Aparna Raman

Aparna Raman is SLB’s chief strategy and marketing officer, a role she assumed in March 2025. In her current capacity, Aparna oversees corporate strategy, market intelligence, communications, and product marketing. Aparna began her SLB career in 1996 as a field engineer in the United States and quickly advanced to hold various international leadership positions across the company. Most recently, she served as president of Reservoir Performance, president of Completions, vice president of North America land for OneStim Integrated Completions Services, and general manager and managing director for SLB in Australia. Aparna holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a director of the Schlumberger Foundation, an active member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, and volunteers with March of Dimes in Houston.

Session Overview

Tuesday, 4 November

15:20

Finance & Investment Conference Room B 15:20 - 16:05

Capital at the crossroads: investing for a diversified energy future

As the global energy sector grapples with the demands of the energy trilemma, delivering sustainability, ensuring security, and maintaining profitability, capital allocation has become a high-stakes balancing act. Investors are seeking strong returns, governments are enforcing decarbonisation mandates, and consumers expect uninterrupted, affordable energy. Gone are the days of binary choices between fossil fuels and renewables. Today’s energy leaders must craft diversified investment strategies that are resilient to geopolitical volatility, regulatory shifts, and rapid technological change. Natural gas and LNG, clean hydrogen, battery storage, and carbon capture are among the possible investment pathways where capital is being deployed.

Attendee insights:

During this Executive Boardroom Session, leasing energy executives and investors will discuss how the demands of the energy trilemma are influencing capital allocation for an increasingly diverse energy mix.