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.

Roslan은 Kpler Insight 팀의 수석 중질 증류액 분석가로 에너지 산업, 특히 아시아와 중동 지역에서 10년 이상 경험을 쌓았습니다.그는 동남아시아, 중동 및 중미에서 프리랜서로 경력을 시작한 후 싱가포르에서 로이터 에너지 저널리스트로 일하면서 글로벌 연료유 시장, 중경 증류액, 원유 및 해운을 전문으로 합니다.그는 2022년에 분석 분야로 옮겨 데이터와 시장 인텔리전스를 활용하여 고객이 중대한 위험과 기회를 식별하는 데 도움이 되는 날카로운 통찰력을 제공합니다.Roslan은 싱가포르에 본사를 두고 있으며 로테르담 경영대학원에서 재무 및 투자 석사 학위를 받았습니다.그는 영어, 아랍어, 불가리아어에 능통합니다.

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.

매튜 라이트는 Kpler의 수석 화물 분석가입니다.그는 고객에게 화물 시장에 대한 전문 지식, 분석 및 연구를 제공하는 일을 이끌고 있습니다.Kpler에 입사하기 전에 Matthew는 SSY Ship Brokers에서 선임 탱커 애널리스트로 일하면서 유조선 시장 분석, 신모델 개발 주도, 컨설팅 문의 처리를 담당했습니다.Matthew는 Argus Media에서 7년간 컨설팅 경력을 쌓았으며, 그곳에서 다양한 단일 고객 프로젝트를 수행한 후 화물, 원유 및 정제 제품에 초점을 맞춘 구독 보고서 배송 관리를 맡았습니다.

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.

Laura joined Kpler in July 2021 and is leading the build-out of the natural gas and LNG Insight service, which has comprehensive coverage of LNG, European and US natural gas market fundamentals, as well as JKM, TTF and Henry Hub price forecasts. She has been analysing commodity markets for over 12 years, covering a broad range of markets including metals, fertilisers, European power and LNG. Laura has been focusing on LNG markets since 2015, working at Argus Media as Deputy Editor of the LNG Daily report and at Refinitiv (now LSEG) as Lead LNG analyst. Laura is based in London and holds a BA and MSc in Economics from the University of Exeter.

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.