In the latest episode of the Energy Connects podcast, host Chiranjib Sengupta sits down with Lisa Wee, Chief Sustainability Officer at AVEVA, in Milan to explore how the global energy system is evolving beyond the transition to a dual challenge of energy addition and decarbonisation. Lisa highlights the growing role of digital solutions, data transparency and AI in helping industries balance resilience, sustainability and profitability, while highlighting the importance of breaking down data silos to unlock real progress. She also underscores the biggest challenge energy companies face when trying to digitise their sustainability data, and the one sustainability trend that will have the biggest impact on the industry.

In this episode of the Energy Connects Podcast ahead of NOG Energy Week in Nigeria, host Chiranjib Sengupta speaks with Anibor Kragha, Executive Secretary of the African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA), on how Africa is strengthening its downstream energy sector amid ongoing global disruptions. The discussion explores the growing importance of resilience, highlighting efforts to build integrated, self-sustaining supply chains, harmonise fuel standards, and unlock intra-African investment. With rising demand and shifting geopolitics, Africa is increasingly prioritising energy security and regional collaboration. The conversation sets the tone for key themes expected to take centre stage at NOG Energy Week in Abuja, where industry leaders will focus on scalable, future-ready solutions.

In this episode of the Energy Connects Podcast, host Chiranjib Sengupta speaks with Andrew Smart, EMEA Senior Managing Director & Energy Lead at Accenture, to discuss the global energy industry’s response to the unprecedented disruption caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Smart examines how resilience, supply flexibility, alternative routes, and strategic reserves, alongside the evolving definition of energy security, are helping the energy sector navigate the extraordinary situation. The conversation also highlights the growing role of AI and technology in enabling faster, smarter decision-making, and considers how companies and governments can build greater agility to withstand future shocks and volatility across global markets and evolving energy landscape.