A Forecast that Informs 2023
It feels like every week there is a catastrophic event rattling us to our core: Putin ordering Ukraine’s invasion, fires in California, floods in Pakistan, drought in Europe, heinous mass shootings. And yesterday, Hurricane Ian winding its way through Cuba and into Florida, wreaking more devastation. Our hearts go out to those affected everywhere in the world and this week in Florida, where damage and destruction from Ian runs at an all-time high. We checked with clients and friends in the area, and while thankfully there has been no loss of life, homes have been shattered by storm surges, wind, and rain. It is awful.
So it was particularly timely when our last Outlook panelist, Vice Chairman of Energy Transition and Power & Renewables Chris Seiple, and I spoke yesterday. I could have spent hours with him — 30 minutes was much too short for the wealth of knowledge and provocative insight Chris shared. We discussed the future of oil and energy and the threaded nature of factors now impacting one another — geopolitics, the economy, M&A and investment, talent — and the sometimes-competing tensions of these. We spoke about inflation, war, climate, metals and mining, and the unintended negative impact of ESG when “peak energy demand” runs at an all-time high, with policymakers behind the imbalance. We discussed the irony of “peak globalization” at a time when the world’s issues, like climate change and its impact on energy/oil/gas/metals/mining or vice versa, are global — not solved by putting national interests first.
As I’ve written before, this year the much-loved tradition of the Annual Outlook at the Outsell Signature Event, co-produced with JEGI CLARITY, is a mash-up event because so many outlook topics are so deeply intertwined. We have four great speakers and two great panelists who will look at geopolitics, the economy, M&A, talent and the future of work, supply chain forecasts, and oil and energy futures.
The outlook is deeply interconnected. As leaders in our industry, we must forecast the future as best we can with what we have — and thankfully that is information. Our industry is at the center of the knowledge economy; without data, information, and analytics, we would be hiking in the dark, no lights showing, no compass in hand. We’ll lead the way by providing you, our attendees, the best thinking on what’s going on out there so you can go home with a forecast that informs 2023 — which promises to be another year of change. Join the conversation. Register today. This is one you will not want to miss.
We’ll see you October 11th.