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: From Policy to Market: How New Carbon Rules Are Reshaping APAC
9:20-9:35
(15 mins)
Global Policy Briefing: From Domestic Rules to Cross-Border Action: APAC Carbon Markets within the Framework of Global Carbon Rules
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?
- ASEAN Power Grid expansion raises questions over cross-border emissions accounting, renewable attributes and alignment with national climate targets.
10:25-10:55
(30 mins)
Coffee Break (30m)
10:55-11:45
(50 mins)
Sovereign by Design: Who Will Manage APAC’s Carbon-Market Complexity?
- Independent programmes remain active, while voluntary and compliance buyers still need comparable evidence and predictable cross-border access.
- When does sovereign control strengthen credibility—and when do duplicated rules raise transaction costs and execution risk?
- Who should manage the complexity: exporters, buyers, developers and financiers, or regulators and infrastructure providers building interoperability?
- Which registry, data, eligibility and authorisation links can reduce friction without requiring full harmonisation?
- Government-led design, authorisation, issuance and registries create diverse market architectures, increasing complexity and the need for practical interoperability
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 Across Borders: Can Contracts and Insurance Keep Deals Bankable?
- Article 6 implementation now affects ITMO transactions and CORSIA supply, but authorisation and reporting failures still threaten bankability.
- A Thailand-led case will show what worked, what stalled and which institutional lessons can travel across APAC.
- Which policy, capacity or transaction-design failures have made otherwise viable deals unbankable?
- How should contracts, insurance and guarantees allocate risks before and after an ITMO’s first transfer?
- Which governance, authorisation, eligibility and remedy tests should buyers and investors apply before committing capital?
14:30-15:20
(50 mins)
Whose Carbon Data Counts? CBAM’s 2028 Test for APAC Exporters
- From 2028, 30% default-value mark-ups raise the stakes over which exporter data EU declarants and verifiers accept.
- CBAM requires product-level data, not corporate inventories; indirect emissions currently apply only to cement and fertilisers.
- Where do statutory verification and supply-chain due diligence diverge, creating additional cost and liability?
- How should out-of-scope sectors prepare for possible expansion without overstating their current legal exposure?
- Could CBAM’s data model become a blueprint for future regional carbon-border measures?
15:20-15:50
(30 mins)
Coffee Break (30m)
15:50-16:10
(20 mins)
Keynote: How Carbon Quality Is Built—and Priced: Project Design, Authorisation, Ratings and Market Infrastructure
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?
Ellery Sutanto
Chief Commercial Officer
Climate Impact X (CIX)
Suraj Vanniarachchy
Vice President, Global Carbon
Macquarie Group
17:00-17:50
(50 mins)
Carbon Procurement Under Uncertainty: How Can APAC Buyers Manage What They Cannot 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