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SUMMIT AGENDA - DAY 2

DAY1

Day 2 AM | Making CCS Commercial: Creating the Confidence for Capital to Flow Into CCS

09:05 - 09:55

(50 mins)

[Panel] Make the Case, Close the Deal: Financing Lessons from APAC Pioneers
  • Show how pioneers built compelling investment cases for CCUS projects.
  • Highlight risk-sharing structures that enabled financing and de-risked FID.
  • Demonstrate how contracts, incentives, and carbon markets turned commitments into deals.

Moderator: 

Thomas Hodgson
Climate Resilience and Decarbonisation National Lead | Director
Anthesis Group

Panelists:

Stephen Land
Chief Investment Officer
Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility

Dr. Tso Chunto
Vice President
Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER).  

Eugene Tan
Associate Director, Catalytic Capital for Climate & Health (C3H) and Planet Collaborative
Temasek Trust

Mark Elliot
Commercial Lead, Hydrogen and Renewables
Xodus Group

09:55 - 10:15 

(20 mins)

[Keynote] Reserved for Sponsor

10:15 - 11:05

(50 mins)

[Panel] Ocean Networks: Scaling CO₂ Transport into Bankable Value Chains
  • Show how vessel design and operations can scale CO₂ shipping.
  • Highlight contract and liability models that make CO₂ shipping financeable.
  • Demonstrate how shipping connects diverse sources and sinks to unlock capital flow.

Moderator: 

Martin Wilkes
Managing Director
RISC

Panelists:

Eka Suhendra
Director of Business Planning
PT Pertamina International Shipping

Nicholas Wills
Director of Business Development
MODEC

Yuji Aibara
Deputy General Manager of Carbon Solution Development Unit
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.

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Ts. Syed Saggaf Syed Ahmad
Regional Director Asia Pacific
Energies Industries Council (EIC) ; President, The Malaysian Oil, Gas and Energy Services Council (MOGSC)

Eng Kiong Koh
Director, Projects
Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) 

Coffee Break (30 mins)

11:35 - 12:25

(50 mins)

[Panel] From CO₂ Highways to Offtake Deals: Building the Commercial Backbone
  • Show how utilities, steel and cement players are anchoring domestic capture and storage.
  • Demonstrate how fully domestic ‘capture-to-storage’ chains strengthen Australia’s self-reliance and credibility.
  • Highlight how clear local contracts and policy frameworks unlock capital flow into projects.

Moderator: 

Bennett Green
Sustainability and Governance Lead
Yara Pilbara

Panelists:

Jai Coppen
Director Energy Sourcing
Yara International

Julia Davies
Chief Executive Officer
inCapture

12:25 - 12:45

(20 mins)

[Keynote] Reserved for MSA Safety
Luncheon

Day 2 PM | Designing the Next Decade: CCS Pathways Beyond Today’s Projects

14:00 - 14:15

(15 mins)

[keynote] Trust in Transition: Keeping Communities on Board Through Change
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Nils Hay
Chief Executive Officer
Mid West Development Commission

14:15 - 15:05

(50 mins)

[Panel] Utilisation Meets Demand: Creating Revenue from CO₂
  • Create demand signals that turn CO₂ utilisation into investable markets.
  • Integrate CO₂ utilisation into wider industrial value chains to unlock scale.
  • Build trust and reduce risk through standards, certification, and transparent value claims.

Marcus Dawe
Chief Executive Officer
Mci Carbon

Søren Jensen
Team Leader Technology 
Pentair

15:05 - 15:15

(10 mins)

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