SIEW Energy Insights

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Programme

Welcome Remarks

• Puah Kok Keong, Chief Executive, Energy Market Authority of Singapore

Keynote Address

• Lin Yang, Deputy Executive Secretary for Programme at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

Global LNG and Gas Outlook: Strengthening Energy Security in Asia

As Asia's energy demand continues to grow, LNG and natural gas will remain critical in ensuring reliable, affordable and secure energy supplies while supporting the region's energy transition. This session will examine the outlook for LNG and gas markets in Asia, including evolving demand and supply trends, investment in LNG infrastructure, and the role of diversified and resilient supply chains in enhancing regional energy security

Speaker:

• Sid Bambawale, Global Head of Energy Trading and Head of Asia Gas & Power, ExxonMobil
• Moderator: Liu Xiaowei, Asia Director and Senior Advisor World Energy Council

Nuclear Readiness: Global Insights for Southeast Asia's Energy Future 

With growing interest in nuclear energy across Southeast Asia, this session will draw on lessons from established nuclear programmes, using CANDU as a proven global example, to explore the policy, regulatory, workforce and financing foundations needed to build a safe, sustainable nuclear programme and enable future deployment.

Speakers:

• Gary Rose, Executive Vice President, Nuclear, Canada, AtkinsRéalis, and President, CANDU International, Candu Energy Inc.
• Todd Smith, Vice-President of Marketing and International Business Development, Candu International Candu Energy Inc., an AtkinsRéalis company
• Moderator: Matt Firla-Cuchra, Partner at KPMG, UK Head of Water, Power & Utilities, Global Lead Nuclear Energy, KPMG in the UK 

Energy Security Through Accelerated Electrification

This panel examines Australia’s strategic vision for COP31 in building a resilient, low-carbon energy architecture across the Indo-Pacific. Amidst heightened global conflict and supply chain vulnerabilities, policy makers, regional leaders, and energy experts will discuss accelerating the transition from fossil fuel dependence to green energy sovereignty, leveraging cross-border power trade, and driving global electrification targets to shield economies from geopolitical shocks.

Speakers:

• H.E. Amb Sadık Arslan, Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Singapore
• Emily Follett, Acting High Commissioner, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• Moderator: Sunitha Chalam, Partner, Singapore Office Head, Brunswick

Singapore-US Feasibility Study on Regional Energy Connectivity

The Singapore – US Feasibility Study on Regional Energy Connectivity examines how greater regional power interconnectivity can strengthen Southeast Asia’s energy security and support its energy transition. Building on the successful outcomes of the Study’s first phase, the second phase will focus on the legal and governance frameworks and financing arrangements needed to realise the region’s cross-border electricity trading ambition. The Study identifies practical approaches in addressing regulatory and commercial barriers, and in mobilising investments to facilitate cross-border electricity trading.

Speaker:

• Frank A. Putzu, Senior Advisor, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• Moderator Dr Roger Fouquet, Principal Research Fellow, Energy Studies Institute, NUS

Beyond the Cable: What Will It Take to Build a Sustainable ASEAN Power Market?

As ASEAN advances the development of the ASEAN Power Grid, attention is increasingly shifting from physical infrastructure to the commercial and market frameworks needed to support cross-border electricity trade. While significant investment will be required to develop new interconnectors, their long-term success will depend on how they are utilised, operated on a commercially viable basis, and integrated into regional electricity markets.

This panel brings together industry leaders to discuss the commercial and market arrangements that can support investments in interconnectors, facilitate regional power trading, and strengthen energy security across ASEAN. What lessons can be drawn from more mature electricity markets, and how can ASEAN develop market frameworks that balance efficiency, investment certainty, and regional cooperation? As regional electricity trade expands, how should access to cross-border transmission capacity be managed to encourage efficient utilisation and investment? What lessons can ASEAN draw from international experience, including emerging approaches such as capacity auctions?

Panellists:

• Stephanie McGregor, CEO, Marinus Link
• James O’Reilly, CEO, Greenlink Interconnector
• Dato’ Ir. Hasmarizal Hassan, Chief Grid Officer, Tenaga Nasional Berhad
• Chua Shun Loong, Assistant Chief Executive, Energy Market Authority
• Moderator: Jason Mann, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting

China's Oil & Petrochemical Market Outlook

Representing the CNPC Economics and Technology Research Institute (a national high-end think tank), the speaker will review how China has responded to the historic oil supply disruption in the Strait of Hormuz since the Middle East conflict in late February this year, providing insights into the ongoing impact of the conflict developments on the global oil market. The session will also explore outlook for China’s oil consumption over the next five years. It is projected that China’s electrification will speed up fossil fuel replacement in the next five years: major refined oil product consumption will edge down, whereas demand for petrochemical feedstock oil will grow steadily.

Presentation:

• Wu Qiunan, Chief Economist, PetroChina International, and Director of Global Market Analysis & Strategy Research Center

Panel Discussion:

• Wu Qiunan, Chief Economist, PetroChina International, and Director of Global Market Analysis & Strategy Research Center
• Dr Liu Qiang, Director of Energy Security Studies, Institute of Quantitative & Technological Economics and Secretary General of Global Forum on Energy Security, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)
• Moderator: Liu Xiaowei, Asia Director and Senior Advisor, World Energy Council