Singapore, 16 October 2026 – The 19th Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) will open on 26 October, bringing together global policymakers, industry leaders and innovators to navigate energy challenges and shape a more secure, connected and sustainable energy future.
Highlights of SIEW 2026
I. Opening: The Singapore Energy Lecture will be delivered by H.E. Dr Tan See Leng, Minister for Energy, Trade and Industry (Energy and Industry). YAB Datuk Amar Haji Fadillah bin Haji Yusof, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation, Malaysia, will deliver the Ministerial Keynote Address. Bernard Fontana, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Électricité de France (EDF), will share his perspectives at the SIEW Opening Keynote.
II. Ministerial and VIPs: Ministers from Australia, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Finland, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Oman, Philippines, and United States will be joined by H.E. Dr Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of the ASEAN Secretariat, Dr Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, and Francesco La Camera, Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency. Global industry leaders from Baker Hughes, China Huaneng Group, GE Vernova, Hitachi Energy, Petronas, Siemens Energy, State Grid Corporation of China, Tenaga Nasional Berhad, and Univers will share their insights impacting the energy landscape.
2 SIEW 2026 will host prominent decision-makers and visionaries from across government, international bodies, regulatory agencies, and industry. The list of speakers attending SIEW 2026 is available here.
Government
1. H.E. Dr Tan See Leng, Minister for Energy, Trade and Industry (Energy and Industry), Republic of Singapore
2. H.E. Gan Siow Huang, Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry, Republic of Singapore
3. YAB Datuk Amar Haji Fadillah bin Haji Yusof, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation, Malaysia
4. H.E. Sonam Tashi, Minister for Energy and Natural Resources, Bhutan
5. Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Mohamad Azmi Bin Haji Mohd Hanifah, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office (Energy, Upstream and Downstream), Brunei Darussalam
6. H.E. Sakari Puisto, Minister of Economic Affairs, Republic of Finland
7. H.E. Malaithong Kommasith, Minister of Industry and Commerce, Lao People's Democratic Republic
8. H.E. Eng. Salim Bin Nasser Al Aufi, Minister of Energy and Minerals, Vice Chairman of the Board of the Oman Investment Authority, Oman
9. The Honourable Sharon S. Garin, Secretary, Department of Energy, Republic of the Philippines
10. H.E. Jean Barroca, Deputy Minister of State for Energy, Portugal
11. Dr Majid Al-Qwaiz, Deputy Minister of Development and Project Management, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
12. The Rt Hon Miatta Fahnbulleh MP, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
13. Chris Stark, Head of UK’s Mission for Clean Power, UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
International Organisations
14. Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency
15. Lin Yang, Deputy Executive Secretary for Programme, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
16. Hideaki Iwasaki, Director General, Sectors Department 1 (Energy and Transport Sectors), Asian Development Bank (ADB)
17. Kim-See Lim, Chief Investment Officer, Public Sector (Region 1) & Financial Institutions and Funds (Global) Clients, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
18. Stéphanie Guénot Bresson, Commissioner, Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Authority
19. Dr Sama Bilbao y León, Director General, World Nuclear Association
Regulators and Utilities
20. Anna Collyer, Chair, Australian Energy Market Commission
21. Clare Savage, Chair, Australian Energy Regulator
22. Narumi Hosokawa, Secretary General, Electricity and Gas Market Surveillance Commission, Japan
23. Erik Westergaard, Deputy Chair, Electricity Authority, New Zealand
24. Dato’ Sri Ir. Ts. Shamsul Bin Ahmad, President and Chief Executive Officer, Tenaga Nasional Berhad
25. Hon. Francis Saturnino C. Juan, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, Energy Regulatory Commission, Philippines
26. Theodore J. Garrish, Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
27. Judy Chang, Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, United States
28. Emmanuelle Wargon, Chair, French Energy Regulatory Commission
29. Dr Narin Phoawanich, Governor, Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
30. Shao Guoyong, Board Director, State Grid Corporation of China
Industry
31. Gary Rose, Executive Vice President, Nuclear, Canada, AtkinsRéalis, and President, CANDU International, Candu Energy Inc.
32. Allyson Anderson Book, Chief Sustainability Officer, Government Affairs & Public Policy Officer, Baker Hughes
33. Yingying Zhou, Vice President, Organisation and Head of Asia, Cheniere Energy
34. Joseph Law, Managing Director, CLP Power Hong Kong
35. Li Rui, Vice President, China Southern Power Grid
36. Lim Wee Seng, Group Head of Energy, Renewables & Infrastructure, Project Finance Strategic Advisory and Sustainability, Institutional Banking Group, DBS Bank
37. Tham Chee Aun, Chief Executive Officer, Ditrolic Energy
38. Eric Gray, Chief Executive Officer, Power, GE Vernova
39. James O'Reilly, Chief Executive Officer, Greenlink Interconnector
40. N Venu, MD and CEO, India and APAC Region, Member of Global Executive Team, Hitachi Energy, MD, Hitachi India
41. Zhong Guodong, President, China Huaneng Group Co., Ltd.
42. Dr Han-Gon Kim, President, Innovative SMR Development Agency
43. Tadashi Maeda, Chairman of the Board, Japan Bank for International Cooperation
44. Izumi Kai, Managing Executive Officer, CEO of JERA Asia
45. Stephanie McGregor, Chief Executive Officer, Marinus Link
46. Emmanuel V. Rubio, President and CEO, Meralco PowerGen Corporation (MGEN)
47. Yasuhiro Kawabe, President & CEO of Mitsubishi Power, Ltd.
48. Elaine Lam, Group Managing Director and Head of Global Corporate Banking, OCBC
49. YM Tan Sri Tengku Muhammad Taufik Tengku Aziz, CEO, Petronas
50. Thorbjörn Fors, Group Senior Vice President and President Asia Pacific, Siemens Energy
51. Stanley Huang, Group Chief Executive Officer, SP Group
52. Jeanne Soh, Managing Director, Head, Structured Finance, Asia, SMBC
3 The SIEW week will feature high-level expert discussions across SIEW Summit, SIEW Energy Insights, SIEW TechTable and SIEW Thinktank Roundtables. Topics will include energy security, regional connectivity, system resilience and decarbonisation, including leading technologies and industrial capabilities on AI and digital grids, power interconnections, geothermal energy, and nuclear energy. More details can be found at siew.gov.sg.
4 Register now at https://register.siew.gov.sg.
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