Volatility, regulation and AI

Energy risk functions worldwide are navigating a period of ongoing uncertainty. Along with a changing geopolitical environment and shifting regulatory considerations, rapid advances in artificial intelligence are forcing organisations to rethink how they manage risk, resilience, and respond to market disruption.

This report from the Risk.net Energy Risk Leaders’ Network held in Houston, Texas, in May 2026 captures insights from senior market risk professionals and energy practitioners regarding how organisations are adapting to a more volatile business environment where modernising energy trading and risk management platforms, accounting for geopolitical crises in risk modelling and properly integrating new technologies is proving essential for continued agility in response to market conditions.