Accelerating Net Zero Pathways Across Asia

To be Officiated & Delivered by YAB Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia followed by
Exhibition Site Tour

Speaker

YAB Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim

Prime Minister

Malaysia

The renewed interest in hydrogen has been spurred for full decarbonization plan as Governments are
recognising hydrogen’s ability to decarbonise certain sectors that previously were assumed impossible such
freight logistics & industrial heating while automotive, chemicals are seeking low carbon hydrogen as
alternative. Currently, the competitiveness trajectory and required investments to reach the scale remain
unclear despite many technological advances and past projects have significantly lowered the cost of many
hydrogen applications. Experts believe by scaling up the existing hydrogen technologies, the industry can
deliver competitive low-carbon solutions across a wide range of applications and potentially offer competitive
low carbon alternatives as well by 2030.

Audience insight: This Session would show demand creation, investment & policy alignment could bring the
hydrogen to enhanced scale that will become an industry of its own whilst keeping others afloat.

Speaker

Dato' Ir. Ts. Abdul Razib Bin Dawood

CEO

Energy Commission Malaysia

According to World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Report 2023, Green Energy Financing is standing
precariously between some of the worst scenarios of climate change, eroding human development and future
resilience. It is indeed Déjà vu as we went through this in 2020 during Covid-19 pandemic. The world has the
resources and has the solutions. With $379 trillion of financial assets under management, only 1% needed to
hit all the SDG & 0.25% to cover the climate adaption gap. Developing countries in ASEAN face challenges to
secure green financing to drive decarbonisation. How can ASEAN address the financing gap and fragmentation
issues for equitable financing? What are the roles of multi-lateral banks, sovereign wealth funds, institutional
investors, private equity firms in this journey? What opportunities do new finance mechanisms, such as green
bond and sustainable loans, present for ASEAN?

Audience insight: Delegates will learn the multiple financing avenues and best practices in capital allocation
for ASEAN’s energy transition projects.

Speakers

Rizal IL-Ehzan Fadil Azim

CEO

Alliance Islamic Bank Berhad

Shri Pradip Kumar Das

Chairman and Managing Director

India Renewable Development Agency (IREDA)

Abdul Raof Latiff

Country Head

DBS Bank (L) Malaysia and Group Head of Ecosystems and Partnerships, DBS

Mohamed Nazri Omar

Managing Director, Group Corporate and Investment Banking

BPMB

Moderator

Samuel Low

Head of Consulting APAC

Rystad Energy

ASEAN region is the solar power nexus thanks to the remarkable high annual “global horizontal irradiation”
(GHI) levels. The appetite for rooftop and floating solar has grown significantly. Some of the world’s largest
“Floatovoltaics” likes Sembcorp Floating Solar Farm, Sirindhorn Dam Floating Solar; and rooftop solar plants
such as Loc Ninh Solar Power Plants and Bhanda Solar Power Park are prime examples. For Vietnam’s foray
into rooftop solar power, FiT mechanism plays significant role; while for Thailand previously ground mounted
PV and now floating solar we witness evolution towards P2P energy trading. Malaysia is utilising virtual
power purchase agreement (VPPA) mechanism to attract solar developers to sell to corporate clients. What is
the outlook for floating and rooftop solar in ASEAN countries? How policy mechanisms are incentivising
developments in these areas?

Audience insights: Gain insights on the potential of floating and rooftop solar projects in ASEAN and key
enablers.

Speakers

Pn. Elina Jani

Senior Director

Malaysian Green Technology & Climate Change Corporation (MGTC)

Mr. Davis Chong

CEO of Solarvest

President of Malaysia Photovoltaic Industry Association

Rassa Herabat

Head of Asset Management and RE Project Manager

Investment Department, Prime Road Power

Achmat Nadhrain Ibrahim

Senior Director

Cypark Resources

Moderator

Taufik Azami

Senior Manager

Accenture

IEA Global Hydrogen Review 2022 estimated that hydrogen demand could grow moderately 115Mt by 2030,
from 94Mt in 2021. New hydrogen applications showed progress, including in steel sector, first fleet of
hydrogen fuel cell trains in Germany, over 100 pilot and demonstration projects using hydrogen and its
derivatives in shipping, amongst others. Supply side, we witness robust pipeline which promises production
of low-emission hydrogen could reach 16-24Mt per year by 2030. Yet challenges remain. Of these announced
projects, just a few (4%) are under construction or have reached FID. Uncertainty of demand, lack of
regulatory frameworks and of available infrastructure to deliver hydrogen, are cited as key reasons.
Repurposing natural gas pipelines, for example, can prove as significant opportunities by cutting transmission
cost by 50-80%.

Audience insights: Understand the challenges in moving towards hydrogen economy and explore possible
regulatory updates and the industry’s role in accelerating hydrogen value chain developments.

Speakers

Dato' Ir. Dr. Wan Ramli Wan Daud

President, Malaysian Association of Hydrogen Energy (MAHE)

Principal Research Fellow, University Malaya

Michele Azalbert

Chief Hydrogen Officer

Gentari

Scott Badger

Vice President Hydrogen – APAC

Worley

Shri Pradip Kumar Das

Chairman and Managing Director

India Renewable Development Agency (IREDA)

Moderator

Kiran Jethwa

Managing Partner

Fumase, Malaysia

With ASEAN’s energy demand growing 3% annually to 2030, building ASEAN’s hard and soft infrastructure,
including transmission facilities and electricity trading mechanisms, are important. Renewables rapid
developments and enabling technologies have made decentralised grid plausible, meeting communities’
needs. Digitalisation, the advent of IoT and big data optimise the power value chain from production,
transmission, distribution to consumers; while promising efficiency gains, grid stability and innovative
products such as time-based pricing mechanisms. ASEAN countries, such as Vietnam, also face the urgent
needs to modernise and expand the grid infrastructure to accommodate rapid power growth.

Audience insight: Examine the current state of grid infrastructure in ASEAN, demand growth and ways to
adapt towards a modern, smart and decentralised grid in respective countries.

Speakers

Vishal Dewan

Country Managing Director

Hitachi Energy Malaysia

Dan Taylor

Director and Co-Founder

ion Ventures

James Lai

Chairman

Malaysian IoT Association

Moderator

Dr. Sanjayan Velautham

Advisory Council Member

Minconsult

Global LNG market has witnessed immense volatility in 2022 and 2023, which causes adverse impact on
ASEAN countries’ energy sectors. Key LNG buyers have shifted towards a focus on supply security and longterm contracts are making a comeback. Criteria such as flexibility, pricing indexation, emissions
management remain important. In 2023, Philippines and Vietnam started import of first LNG cargos, part of
the governments’ drive for energy security and sustainability. IEA’s 2023 Q2 Gas Market Report continued to emphasise the tight global gas supply in 2023, and the demand-supply balance subjecting to various
uncertainties. How can ASEAN’s LNG buyer respond to ongoing market uncertainties? What strategies to
pursue in terms of securing suppliers spot, medium and long term, pricing innovations?

Audience insight: Understanding the evolving LNG market dynamics, and explore strategies for secure,
affordable supplies.

Speakers

Abhishek Rohatgi

Head

APAC Gas and Global LNG, BloombergNEF

Faris Mustaffa

MD & CEO

Asia Gas Hub

Iain Lawson

Senior Advisor, Commodity Markets

Ernst & Young (EY)

Moderator

Mr. Azman Nasir

Regional Director

The Energy Industries Council

ASEAN’s regional standards for feedstock, biofuel, conversion, and end use pathways need to be affirmed at
national level; a socio-economic evaluation framework for small and large bioenergy projects to be
established; and to further improve access to financing. To achieve ASEAN’s bioenergy success, economic
costs and benefits of each pathway must be proven on the political, economic, social, technical,
environmental, legal and financing (PESTEL&F) dimensions.

Audience insight: Understand the status of bioenergy in ASEAN, limitations and key determining factors to
unlock the potential of bioenergy.

Speakers

YBhg. Dato’ Leong Kin Mun

President

Malaysia Biomass Industries Confederation (MBIC)

Tian Ching Long

Managing Director

Vance Group

Dato’ Daud Ahmad

Group Chief Executive Office

Cypark Resources Berhad

Dr. Astimar Abdul Aziz

Director, Engineering & Processing Division

Malaysian Palm Oil Board

Moderator

Hirzun Mohd Yusof

Head

Sime Darby Plantation Renewable Energy

Past three years witnessed 140 global influential companies across industries signing up to RE100 pledge.
Around 52.9% companies that have set net-zero targets are also working to ensure their plans are credible
through Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Mechanisms such as carbon market trading, certified green
electricity via direct PPAs, have become important tools for achieving net zero goals. Can voluntary carbon
market be supercharged to become climate action catalyst? What are the roles of renewable energy
certificates (RECs)? What are the available mechanisms companies can explore to offset carbon emissions?

Audience insights : Perspectives on how progressive companies evaluate and adopt mechanisms to drive
towards net zero.

Speakers

Dr. Chen Wei-nee

Head of Carbon Markets

Bursa Malaysia

Faroze Nadar

Executive Director

Malaysia and Brunei, UN Global Compact Network

Dr. Renard Siew

Head of Corporate Sustainability

Yinson Holdings

Ken Haig

Regional Head, Energy and Environment Policy

APAC, Amazon Web Services

Moderator

Hans Weemaes

Director

Sustainability, Turner & Townsend

The transport sector accounts for about 30% total emissions, and this hard-to-abate sector is yet to find
proven, effective, well adopted decarbonisation solutions. The good news is that we see the strong impetus
and commitment racing on, with multiple alternative fuels and technologies being trialled such as CNG, LNG,
methanol, biofuels and hydrogen. Exxon recently successfully delivered sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) cargo to Singapore. Maersk added 6 more methanol-powered vessels, totalling 25 orders in June 2023. The panel
will explore the various alternative fuels, technologies and supporting policies that are critical to the
decarbonisation of the transportation sector. 

Audience insight: Review and debate on the opportunities and solutions to decarbonise the transportation
sector of Southeast Asia.

Speakers

Clarence Woo

Executive Director

Asian Clean Fuels Association, Singapore

Shah Yang Razalli

Deputy CEO and Chief Green Mobility Officer

Gentari

Dora Branyan

Director of Sustainability and External Relations

Marquis Energy

Alex Lee

Head of Commercial

DHL Express Malaysia

Moderator

Gabriel Ho

Principal Consultant

Chemcore

Greater strides to champion EE as the First Fuel make the decarbonisation of various sectors easier, faster
and cheaper. Today, most energy is used at our cities and buildings, factories and transportation; and thus
running them efficiently and smartly is critical to our Net Zero transition. At 31st Committee on Sustainable
Energy 2022 by Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency, three pillars of focus were reaffirmed: improvement
in EE in industry; reducing the gap in EE standards in buildings; and unlocking the potential via digitalisation.
EE is also about re-using energy. We can, for example, re-direct heat from factories, data centres and
wastewater facilities to heat our homes and neighbourhoods.

Audience insight: Delegates will learn latest policies in EE, best practices of EE in buildings, industry sectors
and success case studies.

Speakers

Luis Gonzalez

Chief Operating Officer Power, Aboitiz Data Innovation
Chief Data Officer, Aboitiz Power

Saiful Adib Abdul Munaff

Senior Director of Operations

MGTC

Moderator

Mattias Goldmann

Founder

Swedish 2030 Secretariat