There was much hope and high ambitions at the end of COP26 last November with a promising path to achieve the goals set out in the Paris Agreement. Energy Transition dominated the conversations in Glasgow with hardly any discussion on Energy Security. However, the world of energy was upended with Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Access to secure and reliable energy at affordable prices has been the focus globally.
The goal of this session is to explore these issues and discuss how countries, companies and customers are balancing their energy security and energy transition goals. And what lies ahead in the next 18 months and to 2030.
We are joined by Gretchen Watkins, President, Shell USA, Inc., Ed Morse, Global Head of Commodity Research at Citi and Chair of NY Energy Forum's Advisory Board, and Valerie Marcel, Associate Fellow, Environment and Society Program and Chair of the New Producers Group at Chatham House. Atul Arya, Chief Energy Strategist at S&P Global Commodity Insights will moderate the discussion.
Please note this event will be a virtual session via Zoom Webinar from 12:00 PM until 1:30 PM EST. Additional details will be provided to registered attendees prior to the session.
SPEAKERS
Gretchen Watkins
As President of Shell USA, Inc., Gretchen Watkins oversees the strategic integration of all Shell businesses in the United States and leads the US Country Coordination Team. Since being named to this post in 2018, she has become the company’s leading voice across a wide range of energy-related policy and societal challenges. She is particularly passionate about energy access and affordability, ensuring that everybody feels part of the energy system transformation.
Gretchen began her career nearly 30 years ago as a Facilities Engineer for Amoco in the Gulf of Mexico. She then worked as a Trading Manager for Amoco and BP before commencing an international career that has included a variety of senior executive roles at BP, Marathon Oil, and Maersk Oil, the latter at which she served as CEO.
Ed Morse
Edward L. Morse Chairs the Energy Forum Advisory Board and is Global Head of Commodities Research at Citi. He held similar positions at Lehman and Credit Suisse, taught at Princeton, Columbia and Johns Hopkins, worked at the Council on Foreign Relations, served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Policy, and in management at Phillips Petroleum. A co-founder of PFC Energy, a former publisher at Energy Intelligence, he also worked at Hess Energy Trading. As a consultant helped design Yemen's oil pricing policy and assisted the UN Security Council on the design and negotiation of the Iraqi Oil-for-Food Program. He writes op-eds for the FT, NY Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post and often comments at Bloomberg TV and CNBC. He has been a Senior Fellow of both the USAEE and the IEEJ and was named by Petroleum Economist as among the ten most prominent individuals in energy finance.
Valerie Marcel
Dr Valérie Marcel is an Associate Fellow at Chatham House and co-founder and director of the New Producers Group, a South-South peer-to-peer network of 30 emerging oil and gas producer countries. She is an expert on national oil companies, governance, energy transition and emerging strategic issues shaping the energy sector and advises governments and NOCs on these issues. She served as both Deputy Chair and Chair of the Governing Board of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnerships (REEEP). She was a member of the World Economic Forum's Strategy Officers group and of Columbia University’s Executive Session on the Politics of Extractives. Previously, she led energy research at Chatham House and taught international relations at the Institut d’études politiques (Sciences Po), Paris and Cairo University.
MODERATOR
Atul Arya
Atul Arya, Senior Vice President and Chief Energy Strategist, S&P Global, is responsible for integrating energy content, analysis and insights across the entire energy value chain and for C-suite client engagements. Dr. Arya's areas of expertise include energy strategy, climate change, energy transition, renewables, CCS, Hydrogen, clean energy technologies, upstream oil and gas and energy markets. Dr. Arya has over 35 years of experience in the energy industry, including senior positions with BP and IHS Markit. He has previously served on boards of several companies and institutions including Tata BP Solar, Green Mountain Energy and National Council for Atmospheric Research. He was a member of the World Economic Forum's Agenda Council on the Future of Oil and Gas and Adjunct Senior Fellow at Council on Foreign Relations in the United States. He is a speaker and moderator at public conferences, company boards and industry events and is a member of the CERAWeek leadership team. Dr. Arya holds B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in petroleum engineering.
PROGRAM
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM: Panel Discussion and Q&A
COST
This session is complimentary for all registrants. Registration is required for event link details.
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