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Navigating complex energy markets amid geopolitical turbulence

Join this news roundtable session at E-world or online to learn directly from our experts and sharpen your view of the market.

Over the past five years, energy markets have been increasingly shaped by geopolitical tensions, from wars and sanctions to trade fragmentation and shifting alliances. These forces have caused price spikes, amplified market volatility, disrupted supply chains, and accelerated structural changes in power, gas, and fuel markets.

In this roundtable discussion, Montel’s Editor-in-Chief Snjolfur Richard Sverrisson is joined by leading energy market experts Hans Koenig of Aurora Energy Research and Tobias Federico of Montel to examine how geopolitical uncertainty is reshaping energy market dynamics, influencing risk management strategies and altering investment decisions.

Key topics

Geopolitical hotspots

  • How current geopolitical hotspots are influencing power and gas markets

  • Tariffs, sanctions, trade barriers and their unintended market consequences

  • Does energy security Trump sustainability and affordability?

Volatility, risk and market behaviour

  • geopolitical shocks translate into price volatility and liquidity challenges

  • Changing correlations between energy commodities and regions

Outlook for 2026

  • The Donroe Doctrine, Ukraine and the Middle East

  • Building resilience into procurement and investment strategies

  • Are markets under- or over-pricing geopolitical risk

Speakers

Snjolfur Richard Sverrison

Editor in Chief at Montel News

Hans Koenig

Energy Market Expert at Aurora Energy Research

Tobias Federico

Energy Market Expert at Montel