• WPC 2024
  • March 18-22, 2024

Roman Kramarchuk

S&P Global Commodity Insights

Head – Climate Markets and Policy Analytics

Roman Kramarchuk has been leading efforts to analyze the impacts of the energy transition – driven by policy changes and technology advancements - on the energy sector. With S&P Global Commodity Insights, and before that with Platts and PIRA, Roman launched and continues to develop analytics offerings providing outlooks around global/regional carbon pricing and environmental markets & policies. He had led and contributes to Future Energy Outlooks, advising clients on longer term energy market views (including reference case and low carbon scenarios), with special focus on clean energy technologies (i.e. hydrogen, electric vehicles/alternative transport, renewables, stationary storage, etc.).  Prior to joining PIRA, Roman was at the U.S. EPA, developing key power plant and industrial emissions regulations at the Clean Air Markets Division. With PG&E and before that at PA Consulting / PHB Hagler Bailly, he evaluated strategies regarding power sector fuel choice, capital investments and energy trading. Roman also worked on international projects to develop power markets and regulatory capacity in Ukraine, Armenia and India. At the U.S Federal Reserve Board, Roman analyzed trends in industrial production  He has an M.P.P. from the Harvard Kennedy School and a B.A. in economics and B.S.E. in systems engineering from the University of Pennsylvania

Sessions With Roman Kramarchuk

Monday, 18 March

Tuesday, 19 March

  • 08:00am - 09:30am (CST) / 19/mar/2024 01:00 pm - 19/mar/2024 02:30 pm

    Specialty Chemicals for Energy Transition - Opening Keynote Panel

    Specialty Chemicals - Delivering More for Less

    Specialty chemicals are the key to enabling energy transition and decarbonisation, allowing industry and consumers to conserve resources and achieve more for less. This session will provide invaluable insights from pioneering organisations and industry experts, as specialty chemicals are used across the value chain through power generation, materials, mobility and digitalisation.

    Session 1: Rising to the Challenge of Energy Transition 

    8:00 AM: Welcome Remarks - Adam Bland, Executive Director, Specialty Chemicals, S&P Global Commodity Insights

    8:10 AM: The Interconnectedness of Things – Specialty Chemicals as the Ultimate Enabler - Rebecca Liebert, President and CEO, The Lubrizol Corporation
    8:25 AM: Building a sustainable future: How Evonik is driving energy transition - Dr. Harald Schwager, Deputy  Chairman of the Executive Board, Evonik
    8:40 AM: Product Development in Automotive Industry and New Trends for Technology - Juan Santillan, Global Chief Program Engineer, Ford Motor Company
    8:55 AM: Overview of Energy Transition - Roman Kramarchuk, Head of Future Energy Outlooks, S&P Global, Commodity Insights

    9:10 AM: Q&A - Moderator: Adam Bland, Executive Director, Specialty Chemicals, S&P Global Commodity Insights