APERC Annual Conference

APERC Annual Conference 2023 25-26 April 2023, Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Japan

TUESDAY APRIL 25, 2023 10:00 – 16:00 JST

9:30 – 10:00 Registration
10:00 – 10:05 Welcome and Introduction Dr. Kazutomo Irie, President, APERC

Session 1. Role for oil and gas.

•What is the current situation for oil and gas markets?
•When will gas markets come back into balance?
•How has under-investment in oil and gas factored into the current energy crisis?

10:05 – 11:30 20 min/speaker
S1 Moderator Mr. Glen Sweetnam, Senior Vice President, APERC
S1-1 The Impact on EU gas and LNG markets of the reduction in Russian gas supplies Prof. Jonathan Stern, Distinguished Research Fellow, The Oxford Energy Institute for Energy Studies (OIES), UK
S1-2 Russia and the energy crisis Dr. Tatiana Mitrova, Research Fellow, Centre on Global Energy Policy, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University, USA
S1-3 Natural Gas in China – Prospects for the Future Dr. Lei Yang, Deputy Dean, Institute of Energy in Peking University, China
S1-4 Outlook for US oil and natural gas Mr. Lucian Pugliaresi, President, The Energy Policy Research Foundation (EPRINC) , USA
11:30 – 11:40 Coffee break
11:40 – 12:30 Discussion and Q&A
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break (Crown Room B1)

Session 2. Decarbonization technologies and policies

•What policies have been effective at reducing CO2 emissions?
•What emerging energy security issues should be anticipated during the energy transition?
•What are the true costs of decarbonization?

13:30 – 15:00 20 min/speaker
S2 Moderator Dr. David Wogan, Assistant Vice President, APERC
S2-1 Decarbonization policies Dr. Peter Hartley, George A. Peterkin Professor of Economics MEECON Co-Director, Rice University, USA
S2-2 An energy system roadmap to carbon neutrality in China Prof. Zhongying Wang, Director General, Energy Research Institute, National Development and Reform Commission, China
S2-3 Critical material supply: resource concentration and value chain Dr. Michelle Foss, Fellow in Energy, Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, USA
S2-4 Real cost of decarbonization Mr. Leon R. Roose, Specialist, Hawai‘i Natural Energy Institute, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawai‘i
15:00 – 15:10 Coffee break
15:10 – 16:00 Discussion and Q&A
17:30 – 19:30 Reception Dinner (Ohka 2F)

WEDNESDAY APRIL 26, 2023 9:30 – 12:15 JST

9:00 – 9:30 Registration

Session 3. Balancing affordability during the energy transition with a focus on southeast Asia

•How are policymakers responding to the energy crisis?
•Who bears the cost of ensuring affordability?
•Are affordability concerns affecting decarbonization plans?

9:30 – 11:20 20 min/speaker
S3 Moderator Mat Horne, Senior Researcher, APERC
S3-1 Government’s role in maintaining energy affordability and security Mr. Chrisnawan Anditya, Head of Planning Bureau, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia
S3-2 Malaysia’s governments efforts to ensure affordable energy Dr. Afiza binti Idris Director, Energy Division, Ministry of Economy, Malaysia
S3-3 Viet Nam’s response to high natural gas prices Dr. Nguyen Linh Dan, PhD, Lecturer, Department of Industrial Economics, School of Economics and Management, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Viet Nam
S3-4 Thailand’s response to high natural gas prices and views on energy transition Dr. Poonpat Leesombatpiboon Executive Director, Office of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Energy of Thailand
S3-5 Southeast Asia Energy Outlook Mr. Toru Muta, Senior Energy Analyst, World Energy Outlook, International Energy Agency (IEA)
11:20 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 12:15 Discussion and Q&A
12:15 Concluding remarks Dr. Kazutomo Irie, President, APERC