds a Master of Science degree in Finance from the Helsinki School of Economics, and a Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from the Helsinki University of Technology. Sami is passionate about business opportunities that serve the purpose of creating a healthier planet for our children.

Rodrigo Echeverri is Head of Commodities Research for Noble Resources. He has supported commodities sales in excess of 40 billion dollars throughout his career, which makes him one of the most experienced bulk commodities analysts in the industry.

Choudhuri is a Commerce Graduate (B Com) from Calcutta University. He also holds an Associate's Degree (Cost & Management Accountancy) from the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI). He has over 24 years' Finance and Accounting experience in oil and gas sector. He has handled finance, accounts & budgeting functions in upstream operations (PSC and nominated concessions), Pipeline business & Exploration projects in India and overseas.

Michael Spitzbart is Senior Vice President for Refining Business MEA at OMV Downstream GmbH. He is responsible for heading all refining and corresponding trading business for the MEA region at OMV including related joint venture management (e.g. ADNOC, Parco) as well as the business development activities in the region with various partners. Mr. Spitzbart joined OMV in 2007 in the Corporate Strategy department after 6 years with Accenture in the strategy consulting practice. In his career at OMV he was so far Counselor to the CEO, Head of Business Development Refining & Petrochemicals, Vice President for Crude & Risk Management and Senior Vice President for Supply & Trading. Michael Spitzbart holds a Master Degree for Commerce from the Vienna University of Economics & Business Administration and a Master in International Management of the Community of European Management Schools (CEMS Program).

ANUPAM AGARWAL DIRECTOR (Finance) ONGC Videsh Limited, Mr. Anupam Agarwal has taken over the charge of Director (Finance), ONGC Videsh Limited w.e.f. June, 2022. He has more than 32 years of diversified experience in areas of Financial Management in the Oil and Gas Sector.

Shri K.C. Ramesh is Fellow Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and Certified Information System Auditors (CISA). He is also a former member of committee for Industry & Business of ICAI. Mr. K. C. Ramesh is a veteran in oil and gas industry with a vast experience of over 35 years in all facets of finance & accounts in the upstream oil and gas industry. He started his career in ONGC in 1988 and has worked in major producing assets of ONGC, both onshore as well as offshore. During the course of his long career, Sh. Ramesh has immensely contributed in the area of project funding, budgeting, analysis & advice on investment proposals, taxation, accounting and reporting services. He is currently working as Chief Corporate Finance & Corporate Accounts and directly looking after various corporate functions like ONGC treasury, Corporate Accounts, Corporate Budget & Project appraisal, Direct tax & Indirect tax.

Rohit Radhakrishnan is General Manager, Tanker & Gas at Pacific Carriers Limited (PCL), the shipping arm of the Kuok Group. He has more than 16 years of experience in the maritime industry. Prior to joining PCL, he was Senior Manager, Commercials at BW LPG, and has held other commercial roles within the wider BW Group (Tankers). He was responsible for commercial operations and customer relationship management of the LPG fleet in Singapore and had previously been involved in the transition of commercial roles into Singapore and the subsequent listing of the company on the Oslo stock exchange. He has helped to stabilize the businesses that he was involved in, which then helped with the growth of the fleet and the business.

Mr. Qiunan Wu has 30 years of working experience in oil and gas industry. He is the Chief Economist at PetroChina International Co., Ltd, covering market analysis and strategy research. He is also the Deputy General Manager of PetroChina International (Singapore) Pte Ltd in Research and Information Technology. He was the General Manager of PetroChina International (Middle East) Company Limited, in charge of developing and maintaining the business relation with producers in the region. Before this, he was working as Deputy General Manager with Saudi Petroleum Beijing Ltd, a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco in China. He has worked in China University of Petroleum, Beijing, as a Professor and Deputy Head in Faculty of Business Administration.

Charlotte serves as the Chief Sustainability Officer of PETRONAS, Malaysia's leading Fortune 500 company. Since joining in 2021, she has turned the company's Net Zero Carbon Emission aspiration into strategy and plans to drive decarbonization and social progress. She engages directly in venture capital investment, digitalization and capability development to accelerate a sustainable energy transition. Previously Charlotte worked for the Norwegian energy company Equinor in the role of Vice President Sustainability, delivering the company's first sustainability strategy that laid the foundation for the company's low carbon focus. She was also the company's representative on the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), the World Bank's Global Gas Flaring Reduction Initiative (GGFR) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). From 2007-14, Charlotte held the position of General Manager Corporate Responsibility for the global steel and mining company ArcelorMittal. Charlotte's earlier experiences include a decade in the telecommunications sector, most notably working for Telefonica and O2, multilateral lending at the Nordic Development Fund, music marketing and diplomatic affairs. Charlotte is a longstanding and active champion of corporate sustainability practices, a frequent top-level speaker, commentator and writer on sustainability, ESG and energy-related matters. She is the recipient of Devex's leadership award for her contribution to international development and was recently listed among the world's leading chief sustainability officers. She serves on the board of trustees of the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Mohd Yusri Mohamed Yusof is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad, (PCG), the chemical arm of PETRONAS specialising in the manufacturing, marketing and selling of a diversified range of chemical products. Listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE), PCG is one of the largest integrated chemicals producers in Southeast Asia.

With a career spanning more than 33 years, he has vast experience in the oil and gas industry, including Vice President (Refining & Trading) of PETRONAS, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ethylene Malaysia Sdn Bhd (EMSB), and CEO of Optimal Group of Companies.

He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from Oklahoma State University, USA and completed Advanced Management Programme with The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA. He is a registered Professional Engineer (PE) with Board of Engineers Malaysia and a Fellow Chartered Engineer (FIChemE) with Institution of Chemical Engineers, UK.

She has over sixteen years of experience in the oil industry, covering various downstream aspects such as refining (operations, process optimization), short-term and long-term oil market fundamental analysis, crude and product trade flows, and consulting. As Director, Market Analysis in P66 Singapore, she leads the Asia Pacific and Middle East oil research, supporting the trading group. Prior to joining P66, at FGE, Sri was leading the flagship East of Suez oil (Asia Pacific + Middle East) service, which includes an array of short term, medium term, and long term reports. In addition to the retainer service, she was heading the Asian downstream oil consulting practice. She led various projects that are not limited to crude oil evaluation, oil products price assessments, intermediate stream evaluations and market entry studies. She also worked as a Refining Consultant at PFC Energy, a global energy consulting practice and as a Process Engineer at Indian Oil Corporation, focusing on Refinery Optimization.

Divay Goel is the Chief Investment Officer of Singapore-based Prudent Shipping Investments Pte Ltd. He has hands-on operational, commercial, and investment experience in the shipping and ports sector for over 30 years. This diverse experience includes leading teams through ice navigation on board ships, advising on billion-dollar M&A in shipping and ports sourcing, structuring, closing, and managing sophisticated shipping investments. Divay has arranged capital and advised on more than 250 shipping and port investments in his career. He was recently chosen by BIMCO as a member of the SHIPLEASE sounding board, advising on BIMCO's new standard sale and leaseback term sheet. He was also a core member of the team at the Baltic Exchange in London, which developed the concept of electronic trading of Forward Freight Agreements/FFAs. In 2022, Divay was selected to be a judge for the IJGlobal Awards 2022 – the infrastructure and energy greenfield and refinance awards – for the Asia Pacific region.

Disathat Panyarachun is the CEO of PTT Oil and Retail Business (OR) and serves on its board of directors. Before being named CEO in late 2022 , Disathat was Senior Executive Vice President, International Trading Business Unit, PTT Public Company Limited, and was responsible for all the company s worldwide sales and operations, including the international trading business focusing on petroleum, petrochemical, chemical as well as clean and green commodities, and specialty products for over ten years. He also had experiences working at overseas office including London, US, UAE, and Singapore, played a key role in the continued development of strategic balancing supply and demand of petrochemical products from domestic petrochemical plants from upstream to intermediate products in aromatics and olefins chains, procuring and trading of green feedstock and petrochemical feedstock.

Apart from that, Disathat was the Director and Member of the Risk Management Committee of PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited (GC) and OR, of the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee of OR as well. Disathat earned an B.A. in Education (Social Science) from Silpakorn University, a Master of Political Science (M.P.A.), National University, San Diego, U.S.

Currently Research&Analysis Head at Repsol Trading. With over 20 years experience in the energy business I started my career at ExxonMobil Supply & Distribution department specializing in hydrocarbon contracts negotiation, supply optimization and inventory control. In 2008 joined the Controllers Department at CLH (today Exolum), where I specialized in financiang analysis and reporting. I joined Stream Repsol- Gas Natural LNG in 2020 at the Strategic planning department and become specialist in gas and LG pricing. Back in 2014 joined Repsol as a Senior Gas and LNG Analyst. In 2019 started my current position as Head of the Strategy, projects and Market intelligence department at Repsol Trading.

Ms Low Yen Ling was elected as a Member of Parliament for Chua Chu Kang GRC in the 2011, 2015 and 2020 General Elections. She is presently the Minister of State for the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) and Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY). Prior to that, she was the Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Education (MOE) from 2015 till July 2020 and the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) from 2018 till July 2020. She had also previously held office in the Ministry of Social and Family Development (2013-2015), MCCY (2014-2015) and MTI (2015- 2018).

Ms Low began her career in the private sector with experience in financial institutions and a start-up venture. Thereafter, she joined the Singapore Economic Development Board and in her decade of service, played a key role in strengthening Singapore’s entrepreneurial landscape and professional services sector. In 2011, she became Chief Executive Officer of Business China, an organisation nurturing Chinese biculturalism, bilingualism and collaboration with China. With her strong bicultural and bilingual background, she spearheaded unique programmes to immerse business leaders in China and deepen young Singaporeans’ knowledge of modern China.

Drawing on her strong ties with the local business community, Ms Low is presently Advisor for the Singapore Business Federation’s (SBF) SME Committee (SMEC) and Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (SCCCI) Trade Association Committee (TACOM). She also serves on the multi-agency national SG Clean taskforce to uphold high standards of public and personal hygiene beyond Covid-19. In addition, Ms Low is Chairperson of the Mayors’ Committee and Mayor of South West District.

With a heart for the underprivileged, Ms Low continues to serve as a board member of the Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) where she steers its Student and Parent Education Committee to expand the organisation’s reach and support to low-income students and families. Under her leadership, CDAC and its partners have established more than 20 Big Heart Student Care centres island-wide to provide after-school care to students of all races. Ms Low also contributes in the area of education as a member of the PAP Community Foundation (PCF) Executive Committee.

In her past role as MOE’s Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ms Low led the ministry’s efforts to strengthen students’ foundation in their learning of the Chinese language. In her capacity as Chairman of the Committee to Promote Chinese Language Learning (CPCLL), Vice-Chairperson of the Lee Kuan Yew Fund for Bilingualism, and Advisor to the Singapore Centre for Chinese Language (SCCL), Ms Low expanded the breadth and depth of public outreach programmes that attracted increased participation from pre-schoolers, youths and parents.

Ms Low also spearheaded the drive to improve communications and public awareness of SkillsFuture, the national lifelong learning movement. These efforts were synergistic with her responsibility as Senior Parliamentary Secretary of MTI where she aligned the government’s SkillsFuture thrust with several Industry Transformation Maps (ITM) to help businesses meet the challenges of a changing economy. At MOM, Ms Low advanced the interests and skills of workers, focusing on older Singaporeans, women and young graduates.

As a mother of two school-going children, Ms Low spends the free time she has mostly with her family.

Experienced downstream oil and gas professional, venturing into new energy and renewables.

Geraldine advises Shell’s senior decision-makers on (geo-)political trends and risk. She leads the global Business Environment assessments of Shell’s country reviews. She also leads, builds and develops country and global scenarios in support of Shell’s strategic interests as well as in collaboration with external stakeholders including academics, private sector actors and government departments. Geraldine is also Shell’s foremost scenarios practitioner. An expert in methodologies and philosophies of the scenario ‘mindset’, she leads on embedding scenarios in the organization, not least through capability building. Shell’s in-house mandatory Scenario planning trainings are immersive and aim to reframe how colleagues in Group Strategy and Corporate Relations respond to and deal with uncertainty. Having spent half her career (19 years) in Shell in multiple Corporate Affairs departments, the past decade has been dedicated to futures planning and politics within the Scenarios team. She studied History at Leiden University before completing her master’s degree at King’s College London in International Relations.

Doris Tan, Head of Shell Aviation Asia Pacific & Middle East, leads a team of more than 200 people across operations, sales, and marketing. She joined Shell in 1998 and has more than 20 years of commercial experience in the Downstream businesses. She started her career in Retail Singapore where she championed the new format of convenience store retailing in Asia. From here, she moved into Oil Products Consultancy as a senior consultant where she worked on formulating winning strategies for various businesses in UK, USA and China. For the next 10 years, Doris held various leadership roles in sales and marketing in Global Lubricants where she led strong teams to win market share in Asia. This has contributed significantly to the growth of Shell lubricants in key growth markets. One of the big win was the global deal with BMW. Prior to her role today, Doris was the Base Oil Business Manager for Asia/Middle East. She held the key responsibility to negotiate multi-million dollar deals with base oil manufacturers across the world. She has delivered key agreements with strategic base oil partners like SK and Exxon.

Nick Potter is General Manager, Shipping & Maritime, Asia Pacific and the Middle East at Shell. Previously Nick was Global Head of Maritime for BG Group before the combination with Royal Dutch Shell. Nick has undertaken shipping leadership roles for Shell and BG Group in the United Kingdom, United States, Russian Federation, Caribbean, and Singapore, where he is currently based. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and a Fellow of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology. Nick is currently the Chairman of the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) - having been involved in the board since 2014. He is a board member of the Singapore Maritime Foundation, past chairman of the Lloyds Register Asia Shipowners Committee, and director of Shell Tankers (Singapore) Private Limited and Shell International Shipping Services.

Mr. Damian Chan was appointed Executive Vice President of the Singapore Economic Development Board on 1 October 2019. He oversees EDB’s Policy and Planning Group and Strategy divisions including AgriFood, Advanced Manufacturing, Environmental Sustainability, Hub Services, and Supply Chain & Connectivity. Previously, he was Executive Director for the Energy & Chemicals Cluster. Between 2011 till June 2015, as International Director for Americas, he led EDB’s operations across North and South America, working closely with global companies there to help them succeed in Asia via Singapore. Prior to that, he was the Director of Electronics Cluster in EDB. He was also the Centre Director of EDB Dallas Centre from 2002 to 2005, and of EDB Chicago Centre in 2001. He joined EDB in 1996. He received a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University in 1996. He is married with four children.

Sonnich Thomsen is Managing Director of Sing Fuels' Bunkers division for the last 5 years. He oversees and directs the global trading team. With his exceptional leadership, strategic thinking, and communication abilities, Sonnich formulates and executes winning strategies while identifying new business prospects. He is a highly experienced professional in the bunker industry, having accumulated over two decades of expertise and making substantial contributions to the growth of various companies. Sonnich began his career as a Bunker Trainee at OW Bunker in 2002, where he played a crucial role in the company's expansion and eventually rose to the position of Managing Director of the Singapore office, which was one of the largest offices globally with a staff of 70 employees. He joined Minerva Bunkers in 2014 as Head of Asia and was responsible for spearheading the development of the Asia Bunker Desk and overseeing the overall strategic direction of the organization.

Karthik Sathi is an Executive Director in the Global Industrials Group at Standard Chartered Bank (“SCB”) based in Singapore. SCB is renowned for being a leading adviser and lender to the energy sector across its footprint.

At SCB, Karthik is responsible for the bank’s activities in the downstream & chemicals sector covering refining, petrochemicals, and specialty chemicals. In this role, he originates and executes transactions related to M&A advisory, leveraged finance, project finance and capital markets, thereby providing strategic, financial and risk management solutions to the bank’s industry clients.

Karthik began his investment banking career in Manhattan with Bank of America Merrill Lynch and moved back to join SCB Singapore where he has since been for the past 10 years.

Karthik has an electrical engineering degree from the National University of Singapore and an MBA degree from the Darden School of Business University of Virginia.

Kheng Sin Chu is Managing Director & Regional Head, Shipping Finance ASEAN & South Asia for Standard Chartered in Singapore. He has advised, arranged, and executed over USD 20bn debt deals in the offshore energy and shipping sectors including large landmark fundraisings for Asian sponsors. Kheng Sin also spearheads the sustainable shipping finance initiate leading the bank’s participation as a signatory to the Poseidon Principles and is currently working to develop the bank’s maritime transition framework which aims to accelerate the industry’s decarbonization aspirations. He has over 15 years of experience in all aspects of offshore energy and shipping finance having experience working in Southeast Asia, North Asia, India and Europe.

Denis Bonhomme is the Global Sales and Business Development Director of TotalEnergies Marine Fuels. He oversees all commercial and operational activities for the business entity’s portfolio of marine fuel solutions. Following TotalEnergies’ acquisition of ENGIE’s upstream LNG assets, Denis became Managing Director and Senior Vice President Business Development Asia for Global LNG APAC, the TotalEnergies GRP subsidiary based in Singapore. He was based in Beijing in the last 3 years, as Vice President, LNG, for TotalEnergies in China, before taking on his current role. Denis started his career as Corporate Treasurer in charge of oil and gas assets financing for 5 years in Aberdeen and London (UK). He was then appointed Business Development Manager in the Natural Gas Department, where he worked on the development of LNG assets in Nigeria and power and gas assets in the Middle East. Denis subsequently spent 4 years at McKinsey, specializing in energy and financial assignments for clients in the energy and industrial sector, and 2 years in the retail industry, before joining SUEZ in 2006 as Strategy Director for the Energy Services business line.

Ganesh Gopalakrishnan is the Global Head for Petrochemicals Trading for TotalEnergies and oversees teams in Singapore, Shanghai, Geneva and Houston. He started as a Technical service Engineer in Singapore and after multiple roles, moved to the USA to manage Styrene and Aromatics businesses for the Americas. He later moved to Hong Kong to start up the Petrochemical marketing and trading activity for Asia in 2012. He has been with the company for 26 years and is now based in Singapore, managing the global trading activities and price risk management for Petrochemicals.

In June 2018 Ben Luckock was appointed Co-Head of Oil Trading, jointly overseeing the Group’s Physical and derivatives oil trading activities. This follows a period as Co-Head of Trafigura Group Market Risk and six years as Global Head of Crude Oil Trading. Ben currently focusses on North America, Europe and derivatives trading and is domiciled in Geneva. Ben also develops and manages strategic commercial relationships in the oil trading activities of the company and oversees the commercial activity for both Crude and Products. He also takes an interest in all asset classes of the group working closely with the Metals and Minerals trading division. Prior to joining Trafigura in 2007, Ben spent nearly 10 years with BP as a Crude Oil trader, gaining experience working in London, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Hannah Hauman was appointed Trafigura’s Global Head of Carbon Trading in April 2021. In this role she leads a team across four continents that combines trading, finance and risk management expertise, alongside technical project and policy support, to provide a full service offering in measuring, reducing and compensating GHG emissions to project owners and emitters alike under both regulated and voluntary regimes. Hannah joined the Group in 2016 in Geneva, firstly becoming Head of Bitumen Trading for Puma Energy before moving to Trafigura’s Oil Trading team, becoming Head of European Crude Trading in 2020. In the eight years prior to joining Trafigura, Hannah worked for a variety of refining, trading, and distribution companies, including as a Middle Distillates trader for Shell in positions based in Houston and London. An American citizen, Hannah holds a Master of Business Administration from The University of Houston.

Rushan Pandya joined Trafigura in October 2021 as Head the Carbon Trading business in Asia Pacific, joining the Group’s newly established carbon trading desk. His role is to support the growth of Trafigura’s carbon trading activity across the region which includes a focus on day trading and arbitrage in global compliance and voluntary markets; working with developers of carbon projects to structure and finance new transactions or the expansion of existing projects; and offering services to clients looking to reduce the carbon footprint of their supply chains.

Prior to joining Trafigura, Rushan spent eight years at Shell where he most recently served as team leader of the structured gas trading business in Europe, and prior to this was the Head of Carbon Trading in Asia. He has over 15 years of experience spanning the physical commodity and derivatives markets and has worked from both London and currently Singapore.

Doctor Fairy Wang Pei is currently the head of Research and Strategy in Unipec, the trading arm of Sinopec. She is responsible for Unipec’s oil & gas research, as well as carbon & power trading. She has rich experience in energy industry analysis and enjoys a very good reputation in this area. Based in Beijing office since July 2010, Fairy has been working as a senior analyst, mainly covering oil fundamentals and providing corporate strategy for both Unipec and Sinopec top levels. She initiated and organized China’s first full life cycle carbon neutral crude oil, setting a benchmark for the petroleum industry to move towards carbon neutrality. Fairy is the author of many professional articles. She and her team have published China’s first Petroleum Blue Book as well.. Fairy holds a PhD of Economics from the Chinese Academy of Social Science (CASS) in Beijing.

Eric A. Van Nostrand is Acting Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy. As Chief Economist of the Department of the Treasury, Eric leads Treasury’s research and analytical work on economic developments and provides counsel to Secretary Janet Yellen. He first joined Treasury in 2022 as a senior advisor on economic issues related to Russia and Ukraine. In that role, he helped design and implement the price cap on Russian oil, a novel piece of economic statecraft that enabled the continued supply of petroleum products to the global marketplace while also limiting Russian revenues to fund their war on Ukraine. Before joining Treasury, he was Managing Director and Head of Research for Multi-Asset Strategies and Sustainable Investments at BlackRock. Earlier in his career, he was a staff economist and advisor to the Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, where he specialized in the U.S. macroeconomy as well as the global policy landscape. Eric earned a JD from Yale Law School and holds degrees in economics and engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.

Vandana Hari is Founder & CEO of Vanda Insights, which provides global oil markets macro-analysis. She has over 25 years of experience providing intelligence on the energy markets.

Ian Butler is Vitol’s Head of Energy Transition, Shipping. His role focuses on optimising the owned, controlled and chartered fleet, exploring new and alternative fuels, and managing increasingly complex regulatory environments. Previously, Ian worked as a broker at Clarksons, moving to Singapore in 1999. He joined Vitol in 2005 as chartering manager for clean petroleum products, before returning to London in 2010 to join the crude chartering desk. Ian graduated from University of Southampton with a BSC in Oceanography with Marine Geology.

Russell Hardy is Group CEO Vitol. Russell has over 30 years’ experience in the oil industry. He joined Vitol in 1993 from BP and has held a number of trading and management roles in Singapore and London. Russell has been a member of the Executive Committee since 2007 and holds a MEng in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College, London.

Capt. Rahul Choudhuri is the Managing Director for VPS in Asia, Middle East & Africa (AMEA) based in Singapore. He has been involved in the management of marine fuel quality & quantity business for 30 years. Rahul is also Chairman of the Singapore Technical Committee (TC) for bunkering under the Standards Development Organization (SDO@SCIC) and the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) Asia Board for the year 2022-2024.

Sanjay Verma is the Director of Decarbonization Solutions at Wartsila Singapore. He is responsible for Market Innovation and developing sustainable shipping solutions with a focus on energy efficiency solutions and alternate fuels. He has held various roles in technical sales, business development, and management positions within Wartsila since 1999 and have been located in India and Finland. Sanjay started his shipping career in 1981 as a Marine Engineer and served on board merchant vessels for over 14 years. During this period, he sailed with the Shipping Corporation of India, V-Ships, and Maersk Singapore. Sanjay later joined Lloyds Register (1995-1999) and served as a ship and industrial surveyor.

Ben brings more than 15 years of experience in environmental markets to his role as President, Transaction Services of Xpansiv, which includes exchange marketplace CBL that he co-founded in 2009. He designed and implemented the CBL product offering across environmental, energy, and soft commodity products, and was part of the joint government initiative that established Australian water exchange H2OX. His involvement in the carbon industry has involved exposure to the Global Voluntary Market, European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), Regional Green House Gas Initiative (RGGI), Californian Cap-and-Trade and the Australian domestic carbon market. Ben also coordinated the development of the first Australian gas pipeline auctions of storage and physical gas, and oversaw the contract design and implementation for the first exchange traded differentiated natural gas contracts in 2019. Prior to CBL and Xpansiv, Ben was a broker for Tullett Prebon in London for the EU ETS and the UK Power Markets.

Natalie Gupta works as Director for Bunkering Value Chain Partnerships in Yara Clean Ammonia (YCA) and is currently responsible for supporting the development of the market for ammonia as a shipping fuel with particular focus on global partnerships in last-mile physical delivery and business development activities for downstream projects in the Middle East, Africa, and Americas. Previously, Natalie worked as a consultant for different types of clients focusing on ports, shipping, and trade facilitation.

Alan Hayes is Global Head of Pricing for Energy Transition. He has almost 20 years of experience working in energy markets much of which has been dedicated to building markets for both nascent and expanding commodity markets across a wide range of energy and petrochemical markets. With an academic background in natural resource economics Alan has extensive experience of developing market insight in to commodies across sectors. Combined with a deep understanding of how physical and financial markets are key drivers for existing and nascent markets, Alan has led teams that have established key pricing benchmarkts across different sectors including petrochemical, energy and shipping markets. In his current role Alan, engages with market participants, governments and regulators to develop markets for carbon, hydrogen, ammonia and other decarbonising commodities like low carbon crude, low carbon gas and renewable energy certificate markets. The goal is to develop market based pricing and market intelligence that can facilitate the energy transition at scale and at pace. Alan’s academic background is in economics, and he holds a Master of Science from University College London (UCL) in Environmental Economics and Natural Resource Management.

Andrew recently joined S&P Global and leads the EMEA base chemicals commodity insight team, focusing on aromatics markets. Andrew has spent the past decade in the Middle East, most recently working for QatarEnergy where he was responsible for strategy development for the marketing and sales of Qatar’s exports of fuels, petrochemical feedstocks, petrochemicals and fertilisers. Prior to this, he was a Consulting Director at IHS Markit, leading assignments in the Middle East and India covering due diligence, merger support, country master-planning, cost benchmarking and value chain strategy for a diverse set of petrochemicals.

Andrew began his career with CMAI (later acquired by IHS Markit) in London where he initially worked on single-client projects and then became responsible for aromatics market coverage and analysis for benzene, styrene and phenol in EMEA.

He has a BEng Chemical Engineering from UMIST and a MSc Engineering and Management from the University of Exeter.

Baoying Ng looks after strategic engagement and intelligence for global agriculture, metals, and shipping, and is also the APAC lead. Prior to this, she managed the global containers team. She also managed the EMEA petrochemicals team in London, and the Asia team in Singapore. Baoying has been with S&P Global Commodity Insights for close to 10 years, and was a broadcast journalist before that. 

Beth Evans is the global head of news at S&P Global Commodity Insights. She oversees a team that creates insightful market news content and data visualization about the energy, metals and agriculture markets. Beth’s career of more than 30 years as an energy journalist has involved a focus on the oil markets, including managing Platts market reporters and assessing world crude prices such as the Brent international oil benchmark. She has also held roles as a front-line reporter, editor and publication manager. Beth began her career covering energy legislation and pricing in Washington DC.

Calvin Lee is Head of Asia Content for S&P Global Commodity Insights. Based in Singapore, Calvin is currently responsible to direct Platts’ markets coverage and content strategy and advance market insights in Asia and the Middle East. Prior to this, Calvin was the Editorial Director of Asia and Middle East Oil markets. Calvin joined Platts in 2005 as Editor and began to serve as Senior Writer, China in 2010, responsible for overseeing Platts’ coverage of all energy news across the China market. In 2012, Calvin took a leadership role to lead and coordinate the execution of Asian methodology changes and the introduction of new price assessments in Asia. He re-joined the oil team and was promoted to Editorial Director in 2016, managing the crude, fuel oil, bunker, and Platts Forward Curve markets coverage.

Carlos Pascual is senior vice president for Global Energy and International Affairs at S&P Global Commodity Insights, responsible for leading all business lines in Latin America.

As the energy envoy and coordinator for international energy affairs for the United States, Carlos established and directed the new Energy Resources Bureau at the U.S. Department of State and was senior advisor to the Secretary of State on energy issues. He had previously been a United States Ambassador to both Mexico and Ukraine and was special assistant to the President and successively as director and then senior director for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia on the National Security Council. At the Brookings Institution, Carlos served as both vice president and director of foreign policy studies and launched the Brookings Energy Security Initiative. He taught and wrote on energy geopolitics at Columbia University. Carlos created the position of coordinator for reconstruction and stabilization, establishing the State Department's first civilian response capacity to conflicts. He also was the State Department's coordinator for American assistance to Europe and Eurasia. He has also held leadership roles at the U.S. Agency for International Development, including as deputy assistant administrator for Europe and Eurasia, chief of policy and strategy for Africa and in field postings in Mozambique, South Africa and Sudan.

Carlos received his Masters of Public Policy degree from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and his Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University. His book, Power and Responsibility, won a 2009 award for the best political science book published by an independent publisher.

Dave Ernsberger is Global Head of Pricing & Market Insight for S&P Global Platts, a division of S&P Global and the leading independent provider of information and benchmark prices for the commodities and energy markets. Based in London, Dave assumed overall responsibility for Platts market-leading content, including pricing, news and analytics across all commodity and energy markets, in December 2019 and is member of the Platts Operating Committee.

Prior to this, Dave oversaw Platts pricing teams across oil, generating fuels, petrochemicals, shipping, metals and agriculture globally as Head of Commodity Pricing. Previously, Dave was Global Head of Energy Pricing and Co-head of Content for two years and before that, was Global Head of Oil Content, responsible for Platts news, pricing and analytics for two years. Before relocating to London in 2010, Dave was Senior Editorial Director for Asia, managing Platts’ editorial and analytical groups in Singapore, Japan, Australia, the Philippines, and China.

Dave joined Platts in 1996 as a metals reporter, and, in 1999, took on responsibility for Platts new European power start-up ventures as editor-in-chief, launching coverage of the deregulating electricity and natural gas markets in the European Union. Dave relocated to Houston in 2001 as bureau chief, before moving to Singapore in November 2003.

Dave holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and politics from Warwick University, and a master’s degree in international relations from Southampton University, England.

Deb Ryan is the Head of Strategic Commodities for S&P Global Commodity Insights, a division of S&P Global and the leading provider of information and benchmarks for the energy and commodities markets. Based in Denver, Deb leads the Low Carbon Commodities team, which focuses on analytics that underpin carbon and methane emissions, as well as the market mechanisms for carbon and low carbon commodities. Deb brings almost 20 years of upstream oil industry experience, having worked for as a Petroleum Engineer for both oil and gas operators, and in consulting.

Esther Ng is a Senior Editor with S&P Global Commodity Insights Chemicals desk.  She covers the Asian methanol, acetic acid and vinyl acetate monomer markets. Esther has been at S&P Global for nine years and was previously covering bunker fuel, biodiesel and ethanol.

Fang Fang has over 20 years of experience in market research and consulting. She holds a master's degree in economics and has a proven track record of leading strategic consulting engagement, building and expanding business lines, and managing consulting teams. She specializes in the olefins and elastomers industry and has practical research and consulting experience in the automotive industry.

Since 2006, Ha has international experience in energy market research, she leads the global oil supply and Latin crude oil markets services at S&P Global Commodity Insights. She is Houston site leader and part of global DEI. Before joining S&P Global, Ha worked as a consultant and researcher for Purvin & Gertz. She has worked on several refining market studies, merger and acquisition support, replacement cost projects, crude oil valuations, due diligence support and LP modeling. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Houston, United States.

Global head, crude oil market research at S&P Global. Jim is responsible for developing and communicating S&P Global Commodity Insights short and long term crude oil market outlooks.

Joel Hanley is Global Director, Crude & Fuel Oil Markets at S&P Global Platts. In this role, Joel is responsible for price assessments and market coverage for crude oil and fuel oil around the world. This coverage includes major pricing benchmarks such as Dated Brent, Platts Dubai, and 0.5% sulfur marine fuel. Joel first joined Platts in 2002, reporting on the crude oil markets of the North Sea, West Africa, Russia and the Middle East, becoming managing editor of the desk in 2006. He also served as Global Oil Training Manager and, until 2020, Head of EMEA Oil Markets. Joel hosts the weekly Platts Oil Markets Podcast and is a regular interviewee on global news channels. Joel holds an honours degree in Russian and Information Technology from The University of Exeter.

Kang Wu, Global Head of Demand Research, S&P Global Commodity Insights. Kang has decades of energy analytics, consulting, and research experience. He conducts studies of energy policies, security, demand, supply and trade with special emphases on oil, gas and other energy commodities. Currently based in Singapore, Kang is in the S&P Global Commodity Insights Leadership Team and heads a team of global macro and demand research in the area of Oil Market, Midstream and Downstream. Prior to that, he was a program director and senior research fellow at King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in charge of research on global oil, gas and coal markets with a particular focus on the Middle East and North Africa. Kang previously held vice chairman, managing director, senior fellow and senior advisor roles in energy research and consulting, including over 20 years at the East-West Center, an institution established by the US Congress, and covered a variety of issues related to economic, energy and environmental developments in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Latin American. Kang speaks frequently at international conferences, forums, workshops, seminars, webinars and training programs. He is the author or co-author of numerous analytical reports, project studies, research papers, journal articles, books, book chapters and other publications. Kang holds a Ph.D. and an M.A. in economics from the US. For further information, please contact Kang at [email protected].

Kate joined S&P Global Commodity Insights in Singapore as principle research analyst in aromatics, in October 2022. She first entered the petrochemical industry in 2006 when she joined OceanConnect in Singapore to be part of a lean team that started up its petrochemicals broking desk. In that role, she brokered across the entire BTX chain of toluene, benzene, xylenes and styrene monomer, as well as gasoline blending components, for the Asia market, bringing that desk from creation to recognition.

This 16-year journey in the petrochemicals industry took her from being a petrochemicals broker, to trader, to price assessment and market reporter and now to analysis and forecasting. As a trader for a Middle East-based solvents distributor, not only did she expand its Asia-based list of suppliers, she was also part of a two-man team that started its Asia petrochemicals trading desk. Her past 8 years were spent at Argus Media, building up her expertise in price assessments. She also enjoyed covering the seismic changes in the aromatics and olefins markets. Her portfolio at Argus spanned toluene, mixed xylenes, MTBE, ethylene, benzene and styrene monomer.

She graduated from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore with a business studies degree, with a major in marketing and is currently refreshing her knowledge by doing a PowerMBA. Prior to entering the petrochemicals industry, she has a broad range of experiences in conference management, marketing of research level medical books and journals, and advertising sales for publications targeted at the purveyors of luxury.

Kurt is head of research for crude oil markets, NGLs, refining, and petrochemical feedstocks and has responsibility for joint mobility research with automotive. Kurt's expertise includes energy transition in fuels markets, refining economics, downstream fuels policy and price forecasting. He is active in downstream research and oversees a global team of experts providing forecast views on market fundamentals and transition scenarios. He writes on a range of topics and routinely supports executive and corporate boards with views on downstream strategy, the future of refining, net zero policies, refining/petrochemical integration, biofuels/biorefining and hydrogen in transport. Kurt began his career as a refining engineer at Exxon and was a partner at Purvin & Gertz. He holds a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from Kansas State University and an MBA from the University of Houston

Mr. Larry Tan heads S&P Chemical Insights APAC Team. He is based in Singapore.

Larry has been in the oil and petrochemical industry for over 38 years. His current role is to help downstream companies shape their strategic growth options in the chemicals sector through providing data, analytics and insights.

He past work has been in downstream refinery to chemicals like olefins and aromatics petrochemicals, polymers, and derivatives. He has extensive experience in the development and strategic review of business plans, competitor analysis, feedstock supply strategy, development of sales & marketing strategies, identification of new product opportunities, price forecast and strategies, technical and financial assessment of new ventures/ technologies, and bespoke commercial competency skills equipping training workshops. He is frequently invited to speak at both international and regional conferences.

Leanne Todd is Responsible for the product development, content and insights in the global upstream business at S&P Global Commodity Insights. Leanne has in-depth knowledge and broad experience across the Upstream Energy Industry, with her focus on leading digital transformation in upstream and connecting to the Energy Value Chain. Her focus has spanned sales, business development, product management and new technology development where she leads a team focused on connecting upstream offerings and creating new offerings & advanced analytics to help companies see new value, reduce risk and lead in the energy transition.

Digital transformation strategies and best practices, modern data solutions and commercial and cultural implications to the organization are areas of expertise. She has held executive leadership positions at IHS Markit in Sales and product management and senior leadership roles in energy consulting and software companies.

She holds a BA from the University of Calgary.

Lyn Tattum is Vice President, Head of Events, Training, and Media, at S&P Global Commodity Insights and Publisher of Chemical Week.

She has a degree in Politics and Economics from the University of Manchester and briefly studied at the Sorbonne, Paris, and at the British Film Institute, London. She has also worked at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in Vienna. She was chair of the London-based African film festival, Africa at the Pictures. Lyn’s early career was as a journalist, publisher, writer, and interviewer in the global chemical Industry. She has travelled extensively and is well known within the international chemical and plastics industry, interviewing CEOs, chairing conferences and roundtables, and regularly attending global industry events, where she has pioneered discussions on Sustainability, ESG and Diversity.

During her career as Publisher of Chemical Week magazine and later as Vice President at IHS Markit, Lyn has launched and expedited chemical industry events in Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Dubai, Prague, Berlin, Warsaw, Brussels, London, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, New York City, Houston, among other locations. Recently she launched The Chemical Leadership Circle to connect industry CEOs worldwide with critical information, providing an opportunity to network, raise awareness of key issues - including a need for greater diversity - and exchange ideas at a time of critical global change in economy, politics, society and business.

Mark Eramo currently leads the Fuels, Chemicals & Resource Solutions (FCRS) business line, one of five businesses that make up the newly formed S&P Global Commodity Insights division (formerly S&P Global Platts). The new Commodity Insights division was created upon the completion of the merger of S&P Global and IHS Markit on March 1, 2022. In his current role, Mark has P&L responsibility for the FCRS business and manages a global team of nearly 500 research colleagues. His team is located in more than 30 countries across all major regions and delivers information, insights, and forecasts regarding energy, refining, chemicals, agriculture, shipping, metals, and various related industries. Prior to the merger closing, Mark served as Senior Vice President, Energy & Downstream Markets, as a member of the leadership team for the Energy & Natural Resources division of IHS Markit. In that role, he held the P&L responsibility for the Oil Markets, Midstream, Downstream & Chemicals (OMDC) business, leading a team of over 400 research colleagues.

Based in Houston, Texas, Mark joined IHS in May 2011 following its acquisition of Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI). In his first role at IHS as Vice President, IHS Chemical Market Research, Mark led a global team that provided in-depth market research, analysis, and forecasts on nearly 300 chemical and derivative markets. In 2015, following his leadership role in research, he served as Vice President, Global Business Development for the OMDC business line. In that role, he was responsible for leading a global team that worked with existing and new clients to develop and strengthen business relationships at the executive level.

Mark worked at CMAI for more than 13 years and was responsible for CMAI’s olefins market analysis and forecasts. In his last role as Executive Vice President, he was responsible for CMAI’s global market advisory services. He also served on the Board of Directors for CMAI for several years. Before joining CMAI, Mark worked for more than 12 years in the chemical industry with Vista Chemical Company holding positions in technical sales, customer service, and product management. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Cornell University, where he also enjoyed playing football for the Big Red.

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Olivier Maronneaud leads the practice covering the methanol industry and its downstream derivatives as well as the research relative to plastic circularity within S&P Commodity Insight. Olivier joined the company, previously called IHS Markit in 2013 and spent 4 years in the research and analytics team with a focus on the methanol and acetyls industries. Between 2017 and 2021, Olivier worked in the chemical consulting practice, leading bespoke projects and studies for clients in the EMEA region. Olivier started his career working for Arkema in France where he was product manager for PVC with both commercial and marketing responsibilities. Olivier graduated in business administration from Grenoble Graduate School of Business in France.

Paul Gruenwald is the Global Chief Economist at S&P Global Ratings based in New York. He leads the economic research agenda and serves as the primary spokesperson on macro-economic matters for the company.

Before joining S&P Global Ratings in 2013, Paul spent almost five years at the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) as the Asia Pacific Chief Economist, where he was responsible for helping set and direct ANZ’s Asian and global economic research agenda, as well as building the bank’s economic research efforts and profile in the region. Previously, Paul worked at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for nearly 16 years, where he led the team producing the IMF’s Asian regional outlook reports. He was also the IMF Resident Representative to Hong Kong and Korea, the Deputy Chief of the China Division, and did considerable work on both public (Paris Club) and private (London Club) debt restructuring issues.

Paul has a Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in Economics/Mathematics from the University of Texas.

Pooja Jain is a Polymer SME at S&P Global’s Commodity Insights division in Gurgaon, India. She is a chemical engineer and has 12+ years of experience in the refinery and petrochemical industry. Pooja started her career as a production engineer working in the petrochemical complex at Indian Oil Corporation and later moved to project management role where she worked on several mega-scale petrochemical projects. After working in the field for close to 6 years, she moved to consulting and joined KPMG as an ENR strategy consultant. Pooja has got a good exposure of both the operations and business side of the energy industry from these varied experiences.

Pradeep Rajan leads the team of editors based in Singapore who are responsible for S&P Global Commodity Insights coverage of the Asia Pacific shipping markets. He was the first tanker market editor to join the team, and was closely involved in the launch of the Dry Freight Wire – Platts’ first publication covering Capesize, Panamax, Supramax, Handymax and Handysize segments. Pradeep has spoken extensively at Commodity Insights and international oil and shipping forums and with the media. Prior to joining Platts, Pradeep worked for Singapore’s national newspaper – The Straits Times – as a financial journalist at its Money Desk. He has a Masters in journalism and mass communication from India’s University of Mysore. 

Pranay Shukla is the Director, Head of Dry Bulk Commodities and Freight Research at S&P Global Commodity Insights, based in Singapore. His responsibilities include leading the analysis of global bulk commodities markets and shipping, building global and regional supply and demand balances, and providing short- to medium-term forecasts. Pranay has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and chemistry, as well as a Postgraduate Management degree in Finance. He is also a member of the Singapore branch of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers.

Premasish Das leads S&P Global oil market downstream research activities for Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. He is responsible for the regional services covering short-term and long-term crude oil and refined product supply, demand, price and margin outlooks, and detailed downstream market research. Mr. Das is actively involved in consulting as well and advises clients on strategic studies, market studies, and commercial and technical assessments. Before joining the firm, Mr. Das worked for ExxonMobil, Singapore, and NOCIL, India in various technical, commercial, and leadership assignments. The roles include refining/ petrochemical technical support, site-level utility and energy management, and regional market advisory. Mr. Das was responsible for analyzing business opportunities and developing and implementing strategies to improve business line profitability. Mr. Das holds a Master Degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT).

Mr. Narayanaswamy is a Vice President responsible for Industry Executive relationship for the Fuels, Chemicals and Resources (FCRS) business unit covering Middle East, Indian Sub-Continent and Asia Pacific region. He joined Purvin & Gertz in 2005, which was acquired by IHS Markit in 2011, and in turn acquired by S&P Global in 2022 and is based at their Singapore office. Mr. Narayanaswamy has more than 30 years of diverse oil industry experience spanning both refining and petrochemicals. Mr. Narayanaswamy frequently presents to CEO's and Senior Management of oil companies, and at IHS Markit and other third-party conferences. He previously had Lube basestock Operations and Process Engineering, Production Planning, Asia Pacific Petrochemical Feedstocks Economics and Optimization, and Manufacturing Advisor for Aromatic facilities globally with increasing responsibilities at ExxonMobil, Singapore where he worked for 11 years. Prior to that, he worked at Hindustan Petroleum at their Mumbai refinery, India. Mr. Narayanaswamy holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and an MBA.

Rahul Kapoor is the Global Lead, Shipping Analytics & Research at Fuels, Chemicals, and Resource Solutions (FCRS) for S&P Global Commodity Insights. Based in Singapore, he heads an integrated shipping analytics research and data science teams. As a business lead, he is responsible for the growth of analytics products in Cargo & Vessel Intelligence and Freight Market Analytics.  AA subject matter expert in the maritime industry and financial markets, Rahul is a thought leader with proven credentials in market analysis forecasting, shipping economics, and commodity market developments. He is a regular speaker at major conferences and client events lobally and is frequently interviewed by both print and visual media. Most recently, he was at Bloomberg Intelligence and earlier headed Drewry Financial Research Services Ltd. He has also worked as a senior equities analyst at RS Platou Markets and Nomura.

Rajiv previously worked as Director for South-East Asia for The Economist Group. His previous experience includes working for UBS as Executive Director for Asia-Pacific Country Risk and for the Royal Bank of Scotland as an international economist. He has also worked for an international organization, the Commonwealth Secretariat, as a senior economist in the International Capital Markets Department. Rajiv's experience also includes working as a consultant for the United Nations and the Asian Development Bank.

Rajiv is a graduate of the London School of Economics, for the B.Sc.Econ. Hons. in Economics, and received his M.Sc. and D.I.C. from Imperial College at London University. Rajiv has published widely on a range of economic, trade and investment related topics, with over 100 published articles. He frequently speaks at international conferences on the global and Asia-Pacific economies, including at World Economic Forum and Euromoney events as well as at United Nations conferences. He regularly appears on international TV programs, including for the BBC, CNBC, Bloomberg, Channel News Asia, CNN and Al Jazeera TV.

Rajiv is the author of ""Future Asia"", published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2013, ""Asian Megatrends"" published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2016 and ""Emerging Markets Megatrends"" published by Springer/Palgrave Macmillan in 2018.

Regina is the Managing Editor for Asia Chemicals at S&P Global Commodity Insights. Based in Singapore, Regina leads the team of reporters for olefins and polyolefins markets. During her time at S&P Global, she has covered key chemicals and LNG benchmarks.

Roman Kramarchuk leads efforts to analyze the impacts of the energy transition – driven by policy changes and technology advancements – on the energy sector, with special focus on clean energy technologies (i.e. hydrogen, stationary storage, electric vehicles/alternative transport, renewables, etc.). He managed Future Energy Outlooks content, advising clients on long term energy market views (including reference case and 2 degree scenarios). Roman launched and continues to oversee Environmental Markets content areas - covering analytics and outlooks around carbon/environmental markets & policies.

Ning Fu has been in the chemical industry for over 18 years. She spent majority of her career time with EVONIK, IHS, SABIC and bp in commercial and marketing roles – R&D, marketing and intelligence. Ning has a chemical engineering master’s degree from Shanghai Jiaotong University.

Samar Niazi works as Managing Editor for Asia Aromatics with the Asia Petrochemicals team for Platts S&P Global Insights, a leader in commodities benchmarks worldwide. She is based out of Singapore. She leads the Asian aromatics team that covers aromatics benchmark markets including paraxylene, benzene, mixed xylenes, etc. Before this, she was handling multiple agriculture and biofuels markets in Asia. She has worked at a major commodities trading firm handling oil markets. She joined Platts in October 2015.

Samar has an MBA from the Lee Kong Chian School at the Singapore Management University and an undergraduate degree in business from IIUI, Islamabad.

Sameer C. Mohindru is an editor with more than two decades of experience including over nine years covering oil and tankers’ shipping for S&P Global. Prior to this, he was covering commodities for Dow Jones Newswires and the Wall Street Journal. He has reported from almost 10 countries including India, China, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Australia. He has edited two books on India. 

Sanjay Sharma is Head of Global Chemical Consulting. In this role, Sanjay is responsible for managing Global Chemical Consulting team, developing Chemical Consulting Strategy, and ensuring its successful implementation. Sanjay has more than 30+ years of experience in the industry with extensive consulting, strategy development, feasibility studies, competitive analysis, M&A, and due diligence experience. He has actively participated in developing strategy, improving business performance, developing and managing joint ventures and alliances, and engaging in mergers and acquisitions. Sanjay has managed assignments in Europe, the Middle East, India, and Asia.

Sanjay has been with IHS Markit (a part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, a business division of S&P Global Inc.) since 2006 and held several positions prior to his current role. Previously, Sanjay worked for five years for SABIC where he held an investment planner position. Prior to that Sanjay worked for ten years for IPCL (now part of Reliance Industries Limited) where he held a variety of Polyolefins project and operations roles. In addition to a consulting role, Sanjay has conducted several training courses and is a frequent speaker at various industry forums. Sanjay received his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and a master’s degree in business administration.

Saugata Saha is President of S&P Global Commodity Insights and a member of S&P Global’s Executive Committee.

In prior roles at the company, Saugata was the Chief Financial Officer of two of S&P Global’s technology-driven, data, benchmarks, and analytics divisions, S&P Global Market Intelligence and S&P Global Platts. Prior to that, Saugata led financial planning & analyses (FP&A) and corporate strategy for the company; managed operations for the technology group; led the integration program for a large acquisition; and led the strategy team at S&P Global’s Ratings division.

Previously, Saugata was a consultant at McKinsey & Co.’s New York office where he led client engagements focused on strategy, M&A, corporate finance, and on improving operations across a range of industries, with particular emphasis on financial services.

Before joining McKinsey & Co., Saugata spent seven years at the Godrej Group, a $4 billion diversified conglomerate in Mumbai, India. At the Godrej Group, Saugata led sales teams and supply chain re-engineering projects and worked in the Office of the Group Chairman.

Saugata holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics, with Honors, from St. Xavier’s College in Kolkata, India; a post-graduate diploma in Management from the Xavier Institute in Bhubaneswar, India; and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School, where he was a George F. Baker Scholar.

Shriram Sivaramakrishnan is Managing Editor for the Asia Pacific Dry Bulk markets. He is based in the Singapore office and has been with S&P Global Commodity Insights for close to nine years. Shriram comes with a background in trading shipping derivatives in his previous position with a dry bulk shipping company.

Sophie is Global Director biofuels pricing at S&P Global, based in London she heads a growing team of market reporters. Sophie’s team are responsible for benchmark ethanol and biodiesel coverage across the globe as well as the new and dynamic markets such as sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel. In addition the biofuels pricing team also assess and publish prices on key feedstock markets such as used cooking oil, sugar and vegetable oils. Sophie spent eight years based in Houston, TX leading the S&P Global Platts Americas Agriculture pricing team, with a team of 10 full -time pricing specialists that covered the benchmark biofuel, renewable fuel, sugar, oilseeds and grain markets in North and South America. Sophie joined S&P Global in 2010 as a front line price reporter in the London oil team focusing on refined products. Under her tenure Platts has expanded into renewable fuel, grain and oilseed coverage in America, Brazil and Argentina. Sophie holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from The University of Nottingham, and a master’s degree in international finance from Kingston University.

Surabhi Sahu is  Senior Editor, Petroleum News at S&P Global Commodity Insights and has extensive knowledge of the oil and gas industry. She has presented at several industry events and moderated at various conferences. Surabhi has completed a Masters in Econometrics from University of Delhi, India. 

Based in Singapore, Su Yeen has more than 15 years in commodity reporting and is currently leading the Asia-Pacific Chemicals team. Most recently, Su Yeen oversaw the middle distillates team, covering gasoil and jet fuel/kerosene markets in Asia and the Middle East, as well as the Platts Forward Curve for light and middle distillate derivatives in the region. Prior to Platts, she spent five years reporting and analyzing pricing trends for petrochemicals with another leading PRA.

Tony Potter has over 35 years experience in the chemical industry in Europe, the Middle East and Asia and currently serves as Global Vice President – Chemicals, Derivatives, Plastics & Materials in S&P Global’s Commodity Insights business. Tony joined Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI) in March 2006 as Director of Olefins – Europe, Middle East & Africa. In 2009, Tony moved to Dubai as Managing Director, Middle East & India, IHS Chemical Consulting, where he led numerous studies, serving many of the major oil and chemical companies in the Middle East. Tony transferred to Singapore at the beginning of 2013 as Vice President, Asia Pacific, leading the business development activities of the Chemical business until his return to Europe in April 2018 as Global Head of the Specialty Chemicals Insight business. Tony has a B.Eng in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College, London.

As Global Head of Established Benchmarks, Vera is responsible for Platts crude oil, refined products, LNG, generating fuels & electricity and metals price assessments and market reporting around the world. For over 20 years, Vera has worked in price reporting, news, marketing and business development roles across a large portfolio of commodity markets (crude oil, refined products, gas, LNG, coal, power, emissions, ferrous and non-ferrous metals) for organizations including Platts, Gas Strategies and NYMEX. Vera has worked as a freelance journalist in Germany, the UK and Russia.

Wendy Cheong is the managing editor of the light ends desk, overseeing coverage of naphtha, gasoline and LPG markets in Asia and the Middle East. Based in Singapore, she began her career at Platts in 2004. In the past 19 years, Wendy has covered markets across the barrel, from Middle Eastern and Asia Pacific crudes to refined products such as middle distillates, light ends and downstream petrochemicals. Prior to her tenure as a light ends manager, she was the managing editor of middle distillates. Wendy holds a bachelor's degree with honors in communication studies from the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Xiaodong joined S&P Global Commodity Insights from Shanghai as Director, Aromatics APAC. She focusses on PX/PTA /polyester industry research in Asia, especially in Great China.

Xiaodong has been in petroleum and petrochemical industry for almost 3 decades. She started her career in Sinopec and has comprehensive experience in refinery and petrochemical complex which including areas of operation, technical management, engineering and planning etc. After Sinopec, she worked for 3 years with Shenghong Group, a leading private petrochemical company in China for establishment of new PTA and polyester projects and witnessed the quick development of Chinese private enterprises. Before joining S&P, she worked in Petrochemical business of BP for 16 years in various commercial roles, including market analysis and strategy, product sales, commodity procurement and trading etc.