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
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
S2-3
KOREA’s SMR Program: For Technology Development and Deployment
Dr Yong-soo Kim
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
Japanese steel industry initiatives: Decarbonization and GX* Steel
*Green transformation
*Green transformation
Dr Hitoshi Dohnomae
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