EMC Invited Talk Series

Speaker: Alexandra Hegarty, Analyst, International Energy Agency.

In 2021, the International Energy Agency (IEA) identified a looming mismatch between the demand for critical minerals and their availability. IEA’s findings served governments and companies worldwide to develop critical mineral strategies and investments.

Last year, the IEA launched its first-ever critical minerals market review that showed significant opportunities that could enable us to achieve our 1.5°C goal and transition away from fossil fuels, the main cause of climate change.

Speaker: Gregory Allouis, Energy Solutions Director at Equans UK & Ireland.

The war in Ukraine and the current geopolitical crisis in the Middle East have had a significant impact on global markets as key oil and gas producers are located in the regions of conflict, causing energy insecurity.

The COP28 marked the “beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era,” and its presidency assumed a leading role by initiating the Global Renewables and Energy Efficiency Pledge with the aim to accelerate the energy transition.

Speakers: International Energy Agency’s Tim Gould (Chief Energy Economist) and Siddharth Singh (Energy Investment Analyst).

Today, we are facing a major geopolitical crisis in the Middle East that could cause a great shock to all markets, as most oil producers are located in the region, causing energy insecurity. In addition to the geopolitical crisis, climate challenges are more pronounced than ever. Our planet is experiencing devastating extreme weather, record-breaking heatwaves, flooding and rapid ice melt, to name a few examples.

Speaker: Sunil Ramakrishnan, Consulting Partner - Sustainability and ESG at Tata Consultancy Services

The World Meteorological Organization reports that our planet is far from achieving its climate goals. We are at the half-time point of the 2030 Agenda and, despite global efforts to tackle SDGs, only 15% of them are on track. How can technology support companies and help them achieve net zero?

Speaker: Raphaël Barth, Project Director in Energy & Environment at Sia Partners and ESCP Business School Master in Management Alumnus (Class of 2006). 

In times where the emphasis is often on power production increase (e.g. development of Renewable Energy Sources - RES) and consumption efficiency, a third component of demand/supply balance is somehow neglected: the power grid. Whereas the concept of power grid flexibility is ubiquitous, the reason behind countries’ rush to allow flexibility within their power grid and its challenges is generally overlooked. 

Speakers: HyWaves’ s Niall Haughian (CFO) and Ugo Manfredi (CTO)

The European Commission reports that hydrogen represents less than 2% of Europe’s present energy consumption. In 2020 the EU strategy on hydrogen was adopted with the aim to create a European hydrogen ecosystem from research and innovation, boost demand, and increment production and the scale of its deployment to international levels.

Speaker: Nicolas Ferzly, ESCP MEM Alumnus (Class of 2023)

As the world transitions to variable and intermittent sources of energy, and with energy security becoming a top concern following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, integrating energy-storage systems is the next key technological breakthrough needed to ensure the flow of green and reliable electricity to power up the world’s economy.

However, are technologies proven and ready to penetrate the market at competitive prices? In what ways can energy storage ensure a green and reliable energy grid? Which policies are in place and which ones need to be developed to incentivize its large-scale deployment? Who is leading this race?

Speaker: Philip Christiani, Partner at Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners 

COP27 marked the 30^th anniversary of the integration of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. After more than two weeks, climate negotiators in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, addressed the main threats posed by climate change in the hope of achieving concrete climate action and agreements on greenhouse gas emission reductions.

However, did COP27 really show unity from all parties and commitment to fight against climate change? Can we deliver a brighter future for our planet and its eight billion habitants? Is a 1.5°C pathway still possible? What are the key issues that need to be address in the future? How can Private Equity (PE) firms contribute to a sustainable future and the energy transition towards non-emitting sources?

The webinar discussed:

• Outcomes of COP27: What major milestones and commitments were achieved? Which verticals achieved progress vs. COP26?
• What needs to be addressed in COP28?
• Global and regional challenges and opportunities for investments in energy infrastructure
• How can PE help navigate the physical and transitional risks that energy transition will encounter?
• Exploring Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’s strategy and projects around the globe

Speaker: Dr Filippos Ioannidis, Green Energy Aggregator Services (GEARS)

From soaring utility prices to uncertainty over power supply and geopolitical complexities, energy matters have dramatically affected market structures, companies’ planning and policy tools. The events unfolding in the last couple of years, from the global pandemic to the war in Ukraine and the accelerated efforts for energy transition, have created a dynamic landscape of challenges and opportunities, with wider implications for investments in the energy sector.

Speakers: Archery Strategy Consulting's Guillaume Hue (Partner) and Rémy Bonnery (Senior Project Manager)

Air-transportation CO₂ emissions make up 2–3% of total world emissions, and 10% of the transport sector’s total emissions. Approximately 80% of emissions come from flights travelling more than 1,500 km (medium and long-haul).

Since the 1990s, the air-transportation industry has made significant efforts to reduce its kerosene consumption. Its CO₂ emissions per passenger kilometre have halved since 1990 due to the combined effects of technological advances in aircraft and improvements in operations and infrastructure. Thus, despite historically high growth in air traffic (+5.3% per year since 1990), the sector has managed to contain its carbon footprint (+2.5% per year).

The ESCP Energy Society and the Energy Management Centre were honoured to host a discussion on “The Role of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in the Energy Transition” with distinguished speaker Dr. Rodolfo Lacy, Director of the Environment Directorate of the OECD.

We were delighted to host a thought-provoking discussion on “COP 26 – The Background and Prospects” with distinguished speaker and EMC Advisory Board Member Prof.  Michael Jefferson, Former Senior Editor of the journal Energy Policy and currently member of its International Advisory Board and that of Bio-Physical Economics. The speaker’s personal experience included attending the pre-COP INC meetings and the first seven COPs; involvement with the IPCC since 1991; and 50 years of involvement with the energy scene including ‘new’ renewables.

Speaker: Tahereh Amirzadeh, Chairwoman at Netoil Capital

The first invited talk organised by the newly elected ESCP Energy Society was led by distinguished speaker Tahereh Amirzadeh, Chairwoman at Netoil Capital who shared insights on the COP 26 Outcomes. 

The event took place on Thursday, 25th November. 

To fight climate change, nations all over the world must continue to embrace renewable and non-emitting energy generation to combat greenhouse gases emission. However, natural resources (or the lack thereof) may push countries in certain directions to ensure complementary diversification of their energy sector. As a major source of non-emitting generation, nuclear energy must be a growing part of the solution. 

With the acknowledgement that energy requirements can mean so much more than just electricity (e.g. district heating, H2/chemical production, process heat, thermal storage, desalination, etc.), country strategies need a workable diverse solution of non-emitting technologies (wind, solar, nuclear) to flexibly meet ALL their needs.

Our planet is struggling to achieve net zero and prevent catastrophic events of climate change. Shifting the global economy onto renewables is key to fighting against climate change.

This event will discuss what is required by the energy systems and government ecosystems from around the world to achieve this by 2050, including:

Speaker: Mateusz Ciasnocha, Farmer & CEO of European Carbon Farmers, Fellow, Regen Ag at Race to Zero, UNFCCC and ESCP Business School MSc in Energy Management Alumni (Class of 2018).

Climate change and the increasing demands of a growing population are two of the biggest challenges facing humanity today. Agriculture - one of the most polluting industries in the world - accounts for one-quarter of global greenhouse emissions and is critical to both. This has put significant pressure on both Governments and farmers worldwide.

Regenerative agriculture – in particular, carbon – is a promising solution to tackle these issues, providing sustainable agricultural methods that bring environmental and economic benefits.

Invited talk on "The Southern Gas Corridor in the New Market Realities"

Speaker: Gulmira Rzayeva, Research Associate at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

The event took place at ESCP's London Campus at 6:00 pm on 1^st November, 2019.

The Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) - an ambitious international project estimated at USD 45 billion and one of the most complex gas value chains ever developed in the world - aimed at improving the security and diversity of the EU’s energy supply by bringing natural gas from the Caspian region to Europe and reducing Europe's dependency on Russian gas.

Speaker: Ypatios Moysiadis, Business Development Director & UK Country Manager, Greenssolver UK

The world is growing faster than ever before, generating opportunities for billions of people. This growth requires more energy, however it also demands that it is produced and delivered in sustainable ways with fewer emissions.

UK-based oil company BP reports that renewables will be the world’s main source of power within two decades and are expected to play a key role in the global energy system faster than any fuel in history. What does the future hold for solar?

Speaker: Michael Jefferson, Editor of the journal Energy Policy and the first Chief Economist of the Royal Shell Group.

We were delighted to host a thought-provoking discussion on ''Trawling between Hopefulness and Hopelessness: Some Recent Examples from Economics to Energy Policy" with distinguished speaker and EMC Advisory Board Member Dr Michael Jefferson, Editor of the journal Energy Policy, and the first Chief Economist of the Royal Shell Group.

When: Tuesday, 20 November
Where: Room G62, ESCP's London Campus
Start time: 06:00 pm
End time: 08:00 pm

The energy industry represents one of the most amazing, dynamic, but also unpredictable sectors across the world. As the oil supply-demand balance is regularly on the edge and highly influenced by geopolitics, oil price volatility will continue to shape strategy for this capital-intensive industry.

The recent low oil price environment boosted M&A activity in the sector. Oil and Gas businesses must maximise benefits from the M&A process. Mergers provide the opportunity to high grade portfolios in line with strategy, drive operational efficiencies and capture the full synergy potential.

Invited talk on 'The American Oil & Gas Renaissance - Reshaping World LNG Markets'
Speaker: Lucian Pugliaresi, President, Energy Policy Research Foundation, Inc. (EPRINC)

We were delighted to host a thought-provoking discussion on 'The American Oil & Gas Renaissance - Reshaping World LNG Markets' with distinguished speaker Lucian Pugliaresi, President, Energy Policy Research Foundation, Inc. (EPRINC).

Invited Talk on “The Role of Natural Gas in Future Energy Systems”

Speaker: Ashutosh Shastri, Founder, EnerStrat Consulting

Energy is crucial to the address of some of the most pressing global issues. The industry represents one of the most amazing, dynamic, but also unpredictable sectors across the world.

The Energy Management Centre (EMC) and ESCP hosted a discussion on “The Role of Natural Gas in Future Energy Systems”. The event took place at ESCP's London Campus at 5:30 pm on 24th October, 2017.

Invited Talk on "Formation and Evolution of European Gas Prices"

Speaker: Lucie Roux, Senior Specialist, European Gas, Platts & (EMEM Class, 2012)

Europe represents one of the regions where the most important developments in price formation have taken place over the last decade. The continent registered a significant shift to 64% gas hub price indexation in 2015 from 15% in 2005, gas volumes imported under oil-indexed contracts were replaced or renegotiated whereas oil-price indexation in Europe dropped to 30% from 78% in the same term (IGU).

Invited Talk on "The Global Crude Market & Its Pricing Challenges"

Speaker: Vyacheslav M. Mishchenko, Senior Vice-President - Russia and FSU, Argus Media 

Crude prices have dropped notably in recent years and the effects are being felt worldwide. Falling prices and geopolitical tensions are some of the most critical challenges confronted by the industry. Over the last decade two key trends have surged: shale oil wells emerging across the US and demand for oil in the East soaring. 

Crude can provide huge liquidity and excellent opportunities to profit in practically all market conditions despite the energy sector volatility. Today's energy executives need to successfully do business in an era of low oil prices.

Invited Talk on "How National Oil Companies, Established and Emerging Producers are Dealing with Low Prices"

Speaker: Dr Valérie Marcel, Associate Fellow, Chatham House

Oil prices have dropped significantly since mid 2014 and the effects are being felt around the globe. Falling prices is one of the most critical challenges faced by national oil companies, established and emerging producers as their revenues have been drastically reduced. Today's energy leaders need to successfully do business in an era of low oil prices.

Invited Talk on: "Can LNG allow gas demand to grow in Europe?"

Speaker: Dr Thierry Bros, Visiting Professor at ESCP Business School & SciencesPo Paris, International Gas Consultant, and Founder of Thierrybros.com.

Energy is critical to the address of some of the most crucial global issues. The industry represents one of the most amazing, dynamic, but also unpredictable sectors across the world.

Assessing the key factors for energy demand and supply going forward, the impact of climate change, the role of eco-friendly energy sources and what the future holds for the industry are some of the challenges faced by senior energy professionals.

Invited Talk on "BP Energy Outlook - 2016 Edition"

Speaker: William Zimmern, Head of Global Macroeconomics, BP plc

The EMC at ESCP will host a discussion on the topic "BP Energy Outlook - 2016 Edition". The event took place at ESCP's London Campus at 4:00 pm on 4th March, 2016.

William discussed BP’s latest Energy Outlook publication, which provides an updated view of the likely path of global energy markets to 2035. It made assumptions on changes in policy, technology and the economy, based on extensive internal and external consultations, and uses a range of analytical tools to build a “most likely” view and some alternative cases.

Invited Talk on "In Search of a US Energy Strategy"

Speaker: David Koranyi, Director, Eurasian Energy Futures Initiative,  Atlantic Council

The EMC at ESCP Europe hosted a discussion on the topic “In Search of a US Energy Strategy”. The event took place at ESCP's London Campus at 6:00 pm on 24th February, 2016.

David Koranyi, Director, Eurasian Energy Futures Initiative at Atlantic Council discussed the current issues surrounding the U.S. energy market, government’s strategy, and various other geopolitical implications.

Speaker: Ana Stanič, Solicitor Advocate and an Honorary Lecturer at the Centre of Mining and Natural Resources at the University of Dundee. 

The EMC at ESCP hosted a discussion on “EU-Russian Relations from the Prism of EU Law”. The event took place at ESCP's London Campus at 6:00 pm on 11th February, 2016.

Guest speaker Ana Stanič, Solicitor Advocate and an Honorary Lecturer at the Centre of Mining and Natural Resources at the University of Dundee, discussed the current issues surrounding EU/Russia relations from the prism of EU law, governments’ strategies, and various other geopolitical implications.

Invited Talk on "U.S. LNG in the new energy price environment"

Speakers:

Tarek Souki, VP of Business Development and Finance, Cheniere Energy Inc  

George Kokkotis, Senior Portfolio Manager, Cheniere Energy Inc

The event took take place at  ESCP's London Campus at 6:30 pm on 4th February, 2016.

Speakers shared key insights on the latest developments on this stimulating topic.

The event was followed by a drinks reception. 

Invited Talk on "Investing in the SE Med Energy Sector in a $30 oil price environment. Opportunities and Challenges"

Speaker: Mathios Rigas, Chairman & CEO, Energean Oil & Gas

The EMC at ESCP hosted a discussion on the topic “Investing in the SE Med Energy Sector in a $30 oil price environment. Opportunities and Challenges”. The event will took place at ESCP's London Campus at 6:30 pm on 26th January, 2016.

Guest speaker Mathios Rigas discussed the drop in oil prices and the effect this has had on the industry; the latest discoveries in the SE Mediterranean; and the role of Greece and investors. Our speaker explored the challenges presented and opportunities available therein.

Speaker: Lord Rupert Redesdale, CEO, Energy Managers Association (EMA)

Invited talk on "EMA Overview".

The event took place at ESCP's London Campus at 4:00 pm on Wednesday, 28th January, 2015.

Master in Energy Management (MEM) participants had the opportunity to meet distinguished speaker Lord Rupert Redesdale, CEO of EMA who explored the UK power sector amd other international markets. Invited guest also provided an overview of EMA's activities.

The event was followed by a cocktail reception.

Speaker: Dr Robert Ritz, Assistant Director, Energy Policy Research Group (EPRG); Senior Research Associate, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, U.K.

The event took place at ESCP's London Campus at 6:00 pm on 10th February, 2015.

Participants had the opportunity to hear the latest developments on this interesting topic.

Speaker: Dr. Leonidas P. Drollas,  Energy economist, specialising in oil and gas

Invited talk on Has oil finally become a 'real' market?

The event took place at ESCP's London Campus at 6:00 pm on 12th February, 2015.

Participants explored the latest advances on this fascinating topic.

The event was followed by a cocktail reception. 

Speaker: John Dimotropoulos, Associate Director, KPMG.

Invited talk on "Long Term Security of Supply: The UK example".

The event took place at ESCP's London Campus at 4:00 pm on 20th February, 2015.

Participants had the opportunity to assess the long term security of supply in the UK power sector, looking at the challenges presented and the opportunities available therein.

The event was followed by a cocktail reception.

Invited speaker David Kovatch, Director of the US Department of Energy (DOE) office at the Embassy of the United States in the United Kingdom discussed the current state of nuclear energy, looking at the challenges presented and the opportunities available therein. He also shared key insights on the role played by the U.S. Government and its Department of Energy, and various other geopolitical implications.

The event took place at ESCP's London Campus at 5:30 pm on 23rd November, 2015. The talk was followed by a drinks reception.

Invited talk on "A Global Energy Assessment – In the Wake of the Recent UN Sustainable Development Goals”.

Speaker: Michael Jefferson, Member of the International Advisory Board, Editor of the journal Energy Policy, and Affiliate Professor, ESCP Business School

The event took place at ESCP's London Campus at 4:00 pm on 29^th October, 2015.

Invited Talk on "Financial Transmission Rights” – A Catalyst for a Truly Integrated European Electricity Market

Speaker: Nick Frydas, Manager, Planning Section, ENTSO-E.

The event took place at ESCP's London Campus at 7:00 pm on 20^th October, 2015.

Invited speaker shared key insights on the latest developments on this fascinating topic.

The event was followed by a drinks reception.

Invited talk on "Connecting Azerbaijan Gas with New Global Opportunities?"

Speaker: Gulmira Rzayeva, Visiting Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

The event took place at ESCP's London Campus at 7:00 pm on 15^th October, 2015.

Guest speaker Gulmira Rzayevawill explored the current developments on this stimulating topic.

The forum was followed by a drinks reception. 

Invited Talk on“An Insight to the Latest Global LNG Developments”

Speaker: Guy Broggi, Senior Advisor, Total

The Energy Management Centre (EMC) at ESCP Business School hosted an invited talk on the topic "An Insight to the Latest Global LNG Developments” to celebrate the arrival of our MSc in Energy Management (MEM) students. They were joined by our 2015 Executive Master in Energy Management (EMEM) participants, Alumni and other like-minded people.

Invited speaker Guy Broggi, Senior Advisor at Total shared key insights on this fascinating topic, looking at the challenges presented and the opportunities available therein. The event took place at ESCP's London Campus at 5:00 pm on 22nd September, 2015.

The discussion was followed by a drinks reception.

Invited talk on "The Next U.S. election Campaign and Outlook for American Foreign and Security Policy”.

Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey Gedmin, Senior Fellow, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Senior Adviser, Blue Star Strategies, and Co-Director of the Transatlantic Renewal Project.

ESCP Business School and its Energy Management Centre (EMC) hosted a discussion on the topic "The Next U.S. election Campaign and Outlook for American Foreign and Security Policy” to commemorate the arrival of our Executive Master in Energy Management participants.

Distinguished speaker Dr. Jeffrey Gedmin (Senior Fellow, Georgetown University; Senior Fellow, Institute for Strategic Dialogue) discussed the current issues surrounding the US election campaign, its impact on the energy market, and various other geopolitical implications. The event took place at ESCP's London Campus at 6:00 pm on 16th September, 2015.

Speakers:

Tarek Souki, VP of Business Development and Finance, Cheniere Energy Inc  

George Kokkotis, Senior Portfolio Manager, Cheniere Energy Inc

The event took place at ESCP's London Campus at 4:00 pm on 18th March, 2015.

Speakers shared key insights on the latest developments on this fascinating topic.

The event was followed by a cocktail reception. 

Speaker: Angus Miller, QuinSec Global Director and co-founder

Invited talk on "Energy Geopolitics in Central Asia".

The event took place at ESCP's London Campus at 4:00 pm on 5th February, 2015.

Attendees had the opportunity to hear the latest developments on this interesting topic.

Speaker: Dr. Iain Bartholomew, Subsurface Director, Siccar Point Energy

Invited talk on " Conventional and Unconventional Oil and Gas - What is Changing in the World?"

The event took place at ESCP's London Campus at 4:00 pm on 19th November, 2014.

Participants had the opportunity to hear the latest developments on this interesting topic.

The Presentation is available on our website. 

Speaker: Rick Gill, Managing Director, Natural Gas Europe. 

Invited talk on Natural Gas Europe led by guest speaker Rick Gill, Managing Director of NGE. Attendees had the opportunity to explore current natural gas matters in Europe.

The event took place at 7:00pm on 7th October at ESCP's London Campus.

The talk was followed by a cocktail reception.

Speaker: Ehud Ronn, Professor; Director, Center for Energy Finance Education and Research,  University of Texas at Austin.

Invited talk on "A Financial Economics-Based Approach to Forecasting Oil Prices" led by Guest speaker Ehud Ronn, Professor; Director, Center for Energy Finance Education and Research, University of Texas at Austin.

The event took place on Thursday, 20th February at ESCP's Paris Campus.

Speaker: Trisha Curtis, Director of Research (Upstream and Midstream), Energy Policy Research Foundation. 

Invited talk on 'The Challenges and Opportunities of the North America Petroleum Renaissance' led by Guest speaker Trisha Curtis, Director of Research (Upstream and Midstream) at the Energy Policy Research Foundation.

The event took place on 31st January at ESCP's London Campus.  

Speaker: Anthony Livanios, CEO, Energy Stream CMG GmbH

Invited talk on 'The Oil Majors and the US Geo-Strategy in Eurasia after the End of Cold War', led by Guest Speaker Anthony Livanios, CEO of Energy Stream CMG GmbH.

The event took place on Wednesday, 22nd January at ESCPs London campus . 

Speaker: Daniel Dumas, Senior Advisor / Mission Chief, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Invited talk on "Taxation of Natural Resources Features, Principles, Issues led by Guest Speaker Daniel Dumas of International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The event took place on 14th November, 2013 at ESCP's London campus .