SUMMIT | Climate Futures APAC

Summit Agenda 2026

DAY 2 — Delivering Net Zero in APAC – Execution, Value Realisation and Industrial Transformation

09:00–09:05

(5 mins)

Welcome by the Chair

09:05–09:55

(50 mins)

Panel (50m) — Carbon Accounting in Action: From Compliance Obligation to APAC’s Lasting Competitive Advantage

• CBAM full charging: How product carbon footprint accounting becomes the “life-or-death” line for APAC exporters
• Scope 3 data chain challenges & solutions: Supplier data collection, auditing, third-party verification, and unified standards
• Digital MRV & automation tools (satellite, blockchain, AI auditing): Dramatically shortening cycles and slashing costs
• Internal carbon pricing + green financing linkage: Turning accounting data into investment decisions and lasting competitive advantages
• APAC regional realities: China ETS expansion, Korea/Japan/Vietnam ETS mandates vs ASEAN carbon tax & voluntary markets

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Win Sim Tan

Regional Representative, Asia and the Pacific

Verra

09:55-10:45

(50 mins)

Panel (50m) — Carbon Procurement Masterclass: How to Buy Smart, Scale Fast

• Multi-Year Plan: Volumes, tenors, quality bands, price corridors, staged buys with optionality/index-linked terms.

• Approvals & Audit: Sign-off map, evidence pack rules, reputation guardrails.

• Scope-3 Governance: Consistent data + decision rules across regions.

Thomas McMahon

Chief Executive Officer

Aircarbon Exchange

Ryo Harada

Country Manager Thailand

Green Carbon Inc.

Harsha Reddy

VP & Global Head of Sustainability

Indorama Ventures PCL

YOHEI MOZUMI

Captain, Manager of Decarbonization Group

NYK Line

10:45-11:15

(30 mins)

Coffee Break (30m)

11:15-11:35

(20 mins)

Decarbonization Visionaries(20m)：Indorama’s approach to carbon reduction

Harsha Reddy

VP & Global Head of Sustainability

Indorama Ventures PCL

11:35-11:55

(20 mins)

Case Study Spotlight (20m)

11:55-12:45

(50 mins)

C-Suite Panel (50m) — Nature-Based Carbon: From Projects to Finance

• Credit Integrity: Use dynamic baselines and leakage control to protect issuance volumes and credit quality.

• Community First: Implement FPIC(Free, Prior, and Informed Consent) and robust benefit-sharing, with grievance & governance to safeguard social license and permanence.

• Funding & Compliance: Leverage grants/loans, insurance, and Article 6 transactions with audit-ready data and end-to-end traceability.

Panel Moderator:

Dr David Ganz

Executive Director, RECOFTC

Steering Committee Member, SCeNe Coalition

Natalia Rialucky Marsudi

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Fairatmos

Kim Nogue Gabrielli

Chief Executive Officer

Worldview International Foundation

Jeffrey L. Chatellier

Chief Executive Officer

Forest Carbon

Dr. Goetz Martin

Chief Executive Officer, Nature-Based Solutions

Golden Agri-Resources

Takahiro Ishizaki

Chief Executive Officer

Faeger Co., Ltd.

Champok Buragohain

Executive Director

EcoLance

12:45-14:00

(75 mins)

Lunch (70m)

14:00-14:20

(20 mins)

Case Study Spotlight (20m)

14:20-15:10

(50 mins)

Panel (50m) — Corporate Decarbonisation Roadmaps: Procurement Priorities & Strategies for 2026–2028

• Forward procurement planning: How leading corporates are defining volumes, timelines, and portfolio composition across carbon credits, renewable electricity certificates, and removal solutions for 2026–2028.
• Contract structures and governance: Preferred mechanisms for pricing, tenors, payment terms, risk management, and internal approvals to ensure credibility and strategic alignment.
• Strategic priorities and boundaries: Must-have standards, geographies, project types, and co-benefits in portfolio design — and clear non-starters for net-zero commitment integrity.

Jason Lee

Head of Sustainability

CIMB Thai Bank

Ramapati Kuma

Chief Executive Officer

Center for Environment and Energy Development (CEED)

Kamia Handayani

EVP for Energy Transition and Sustainability

PT PLN (Persero)

Mervin Teo

Managing Director

Fullerton Fund Management

15:10-15:40

(30 mins)

Coffee Break (30m)

15:40-16:30

(50 mins)

[Panel | 50min] Engineering Removals: Asia’s Built Pathways to Durable Carbon Storage

• Tech-specific MRV for BECCS, DAC, CCS and ocean-based solutions — ETS/VCM-ready, audit-grade data.

• Cost curves, policy incentives, and engineering bottlenecks — incl. hub models (shared pipelines, storage rights, liability & tariffs) to bend the cost curve.

• How to mobilize finance for early large-scale removal infrastructure — long-term offtake, capacity payments, guarantees/insurance for bankable, affordable projects.

Wachirachai Koonamwattana

Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer

Siam Cement Group

Yoshikazu Hirose

General Manager, Carbon Removal Team

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL)

Kash Burchett

Global Head of Carbon Removal Technologies

HSBC

Eugene TAN

Associate Director, Catalytic Capital, Strategy & Development

Temasek Trust

Naveen Ahlawat

President & Head of Sustainability & Decarbonization

Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.

16:30-17:20

(50 mins)

Panel (50m) — Carbon Insurance & Guarantees: Making APAC Carbon Projects Bankable at Scale

• Delivery & Performance Insurance: How to structure non-delivery, reversal and underperformance coverage so buyers and lenders can safely sign 5–10-year offtakes for tens to hundreds of kilotonnes of CO₂e.
• Cross-Border Political & FX Protection: Using PRI, convertibility guarantees and performance bonds to make Article 6.2, JCM and ASEAN cross-border deals genuinely bankable and investment-grade.
• From Cover to Capital: How parametric insurance, results-based guarantees and adaptation facilities can crowd in hundreds of millions of dollars of bank and DFI finance across APAC.

Arshad Nuval Othman

Head of Sustainable Finance

CIMB Islamic

M.L. Dispanadda Diskul

Chief Executive Officer

Mae Fah Luang Foundation under Royal Patronage

17:20-17:25

(5 mins)

Closing Address by the Chair

DAY 1 — Strategic Navigation of APAC Climate Markets – Addressing Global Challenges through Policy, Integrity and Scale

8:30-9:00

(30 mins)

Registration & Coffee

9:00-9:05

(5 mins)

Welcome Address (Summit Chair)

9:05-9:10

(5 mins)

Keynote (Virtual): EU Climate Policy Update: CBAM, Article 6 Cooperation, and Implications for Asia-Pacific

Jan Dusik

Director-General for Climate Action

European Commission

9:10-9:15

(5 mins)

Keynote (Virtual): CBAM in Action

Vicente Hurtado Roa

Head of Unit C.2 (CBAM, Energy and Green Taxation)

European Commission

9:15-9:25

(10 mins)

Host Remarks (Thailand) — DCCE/TGO (proposed)
Thailand’s roadmap and Article 6 readiness; regional collaboration asks.

9:25-9:35

(10 mins)

Opening Keynote: Global Climate Markets: Outlook & Signals for APAC

Donald Chan

Director Asia Pacific

Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM)

9:35-9:50

(15 mins)

Regional Keynote (APAC Outlook) — APAC Carbon at an Inflection Point

Xia Yingxian

Director

Climate Change Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China （Reserved）

09:50-10:40

(50 mins)

Opening Panel (50m) — APAC Carbon at a Crossroads: Signals, Risks & Strategies for 2026–2030

• Post-COP30 Global Signals: Finalized Article 6 rules and interoperability frameworks, advancing LoA/CA authorizations, CBAM Phase 2 rollout, ETS expansions, growing CORSIA obligations, and ISSB/CSRD convergence — driving demand surges, price volatility, and critical 3–5-year catalysts.
• Capital & Integrity Requirements: Aligning to ICVCM/VCMI quality bands with audit-ready data, enabling cross-registry connections, and deploying guarantees/insurance to unlock institutional-grade capital flows.
• No-Regrets Strategies for Scale: Adopting index-linked standardized offtakes, accelerating LoA/CA workflow publication, and implementing credit serialisation with cross-registry tracking to rapidly build liquidity.

Panel Moderator:

Dr. Srinivasan Ancha

Senior Fellow

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

Muhammad Rizal Azmi

VP, Business & Product Development

Bursa Carbon Exchange

Jude Lee

Regional Policy and Program Director-APAC

European Federation for Transport and Environment

Gloyta Nathalang

Chair, Thailand Carbon Markets Club

EVP, Sustainability Management and Corporate Communications, BCP

Sharmine Tan

Regional Sustainability and Policy Lead - Southeast Asia

Boeing

Mr. Virender Kumar Duggal

Principal Climate Change Specialist

Asian Development Bank

10:40-11:10

(30 mins)

Coffee Break (30m)

11:10-12:00

(50 mins)

Panel (50m) — High-Integrity Supply: Pricing Quality and Scaling Crediting 2.0

•Pricing Trust: Translating The Integrity Pillars (Additionality, Permanence, Leakage) Into Clear Price Tiers And Long-Term Offtake Terms.

• Shorten Due Diligence: Leveraging Ratings, Tags, And Data Assurance To Dramatically Cut Buyer Due Diligence Time And Lift Investment Confidence.

• Future-Proofing Supply: Designing For The Next Generation: The Commercial Implications Of Dynamic Baselines, New Standards For Co-Benefits, And Buffer Pool Innovation.

Panel Moderator:

Pankaj Kumar

Managing Director

Enviance

Benjamin Massie

Senior Vice President

Anew Climate

Brenda Qi

Director of Project Development

the Institute of Natural Carbon Sink, China

MARC STUART

Chair of the Board of Directors

VERRA

Senior Representative

PT PLN

12:00-13:30

(90 mins)

Lunch (90m)

13:30-13:50

(20 mins)

Case Study Spotlight (20m)

13:50-14:40

(50 mins)

Spotlight Session (50m) — Executive Roadmap: How to Get Government Approval for Carbon Trades (LoA/CA)

• Who Signs What & When: Step-by-step LoA/CA processes across ministries, focal points, and registries—essential for ITMO authorizations and 6.4 transitions.

• Policy, Tax & Settlement: Navigating fees, FX/VAT risks, contracts, and settlement for seamless cross-border flows.

• Disclosure, Claims & Evidence: Audit-ready trails to prevent double counting and enable corresponding adjustments in 6.2 pilots and PACM projects. • Linking Approval to Scale: Insights on how efficient LoA/CA drives interoperability, liquidity, and investment under Article 6.

Srinivas Krishnaswamy

Chief Executive Officer

Vasudha Foundation

Dr. San Win

Director, Climate Change Division

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, Myanmar

Vicky Janssens

General Manager Southeast Asia

Foundation for Climate Protection

and Carbon Offset KliK

Ivano Iannelli

Chief Sustainability Officer

Green Economy Partnership (GEP)

Suraphon Buphakposum

Senior Vice President, Sustainability Service Development

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET)

14:40-15:30

(50 mins)

Panel (50m) — CBAM-Ready Supply Chains: From Compliance to Commercial Edge

• Audit-Ready Data Flow: Capture → Assure → Transfer Product-Level Data; Preserve Evidence And Traceability To Satisfy EU CBAM And Buyer Audits.

• Supplier Risk & Financing: Segment Suppliers R/A/G With Upgrade Timelines; Bundle Procurement Finance Plus Performance/Non-Delivery Insurance To Lower Transition/Default Risks.

• Commercial Edge: Turn Compliance Into Transparency And Resilience: Reduce Cost Of Capital, Secure Preferred-Supplier Status, And Gain Market Share.

Ms Shalu Agrawal

Director of Programmes

Council on Energy, Environment and Water

Dr. Sebastian Langendorf

Chief Executive Officer

Meranti Green Steel

Eamon Jubbawy

Founder and CEO

Isometric

Tan Chee Yong

Director of GHG & Biomass Unit

The Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil

15:30-16:00

(30 mins)

Coffee Break (30m)

16:00-16:20

(20 mins)

Case Study Spotlight (20m)

16:20-17:10

(50 mins)

Panel (50m) — APAC Carbon Trading Infrastructure: Price Discovery, Liquidity & Hedging

• How Liquidity Is Built: Roles Of Exchanges, Brokers, Market-Makers; Read Bid-Ask Spread, Depth, Turnover To Judge Market Health.

• Trustworthy Pricing & Settlement: Auctions Vs. RFQ, Use Indices/Benchmarks, And Central Clearing / Counterparty Protection For Institutional-Grade Trades.

• Lock In Future Costs: Standardized Forwards/Options, Manage Basis Risk (Credit Type/Location), And Index-Linked Offtakes With Floors/Caps.

• Compliance-VCM linkage: Emerging hybrid products, registry interoperability and cross-market hedging

Sean Shao

Head of Global BD & Trading

Cypress New Energy

Agamoni Ghosh

Carbon Pricing Lead for APAC

S&P Global Energy

Manish Dabkara

President

Carbon Markets Association of India

Boyang JIN

National Chair of Carbon Market Working Group

European Union Chamber of Commerce in China

Suhyun You

Managing Partner

PROJECT TEAM ATR Inc.

Alex Tay

Executive Director Trading, Global Financial Markets

DBS Bank

17:10-18:00

(50 mins)

[Panel | 50m] APAC Carbon Price Signals & Liquidity Outlook 2026–2028

A data-driven forward look at where prices, liquidity and participation are heading across key APAC carbon markets.

• Regional Price Formation: Impacts of Japan GX ETS launch, Korea/China ETS reforms, Australia Safeguard Mechanism tightening, and Singapore carbon tax escalation on benchmark prices.

• Liquidity Evolution: Tracking bid-ask spreads, turnover, open interest, and secondary market depth in compliance and voluntary segments.

• Compliance-Driven Demand Signals: How CORSIA Phase 1 ramp-up, CBAM transitional phase end, and Article 6 flows will shape 2026–2028 buyer behaviour.

• Cross-Market Opportunities: Emerging arbitrage, basis trades, and index-linked structures across APAC jurisdictions.