APERC Annual Conference 2003 26 and 27 February 2003, Keio Plaza Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

Wednesday, 26 February 2003

Opening Session

	Welcoming Remarks	Mr. Masaharu Fujitomi, President, APERC

Session1: Energy Security in the APEC Region

S1-1	Energy Security	Mr. Gary Eng, APERC
S1-2	The APEC Energy Security Initiative: Implementation Issues	Ms Vicki Brown, Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources, Australia
S1-3	Energy Security Strategies	Mr. Robert Manning, State Department, U.S.A.
S1-4	Energy Security: Northeast Asia and Russia	Dr. Vladimir I. Ivanov, Economic Research Institute for Northeast Asia (ERINA), Japan
S1-5	East Asia Premium and International Cooperation	Dr. Joonbeom Lee, Korea National Oil Corp., Korea
S1-6	Asian Premium of Crude Oil and Importance on Development of Oil Market	Dr. Yoshiki Ogawa, General Manager, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ), Japan

Session 2: Investment Issues in the Energy Sector

S2-1	Investment Outlook: Challenges for APEC Region's Development	Ms Naoko Doi and Mr. Juan Ramon Mota, APERC
S2-2	Power Sector in Asia and Related Financing Issues	Ms Aya Yamazaki, International Finance Department I, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Japan
S2-3	World Energy Outlook 2003 Insights: Global Energy Investment Challenges	Dr. Fatih Birol, Chief Economist, Economic Analysis Division, International Energy Agency (IEA)
S2-4	Global Energy Finance: The Emerging Landscape	Mr. Reinhold Heus, FairCourt Capital, U.K.
S2-5	Implementing Gas Projects in Greater China	Mr. Michael Williams, MFW Consultants, Australia

Thursday, 27 February 2003

Session 3: Gas Market Reform

S3-1	APEC Natural Gas Market Reform	Mr. Jeff Skeer, APERC
S3-2	Impacts of Gas Market Reform in Australia	Mr. Joe Dimasi, Executive General Manager, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Australia
S3-3	Gas Market Reform in Korea and its Implications to Asia-Pacific LNG Trade	Dr. Dongin Lee, Head, Center for Gas Economics and Managment, Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS), Korea
S3-4	The Reform of Gas Market in China	Dr. Wei Lu, Development Research Center, State Council of China, China
S3-5	Natural Gas Market Reform: The Canadian Experience	Mr. Glenn Booth, Chief Economist, National Energy Board, Canada

Session 4: Energy Efficiency Policy Evaluation

S4-1	Energy Efficiency Policy Evaluation	Dr. Oleg Sinyugin, APERC
S4-2	Evaluating Energy-Efficiency Policy: Lessons Learned	Dr. Ernst Worrell, Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, U.S.A.
S4-3	Experience in Energy Efficiency Programs in Thailand	Mr. Samerjai Suksumek, Policy and Plan Analyst, Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO), Ministry of Energy, Thailand
S4-4	Energy Efficiency in China	Mr. Li Tienan, Director, China Certification Center for Energy Conservation Product (CECP), China

Closing Session

	Round table discussion on policy issues in the APEC region
	Wrap-Up	Dr. Yongun Jung, Vice President, APERC
	Chairman's Concluding Remarks	Dr. Hassan Ibrahim