Meet the WECA Advisory Board

 

Guided by leading operators, financiers, traders, and policymakers on our Advisory Board, WECA agenda is built for the industry, by the industry – addressing the real-world challenges and opportunities shaping corporate strategy, investment priorities, and regional market outlooks.

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Ahead of WECA 2025, our Advisory Board of operators, bankers, insurers, innovators and advisors from bp, Chevron, Serica Energy, Shell Trading, ExxonMobil, BofA, Carlyle, and others gathered to explore the industry’s top priorities for 2025 and beyond, including geopolitics, gas, carbon management, and the energy transition. This report shares the key takeaways shaping this year’s agenda.

Inside the report, you'll discover:

  • How leaders are responding to consolidation vs diversification pressure
  • The investor view on gas, CCS, and “energy addition” over “energy transition”
  • Where capital is flowing, and why smaller players are scaling or exiting
  • What operators are demanding from policymakers to unlock new investment

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ADVISORY BOARD

Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie

Director Strategy, Planning & Business Development

Seplat Energy

Anandh Rajappa

Anandh Rajappa

Managing Partner

TCS

Andres Guerra Londoño

Andres Guerra Londoño

Director, Energy Investments

Pears Partnership Capital

Charles Ballentine

Charles Ballentine

Vice President Upstream Ventures

ExxonMobil

David Holtam 

David Holtam 

Partner Energy & Resources Audit Practice

Deloitte 

David Whitehouse

David Whitehouse

CEO

Offshore Energies

Dr. Ainojie ‘Alex’ Irune

Dr. Ainojie ‘Alex’ Irune

Chief Operating Officer

Oando Energy Resources

Dr. Zaki Hassan

Dr. Zaki Hassan

Senior Finance Director

Crescent Petroleum

Evelyne Girio

Evelyne Girio

Counsel

Latham & Watkins

Francesco Mazzagatti

Francesco Mazzagatti

Chief Executive Officer

Viaro Energy

Fraser McKay

Fraser McKay

SVP, Head of Upstream Analysis

Wood Mackenzie

Jeremy Low

Jeremy Low

Managing Director

Houlihan Lokey

Jing Xiao 

Jing Xiao 

Chair of UK Young Professionals Committee 

WPC Energy

Julian Mylchreest

Julian Mylchreest

Executive Vice Chairman

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Kate Daly

Kate Daly

CDIO

Tullow Oil 

Lewis McDonald

Lewis McDonald

Global Co-Head of Energy

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Manoj Narender Madnani

Manoj Narender Madnani

Senior Advisor

MARA

Martin Copeland

Martin Copeland

Principal

Kirk Lovegrove & Co (KLC)

Nicola Adams

Nicola Adams

VP Strategy

bp

Øystein Andreassen 

Øystein Andreassen 

Head of Investment

Samos Energy

Peter Brownsmith

Peter Brownsmith

Vertical Business Head – Energy, Resources & Construction

TCS

Peter Couple 

Peter Couple 

Head of Business Development

Shell Trading

Rajat Katyal

Rajat Katyal

Managing Director, Global Head of Energy Group IB

HSBC

Richard Cavilli

Richard Cavilli

Managing Director & Head of Energy EMEA

Wells Fargo

Rusne Didziulyte 

Rusne Didziulyte 

Private Equity Principal

Carlyle 

Simon Flowers

Simon Flowers

Chairman and Chief Analyst

Wood Mackenzie

Simon Sjothun

Simon Sjothun

Partner

Rystad Energy

Susan Swails

Susan Swails

Client Director

AON

Taiwo Okwar 

Taiwo Okwar 

Vice President, Investment

Africa Finance Corporation