ACCELERATE TO NET ZERO – FROM CHALLENGES TO OPPORTUNITIES
The race to net zero is our generation’s biggest and most important challenge. A challenge we cannot fail. Scientists recently warned that we are likely to breach the 1.5 degree threshold by 2027 – the world is certain to experience new record temperatures in the next 5 years. Clearly, this is a time for the world to accelerate to zero. This calls for unprecedented global collaboration, bold initiatives, rapid deployment of innovation, financing meeting transition and transformation demands at speed – all whilst maintaining a secure affordable and accessible energy landscape.
AtoZero, or “Accelerate To Net Zero”, is a new series of events bringing together key decision makers and changemakers to comprehensively explore pathways, policies and business opportunities that will catalyse an acceleration of net zero pathways.
AtoZero ASEAN 2023 Speakers
YAB Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim
Prime Minister Malaysia
YB Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad
Minister of Natural Resources Environment and Climate Change (NRECC)
Miss Diane Wong
Under Secretary Environment and Ecology Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Ts. Shamsul Bahar Mohd Nor
Group Chief Executive Officer Malaysian Green Technology & Climate Change Corporation (MGTC)
Datuk Dr. Muhammad Abdullah Bin Zaidel
Deputy State Secretary Economic Planning & Development, Sarawak Government
Dato' Ir. Ts. Abdul Razib Bin Dawood
CEO Energy Commission Malaysia
Abdul Aziz Othman
President, Malaysia Gas Association (MGA) Regional Coordinator, South and Southeast Asia, IGU
Ts. Syed Saggaf Syed Ahmad
President & CEO Malaysian Oil, Gas & Energy Services Council (MOGSC)
YBhg. Dato’ Leong Kin Mun
President Malaysia Biomass Industries Confederation (MBIC)
Clarence Woo
Executive Director Asian Clean Fuels Association, Singapore
Dato' Ir. Dr. Wan Ramli Wan Daud
President, Malaysian Association of Hydrogen Energy (MAHE) Principal Research Fellow, University Malaya
Mr. Azman Nasir
Regional Director Energy Industries Council
Mr Eric Williams
Principal Consultant – Economics Global CCS Institute
Sushil Purohit
CEO Gentari
PETRONAS
Senior Management
Ir. Mohd Yusrizal Bin Mohd Yusof
Managing Director TNB Renewables
Shri Pradip Kumar Das
Chairman and Managing Director India Renewable Development Agency (IREDA)
Dr. Chen Wei-nee
Head of Carbon Markets Bursa Malaysia
Rizal IL-Ehzan Fadil Azim
CEO Alliance Islamic Bank Berhad
Mr. Narsingh Chaudhary
President APAC and India, Black & Veatch
Mr Siddhartha Shrivastava
Head of New Energies Asia SMBC
Samuel Low
Head of Consulting APAC Rystad Energy
Mr. Davis Chong
CEO of Solarvest President of Malaysia Photovoltaic Industry Association
Scott Badger
Vice President Hydrogen – APAC Worley
Abdul Raof Latiff
Country Head DBS Bank (L) Malaysia and Group Head of Ecosystems and Partnerships, DBS
Michele Azalbert
Chief Hydrogen Officer Gentari
Low Kian Min
Chief Renewables Officer Gentari
Shah Yang Razalli
Deputy CEO and Chief Green Mobility Officer Gentari
Jun Yee Chew
Vice President Head of Renewables & Power Markets Asia, Rystad Energy
Alex Lee
Head of Commercial DHL Express Malaysia
Faroze Nadar
Executive Director Malaysia and Brunei, UN Global Compact Network
Dora Branyan
Director of Sustainability and External Relations Marquis Energy
Daniel Gaefke
Director of Projects, Asia Pacific BayWa R.E.
Datuk Dr Ahmad Parveez Ghulam Kadir
Director General Malaysian Palm Oil Board
Kiran Jethwa
Managing Partner Fumase, Malaysia
Tian Ching Long
Managing Director Vance Group
James Lai
Chairman Malaysian IoT Association
Ravi Krishnaswamy
Senior Vice President – Advisory, Head of Energy, Sustainability and Industrial Services Frost & Sullivan
Luis Gonzalez
Chief Operating Officer Power, Aboitiz Data InnovationChief Data Officer, Aboitiz Power
Law Tat Win
Country Chair Chevron Singapore
Ken Haig
Regional Head, Energy and Environment Policy APAC, Amazon Web Services
Giovanni Bruni
Partner, Singapore McKinsey
Beni Suryadi
Manager of Power, Fossil Fuel, Alternative Energy and Storage ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE)
Siti Aishah Mohd Hatta
Senior Consultant Storage Global CCS Institute
Anil Kumar Addanky
Service Leader – Southeast Asia Black & Veatch
IREDA
Wang Xingjin
Executive Director, Denison; Honorary Professor University of Queensland
Dr. Sanjayan Velautham
Advisory Council Member Minconsult
Mohamed Nazri Omar
Managing Director, Group Corporate and Investment Banking BPMB
Rassa Herabat
Head of Asset Management and RE Project Manager Investment Department, Prime Road Power
Achmat Nadhrain Ibrahim
Senior Director Cypark Resources
Taufik Azami
Senior Manager Accenture
Vishal Dewan
Country Managing Director Hitachi Energy Malaysia
Dan Taylor
Director and Co-Founder ion Ventures
Abhishek Rohatgi
Head APAC Gas and Global LNG, BloombergNEF
Faris Mustaffa
MD & CEO Asia Gas Hub
Dato’ Daud Ahmad
Group Chief Executive Office Cypark Resources Berhad
Dr. Astimar Abdul Aziz
Director, Engineering & Processing Division Malaysian Palm Oil Board
Hirzun Mohd Yusof
Head Sime Darby Plantation Renewable Energy
Dr. Renard Siew
Head of Corporate Sustainability Yinson Holdings
Hans Weemaes
Director Sustainability, Turner & Townsend
Gabriel Ho
Principal Consultant Chemcore
Saiful Adib Abdul Munaff
Senior Director of Operations MGTC
Saowalak Maliwan
Vice President of Investment and Regulatory– Vietnam Super Energy Corporation
EDP
Renewables management
Iain Lawson
Senior Advisor, Commodity Markets Ernst & Young (EY)
Mattias Goldmann
Founder Swedish 2030 Secretariat
Pn. Elina Jani
Senior Director Malaysian Green Technology & Climate Change Corporation (MGTC)
Azli Mohamed
Managing Director Siemens Energy Malaysia
Choo Kong Eng
Managing Director Hydrexia Sdn Bhd
Vinesh Sinha
CEO & Founder FatHopes Energy
Tali Goldman
Founder and Managing Director Market for Good
Dr. Shubhabrata Samantaray
Founder Enheroes Global Energy
Le Liang Wei
Manager, Business Development EDPR APAC
John Ang
Sustainability lead APAC Corporate Partnerships
Saravanan Desigamanie
Head of Sustainability, Research and Investor Relations Malakoff
Alvin Wong
Country Director EDP Renewables Malaysia
Sanjeev Gupta
Partner, Strategy & Transactions, Oil & Gas Leader, Asia Pacific Energy Market Segment Leader
Mr. Oscar Tejedor
Director MMM Energy
Ir. Dev Anandan
Chief Grid Officer Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB)
Paul Lee
Chief Executive, Markets, Constellar Exhibitions
“...We will provide financing to support green technology startups, while also helping SMEs implement low-carbon practices. Other forms of support in this area come in the form of a Green Technology Financing Scheme, Investment Tax Allowance and Income Tax Exemption for eligible activities.”
“Alongside runs an enhanced focus in investments in green growth areas including hydrogen technology, bioenergy and electric mobility — enablers of green adoption across sectors as well as future economic engines.”
The Honourable
Dato' Seri Anwar Bin Ibrahim
Malaysian Prime Minister’s keynote address at Invest Malaysia 2023
AtoZero ASEAN 2023 Advisory Board Members
Ts. Shamsul Bahar Mohd Nor
CEO MGTC
Pn. Elina Jani
Senior Director Malaysian Green Technology & Climate Change Corporation (MGTC)
Saiful Adib Bin Abdul Munaff
Senior Director of Operations Malaysian Green Technology & Climate Change Corporation (MGTC)
Mr. Clarence Woo
Executive Director Asian Clean Fuels Association
Mr. Azman Nasir
Regional Director The Energy Industries Council
Mr. Narsingh Chaudhary
President APAC and India, Black & Veatch
Mr. Scott Badger
Vice President Hydrogen - APAC Worley
Mr. Joshua Ngu
Vice President, Head of Upstream and Low Carbon Consulting Wood Mackenzie
Mr. Kiran Jethwa
Managing Partner Fumase LLc
Mr Siddhartha Shrivastava
Head of New Energies & Resources Asia Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Mr Jim Bullock
Director of Energy & Sustainability Microsoft
Datuk Adam Yee
Managing Director Powerwell International Sdn Bhd
Ts Syed Saggaf Syed Ahmad
President & CEO, Malaysian Oil Gas & Energy Services Council (MOGSC)
Vijay Krishnan
Partner & Head of APAC Rystad Energy
Leon Liew
Chief Strategy Officer Solarvest
Mr Abdul Aziz Othman
President, Malaysia Gas Association (MGA)Regional Coordinator, South and Southeast Asia, IGU
ATOZERO ASEAN SUMMIT AT IGEM 2023
Wednesday 04 October 2023
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 06 October 2023
10:00 - 10:05 AM
Organiser Welcome Remarks
Speaker
Paul Lee
Chief Executive, Markets, Constellar Exhibitions
10:05 - 10:15 AM
Special Address : Accelerating Green Growth and Advancing Climate Action – The Role of MGTC in Supporting the National Climate Change Agenda
Speaker
Ts. Shamsul Bahar Mohd Nor
Group Chief Executive Officer
Malaysian Green Technology & Climate Change Corporation (MGTC)
10:15 - 10:30 AM
Keynote : ASEAN Energy Outlook 2050 in a Global Context
Speaker
Jun Yee Chew
Vice President
Head of Renewables & Power Markets Asia, Rystad Energy
10:30 - 10:45 AM
Unleashing the Power of Clean Energy: Gentari's Role in Accelerating the ASEAN Region's Net Zero Transition
Speaker
Sushil Purohit
CEO
Gentari
10:45 - 11:15 AM
Morning Refreshment
11:15 - 12:00 PM
International Collaboration Spotlight Panel : The Importance of Regional Partnership to Support ASEAN’s Net Zero Transition
Speakers
Law Tat Win
Country Chair
Chevron Singapore
Daniel Gaefke
Director of Projects, Asia Pacific
BayWa R.E.
Saravanan Desigamanie
Head of Sustainability, Research and Investor Relations
Malakoff
Moderator
Ravi Krishnaswamy
Senior Vice President – Advisory, Head of Energy, Sustainability and Industrial Services
Frost & Sullivan
12:00 - 01:30 PM
Networking Luncheon
01:30 - 02:15 PM
Global Leadership Panel : Renewable Developers’ Perspectives: Regional Market Highlights, Unlocking Opportunities Through Interconnectivity, Energy Storage and Digitalisation
Speakers
Ir. Mohd Yusrizal Bin Mohd Yusof
Managing Director
TNB Renewables
Saowalak Maliwan
Vice President of Investment and Regulatory– Vietnam
Super Energy Corporation
Low Kian Min
Chief Renewables Officer
Gentari
Alvin Wong
Country Director
EDP Renewables Malaysia
Moderator
Dr. Sanjayan Velautham
Advisory Council Member
Minconsult
02:15 - 03:00 PM
Global Leadership Panel : The Case for Gas and LNG in ASEAN’s Transition to Net Zero
Speakers
Abdul Aziz Othman
President, Malaysia Gas Association (MGA)
Regional Coordinator, South and Southeast Asia, IGU
Ts. Syed Saggaf Syed Ahmad
President & CEO
Malaysian Oil, Gas & Energy Services Council (MOGSC)
Mr. Narsingh Chaudhary
President
APAC and India, Black & Veatch
Moderator
Giovanni Bruni
Partner, Singapore
McKinsey
03:00 - 03:30 PM
Afternoon Refreshment
03:30 - 03:45 PM
Ministerial Keynote : Malaysia’s Net Zero Mission Journey and Collaboration Opportunities for Growth
Speaker
YB Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad
Minister of Natural Resources
Environment and Climate Change (NRECC)
03:45 - 04:00 PM
Launch Gimmick & Photo Ops
04:00 - 05:00 PM
Ministers-CEOs Panel : Accelerating Net Zero Transformation – The Role of Policy, New Energies, Technology Innovations and Regional Collaboration
Speakers
Miss Diane Wong
Under Secretary
Environment and Ecology Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Datuk Dr. Muhammad Abdullah Bin Zaidel
Deputy State Secretary
Economic Planning & Development, Sarawak Government
Ir. Dev Anandan
Chief Grid Officer
Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB)
Sushil Purohit
CEO
Gentari
Moderator
Beni Suryadi
Manager of Power, Fossil Fuel, Alternative Energy and Storage
ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE)
05:00 - 05:45 PM
Global Leadership Panel : Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage Opportunities in ASEAN’s Net Zero Transition
Speakers
Mr Siddhartha Shrivastava
Head of New Energies Asia
SMBC
Anil Kumar Addanky
Service Leader – Southeast Asia
Black & Veatch
Mr Eric Williams
Principal Consultant – Economics
Global CCS Institute
Moderator
Sanjeev Gupta
Partner, Strategy & Transactions, Oil & Gas Leader, Asia Pacific Energy Market Segment Leader
10:00 - 11:00 AM
IGEM Opening Ceremony
Speaker
YAB Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim
Prime Minister
Malaysia
11:30 - 11:45 AM
Keynote: Innovation and Outlook of Electrification of Future of ASEAN
Speaker
Dato' Ir. Ts. Abdul Razib Bin Dawood
CEO
Energy Commission Malaysia
11:45 - 12:30 PM
Financing Panel : Green Energy Financing – Addressing the Fragmentations and Bridging the Gap in ASEAN
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
12:30 - 01:45 PM
Networking Luncheon
01:45 - 02:30 PM
Panel on Solar : ASEAN’s Floating and Rooftop Solar – Market Outlook, Growth Opportunities and Spotlight Markets
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
02:30 - 03:15 PM
Hydrogen Spotlight Panel : Towards Hydrogen Economy: Policy Support, Value Chain Development and Innovations Around Blue and Green Hydrogen
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
03:15 - 03:30 PM
Afternoon Refreshment
03:30 - 04:15 PM
ASEAN Future Grid Panel : Towards A Modern, Smart and Decentralised Grid
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
04:15 - 05:00 PM
LNG Buyer Spotlight Panel : Navigating LNG Market Dynamics 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
05:00 - 05:45 PM
Panel : Advancing the Role of Biomass and Biogas in Energy Transition - An ASEAN Perspective
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
10:00 - 10:45 AM
Corporate Net Zero Spotlight Panel : The Rise of Net Zero Commitment, RE100, Carbon Markets, RECs and Implications
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
10:45 - 11:15 AM
Morning Refreshment
11:15 - 12:00 PM
Panel : Decarbonising the Transportation Sector – Role of Alternative Fuels, Technology Advancement and Policies
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
12:00 - 12:45 PM
Panel : Championing Energy Efficiency (EE) as the First Fuel
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
12:45 - 01:30 PM
Networking Luncheon
THE GATEWAY TO MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR NET ZERO TRANSITION PROJECTS IN ASIA
23%
Collectively ASEAN aims to increase the share of RE in Total Primary Energy Supply (TPES) to 23% by 2025.
35%
In the Power Sector, the share of RE in installed capacity to reach 35% by 2025.
US$184 billion
Investment requirement for ASEAN’s power sector between 2021-2025, in the Baseline scenario.
+14GW%
In 2022, ASEAN added ~14GW power capacity, including gas (5,388MW), Coal (4,327MW), Solar(990MW), wind (490MW).
~RM20 billion
Malaysia’s national utility TNB pledged to invest ~RM20 billion annually between 2022- 2024 to hasten the transition
8,520MW
Malaysia’s RE capacity today stands at 23% at 8,520 MW. By 2025, TNB aims to increase the amount to 14 GW.
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
MINISTER-CEO DIALOGUE
Convening ministers and senior representatives from across the region onto a single platform at the AtoZero ASEAN Summit, the closed door dialogue will act as a platform to enhance collaboration between countries in the journey towards a net zero pathway.
CONFERENCE
With the theme of “Connect, Collaborate, Accelerate”, the three-day summit will bring together energy ministers, thinktanks, financiers, and industry leaders to drive policy dialogue, showcase innovations, and accelerate partnerships that will empower ASEAN countries on their Net Zero pathways.
ATOZERO EXHIBITION
The 3-days exhibition will feature a spread of over 100 regional and local sponsors and exhibitors showcasing their expertise and brands to key leaders and buyers across Asia.
2023 Sponsors and Supporting Partners
Foundation Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
Knowledge Partner
Bronze Sponsors
Supporting Associations
Supported By
Association Partner
Media Partner
A PART OF IGEM
Over the years, International Greentech & Eco Products Exhibition and Conference Malaysia (IGEM) has established itself as Southeast Asia’s leading trade event for green technologies and eco solutions.
IGEM serves as an ideal platform for solution providers and green energy businesses to tap into the fast-expanding ASEAN market by showcasing the latest innovations to policymakers, government organizations, investors policymakers, businessmen, academics, and industry experts to meet, exchange insights on the latest green technology developments and forge new collaborations to improve sustainability while contributing to global economic growth.