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
Welcome and opening remarks from SPE.
9:15 – 10:30: Session 1: Chief Economist Panel
Moderator: Chris Tomsovic | Macro Foresight – Global Lead, Accenture
Panelist 1: Dr. Long Wang | Chief Economist, Harbor Energy
Panelist 2: Stephan Staber | Head of Department Economics, OMV
10:30 – 10:45: Break
10:45 – 12:00: Session 2: Markets & Asset Evaluation
Moderator: Rahim Masoudi | Chief Technical Lead, EnQuest
Panelist 1: Olive Fitzpatrick | VP Subsurface Portfolio Management, bp
Panelist 2: Jean-Romain Cavaillez | Director, O&G Investment Banking, Cantor
Panelist 3: Gavin Ward | Director & Expert Witness, RISC Advisory
12:00 – 13:00: Lunch
Featured Speaker: C. Susan Howes | 2027 SPE President
13:00 – 13:30: Session 3: Investment & Capital Flows Topics
Moderator: Rajkamal Srivastava | Director, Simplify Energy Economics
Panelist 1: Daniel Slater | Director Equity Research – Energy Sector, Zeus
Panelist 2: Bertram Silvera | VP, Energy Investment Banking, Jefferies
Panelist 3: Shifali Aggarwal | Head of Energy Advisory, Forvis Mazars
13:30 – 14:45: Session 4: Roundtable discussions
1. Portfolio Optimisation: divest, harvest, reinvest, Marianne Espinassous | bp
2. Powering AI through data centres: the gas challenge, Hitesh Mohan | CyberWorX
3. Methane, ESG and the Cost of Capital, Babatunde Anifowose | Coventry University
14:45 – 15:00: Break
15:00 – 17:30: EnergyThon: “Molecule to Megabyte”
A strategic business case competition by Student Chapters for funding a gas-to-data center opportunity
17:30 – 17:45: Concluding Remarks