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SUMMIT AGENDA - DAY 1

DAY1

Day 1 AM | APAC’s Roadmap to Bankable CCUS

09:05 - 09:15

(10 mins)

[Keynote] From National Strategy to Global Partnership: Australia's CCUS Commitment 

09:15 - 09:25

(10 mins)

[Keynote] Industrial Heartlands to Carbon Hubs: Victoria’s CCUS Transition

Jane Burton
Executive Director
The CarbonNet Project

09:25 - 09:45

(20 mins)

[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

Tyler Sujdovic
Executive Director, Resource and Environmental Compliance
Government of Western Australia, Department of Mines, Petroleum and Exploration

09:45 - 09:55

(10 mins)

[Global Keynote] Global Lessons, Shared Pathways: Insights on CCUS from (Canada/US/EU)

09:55 - 10:45

(50 mins)

[Visionary Voices] Aligning Nations and Industry: Building CCUS Cooperation Across APAC
  • Align policy goals with industry delivery and turn national ambitions into investable projects.
  • Build cross-border links and shared hubs to connect capture, shipping, and storage networks.
  • Create confidence through partnerships to de-risk projects, secure long-term offtake, and unlock regional scale.

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)

11:15 - 12:05

(50 mins)

[Leadership Panel] Shaping APAC’s Future: Building Regional Links and Market Confidence
  • Define how APAC can strengthen regional trust and cross-border collaboration to scale CCUS.
  • Show how hub development can become the anchor for linking supply, storage, and demand across the region.
  • Demonstrate how global leadership and corporate commitment can build long-term market confidence.

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

12:05 - 12:55

(50 mins)

[Executive Panel] Delivering FID-Ready Projects: Lessons from APAC’s First Movers
  • Show how you navigated uncertainty on the road to FID and secured final investment decisions.
  • Explain the premium and pitfalls of being a first mover in APAC’s CCUS market.
  • Demonstrate how your FID-ready project can serve as a benchmark for future industry players.

Steve Ovenden
Vice President, Commercial & Energy Transition
INPEX Australia

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
  • Highlight how FEED design decisions reduce technical and commercial risks.
  • Show how standardisation and modularity in FEED cut time and cost.
  • Demonstrate how early FEED choices improve bankability and FID readiness.

Craig Henderson
Group Director, APAC
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
  • Show how large-scale deployment can break the cost curve for capture.
  • Highlight proven design and operational choices that improve efficiency.
  • Demonstrate how wider deployment of capture strengthens industrial demand and market signals.

Alex Zapantis
Head of Asia Pacific
Global CCS Institute

Marc Revault
Energy Team Lead, Australia 
Ramboll

Ameen Bou Diab
Senior Project Development Manager - APAC
Skytree

Ir. Ts. Noraziah Muda
Head, Renewable Energy and Green Technology
TNB Research

Mousa Namavar
Director Carbon Solutions, Asia Pacific
SLB

Coffee Break (30 mins)

16:30 - 16:50

(20 mins)

[Keynote] Reserved for Sponsor

16:50 - 17:40

(50 mins)

[Panel] Unlocking APAC’s Storage Advantage: Turning Subsurface Confidence into Real Projects
  • Show how robust subsurface appraisal builds confidence in long-term storage.
  • Highlight how early-mover projects convert geological potential into operating assets.
  • Demonstrate how clear permitting and investment frameworks accelerate storage deployment.

Moderator: 

   
Senior Representative
Sproule ERCE

Panelists:

Dr. Matthias Raab
Chief Executive Officer
CO2CRC

Dr Aleksandra Kalinowski 
Assistant Director, Energy Initiatives and Advice
Geoscience Australia

Simon Allison
Vice President, APAC
Xodus Group

17:40 - 18:40

(60 mins)

Happy Hour

18:40 - 20:40

(120 mins)

Gala Dinner (Sustainability & Diversity Night)

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