The format will follow past conferences with an eminent guest speaker who will address major issues facing the economy and what the future holds, and we will also have a keynote speaker talk about the resurgence of geopolitics and its implications to oil flow and prices.In the main educational session we have an Oxford University Lecturer addressing the mathematical challenges of modelling, valuation and risk management, a panel discussion on managing an environmental crisis, and a leading authority from the International Maritime Bureau talk about piracy and its effect on trade and energy.