Kpler Market Insight Forum 2026 - Taking place during IE Week

With over 25 years of trading and broking experience in the energy market, joined Kpler in 2022 as Head of Market Engagement for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia. Works closely with clients providing advice and support across the energy sector, leveraging data and analytical tools to offer expert counsel on market trends and opportunities. Was instrumental in supporting the launch of the AG fuel oil derivative contract in 2016 and continues to advise traders, exchanges, and PRAs. Career includes positions as trader for Trafigura, director at Nigerian energy company Oando, and director at brokerage house Starfuels. Regularly appears as energy commentator for newspapers, radio, television and newswires, and sits on various industry panels.

Amena Bakr is the Head of Middle East Energy & OPEC-plus research at Kpler, based in Dubai. She leads oil market analysis, OPEC policy research, and risk assessments in the Middle East. Previously, she was a senior research analyst at Energy Intelligence Group and served as Chief OPEC Correspondent and Dubai Deputy Bureau Chief for eight years, earning multiple journalism awards, including the 2023 OPEC award for best journalist. She also worked as an Energy Correspondent for Reuters in Dubai, Doha, and Riyadh, covering energy and political risk. Amena holds a BA in Business Administration from the Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport in Egypt, with a major in management information systems.

Naveen joined Kpler Insight as Senior Analyst in April 2025 with over 10 years of cross-commodity experience in analysis and trading. He started his career as desk analyst at INEOS covering light ends, before moving to Argus Media on solid fuels to help build their data offering on coal and petroleum coke. More recently, he worked on the paper and West Africa desks at Chevron before joining DV Energy as lead analyst and trader, where he built the fundamental analysis platform and traded financial derivatives. Naveen is based in London and holds an MEng in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in Management from Imperial College London.

Roslan is the Principal Heavy Distillates Analyst in Kpler's Insight team with over a decade of experience in the energy industry, particularly in Asia and the Middle East. He began his career as a freelancer across Southeast Asia, Middle East and Central America, then as a Reuters energy journalist in Singapore specialising in global fuel oil markets, as well as middle and light distillates, crude oil and shipping. He moved into analytics in 2022 and leverages data and market intelligence to deliver sharp insights helping clients identify critical risks and opportunities. Roslan is based in Singapore and holds an MSc in Finance & Investments from Rotterdam School of Management. He is fluent in English, Arabic and Bulgarian.

Esteban Moreno has seven years of experience in the energy sector, spanning corporate strategy, market analysis, and refined products balance modelling. He began his career at Spain’s Moeve (formerly Cepsa) as a Strategy Advisor, contributing to medium- and long-term planning across upstream, downstream, and energy transition businesses. In May 2022, he joined Kpler as an Oil Products Analyst, delivering analytically driven market views to support trading decisions and developing expertise in refined products supply and demand modelling. He now leads Kpler’s refined products demand forecasting and provides analysis of liquids markets and the refining sector.

Helima is Managing Director and Head of Global Commodity Strategy and MENA Research at RBC Capital Markets, specialising in geopolitics and energy. She leads a team covering energy, metals, and global political insights. She is a member of the National Petroleum Council advising the Secretary of Energy, and is a CNBC contributor. Helima serves on the Board of Directors for the Atlantic Council and Reservoir Media, is a Life Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and sits on Princeton University's Advisory Council. She joined RBC from Barclays where she was Managing Director and Head of North American Commodities Research, and previously worked at Lehman, Council on Foreign Relations, and CIA. She holds a PhD in economic history from Princeton (2001).

John is the founder and managing director of Base Research, a consultancy specializing in global oil and energy systems. He publishes a newsletter three times a week and a daily digest of “Best in Energy” news and research read by more than 15,000 people every day. Before starting Base Research in 2024, John was chief commodities analyst at Reuters news agency for 16 years, leading a high-profile team of specialists covering oil, gas, power, industrial metals and agricultural commodities. His career in commodities began as a trading floor analyst for Sempra Metals, now part of JPMorgan. John has a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford.

Matthew Wright is the Lead Freight Analyst at Kpler. In his role, he leads on providing clients with expertise, analysis and research on the freight markets. Prior to Kpler, Matthew was a Senior Tanker Analyst at SSY ship brokers, where he was responsible for analysing oil tanker markets, leading the development of new models and handling consulting inquiries. Matthew has extensive oil market experience from seven years in consulting at Argus Media where he worked on a range of single client projects before moving on to manage the delivery the subscription reports focusing on freight, crude and refined products.

Gillian joined Kpler in September 2024 and leads our global LNG and natural gas service across Flows and Insight. She has worked in the commodity industry for the past 15 years with roles spanning research, trading and consulting. She has focused on the gas and LNG markets for the past 11 years, initially working as a hedge trader for the LNG desk at Gazprom Marketing & Trading and later leading the Natural Gas team for Energy Solutions at McKinsey & Company serving clients on strategic and commercial topics globally. Gillian is based in London and holds a PhD in Atmospheric Physics from École Polytechnique and an MSci in Physics from Imperial College.

Reid joined Kpler over six years ago as a crude analyst and has grown alongside the company ever since. Based in Houston, Reid has a near decade of experience studying the intersection between global demand conditions and the state of commodity markets with a particular focus on emerging markets. Before joining Kpler, Reid obtained a masters degree in Economics from the University of Houston. He also holds a bachelors degree in Finance. You will regularly find him quoted in the financial press or appearing on tv to provide timely updates on the state of commodity markets across the globe.