• WPC 2024
  • March 18-22, 2024

Rahul Kapoor

S&P Global Commodity Insights

Vice President, Head of Shipping Analytics & Research

Rahul is the Global Lead, Shipping Analytics & Research at Fuels, Chemicals, and Resource Solutions (FCRS) for S&P Global Commodity Insights. Based in Singapore, he heads an integrated shipping analytics research and data science teams. As a business lead, he is responsible for growth of analytics products in Cargo & Vessel Intelligence and Freight Market Analytics. A subject matter expert in the maritime industry and financial markets, Rahul is a thought leader with proven credentials in market analysis forecasting, shipping economics and commodity market developments. He is a regular speaker at major conferences and client events globally and is frequently interviewed by both print and visual media. Most recently, he was at Bloomberg Intelligence and earlier headed Drewry Financial Research Services Ltd. He has also worked as senior equities analyst at RS Platou Markets and Nomura. Rahul holds a Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering from BITS, Pilani and a Postgraduate in Management from IMI, New Delhi, India.

Sessions With Rahul Kapoor

Tuesday, 19 March

  • 02:00pm - 03:30pm (CST) / 19/mar/2024 07:00 pm - 19/mar/2024 08:30 pm

    Decarbonizing Chemical Value Chain

    Session 1: Decarbonizing chemical value chain: Navigating a complex policy, regulatory and demand landscape

    Decarbonization momentum is accelerating, driven by both market demands as well as non-market forces.  In this session, we will explore the regulatory, policy, and demand landscape that impacts decarbonization investment across the end-to-end petrochemical value chain and how companies are responding.

    2:00 PM: Welcome & Opening Remarks - Rahul Kapoor, Vice President, Head of Shipping Analytics & Research, S&P Global Commodity Insights
    2:10 PM: BCG Keynote Address - Tim Mohin, Partner & Director, BCG 
    2:30 PM: Panel Discussion - Moderator: Tim Mohin, Partner & Director, BCG 

    Panelists:

    • Dominique Rouge, Vice President, Sales & Technology, Air Liquide Engineering and Construction
    • Claudia Schaeffer, Global Energy & Climate Director, Dow Chemical
    • Maren Schroeder, Managing Director, Stolt Tankers
    • Mitch Toomey, Vice President, Sustainability & Responsible Care®, American Chemistry Council

    3:15 PM: Q&A

  • 04:00pm - 05:30pm (CST) / 19/mar/2024 09:00 pm - 19/mar/2024 10:30 pm

    Decarbonization of Transportation & Shipping

    Session 2: Decarbonization of transportation & shipping: an ambitious global test looms for fuels of the future
    As pressure mounts to deliver measurable progress toward carbon neutrality, airlines as well the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is pledging to reach net zero by or around 2050. Although many types of alternative fuels are being explored such as hydrogen, ammonia, methanol, biofuels, fuel cells and more, there is no one clear frontrunner in the race. The panel will explore the state of the current alternative fuel landscape and the path forward.

    4:00 PM: Welcome & Opening Remarks - Rahul Kapoor, Vice President, Head of Shipping Analytics & Research, S&P Global Commodity Insights
    4:20 PM: Panel Discussion: Seonghoon Woo, Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder, AMOGY Inc; Peter Jameson, Managing Director and Partner, BCG; John Moseley, Chief Commercial Officer, Port Houston, Shiva Gupta, Director of Oil Markets, Downstream and Chemicals, S&P Global Commodity Insights
    5:05 PM: Q&A
    5:20 PM: Closing Remarks

Thursday, 21 March

  • 04:00pm - 05:05pm (CST) / 21/mar/2024 09:00 pm - 21/mar/2024 10:05 pm

    Fuel

    Session 4: Fuel
      
    4:00 PM: Session Introduction - Yi-Jeng Huang, Americas Lead, Methanol & Derivatives, S&P Global Commodity Insights
    4:05 PM: Bunker Fuel - Rahul Kapoor, Vice President, Head of Shipping Analytics & Research, S&P Global Commodity Insights.
    4:20 PM: E-Fuels, Between Rising Interest and Challenges - Giacomo Boati, Consulting Director, S&P Global Commodity Insights.
    4:35 PM: Panel Discussion and Q&A
    Panelist: Rahul Kapoor, Vice President, Head of Shipping Analytics & Research, S&P Global Commodity Insights, Giacomo Boati, Consulting Director, S&P Global Commodity Insights, Olivier Maronneaud, Global Analytics Lead, Methanol & Plastic Circularity, S&P Global Commodity Insights, Sean Mulholland, Director of Ammonia Consulting, S&P Global Commodity Insights.
    Moderator: Yi-Jeng Huang, Americas Lead, Methanol & Derivatives, S&P Global Commodity Insights

Friday, 22 March

  • 10:00am - 12:00pm (CST) / 22/mar/2024 03:00 pm - 22/mar/2024 05:00 pm

    India Chemical Story

    Session 2 - India Chemical Story

    10:00 AM: Fireside Chat: India poised for take off -  Kamal Nanavaty, President, Reliance Industries Limited
    Moderator: Lyn Tattum, Vice President, Head of Events, Training and Media, S&P Global Commodity Insights

    10:25 AM: Session Introduction - Moderator: Sanjay Sharma, Head of Global Chemical Consulting, S&P Global Commodity Insights

    10:30 AM: India's Rise in the New World Map - Deepa Kumar, Head of Asia-Pacific Country Risk, Economics and Country Risk, S&P Global Market Intelligence
    10:45 AM: India's perspective on Petrochemical Industry - Malwinder Battu, Head Marketing - Petrochemicals, HPCL-Mittal Energy Limited 
    11:05 AM: India Logistics Outlook – Domestic & Export Markets - Rahul Kapoor, Vice President & Head of Commodity Analytics & Research, Maritime, Trade & Supply Chain, S&P Global Commodity Insights
    11:20 AM: India Energy Transition Story & Outlook - Gauri Jauhar, Executive Director, Energy Transitions & CleanTech Consulting, S&P Global Commodity Insights
    11:35 AM: Panel Discussion and Q&A  -  Moderator: Sanjay Sharma, Head of Global Chemical Consulting, S&P Global Commodity Insights
    11:55 AM: Closing Remarks  - Sanjay Sharma, Head of Global Chemical Consulting, S&P Global Commodity Insights