Agenda
For speaking opportunities on the 2026 agenda, please contact:
Sian Jones
VP Global Conferences Production
Email: sian.jones@argusmedia.com
2025 agenda
Conference day one
- 9:00
Registration and breakfast
Registration desk open and breakfast served in exhibition hall- 10:00 - 10:15
Argus welcome
Speakers Include:
Neil Fleming
Global Head of EditorialArgus- 10:15 - 10:45
Keynote executive discussion
Speakers Include:
Neil Fleming
Global Head of EditorialArgus
Philippe Khoury
EVP Sales & TradingADNOC Group- 10:45 - 11:10
Keynote address
Speakers Include:
Sh. Khaled Al-Sabah
Managing DirectorKuwait Petroleum Company / Kuwait Oil Tanker Co.- 11:10 - 11:50
Panel: Macro-economic shifts and impact on crude and refined products
Navigating geopolitical volatility – from the Middle East to Eastern Europe
- Navigating geopolitical volatility – from the Middle East to Eastern Europe
- The reshaping of global trade: Sanctions, tariffs and rising protectionism
- Evolving oil market fundamentals – emerging supply options and shifts in demand
- OPEC+ strategy in a multipolar world: balancing cuts with new entrants
Speakers include:
Saad Rahim
Chief EconomistTrafigura
Toril Bosoni
Head of Oil Industry and Markets DivisionIEA
Martjin Rats
Managing Director-Equity ResearchMorgan Stanley- 11:50 - 12:20
Networking break
- 12:20 - 12:40
Supply spotlight: Middle East
Speakers Include:
Rikan Kareem
Head of European Market SectionSOMO- 12:50 - 13:15
Supply spotlight: West Africa
Speakers Include:
James Gooder
Vice-President, CrudeArgus- 13:15 - 14:30
Networking Lunch
- 14:30 - 15:15
Managing price volatility and hedging risk
- Adapting hedging strategies amid increasing geopolitical risk
- Financial instruments and innovation in OTC markets
- Rise of carbon pricing and ESG-linked trading strategies
- AI and analytics: how digital tools are reshaping risk managementSpeakers Include:
Rob Mcleod
Head of Price Risk SolutionsHartree PartnersMichael Carolan
Editor, Crude OilArgusMike Corley
Managing DirectorMercatus Energy
Peter Keavey
Managing Director and Global Head of Energy and Environmental ProductsCME Group- 15:15 - 15:40
China market dynamics
Are we past peak gasoline and peak diesel demand in China?
- Are we past peak gasoline and peak diesel demand in China?
- Reshaping China’s domestic refining sector
- The evolving role of Chinese demand in global crude flows
- China’s petrochemical feedstock demand driving oil consumption
Speakers Include:
Tom Reed
Vice-President, China Crude and ProductsArgus- 15:40 - 16:15
Networking break
- 16:15 - 17:00
HC Commodities Podcast: Beyond fundamentals — adapting trading strategies to a shifting geopolitical landscape
- Temporary or structural? Are we witnessing temporary market turbulence, or are these developments indicative of deeper, structural shifts away from free markets?
- Adaptation: How are traders rethinking their approach to market intelligence and data sourcing in this new environment? What does it mean for skills sets? What does it mean for asset footprints and geographical coverage?
- Lessons from the past: What historical parallels can inform today’s strategies—and what cautionary tales should traders heed?
- A changing competitive landscape? The dominant existing participants have grown in a free market environment – does this change the equation? Who is positioned well going forward?Speakers Include:
David Fyfe
Chief EconomistArgusSaad Rahim
Chief EconomistTrafigura
Nick Kumleben
Energy & Commodities DirectorGreenmantle
Paul Chapman
Managing PartnerHC GroupKurt Chapman
DirectorLevmet- 17:00
Networking drinks
Unwind with a drink and continue networking with industry peers and new contacts in a relaxed setting.
Conference day two
- 09:55 - 10:00
Opening remarks
Speakers Include:
Neil Fleming
Global Head of EditorialArgus- 10:00 - 10:30
Keynote presentation
Speakers Include:
Tony Fountain
Managing PartnerEssar Energy Transition- 10:30 - 11:15
Panel: Europe’s refining landscape and position within global markets
- Refining in decarbonization continent – what’s viable long term?
- Regulatory pressures: Fit for 55, CBAM, and refinery closures
- Refiners reactions to tariffs – will we see adjustments in refining strategies due to trade policies?
- Global competition: Are European refineries still competitive?
- Examining the main drivers for refined product demand globally
Speakers include:
Lukasz Strupczewski
Executive Director of Crude Oil Supply and TradingPKN Orlen
Benedict George
Editor - Oil ProductsArgus- 11:15 - 11:45
Networking break
- 11:45 - 12:30
Tanker freight in a fractured world: Navigating volatility, value, and vision
- Geopolitical Flashpoints and Trade Route Shifts
- The Future of the "Shadow fleet"
- Freight Market Dynamics into 2026-2027
- Decarbonization and Cost of Compliance
- Capital Discipline and Investment StrategySpeakers Include:
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Mikkel Seidelin
CCOTeekay Tankers Ltd.
Svein Moxnes Harfjeld
CEO & PresidentDHT Holdings
Alex Younevitch
Vice-President, FreightArgus
Roger Harrison
Managing DirectorE.A. Gibson Shipbrokers- 12:30
Networking lunch and end of conference