Honourable Akmal Nasrullah bin Mohd Nasir was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation following the Cabinet reshuffle announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in December 2023.

Prior to this role, he served as the Deputy Minister of Local Government Development from December 2022, where he played a pivotal role in advancing policies aimed at resolving issues surrounding delayed, sick, and abandoned private housing projects through the Task Force on Sick and Abandoned Private Housing Projects. His efforts contributed to enhancing housing development processes and protecting homeowners’ interests.

In his current capacity, Honourable Akmal Nasrullah is tasked with formulating and implementing critical policies related to energy transition, water resource management, and sewerage systems, supporting Malaysia’s commitment to sustainable development and environmental resilience.

Parliamentary career

Elected as the Member of Parliament for Johor Bahru in 2018, Honourable Akmal Nasrullah has been an active and dedicated participant in parliamentary affairs. From 2018 to 2020, he served on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), where he played a crucial role in ensuring transparency, accountability, and integrity in government operations.

During this period, he also represented Malaysia at the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly in Singapore, Thailand, and Australia. Through his contributions, he strengthened regional cooperation, fostered mutual understanding, and effectively promoted Malaysia’s interests on the international stage.

Ms Low Yen Ling is the Senior Minister of State for the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) and the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY). She has held office in the Ministry of Education (2015-2020), the Ministry of Manpower (2018-2020) and the Ministry of Social and Family Development (2013-2015), as well as earlier appointments in MCCY (2014-2015) and MTI (2015-2018). She was Member of Parliament for Chua Chu Kang GRC from 2011 to 2025. In May 2025, she was elected as the Member of Parliament for Bukit Gombak SMC.

Ms Low began her career in the private sector with experience in financial institutions and a start-up venture. Thereafter, she joined the Singapore Economic Development Board and strengthened Singapore’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and professional services sector in her decade of service. In 2011, she became Chief Executive Officer of Business China, an organisation nurturing Chinese biculturalism, bilingualism and collaboration with China. With her strong bicultural and bilingual background, she spearheaded unique programmes to immerse business leaders in China and deepen young Singaporeans’ knowledge of modern China.

Drawing on her strong ties with the local business community, Ms Low is currently Advisor for the Singapore Business Federation’s (SBF) SME Committee (SMEC) and the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (SCCCI) Trade Association Committee (TACOM). In addition, Ms Low is Chairperson of the Mayors’ Committee and Mayor of the South West District.

HE Haitham Al Ghais of Kuwait assumed office as Secretary General of OPEC on 1 August 2022. On 10 December 2024, he was reappointed for a further three-year period with effect from 1 August 2025.

With more than 30 years of experience in the global energy industry, HE Al Ghais has held key senior managerial positions in the petroleum industry in Kuwait, as well as internationally in Beijing and London.

Tengku Muhammad Taufik is the President and Group Chief Executive Officer of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS). He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree in Finance & Accounting from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), and a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA).

He currently oversees board stewardship in several PETRONAS subsidiaries and is on the board of various international and industry-related organisations. He is Co-Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Oil & Gas Governors Community, and the WEF ASEAN Leaders for Just Energy Transition Community. He is also the Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS.

In 2023, he was conferred the Darjah Kebesaran Panglima Setia Mahkota (P.S.M.) which carries the title “Tan Sri,” in recognition of his services to Malaysia.

Daniel Yergin is a respected authority on energy, international politics, and economics, and a Pulitzer Prize winner. He is Vice Chairman of S&P Global, and is chairman of S&P Global’s CERAWeek conference, which CNBC has called “the Super Bowl of energy”.

Dr. Yergin’s book The New Map: Energy, Climate and the Clash of Nations is described by NPR as “a master class on how the world works.” He is the author of the bestseller The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World. Dr. Yergin’s book The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil Money and Power was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, was a number one New York Times bestseller, and has been translated into 20 languages.

Amin Nasser is the President & CEO of Aramco, the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals enterprise, and the largest provider of crude oil to global markets. He is also a member of the company’s Board of Directors.

He is leading Aramco’s efforts to produce cleaner energy and products through investments in technologies such as next-generation fuel-engine interfaces, crude oil-to-chemicals processes, and renewable energy applications; entrepreneurial start-ups focused on cleaner energy solutions; and industry-wide efforts via the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) to minimize gas emissions.

Alongside his corporate responsibilities, he is a member of the International Advisory Board of the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals; the Board of Trustees of the King Abdullah University of Science & Technology; the World Economic Forum’s International Business Council (IBC); the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Presidential CEO Advisory Board; the JP Morgan International Council; and the BlackRock Board of Directors.

As President of Microsoft ASEAN, Andrea leads the organization’s strategic direction and operations in the region, supporting digital acceleration across 15 countries and driving the company’s mission of empowering every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. 

She and her team enable businesses of all sizes to embrace technology as a platform for continuous innovation and inclusive economic growth. Andrea has more than 25 years of experience in the technology sector and is an enthusiastic advocate for inclusivity. That includes encouraging girls in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), supporting women in leadership roles, and enhancing the employability of people with disabilities.

Before joining Microsoft in 2017, she served in a series of senior leadership roles at Insight Enterprises & Software Spectrum in North America and APAC, including her most recent role as Asia Pacific Managing Director, where she advocated technology-driven business outcomes transformational leadership, digital acceleration, and business empowerment.

Proscovia Nabbanja is the CEO of the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC). She is a magnificent woman with an admirable strong interest in Uganda’s petroleum industry. She has played a significant role in Uganda’s oil and gas industry for the past 24 years. She is a grounded geologist and business executive and one of the prominent women leaders playing a pivotal role in shaping Uganda’s petroleum sector and positioning the country as a critical player in the global energy landscape. She has led the national oil company through development of its wide portfolio of projects in the upstream, midstream and downstream segments.

Proscovia continues to demonstrate her dedication to Uganda’s petroleum industry’s growth and sustainable development as the visionary leader at the helm of the Uganda National Oil Company. Her strategic decisions and impactful initiatives have positioned her as an influential figure in the country and the broader global energy landscape.

Mr. Ren was appointed as the Vice President of CNPC in June 2021 and was appointed as the Senior Vice President in August that same year. Before his current job titles, Mr. Ren served as the President of CNPC Dushanzi Petrochemical Company and the President of PetroChina Refining and Chemicals Company.

Dr. Lu Ruquan, Professorate Senior Economist with a Ph.D. in International Relations. As a renowned scholar in the field of international energy strategy, he currently serves as the President of the CNPC Economics & Technology Research Institute (CNPC ETRI) and Executive Deputy Director General of CNPC Research Center of China Top Think Tanks.

Dr. Lu has previously held the positions of Deputy Director General of the International Department of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and Director of Strategic Development at CNODC. Since 2006, Dr. Lu has been mainly engaged in research on strategic management, energy policy, management reform, energy transition, and the Belt and Road Initiative. His contributions to the field have been widely recognized with the winning of three national-level first-prize awards for achievements in the innovation of enterprise management modernization. He has authored or co-authored several influential books including “Thoughts on Petroleum” “Oil and Gas under the Belt and Road Initiative” “Strategies in the Past Decade — A Manifesto by a Researcher on State Enterprise Strategies” “China’s Oil and Gas Business and the World under the Belt and Road Initiative” “Oil Power” and ” The First Decade of Jointly Building the “Belt and Road ”，Energy Cooperation Achieves Inclusive Development”. He has published more than 200 papers or articles on international relations, energy geopolitics, and enterprise internationalization, as well as strategies and management, etc.

Toshiya (Toshi) Nakahara is the Representative Director and Chairman of ENEOS Xplora Inc. (“Xplora”), formerly JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corp., the upstream arm of ENEOS Holdings, Japan’s largest energy conglomerate. Before joining Xplora in 2021, Nakahara spent 38 years at ENEOS, gaining expertise in finance, dealer operations, and renewable energy. As Executive Officer and Head of Corporate Strategy, he played a key role in the merger of JX Group and Tonen General Group. He later served as Director and Senior Executive Officer at JXTG and ENEOS Holdings.

Beyond ENEOS, he has held notable roles, including Councilor for the Japan Sports Agency and Non-Executive Director at Petrolimex. He is also Chairperson of the Japan Petroleum Development Association. Nakahara holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce and Management from Hitotsubashi University.

Toto Wolff is Team Principal & CEO of the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team. He is the managing partner of the team alongside wider responsibilities as Head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport.

From humble surroundings in Vienna, Austria, Toto’s first taste of motorsport came when at 17, whilst watching a friend race at the Nürburgring. A short racing career of his own followed, competing in Austrian Formula Ford and scoring a class win at the 1994 Nürburgring 24 Hours.

Toto called time on his racing career just three years later, transferred his competitive ambitions to the business and investment world. After studying at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, Toto founded his own investment company, Marchfifteen, in 1998, followed by Marchsixteen in 2004.

Initially focusing on internet and technology companies in the ‘tech boom’ era of the 90s, the business developed strategic investments in medium-size industrial companies and listed companies.

One of these investments included the initial public offering of HWA AG – the company responsible for developing and racing Mercedes-Benz cars for the DTM (German Touring Car Championship), as well as Mercedes-Benz’s successful Formula 3 engine programme. Toto divested his stake in HWA AG in 2015.

In 2002, Toto started a new venture, co-owning a racing driver management company alongside two-time Formula One World Champion Mika Häkkinen. The same year, Toto returned to racing, winning once on the way to sixth in the FIA GT World Championship. Further success followed in 2006, when Toto claimed top overall honours at the 24 Hours of Bahrain. 

Meg O’Neill has 29 years’ experience in the global oil and gas industry, with positions and responsibilities extending across North America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia.

Since being appointed Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Woodside Energy in 2021, Meg has overseen a merger that has transformed Woodside into the largest energy company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.

The merger built on Woodside’s proud history as the founder of Australia’s LNG industry and delivered a geographically diverse portfolio of high-quality oil and gas assets.

Meg joined Woodside in 2018 as Chief Operations Officer, responsible for all of the company’s producing assets. In 2019, Meg was appointed Executive Vice President Development, overseeing the delivery of Woodside’s major growth projects in Australia and Senegal. In 2020, she also
assumed responsibility for Marketing.

Montri Rawanchaikul is the Chief Executive Officer of PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP), Thailand’s national oil and gas exploration and production company. With over three decades of experience in the industry, he is dedicated to driving the company towards sustainable growth.

In recent years, Mr. Rawanchaikul has played a pivotal role in significant achievements for PTTEP, including establishing the company’s presence in the Middle East, overseeing successful acquisitions, and strengthening the management of all producing assets to ensure long-term growth in Thailand and neighboring regions.

Assuming the position of CEO in October 2021, Mr. Rawanchaikul is committed to leading PTTEP with a focus on reinforcing core exploration and production values for Thailand’s energy security, as well as long term value creation, while actively addressing the climate change agenda. He advocates for carbon capture and storage (CCS) initiatives, leveraging the company’s upstream capabilities to contribute to global environmental betterment.

Mr. Rawanchaikul holds a bachelor’s degree in Physics from Chiang Mai University, Thailand, a master’s degree in Exploration Geophysics from the University of New South Wales, Australia, and was recently conferred an honorary doctorate degree in Applied Geophysics from Chiang Mai University, Thailand.

His career commenced in 1991 as a geophysicist at PTTEP.

A Graduate of Ecole Polytechnique and Chief Engineer of the French Corps des Mines, Patrick Pouyanné held various positions in the French Industry Ministry and in ministerial offices from 1989 to 1996, including Environment and Industry Technical Advisor to the Prime minister from 1993 to 1995 and Chief of Staff to the information technology and space minister from 1995 to 1996.

Patrick Pouyanné joined the company TotalEnergies (ex Total) in January 1997, with positions in Angola and Qatar in 1999.

In August 2002, he was named Senior Vice President, Finance, Economics and Information Systems in Exploration & Production, then Senior Vice President, Strategy, Business Development and R&D in Exploration & Production in 2006.

In January 2012, he was appointed President, Refining & Chemicals and member of the Executive Committee.

Olivier Le Peuch is SLB’s chief executive officer and has been since August 2019. Previously, he served as the company’s chief operating officer, as well as many other global management roles in his 35 years with SLB. These include executive vice president of reservoir and infrastructure; president of the Cameron group; president of completions; vice president of engineering, manufacturing, and sustaining; and president of Schlumberger Information Solutions.

Olivier began his long SLB career in 1987 as an electrical engineer. He spent his early years in custom software integration and development and in high-temperature electronics development for wireline equipment. Olivier held several leadership roles, including management of technology development in both Europe and the United States.

Olivier earned an electrical engineering degree from Bordeaux Engineering School and a research master’s degree in microelectronics from the Bordeaux University of Science.

Uwem Ukpong is Vice President of Global Services at Amazon Web Services (AWS). In this role, he leads global expansion and customer transformation with a team of experienced cloud experts from across AWS – including training, professional services in commercial and public sectors, customer support and managed services, and security. Reporting directly AWS CEO, Matt Garman, Uwem’s scope includes overseeing AWS’ investment strategy in emerging markets as well as AWS Sovereign Cloud and Compliance.

Leading with a pan-Global Services strategy and an integrated go-to-market organization, Uwem and team – in collaboration with our network of cloud-certified partners – enable customers to rapidly scale their transformation journey from consultation on initial solution design, to building applications, to ongoing optimization and support. Under Uwem’s leadership, Global Services also helps customers and partners take full advantage of generative artificial intelligence (AI) while leveraging best-in-class technology and strategies across their business. His team is responsible for AWS’ Generative AI Innovation Center – a $100 million investment that connects customers and partners with AWS machine learning and AI experts around the world, who work step-by-step to ideate, identify, and implement secure generative AI solutions that transform business.

Ryan M. Lance has served as chairman and chief executive officer of ConocoPhillips, one of the world’s leading exploration and production companies, since 2012.

Ryan is a petroleum engineer with four decades of oil and natural gas industry experience in senior management and technical positions with ConocoPhillips, predecessor Phillips Petroleum and various divisions of ARCO. His past ConocoPhillips executive assignments included responsibility for international exploration and production, regional responsibility at various times for Asia, Africa, the Middle East and North America, and responsibility for technology, major projects, downstream strategy, integration and specialty functions.

Externally, Ryan is a board member of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and a trustee of both the George and Barbara Bush Foundation and PGA Reach. He is also an advocate for charities benefiting youth through his service on the board of Spindletop International. He is former chairman of the American Petroleum Institute currently serving on its Executive Committee, and currently Vice Chair of the National Petroleum Council and on the Business Roundtable Board.

Ryan is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in petroleum engineering from Montana Technological University in Butte in 1984.

Dato’ Fad’l Mohamed, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bursa Malaysia, leads the national multi-asset exchange in supporting Malaysia’s economic growth via various fundraising, investment, and hedging avenues. He champions creating opportunities and growing value for the country through a dynamic and competitive capital market. Under his leadership, Bursa Malaysia is driving sustainability and digital transformation, particularly among listed issuers, towards fostering improved performance and a vibrant marketplace. Bursa Malaysia is also supporting the nation’s multi-pronged approach towards lower carbon emissions through Bursa Carbon Exchange.

Wael was appointed CEO of Shell plc per 1 January 2023.

Wael was previously Director Integrated Gas, Renewables and Energy Solutions. He has been a member of the Executive Committee since 2019, when he was appointed Upstream Director.

Wael joined Shell in 1997 and has worked in each of Shell’s core business units: Upstream, Integrated Gas and Downstream. In his time with Shell, he has served in roles including Vice President for Commercial, New Business and LNG in Qatar, Managing Director and Chairman of the Qatar Shell companies and Executive Vice President of Shell’s Deep Water business.

Wael was born in Lebanon and grew up in the United Arab Emirates and Canada. He holds a Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from McGill University in Montreal and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He lives in the UK, is married to Nicole and they have three sons.

Lorenzo Simonelli is Chairman and CEO of Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR). Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that combines innovation, expertise and scale to provide solutions for energy and industrial customers worldwide.

Simonelli was named Chairman of the Board in October 2017 and has been President and CEO since the Company’s creation in 2017, where he oversaw the successful merger of GE Oil & Gas with Baker Hughes Inc. Since 2013, he served as President and CEO of GE Oil & Gas.

Previously, Simonelli served as President and CEO of GE Transportation, a global transportation leader in the rail, mining, marine and energy storage industries. During his five-year tenure, he expanded and diversified GE Transportation by focusing on advanced technology manufacturing, intelligent control systems, and a diverse approach to new propulsion solutions.

Tara M Ruttley, PhD is currently Blue Origin’s Chief Scientist for the developing space station, Orbital Reef. Prior to joining Blue Origin, she spent 20 years at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) designing, managing, and communicating about science and exploration activities for the International Space Station (ISS).

Combining her love for Biology and human spaceflight, Dr. Ruttley completed her BS degree in Biology and an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University before beginning her NASA career at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) in 2001. There, she joined as an engineer, designing the medical equipment and human research hardware used on the ISS. She concurrently pursued her PhD in Neuroscience and then joined the ISS Program Science Office, where she managed and communicated about ISS science activities as ISS Associate Program Scientist. After almost two decades at JSC, Dr. Ruttley and her family moved to Washington, DC, where she joined NASA’s Chief Scientist Office as NASA’s Associate Chief
Scientist for Microgravity Research. In 2022, she left NASA to join Blue Origin to lead the development of Orbital Reef’s science strategy.

Datuk Ir. Abdul Nasser is the CEO of Energy Commission of Sabah (ECoS), overseeing electricity, gas, and renewable energy development. With 30+ years of experience, he pioneered Sabah’s Energy Roadmap and Masterplan 2040 (SE-RAMP2040), establishing the state’s first energy masterplan and advancing sustainable power solutions. Starting as a power plant engineer in power generation in 1990, he now drives the Sabah’s Energy Transition agenda with focus on renewable energy growth, blending technical expertise with policy leadership. A Nottingham University mechanical engineering graduate and registered Professional Engineer (BEM), he’s known for his leadership on integrity, innovation, and his passion in championing the transformation of Sabah’s energy future.

Dato’ Abdul Rahman is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of PNB, Malaysia’s leading asset management firm where he also served between 2016 and 2019. Prior to his current role, he was the Group CEO of CIMB Group, one of Asean’s largest financial institutions. A Chartered Accountant, he began his career in 1992 at Arthur Andersen, London, and has led various corporate organisations, including Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad, Media Prima Berhad as well as Ekuiti Nasional Berhad, a government linked private equity firm.

Lord Turner chairs the Energy Transitions Commission, a global coalition of companies, NGOs and experts working to achieve a net zero economy by 2040.

He is an independent member of the House of Lords and an honorary fellow of the Royal Society . Lord Turner advises regularly climate and government bodies – including the COP Presidency and ministers in the EU, UK, China and Australia, and is often featured in global media as an expert on the energy transition.

In addition, he is Chairman of insurer group Chubb Europe; Chairman of UK bank Oaknorth; adviser to Watershed Technologies, and on the Board of AESC Japan, the manufacturers of batteries for electric vehicles.

During his public policy career, Lord Turner chaired the Financial Services Authority (2008-2013); the Climate Change Committee (2008-2012); the UK Pensions Commission and the Low Pay Commission (2002-2006), and was Director General of the Confederation of British Industry (1995-2000).

Adif Zulkifli is the Executive Vice President and CEO of PETRONAS Gas & Maritime Business. In this role, he bears responsibility for leading the growth of PETRONAS’ LNG business, ensuring safe, efficient, and sustainable operations across the gas value chain, and the alignment of PETRONAS’ maritime strategy.

Prior to this role he was the EVP & CEO of Upstream Business where he was responsible for PETRONAS’ Upstream Business strategy, operations and activities across more than 20 countries globally which includes exploration, production, and development of oil and gas as well as carbon management. Under his stewardship, Upstream instituted the Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) as a new business stream in alignment with the New Business growth aspiration in PETRONAS’ Energy Transition Strategy. His leadership has also been instrumental in driving Upstream to successfully deliver a number of record statistics, such as producing more than 2 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in Malaysia in 2024 and achieving resource addition of 1.76 billion boe (2023).

Adnan Bu Fateem is responsible for overseeing all operational aspects of Mubadala Energy’s global portfolio, encompassing both operated and non-operated assets. With more than 20 years of extensive experience in the energy sector, he brings deep technical expertise and strategic leadership across exploration, field development, growth projects, digitalization, and research.

Since joining Mubadala Energy in 2010, Adnan has held a series of senior leadership roles, including Manager of New Ventures, Director of Exploration, Vice President – Technical Global, and Senior Vice President – Operations. In these roles, he has led critical operational and technical functions, including the advancement of digital data management processes, systems and capabilities across the company’s international assets.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Geology from the United Arab Emirates University in Al Ain.

Adnan also serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors for Pak-Arab Refinery (PARCO).

Ahmad Zaki Zainuddin is Executive Growth Market Director at Baker Hughes. He is responsible for driving enterprise growth and enhancing customer experience, leading the country new market and core business growth driving transformation to energize business expansion across the company’s portfolio.

Zaki has more than 24 years of experience in the energy industry including roles and assignments in other regions such as Europe and the Middle East. He is currently also serving as the Strategic Account Director PETRONAS for Baker Hughes enterprise.

Previously, Zaki served as Regional Product Director for GE Power responsible for the fleet management of Aeroderivative Gas Turbines in Asia Pacific and prior to this he served as Operations Director at GE Oil & Gas, where he established the local JV setup to manage and service turbomachinery fleet in Malaysia.

Alaina Bookstein has 20 years of experience in the energy and power industry and has been with Amazon Web Services since 2021 where she leads global strategic partnerships for energy. Previously, Alaina was the Vice President of Technology partnerships at Icertis where she was responsible for partner sales, strategic partnership development, and go-to-market strategy focused on building AI and contract intelligence for energy companies.

Before that, Alaina was the Managing Director at Bridge Strategy where she ran the global energy practice focused on building partnerships to accelerate emerging clean technologies such as grid modernization, renewable and DER integration, and hydrogen strategy. Her clients included the leading oil majors and the largest investor-owned utilities in North America.

She started her career at McKinsey & Company and holds an MBA from the Wharton School.

He started his professional career in 1979 and in 1980 he joined Ernst & Young where he was appointed Partner in 1994. In 1996 he joined Saipem (ENI Group) as Chief Financial Officer and was also appointed Head of the Corporate Secretary and Corporate Governance in 2002.

In 2008 he was nominated Chief Financial Officer of ENI, a role he held until December 2012. While at Eni, he oversaw, among others, the sale of ENI’s stake in Snam to Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, the acquisitions of international Oil & Gas companies and the sale of the investment held by Eni in Galp. He sat on various Boards within the ENI Group.

In 2013 he joined Maire Tecnimont as Group Chief Financial Officer and was promoted to Group Chief Executive Officer in 2022. In his current role, he has been contributing to Maire’s significant growth and establishment among the top international energy contractors, while developing its Sustainable Technology Solutions business.

Alex Schindelar is the President of Energy Intelligence.

His previous roles include Executive Editor, Content & Strategy; News Editor for the Eastern Hemisphere; and Middle East Team Leader, focusing on Energy Intelligence’s news content from Europe, Russia, the Middle East and Asia.

He was formerly the Editor of Petroleum Intelligence Weekly, the industry-leading weekly energy newsletter, and International Oil Daily, the comprehensive daily oil and gas publication. 

With over 15 years of experience in the energy industry, Alex leads OPITO’s global operations, driving the delivery of skills, safety, and workforce development solutions for safety-critical sectors around the world. He oversees key business functions including quality assurance, skills policy, stakeholder engagement, product development and communications, ensuring OPITO’s strategic direction remains aligned with the evolving needs of industry.

Passionate about shaping a safer, more sustainable energy workforce, Alex plays a pivotal role in strengthening international partnerships and advancing the adoption of globally recognised standards and qualifications.

He also serves as a Non-Executive Director at Aberdeen Science Centre and the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR).

Alison joined the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office as a Senior Energy Advisor in November 2019. Prior joining the UK Government she worked for BG Group.

Her current role her industry experience is applied to the challenges of the energy transition and international energy policy.  She leads on promoting UK’s leadership on international CCUS and decarbonisation through diplomatic and policy engagements.

Her industry career was built on developing gas and LNG markets and delivering integrated gas and LNG projects. She held leadership roles in Egypt and corporate roles in Strategy, Planning and Investment Appraisal. She was seconded to major organisational change programmes and led a group wide programme to develop a commercial talent pipeline.

She is an Executive and Leadership Coach. She is an active supporter of gender equality as part of the energy transition and ambassador for POWERful Women.

Allan has worked at Société Générale for 17 years, and in the energy sector for more than 40 years, initially as an engineer and then in finance. During his career he has advised on and/or financed a broad spectrum of energy and infrastructure projects in Europe, the US and Asia including in the renewable energy sector, particularly in offshore wind. He is now playing a leading role in developing the banks’ global energy transition strategy. Most recently Allan has advised on raising approx. £8bn of debt financing for Net Zero Teesside (CCGT with CCS) and Northern Endurance Partnership (CO2 pipeline and offshore store infrastructure) in the UK and is currently acting as Financial Advisor for the EETH (Vertex) blue Hydrogen project, also in the UK. Other ongoing assignments include acting as advisor for the Xlinks renewables to market project (10GW of renewables in Morocco and cable to the UK and the Hydrom hydrogen infrastructure project in Oman. Recent deals successfully closed include Empire offshore wind in the US and NeuConnect, an interconnector between Germany and the UK. Allan has also been helping to drive innovation in renewables, including acting as financial advisor for several floating wind transactions, including currently the 1GW Cerulean Winds (offshore O&G electrification) project in the UK.

Allan is also a key contributor to clean energy policy development and is currently a member of the UK government CCUS Council and the Hydrogen Expert Group.

Allan has a BSc (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering, an MBA, is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and a Chartered Engineer.

Amerino Gatti is Executive Vice President of Oilfield Services & Equipment at Baker Hughes. He is responsible for leading approximtely 33,000 employees and setting the value-creation strategies of the business.

Gatti brings more than 30 years of experience in energy and industrial sectors. Prior to joining Baker Hughes, he served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of TEAM, Inc. from 2018-2022, a provider of integrated specialty industrial services with operations in over 20 countries.

Prior to joining TEAM, Gatti spent 25 years with oilfield services firm Schlumberger, holding a variety of leadership roles including Executive Officer and President of the Production Group. His roles also included President Well Services; Vice President of the Production Group for North America; Vice President and General Manager for Qatar and Yemen; Global Vice President for Sand Management Services; and Vice President Marketing for North America. His earlier experience includes field operations, engineering and human resources across North America, South Asia and the Middle East.

Amjad worked for the Atlantic Richfield Company (‘ARCO’) from 1984 to 1998, eventually becoming president of ARCO Petroleum Ventures. In 1998, he founded and was the Chief Executive of Petrofac Resources International Limited which merged into Petrofac PLC in 2003. In 2010, Amjad formed EnQuest PLC, having previously been a founding non-executive chairman of Serica Energy plc and a founding partner of Stratic Energy Corporation. Amjad was chairman of Enviromena Ltd., the largest solar power engineering company in the MENA region, until its sale in 2017 and was British Business Ambassador for Energy from 2013 to 2015.

Feisal is the Managing Director of Khazanah Nasional Berhad. He has held various senior leadership positions in investment banking, banking and insurance, manufacturing, and investment management in Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.

He is currently the Chairman of M+S Pte Ltd, Iskandar Investment Berhad, Gateway Development Alliance Sdn Bhd, Yayasan Khazanah, and Amanah Warisan Negara (“AWAN”). He also sits on the Board of Malaysia Aviation Group Berhad and Malaysia Airlines Berhad, Yayasan Hasanah and Khazanah Research Institute.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales, a Fellow Chartered Banker, Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers, and member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics majoring in Accounting and Finance from London School of Economics & Political Science and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Ananya Modi is based in London and co-heads the energy financing practise at Rothschild & Co, advising corporates on capital structure, financing options and their execution.

Ananya has advised on >US$100 billion of debt advisory assignments, including ongoing low carbon financing of >US$30bn which is reliant on a combination of Government funding, export credit agencies and various pools of private capital.

Prior to joining Rothschild & Co in 2015, Ananya was at The Royal Bank of Scotland. He graduated from The London School of Economics & Political Science.

Andrea has 30 years’ experience in the energy and gas sector in strategic, development, commercial, regulatory and transition matters.

He started his career at Eni E&P and thereafter he actively promoted the liberalization process, leading Underground Gas Storage regulatory and business development.

He was one of the founders of Gas Storage Europe and has served several years as GIE Board member.

Since 2010, he moved to Snam where he has been leading infrastructure development and international M&A activities. Among these, he had a primary role in fostering the Southern Gas Corridor development.

When heading Snam Strategy, he was the initial promoter of the Gas for Climate 2050 initiative and launched the CNG/SSLNG and biomethane activities.

He then led the Snam Global Solutions business unit, founded to support gas markets development and optimization worldwide and, in specific, the set-up of Snam cooperation in China.

He is currently a Senior Advisor to Snam and is serving as International Gas Union President.

Andy is a Partner and the senior partner in Parthenon Energy & Resources Strategy practice, he is based in London.​

He advises on corporate strategy, corporate transformations, and transaction-related activities for oil and gas companies, utilities governments, financial investors and metals and mining companies with a particular focus on resource businesses.​

He has more than thirty years of strategy and transactions experience in the energy sector, and has led relationships with a number of major oil and gas companies as clients service partner​.

He has worked in over fifty countries, across Europe, Asia, North America, Middle East, and Russia.​

He also helped to establish our practices in several emerging markets and is a former leader of our Global Oil & Gas practice.​

Anand Pattani currently serves as Vice President and Managing Director, International Energy Majors Segment at Black & Veatch, a leading global engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company with over 110 years of history. Over a distinguished career spanning more than 27 years, Mr. Pattani has led global businesses and project teams for engineering and construction of signature projects in the energy transition, power generation, renewables, LNG, oil & gas and water space spanning 5 continents and more than 20 countries globally.

Mr. Pattani’s experience and remit includes strategy development, business acquisition, client management, contract negotiation and project delivery. Currently based in the United States, Mr. Pattani previously spent nearly a decade in Asia covers multiple regional markets and managing several Black & Veatch offices and businesses. He is passionate in successfully delivering large infrastructure projects that improve the quality of people’s lives.

Mr. Pattani has a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from University of Missouri Columbia in the U.S. and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from University of Mumbai (UDCT), India. He is a U.S. licensed professional engineer.

Ashley has ~20 years of experience in technical investment, sustainability strategy, and industrial decarbonization across the mining and metals sectors. She currently serves as Head of Carbon Neutrality and Capital Goods at ArcelorMittal China, where she leads the company’s carbon neutrality agenda and capital equipment strategy.

Since joining ArcelorMittal in 2022, Ashley has spearheaded efforts in:

• Developing and implementing decarbonization roadmaps tailored to China’s steel industry context.
• Overseeing renewable energy project development and the assessment of emerging technologies, including hydrogen, carbon capture and storage (CCS), and low-carbon fuels for future deployment.
• Driving strategic investment via ArcelorMittal’s XCarb® Innovation Fund Accelerator Program in China, supporting clean-tech startups and technologies aligned with hard-to-abate industry needs.
• Conducting research on China’s energy transition policies, sustainability trends, and regulatory frameworks critical for large-scale emission reduction.

Ashley also manages ArcelorMittal China’s Capital Goods function, leading strategic sourcing, quality assurance/control, and equipment scheduling, enabling alignment between technology upgrades and the company’s decarbonization strategy.

Prior to ArcelorMittal, Ashley spent ~10 years at Hatch as a Process Engineer and Industrial Analyst, focusing on metallurgical operations and investment evaluation. She later led China-focused decarbonization and sustainability research at CRU for 5 years, advising global clients on industrial transition strategies.

Ashley holds a Master’s degree in Physical Chemistry from the University of Science and Technology of China.

Atul Arya is responsible for integrating energy content, analysis and insights across the entire energy value chain and for C-suite client engagements. Atul’s areas of expertise include energy strategy, climate change, energy transition, renewables, CCS, Hydrogen, clean energy technologies, upstream oil and gas and energy markets. He has previously led Energy Insight, Research and Analysis, and Energy Research teams at IHS and IHS Markit and held leadership positions with bp globally in oil and gas, solar PV, technology planning and corporate strategy. Atul has served on boards of several companies and institutions including Tata BP Solar, Green Mountain Energy and National Council for Atmospheric Research. He was a member of the World Economic Forum’s Agenda Councils on Climate Change, Advanced Energy Technologies & Future of Oil and Gas and served as Adjunct Senior Fellow at Council on Foreign Relations. Atul was the Study Director for the US National Petroleum Council’s report Principles and Oil & Gas Industry Initiatives and Technologies for Progressing to Net Zero (2022). He led the S&P team on Global Energy Solutions Initiative and was the lead author of the Report on Multidimensional Energy Transition (2023). Atul led the program design and was lead moderator for India Energy Forum by CERAWeek from 2017 to 2021. He is a speaker and moderator at public conferences, company boards and industry events and is a member of the CERAWeek leadership team. Atul holds B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in engineering.

Datuk Ir. Bacho Pilong is the Senior Vice President of Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM), PETRONAS, with over 30 years of leadership in upstream oil and gas. Renowned for spearheading transformative initiatives, he led Malaysia’s upstream sector to consistently exceed 2,000 kboed production targets and secured a record-breaking RM52 billion in upstream investments in 2024—the highest in Malaysia’s history. He also achieved the award of 14 PSCs in a single bid round cycle, the most in over a decade. Internationally, he drove PETRONAS’ portfolio high-grading and footprint expansion into Brazil, Oman, and Australia, and secured a critical PSC extension and production revival in South Sudan after a five-year shutdown. As the founding force behind Vestigo Petroleum, he catalyzed PETRONAS’ capabilities in marginal field development. Datuk Bacho also led the award-winning CORAL 2.0 cost efficiency initiative, recognized by the World Economic Forum. A champion of digital transformation, he has forged strategic AI partnerships and pioneered AI-driven solutions to empower smaller PACs. He also launched Race2Decarbonise, the world’s first global upstream decarbonisation hackathon. Passionate about talent development, he founded flagship programs like PRODIGY and BeDigital Bootcamp, while advancing academia-industry collaboration through research grants aligned to future energy needs. He holds a Chemical Engineering degree from the University of Texas at Austin, and executive credentials from INSEAD and Wharton.​

Barry Glickman is the President of Honeywell’s Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) business, which provides products and services in renewable fuels, hydrogen, carbon capture, energy storage, and plastics recycling.

Barry has 25+ years in the energy sector. Before joining Honeywell, Barry held multiple leadership positions at TechnipFMC, including President – Surface Technologies, President –Engineering, Manufacturing & Supply Chain, President – Subsea Services, and GM – Western Region Subsea Systems. Prior to TechnipFMC, Barry held leadership positions at Dresser Industries and General Electric, including President – Dresser Flow Technologies, President – Dresser Waukesha, CMO – GE Security, CEO – GE Jenbacher, and GM – GE Distributed Power. Early in his career, Barry specialized in strategy and operations for U.S. energy companies as a consultant at McKinsey & Co.

Barry holds a BA in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA in Finance and Accounting from the Wharton School of Business. Barry and his wife, Lori, reside in Washington DC, and have 3 daughters.

Bob Maguire is a Partner and Co-Head of Carlyle International Energy Partners, focusing on further developing and growing Carlyle’s international energy platform. He is based in London. Mr. Maguire was a Partner at Perella Weinberg Partners. Prior to that, he worked as an Investment Banker for more than 21 years at Morgan Stanley and was involved in many of the largest transactions within the sector. He holds an AB from Princeton University, an MA from Oxford University, and a JD from University of Virginia School of Law.

Bradley Lord is Team Representative & Chief Communications Officer of the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team. Bradley, who has over 20 years of experience working in F1, leads the teams responsible for all external and internal communications, along with managing the team’s sustainability endeavours and young driver programme.

Bradley joined the Benetton F1 Team as a trainee Press Officer during his university studies in 2001. The team became the works team for French car manufacturer Renault the following year, and Bradley completed a series of communications roles during the team’s championship-winning seasons before jumping to the ‘other side of the fence’ as an F1 journalist for 2008 and 2009.

Brian joined Ipieca as the Executive Director in 2011 following a 23-year career in bp. He graduated in Metallurgy and Materials Science from Imperial College, London, UK and was recruited into bp’s Refining and Marketing international graduate programme in 1986.

During his time with bp he has had a varied career of technical, commercial, financial and leadership roles across the downstream value chain including crude and products trading, marine fuels, lubricants and alternative energy.

During his tenure at Ipieca, he has overseen the growth of the Association and leads their contribution to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement and the Energy Transition. 2022 saw the launch of the Ipieca Principles, a new condition of membership promoting support for UN agreements and practices that align with them.

Brian is a Fellow of the Energy Institute.

Cathy Shepherd is the Global Head of Clean Energy Transition and UK Head of Natural Resources for Corporate Banking based in London, England. She is responsible for Corporate Banking strategy and capital allocation for Clean Energy Transition clients and UK Oil & Gas, Power, and Chemical clients.

Cathy leads a team of 30 relationship bankers covering clients in Natural Resources in the UK and Europe. In addition, Cathy is the primary relationship contact for a number of Citi’s largest Oil & Gas clients globally.​

Cathy has over 20 years of banking experience in the US and Europe across a range of transactions including debt, equity, acquisition finance, derivatives and other credit related products. In addition, Cathy is a Business Senior Credit Officer.​

Tan Sri Che Khalib Mohamad Noh was appointed as the Group Managing Director of MMC Corporation Berhad on 1 July 2013.

A qualified accountant, Tan Sri Che Khalib is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (CA, M) and a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA, UK) United Kingdom.

Tan Sri Che Khalib began his career with Messrs. Ernst & Young in 1989 and later joined Bumiputra Merchant Bankers Berhad. Between 1992 and 1999, he served in several companies within the Renong Group. In June 1999, Tan Sri Che Khalib joined Ranhill Utilities Berhad as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He then assumed the position of Managing Director and CEO of KUB Malaysia Berhad. Tan Sri Che Khalib was then appointed as the President/CEO of Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) on 1 July 2004 where he served TNB for eight (8) years until the completion of his contract on 30 June 2012. He later joined DRB-HICOM Berhad as the Chief Operating Officer of Finance, Strategy and Planning in July 2012.

Charlotte Wolff-Bye is an award-winning international business leader and the Chief Sustainability Officer at PETRONAS, a Malaysian Fortune 500 company. Since joining in 2021, she has transformed PETRONAS’s energy transition ambitions into actionable plans, driving decarbonization, nature action and social progress. Her work spans value chain and ecosystem development, new ventures and capability development to accelerate the sustainable energy transition.

Previously, Charlotte was Vice President of Sustainability at Equinor, where she developed and implemented the company’s first sustainability strategy, establishing low carbon as a core strategic priority. From 2007 to 2014, she served as General Manager of Corporate Responsibility at ArcelorMittal, bringing with her a diverse background in telecommunications, multilateral lending, music marketing, and diplomatic affairs.

Christine Healy is the President and CEO of Northland Power, a global leader in clean energy. With extensive experience across the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Australia, and Africa, she was recently named one of the Global Top 275 Female Influencers in Energy. 

Previously, Christine served as President of AMEA for AtkinsRealis, driving international expansion, and as Senior VP at TotalEnergies, where she led carbon neutrality efforts, operational efficiency improvements, and large-scale carbon capture projects. She also oversaw major oil and gas projects in Europe and Asia and served as President & CEO of Total E&P Canada, achieving growth through strategic partnerships.

Earlier in her career, Christine was Chief Strategy Officer and General Counsel at Maersk Oil and Gas and held senior roles at Statoil (now Equinor). A lawyer and economist, she is known for her leadership, strategic thinking, and stakeholder management. Christine also serves on the board of CNRL.

Eni’s CEO since May 2014. He is a member of the General Council and of the Advisory Board of Confindustria and Director of Fondazione Teatro alla Scala.

In 2014 he founded the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative together with other CEOs of major Oil & Gas companies to lead the industry’s response to climate change.

In May 2022 he was awarded the Atlantic Council’s Distinguished Business Leadership Award the extraordinary role he has played in the energy sector at an international level, for the technological transformation of the company aimed at complete decarbonisation by 2050 and for his contribution to the new challenge of Italian and European energy security.

Dan Yuan is one of Asia-Pacific’s most experienced industry veterans, having spent nearly two decades serving clients across the energy and power sectors. With impressive tenures across both banking and management consulting, he currently co heads Bank of America’s Natural Resources & Energy Transition investment banking franchise in Asia-Pacific, with a specific focus on power, renewables and energy infrastructure. Prior to joining Bank of America, Dan was part of the Asia Energy and Power investment banking team at Credit Suisse, as well as Global Energy and Material Practice at McKinsey & Company. Dan holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Management from Fudan University.

David Rabley is the Global lead for Accenture’s Energy Strategy Practice. He additionally leads Accenture’s Energy Transition and Sustainability Practices for the Oil and Gas industry.

Rabley has over 20 years of management and consulting experience within oil and gas and heavy industry and partners with leading oil and gas operators, service companies, and their ecosystems to drive reinvention of core businesses and to grow profitable new, clean energy portfolios. He has worked closely with majors, NOCs and independents, sharpening their portfolios and transforming business performance across multiple asset classes and along the full energy value chain.

Rabley is a regular speaker on the outlook for the energy industry, the role of low carbon energies and solutions to enhance performance at leading industry conferences including CERAWeek, Adipec, World Petroleum Congress, World Energy Council and Accenture’s Global Energy board. He has co-authored the Energy Transition Index and the Net Zero Industry tracker together with the World Economic Forum for the past three years.

Previously, Rabley was a Vice President with Schlumberger Business Consulting and has worked extensively in North America, S.E Asia, Middle East, Australia and Europe. He holds an MBA from INSEAD and a degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge, UK.

Dr. Ir. Djoko Siswanto, MBA is currently the Chairman of SKK Migas. He has held several key positions in Indonesia’s energy sector, including Secretary General of the National Energy Council, Director General of Oil and Gas, and Deputy for Procurement Control at SKK Migas, as well as other senior roles at the Ministry of Energy and BPH Migas.

He earned both his Doctorate and Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering from ITB, where he was the first student to graduate in four years. He also holds an MBA in Oil & Gas Management from the University of Dundee, becoming the first Indonesian to receive this degree.

Dong Sub Kim has served as President & CEO for Korea National Oil Corporation since June 2021. Additionally, he holds the position of Chairman of Korea Overseas Resources & Energy Industry Association (“K-Resources”) and Korea Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage Association (“K-CCUS Association”).

Before that, he served as the Dean of the College of Information and Bioscience at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology(“UNIST”). He led applying AI/Big data to industry as Executive Director of Innovation Park and head of Institute for the 4th Industrial Revolution. He also serves as a member of World Economic Forum (WEF) Advanced Manufacturing.

Beth Urbanas is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia and the Americas at the Office of International Affairs in the U.S. Department of Energy. Ms. Urbanas is responsible for managing DOE’s bilateral and multilateral engagement with Asian and American countries. She is also responsible for DOE’s work in several multilateral fora including the North American Leaders’ Summit, the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas, and APEC. Ms. Urbanas has also been a lead negotiator in the USMCA and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework focusing on Energy and Clean Economy. Prior to her current position, she was the Director for European and Eurasian Affairs at the Office of International Affairs in the U.S. Department of Energy. In this role she was also responsible for DOE’s work in the G20 and G7.

Fatima Al Suwaidi is the Head of Business Development for Asia Pacific for Masdar, one of the world’s fastest growing renewable energy companies.

Fatima was previously Director of Masdar Indonesia, where she led the Cirata Floating Solar Project team to a successful financial close. This was notable for being the first IPP in Indonesia to be financed by commercial banks on an unlevered basis. Fatima also led and supervised the construction of the project, which is Southeast Asia’s largest floating solar plant. She was based in Indonesia for three years.

Earlier, Fatima was also involved in the Masdar Eco-Bus; the first electric bus developed in the UAE and tailored to the country’s climate. She was seconded for six months to the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Colorado, where she contributed to applied research in the fields of agrivoltaics, floating photovoltaic and electric mobility.

Ganen Sarvananthan is Managing Partner, Co-Head of Asia, Head of the Middle East, Co-Managing Partner of TPG Capital Asia, Co-Head of Southeast Asia and a member of the TPG Inc Board and Executive Committee. 

Prior to joining TPG in 2014, Ganen served as Head of Investments at Khazanah Nasional Berhad, the Government of Malaysia’s strategic investment fund, for almost a decade. He also worked at UBS Investment Bank based in London, Hong Kong and Singapore for more than seven years. 

He is a Barrister-at-Law (England and Wales) and read Law at University College London.

Gen Kunihiro joined Mitsubishi Corporation in 1992. Started career in steel pipe export business from Japan to overseas oil and gas projects. LNG experience from 2003 and worked on various roles in projects such as Sakhalin 2, Australian North West Shelf as well as Browse. In terms of LNG marketing and trading, he was CEO of Diamond Gas International (100% Subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation located in Singapore) until 2023. Assumed Division COO, LNG Asia-Pacific Division overseeing the company’s equity position in January 2024.

Gen Kunihiro has shown outstanding leadership and strategic vision, driving the growth of Mitsubishi Corporation’s LNG operations. His ability to navigate international markets has helped secure vital partnerships and expand the company’s global presence.

Graham Henley was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) in September 2023.

Before this, Graham was SVP Projects and Engineering Capability in Shell, completing an international career that had taken him to the deserts of Oman, frozen seas off Sakhalin, and tropical heat of Nigeria, Malaysia, and Brunei. He has spent the last ten years in headquarters roles, initially as Vice President of Conventional Oil & Gas Projects, and thereafter leading the company’s global engineering and projects functions.

Graham has also led Shell’s businesses in Syria until the suspension of operations in the country in 2012 and thereafter undertook a short assignment as Vice President Government Relations International.

Graham was Chair of the IOGP Engineering Leadership Council for four years, and has been a member of the IOGP Board since 2019.

Girish Nadkarni retired as the CEO of TotalEnergies Ventures. Prior to that he was the founder and CEO of ABB Technology Ventures.

Girish is considered a thought leader in venture investing and energy transition and is a frequent speaker at VC and industry conferences. Girish has also served as advisor to the WEF and was on the selection committee for the WEF Technology Pioneers for several years. His investment in Hyzon Motors is now a Harvard Business School case study in Climate Finance.

In 2021 Girish, along with Air Liquide led the creation of a €2 billion clean hydrogen infrastructure fund (HY24) to kickstart the global hydrogen ecosystem.

Born in Maratea, he graduated with Honors in Mechanical Engineering at “La Sapienza” University of Rome. He holds the position of Eni’s Chief Operating Officer Global Natural Resources and General Manager since October 1st, 2024.

He joined Eni in 1997, starting his career in the technical areas of the Exploration & Production business holding positions of increasing complexity and seniority across different countries, up to the role of Managing Director in Kazakhstan in 2013 and subsequently in Angola in 2015.

He held the positions of Executive Vice President for the Sub-Saharan Africa Region and then Director of Eni’s Upstream business.

He took over as Chief Operating Officer Natural Resources in February 2022.

As Director of the IRENA’s Country Engagement and Partnerships (CEP), Gurbuz Gonul oversees the Agency’s work on supporting member countries in the development and implementation of national and regional renewables strategies and programmes through IRENA’s regional initiatives, tailored country support, and partnership initiatives. Before joining IRENA in 2014, he worked as Senior Energy Economist of the Islamic Development Bank, where he led the work for the development of an Energy Sector Policy for the Bank as well as the processing of complex loan and technical assistance projects in Africa and Asia. Before that, Mr. Gonul served as Senior Expert at the Energy Charter Secretariat in Brussels, where he spearheaded policy analysis, sectoral in-depth reviews, regional/country reviews concerning energy investments, trade and transportation. Mr. Gonul holds Master of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees in Oil and Gas Engineering from the Middle East Technical University in Ankara.

Haikal Zubir leads the operations units at Gentari Green Mobility Sdn Bhd. He holds a degree in Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Calgary, Canada in December 2000. Haikal completed International Management Programme with University of Melbourne Australia in 2014.

With over 20 years of experience, Haikal has led several portfolios relating to alternative fuel, digitalization and innovation.

He joined PETRONAS in March 2001 as an Automotive Engineer for PETRONAS NGV Sdn Bhd where he was involved in the introduction of CNG vehicles in Malaysia. Since then, he has held various roles in planning, marketing and project management including being appointed as a board member of the Asia Pacific Natural Gas Vehicle Association (ANGVA).

In 2007, Haikal moved to PETRONAS’ marketing arm overseeing the business planning and development for the company’s retail segment. During his tenure there, he focused on developing ground-breaking solutions for new and untapped market segments which saw the introduction of portable stations, EV charging facilities and on-demand solutions for B2C and B2B customers.

His current role is primarily focusing on enabling the adoption of green mobility through innovative solutions and fostering collaborations to advance towards PETRONAS’ net zero carbon emission aim.

Dr Hamed Soroush is an energy leader, entrepreneur and subsurface expert with more than 25 years of experience in the energy industry. He has conducted or managed more than 300 consulting and research projects worldwide. Hamed is the Founder and CEO of TEVERRA providing strategic planning, leadership, and technical support for development and commercialization of leading-edge and value-add technologies for subsurface energy production and storage. Prior to that, he held several positions with companies such as Dong Energy, Shell, Weatherford, Senergy, and CSIRO. His current technical focus is on sustainable development of geothermal energy and subsurface storage projects using advanced geomechanics. Hamed holds a BSc in Mining Engineering, a MSc in Rock Mechanics, and a PhD in Petroleum Engineering from Curtin University in Australia. He has published numerous journal and conference papers and has been selected as SPE Distinguished Lecturer three time in 2012, 2017 and 2020.

Dato’ Hamzah bin Hussin is the Chief Executive Officer of Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) Malaysia. After assuming office in 2021, Dato’ Hamzah led SEDA Malaysia to drive the sustainable energy agenda and deliver the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) commitment. His efforts focused on promoting renewable energy (RE) generation via Feed-in Tariff (FiT) mechanism, ensuring RE become a viable and promising investment for companies and industries.

Taking the sustainable energy agenda further, Dato’ Hamzah leads SEDA Malaysia’s team in implementing several initiatives, including the Sustainability Achieved via Energy Efficiency (SAVE), Net Energy Metering (NEM) and the Malaysia Renewable Energy Roadmap (MyRER). Each of the initiatives were part of the Malaysian Government’s effort to achieve the national target of 31% installed RE capacity by 2025 and 40% by 2035 while contributing towards climate action.

HAYASHI Nobumitsu is Governor of JBIC, Japan Bank for International Cooperation. 

JBIC is the policy-based financial institution wholly owned by the Government of Japan and supports Japanese companies’ business activities around the world to contribute to the sustainable development of the global community. 

As CEO of JBIC, Mr. Hayashi leads JBIC’s worldwide operations of lending, investment, and guarantee, supporting greener and cleaner transition along with economic development in host countries, especially in Asia. 

Mr. Hayashi, a Japanese national, started his professional career at the Ministry of Finance, Government of Japan upon graduating the University of Tokyo. He held various senior positions at the Ministry, in charge of economic policy, government finance, and international finance, including Director-General of the Finance Bureau and President of the Policy Research Institute, and finally was appointed Commissioner of the National Tax Administration.  He also served as Executive Assistant to the Prime Minister of Japan and Executive Director for Japan at the World Bank Group. 

Hideaki Tanaka is currently Operating Officer, General Manager, Hydrogen Business Department in ENEOS Corporation. His responsibility is to conduct priority measures as follows to develop hydrogen supply chain in Japan with stability and large scale leveraging ENEOS’s existing refinery assets:

• Cooperate with overseas countries where CO2-free hydrogen is abundant to establish stable hydrogen supply to Japan.
• Develop supply route to power plants and steel mills from the refineries to generate hydrogen demand with large scale.
• Develop hydrogen incorporated energy platform that enables local production for local consumption to pursue synergy with multiple kinds of renewable energy.
• Develop FCV network targeting commercial vehicles in addition to private vehicles in order to establish scale economy for the hydrogen gas station business.

Hideaki Tanaka received the B.E. and M.E. degree in Chemical Engineering from The University of Tokyo in 1989 and 1991, respectively, and received MBA degree from Amos Tuck School of Business in 1999.

He joined Toa Nenryo Kogyo in 1991. His former positions in ENEOS are General Manager of Manufacturing Project Department, Refinery Manager of Osaka Refinery and General Manager of Mechanical Engineering Department. He has experience working for ExxonMobil R&S (Fairfax) in 2004- 2007 as Asia Pacific Advisor, Supply Chain Optimization, Global Logistics Optimization, seconded from TonenGeneral Corporation as expatriate.

Dr. Hitoshi Kaguchi is Representative Director and Senior Executive Vice President of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). Based in Tokyo, he led MHI’s GX Solutions team in consolidating various energy transition solutions – which leverage hydrogen, ammonia, CO2 capture, transportation and more – to provide integrated solutions for MHI’s customers’ decarbonization journeys.

Prior to his corporate management role, Dr. Kaguchi focused on nuclear plant design for over 30 years, starting his career as a reactor vessel designer for advanced nuclear plants. He has also worked on component design in nuclear fusion and light water reactors.

Dr. Kaguchi earned a Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Tokyo. He also attended Imperial College London, and earned a Doctorate of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering.

黄迪南先生现任申能（集团）有限公司党委书记、董事长，中共上海市第十二届委员会委员、政协上海市第十四届委员会常务委员、上海市第十二次党代会代表等职务。曾获中国企业联合会、 中国企业家协会 “ 2011 — 2012 年全国优秀企业家 ” ， 上海市企业家协会 “ 2021 — 2022 年上海市 优秀企业家”等荣誉称号。

 Mr. Dinan Huang currently serves as the Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Shenergy (Group) Co., Ltd., a member of the 12th Committee of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee , a member of the Standing Committee of the 14th Shanghai Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and a representative of the 12th Congress of the CPC Shanghai Committee, among other positions. He has been honored with titles such as “2011-2012 National Outstanding Entrepreneur” by the China Enterprise Confederation and the China Enterprise Directors Association, and “2021-2022 Shanghai Outstanding Entrepreneur” by the Shanghai Enterprise Directors Association.

Ichiro TAKAHARA has currently served as Chairman & CEO, Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC), formerly known as Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation, since April 2023. Prior to joining JOGMEC, he served as Vice Chairman, Member of the Board of Marubeni Corporation. He also spent a significant part of his career at Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI) including Commissioner, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy; Commissioner, Small and Medium Enterprise Agency; and Director General, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Department. Under his direction, JOGMEC has further strengthened its focus on securing natural resources and energy towards a stable and sustainable energy society. 

Ir. James Ung is the Group Chief Operating Officer of Sarawak Energy. A Mechanical Engineer by profession, he has been part of the company since 1990, gaining extensive experience in technical and leadership roles in power generation and project management. In his current position, he shapes the vision and strategy for operating units, driving human talent and development while also spearheading transformative initiatives and upholding operational excellence. He is a Fellow of the International Hydropower Association (IHA) and a registered Professional Engineer (PE) by the Board of Engineer Malaysia.

Ms Janice Bong is the Managing Director, Power & Renewables, Infrastructure Division of Keppel, a global asset manager and operator with strong expertise in sustainability-related solutions spanning the areas of infrastructure, real estate and connectivity.

Having been in the energy sector for over 20 years, Janice has a wealth of experience in managing the company’s power, gas, renewables and utilities-related businesses.

By leveraging Keppel’s strong technical expertise and proven operating capabilities, she leads the team to provide innovative and sustainable solutions across the energy value chain. These includes her overseeing Keppel Electric, Singapore’s leading electricity retailer with one of the largest market share, and Keppel Gas, one of Singapore’s key gas importer, shipper and retailer of natural gas. Janice also manages Keppel Merlimau Cogen’s 1300MW combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant operations and the current construction of Singapore’s first hydrogen ready 600MW advanced CCGT power plant.

Dr. Jennifer Holmgren is Chair & CEO of LanzaTech. Under Jennifer’s guidance, LanzaTech is developing a variety of platform chemicals and fuels, including the world’s first alternative jet fuel derived from industrial waste gases.  She is also Chair of the LanzaJet Board of Directors.  Prior to LanzaTech, Jennifer was the founding VP and General Manager of the Renewable Energy and Chemicals business unit at UOP, a Honeywell Company.

Jennifer is a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).  She sits on the Board of Directors of Nature’s Fynd and the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), the Advisory Council for the Andlinger Center for Energy and Environment at Princeton University, the National Academies’ Board on Energy and Environmental Systems (BEES), the Halliburton Labs Advisory Board, and the Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS International Advisory Council.

Jennifer holds a B.Sc. degree from Harvey Mudd College, a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and a MBA from the University of Chicago. 

Professor Sir Jim McDonald is Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde.

He was elected President of the Royal Academy of Engineering in September 2019 and holds the Rolls-Royce Chair in Electrical Systems. He began his career in the electricity supply industry prior to joining Strathclyde.

He currently holds several senior non-executive business appointments with organisations including Scottish Power plc, the UK National Physical Laboratory and Supernode Ltd. and recently served on the Boards of the Weir Group plc and the UK Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult.

In the Queen’s Jubilee Birthday Honours List 2012, Professor McDonald was awarded a Knighthood for Services to Education, Engineering and the Economy.

In December 2023 he was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire in the King’s New Year’s Honours list for his Services to Engineering, to Education and to Energy.

Jomo Kwame Sundaram is Research Advisor at the Khazanah Research Institute, Fellow, Academy of Science, Malaysia, and Emeritus Professor, University of Malaya. He was Founder Chair of International Development Economics Associates (IDEAS), Assistant Director General for Economic and Social Development, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and (Honorary) Research Coordinator for the G24 Intergovernmental Group on International Monetary Affairs and Development from 2005. In 2007, he was awarded the Wassily Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought and several honorary doctorates. The World Academy of Sciences has announced he will share the 2026 TWAS Award in Social Sciences. He has authored and edited over a hundred books and translated ten volumes besides writing many academic papers and media articles especially for Inter-Press Service (IPS) and The Weekend Edge 

Jon Guidroz is the Senior Vice President of Commercialization and Strategy at Aalo Atomics, where he is leading efforts to bring next-generation nuclear energy systems to market. With over 20 years of experience at the intersection of energy, technology, and innovation, Jon has held leadership roles at Microsoft, Google, and Amazon. At Microsoft, he served as Chief Strategy Officer for the Energy & Resources Industry, driving global energy transition initiatives. He previously led global go-to-market strategy at AWS for the energy sector and scaled cloud solutions with energy software partners at Google. Jon also serves on the advisory board of Atomic Canyon, supporting AI innovation in the nuclear industry. He is a trusted advisor to climate-tech startups and has co-founded a nonprofit dedicated to human-centered leadership in technology. Jon brings a systems-level perspective and a deep commitment to aligning bold innovation with scalable, real-world impact.

JP Ong is based in Singapore as CNBC’s Reporter for Southeast Asia, where he breaks economic developments and covers financial markets news across the region.

JP started out as a Markets Reporter for Bloomberg TV Philippines, and briefly served as an Anchor for One News’ morning program ‘Business World Live’. He then worked at Singapore Press Holdings’ radio station ‘Money FM 89.3’ as the Finance Presenter for the afternoon show, covering Singapore and global markets, as well as managing the weekly programs ‘Across the ASEAN’ and ‘Forex Fridays’.

Prior to joining the media, JP worked in the manufacturing and finance industries. He holds a Dual Degree MBA from Tsinghua University and HEC Paris, along with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Operations Research from Columbia University.

Junzo Yamamoto is the Managing Executive Officer, Manufacturing & Technology, Basic Chemicals and Carbon Neutral Transformation, at Idemitsu, Japan’s leading energy and materials company.

He has over 30 years of experience in manufacturing and technology at Idemitsu, with a focus on petroleum and petrochemicals engineering. Throughout his career, holding a Ph.D. in Engineering, he has consistently driven operational excellence and strengthen these business areas. He also contributed the construction and commissioning of Nghi Son Refinery in Vietnam as the General Manager of Refinery, Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical LLC. 

In recent years, he has taken additional responsibilities in the energy transition, Carbon Neutral Transformation (CNX). He is actively promoting the social implementation of the decarbonization initiatives, guided by ambitious goal and well-grounded strategies.

Jussi Ahtikari is the Chief AI Officer at Virta, a leading global platform for electric vehicle charging. Since the company’s founding over a decade ago, he has played a key role in developing Virta’s advanced technology and driving its international growth. In his current role, Mr. Ahtikari leads the integration of artificial intelligence into Virta’s solutions, accelerating innovation in sustainable electric mobility. With deep expertise in EV charging systems, software architectures, and AI-driven services, he is recognized for leveraging technology to create transformative business models and pioneering new possibilities in the industry.

Justin Wu is the Regional Head of Climate Change Asia Pacific at HSBC, where he oversees the development, evolution and implementation of the Group’s climate ambition across the region. He is the senior expert and ambassador for HSBC on climate change in the Asian context, leading on engagement with the bank’s clients, regulators and other stakeholders across the region.

Previously, Justin was the Head of Asia-Pacific for BloombergNEF, a research group within Bloomberg LP covering climate change and the energy transition. He is a recognized thought leader on decarbonization and sustainability in Asia, and has worked with governments, finance, energy and technology companies on their business strategies in a net-zero world. He has over 20 years of professional experience building businesses and managing large and diverse teams across the region. Justin holds a MS in Politics from the University of London and a BS in International Politics and Economics from Georgetown University.   

Kamonthip is a Partner, leading Capital Project Development (CPD) multinational team at ERM, based in the Bangkok Office. She has extensive experience in managing the Environmental and Social aspects for large-scale projects, leading ESIA and ESDD executions in various sectors including Renewable, Oil & Gas, Power and Transportation both in Europe and South East Asia, focusing on Thailand, Lao PDR, Indonesia, Cambodia and Vietnam.

Kamonthip in an experienced Business Partner to clients in Renewable, Oil & Gas and Power Sectors with her support on Environmental, Social, Health and Safety aspects to comply with local requirement and applicable international standards i.e. IFC PS, WB, ADB SPS, as well as providing strategic advice on EHS Risk Management and support clients throughout the lenders’ review process to achieve financial closure.

Karen is a senior leader in ESG and corporate sustainability in the energy sector and is skilled in business approaches to climate change, greenhouse gas management, environmental practices, social performance, social investment, small business development, energy access and NGO partnering.

Karen joined Shell in 2005 where she is VP Sustainability, and has previously held a wide range of leadership positions spanning both sustainability and commercial areas. Her many career highlights have helped to robustly embed sustainability and nature into Shell’s Powering Progress strategy.

Karen is also Shell’s liaison delegate to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and has been an IPIECA Executive Committee member for over 5 years. She serves on the Board of Tandem Global.

Prior to Shell, Karen spent her early career working for CARE International, a large international humanitarian organisation, where she partnered with communities to develop and support resilient livelihoods in the context of natural disasters and armed conflict.

Karen holds a BS in Human Biology from Stanford University and an MSc in Tropical Ecology from Yale University and is a certified executive coach.

Kevin Gallagher has served Santos as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer since 2016.

Since joining Santos, Mr Gallagher has led transformation of the company into a reliable, high-performing business.

Under his leadership, Santos has become a top-20 ASX-listed company and a top-20 global independent oil and gas company with three successful, value-accretive mergers and acquisitions of adjacent assets.

Santos’ strategy is to backfill and sustain existing infrastructure and assets, decarbonize operations and develop low-carbon fuels as market demand evolves. Under Mr Gallagher’s leadership, Santos is well-advanced with the Barossa Gas Project and the Pikka Project in Alaska which will sustain stable production out to 2035 and beyond. Under his leadership, Santos has also advanced its decarbonization and low-carbon fuels’ objectives, making what Santos believes is the world’s first booking of carbon storage reserves and investing in one of the world’s largest CCS projects in South Australia’s Cooper Basin, which will start up in 2024.

Mr Gallagher is committed to ensuring Santos remains resilient, value accretive and at the leading edge of the global energy evolution. He has positioned Santos to leverage the critical role natural gas will play in delivering energy security to the Asian region through the energy transition to net-zero emissions.

Commencing his career in the oil and gas industry as a drilling engineer in Scotland working with Mobil in the North Sea, Mr Gallagher migrated to Australia to join Woodside in 1998. He was Chief Executive Officer at Clough Limited from 2011 until his appointment at Santos.

Dato’ Khairussaleh Ramli is the President and Group Chief Executive Officer of Maybank, one of Southeast Asia’s largest and most prominent financial institutions. Appointed in May 2022, Dato’ Khairussaleh oversees Maybank’s strategic direction as Chairman of its Group Executive Committee and a key member of its Credit, Sustainability, and Technology Committees. Prior to this, he has also held other senior roles such as Group Managing Director of RHB Banking Group, President Director and Chief Executive Officer of Bank Internasional Indonesia (Maybank Indonesia), Group Chief Financial Officer of Maybank, and Chief Financial Officer of Bursa Malaysia Berhad.

Dato’ Khairussaleh holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Washington University, completed Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Programme, and is a Fellow Chartered Banker with the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers.

Beyond Maybank, he chairs The Association of Banks in Malaysia, serves as Vice Chairman of the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers, and Co-Chairs the Emerging Markets Advisory Council of the Institute of International Finance. 

As Group CEO and co-founder, Ko Chuan Zhen sets the business’s direction and strategy, ensuring that they are executed with focus on satisfactory results. Combined with leadership, passion and in-depth knowledge in clean energy, his contributions have driven Plus Xnergy to become an industry leader and motivate a passionate and reliable team determined to achieve the company’s mission and vision. Ko was awarded Ernst and Young’s Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year 2019, recognised in 2021 Prestige Malaysia’s 40 Under 40 and listed in 2021 Asia’s Most Influential and Gen. T List 2020 for the category of “Engineering, Manufacturing and Energy,” both lists by Tatler Asia that recognises 400 young entrepreneur leaders who are shaping Asia’s future.

With 8+ years of expertise in e-mobility and energy digitalization, Kouki.Xiang is a visionary driving the transition from charging networks to AI-powered mobile energy ecosystems.

As the architect of China’s largest EV charging network (3+ million chargers, 10B+ kWh annual energy throughput), Kouki pioneered Data-driven software platforms for network optimization, site selection, and dynamic pricing; AI microgrid solutions integrating solar, storage, and smart charging; Energy trading systems enabling grid-balancing and carbon-reduction strategies.

Since 2023, Kouki has led StarCharge’s APAC expansion, delivering turnkey hardware/software/service solutions across 8+ markets (Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Australia, etc.). His work empowers operators to evolve from charging service providers to comprehensive energy infrastructure players.

Liza Mustapha was appointed Executive Vice President & Group Chief Financial Officer of PETRONAS on 1st June 2021.

She began her career as a junior executive in the finance department of PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd, the exploration and production subsidiary of PETRONAS. In the ensuing years, she held various positions within the PETRONAS Group which includes Chief Financial Officer of PETRONAS Gas Berhad, a gas infrastructure, and utilities company and Senior General Manager of PETRONAS Group Treasury where she led the implementation of centralised treasury management for the Group. She was also appointed as Group Financial Controller and subsequently Vice President Group Procurement, before assuming her current position. 

Mahesh has nearly three decades of operations, commercial and project leadership expertise within the energy industry (upstream and downstream). During his 19-year tenure at McDermott, he has held senior positions in strategy, commercial and major projects.

He has extensive global experience, in both large-scale project and corporate roles, with a career spanning across Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Europe. Prior to joining McDermott, Mahesh worked for Saipem, Reliance and Kvaerner John Brown.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, a post-graduate diploma in project management and a master’s degree in contracts law and arbitration.

Mahesh is part of McDermott’s Executive Committee and is currently leading the Global Subsea and Floating Facilities business line.

Mahesh is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Mahua Acharya has spent 20+ years in green finance, electric mobility, renewable energy, and carbon markets having worked internationally as well as in the Government of India. She was the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of state-owned Convergence Energy Services Limited, Government of India, where she designed and led a nation-wide programme that led to the contracting of nearly 20,000 fully electric buses on Indian roads, with 9000+ currently deployed. She is recognised as one of the main architects behind this massive transformation. The Indian eBus program has drawn international attention, been documented and being replicated in or has informed multiple countries.

Since then, Mahua has embarked on building a new development platform dedicated to taking the energy transition journey at scale in India.

Mansoor Mohamed Al Hamed was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Mubadala Energy in February 2021. In July 2024 he was appointed as the Managing Director of the company along with his role as the Chief Executive Officer.

Prior to his appointment as the CEO, he held the position of Chief Growth Officer on February 2019 where he was responsible for all new business development and Mergers & Acquisitions activities at Mubadala Energy.

Mansoor joined Mubadala Energy in September 2010. Before joining Mubadala Energy, he worked in a highly diversified private sector business based in the UAE, gaining experience across commercial and managerial roles held in various business sectors.

Maria Claudia Borras is Chief Growth & Experience Officer at Baker Hughes. She is responsible for driving enterprise growth and enhancing customer experience, leading the commercial, regional and marketing organizations and driving transformation to energize business expansion across the company’s portfolio.

Borras has more than 30 years of experience in Baker Hughes and the oil & gas industry. From 2022-2024, she served as Executive Vice President of Oilfield Services & Equipment, and from 2017-2022, she served as Executive Vice President of Oilfield Services.

Previously, Borras served as Chief Commercial Officer at GE Oil & Gas, where she managed a global team of more than 4,000 sales, commercial, and marketing professionals. She came to GE Oil & Gas in January 2015 from Baker Hughes, which she joined in 1993.

Throughout her earlier career at Baker Hughes, her leadership roles included President, Latin America Region; President, Europe/Africa/Russia Caspian Region; Vice President, Global Marketing; Vice President, Centrilift Marketing; and Area Manager for a number of countries in Latin America.

As an entrepreneur, chairman and former Lord Mayor of Adelaide, Martin Haese builds bridges between economic and environmental priorities.

Martin has chaired the Premier’s Climate Change Council for the Government of South Australia since 2018, providing independent advice on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating and adapting to climate change. He has spoken at COP21 in Paris, the World Cities Summit in Singapore, COP28 in Dubai and COP29 in Baku.

Martin is the Special Envoy to Singapore and Southeast Asia for Trade and Investment for the Government of South Australia where his work is focussed on investment attraction and trade support.

Masanori Ijichi serves over 30 years in nuclear industry. IHI is a Japanese conglomerate of heavy industry, and has expertise in engineering, fabrication & installation of nuclear power plant components, High level waste treatment facility and Decommissioning.

He has experiences of plant engineering, R&D for Radioactive Waste treatment and Project/Program Management for EPC & nuclear components supply.

He is now leading NPP business in IHI, such as for “Restart of Japanese reactors”, and business & technology development, project planning for “engineering & component supply for both Large Reactors and SMRs” for overseas (US, Europe and Asia).

He is a bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, and Master of Technology Management.

Mazuin Ismail is a Senior Vice President at PETRONAS Downstream Business and the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), the chemical arm of PETRONAS, specialising in the manufacturing, marketing and selling of a diversified range of chemical products. Listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE), PCG is one of the largest integrated chemicals producers in Southeast Asia.

Mazuin’s career in PETRONAS began in 1991 as a Structural Engineer, Field Engineer and Company Site Representative for PETRONAS Carigali projects covering multiple engineering disciplines, construction, and project management. Over the years, he took on various technical and leadership roles within PETRONAS Group. These include Head of Strategic Planning Petroleum Management Unit, Head of Projects & Engineering PETRONAS Carigali, Vice President of Technical Global and Senior Vice President of Project Delivery and Technology.

Datuk Ir. Megat Jalaluddin, President/CEO of Tenaga Nasional Berhad, drives the company with a mission to brighten lives through innovative and sustainable energy solutions. He has played a key role in driving TNB’s business growth and advancing its energy transition agenda towards net-zero emissions, in alignment with Malaysia’s carbon neutrality goal by 2050.

Datuk Ir. Megat Jalaluddin also previously served as the Chief Strategy and Ventures Officer, where he spearheaded the development and execution of TNB’s long-term strategy, identifying new business areas for ventures and innovation.

Prior to that position, he successfully delivered quality digital customer service experience and growth of TNB Retail business as the Chief Retail Officer for 4 years. With a proven track record spanning over 30 years, he’s a visionary leader adept at
transforming organizations across operations, strategy, and customer services.

In November 2024, Datuk Ir. Megat Jalaluddin was appointed as the Chairman of CIGRE Malaysia for the 2024–2026 term, leading national efforts to advance power system innovation, collaboration, and engineering excellence.

Muhammad Huzaini Ghazali brings over two decades of multidisciplinary experience spanning engineering, strategy, commercial development and portfolio management across the global energy landscape. Since joining Gentari in 2023, he has played a pivotal role in shaping the company’s long-term strategic direction, helping to establish Gentari as a credible and purpose-driven clean energy solutions partner in Asia Pacific.

Appointed Chief Strategy and Portfolio Officer in November 2022, Huzaini oversees the company’s enterprise-wide strategic and portfolio planning, investment governance and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A).

His remit also includes leading Gentari’s strategic communications and advocacy efforts, managing key partnerships to strengthen influence and stakeholder alignment and advancing strategic integration across the company’s three business pillars: Renewable Energy, Hydrogen and Green Mobility.

A founding member of the PETRONAS Clean Energy Solutions Transition team, Huzaini was instrumental in conceptualising and driving the integrated value capture plans that laid the foundation for Gentari’s establishment. His appointment to the leadership team marked a natural continuation of his contributions to Malaysia’s clean energy ambitions.

Prior to Gentari, Huzaini held a diverse range of roles across the PETRONAS Group, including in corporate and upstream strategy, LNG optimisation, business transformation and M&A – each reflecting his versatility, commercial acumen and ability to drive results across highly complex environments. His international experience includes a leadership role with PETRONAS Energy Canada, where he managed upstream partner engagements and strategic commercial interests in North America.

Michael O’Dwyer is a Managing Director and Global Co-Head of Energy at Morgan Stanley, one of the leading global Investment Banks, with over 80,000 employees across 41 countries.

Michael joined Morgan Stanley in 2008 and is responsible for leading coverage of a wide range of companies in the natural resources sector, with a focus on supporting clients in the oil & gas and the energy transition areas.

Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Michael spent over 10 years with Lehman Brothers in the European energy group and before that, five years working with Eni SpA as an engineer in the Exploration & Production division, based in Italy and Norway.

In his investment banking career, Michael has advised on numerous M&A assignments for leading companies in all areas of the resources sector, as well as assisting in raising both debt and equity financing for a wide range of companies globally.

Michael holds degrees in Electronic Engineering and in Mathematics from Trinity College Dublin and a Masters in Business Administration from London Business School.

Prof. Michael Short is an Associate Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, MA, USA, an Adjunct Senior Principal Scientist II in IMRE at A*STAR in Singapore, and the Distinguished Professor of Fusion Technology at ST Engineering in Singapore. His group has spent over a decade investigating coupled materials effects impeding the rapid expansion of carbon-free baseload energy, with an emphasis on materials for nuclear power. Of particular interest to Prof. Short’s group are the simultaneous effects of irradiation and corrosion present in nuclear plants, materials to enable the first fleet of commercial fusion reactors, and stopping corrosion in nuclear and geothermal energy systems. Prof. Short holds four degrees from MIT in Nuclear Science & Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering.

Michèle Azalbert is the Chief Hydrogen Officer at Gentari, responsible for driving the company’s hydrogen strategy and project development across key markets, with a particular focus on scalable low-carbon solutions.

Since joining Gentari in 2023, she has played a central role in shaping the company’s hydrogen portfolio and advancing its role in supporting energy system decarbonisation.

Michèle brings over 30 years of international experience across hydrogen, LNG, commodity trading and finance. She is widely regarded as a trailblazer in the energy
transition.

Prior to Gentari, she was CEO of ENGIE’s Renewable Hydrogen business, where she spearheaded the development of a global project pipeline across 10 countries, positioning the company as a key player in the emerging hydrogen economy. In her earlier role as Chief Operating Officer of ENGIE’s LNG business, she led supply and trading operations, including complex renegotiations of long-term contracts in markets such as Algeria, Eygpt and Nigeria, and supported the strategic divestment of the business to TOTAL.

Miguel Fonseca is the Chief Executive Officer of EDP Renewables APAC.

He joined EDP in 2020 as the Executive Board Member of EDP Client Solutions with executive oversight of businesses in Europe spanning across Portugal, Spain, Italy, Poland, Belgium, France and Germany.

Prior to EDP, Miguel was a Partner at McKinsey & Company for 18 years, with international experience in business development, marketing and sales across industries including renewables, telecommunications, media and finance.

He has a MSc in Business and Economics from Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics and an MBA (Dean’s List) from INSEAD, Singapore/France.

In 1998 Izumo participated in an internship program at Grameen Bank in Bangladesh and met Professor Muhammad Yunus.

This experience motivated him to tackle worldwide malnutrition problems for human beings, especially children in great poverty, and ultimately lead him to start up micro algae businesses.

In 2005, Izumo and his partner succeeded in outdoor mass cultivation of “Euglena”, the very first time in the world, and they established Euglena Co., Ltd. to start healthcare business.

He won the prizes of “World Economic Forum (Davos Conference) Young Global Leaders”, “the First Japan Venture Award, Prime Minister’s Award” in 2015 and “SDGs Promotion Headquarters (Prime Minister) Award” in 2021 and he has also served as the youngest Vice-Chair of the Japan Economic Association Federation(“Keidanren”), Deliberation Committee since 2020.

Following successful business growth, the company launched “Euglena GENKI program” in 2014 where the company started distribution of super nutritious “Euglena” biscuits to school children in Bangladesh and celebrated 10th Anniversary in 2024.

Datuk Prof Dr Mohd Faiz Abdullah is Chairman and Chief Executive of the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia. He also leads the institute’s policy development and Track Two diplomacy, including through the ASEAN Institutes of Strategic and International Studies (ASEAN-ISIS) and the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC).

Faiz is also the Malaysian representative to the ASEAN Regional Forum Experts and Eminent Persons (ARF EEP) meeting, Co-Chair of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP), and a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Good Governance. Faiz is also a Distinguished Adjunct Professor of the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM), Adjunct Professor of the International Institute of Public Policy and Management at the University of Malaya, and Honorary Professor at Universiti Selangor (UNISEL). He is the Founding Dean of the Selangor Business School.

Mohd Jukris Abdul Wahab (57) was appointed as the Executive Vice President & CEO of Upstream on 1 July 2024. He has accumulated vast experience in Upstream Business, having held various senior leadership positions including Vice President International Assets and Vice President Malaysia Assets, as well as an Independent Board Director for PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd. and PC International Ventures Sdn Bhd.

He started his career journey with PETRONAS in 1990 as a Reservoir Engineer. Since then, he held various leadership positions both in Malaysia and international operations, including as the Senior General Manager of Petroleum Resource Development for PETRONAS’ Petroleum Management Unit (PMU), Executive Assistant to the President, Chairman of PETRONAS Sudan, Head of Peninsular Malaysia Operations (PMO) and Head of Petroleum Engineering.

His notable achievements throughout 30 years of experience in PETRONAS include leading the negotiation and conclusion of two (2) Production Sharing Contract (PSC) deals, namely the 2008 PSC and Baram Delta Oil (BDO) EOR PSC. He also played an instrumental role in establishing the Risk Service Contract (RSC) for the monetisation of stranded marginal fields in Malaysia, as well as championed the development of the PETRONAS Decommissioning and Abandonment Framework in shaping the management of post-production assets. During his international stint, Jukris was decisive in safeguarding PETRONAS’ interest in Sudan during the pre- and post-separation of the country, driving the resolution of contractual issues with both Sudan and South Sudan authorities.

Musabbeh Al Kaabi has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Upstream at ADNOC overlooking many of ADNOC’s assests including ADNOC Onshore, ADNOC Offshore and ADNOC Drilling.

With over 27 years of experience in the energy sector and a background in exploration and production, Musabbeh Al Kaabi is well-positioned to drive continued success and value creation as he leads the business forward.

Al Kaabi is a member of the ADNOC Investment Committee, and serves as a board member of Masdar, Tabreed, ADNOC Gas, ADNOC Drilling and Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi. In the past, he has served on the boards of several leading organizations including Mubadala Energy, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Dolphin Energy, Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), Emirates Global Aluminium, Borealis, Cepsa, NOVA Chemicals and Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

Musabbeh holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geophysical Engineering from Colorado School of Mines and a Master of Sciences degree in Geoscience from Imperial College, London.

Muqsit Ashraf is Accenture’s Group Chief Executive – Strategy and co-leads Accenture’s $15 billion Strategy & Consulting business, spanning 40 industries and enterprise functions. He leads a global team of over 45,000 professionals across 100+ countries and is a member of Accenture’s Global Management Committee. With more than 25 years of experience, Muqsit advises C-suite executives and Boards on business strategy, technology, and AI, helping clients drive performance and resilience. He previously led Accenture’s global Energy practice and revitalized its Global Energy Board alongside Bob Dudley, creating a leading forum for top energy CEOs.

Muqsit sponsors Accenture’s relationship with WEF for Resources and Materials, and with the New York Times for DealBook. He frequently speaks at major events including Davos, CERAWeek, and Fortune Brainstorm AI, and writes about enterprise reinvention, AI, and energy in Forbes. Muqsit attended Yale University. He is based in Houston.

Shani is an energy policy researcher with more than seven years of experience advocating energy policy in Southeast Asia. Currently, Shani is a Manager of Power Generation and Interconnection Department in ASEAN Centre for Energy, which is leading the work on the ASEAN Power Grid, emerging technologies like nuclear, hydrogen, and storage. Her journey began as a solar engineer before transitioning into policy research, driven by her passion for sustainable energy. Shani has played a vital role in supporting energy transitions in Indonesia, empowering utilities to enhance renewable energy procurement for the industrial sector. Prior to her current role, she contributed significantly as a policy analyst within the UK-Indonesia G2G program, collaborating closely with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) of Indonesia. Her efforts were pivotal in shaping long-term electricity planning strategies, establishing the Net-Zero-Emission Calculator and lead the assistance for MEMR in establishing Indonesia Hydrogen National Strategy. Shani holds BSc in Electrical Power Engineering from ITB and MSc in Sustainable Energy Technology from TU Delft, Netherlands.

Dr. Naoko Ishii is Professor and Director of the Center for Global Commons (CGC) at the University of Tokyo. Before joining UTokyo, she was the CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) from 2012 to 2020. She is a vocal advocate for catalyzing systems change for sustainable development within planetary boundaries. She brings her expertise to global discourse by joining the Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance, Global Commission on the Economics of Water (GCEW), Food System Economics Commission, High-Level Independent Panel on Financing Pandemic Preparedness, among others. Her earlier roles include Deputy Vice Minister of Finance in Japan, senior positions at the World Bank and IMF.

Nick Wayth has held a broad career at the forefront of change in the energy industry as it adapts ever faster to tackling climate change. Since May 2021, Nick has been chief executive of the Energy Institute.

Prior to this he spent nearly 22 years at BP plc in a broad variety of executive and management roles. Latterly Nick held the post of Chief Development Officer of Alternative Energy, where he led BP’s strategy and business development in a broad range of renewable technologies.

Nick holds a PhD in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering and a degree in Mechanical Engineering, both from the University of Southampton.  Nick is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer and a Fellow of both the Energy Institute and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

Nick is passionate about creating an inclusive and supportive environment for everyone.

Ni Qingjiu, Chinese named 倪庆久, graduated from University of Strathclyde with Master of Business Administration. Over 30 years of project management, successful market development and advanced corporation business management experience.

He joined Sinohydro Engineering Foundation Bureau in 1991, and worked as site engineer in Three Gorges Dam project.

In 2006, he was joined the company Sinohydro Corporation (M) Sdn. Bhd. with position in Director. Started to Involve Bakun dam in Malaysia.

In 2013, one of the China Communications Construction Company Ltd. (CCCC) spirit to leading integrated infrastructure service provider in the global market as a Senior Director of CCCC International, Managing Director of CCCC Malaysia and Deputy General Manager of the East Coast Railway Link (ECRL) Project, to strives to build a successful partnership with local enterprises in Malaysia, and drive the economic and social development, so as to achieve co-development and mutual benefits.

Novan is currently Group Chief Executive Officer of CIMB Group Holdings, ASEAN’s 5th largest universal bank with presence in 10 countries He has more than 20 years of banking experience in Asia. He joined CIMB in July 2022 as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Group Wholesale Banking and Chief Executive Officer of CIMB Investment Bank. He assumed his current role in July 2024.

Prior to joining CIMB, Novan spent close to 16 years with J.P Morgan in Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore with his last position being Head of Equity Capital Markets, Southeast Asia and Head of Investment Banking, Malaysia. Prior to J.P Morgan, Novan was with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) specialising in Corporate Finance.

Pn. Nur Fadillah is the Head of Group Technical Capability Management for Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS). She strategized the company’s Just Transition in the talent development segment and is now implementing various uplift programs for the technical workforce especially in emerging, adaptive and green skills.

On the national front, Fadillah collaborates with Jabatan Pendidikan Politeknik dan Kolej Komuniti to increase the employability of graduates. This is through feedback of industry insights, revision in curriculum and advocacy of disability inclusion for equitable quality education.

As a staunch supporter of lifelong learning, she advises the Oil, Gas and Energy Sectorial Training Committee under the Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp) on new module content and best use of the employers collection levy.

Onursal has 35 years of experience in the energy industry, gained in senior positions at Shell, Lasmo and ENI. Since joining LEA in 2002, Onursal has advised companies on strategy development and implementation, acquisitions and divestments.

LEA is a leading advisory firm dedicated to the energy sector, providing strategy and M&A advice to a select group of the world’s top Energy Companies. Since its inception in 1999, LEA has been involved in more than $200 billion worth of transactions for major International and National Energy Companies and Independents.

LEA is deeply involved in Energy Policy work across the world, advising governments and policy makers. LEA has built up a strong reputation for its advocacy of pragmatic Energy solutions focusing on delivering global prosperity and decarbonisation.

LEA is headquartered in London, with representation in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Oslo and Tokyo.

Per Mejnert Kristensen is the President of Region APAC at Ørsted, the world’s leading developer, constructor, and operator of offshore wind farms. He brings over 30 years of experience managing large-scale infrastructure projects globally, including more than 15 years living and working in Asia, where he has built a strong track record of cross-cultural leadership and industry expertise.

Since 2022, Per has led Ørsted’s development and operations across key Asia-Pacific markets from the company’s regional headquarters in Taiwan. He oversees a rapidly growing offshore wind portfolio with nearly 2 GW of capacity either in operation or under construction.

Ørsted’s vision is to create a world that runs entirely on green energy. In just over a decade, the company has transformed from its origins as an oil and gas enterprise—formerly known as DONG Energy—into a global renewable energy leader, with 99% of its energy portfolio now based on renewables.

With over 20 years’ experience as a transactional lawyer in the UK, EU and Asia, Peter’s practice spans commodities, derivatives, structured products and climate finance. His rare combination of commodities and climate finance expertise enables him to provide a holistic view and skillset that is crucial to support businesses in the energy transition pathway.

Peter is a global market leader in his field and has been active in climate finance and environmental products markets since 2004. He has experienced all the ‘ups and downs’ of carbon markets in the EU ETS, under the Kyoto Protocol, in the pilot markets in China, the voluntary markets, UERs, RECs, ROCs and Article 6 markets under the Paris Agreement. Having both buy-side and sell-side experience, Peter carries the benefit of his unique perspective and experience.

He is an active member of a number of industry groups including ISDA, IETA and EFET.

Rama Variankaval is the global head of Corporate Advisory which encompasses Corporate Finance Advisory (“CFA”), Center for Carbon Transition (“CCT”), Sustainable Solutions, and Infrastructure Finance Advisory (“IFA”) teams at J.P. Morgan. CFA advises clients across industries on capital allocation, shareholder value creation strategies, capital structure optimization, and other corporate and structured finance issues. CCT is leading the firm’s efforts in developing and implementing its climate strategy pertaining to its client facing businesses. CCT and Sustainable Solutions teams also advise clients on transitioning to a low-carbon future and navigating the various Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) considerations faced by companies today. Rama sits on the Investment Bank’s management committee. ​

In addition to these responsibilities, Rama leads the Corporate and Investment Bank’s ESG forum, and serves on the Firmwide Environmental Committee.

Rama holds a BS in Civil Engineering from the National Institute of Technology in India, an MS in Structural Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign and an MS in Statistics and Operations Research from New York University. Rama started his career at J.P. Morgan in 2003.​

Robert Siegel is a Lecturer in Management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business where he has taught nine different courses: Systems Leadership; Financial Management for Entrepreneurs; Corporations, Finance and Governance in the Global Economy; The Industrialist’s Dilemma; Strategies of Effective Product Management; Business and Government; Formation of New Ventures; Entrepreneurial Finance; and Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation. He has authored or co-authored over 115 business cases and led primary research on Google, Charles Schwab, Daimler, AB InBev, Box, Stripe, Roblox, Target, AngelList, 23andMe, C3.ai, Majid Al Futtaim, Softbank, Tableau, PayPal, Medium, Autodesk, Minted, Zuora, Axel Springer and Michelin, amongst others.

Robert received the Case Centre Award in the Entrepreneurship Category for co-authoring AB InBev: Brewing an Innovation Strategy (2019), the Case Centre Award in the Entrepreneurship Category Winner for co-authoring Axel Springer in 2014: Strategic Leadership of the Digital Media Transformation (2017), and he was the recipient of the MBA Class of 1973 Lecturer award for the 2016-2017 academic year.

He is also a Venture Partner at Piva Capital and a General Partner at XSeed Capital. He sits on the Board of Directors of Avochato and Findmine, and he led investments in Zooz (acquired by PayU of Naspers – NPN), Hive, Lex Machina (acquired by LexisNexis of the RELX Group – RELX), CirroSecure (acquired by Palo Alto Networks – PANW), The League (acquired by Match Group), Teapot (acquired by Stripe), Pixlee Turnto (acquired by Emplifi), and SIPX (acquired by ProQuest).

Robert is a Member of the Supervisory Board of HERE Technologies, and was a member of the company’s Industry Advisory Board from 2017-2022. He is the Chairman of the Strategic Advisory Board for TTTech Computertechnik AG in Vienna, Austria. He is a Member of the Industry Advisory Board for Tulco, and was on the Board of SmartDrive Systems (acquired by Omnitracs) for over 14 years. He is the Co-President Emeritus of Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs, an alumni association that fosters relationships to strengthen the Stanford startup community, and has co-authored several articles for the Harvard Business Review and California Management Review. He is a frequent contributor to Fortune, TechCrunch, VentureBeat and Forbes.

Roberto has gained extensive experience in the international Oil & Gas industry over 30 years, spanning various roles – from project economics to business development to general management – in Italy, Russia, Central Asia, the UK, and SE Asia.

Since joining MedcoEnergi, a leading Southeast Asia energy and natural resources company listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (MEDC-IDX) as Director & CEO in November 2015, Roberto has overseen a phase of strategic repositioning and growth. The company has greatly expanded its Oil & Gas and Power generation activities, including through investments in renewable energy.

Born in Italy, Roberto obtained a Master from London Business School, a degree in Energy Economics from Scuola Superiore Enrico Mattei, and a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Padova.​

Ruslan is a member of the PETRONAS Executive Leadership Team, responsible for Group Human Resource Management.

He has assumed diverse leadership positions, including Head of Risk Management at PETCO, General Manager of the COO & EVP Downstream Corporate Office, Executive Assistant to the President and Group CEO, General Manager of Corporate Strategy and Communications at ENGEN Petroleum Limited (ENGEN) in Cape Town, South Africa, and Asia Pacific Regional Business Head at PETRONAS Lubricants International Sdn. Bhd. (PLISB).

Ruslan joined Group Human Resource Management in 2020 as Senior General Manager of Human Capital Strategy and subsequently assumed the position of Senior General Manager of Human Capital Development and Chief Executive Officer of PETRONAS Leadership Center (PLC).

Rushdi Abdul Rahim is the President & Chief Executive Officer of the Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT), a technology think tank under the purview of Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation. He is also the Advisor of myForesight® – Malaysian Foresight Institute. Through MIGHT’s foresight, trends analysis and horizon scanning activities, Rushdi spent most of his time working with organisations – private and public – to understand and explore the future impacts of trends as well as disruptions.

For years, Rushdi has spearheaded transformative foresight initiatives, playing a pivotal role in shaping national policy. His visionary leadership has propelled initiatives across industry, youth empowerment, and social progress.

Notably, he led a groundbreaking collaboration with UNDP and JPA, envisioning the future of public service. Rushdi’s contributions also extend to producing insightful white papers on the profound impacts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on work dynamics. Serving as Co-Chair for the NSRC’s Technology Prioritization Committee underscores his commitment to innovative research agendas.

Russell Hardy is CEO of Vitol, a global energy company with revenues of over $505 billion and an asset portfolio spanning power, oil, gas production, energy retail and renewables. Russell has over 30 years’ experience within the energy industry. He joined Vitol in 1993 from BP and has held a number of trading and management roles in Singapore and London. Since joining Vitol, Russell has been responsible for the introduction of derivatives trading and the development of the risk management function, as well as major business lines such as European gas, power, LNG and carbon. He has also led the company’s investment in major refining and power assets in Europe and the Middle East.  He has been a member of the Executive Committee since 2007 and holds a MEng in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College, London.

Mr. Sandeep Kumar Gupta is CMD of GAIL (India) Limited, India’s leading natural gas company with diversified interests across the natural gas value chain of trading, transmission, LPG production & transmission, LNG re-gasification, petrochemicals, city gas, E&P, etc. He has wide experience of over 35 years in the Oil & Gas Industry. Before joining GAIL in October 2022, Mr. Gupta held the position of Director (Finance) since August 2019 on the Board of Indian Oil Corporation Limited. As Director (Finance), he was in charge of F&A, Treasury, Pricing, International Trade, Optimization, Information Systems, Corporate Affairs, Legal, Risk Management, etc. Mr. Sandeep Kumar Gupta is also the Chairman of Mahanagar Gas Limited, Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL), GAIL Gas Limited and also on the Board of Petronet LNG Limited. Mr. Gupta was also Chairman of Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE), an apex professional organization representing the Central Government Public Enterprises.

Mr. Gupta is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and has received prestigious individual recognition such as “CA CFO – Large Corporate – Manufacturing and Infrastructure Category” in January 2021 by ICAI, adjudged among Top 30 CFOs in India by StartupLanes.com in May 2022, Best CEO – Oil & Gas Sector 2022-23 by India Today in April 2023, “CEO with HR Orientation” Award by World HRD Congress in February 2024. Mr. Gupta is also admitted as Distinguish Fellow of Indian Institute of Directors.

Shanky Viswanathan is a Business Leader, Industry Advisor and Technologist in the CTO Group in TCS. As Head of Business Innovation, Shanky works with CxOs to help shape their strategic business initiatives and unlock new business opportunities by harnessing the transformative, and sometimes disruptive, potential of technology. He is currently focused on helping customers prepare and build for the future by harnessing the full might of Generative AI, next generation Operational Technologies like Robotics, 5G and Edge, a new intelligent, open, and sustainable energy ecosystem, and a reimagined toolset for NetZero acceleration. Within TCS, Shanky is leading the incubation of next generation business capabilities and big bets that will power the future growth of TCS.

Prior to this role, Shanky has performed various Business and Technology leadership roles across markets and Industries. He has led industry units for TCS, incubated and scaled large account relationships, spearheaded multiple large scale business transformation and system integration initiatives for customers and has headed architecture boards and functions in various customer organizations. He has been part of industry advisory boards and holds multiple patents in real-world business solutions exploiting digital technologies.

A native of Chennai, India, Shanky holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science & Engineering. He is a passionate barefoot runner, a trained percussionist of Carnatic music and a movie buff.

Mr. Satoshi Kanamori currently serves as Senior Managing Corporate Officer at Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., reflecting his extensive career in the shipping industry. Since joining the company in 1991, he has held numerous significant positions, particularly in the LNG sector. His early career was enriched by international experience with “K” Line America, Inc. between 1998 and 2004. From 2007 onwards, Mr. Satoshi Kanamori specialized in the development and management of LNG teams.

In 2021, he expanded his leadership into sustainability initiatives when he began managing the Carbon-Neutral Promotion Group.

By 2023, he was appointed Managing Executive Officer, responsible for the LNG and Carbon Solution Business, demonstrating his commitment to sustainability and innovation. Mr. Satoshi Kanamori is appointed to the present position in 2025, where he oversees the Technical Unit and Liquefied Gas Business, further solidifying his leadership within the company.

As the EVP & CEO of Downstream, Sazali is responsible for PETRONAS’ downstream business, which encompasses refining, manufacturing, trading, and marketing of crude oil, petroleum, and petrochemical products. The downstream business that Sazali oversees includes two listed entities on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia – PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG) and PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad (PDB).

Prior to this role, Sazali was the Senior Vice President and MD/CEO of PCG. Under his seven-year leadership from 2014 to 2021, PCG recorded growth in sales volume by 37% and market capitalisation by 64% in commodities and specialty chemicals from 52 subsidiaries with 24 production plants located in Malaysia, the Netherlands, Canada, Singapore, and Germany.

Sean Chung assumed his current position as the Head of the Sustainable Project Development Team at Samsung E&A in March 2024, transitioning from his longstanding tenure at ExxonMobil. He is responsible for driving the energy transition through the development of lower carbon solutions such as CCUS and hydrogen projects at Samsung E&A.

Sean held senior management positions at ExxonMobil including President and Lead Country Manager of ExxonMobil Korea, Vice President of ExxonMobil E&P Vietnam and M&A Project Manager at ExxonMobil HQ. He has over 20 years of international energy / energy transition business development leadership experience including US, Asia Pacific and Middle East.

Sean is married with two children and is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park, holding a BSc in Decision and Information Science, with an MBA degree in Finance and Investments from the George Washington University.

Dr. SHEN, Yuan obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University as is the SVP & CTO overseeing product, technology and innovation at Geely Holding Group. In the meantime, Dr. Shen is the Executive Deputy Director at Zhejiang Technology Innovation Center of Green and Intelligent Vehicles and Components.

Focusing on autonomous driving, green energies, and advanced components, Dr. Shen established joint laboratories in advanced battery, intelligent semiconductors, smart transportation, and CAE software, etc. Through capital investment, incubation, and close industry-academy collaborations, Dr. Shen is establishing an effective platform for advanced and research and transforming technologies into products.

Shinichi Kihara was appointed in July 2023 as the Director-General for International Policy on Carbon Neutrality.

Mr. Kihara has rich experience in the area of international energy/ climate policy. He served as Deputy Director-General for Environmental Affairs in 2021, and took the lead for the G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment in Sapporo. He served as Deputy Commissioner for International Affairs at Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) in 2020. He served as Director for International Affairs at ANRE in 2012, when he led the work for the G7 Kitakyushu Energy Ministerial in 2016.  He was also involved in energy related work including the International Affairs Division in 2004 and Nuclear Power Safety Administration Division in 1998.

Somboon Lertsuwannaroj has served as CEO of Altervim, a subsidiary of Charoen Pokphand Group, since October 2022. He is leading the company’s expansion into distributed renewable energy, digital energy solutions, and emerging technologies to provide clean, affordable energy across the Asia Pacific region.

Somboon began his career with CLP Group in 2008, where he contributed to Thailand’s then-largest solar project. He later co-founded Impact Electrons Siam (IES) and Impact Solar Group, a joint venture with Mitsubishi Corporation. Through these ventures, he was involved in developing a wide range of renewable energy projects and the successfully launch of Thailand’s first corporate PPA service provider, which helped accelerate the adoption of solar rooftop solutions in country. His track record includes over 1 GW of renewable energy project development across the region.

Named “The New Energy Leader” by the Asian Development Bank in 2017 and an Emerging Climate Leadership Fellow at Yale University, Somboon is recognized for his commitment to innovation and sustainability. He brings deep experience in clean energy development and a vision for advancing energy access and climate resilience in the region.

Steve Foster brings over 35 years of technology and energy experience including 20 years in private equity and venture capital.  He has been working with Piva Capital as a venture partner since inception in 2019.

He was most recently a Managing Partner at ClearSky Power and Technology Fund, a $275m fund focused on energy technology.  Prior to ClearSky, Steve was a partner with AltiraGroup, an energy focused venture capital fund based in Denver, CO.  Steve also spent ten years with TPG (formerly Texas Pacific Group) helping to start their venture capital and growth equity funds.  Prior to TPG, Steve was a partner with Crosspoint Venture Partners.  Prior to joining Crosspoint, Steve led business development at 3Com and held several roles at Hewlett Packard.

Notable recent investments include Greensmith Energy Management Systems (sold to Wartsila). FusionIO (IPO then acquired by SanDisk) and LineRate (acquired by F5).  Prior investments include Optium (IPO then acquired by Finisar), Cloudshield Technologies (acquired by SAIC), Sierra Logic (acquired by Emulex), Aristos Logic (acquired by Adaptec), Chromatis (acquired by Lucent), Juniper Networks (NASDAQ: JNPR), and Xtreme Networks (NASDAQ: EXTR).

Steve is Chairman of the Advisory board of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Santa Clara University and serves on the Technical Advisory Board of CalSeed.  In addition, Steve mentors social entrepreneurs through the Miller Center at SCU and teaches courses on venture capital and entrepreneurship at SCU and Northwestern University.

Dr. Deng is the President of Oil & Gas Industry in Huawei. He joined the company Huawei in July 2010, with the IP communication engineer position.

In 2012, he was appointed Assistant Director of Ecology Development in Central Euro and Nordic Region of Huawei.

In 2014, he was appointed Director of Ecology Development in Japan & Korea region and then in charge of cloud and Data Center business in Huawei Korea as well.

In 2016, he was appointed Director of Cloud Infra dept and then in charge of Cloud and AI business in Korea.

In 2021, he was appointed Oil & Gas Industry Director and then appointed Senior Industry Solutions Architect as well.

On May 17th 2023, he was appointed Assistant Director of Oil & Gas Elite team and then General Manager of Oil & Gas Industry.

In 2025, he appointed President of Oil & Gas Industry.

He got PhD degree from University of Macau and Master degree from Korea Chung-Ang University.

Steven Kobos has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Excelerate Energy since 2018. During his tenure, Steven has stewarded Excelerate Energy through significant milestones and challenges, including the Company’s landmark initial public offering and listing on the New York Stock Exchange in 2022, its critical support of European energy security following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the Company’s strategic expansion of its operations in Latin America, the Middle East, North America, and Asia Pacific.  Under Steven’s leadership, Excelerate Energy brought fleet management in-house through the creation of wholly owned subsidiary Excelerate Technical Management, providing best in class reliability for global customers.

An industry veteran and thought leader, Steven has been integral in shaping global policy and business discussions regarding the advancement of energy security and accessibility in developed and developing markets. He is a frequent panel speaker in key industry conferences including CERAWeek, the Indo-Pacific Business Forum, and the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Forum.  Steven currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Bangladesh Business Council.

Prior to his appointment to President and CEO in 2018, Steven served for 11 years as a board member and as corporate counsel for Excelerate.

Steven holds a Juris Doctorate, with highest honors, and a Bachelor of Arts, from the University of Oklahoma.

Sue-Ern Tan is the Head of the International Energy Agency Regional Cooperation Centre based in Singapore.   The Centre is the first outside of the IEA’s Paris headquarters and focuses on the Southeast Asia region and beyond. It provides policy guidance, training and capacity building across areas such as scaling-up the deployment of renewables and other clean energy technologies, increasing cross-border power trade, and improving access to finance for clean energy investment.

Prior to joining the IEA, Sue-Ern worked at Shell plc in senior climate and energy roles at Shell’s headquarters in London and The Hague and most recently in Singapore.  Sue-Ern practiced as a lawyer, worked as a Ministerial adviser on energy in the Australian Government and was Deputy CEO of a minerals trade association in Australia.

Sue-Ern graduated from University of NSW in Australia and is an Eisenhower Fellow representing Australia in the 2017 International Program.

Dr. Xiansheng Sun served as the fourth Secretary General of the International Energy Forum (IEF), holding diplomatic rank as head of mission. He earned his master’s, doctoral, and honorary doctoral degrees in Mineral Resources Law from the University of Dundee, UK. With an extensive career in energy policy and international cooperation, Dr. Sun previously held several senior leadership roles, including President of the CNPC Economics & Technology Research Institute, Founding President of the first batch of China’s national high-end think tanks (国家首批高端智库首任院长), Secretary General of the Asia Gas Market Forum (AGMF), Vice Chairman of the Northeast Asia Gas and Pipeline Forum (NAGPF), and Executive Vice Chairman of the Economics Committee of the Chinese Petroleum Society. 

His advisory and governance roles span numerous prestigious organisations: Chairman of the Editorial Board for International Petroleum Economics; Chairman of China Petroleum Business News; Advisor to the China-Russia Vice-Premier Dialogue Mechanism; Expert for the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC); Member of the Strategic Committee of the Shanghai Futures Exchange; Founding Member of the London Energy Club; and Judge for the Global Energy Prize. 

He is also the Founder and Honorary Chairman of the Beijing International Energy Summit, Senior Advisor to the World Energy University Alliance, and Chairman of the International Society for Energy Transition Studies (ISETS). 

Sushil Purohit has served as Chief Executive Officer of Gentari since January 2023, guiding the company’s growth as a trusted clean energy solutions partner across the Asia Pacific, with a focus on its three core business pillars: Renewable Energy, Hydrogen and Green Mobility.

A recognised leader in the global energy sector, Sushil brings nearly three decades of experience in transforming businesses, scaling innovation and advancing the energy transition.

Prior to joining Gentari, he spent over 24 years at Wärtsilä Corporation, culminating in his role as President of Wärtsilä Energy and Executive Vice President of the Group. Under his leadership, Wärtsilä emerged as leading frontrunner in grid balancing engine power plants and large-scale energy storage systems. He was also instrumental in launching Wärtsilä’s decarbonisation-focused services business, supporting customers in improving system efficiency and reducing emissions through data-driven pathways and commercially viable solutions.

Sujay Shah joined Standard Chartered in 2011 and currently heads a global team responsible for the Clean Technology & Environment M&A for clients focused on sectors like power, hydrogen, water, waste, batteries etc. In his current role, he has been instrumental in providing strategic advice and assisting numerous companies across the energy value chain to raise both debt and equity capital across different stages of their growth cycle.

Sujay is an industry veteran with deep client relationships across the sector and a regular speaker at high profile conferences organised by Euro money, PFI, Bloomberg etc. Sujay is a Chartered Accountant, a MBA from Indian Institute of Management, India and holds a Masters in Commerce Degree from Mumbai University. Prior to this role, Sujay has worked in Lehman Brothers / Barclays Capital in New York and at Morgan Stanley in Singapore.

Ts. Syed Saggaf bin Syed Ahmad is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Shapadu Oil and Gas Division, leading and managing the Group’s interest in Oil, Gas and Energy industry for both upstream and downstream services segments including management of group’s marine assets. He is also the Executive Director for one of the Oil and Gas division’s subsidiary, Shapadu CR Asia Sdn Bhd, focusing on downstream maintenance and turnaround works.

He got his early education in English College, Johor Bahru and Sekolah Menengah Sains Muar, Johor. Subsequently, he graduated from Universiti Tenaga Nasional in 2002 with Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering (Hons). Upon graduation, he started his career as Mechanical / Piping Engineer with Haven Engineering and continued his career with stints at Ramunia Fabricators Sdn Bhd in 2004, and Coral Intoil Sdn Bhd in 2008.

Graduated University of Tokyo Faculty of Law in 1980. At JBIC, he has held various positions including Director-General of Energy & Natural Resources Finance Department ; Managing Executive Officer & Global Head of Infrastructure and Environment Finance Group ; Senior Managing Director ;CEO & Executive Managing Director and Governor. From June 2010 to December 2012 and from September 2022 to September 2024 , he served as Special Advisor to the Cabinet of the Government of Japan. He has also served as a member of the Steering Committee of Nuclear Damage Liability Facilitation Fund from October 2011 to October 2013. He became a member of the IISS Council from June 2014 to 2017.

Takahiro Yamamoto was appointed as the President and Chief Executive Officer of TAIYO OIL CO., LTD in April of 2024.

He leads the executive team in charting the strategic direction of TAIYO OIL, driving innovation in energy supply chains, exploring and implementing new technologies and sustainable practices to meet evolving consumer demands and regulatory requirements.

He began his career with Sumitomo Corporation in 2009 after graduating from Kyoto University, Japan. His primary focus was on OCTG (Oil Country Tubular Goods) sales to support the upstream oil and gas sector, but he also gained experience in marketing, research and development, managing associated companies and business development, particularly in the CCS (Carbon Captured and Storage) area. During his tenure with Sumitomo Corporation, he was stationed in Houston, Texas, USA and also Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Upon returning Japan, He joined TAIYO OIL as a Member of the BOD and subsequently served as Senior Vice President and Executive Vice President between 2023 and 2024. During this period, he oversaw corporate planning and financing.

Takayuki Ueda is President & CEO of INPEX CORPORATION, Japan’s largest oil and gas exploration and production company. He has served in this capacity since 2018 and has more than 30 years of experience in the energy industry and international affairs.

Prior to joining INPEX in 2017, Mr. Ueda was a career bureaucrat at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan, where he most recently held the posts of Director-General of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy and Vice Minister for International Affairs. During his tenure of these positions, he took the lead on energy and trade negotiations with foreign governments.

Mr. Ueda is a graduate of the University of Tokyo’s Faculty of Law. He also holds a Master of Laws from Washington State University.

Takeshi Hashimoto is the Representative Director, President, and CEO of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL). He has been involved in the LNG business since 1994 and is recognized as a leader in LNG Carriers and Offshore Business. Before becoming President and CEO in April 2021, he served as Representative Director, Executive Vice President from April 2019, overseeing all Business Divisions and the Europe & Africa Area, and supervising the Human Resources Division. He also held roles as Senior Managing Executive Officer, Managing Executive Officer, and Executive Officer, focusing on LNG Carriers and Offshore Business. Hashimoto joined MOL in April 1982, initially working in the Finance Division for over 10 years before transitioning to the LNG Carrier Division, where he held various managerial positions. In the LNG Carrier Division, he gained extensive experience, eventually becoming General Manager.

Tom Reichert was appointed CEO of ERM Group in February 2022. In his role, Tom leads a team of 8,000+ professionals in over 40 countries worldwide.

As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, ERM partners with the world’s leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.

Prior to joining ERM, Reichert spent most of his career at BCG, where his tenure culminated with his role as global leader of DigitalBCG. He was also previously BCG’s Chair of North America. He has a long-standing passion for sustainability, having created BCG’s Practice Area focused on Sustainability, Diversity, Global Health and Education.

Ms. Vartika Shukla, a chemical engineering graduate from prestigious IIT Kanpur is serving as the Chairman & Managing Director of Engineers India Limited (EIL), a premier energy consultancy under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India. A distinguished technocrat and visionary leader, Ms. Shukla has spearheaded the execution of mega energy and infrastructure projects both in India and internationally in her illustrious career spanning more than 36 years in EIL.

She has driven EIL’s global business expansion with a focus on sectoral diversification, steering the company’s entry into new-age areas like Green Hydrogen, Biofuels, Sustainable Aviation Fuels, Petrochemicals, and Digital Transformation. Under her leadership, EIL has reinforced its reputation for project management excellence, robust internal governance, and industry-leading contractual practices. She has institutionalized operational efficiency, agile decision-making, and innovation-driven growth.

Vikram Kapur is a Senior Leader in the green energy/decarbonisation space and Group President at Renew – one of world’s leading green energy company. Vikram sits on the management board of Renew and reports into the Chairman of Renew.

In his role, he is responsible for building three large global businesses for Renew – Green hydrogen/Ammonia, Carbon Offsets and Digital; Vikram also leads Renew’s foray into International Markets and Commercial functions, leads a team of global green energy technologists with a view to invest in emerging green technologies and is responsible for defining the overall strategy of the company.

Prior to joining Renew, Vikram spent 17 years at Global Management Consulting firm McKinsey & Company. He was a Senior Partner at McKinsey and lead McKinsey’s Energy and Material practice and before that McKinsey’s Infrastructure practice in India. Vikram also chaired McKinsey’s Client committee in India and was part of the Risk and Investment committee at the India office.

Vikram is a Chemical Engineer, completing his degree from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-Delhi). He is also a MBA, specialised in Finance and Marketing from the prestigious Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, where he was on the Dean’s list.

He splits his time between London, US and Delhi, traveling extensively around the world meeting global leaders in green energy.

Dr. WANG Zhen, now the deputy Chief economist president of the CNOOC Energy Economics Institue, is Professor and doctoral supervisor of China University of Petroleum-Beijing, and got his Ph.D of Finance from Guanghua School of management, Peking University. He is a Chinese State Council Special Allowance Expert, Fulbright visiting research scholar, Fellow of Energy Institute (UK)，and Chief expert of the key project of philosophy and social science research of the Chinese Ministry of Education. He used to serve as the Deputy Director General of CNPC Corporate Policy and Strategy Department; Dean of School of Business Administration of China University of Petroleum (Beijing). He has published more than 160 academic papers on top journals both at home and abroad, as well as more than 50 articles in the Chinese dominated news media like People’s Daily, Economic Daily. His research has won first prize of National Energy Administration; Second prize of Beijing Philosophy and Social Sciences Award; Outstanding papers of the 9th Annual Global Finance Conference and Peking University Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award，etc.  His research fields include but not limited to energy economics, Carbon neutrality economics and green finance.

Dr. Wei-nee Chen holds a Bachelor Degree in Computer Science from the University of Canterbury, a Master of Business Administration from Universiti Tun Abdul Razak, and a Doctor of Business Administration from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. She has served as a Technical Advisor in a UNDP project (2005-2011), she was the Chief Strategic Officer of Sustainable Energy Development Authority (2011 – 2020) and a Vice-President of New Energy Ventures of Hibiscus Petroleum (2020-2022). In August 2022, she joined Bursa Malaysia Bhd as Head of Carbon Market.

Dr Wei-nee currently serves as a member of Industry Advisory Panel to the Malaysia Petroleum Resources Corporation, the Malaysian Photovoltaic Industry Association and Sunway University (PhD in Sustainable Development), a Deputy-Secretary to the Malaysia Carbon Market Association, a member of the REDD+ Finance Framework Advisory Committee, the National CORSIA Taskforce, the technical working group (TWG) of the World Bank Partnership for Implementation for Carbon Pricing Instrument (PMI CPI) and TWG of the National Policy on Carbon Market (DPKK). 

Will leads Microsoft’s energy & sustainability policy work in Asia-Pacific. He is responsible for the design & execution of Microsoft’s regional strategy for delivering their sustainability targets to 2030, including their carbon negative target. His focus areas are supply chain decarbonization (Scope 3), enabling carbon-free electricity access for Microsoft’s datacenters and suppliers, and supporting rollout of “AI for energy” solutions in support of the global energy transition. Will sits in Microsoft’s global Energy, Connectivity & Sustainability (ECS) team, based in Singapore.

Prior to Microsoft, Will worked in sustainability strategy for more than a decade, including for McKinsey & Company, where he helped launch their Southeast Asia sustainability practice in 2021, and for the Carbon Trust, where he launched their Asia practice in 2019.

Xiao Zhonghuai currently serves as Vice President of Zhink Group, a member of China’s top 500 private enterprises, and concurrently holds the position of Executive Director of JKai Intelligent Plastics in Zhejiang, China. He pursuing his Master’s degree in Management at Université du Québec.

萧忠淮先生现任中国民营500强正凯集团副总裁，并兼任中国浙江锦凯智塑执行董事。他就读于加拿大魁北克大学，管理硕士专业。

Since he entered the polyester industry in 2003, he has accumulated extensive experience in the fields of natural gas chemical processing, PET new materials, and PET recycling. He has demonstrated exceptional capabilities in management, research, investment, and capital operations. 

自2003年投身聚酯行业以来，在天然气化工、PET新材料、PET循环回收利用等域有丰富的经验，具备卓越的管理、研究、投资及资本运作能力。

徐冠巨，男，1961年7月生，中国浙江萧山人，研究生学历，正高级经济师。现任传化集团有限公司董事长、十四届全国人大代表、全国工商联咨询委员会委员、“十四五”国家发展规划委员会委员、中国光彩事业促进会副会长。曾担任浙江省政协副主席、全国工商联副主席、中国民间商会副会长、全国政协委员。带领传化集团发展为一家多元化、多品牌、全球化的实业集团，业务布局化学化工、智能物流、生物技术、科技农业等领域。企业名列中国民营企业500强第57位、中国企业500强第180位。 

Xu Guanju, male, was born in July 1961 in Xiaoshan district, Zhejiang Province. He holds a postgraduate degree and the professional title of Senior Economist. He serves as Chairman of Transfar Group, a deputy to the 14th National People’s Congress, a member of the Advisory Committee of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, a member of the National Development Planning Committee for the 14th Five-Year Plan, and Vice President of the China Society for Promotion of the Guangcai Program. He previously served as Vice Chairman of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Vice Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, Vice President of the China Chamber of Private Entrepreneurs, and a member of the National Committee of the CPPCC. Under his leadership, Transfar Group has evolved into a diversified global industrial conglomerate with multiple brands across various sectors including chemicals, intelligent logistics, biotechnology, and agricultural technology. The group ranks 57th among China’s Top 500 Private Enterprises and 180th among China’s Top 500 Enterprises.

Yaoyu joined PetroChina International (PCI) in 2019 and is currently responsible for Global LNG, Carbon and Power trading. Prior to joining PetroChina, Yaoyu worked at Shell for over 11 years, where he held various technical and commercial positions in the UK, Netherlands, Qatar and Singapore contributing in areas of LNG project development and commercialization, deal making and LNG marketing and trading.

Yaoyu graduated from University of Cambridge with a master’s degree in Technology and Policy and Heriot-Watt University with bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering (First-Class Honours).

Yukio Kani has served as Global CEO and Chair of JERA since April 2023. His primary responsibilities involve driving the globalization of the organization, fostering stronger relationships with business partners, and creating a diverse and open culture. His deep experience in LNG, renewables, and hydrogen/ammonia plays a pivotal role in the company’s global collaboration and talent utilization.

In his previous role as the Head of JERA’s Business Development Division, Yukio was leading the launch of its renewable energy and hydrogen ammonia businesses, in addition to LNG. He also served as Chief Strategy Officer, where he developed its Mission/Vision and the framework for business strategy, and led the establishment of JERA Global Markets, the company’s global fuel trading arm.

Datuk Yvonne Chia, FCB is among ASEAN’s foremost corporate leaders, respected for her leadership to navigate complexity during periods of economic volatility. With over 40 years in banking and finance, she created transformation value through strategic foresight, steering institutions through the Asian Financial Crisis, the Global Financial Crisis, and regional expansion. She trailblazed as the first woman CEO of a commercial bank in Malaysia, where she led high-impact M&As and pioneered entry into greenfield markets across ASEAN. She held CEO roles at Bank of America, RHB, and Hong Leong Bank; chaired Cradle Fund under the Ministry of Finance; a Trustee for Merdeka Award Trust and currently serves as Non-Executive Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia and Press Metal Berhad. A Mentor, and advocate for ESG and future skills, she is a Trustee of Teach for Malaysia, a Council Member of Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers,  Project Mentor for the Financial Services Future Skills Framework, and a member of the National Talent Council. 

Zubin Bamji is the Manager for the World Bank’s Global Flaring & Methane Reduction (GFMR) Partnership, a trust fund composed of governments, oil companies, and multilateral organizations working to end routine gas flaring and reduce methane emissions from oil and gas production. He is responsible for leading a team that advises and helps governments identify and implement solutions to the many economic, regulatory, policy, and technical barriers to flaring and methane reduction.

Prior to joining the World Bank’s Energy & Extractives Global Practice, Bamji was a Senior Advisor for the U.S. Department of Commerce, working on regulatory, environmental, and sustainability issues for NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration). He has also served as Director of the Security Industry Association and Director of Brand Management & Communications for NPR. Bamji began his career as an Account Supervisor for Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in economics, management, and journalism from the University of South Carolina.