One-day symposium on European Energy Finance

Coventry University London Campus
Room MSX409, 4th floor, 102 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EZ

The symposium will explore the forces shaping the European energy landscape, from macroeconomic trends and capital flows to asset evaluation, AI-enabled decision tools, methane, ESG and the cost of capital.

Topics include energy economics, investment appraisal, asset transactions, portfolio optimisation, digitally instrumented assets, decommissioning exposure, gas-to-data-center opportunities and student innovation through the Europe Regional Energython.

Why attend
The symposium will explore the forces shaping the European energy landscape, from macroeconomic trends and capital flows to asset evaluation, AI-enabled decision tools, methane, ESG and the cost of capital.

Topics include energy economics, investment appraisal, asset transactions, portfolio optimisation, digitally instrumented assets, decommissioning exposure, gas-to-data-center opportunities and student innovation through the Europe Regional Energython.

Agenda
Master of Ceremony: Sirine Trichili

8:30–9:00: Registration and Networking

9:00–9:15: Opening Remarks

9:15–10:30: Session 1: Chief Economist Panel
Moderator: Shwan Dizayee, Manager, Management Consulting, Accenture
Confirmed panelists: Long Wang, Chief Economist, Harbour Energy; Chris Tomsovic, Macro Foresight – Global Lead, Accenture

10:30–10:45: Break

10:45–12:00: Session 2: Markets and Asset Evaluation
Moderator: Rahim Masoudi, Chief Technical Lead, EnQuest
Confirmed panelists: Jean-Romain Cavaillez, Director, O&G Investment Banking, Cantor Fitzgerald; Olive Fitzpatrick, VP Subsurface Portfolio Management, bp; Gavin Ward, Director/General Manager, London, RISC Advisory

12:00–13:00: Lunch
Featured speaker: C. Susan Howes, 2027 SPE President


13:00–13:30
Session 3: Investment and Capital Flows
Moderator: Rajkamal Srivastava, Director, Simplify Energy Economics
Confirmed panelist: Daniel Slater, Director Equity Research – Energy Sector, Zeus

13:30–14:45
Session 4: Interactive Roundtables
Roundtable leads: Marianne Espinassous, Field Development Manager, bp; Hitesh Mohan, Director Energy – Managing Partner, CyberWorX Energy; Prof. Babatunde Anifowose, Senior Lecturer, Coventry University

14:45–15:00: Break

15:00–17:30
Session 5: Student Energython — ‘Molecule to Megabyte’
Shark-Tank-style student pitch competition for funding a gas-to-data-center opportunity.

17:30–17:45: Concluding remarks

Organising partners
SPE Asset Management Technical Section | SPE Methane Technical Section | Coventry University London Campus

Sponsorship opportunities
Sponsorship opportunities are available for organisations interested in supporting the E3S Symposium and the 2026 Student Energython — EU Regional.

Contact: shwan.dizayee@accenture.com and Sirine.Trichili@omv.com