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Dr Othman COLE
Assistant Professor
ESCP Business School, UK

Dr. Othman Cole is an Assistant Professor of Finance at ESCP Business School teaching Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Finance, Project Finance, and Energy Management. Othman also teaches Corporate Finance on the Executive MBA programme at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge.

Prior to this, Othman was a Research Associate at Judge Business School, investigating the resource-based view of oil and gas companies as well as the key challenges and opportunities facing National Oil Companies (NOCs). Othman was also a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Cambridge China Development Trust.

Othman's areas of research include behavioural finance and capital structure decisions, the comparative advantages of oil & gas companies, the link between carbon emissions and economic growth, and the effect of hosting international sporting events on the construction and tourism sectors in the BRICs.

Othman holds a PhD and an MPhil in Finance, both from Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. Prior to that, Othman also completed an MSc in International Securities, Investment and Banking as well as an MEng in Computer Systems Engineering.

Anastasis KOKKINOS
Director
Esanda

Anastasis Kokkinos has 30 years experience in the oil and gas industry with a focus on full field development and lifecycle costing. His experience covers offshore and onshore, conventional and unconventional developments. He has worked closely with subsurface/reservoir teams and senior management to ensure integrated field development plans. He also has expert knowledge of IHS/CERAs QUE$TOR field development and costing software, running training programs on behalf of IHS/CERA.