{"id":5594,"date":"2026-05-20T21:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T21:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meucnetwork.co.uk\/resources\/?p=5594"},"modified":"2026-05-22T10:19:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T10:19:28","slug":"partner-smartestenergy-may26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meucnetwork.co.uk\/resources\/presentations\/partner-smartestenergy-may26\/","title":{"rendered":"Partner Webinar: SmartestEnergy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wednesday 20 May (11.00-12.00)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wholesale Energy Market Update: What\u2019s Changing in Today\u2019s Market<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wholesale energy markets remain highly sensitive to geopolitical events, supply constraints and shifting global trade flows but today\u2019s dynamics differ in important ways from previous market shocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This session will provide a focused update on current wholesale power and gas market conditions, exploring the key drivers influencing prices and trading behaviour today, and why this period of uncertainty feels structurally different from past volatility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drawing on live market observations, the session will examine how geopolitical risk, LNG competition, oil\u2011linked volatility, and evolving fundamentals are shaping wholesale pricing across UK and European markets. It will also highlight which changes appear short\u2011term in nature and which may have longer\u2011lasting implications for how wholesale markets operate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The session will feature insights from&nbsp;<strong>Fanos Shiamishis, SmartestEnergy\u2019s VP of Trading<\/strong>, offering a view of how market participants are approaching risk, liquidity and decision\u2011making in an environment of ongoing uncertainty, and how pricing and contracting behaviour is evolving as a result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1194662316?dnt=1&amp;\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Outline Agenda<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td>11.00<\/td><td><strong>Welcome<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>and Introduction<\/strong><br><em>Robin Hale, Chief Executive, MEUC<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Wholesale Market Update<br><\/strong>\u2013 Setting the context: today\u2019s wholesale market environment<br>\u2013 What feels different compared to previous energy market shocks<br>\u2013 Key drivers influencing power and gas prices today<br>\u2013 Geopolitics, LNG flows and global competition for supply<br>\u2013 How trading and pricing behaviour is evolving amid uncertainty<br>\u2013 Distinguishing short\u2011term volatility from longer\u2011term structural change<br>\u2013 What current market behaviour tells us about risk appetite and flexibility<br><em>Fanos Shiamishis, Vice President, Trading, Smartest Energy.<\/em><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11.45<\/td><td><strong>Q&amp;A and Discussion<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12.00<\/td><td>Close<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday 20 May (11.00-12.00) Wholesale Energy Market Update: What\u2019s Changing in Today\u2019s Market Wholesale energy markets remain highly sensitive to geopolitical events, supply constraints and shifting global trade flows but today\u2019s dynamics differ in important ways from previous market shocks. 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