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

Saugata Saha

S&P Global

President

Saugata Saha is President of S&P Global Commodity Insights and a member of S&P Global’s Executive Committee. (Commodity Insights, created by the combination of S&P Global's Platts and IHS Markit’s Energy & Natural Resources divisions, is a leading provider of data, research, analytics, and services for the energy and commodities markets.) In prior roles at the company, Saugata was the Chief Financial Officer of two of S&P Global’s technology-driven, data, benchmarks, and analytics divisions, S&P Global Market Intelligence and S&P Global Platts. Prior to that, Saugata led financial planning & analyses (FP&A) and corporate strategy for the company; managed operations for the technology group; led the integration program for a large acquisition; and led the strategy team at S&P Global’s Ratings division. Previously, Saugata was a consultant at McKinsey & Co.’s New York office where he led client engagements focused on strategy, M&A, corporate finance, and on improving operations across a range of industries, with particular emphasis on financial services. Before joining McKinsey & Co., Saugata spent seven years at the Godrej Group, a $4 billion diversified conglomerate in Mumbai, India. At the Godrej Group, Saugata led sales teams and supply chain re-engineering projects and worked in the Office of the Group Chairman. Saugata holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics, with Honors, from St. Xavier’s College in Kolkata, India; a post-graduate diploma in Management from the Xavier Institute in Bhubaneswar, India; and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School, where he was a George F. Baker Scholar.

Sessions With Saugata Saha

Monday, 18 March

  • 11:00am - 11:40am (CST) / 18/mar/2024 04:00 pm - 18/mar/2024 04:40 pm

    Strategic Choices in a Net Zero World
    Strategy and Business Models

    While the world needs a growing supply of affordable, reliable and sustainable energy in line with net-zero goals, companies need to choose their own path through the energy transition. Divergent strategies are emerging as companies seek growth opportunities while responding to pressures from investors and governments. Large, integrated energy companies are deciding where to allocate capital as the energy mix shifts toward low-carbon resources. How will the classes of energy companies be defined in the future? How robust is an “Integrated Energy Company” strategy of providing a diverse range of energy supplies, versus a more focused strategy of providing renewables, low carbon fuels or oil & gas?  

Wednesday, 20 March

  • 09:05am - 09:35am (CST) / 20/mar/2024 02:05 pm - 20/mar/2024 02:35 pm

    How Digital and AI Will Transform the Energy Industry
    Digitalization/AI/Machine Learning/Robotics/Cybersecurity

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other digital tools hold enormous potential to help the energy sector deliver energy cheaper and more efficiently while also accelerating the transition to a lower-emission energy system. Where are companies putting these tools to use today? What are the opportunities on the horizon? How can executives parse hype from reality to make the most of these tools in their businesses? How “fast” is AI coming? What are the risks in embracing AI?