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SUMMIT AGENDA - DAY 1
DAY1
Day 1 AM | APAC’s Roadmap to Bankable CCUS
08:00 - 09:00
(60 mins)
Registration
09:00 - 09:05
(05 mins)
Welcoming Remarks
09:05 - 09:15 (10mins)
[Keynote] Industrial Heartlands to Carbon Hubs: Victoria’s CCUS Transition
Jane Burton
Executive Director
The CarbonNet Project
09:15 - 09:25 (10mins)
[Keynote] From FEED to Full Delivery: State's Role in Building Bankable CCUS
Alister Trier
Chief Executive Officer
Northern Territory Government Department of Mining and Energy
09:25 - 09:35 (10mins)
[Keynote] CCUS Destination WA: From Action Plan to Activity
Tyler Sujdovic
Executive Director, Resource and Environmental Compliance
Government of Western Australia, Department of Mines, Petroleum and Exploration
09:35 - 10:25 (50mins)
[Visionary Voices] Aligning Nations and Industry: Building CCUS Cooperation Across APAC
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Align policy goals with industry delivery and turn national ambitions into investable projects.
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Build cross-border links and shared hubs to connect capture, shipping, and storage networks.
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Create confidence through partnerships to de-risk projects, secure long-term offtake, and unlock regional scale.
Moderator:
Jane Burton
Executive Director
The CarbonNet Project
Panelists:
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Kara Peach
Director Transboundary CCS
Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW)
Makoto Kunieda
Project Director, CCS Planning Division, CCS Project Department
Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC)
Hon. Francisco da Costa Monteiro
Minister
Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Timor-Leste
H.E. Eddy Soeparno
Deputy Speaker
The People's Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia
Coffee Break (30 mins)
10:55 - 11:45 (50mins)
[Leadership Panel] Shaping APAC’s Future: Building Regional Links and Market Confidence
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Define how APAC can strengthen regional trust and cross-border collaboration to scale CCUS.
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Show how hub development can become the anchor for linking supply, storage, and demand across the region.
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Demonstrate how global leadership and corporate commitment can build long-term market confidence.
Moderator:
Simon Allison
Vice President, APAC
Xodus Group
Panelists:
Zharin Zhafrael Mohd
General Manager, CCS APAC
Shell
Andrew Nicholls
General Manager CCS
Woodside Energy
David Fallon
GM - Energy Transition / GM - Lower Carbon Execution & International CCS
Chevron
11:45 - 12:35 (50mins)
[Executive Panel] Delivering FID-Ready Projects: Lessons from APAC’s First Movers
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Show how you navigated uncertainty on the road to FID and secured final investment decisions.
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Explain the premium and pitfalls of being a first mover in APAC’s CCUS market.
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Demonstrate how your FID-ready project can serve as a benchmark for future industry players.
Moderator:
Peter Cox
Vice President, Onshore Upstream & Midstream
Worley
Panelists:
Steve Ovenden
Vice President, Commercial & Energy Transition
INPEX Australia
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Taishi Sato
Chief Representative, Representative Office in Sydney
Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
Jian En Song
Group Head of Energy Transition & Regulation
YTL PowerSeraya Pte Limited
Siriwat Chedsi
Deputy Governor, Power Plant Development and Renewable Energy
Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT)
Luncheon
Day 1 PM | Building the Technical Case: Linking Innovations into a Working CCS Chain
14:00 - 14:50
(50 mins)
[Panel] Engineering the Advantage: FEED Choices that De-risk and De-cost
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Highlight how FEED design decisions reduce technical and commercial risks.
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Show how standardisation and modularity in FEED cut time and cost.
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Demonstrate how early FEED choices improve bankability and FID readiness.
Xavier Duthie
Senior Associate – Decarbonisation
Worley
Matthew Forwood
Country Director, Energy Systems, Australia & NZ
DNV Australia Pty Limited
Tim Murray
Head of Commercial, Australia
Technip Energies
14:50 - 15:10
(20 mins)
[Keynote] Reserved for Platinum Sponsor
Sarath Prasannan
Senior Vice President and Head of Asia Pacific
Everllence
15:10 - 16:00
(50 mins)
[Panel] Carbon Capture at Scale: Breaking Cost Barriers and Powering the Next Wave
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Show how large-scale deployment can break the cost curve for capture.
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Highlight proven design and operational choices that improve efficiency.
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Demonstrate how wider deployment of capture strengthens industrial demand and market signals.
Moderator:
Perry Wilson
Head of Advisory ANZ
Rystad Energy
Panelists:
Alex Zapantis
Head of Asia Pacific
Global CCS Institute
Marc Revault
Energy Team Lead, Australia
Ramboll
Mousa Namavar
Director Carbon Solutions, Asia Pacific
SLB
Ameen Bou Diab
Senior Project Development Manager - APAC
Skytree
Ir. Ts. Noraziah Muda
Head, Renewable Energy and Green Technology
TNB Research
Damian Dwyer
Director External Affairs
Low Emission Technology Australia
Coffee Break (30 mins)
16:30 - 16:50
(20 mins)
[Keynote] Enabling Reliable CO2 Injection through Advanced Materials and Connection Performance
Yasuki Goto
Material and Corrosion Engineer Products Services & Development Sec.
JFE Steel Corporation Chita Works, Japan
16:50 - 17:40
(50 mins)
[Panel] Unlocking APAC’s Storage Advantage: Turning Subsurface Confidence into Real Projects
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Show how robust subsurface appraisal builds confidence in long-term storage.
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Highlight how early-mover projects convert geological potential into operating assets.
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Demonstrate how clear permitting and investment frameworks accelerate storage deployment.
Moderator:
Marty Kim
Australian Country Manager and Principal Geophysicist
Sproule ERCE
Panelists:
Dr. Matthias Raab
Chief Executive Officer
CO2CRC
Katarina Van Der Haar
Carbon Capture Transport and Storage (CCS) Engagement Lead
Wood.
Dr Aleksandra Kalinowski
Assistant Director, Energy Initiatives and Advice
Geoscience Australia
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Aqsha Aqsha
Assistant Research Professor
Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB)
Dr Jonathan Ennis-King
Senior Research Scientist
CSIRO
17:40 - 18:40
(60 mins)
Happy Hour
18:40 - 20:40
(120 mins)
Gala Dinner (Sustainability & Diversity Night)
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