April 22, 2026 14:00 – 16:30 JST

13:30 – 14:00

Registration

14:00 – 14:05

Welcome Remarks and Introduction
Dr Kazutomo Irie, Chairman & President, Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre (APERC)

Session 1. “Stocktake on Energy Transition – Understanding the Current Challenges”

・Key barriers to the energy transition
・The effect of increased VRE on electricity affordability and grid stability
・Potential to reduce hydrogen and CCS costs

Session Moderator

Mr Glen Sweetnam, Distinguished Fellow, Energy Policy Foundation (EPRINC), USA

S1-1

From Crisis to Transition: Building ASEAN's Resilient Energy Future
Dr Nuki Agya Utama

S1-2

Annual Energy Outlook 2026
Mr Tristan Abbey

S1-3

Stocktake on the Energy Transition
Mr Andrew Renton

S1-4

Energy Transition Challenges
Prof Jun Arima

15:30 – 15:40

Coffee break

15:40 – 16:30

Discussion and Q&A

16:50– 18:00

APERC 30th Anniversary Ceremony (Crown Room B1)

18:10 – 20:00

Reception Dinner (Room Ohka 2F)

April 23, 2026 10:00 – 12:30 JST

9:30 – 10:00

Registration

Session 2. “Prospects of Advanced Nuclear Technology Deployment”

・Small Modular Reactors (SMR) vs. conventional large reactors
・Cost overrun and construction delays
・Public acceptance

Session Moderator

Prospects of Advanced Nuclear Technology Deployment
Ms Yishan Zheng

S2-1

Prospects of Advanced Nuclear Technology Deployment
Dr Sama Bilbao y Leon

S2-2

Prospects of Advanced Nuclear Technology Deployment
Mr Nick Loris

S2-3

KOREA’s SMR Program: For Technology Development and Deployment
Dr Yong-soo Kim

S2-4

Nuclear Energy Policy and Challenges in Japan
Dr Kenji Kimura

11:30 – 11:40

Coffee break

11:40 – 12:30

Discussion and Q&A

12:30 – 13:40

Lunch (Crown Room B1)

April 23, 2026 13:40 – 16:15 JST

Session 3. ”Industrial Energy Use”

・AI for energy efficiency improvement
・Decarbonization through green steel
・Maintaining international cost competitiveness

Session Moderator

Mr Robert Tromop, Senior Vice President, APERC

S3-1

Technology and the energy transition
Dr Laura Cozzi

S3-2

Japanese steel industry initiatives: Decarbonization and GX* Steel
*Green transformation
Dr Hitoshi Dohnomae

S3-3

Thailand’s Industrial Energy Mix and the EU-CBAM Landscape
Dr Kurujit Nakornthap

S3-4

IEEJ Outlook 2026 Future of AI and Energy Demand: the Industry Sector
Dr Naoko Doi

15:10 – 15:20

Coffee break

15:20 – 16:10

Discussion and Q&A

16:10 – 16:15

Closing Remarks
Dr Kazutomo Irie, Chairman & President, APERC