Access to oil and gas has long held an influence over the politics of individual nations and their relations with others. But as more countries move toward sustainable energy, and supply chain shortages affect the availability of oil and gas, how will these changes in energy industries impact geopolitics?

Join us for a timely discussion of this topic with Sarah Emerson, founder and president of Energy Security Analysis, Inc (ESAI). The program will feature expert remarks from Ms. Emerson, live audience Q&A, and time for networking and discussion with other globally-oriented participants. To celebrate the end of our 2023 programming, we will host a special reception with light refreshments in the Newsfeed Café from 7:00-7:30 PM.

This program is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required.

Sarah Emerson is an expert on energy markets. In 1986, she began working for Energy Security Analysis, Inc. (ESAI) as a founding partner of its consulting practice. Sarah has developed many of ESAI’s analytical tools for analyzing markets and forecasting prices and has conducted numerous studies on energy assets’ market viability or profitability. She is particularly interested in the intersection of public policy, regulation, and markets. She has been a thought leader on topics ranging from the transfer of pollution in energy trade to the use of strategic stocks to the future of the Russian oil industry. In 2009, Sarah formed ESAI Energy, which manages ESAI’s petroleum, alternative fuels, and green energy research and consulting business. She is currently the President of ESAI Energy.

Sarah was a Key Women in Energy – 2004 Global Honoree and a Key Women in Energy – 2004 Americas Honoree. She has been a Senior Fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. She is an Adjunct Professor at the Tufts University Fletcher School of Global Affairs, a Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and an Independent Director at Chesapeake Energy. She also serves on the board of Anbaric Development Partners.

She received her M.A. from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and her B.A. from Cornell University.