Term Card: Michaelmas 2025
Tuesday 18th Nov 5:15 PM
Jay Hambro
CEO, Verdigris Strategic Ltd
Jay Hambro is CEO of Verdigris Strategic, a London-based energy and resources investment group. A former Chief Investment Officer at GFG Alliance, he has over two decades of experience leading global projects in mining, metals and energy, with previous roles at NM Rothschild, HSBC and Peter Hambro Mining.
Location: Emden Room, St Edmund Hall
Tuesday 20th Nov 5 PM
Dr Helima Croft
Managing Director & Head of Global Commodity Strategy, RBC Capital Markets
Helima Croft is Managing Director and Head of Global Commodity Strategy at RBC Capital Markets. A former CIA analyst and leading authority on energy geopolitics, she advises global investors and policymakers on oil markets and geopolitical risk, and is a frequent commentator on major financial media.
Location: Emden Room, St Edmund Hall
Tuesday 25th Nov at 5 pm
Rajeev Madhavan
MD at Lambert Energy Advisory
Rajeev Madhavan is the Managing Director of Lambert Energy Advisory (LEA), a leading oil & gas strategy and consultancy firm. With over a decade of experience guiding upstream business models across energy transition scenarios, Rajeev has specialised in helping global clients optimise trading flows, asset exposure and investment strategy in volatile markets. He regularly presents on topics such as LNG supply-chain tightness and decarbonised business models (LEA, March 2022).
Wednesday 26th Nov 5:30 PM
Thomas Lord
Senior Consultant at Linklaters
Thomas Lord is a senior consultant at Linklaters advising on commodity markets, regulatory change and risk management. He previously held senior leadership roles across the energy and commodities sector — including President of Dynamic Commodity Management and CEO of PDF Commodity Solutions — where he built trading oversight, conduct, and risk frameworks for gas and power markets. He now sits on the board of DCarboniz and continues to advise early-stage firms operating at the intersection of markets, technology and commodities.
Location: TBC
Wednesday 3rd Dec at 5 pm
Jack Barrett
Aluminium Trader at Trafigura
Jack Barrett is a senior aluminium trader at Trafigura, where he has worked since 2016. Before joining Trafigura, he traded aluminium at Glencore and previously worked in financial markets at Merrill Lynch and Macquarie. His background spans both physical metals trading and global financial markets.
Location: TBD