Overview
Join us in person for our 20th annual New Year's Briefing at the Westin Hotel, Frankfurt on January 17-18, 2024. This event, powered by insights from four of our divisions will serve as the perfect opportunity to kick off 2024. Our industry specialists will review how last year unfolded and explore what we could expect in the year ahead providing valuable information and strategic guidance to help you better plan for tomorrow.
Below are some of the opportunities you will have access to:
- Comprehensive analysis of performance across mobility, energy and financial markets
- A deep dive into automotive markets and technologies
- Energy policy, security and its impact on the industrial landscape
- Key highlights and trends shaping the industry
- Predictions and forecasts for the upcoming year
- Networking opportunities for delegates and S&P Global Industry Specific professionals
If you are not a client and would like to request access to this event, please email enterpriseevents@spglobal.com.
We look forward to welcoming you.
The S&P Global Team
Agenda
Speakers
S&P Global Mobility
Henner Lehne
Vice President, Vehicle & Powertrain Forecasting
Henner Lehne manages the Global Vehicle Sales and Production Forecast services and leads an experienced analyst team at S&P Global Mobility in each of the world's key automotive regions.
Henner Lehne is the Vice President of the global Vehicle and Powertrain group for the global Mobility division at S&P Global. In this role he is responsible for the global light vehicle sales, production and powertrain forecast services, the medium heavy commercial vehicle research, Parc/VIO forecasting as well as future mobility research.
Henner leads an experienced team of over 150 analysts located in the world's key automotive regions.
In 2005 Henner joined CSM Worldwide as a market analyst, forecasting vehicle sales in Europe and since then has taken an active role in the growth story of the Mobility Division at S&P Global.
Prior to joining CSM Worldwide, Henner worked in the central marketing department at Porsche AG in Stuttgart. Henner holds a degree in international business and marketing from Fontys University of Professional Education, located in The Netherlands.
S&P Global Ratings
Sylvain Broyer
S&P Global Ratings
EMEA Chief Economist
Sylvain joined S&P Global Ratings in September 2018 as Chief EMEA Economist, based in Frankfurt.
Before that, Sylvain was Head of Economics at the French investment bank Natixis and a member of the General Management of its German Branch. Sylvain has been a member of the “ECB shadow Council”, a panel of leading European economists formed by German economic daily Handelsblatt since November 2012, and is a member of different public sector advisory groups. Sylvain holds doctorate degrees in Economics from the Universities of Frankfurt and of Lyon as well as a certification from the International Capital Market Association (ICMA). He teaches at the Paris Dauphine University for the Master in Banking & Finance.
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Carlos Cardenas
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Research and Analysis Executive Director
Carlos Cardenas manages S&P Global Market Intelligence's Latin America Country Risk team. He covers Latin American politics as well as the region's security and business environment assessing risks such as expropriation, non-payment, contract frustration, civil unrest, business disruption, extortion, kidnapping, crime and terrorism.
Carlos Cardenas manages S&P Global Market Intelligence's Latin America Country Risk team. He covers Latin American politics as well as the region's security and business environment assessing risks such as expropriation, non-payment, contract frustration, civil unrest, business disruption, extortion, kidnapping, crime and terrorism.
Carlos, Director of Latin America Country Risk Analysis and Forecasting, is responsible for the generation of commercially relevant political and violent risks forecasts for a variety of sectors in Latin America, including energy, manufacturing, mining and insurance. He manages a team of Latin American experts, as well as a remote network of contributors based in the region, covering risks such as expropriation, non-payment, contract frustration, civil unrest, business disruption and security-related risks (extortion, kidnapping, crime and terrorism). Carlos has also worked and delivered numerous consulting projects for a variety of clients interested in understanding the role of stakeholders and risks at the project level in Latin America. His areas of expertise include petroleum policy and economics, public governance in natural resource rich countries, international relations, criminal dynamics in Latin America and political economy.
He holds a BA in International Studies from Universidad Central de Venezuela (Magna Cum-Laude), an MA in International Political Economy from Birmingham University (distinction) and an LLM in Petroleum Law and Policy (distinction) from Dundee University.
S&P Global Mobility
Bjoern Huetter
Product Management Director
Bjoern Huetter is Product Director for International Market Reporting solutions at S&P Global Mobility.
Bjoern has 15+ years of automotive industry experience. Since 2009, he has held positions with S&P Global in forecast analyst, sales and product areas.
Since 2019 Bjoern has product ownership of the International Market Reporting portfolio, including global responsibility for revenue, go-to-market, pricing and product strategy.
Bjoern has a Bachelor Degree in Marketing and a Master of Science in International Business from Leicester Business School.
Matthias Raab
Managing Director and Analytical Manager S&P Global Ratings
Matthias Raab is a Managing Director and Analytical Manager in the Corporate Ratings Group of S&P Global, based in Frankfurt
In this role, he manages the EMEA Automotive, A&D, Capital Goods and Investment Holding Companies team, which currently comprises 20 analysts. In addition, he is a senior representative for the Corporate Ratings Group in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Matthias joined Standard & Poor's in 2005 and thereafter took on analytical responsibilities for a large portfolio of European Telecommunications and Technology credits. He headed up the EMEA Telecom & Technology team as Analytical Manager from 2015 to 2018.
Previously, Matthias worked in the financial monitoring team of the life insurance company Allianz Lebensversicherungs-AG. Prior to his studies, he worked for Siemens AG in Erlangen, where he did a two-year traineeship in business administration, and thereafter joined the accounting and controlling department.
Matthias holds a Diplom-Kaufmann degree from the Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt. He is also a CFA charterholder.
S&P Global Ratings
Nishit Madlani
Managing Director
Nishit is a Sector Lead for Autos, Business & Technology Services sector coverage at S&P Global Ratings, based in New York.
Nishit works as Sector Lead for North American Autos & Business/Technology Services in the Corporate Ratings team at S&P Global Ratings Services, based in New York.
Nishit covers the U.S.- based auto manufacturers and provides portfolio coverage and commentary on rating issues and trends in Autos and Business & Technology Services within North America. The role also involves developing market engagement plans and working with cross-sector analysts and practices on analytical issues to author thought leadership on relevant sector and credit themes.
Prior to moving to S&P Global (New York) in 2010, Nishit worked as a Lead Analyst in the Global Analytical Centre at CRISIL Ltd., Mumbai, India (an S&P Global Company) for 5 years where he was involved with supporting the credit analysis and published research across industry sectors, with a focus on Autos.
Nishit holds a Master of Management Studies Degree with First Class Honors in Applied Economics and Finance from the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand and Bachelor of Commerce Degree from Mumbai University, India.
S&P Global Mobility
Henner Lehne
Vice President, Vehicle & Powertrain Forecasting
Henner Lehne manages the Global Vehicle Sales and Production Forecast services and leads an experienced analyst team at S&P Global Mobility in each of the world's key automotive regions.
Henner Lehne is the Vice President of the global Vehicle and Powertrain group for the global Mobility division at S&P Global. In this role he is responsible for the global light vehicle sales, production and powertrain forecast services, the medium heavy commercial vehicle research, Parc/VIO forecasting as well as future mobility research.
Henner leads an experienced team of over 150 analysts located in the world's key automotive regions.
In 2005 Henner joined CSM Worldwide as a market analyst, forecasting vehicle sales in Europe and since then has taken an active role in the growth story of the Mobility Division at S&P Global.
Prior to joining CSM Worldwide, Henner worked in the central marketing department at Porsche AG in Stuttgart. Henner holds a degree in international business and marketing from Fontys University of Professional Education, located in The Netherlands.
S&P Global Mobility
Henner Lehne
Vice President, Vehicle & Powertrain Forecasting
Henner Lehne manages the Global Vehicle Sales and Production Forecast services and leads an experienced analyst team at S&P Global Mobility in each of the world's key automotive regions.
Henner Lehne is the Vice President of the global Vehicle and Powertrain group for the global Mobility division at S&P Global. In this role he is responsible for the global light vehicle sales, production and powertrain forecast services, the medium heavy commercial vehicle research, Parc/VIO forecasting as well as future mobility research.
Henner leads an experienced team of over 150 analysts located in the world's key automotive regions.
In 2005 Henner joined CSM Worldwide as a market analyst, forecasting vehicle sales in Europe and since then has taken an active role in the growth story of the Mobility Division at S&P Global.
Prior to joining CSM Worldwide, Henner worked in the central marketing department at Porsche AG in Stuttgart. Henner holds a degree in international business and marketing from Fontys University of Professional Education, located in The Netherlands.
Margaux Pery
S&P Global Mobility
Henner Lehne
Vice President, Vehicle & Powertrain Forecasting
Henner Lehne manages the Global Vehicle Sales and Production Forecast services and leads an experienced analyst team at S&P Global Mobility in each of the world's key automotive regions.
Henner Lehne is the Vice President of the global Vehicle and Powertrain group for the global Mobility division at S&P Global. In this role he is responsible for the global light vehicle sales, production and powertrain forecast services, the medium heavy commercial vehicle research, Parc/VIO forecasting as well as future mobility research.
Henner leads an experienced team of over 150 analysts located in the world's key automotive regions.
In 2005 Henner joined CSM Worldwide as a market analyst, forecasting vehicle sales in Europe and since then has taken an active role in the growth story of the Mobility Division at S&P Global.
Prior to joining CSM Worldwide, Henner worked in the central marketing department at Porsche AG in Stuttgart. Henner holds a degree in international business and marketing from Fontys University of Professional Education, located in The Netherlands.
S&P Global Energy
Coralie Laurencin
Senior Director, Gas, Power, and Energy Futures
Coralie Laurencin is a senior director with the Gas, Power, and Energy Futures team at S&P Global Energy.
Coralie specializes in regulation and strategy in European power markets and renewable energy investments. Her work centers on how policy is shaping the energy transition. In particular, she focuses on the European carbon price, the emissions trading scheme (ETS), renewable support frameworks and PPAs, and developing capacity markets.
Before joining S&P Global, Coralie developed onshore wind and biomass projects in the United Kingdom with EFRG. Prior to that, she led the regulatory analysis efforts of boutique investment bank Climate Change Capital, focusing on the ETS in London, and was a part of EDF's commodity market analysis team in Paris. She holds a Master in Management from HEC Paris, France.
Coralie speaks French and English.
S&P Global Energy
Catherine Robinson
Executive Director, Gas, Power, and Energy Futures
Catherine Robinson, executive director on the Gas, Power, and Energy Futures team at S&P Global Energy, leads gas and power research in Europe and global analysis on low-carbon gases.
Catherine has worked on numerous tailored consulting assignments for international oil companies, European utilities, and financial institutions, providing strategic advice and recommendations at the board and senior executive level. She specializes in market fundamentals, hedging, and risk management. Catherine is the author of numerous reports, which include analyses of the evolution of the European gas and power market and the implications for the strategy of market players; Europe's energy transition; and short- and long-term energy market fundamentals, among other research topics. She was the research lead for a number of Multiclient Studies looking at the long-term future of the European energy systems, including 'Strategies for a Lean Europe: Meeting the Energy Efficiency Challenge,' 'Beyond the flame: The transformation of Europe's heat sector,' and 'Steady at 50: Balancing Europe's power grid,' a study of European ancillary service markets. Before joining S&P Global, Catherine held posts at Centrica and in HSBC's Capital Markets division.
She holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science from the University of Glasgow and a Master of Science from the University of London, both in the United Kingdom.
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Chris Rogers
Head of Supply Chain Research
Chris Rogers manages the Supply Chain Research team within S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Chris's team produces data-driven supply chain research based on S&P Global Market Intelligence's Supply Chain Console platform. The team's reports cover corporate supply chain decision-making, the implications of government policy and the interface between physical and financial supply chain risks. The research product leverages S&P Global Market Intelligence's data and analytics across the supply chain, international trade, economics, risk management and financial products groups.
Chris is also responsible for coordinating supply chain coverage across S&P Global's various insight groups and represents the firm in presentations, demos, trainings and webinars with customers and other external stakeholders. Before joining S&P Global, Chris was a supply chain analyst for 10 years and an energy analyst for 15 years at a range of information services, financial and logistics firms.
Chris has a BSc in Development Economics & Operational Research from the University of Lancaster.
S&P Global Mobility
Valtteri Vaisanen
Consultant
Valtteri Vaisanen is a consultant at S&P Global Mobility with a functional focus on sustainability.
Valtteri works as a consultant S&P Global and is based in Frankfurt, Germany. His functional exposure is centered around sustainability, and high-performance and luxury segments. Within these areas, Valtteri has tackled a broad set of questions, from analyzing market dynamics and regulatory forces to industry decarbonization and scenario analysis.
Within sustainability, Valtteri has developed expertise in circular economy, sustainability reporting, and climate regulation driving industry decarbonization. His work includes crafting business strategies in evolving operational environments, facilitating market entry, managing institutional distance, and navigating emerging markets. Valtteri leverages his background in helping clients to remain relevant in increasingly complex environments.
Prior to joining S&P Global Mobility, Valtteri has worked in consulting in Hong Kong, specializing in China strategy, international expansion, and market entry. He has also worked on consulting projects in London and has experience from organizational transformation and strategy implementation services in Helsinki. Throughout his industrial experience and studies, Valtteri has focused on topics that bring together both domains of political economy and the global business outlook.
Valtteri holds a Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration degree from Aalto University School of Business (Finland) and the CEMS Master in International Management degree jointly delivered at the London School of Economics and Political Science (UK) and Aalto University.
S&P Global Mobility
Matteo Martini
Principal Research Analyst, Thermal, Supply Chain and Technology
Matteo Martini is a principal research analyst for Thermal, Supply Chain and Technology, Automotive at S&P Global Mobility
Matteo is a principal research analyst for Thermal domain since February 2020. His primary focus lies in the areas of climate control, powertrain cooling as well as hybrid and electric vehicles thermal management. He had previously worked with a major OEM supplier for 13 years within Engineering and Project Management, Thermal Division both in Italy and in the USA.
Matteo graduated from Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy with a master's degree in Automotive Engineering and is a Chartered Member of Institution of Industrial Engineers in Turin, Italy
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Chris Williamson
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Chief Business Economist
Chris is a well-known economic commentator and is regularly quoted in international business print and broadcast press, and frequently speaks at conferences on global economic issues. He also sits on several economic advisory panels.
S&P Global Mobility
Colin Couchman
Executive Director, Global Light Vehicle Sales Forecast
Colin Couchman, an executive director, heads the Global Light Vehicle Sales Forecast at S&P Global Mobility.
Colin's global analyst team specialises in light vehicle forecasting, manufacturer model program strategies, and vehicle segmentation analysis. Colin also oversees international bespoke forecasting projects for major clients. Colin has more than 25 years of direct experience in forecasting trends in the automotive industry.
He holds an MBA in International Management and a BA (Hons) in Economic History and Politics, both from the University of London.
S&P Global Mobility
Mark Fulthorpe
Executive Director, Global Light Vehicle Production Forecast
Mark Fulthorpe, an executive director for the Automotive team at S&P Global Mobility, heading the Global Light Vehicle Production Forecast.
Mark leads a team of analysts based around the world in North America, South America, Europe, Japan/Korea, China, Thailand and India. He has more than 15 years of experience following developments in the production environment.
Mark holds a bachelors' degree in English Literature from Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK.
S&P Global Mobility
Florian Eichinger
Executive Director, Global Powertrain and Compliance Forecasting
Florian Eichinger is an executive director at S&P Global Mobility, focuses on global powertrain and compliance forecasts.
Florian manages global light vehicle powertrain and compliance forecasts and leads a team of experienced automotive analysts for S&P Global Mobility. Florian joined CSM Worldwide in 2008 as an analyst of European powertrain forecasts, where he specialized in research and the creation of a series of highly-detailed powertrain forecasts in engine, transmission and electrified propulsion areas covering EMEA. Prior to joining CSM Worldwide, he gained experience in R&D with a truck OEM and in the supplier industry.
Florian holds a engineering diploma from the University of Applied Sciences Landshut. Florian is based in Munich, Germany and speaks German and English.
S&P Global Mobility
Henner Lehne
Vice President, Vehicle & Powertrain Forecasting
Henner Lehne manages the Global Vehicle Sales and Production Forecast services and leads an experienced analyst team at S&P Global Mobility in each of the world's key automotive regions.
Henner Lehne is the Vice President of the global Vehicle and Powertrain group for the global Mobility division at S&P Global. In this role he is responsible for the global light vehicle sales, production and powertrain forecast services, the medium heavy commercial vehicle research, Parc/VIO forecasting as well as future mobility research.
Henner leads an experienced team of over 150 analysts located in the world's key automotive regions.
In 2005 Henner joined CSM Worldwide as a market analyst, forecasting vehicle sales in Europe and since then has taken an active role in the growth story of the Mobility Division at S&P Global.
Prior to joining CSM Worldwide, Henner worked in the central marketing department at Porsche AG in Stuttgart. Henner holds a degree in international business and marketing from Fontys University of Professional Education, located in The Netherlands.
S&P Global Mobility
Henner Lehne
Vice President, Vehicle & Powertrain Forecasting
Henner Lehne manages the Global Vehicle Sales and Production Forecast services and leads an experienced analyst team at S&P Global Mobility in each of the world's key automotive regions.
Henner Lehne is the Vice President of the global Vehicle and Powertrain group for the global Mobility division at S&P Global. In this role he is responsible for the global light vehicle sales, production and powertrain forecast services, the medium heavy commercial vehicle research, Parc/VIO forecasting as well as future mobility research.
Henner leads an experienced team of over 150 analysts located in the world's key automotive regions.
In 2005 Henner joined CSM Worldwide as a market analyst, forecasting vehicle sales in Europe and since then has taken an active role in the growth story of the Mobility Division at S&P Global.
Prior to joining CSM Worldwide, Henner worked in the central marketing department at Porsche AG in Stuttgart. Henner holds a degree in international business and marketing from Fontys University of Professional Education, located in The Netherlands.
S&P Global Energy
Paul McConnell
Head, Outlooks and Scenarios Analysis
Paul McConnell, executive director for the Climate and Sustainability practice at S&P Global Energy
Paul is an Executive Director with the Energy and Climate Scenarios team at S&P Global Energy. His work covers energy and carbon markets, long-term decarbonisation trends, climate policy, and strategic responses to climate change and the energy transition. He is highly experienced in both development of energy and climate scenarios, as well as their application in assessing climate-related risk and opportunity for organisations across the oil & gas, power, industry and financial sectors. Prior to S&P Global Energy, Paul led the climate transition risk team for a leading global sustainability consultancy. He also has many years' experience working in research roles across the energy industry.
Paul holds an MSc in Global Environmental Change and International Policy from Imperial College, London.
S&P Global Mobility
Ali Adim
Manager, Battery Technology Research
Ali Adim is the manager of Battery Technology Research at S&P Global Mobility.
Ali leads the battery research team at S&P Global Mobility. Under his leadership, the team provides comprehensive market intelligence services related to automotive batteries through syndicated reports and forecasts. Prior to his current role, he was responsible for developing and maintaining the battery raw material forecast, a highly granular dataset that tracks materials from mining through to vehicle production.
Before joining S&P Global, Ali was in charge of the design and release of battery cooling systems at Maserati. He also worked at the e-mobility startup Italianvolt, where he was responsible for battery design and development. Ali holds a master’s degree in Energy Engineering from Politecnico di Milano and is an alumnus of the Unitech management program.
S&P Global Ratings
Vittoria Ferraris
S&P Global Ratings
Managing Director & Sector Lead Autos EMEA
S&P Global Mobility
Vijay Subramanian
Director, Global CO2 Compliance, Cost and Powertrain Forecasting, Automotive
Vijay Subramanian is a Global Director at S&P Global Mobility, for CAFE/CO2 Compliance and Cost forecasting for Powertrain
Vijay is a Global lead for CO2 compliance business initiatives and forecast product offerings for S&P Global Mobility automotive team on the subjects of GHG, CAFE compliance, CO2 forecasting, and Cost / Investment forecasting. This also includes the regulatory impact assessment of car manufacturers investment and powertrain portfolio trends to meet competitiveness and compliance. Extensive experience on Climate change transportation policy for Europe, China, and NAFTA market and its contribution to Net Zero and Circular economy.
He also served as a technology leader to manage cross-functional initiatives on vehicle portfolio optimization, cost-benefit technology selection and product planning to set fuel economy and energy management targets to meet regulation targets.
Vijay is also well known within the auto industry for his contribution to news articles, whitepapers, press, conferences, panels, and speaking engagements around GHG/CO2 regulation for China, Europe, and US market.
He is a subject matter expert for the S&P Global Mobility Automotive team on the topic of NetZero / Sustainability / Climate Change and resilience / Smart and sustainable cities / GHG/ Sustainability / Policy and regulation/ CO2 Compliance/ Cost Forecasting /Powertrain and Electrification /Energy Management.
Vijay earned a Master of Engineering degree in 2004 and served in numerous roles with major manufacturers like Caterpillar, Chrysler, Jaguar Land Rover, and Changan before joining S&P Global.
S&P Global Energy
Lillian Federico
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Research Director, Energy
Ms. Federico has been following the U.S. power and gas utility sector for more than 30 years, with an emphasis on state regulatory policy.
She joined Regulatory Research Associates, or RRA, immediately upon her graduation from Drew University where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, with a minor in Business. She was awarded an MBA in Financial Management from Pace University in 1992.
RRA was acquired by SNL Financial in 2005. Ms. Federico took over as RRA President in 2011. Following the acquisition of SNL by McGraw Hill Financial, now S&P Global, she became a Research Director in the Energy Research team of S&P Global Market Intelligence.
In her current role she spearheads the team's analysis of emerging trends in energy regulation and has primary responsibility for the team's coverage of six regulatory jurisdictions.
S&P Global Mobility
Christiane Stein
Director, Global Heavy Truck Research
Christiane is the Director of Global Heavy Truck Research at S&P Global Mobility. She forecasts the production of buses and trucks and specializes in European OEMs.
With over 15 years in the automotive industry, Christiane joined the company in 2016. Her current responsibilities include global production forecasts, OEM intelligence, capacity forecasting, sourcing strategies, and segmentation. Christiane leads a team of analysts located in Germany, Mainland China, India, South Africa, Brazil, and North America.
She is actively involved in the company’s women’s network and empowers female professionals to advance their careers.
Christiane holds Master’s degree in Business Administration from BA Leipzig, Germany, and is fluent in English, German and Italian.