Speaking opportunities
Nikita Jnagal
+44 20 8158 5877
nikita.jnagal@argusmedia.com
Agenda
- 08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast and registration
- 09:00 - 09:05
Chairperson's opening remarks
Speakers Include:
Catherine Caulfield
Business Development Manager— Oil MarketsOil Markets, Argus Media- 09:05 - 09:30
Keynote presentation
- 09:30 - 10:15
Global clean fuel policy, incentives and regulation – what opportunities are in place to support the widespread adoption of green marine fuels in the maritime sector?
IMO, EU ETS, Fuel EU, Inflation Reduction Act, and other regional policies
• With their being no market based measures or incentive mechanisms in Asia, how is the shipping sector moving towards decarbonisation?
• How can the supply chain ensure compliance and standardisation across all layers of regulations? Will we see a global fuel standard with the various EU policies, IRA guidance for hydrogen production etc? How is the industry navigating those regulatory boundaries?
• What has been the impact of EU ETS, CII and FuelEU Maritime on Asia so far? How will this picture change with a potential IMO global-oriented regulation for a global market? How likely is the EU ETS to be replicated in Asia?
• What challenges does the proliferation of regional shipping measures pose for fuel sustainability certification? How are these challenges being addressed, considering the global nature of shipping and the balance between domestic and imported sustainable fuels? Could this scenario present opportunities for suppliers investing in sustainable fuels?Speakers include:
Wei Zhuang
Head of Asia-PacificBIMCO
Gianpaolo Benedetti
Gianpaolo Benedetti Principal Advisor – Energy Transition & Regulatory Affairs, SGMF- 10:15 - 10:50
Argus’ global marine fuels snapshot and outlook: analysing biofuels, methanol, ammonia, hydrogen and LNG
• How is regulation supporting a switch to lower carbon fuels and the impact on alternative bunker demand?
• Will there be sufficient supply of alternative fuels to meet demand in the next 5 years? What are global bunker demand trends for the next 10 years?
• Alternative marine fuels vs VSLFO spot prices and recent trends. What is the pricing and availability of current fossil fuels vs future alternative fuels?Speakers Include:
Mahua Chakravarty
Editor, Marine Fuels (Asia)Argus
Hussein Al-Khalisy
Alternative Marine Fuels ReporterArgus- 10:50 - 11:30
Coffee break & Women in Shipping networking
- 11:30 - 12:15
Aggregating demand for ammonia in APAC
• What initiatives are in place to promote ammonia as a new fuel for power generation and bunkering?
• What are power generation, bunkering companies, government agencies and other key players doing to ramp up ammonia in Singapore? Will we see competition between sectors?
• What is the broader scope of ammonia as an energy carrier? How are we seeing applications of ammonia growing?Speakers Include:
Pauline Chua
Deputy Director (Energy Efficiency and Net Zero Pathways)Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)
Takahiro Rokuoda
General Manager, Next Generation Fuel Business GroupNYK Line.jpg%3Fh%3D180%26iar%3D0%26w%3D180%26rev%3D-1%26hash%3D11616754B3A8954D39A07D3FBDABF32A&w=256&q=75)
Masato Otaki
Executive Officer, Head of the Low Carbon Fuel Planning Group, Low Carbon Fuel Value Chain DivisionJERA- 12:15 - 13:00
What benefits does LNG offer all the way to net zero?
• What are the LNG decarbonization pathways which start from fossil moving towards e and bio-LNG? What are the environmental benefits of LNG as a transitional fuel?
• Will Bio-LNG allow for the long term usability of current LNG ships?
• The development of e-LNG technology
• What infrastructure challenges is LNG facing globally and will it affect LNG as a future fuel?Speakers Include:
Kirill Vinokurov
Superintendent, technical and sustainabilityAnglo American- 13:00 - 14:00
Networking lunch break
- 14:00 - 14:45
Who are the key players looking to provide low and zero carbon fuels?
(Key representatives from methanol, ammonia and hydrogen)
• What is the current timeline for the wider adoption, commercialisation and reliable availability of these fuels compared to other sources of energy such as LNG and biofuels?
• What is the cost of production of green marine fuels in Asia in the absence of fiscal incentives?
• What are the hurdles in getting finances secured for FID’s for the development of green fuel projects? How do we get the green fuels to scale up and to the right locations?- 14:45 - 15:30
Biofuels - What will be the impact of the growing bunkering demand of biofuels in the region?
• Taking into consideration the transportation sectoral and regional competition for feedstocks, what will be suitable to meet marine demand? With various feedstocks (UCOME, UCO, FAME, Palm oil etc) available in south east Asia, what feedstocks will be deemed sustainable for biofuel production?
• As the shipping sector moves ahead with the adoption of bio-bunkers, what are the viable options of biofuels for bunkering globally?
• With South Korea actively working towards commercialising bio-diesel as marine fuel under government leadership starting from 2025 – how much biofuel volumes will we see coming out of this country? How are Korean refiners planning for bio marine fuel?Speakers Include:
Pankaj Porwal
General Manager, Project & Fleet SustainabilityHafniaCatherine Caulfield
Business Development Manager— Oil MarketsOil Markets, Argus Media- 15:30 - 16:10
Networking coffee break
- 16:10 - 16:50
Shipowners and charterers panel: how much are shipowners and charterers willing to invest in new fuels?
• What fuels green fuels are shipowners gravitating towards and why?
• With containers leading towards green energy and smaller tankers looking at conventional fuels, how do we merge the different shipping segments together to close the gap?
• What could green fuel suppliers do to attract more interest from dry bulk, tanker, operators, cruise ship owners? Are shipowners looking for spot purchases or are they leaning towards term contracts?Speakers Include:
Gerald Tan
Head of CommercialArdmore Shipping
Susana Germino
Chief Sustainability & Energy Transition OfficerSwire Bulk
Michihiko Nakano
Managing DirectorAsahi TankerWei Zhuang
Head of Asia-PacificBIMCO- 16:50 - 17:30
Australia spotlight: creating a hub for exporting green marine fuels. What are Australia doing today to remain competitive?
• Australia capitalising on LNG in knowledge, how, and expertise within APAC to transition alongside their trade partners. What does it look like to transition away from LNG? With Japan and South Korea spearheading demand for ammonia and hydrogen, will they look to the Middle-East and USA for ammonia and hydrogen or continue to maintain strong relationships with Australia?
• How are key players decarbonising the iron ore trade routes from Australia to Japan?
• With the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) pushing for cleaner fuels and alternative energy infrastructure therefore creating a large advantage in the USA – are there any incentives or schemes on the horizon in Australia?
• When is the first green ammonia gigawatt scale going live? What about methanol? E-LNG? Are these going to play a role? With their being a lot of biomass resources in the country, bio-methanol has a huge potential. Will we see bio methanol being exported?Speakers Include:
Nick Bentley
Managing DirectorOceania Marine Energy
Ameen Bou Diab
Idea Validator11point2
Angus McDonald
Chief ExecutiveMaritime Impulse- 17:30 - 17:35
Chairperson's closing remarks
Speakers Include:
Catherine Caulfield
Business Development Manager— Oil MarketsOil Markets, Argus Media- 17:35 - 19:00
Cocktail drinks reception
- 08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast and registration
- 09:00 - 09:05
Chairperson’s opening remarks
- 09:05 - 09:50
All hands on deck – collaboration across the maritime ecosystem
• How is the industry looking at synergising the different elements of the value chain to drive progress? How can the industry move away from current procurement behaviour and move toward long offtake agreements?
• What can be done to ensure the shipping industry is more competitive against industries such as power generation, SAF, on-road transportation to ensure there is supply guarantee?
• How are manufacturing sites based in Asia going to source renewable power for the production of green fuels?
• How do the developing nations fall in or fall out of the picture? Do they operate in their silos?Speakers Include:
Jerid Soo
Assistant General Manager (Global Sustainability and ESG)Pacific International Lines
Siti Zaini
Regional Manager AsiaIBIA
Nirva Ghelani
Maritime Decarbonisation LeadBHP- 09:50 - 10:30
Finance perspectives: What are investors doing at the current juncture to accelerate green shipping finance?
Looking at products such as green bonds, loans, renewable energy equity financing, carbon credits, public finance etc.
• With shipping finance being traditionally linked to the building of new vessels, but the sector’s energy transition requiring massive infrastructure and fuel-side investments. What are investors doing in this space and who is providing investment?
• How can companies approach banks and take loans at a lower rate since they are going for a green initiative? How are banks supporting shipowners and promoting new assets?
• Lenders can economically incentivize the “green” performance of ships in an ongoing way, for example through performance or sustainability-linked loans or bonds; do you see these developing further in shipping?Speakers Include:
Karan Khinchi
Director, Energy TransitionStandard Chartered Bank
Stephan Vetter
VP Maritime Debt Origination & Structuring APACkfW IPEX-Bank Asia- 10:30 - 11:15
Networking coffee break
- 11:15 - 12:00
Technology & digitalisation: what technologies are available for shipowners to equip current vessels with to reduce carbon emissions?
• How can we manage the practicalities of integrating CCUS technologies onboard? What is the scalability and economic viability of implementing carbon capture?
• How can digitalisation help overcome fraud in the conventional bunkering industry and create more transparency? How can we guarantee fuels have a certain level of carbon intensity?
• How far have engine manufacturers come with respect to engine development and new builds? What is the progress of dual fuelled vessels? Where are we on ship orders for methanol and ammonia? How to avoid stranded assets when it comes to making decisions on newbuilds and engines?Speakers Include:
Theo Salvo
Commercial Intelligence AnalystPacific Basin- 12:00 - 12:45
Last mile logistics: does APAC have the necessary infrastructure, supply and investment?
• What dedicated infrastructure (production facilities, storage tanks, bunkering solutions) are we seeing? How will green fuels overcome the logistical and availability challenges needed to scale up globally?
• Who is going to pay for the infrastructure around the world to facilitate bunkering? Will it be government, industry, incentives such as the IRA?
• How are conventional marine fuel suppliers widening their offerings and the different types of fuels they can supply? What fuel quantities and quality issues are bunker suppliers seeing?
• What are ports doing globally to support the provision of green fuels? What competition will we see between Asian ports? Will we see more business move to China?Speakers Include:
Ghania Boussaha
Specialist, Marine ProjectsADNOC Logistics & Services- 12:45 - 14:00
Networking lunch break
- 14:00 - 14:40
China spotlight: Will we see China exporting fuels in coming years?
• Will we start to see biofuel production in China? What fuels are coming out of China?
• Updates on China’s bunkering infrastructure: what progress are we seeing with the Port of Zhoushan (change to all ports) in developing a dual bunker hub?
• With the current restrictive policy on biofuels in China, will we see much decarbonisation policy in the next few years to encourage green fuels and biofuel blending?Speakers Include:
Cheng Zhaopeng
General ManagerShanghai Biobased Biotechnology Co- 14:40 - 15:20
Mass balancing approaches: would a book and claim mechanism truly de-risk fuel procurement for shipping companies?
• What features are needed in a book and claim system to make it work? Is it truly possible to verify the authenticity of sustainability claim through such a system?
• If a book and claim mechanism was to be adopted in shipping, what would be the impact on business strategies in fuel production and supply? If book and claim is adopted in aviation and not maritime, will that steer supply of sustainable alternative fuels toward the aviation segment?
• Will there be scepticism on the authenticity of sustainability in ship operations in the absence of physical fuel supply?Speakers Include:
William Boatwright
Senior Manager-Logistics and Climate SolutionsNorden- 15:20 - 15:25
Chairperson's closing remarks