Rystad Energy Bangkok Briefing

1:30pm | Registration opens and networking

2:00pm | Welcome remarks

Vijay Krishnan, Managing Director and Head of APAC, Rystad Energy

2:10pm | Rethinking energy security: Complementing solar growth with a portfolio approach 

• Energy trilemma+ in a fragmented world
• Gas-fired power: transition or destination?
• Nuclear revival momentum and SMR ambition

Raksit Pattanapitoon, Vice President, New Energies Research, Rystad Energy

Uran-Ulzii Batbayar, Analyst, New Energies Research, Rystad Energy

2:40pm | Navigating the unexpected: Global oil market amid Iran crisis; refinery and ethane trends

• All eyes on Iran and Hormuz: what’s next?
• Refinery and products: Regional divergence and global middle distillate crunch
• Global ethane market: what lies ahead?

Lin Ye, Vice President, Commodity Markets - Oil, Rystad Energy

3:10pm | LNG at a crossroads: Supply growth, demand response and market rebalancing 

• LNG supply growth – How much and how fast?
• Where and what is needed to unlock new LNG demand?
• Liquefaction projects: timeline, regulation inflation and risks

Xi Nan, Head of Global Gas & LNG Markets, Rystad Energy

3:40pm | Panel discussion: Expanding Thai energy leadership: Strategies, partnerships and geopolitical realities 

• Key selection criteria for international partners
• Building long‑term alignment across cultures and regulatory environments
• Risk considerations
• Lessons learned from Thai companies’ international ventures

Mrinalini Bose, Project Manager, Advisory, Rystad Energy (Moderator)

Marty Sinthavanarong, Senior Vice President, Head of International Business, Gulf Development

Pahol Chaloeykitti, Country Head, GPSC India

4:20pm | Closing remarks

Santaya Hiranwongweera, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Rystad Energy

4:30pm | Networking

5:00pm | Event end