E3S Energy Economics & Evaluation Symposium
Financing EU Energy Assets in an Era of Volatility & Transition
A one-day symposium exploring the forces shaping the European energy landscape, from economic trends and capital flows to asset evaluation, AI and ESG-driven decision making.
About the Symposium
The Energy Economics & Evaluation Symposium brings together practitioners, economists, investors, technical experts and students to examine how energy assets are valued, financed and managed in a period of market volatility, policy change, technology disruption and transition pressure.
Energy economics Asset evaluation Capital flows AI in valuation Methane, ESG & cost of capital Student Energython
Event Details
Date: Thursday, 2 July 2026
Venue: Coventry University London Campus
Address: 102 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EZ
Room: MSX409, 4th floor
Registration
Registration details will be added once the event registration page is available.
Registration
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
A high-level scene-setter led by economists and senior market practitioners, examining the macro forces reshaping energy investment: commodity price cycles, geopolitical shifts, capital allocation trends, and where the market may move in the next 12–18 months.
Invited panelists: Stephan Staber | OMV; Peter Aabø | Var Energi
- Macro dynamics impacting investment decisions and project economics.
- Economic cycles: where are we now, and where might we be in 12–18 months?
- How majors and operators are responding to current market conditions.
- Long-term supply in an emerging supply crunch.
10:45-12:00
Session 2: Markets & Asset Evaluation
A practitioner-led deep dive into how European energy assets are being valued and transacted, including bid-ask gaps, carbon price trajectories, stranded asset risk, digitally instrumented asset valuation premiums, and decommissioning liabilities.
Invited panelists: Gavin Ward | RISC; Natalia Camprubi | Shell
- Embedding carbon price trajectories and stranded asset risk into base-case valuations.
- Where the bid-ask gap is most acute, and what is unlocking transactions.
- Whether digitally instrumented assets command a valuation premium.
- Pricing tail-end decommissioning exposure and tax relief considerations.
13:00-13:30
Session 3: Investment & Capital Flows
A focused session on where capital is coming from, what it wants, and how private equity, NOCs and sovereign wealth funds are reshaping the North Sea ownership landscape as IOCs divest.
Daniel SlaterPanelist | Director Equity Research – Energy Sector, Zeus
Additional panelist: TBC
- What each capital class wants, and how that reshapes North Sea ownership.
- Whether the cost-of-capital spread reflects genuine risk or ESG narrative.
- UKCS consolidation: peaking wave or more structural deals ahead?
13:30-14:45
Session 4: Interactive Roundtables
Parallel discussion topics and table leads:
Hitesh MohanPowering AI through data centres: the gas challenge | CyberWorX Energy
15:00-17:30
Session 5: Energython — “Molecule to Megabyte”
A Shark-Tank-style student pitch competition for funding a gas-to-data-center opportunity.
Featured Speakers, Moderators, Panelists and Roundtable Leads
Confirmed speakers, moderators, panelists and roundtable leads from the latest event slide deck are listed below. Additional invited speakers will be added as confirmations are finalized.
Lunch Featured Speaker
2027 SPE President
C. Susan Howes, PE, PHR, is the 2027 SPE President and president at Subsurface Consultants & Associates LLC, with recognized leadership in petro-technical talent, ethics, uncertainty management, risk management, and technical excellence.
Session 1 Moderator
Manager, Management Consulting, Accenture
Shwan specialises in digital transformation, strategy, operating model design and energy transition across the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors.
Session 2 Moderator
Chief Technical Lead, EnQuest
Rahim is a techno-commercial leader and chief petroleum/reservoir engineer with more than 24 years of experience across South East Asia, the Middle East and the North Sea.
Session 1 Panelist
Chief Economist, Harbour Energy
Long leads macroeconomics, energy scenario development, geopolitical analysis, capital allocation, and upstream project economic modelling at Harbour Energy.
Session 1 Panelist
Macro Foresight – Global Lead, Accenture
Chris leads Accenture’s Macro Foresight team, helping companies and investors understand and navigate complex macro shifts across global markets.
Session 2 Panelist
Director, O&G Investment Banking, Cantor Fitzgerald
Jean-Romain brings more than 15 years of oil and gas and investment banking experience, including M&A advisory and equity and debt raising.
Session 3 Moderator
Director, Simplify Energy Economics
Rajkamal is an energy economics consultant with 20+ years of experience across operators and consulting, focused on valuation, investment appraisal, fiscal terms, commercial agreements, and strategic decisions.
Session 3 Panelist
Director Equity Research – Energy Sector, Zeus
Daniel Slater, CFA, is an experienced energy-sector equity analyst covering oil and gas companies and investment dynamics across public markets.
Roundtable Lead
Field Development Manager, bp
Marianne is a technical leader with 20 years of energy experience, specializing in uncertainty, risk management, decision quality, and field development.
Roundtable Lead
Director Energy – Managing Partner, CyberWorX Energy
Hitesh has more than 30 years of experience in petroleum engineering, energy markets, infrastructure resilience, gas storage, cybersecurity, and public policy consulting.
Roundtable Lead
Senior Lecturer, Coventry University
Prof. Anifowose is a data scientist and energy expert focused on machine learning, energy policymaking, environmental impact assessment, and methane-related sustainability topics.
Session 5: 2026 Student Energython — Europe Edition
The Europe Regional Energython features the “Molecule to Megabyte” challenge, where student teams design a techno-economic model to power a 10–20 MW data center from a natural-gas-fired or fuel power plant.
Objective and Rules
- Student teams of 3–5 members develop a structured project mentored by a faculty advisor.
- Proposals should cover supply chain, power generation technologies, agreements, and financial modelling.
- Submissions include a standalone 10-minute video and a detailed presentation of up to 15 slides.
- Pitch content should emphasize natural gas supply and transportation agreements, power off-take agreement, power generation technology, and the financial model.
- Potential data center sites should be in the same country as the team’s SPE Student Chapter.
- The top five teams will compete in a Shark-Tank-inspired finals format.
Key Dates
13 AprilTeam registration opens
1 MayTeam registration closes
2 MayProject financials training video releases
1 JunePresentation and video submission deadline
Finals: End of June, date and location to be announced.
Judging Criteria
Innovation — 20%Creative and practical solution
Technical Rigor — 25%Feasibility of the gas-to-power system
Financial Model — 25%Clear economic case with sensitivity analysis
Presentation — 30%Clarity, professionalism and impact
Organising Partners
This symposium is supported by SPE technical communities and Coventry University London Campus, bringing together asset management, methane, economics, evaluation and student engagement perspectives.
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.
About E3S
E3S, the Energy Economics & Evaluation Symposium, creates a forum for cross-disciplinary dialogue on how energy opportunities are evaluated, financed and advanced in a changing market environment. The EU Regional edition extends the E3S conversation to European energy assets, capital discipline, transition pressures and the role of emerging digital and AI-enabled decision tools.