Background
The establishment of the Advisory Board was endorsed by the APEC Energy Working Group (EWG) at their 16th meeting in Cairns, Australia, in August 1998.
Terms of Reference
The Advisory Board is a group of representatives of major research institutions located in the APEC region to facilitate APERC to conduct cooperative research studies.
Its primary role is to give professional advice on the on-going and proposed research of APERC with respect to the issues to be covered such as methodologies, approaches, databases, and information sources, as well as relevant experts to be involved.
APERC carefully considers the advice provided by its members in proposing its research plan to the EWG.
The views and suggestions expressed by the Advisory Board remain anonymous.
Members
Members (as of Apr. 2020) are as follows:
Mr. Allan Fogwill
President & CEO, Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI), Calgary
Canada
Prof. Zhou Dadi
Director General Emeritus and Senior Researcher, Energy Research Institute(ERI), National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)
China
Dr. Nuki Agya Utama
Exective Director, ASEAN Centre for Energy
Indonesia
Mr. Masakazu Toyoda
Chairman & CEO, Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ)
Japan
Dr. Yongsung Cho
President, Korea Energy Economics Institute (KEEI)
Korea
Dr. Sanjayan Velautham
CEO, Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA)
Malaysia
Dr. Tatiana Mitrova
Director, Energy Center, Skolkovo School of Management
Russia
Prof. Kulyos Audomvongseree
Director, Energy Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University
Thailand
Dr. Cary Neal Bloyd
Senior Staff Scientist, Electricity Infrastructure and Buildings Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
USA
Dr. Nan Zhou
Group Leader, China Energy Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
USA
Terms of Reference for the Advisory Board were adopted at the 10th meeting of the APEC Expert Group on Energy Data and Outlook (currently Expert Group on Energy Data and Analysis) held in Brunei Darussalam in March 1999, and was endorsed by the APEC EWG at their 17th meeting in Oakland, the United States, in April 1999.