Joel Couse

Joel has been TotalEnergies’ Special Advisor to the International Energy Agency (IEA) since September 2019. He works with the teams in the Energy Markets and Security Directorate. Previously, as Group Chief Energy Economist at TotalEnergies, Joel coordinated the cross-branch dialogue within the company on the global macroeconomic and energy outlooks as well as the economic assumptions for the long-term plan. Until October 2017, he was VP for Market Analysis in the Trading & Shipping Division of TotalEnergies (TOTSA), managing a team providing analysis and technical support for oil trading activity. The work was also used by the planning, the upstream and the downstream divisions of the company. Joel has worked in the oil industry since joining Elf Trading in September 1992 and was appointed to the Trading & Shipping Management Committee in 2009. He holds a B.Eng from McMaster University (Ontario, Canada) and a MS in Energy Economics from Université de Grenoble (France). Following his studies, he worked on radio-isotope production in Canada and subsequently, in France, on long-term energy studies for EDF, for DRI and for the International Energy Agency.

Session Overview

Monday, 3 November

13:00

Global strategy Conference Room B 13:00 - 13:45

Global energy outlook: what the experts are saying

Understanding how energy intersects with macroeconomic trends, trade, inflation, and investment is critical to planning business priorities. From shifting demand centres and capital reallocation to the long-term impacts of industrial policy and geopolitical fragmentation, the energy industry is redefining the global economic order.

Attendee insights:

During this Executive Boardroom Roundtable, leading economists will discuss how energy markets are influencing, and being influenced by, wider economic realities. Discussions will examine the fiscal, monetary, and trade policy implications of energy security strategies, infrastructure investments, and decarbonisation trajectories.