Summit Agenda 2027
DAY 1 — Strategic Navigation of APAC Carbon Markets: From Policy Signals to Bankable Markets
8:30-9:00
(30 mins)
Registration & Networking
9:00-9:05
(5 mins)
Welcome Remarks & Summit Opening
9:05-9:20
(15 mins)
Co-host Opening Remarks: The Next Chapter of Carbon Markets - How Carbon Value is Redefining APAC Corporate Competitiveness
9:20-9:35
(15 mins)
Global Policy Briefing: Navigating the New Carbon Economy - International Policy Developments Reshaping APAC Trade and Investment
9:35-10:25
(50 mins)
Opening Panel: Carbon’s New Trade Divide: Who Leads APAC—and Who Falls Behind?
- Carbon pricing now shapes trade exposure, investment priorities and competitiveness across APAC’s most emissions-intensive sectors.
- CBAM, CORSIA and Article 6 create distinct requirements but increasingly reward verified data and credible carbon assets.
- Early compliance can protect market access and financing confidence, while delayed action raises transition costs and execution risk.
- Will APAC shape interoperable carbon rules, or remain a price-taker under standards designed elsewhere?
10:25-10:55
(30 mins)
Coffee Break (30m)
10:55-11:45
(50 mins)
The Carbon Complexity Premium: What Will Fragmented APAC Markets Cost Businesses by 2030?
- APAC companies face a growing patchwork of ETSs, carbon taxes and Article 6 frameworks across key markets.
- As carbon systems tighten in 2027, how will compliance, data and investment decisions change?
- Under CBAM, which foreign carbon prices can be deducted, and what evidence will qualify?
- Who absorbs the complexity premium: exporters, buyers, developers, financiers or consumers?
- Can interoperability lower business costs without weakening national climate ambition?
11:45-12:05
(20 mins)
Keynote: Reserve for Lead Sponsor
12:05-13:10
(65 mins)
Lunch & Exhibition
13:10-13:30
(20 mins)
Keynote (for sponsors/commercial): ERP & Carbon Data Integration: Automating PCF and Scope 3 Emission Calculation Across Suppliers
13:30-14:30
(60 mins)
Article 6 Authorisation Risk: Can Contracts and Insurance Keep Deals Bankable?
- How host countries define, condition and communicate Article 6 authorisations—and which risks remain before and after an ITMO’s first transfer.
- Which authorisation terms and transaction clauses allocate losses when approvals, corresponding adjustments or reporting obligations fail.
- As the next transparency reports land, how does insurance respond when an adjustment is missing—and what remains uninsured?
- From inside a real deal, what stalled when an authorisation question arose—and what should be restructured next time?
- How investors price host-country governance, authorisation track records and remedies before committing capital.
14:30-15:20
(50 mins)
Whose Carbon Data Counts? CBAM’s 2028 Test for APAC Exporters
- Embedded-emissions data is becoming a market-access requirement, but exporters and EU buyers may define “audit-ready” differently.
- CBAM reporting requires direct emissions and, where applicable, indirect emissions—not a substitute for corporate Scope 1 and 2 inventories.
- Where do statutory CBAM verification and buyers’ supplier-level due diligence diverge?
- How can out-of-scope sectors prepare for possible expansion without overstating their current legal exposure?
- Which data-sharing and verification practices are closing the trust gap between EU buyers and APAC exporters?
15:20-15:50
(30 mins)
Coffee Break (30m)
15:50-16:10
(20 mins)
Keynote: The Flight to Quality - Rating Methodologies, Price Discovery and Integrity Premiums for Regional Carbon Assets
16:10-17:00
(50 mins)
Too Many Venues, Too Little Liquidity: Can APAC Build Credible Carbon Benchmarks?
- APAC carbon credits span growing venues, yet fragmented demand continues to prevent reliable reference prices.
- Real price discovery requires repeat buyers, transparent transactions, standardised contracts, defined product categories and sufficient market depth.
- Exchange listings create access—not liquidity—without committed demand and active liquidity providers.
- Weak price signals complicate corporate budgeting, procurement timing, portfolio valuation and risk management.
- Tokenisation may improve traceability, but additional venues can fragment liquidity when governance and demand remain weak.
- Can APAC develop credible benchmarks while preserving differences in project quality, authorisation status and delivery risk?
17:00-17:50
(50 mins)
Closing Panel: Carbon Procurement Under Uncertainty: What Can APAC Buyers Actually Hedge?
- Which listed futures, forwards and OTC structures are genuinely accessible to APAC carbon buyers today?
- What can companies hedge—and which price, eligibility, liquidity and delivery risks must they still carry?
- How should buyers budget carbon exposure when forward curves remain thin or unavailable?
- Which risks are better managed through offtakes, collars, diversification or insurance than exchange-traded products?
- Who should own carbon risk internally: sustainability, procurement, finance or treasury?
18:50-20:50
(120 mins)
Cocktail Party & Sustainability Gala Dinner