• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Rahul Kapoor

S&P Global

Vice President, Global Head of Shipping Analytics & Research

Rahul is the Global Lead, Shipping Analytics & Research at Fuels, Chemicals, and Resource Solutions (FCRS) for S&P Global Commodity Insights. Based in Singapore, he heads an integrated shipping analytics research and data science teams. As a business lead, he is responsible for growth of analytics products in Cargo & Vessel Intelligence and Freight Market Analytics. A subject matter expert in the maritime industry and financial markets, Rahul is a thought leader with proven credentials in market analysis forecasting, shipping economics and commodity market developments. He is a regular speaker at major conferences and client events globally and is frequently interviewed by both print and visual media. Most recently, he was at Bloomberg Intelligence and earlier headed Drewry Financial Research Services Ltd. He has also worked as senior equities analyst at RS Platou Markets and Nomura. Rahul holds a Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering from BITS, Pilani and a Postgraduate in Management from IMI, New Delhi, India.

Sessions With Rahul Kapoor

Monday, 9 March

  • 07:30pm - 09:00pm (CST) / -

    Post-Coronavirus World: Global implications
    Geopolitics/Policy/Regulatory Markets

    The outbreak and the ongoing spread of Covid-19, which began just three months ago in Hubei province in China, is generating the rightful amount of attention and fear. Many parts of Chinese extensive manufacturing sector and critical supply chain remain shut down. Travel restrictions generate negative impact on airlines, tourism, and retail revenues. While there is hope that the virus could be contained in the coming weeks, the impacts are likely to be felt much longer. What is the likely impact of the outbreak and its consequence on the Chinese economy? How long will the effects last? To what extent could the disruption of supply chains involving Chinese partners lead to redirection of trade and processing away from the country? Are the Chinese authorities and broader global medical community meeting the test in trying to contain the spread of the virus in the most effective way? What can we learn about risks from pandemics in the future? What will be the longer-term impact of the current situation on China’s standing in the world, both economic and geopolitical?