Cost:

FWA Members: $35  |  Non-Members: $70

 

Registration closes at 11:59 pm EST on Apr 30, 2025.

 

 

Description: 
 

Join our panelists as they discuss the global energy transition from fossil fuel-based systems to renewable and low-carbon alternatives, driven by the need to mitigate climate change, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and ensure sustainable development. These experts will explain how the technological, economic, policy and geopolitical factors across regions are resulting in energy addition – not pure transition – leading to a more diverse energy mix.

 

Key topics include changing and expanding energy production, improving energy storage, enhancing energy distribution and transitioning to electricity-based systems.

 

Learn about the significant advancements that have been made as well as the hurdles facing energy transition. Notable challenges include balancing energy security with decarbonization, modernizing outdated infrastructure, securing critical materials such as lithium and copper for renewable technologies, project delays, policy uncertainty and grid constraints.

 

Come away with an understanding of transition finance, investment challenges and opportunities, future energy trends, energy transition in the global north vs. south and the impact of the Trump administration’s policies on the evolving landscape.

 

 

Speakers:

 

Roman Kramarchuk, Head of Climate Markets & Policy Analytics, S&P Global (moderator)

Conway Irwin, Cleantech Research & Analysis Director, S&P Global

Sarah Steiner, Vice President Investment Banking - Global Power, Energy & Infrastructure Group, Lazard 

Diana Glassman, Director – Engagement, Federated Hermes Ltd.

Roshni Mali, Managing Partner, Captona

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Bios: 
 

Roman Kramarchuk, Head of Climate Markets & Policy Analytics, S&P Global (moderator)

 

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.

 

Conway Irwin, Cleantech Research & Analysis Director, S&P Global  

 

Conway Irwin is a director of S&P Global's Energy Capital Insights group, part of a dedicated research team that provides integrated climate and cleantech advisory research to the financial sector. Conway has more than a decade of experience in energy and commodities markets as a journalist and analyst in both the public and private sectors. Her work at S&P Global focuses on cleantech (solar, wind, hydrogen, batteries and storage) and on the broader energy transition. Conway holds an undergraduate degree from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and master’s degree from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. She lives in New York City.

 

 

Sarah Steiner, Vice President Investment Banking - Global Power, Energy & Infrastructure Group, Lazard 

 

Ms. Steiner is a Director in Lazard’s Global Power, Energy & Infrastructure Group.

 

Since joining Lazard, Ms. Steiner has advised power, energy and infrastructure clients across a variety of sectors, including utilities, renewable energy, midstream and LNG and conventional generation, among others.

 

Prior to joining Lazard, Ms. Steiner spent three years at Goldman Sachs in the Natural Resources Group. Earlier in her career, Ms. Steiner worked in Planning and Allocation at Coach (now Tapestry).

 

Ms. Steiner holds a Master of Business Administration from the NYU Stern School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Boston College.

 

 

Diana Glassman, Director – Engagement, Federated Hermes Ltd.

 

Diana is Director-Engagement at EOS at Federated Hermes Limited, which engages directors and senior executives on behalf of 70+ institutional investor clients with over $2.1 trillion in assets under advice on strategy, capital allocation and sustainability issues that impact long term financial value. She led the global team that won the 2024 International Corporate Governance Network’s Excellence in Stewardship Award and chairs her firm’s inclusion & innovation initiative.

 

Diana is also an independent director of Helix Energy Solutions Group (NYSE: HLX), which facilitates the offshore energy transition to create value. She brings experience as a strategy consultant and public and private company executive in complex global businesses and possesses breadth and depth of perspective and leadership experiences in strategy, energy transition, and risk matters across the global energy and related sectors, their intersection with technology including artificial intelligence, change management and employee engagement.

 

She previously led a strategy consulting firm advising leaders of companies, private equity firms and government entities primarily in energy and infrastructure and held positions of increasing responsibility at TD Bank Group, Credit Suisse, a private equity firm, and PwC. She earned a BS in Biology at Yale University, an M.P.A. in International Development at Harvard Kennedy School, and an M.B.A. at Harvard Business School. She is a member of Ascend Pinnacle and Women Corporate Directors.

 

 

Roshni Mali, Managing Partner, Captona

 

Roshni Mali is a Managing Partner of Captona, where she supports the development of investment opportunities and leads the acquisition process. Roshni is also responsible for the team’s asset management, strategy, and market analysis of Captona’s portfolio.

 

Roshni has 7 years of experience in the energy sector, where she interfaced with investors, developers and counsel to successfully execute on over 20 transactions. Roshni has managed close to $800MM in equity, tax equity, construction and term debt closings. Prior to Captona, she worked on Karbone’s Capital Advisory team underwriting a range of power projects for potential investors.

 

She holds an MS from Columbia University, and a BSc from McGill University.