EP.244 Mallika Ishwaran, Chief Economist, Shell

This week on Energy Unplugged, we’re delighted to welcome Mallika Ishwaran, Chief Economist, Shell. She joins our Managing Director for APAC, Hugo Batten, and our Global Research Director, Richard Howard, to discuss Shell’s 2025 Energy Security Scenarios.

As Shell’s Chief Economist, Mallika advises on macroeconomic issues, economic trends, and related policy matters, shaping Shell’s long-term scenario outlooks. Prior to joining Shell, she had a distinguished career in the UK government, holding several senior roles, including Head of Policy Analysis at the Cabinet Office for the 2009 G20 London Summit.

Main topics include the following:

• Impact of AI and rising energy demand in the models and scenarios
• The role of gas in the energy transition, and the biggest levers to bend the emissions curve down
• The best use of long-term energy models in the development of reports