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Rystad Energy APAC Annual Summit
When
9:00 am - 5:00 pm SGT
Where
Four Seasons Hotel Singapore190 Orchard Blvd 248646 Singapore
Information
We are thrilled to invite you once again to our most prominent event of the year. The APAC Annual Summit will take place on 10 October at the Four Seasons Hotel Singapore with the theme “A Future Focused on Energy Diversity”. This flagship event presents a unique platform to gather our highly talented team of experts alongside influential external guests. We look forward to welcoming you to our APAC Annual Summit in Singapore where we will share our latest insights and thought-provoking research.
Program
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Morning plenary Emcees: Sally Bogle, Vice President, Renewables & Power Markets Research, Rystad Energy Rupini Kumar, Client Success Manager, Rystad Energy |
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8:30 – 9:00am |
30 mins |
Registration |
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9:00 - 9:10am |
10 mins |
Welcome remarks Vijay Krishnan, Managing Director & Head of APAC, Rystad Energy |
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9:10 - 9:40am |
30 mins |
Opening address Jarand Rystad, CEO, Rystad Energy |
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9:40 - 10:00am |
20 mins |
Oil markets in 2025 and beyond – emerging signals for a volatile correction? · Bullish and bearish supply and demand factors collision in 2025 · OPEC+ market stabilization holds or fails while China bounces back · Oil refining and Petchem swings to break or make oil trade flow patterns · Oil price outlook for short and medium-term Mukesh Sahdev, Senior Vice President, Head of Oil Trading & Downstream Analysis, Rystad Energy |
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10:00 - 10:20am |
20 mins |
Is China’s comeback gaining momentum or facing new challenges? · Global market review and price drivers · Asia drives 2024 global LNG demand growth · China market to watch: LNG import growth potential, Bullish vs. bearish demand factors, Opportunities or challenges Wei Xiong, Vice President, Gas & LNG Markets Research, Rystad Energy |
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10:20 – 10:50am |
30 mins |
Morning coffee break |
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10:50 - 11:10am |
20 mins |
APAC mergers and acquisitions: Who, why and what next? · What M&A activity has been happening across the region? · Is the Energy Transition influencing decisions? · Do we expect the trend to continue or is change coming? Perry Wilson, Principal, Head of ANZ Advisory, Rystad Energy |
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11:10 – 11:50am |
40 mins |
Keynote panel: Renaissance in SEA Samuel Low, Head of Advisory, APAC, Rystad Energy (Moderator) Yohanes Handoko, Vice President, Pertamina Energy Institute Norafizal B Mat Saad, Head Resource Development & Management, Malaysia Petroleum Management, PETRONAS Paul Everingham, CEO, Asia Natural Gas & Energy Association |
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11:50am – 1:00pm |
70 mins |
Networking lunch |
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Breakout sessions |
Track 1: Resilience Emcee: Rupini Kumar, Client Success Manager, Rystad Energy |
Track 2: Innovation Emcee: Sally Bogle, Vice President, Renewables & Power Markets Research, Rystad Energy |
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1:00 – 1:20pm |
20 mins |
Shipping industry's path to net-zero emissions · Impact of regulations and policies on shipowners' fuel choices · LNG as a transition fuel · Challenges and opportunities for shipyards in the shipping transition Jo Friedmann, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Research, Rystad Energy |
Navigating the growing geothermal market: the APAC story · Role of APAC in the global geothermal landscape and key drivers · How can resource optimization strategies and government policies boost the development pace · Growing beyond the Pacific Ring of Fire: how can geothermal be scaled up? Shruti Raghuram, Senior Analyst, Low Carbon Supply Chain Research, Rystad Energy |
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1:20 – 1:40pm |
20 mins |
Oil trading signals for Asia-Pacific market in 2025 · Rising product surplus in APAC and ME with an eye on Atlantic basin product shorts · APAC challenge on crude volume vs. quality given the trade flow reshuffle ahead · Price signals for Asia crude imports and Asia product exports in 2025 Lin Ye, Senior Analyst, Oil Trading & Downstream Analysis, Rystad Energy |
Battery supply chain trends 2024 and what lies ahead · Battery demand and differentiation · Key minerals demand and supply · Regulations and impact Echo Ma, Senior Analyst, Supply Chain Research, Rystad Energy |
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1:40 – 1:55pm |
15 mins |
Facilitated audience participation Perry Wilson, Principal, Head of Advisory ANZ, Rystad Energy |
Facilitated audience participation Somnath Kansabanik, Principal, Advisory APAC, Rystad Energy |
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1:55 – 2:00pm |
5 mins |
Break to change room |
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2:00 – 2:20pm |
20 mins |
Investing in Australia's oil and gas sector: benefits and barriers · What's there to develop and why invest? · Potential hurdles · Insights for Southeast Asia
Krishan Pal Birda, Vice President, Upstream Research, Rystad Energy |
Hydrogen's role in Asia's decarbonization journey · Overview of hydrogen pipeline in Asia · Where will hydrogen actually be used: A look into power generation and green steel · Import and export opportunities in APAC Nigel Rambhujun, Analyst, Hydrogen Research, Rystad Energy
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2:20 – 2:40pm |
20 mins |
Are Asian suppliers ready to tap into the new energy investment cycle? · Energy Diversity Landscape: What is the impact of demand, activity and inflation? · Opportunities: Which segments and markets are the top picks? · Key Procurement Risks: What are the major supply chain risks and their impacts across energy sectors? Anish Philips, Senior Analyst, Supply Chain Research, Rystad Energy |
Nuclear power in Asia-Pacific: SMRs, energy security and overcoming barriers to a sustainable future · Recent Trends - SMRs are Evolving as Key Nuclear Technologies for Asia’s Future · Dangers of Nuclear and Opportunities in the Region · Overcoming Barriers of Regulation, Public Trust, and Financing Somnath Kansabanik, Principal, Advisory APAC, Rystad Energy |
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2:40 – 3:10 pm |
30 mins |
Afternoon coffee break |
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Afternoon plenary Emcees: Sally Bogle, Vice President, Renewables & Power Markets Research, Rystad Energy Rupini Kumar, Client Success Manager, Rystad Energy |
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3:10 – 3:30pm |
20 mins |
Carbon market and CCUS Sohini Chatterjee, Lead CCUS Analyst, Rystad Energy |
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3:30 - 3:50pm |
20 mins |
Accelerating adoption of advanced biofuels · The role of bioenergy in the energy transition · Future of advanced drop-in biofuels (SAF, renewable diesel) · 1G and 2G feedstock challenges: do we have enough feedstock to scale up supply? Nikoline Bromander, Senior Analyst, Bioenergy, Rystad Energy |
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3:50 – 4:10pm |
20 mins |
2024 – Are batteries about to put the brakes on gas demand? · APAC, the home of the world’s most volatile electricity markets · The coming grid lock in APAC - The choice between gas and batteries · Where, when and what will be the impact? David Dixon, Senior Vice President, Head of APAC Renewables & Power Markets Research, Rystad Energy |
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4:10 – 4:50pm |
40 mins |
Spotlight panel: APAC Renewables: Energy diversity or dominance Gero Farruggio, Head of Australia & Global Renewables, Rystad Energy (Moderator) Amiram Roth-Deblon, Chief Operating Officer, Blueleaf Energy Juan Ignacio Garcia de Motiloa, Head of APAC Renewables, Repsol Peter Wheale, General Manager, Australia, Southeast Asia, New Zealand, Nextracker Yash Shah, Head of Renewables & Sustainable Energy Group Asia, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Yaowei Zheng, Director of Key Accounts Management and Sales, S.E.A, Canadian Solar |
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4:50 – 5:00pm |
10 mins |
Closing remarks Uma Devi, Editor, Analytics, Rystad Energy |
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5:00 – 7:00pm |
120 mins |
Networking drinks |
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