Catch SEA launch of World Energy Outlook 2012 in Singapore

We invite you to join us at the Southeast Asian launch of the World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2012. The annual WEO is the flagship publication of the International Energy Agency (IEA). It is the world's most authoritative source of energy market analysis and projections, providing critical analytical insights into trends in energy demand and supply and what they mean for energy security, environmental protection and economic development.The WEO2012 also focuses on topical issues, such as the benefits that could be achieved if known best technologies and practices to improve energy efficiency were systematically adopted. It highlights the dependence of energy on water, including the particular vulnerabilities faced by the energy sector in a more water-constrained future. This is the fifth year that the Energy Market Authority is co-hosting the WEO launch with the IEA, and this year, it will be helmed by IEA Chief Economist Dr Fatih Birol.To read more about WEO, please see www.worldenergyoutlook.org

Programme

1400hrs - Welcome Remarks EMA Chief Executive Mr Chee Hong Tat
1410hrs - Presentation of WEO 2012 by IEA Chief Economist, Dr Fatih Birol
1500hrs - Moderated Q & A session
1530hrs - Networking Receptiont

About the speaker: About the Speaker: Dr Fatih Birol is the Chief Economist at the International Energy Agency in Paris and is responsible for the IEA's flagship World Energy Outlook publication, which is recognized as the most authoritative source of strategic analysis of global energy markets. He is also the founder and chair of the IEA Energy Business Council, which provides a forum to enhance cooperation between the energy industry and energy policymakers. He is also the Chairman of the World Economic Forum's (Davos) Energy Advisory Board.

Dr Birol has been named by Forbes Magazine among the most powerful people in terms of influence on the world's energy scene.