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 energy research institutions located in the APEC region to facilitate APERC to conduct research activities.

Its primary role is to give professional advice on the ongoing 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 November. 2023) are as follows:

Mr. Adam Mckissack

Australia

Chief Energy Economist, Office of Energy Economics, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Mr. Allan Fogwill

Canada

Chief Operating Officer, Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada (PTAC), Former President & CEO, Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI)

Prof. Wang Zhongying

China

Director General, Energy Research Institute (ERI), National Development and Reform Commission of China (NDRC)

Dr. Nuki Agya Utama

Indonesia

Executive Director, ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE)

Mr. Tatsuya Terazawa

Japan

Chairman & CEO, Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ)

Dr. Hyun-Jae Kim

Korea

President, Korea Energy Economics Institute (KEEI)

Dr. Sanjayan Velautham

Malaysia

Principal Fellow, National Energy University (UNITEN), Former Chief Executive Officer, Sustainable Energy Development Authority Malaysia (SEDA), Former Executive Director, ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE)

Dr. Tatiana Mitrova

Russia

Research Fellow, Centre on Global Energy Policy, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University, Former Director, Energy Centre, SKOLKOVO Moscow School of Management

Prof. Kulyos Audomvongseree

Thailand

Director, Energy Research Institute (ERI), Chulalongkorn University

Dr. Cary Neal Bloyd

USA

Senior Advisor, Electricity Infrastructure and Buildings Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Department of Energy

Dr. Nan Zhou

USA

Group Leader & Staff Scientist, China Energy Group Head, International Energy Analysis Department, Director U.S-China Clean Energy Research Center Building Energy Efficiency, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (BERKELEY LAB)

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 were endorsed by the APEC EWG at their 17th meeting in Oakland, the United States, in April 1999.