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    Global Oil Landscape:
    Seminar on market dynamics and trends

    ABOUT THE EVENT

    Discover the trends and insights that will shape the future of the global oil market. Join us for an insightful event hosted in collaboration with ICE, offering a unique opportunity to gain crucial insights into the evolving global oil landscape.

     

    This event will feature expert analysis and engaging discussions with distinguished speakers, providing valuable perspectives on the trends and market forces impacting the global oil industry.

    Key topics include:

    • Global crude & refined products: Explore key price drivers
    • Oil market outlook to 2025/2026: Uncover future market trends and projections
    • OPEC deep dive: Gain insights into the latest developments and strategic insights
    • Wet freight: Discover the dynamics of oil tankers in the Arab Gulf and beyond
    • Using technology to trade oil: Learn about cutting-edge technologies transforming oil trading

    Don’t miss this chance to enhance your strategic understanding, connect with industry peers, and expand your knowledge. Register below to secure your spot now!

     



    EVENT DETAILS

    WHERE
    Almas Conference Centre, Almas Tower, JLT, Dubai

    WHEN
    2:30PM – 7:00PM, 23 October 2024


    AGENDA


    2:30pm – 3:00pm

    Registration

    3:00pm – 3:05pm

    Welcome and Introduction
    Belal Jassoma, Director, Ecosystems - DMCC

    3:05pm – 3:50pm

    Global crude & refined products - Key price drivers (Brent, Midland, Murban, Dubai, Gasoil)
    Mike Wittner, Global Head of Oil Market Research, ICE

    3:50pm – 4:20pm 

    Oil Markets in 2025/26: The Good, The Bad, The Wild Cards
    Jeff Brown, Ph.D., President, FGE

    4:20pm   – 4:35pm

    Coffee Break

    4:35pm – 5:05pm

    The outlook for OPEC + policy
    Amena Bakr, Senior Research Analyst Middle East, Energy Intelligence

    5:05pm – 5:35pm

    Wet freight - oil tanker dynamics in the Arab Gulf and beyond
    Mike Wittner, Global Head of Oil Market Research, ICE

    5:35pm – 5:55pm

    Using technology to gain insights into oil markets
    Paul Bhatt, Senior Director, Trading Solutions, EMEA & APAC, ICE

    5:55pm – 6:00pm

    Concluding remarks
    Gary King, President, ICE Futures Abu Dhabi

    6:00pm – 7:00pm 

    Networking



    SPEAKERS


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    BELAL JASSOMA
    DIRECTOR, ECOSYSTEMS
    DMCC

    Belal Jassoma is Director of Ecosystems at DMCC, the world’s leading business district and authority on international commodities trade and enterprise.

    Belal joined DMCC in 2011 and has been instrumental in scaling up DMCC’s ecosystems and commercial offering, including new products, services and member engagement programmes. In his current capacity as Director for Ecosystems, Belal is responsible for developing key strategic relationships, partnerships and product functions as well as overseeing ecosystem development across several of DMCC’s industry verticals such as crypto, gaming, AI, energy and financial services.

    Belal holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the American University of Sharjah and brings over 18 years of experience in real estate, investment, and government administration.


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    MIKE WITTNER
    GLOBAL HEAD OF OIL MARKET RESEARCH
    INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE

    Mike Wittner is Global Head of Oil Market Research for Intercontinental Exchange.  Mike joined ICE in 2019.  He leads a robust research effort to continuously analyze and anticipate changes in oil market structure and fundamentals.  Mike and his team support oil sales and business development at ICE in creating new contracts and evolving existing contracts, in order to meet the hedging, trading, and investment needs of its customers around the world. With more than 30 years of experience in oil market analysis, Mike has extensive knowledge of the global and regional crude oil and refined product markets, geopolitics, and non-fundamental oil market drivers.

    From 2007-2019, Mike was the Global Head of Oil Research for Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking, where he was a Managing Director. He was directly responsible for short-term and long-term global oil market analysis and forecasting. Mike was ranked in the top 4 for oil market research in 2009-2019, according to Risk and Energy Risk magazines, including 7 consecutive years at #1 in 2013-2019. Before that, he held a similar position at Crédit Agricole, as well as senior analytical roles at Koch Supply & Trading, the International Energy Agency, and PIRA Energy Group (now part of S&P Global Platts). Before getting his MBA, Mike worked as a geologist and project manager for an engineering firm and as an analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency.

    Mike holds a BS in Geology from Cornell University and a MBA in International Business from George Washington University.

    Mike is a regular speaker at industry conferences and seminars. His commentaries on oil market developments have been frequently quoted in the international media and he has appeared regularly on broadcast news. Media interviews have included CNBC, Bloomberg TV, CNN, BBC, CBC, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, New York Times, Economist, Bloomberg Business Week, the wire services, and the energy trade press.


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    JEFF BROWN, PH.D.
    PRESIDENT
    FGE

    Dr. Jeff Brown leads FGE’s analytical and consulting efforts globally across oil, gas/LNG and NGLs. He oversees diverse teams of consultants based in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America. FGE has over 400 clients globally subscribing to its various retainer, consulting and commercial advisory services. In addition to specialized consulting, FGE releases over 850 reports annually. FGE also commits to visit and brief every client at least once annually. Dr. Brown both supervises and engages directly in all of these efforts.

    Jeff joined FGE eleven years ago from JP Morgan where he was Executive Director, Global Commodities Research/Strategy. He was a regular featured speaker at JP Morgan events and published widely. Jeff also served as Senior Oil Analyst at the International Energy Agency in Paris. During this time, he developed the IEA’s short- to mid-term oil demand forecasting framework and led research examining oil/gas interfuel substitution. Before the IEA, he was a Research Fellow at the East-West Center in Honolulu where his primary emphasis was LNG Markets East of Suez. Dr. Brown is the author of many articles in industry, economic, and policy journals and widely cited as an energy expert. He delivers numerous speeches and conducts specialized briefings around the world each year.


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    AMENA BAKR
    SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST MIDDLE EAST
    ENERGY INTELLIGENCE

    Amena Bakr is a Senior Research Analyst based in Dubai. Key focus areas of Energy Intelligence’s Research & Advisory group include the energy transition, corporate strategy and competitor intelligence, oil and gas/LNG markets and aboveground risk. Amena’s expertise supports the Oil Markets Service, where she leads analysis and client engagement on oil market analysis, Opec policy, political trends and risk assessments in the Middle East and Gulf Arab region. She also contributes to Competitive Intelligence Research by examining corporate strategies and investment strategies in this region.

    Prior to her current role in the Research & Advisory group, Amena was Energy Intelligence’s Chief Opec Correspondent and Dubai Deputy Bureau Chief for the past eight years. In that capacity, Amena received several international journalism awards for her work that covered energy news and analysis related to Saudi Arabia and other Opec countries. In 2023, she received the Opec award for best journalist, and in 2019, The International Association for Energy Economics gave her the award for Excellence in Written Journalism for covering the energy sector.

    Amena was also an Energy Correspondent for Reuters news agency for six years, posted in Dubai, Doha and Riyadh, covering energy and political risk developments. Amena holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport in Egypt, with a major in management information systems.

     

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