Day One – 18th November 2020

Shaping Energy Transition in ASEAN

By 2030, ASEAN will become the 4th largest energy consumer in the world. ASEAN’s energy transition
pathways are unique, underpinned by diverse factors and goals: energy connectivity, universal
access, aspiration on renewables, LNG cooperation and trade, technological innovations. Today’s
programme allows you insights into ASEAN’s energy transition planning, Vietnam’s vibrant market,
role of gas and LNG, renewables integration.

08:00 Registration & Networking

09:00 Host Ministry Welcome Address

Confirmed Speaker
H.E. Tran Tuan Anh, Minister of Industry and Trade, Socialist Republic of Vietnam

09:15 ASEAN Centre for Energy Welcome Address

Confirmed Speaker
Dr. Nuki Agya Utama, Executive Director, ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE)

09:30 Co-Host Keynote Address: Energy Transition Strategies in a World of Uncertainty Amidst
Covid-19 Recovery

Reserved Speaker
Dr. Le Manh Hung, President and CEO, PetroVietnam

09:45 Co-Host Keynote Address: Powering Vietnam’s Secure and Clean Energy Growth and
Implications of PDP 8

Reserved Speaker
Tran Dinh Nhan, General Director, EVN

10:00 Keynote Address

Reserved Speaker
Supattanapong Punmeechaow, Minister of Energy, The Kingdom of Thailand

10:15 Special Address: Delivering Competitive LNG for ASEAN’s Energy Transition
Tom Earl, Chief Commercial Officer, Venture Global LNG (confirmed)

10:30 Networking Break & Private Meetings

10:40 Panel: Industry’s Role in Driving ASEAN’s Energy Transition

• How can industry support ASEAN’s drive towards fuel diversification, energy security and
decarbonization?
• How are businesses adapting to capitalize on the opportunities of Energy Transition
provide?
 • What is the implication of the pandemic on energy transition and how industry should
cope?
• Collaboration opportunities between public and private sectors
• Innovations in policies and business models

Reserved Speakers
Douglas Wharton, VP Origination and Marketing, Asia, Cheniere Energy (Confirmed)
Paul Maguire, President & CEO Asia Pacific, ENGIE (Confirmed)
Jarand Rystad, CEO, Rystad Energy (Confirmed)
Osamu Ono, Managing Director and CEO, Mitsubishi Power Asia Pacific (Confirmed)
CNBC Correspondent (moderator)

11:40 Keynote Address: Digitalisation and The Role of AI in Optimising Solar Performance
Reserved Speaker
Guoguang Chen, President, Huawei Smart PV

11.55 Lunch Break & Private Meetings

14:00 Special Address: Southeast Asia Energy Outlook in a Global Context

Tengku Muhammad Taufik, President & Group CEO, PETRONAS (Confirmed)

14:15 Special Address

Andrew Walker, VP – Strategy, Cheniere Energy (Confirmed)

14:30 Panel: Leveraging Gas and LNG Opportunities to Drive ASEAN’s Transition to Cleaner Fuels
• The evolving role of gas/LNG in ASEAN’s energy mix
• LNG market, pricing updates and upside opportunities for buyers
• Emerging LNG markets in ASEAN, such as Vietnam, Philippines, Myanmar
• Small scale LNG opportunities

Reserved Speakers
Keisuke Sadamori, Director of Energy Markets and Security, IEA (Confirmed)
Irtiza Sayyed, President, ExxonMobil LNG Market Development (Confirmed)
Jon Russell, Chief Commercial Officer, First Gen (Confirmed)
Martin Hupka, Chief Commercial Officer, Sempra LNG (Confirmed)
Tom Earl, Chief Commercial Officer, Venture Global LNG (Confirmed)
Representative from PTT
Reuters (Moderator)

15:20 Networking Break & Private Meetings

15:35 Keynote Address: Accelerating ASEAN’s Energy Transition Pathway

Reserved Speaker
Francisco La Camera, Director General, International Renewable Agency (IRENA)

15:50 Special Address

Frank Phuan, CEO and Executive Director, Sunseap Group (Confirmed)
16:00 Keynote Address: Driving progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goal 7 in the
ASEAN region
Liu Hongpeng, Director, Energy, UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the
Pacific (UNESCAP) (Confirmed)

16:10 Panel: Grid Connectivity – Renewables Integration and Opportunities for Power Access,
Optimisation and Affordability
• Utility’s goals of renewables in energy mix
• Examine the uptake of solar and wind power generation in ASEAN
• Challenges in renewables integration into the grid
• Technology solutions
• Decentralized energy systems
• The role of coal-fired plants in energy transition

Reserved Speakers
John Quirke, Chief Technology Officer, Meralco PowerGen
Ngo Son Hai, Vice President, EVN
Osamu Tsukamoto, President, Japan Coal Energy Center (JCOAL) (Confirmed)
JASTIP or UNESCAP
Ram Natarajan, CEO Asia Pacific, Mainstream Renewables Power
Kevin Liu, Head of Energy Trade, Asia Pacific, Scottish Development International
(Confirmed)
BloombergNEF Analyst (moderator)

17:00 Presentation: Insights on Renewables Integration Into the Grid and Its Role in ASEAN’s
Energy Transition

Bethany Speer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) (Confirmed)

Josh Novacheck, Electricity System Research Engineer, NREL (Confirmed)

17:15 Panel: Bridging Science, Policy and Business Towards Resilient Energy Transition

The panel will present the perspectives and roles of academics in contributing to the region’s
energy transition dialogue and actionable projects.

18:15 End of Day One

 Day Two – 19th November 2020

Energy Transition in Practice

ASEAN’s sustainable energy pathways till 2040 presents $3 trillion cumulative investment
Opportunities. In practice, how does that translate into financing, sector specific developments,
investments? The energy transition landscape has evolved quickly in response to the global energy
disruptions caused by Covid-19. Amidst the transition, what opportunities have presented in
upstream, LNG, LNG to power, renewables sectors?

08:00 Registration & Networking

09:00 Fireside Chat [reserved]

A focused interview session with an ASEAN energy minister. The interview succinctly draws
the country’s energy priorities, energy transition strategies and investment opportunities.

Joseph Semsar, Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade, International Trade
Administration, U.S.A

09:20 Special Address: Sustainable Upstream Activities for ASEAN’s Energy Security
Krekshi Fuad, Executive Vice President Middle East and Far East Region, Eni (Confirmed)

09:30 Panel: Upstream Joint Exploration Strategies for Oil & Gas Resources in ASEAN
• Recent significant oil & gas discoveries
• 2020 price volatility’s impact on the upstream E&P
• Strategies for NOCs to increase reserves and production, and long-term growth
• M&A, internationalization strategies and capturing new business opportunities such as
gas to power, LNG, technologies

Reserved Speakers
Dr. Tran Quoc Viet, President & CEO, PVEP
Maria Victoria Zingoni, Executive Managing Director, Commercial Businesses and Chemicals,
Chairwoman, Repsol Electricity and Gas
Maria Sferruzza, SVP, Asia Pacific, Baker Hughes (Confirmed)
Luca Dragonetti, Managing Director, E&P, Eni Vietnam (Confirmed)
Rystad Energy (moderator)

10:20 Special Address: South Korean Solutions to Support ASEAN’s Energy Pathways
CEO, Korea Gas Safety Corporation (Confirmed)

10:35 Panel: LNG-to-Power Solutions, Small-Scale LNG Solutions for ASEAN

• Active projects and pipelines of LNG to Power
• Examine the complexities and reasons for LNG-to-power adoptions in ASEAN
• Review and case studies
• Manage energy infrastructure financing and hedge risks of price volatility, technical
integration
 Reserved Speakers
Ian Nguyen, Managing Director, Delta Offshore Energy
PV Gas Senior Management
Paramate Hoisungwan, Manager, International Business Strategy & Development
Department, PTT (confirmed)
Shammi Herai, SVP, Business Development, Total (confirmed)
Mike Fulwood, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Institute of Energy Studies (Confirmed)
Preeyanart Soontornwata, President, B.Grimm Power
Antonio Della Pelle, Partner, McKinsey (moderator) (confirmed)

11:25 Keynote Address: Mitsubishi Power’s Role in Supporting ASEAN Power Sector’s Energy
Transition Pathways
Osamu Ono, Managing Director and CEO, Mitsubishi Power Asia Pacific (Confirmed)

11:40 Panel: $3 Trillion Cumulative Investment for ASEAN’s Sustainable Energy Pathways – How
Do We Get There?
• How will 2021 Post-Covid look like, and are we on track to attain the investment goals?
• Appetite for clean energy infrastructure investment and financing in ASEAN
• How can ASEAN governments create more attractive destinations for clean energy
capital
• Roles of financial institutions (banks, SWFs, institutional investors, PE etc.) in this shift
• How existing investment models, financing structures can accelerate the energy
transition
• What will capital allocation for gas, renewables, cleantech sectors look like
• Potential for climate financing to support low carbon transition

Reserved Speakers
Nigel Topping, High Level Champion for Climate Action, UK COP26 (Confirmed)
Joost Siteur, Investment Mobilization Lead, USAID Clean Power Asia (Confirmed)
GIZ expert (Confirmed, representative TBC)
Luca Tonello, General Manager – Structured Finance Asia Pacific, SMBC
Truong Thi Hoang Lan, Deputy CEO, TPBank
Hyunjung Lee, Senior Energy Economist, ADB (Confirmed)
Vijay Krishnan, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Rystad Energy (moderator) (Confirmed)

12.30 Keynote address: Clean Coal Technologies – Cleaner Solution for Affordable, Reliable Power
Supply
Michelle Manook, Chief Executive, World Coal Association (Confirmed)

12.40 Lunch Break & Private Meetings

13:30 Special Address: The Role of Gas and LNG in Powering Viet Nam’s Low-Carbon Growth
Reserved Speaker
Duong Manh Son, President & CEO, PV Gas
14:00 Keynote Address: Commoditization of LNG and The Implications for ASEAN’s Energy Security
and Decarbonisation
Martin Houston, Vice Chairman, Tellurian

14:15 Panel: Spotlight on Solar: Successful Case Studies, Business Models and New Pipelines in
ASEAN
• Examine the solar boom in ASEAN driven by policy support and cost reduction
• From FiT to bidding system, how countries have evolved their strategies to drive vibrant
and competitive markets
• Innovations in business models, applications, e.g. floating solar, community involvement
and new products (such as tradable renewables certificates)
• Decentralised energy systems
• Innovation on blockchain & digitalization on solar: P2P trading and prosumers

Reserved Speakers
Anita Li, General Manager, APAC, Jinko Solar
Dr. Jay Mariyappan, Head of New Energy, PETRONAS
Sol Proops, CEO, Blueleaf Energy (Confirmed)
Joseph Tomkiewicz, Partner, Tilleke & Gibbins (moderator)(Confirmed)

15:30 Joint Opening Ceremony of the 38th AMEM & Associated Meetings and the 2020 ASEAN
Energy Business Forum

• Keynote Speech by the Prime Minister of Viet Nam H.E. Nguyen Xuan Phuc
• Launch of APAEC Phase 2: 2021-2025 and 6th ASEAN Energy Outlook
• Ceremonial Signing of MoUs
• Press Conference

16:30 Break; Sign-in and Connection Check

17:00 ASEAN Energy Awards Ceremony

19:00 End of Day Two

 Day Three – 20th November 2020

Forwarding Looking Solutions & Investment for ASEAN’s Sustainable Future

Day Three’s programme explores diverse forwarding looking solutions: wind, energy storage,
hydrogen, energy efficiency. The second half details country specific energy investment
opportunities – unique insights on ASEAN countries and uncover opportunities.

08:30 Registration & Networking

09:00 Keynote Remarks

German Ambassador (TBC)

09:05 Presentation: Charting ASEAN’s Pathways Collectively - APAEC Phase 2 and 6th Edition of
ASEAN Energy Outlook

Speaker
ASEAN Centre for Energy

09:25 Panel Presented by UNEP:

Renewable Energy Transition In a Post-Covid 19 Scenario – Diversity and Inclusivity
• Current state and impact to DRE businesses post-Covid19
• Foster a dialogue on the role DRE can play in job creation and economic empowerment
for women among ASEAN members states post-Covid19
• Discussions about post-Covid19 stimulus packages and policy considerations relevant to
renewable energy, climate change, gender equality and economic empowerment
• Brainstorm on key policy and investment considerations to align renewable energy post-
Covid19 recovery with gender equality commitments and inclusive and resilient growth.

10:30 Panel: The Accelerating Role of Wind in ASEAN’s Energy Mix

• Overview of wind projects in ASEAN
• Spotlight on Vietnam’s remarkable wind energy story
• Policy support, PPA model, grid connectivity issues
• Access to project finance to boost wind sector developments and financing innovations

Reserved Speakers
Olivier Duguet, CEO, Blue Circle (Confirmed)
Jon Dugstad, Director, Wind & Solar, Norwegian Energy Partners (Confirmed)
Morten Dyrholm, Group SVP, Marketing, Communications and Public Affairs, Vestas
Jie Tang, Practice Manager, Energy and Extractive Global Practice, World Bank (Confirmed)
Ian Hatton, CEO, Enterprize Energy
Sherri Hickok, CEO, Onshore Wind APAC & China, GE Renewable Energy
Melissa Brown, Director, Energy Finance Studies, Asia, Institute for Energy Economics and
Financial Analysis (moderator) (Confirmed)
11:20 Ministerial Keynote: Invest in Canada and Play A Role in Global Decarbonisation
Reserved Speaker
Hon Dale Nelly, Associate Minister of Natural Gas and Electricity, Government of Alberta
Moderator for Q&A: Leadership of Canada’s new investment agency

11:40 Panel: Energy Storage and Hydrogen – Innovations and Accelerating Their Roles in ASEAN’s
Energy Transition
• Status of energy storage and hydrogen developments in ASEAN
• Financial and technical issues on promotion of energy storage
• Blue hydrogen & LNG business integration opportunities
• Potential to use hydrogen as future fuel
• Utilization of fossil fuel and nuclear energy to support hydrogen economy

Reserved Speakers
Taiji Yoshida, Chief Strategy Officer, Mitsubishi Power (Confirmed)
Cheryl Chan, Head of APAC Clean Hydrogen, Linde (Confirmed)
Mathieu Geze, VP Asia, HDF Energy (confirmed)
Kiran Kumaraswamy, VP – Market Applications, Fluence
Dr. Paul Durrant, Head of Innovation Strategies, IRENA
Reuters (moderator)

12:20 Panel: Energy Efficiency (EE) as the First Fuel

• Energy efficiency’s role in social development, economic growth, resilience, and clean
energy transition
• Why EE’s benefits are more important than ever in the COVID-19 context
• Learning from the global best practices
• Recommendations for ASEAN governments and industry sectors

Reserved Speakers
Melanie Slade, Senior Programme Manager - Energy Efficiency in Emerging Economies, IEA
(confirmed)
William Hudson, Head of Southeast Asia, Carbon Trust (confirmed)
Gunter Fisher, Senior Investment Manager, Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Fund (confirmed)
Amber Sharick, International Coordinator and Technical Advisor, Viet Nam Energy
Partnership Group (Moderator) (Confirmed)

13:00 Spotlight Panel: South Korean Solutions and Collaboration Opportunities with ASEAN

This panel discussion will feature 4 reputed South Korean companies who have significant
participation in ASEAN’s oil & gas, LNG, renewables projects. The discussion will highlight
these companies’ capabilities and case study projects.

13:40 Networking Break & Private Meetings

14:00 Energy Project Investment Opportunities Across ASEAN

A 15min presentation of latest energy initiatives and business opportunities across member
 countries that help drive the region’s sustainable energy future (with Reserved speakers).

SEDA’s perspectives and role in strengthening renewable growth, and promoting renewables
investment in Malaysia
Ir. Dr. Sanjayan Velautham, CEO, Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA)
(confirmed)

Energy policies, initiatives and investment opportunities in Vietnam

Hoang Tien Hung, Director General, Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority, Vietnam

Energy policies, initiatives and investment opportunities in Brunei

Pengiran Jamra Weira Pengiran Haji Petra, Deputy Permanent Secretary (Energy & Power),
Department of Energy, Brunei Darussalam

Energy policies, initiatives and investment opportunities in Thailand

Dr Twarath Sutabutr, Inspector General, Ministry of Energy Thailand

Energy policies, initiatives and investment opportunities in Cambodia

Victor Jona, Director General of Energy, Ministry of Mines & Energy, Cambodia

Energy policies, initiatives and investment opportunities in Indonesia

Rida Mulyana, Director General for Electricity, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources,
Indonesia

Energy policies, initiatives and investment opportunities in Laos

Chanthaboun Soukaloun Aloun, Managing Director, Électricité du Laos (EDL)

Energy policies, initiatives and investment opportunities in Myanmar

Myo Myint Oo, Managing Director, Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise

Energy policies, initiatives and investment opportunities in the Philippines

Jesus Cristino P. Posadas, Undersecretary, Department of Energy, Philippines

Energy policies, initiatives and investment opportunities in Singapore

16:30 Minister-CEO Dialogue* Themed Responsive and Cohesive Energy Pathways for ASEAN
*By invitation only

17:30 End of AMEM & AEBF 2020