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 Topic: TBC
Zachary Brown
Chief Technology Officer
Creattura
13:30-14:30
(60 mins)
Article 6 Authorisation Across Borders: Can Contracts and Insurance Keep Deals Bankable?
- International transfer authorisation rules shape Article 6 transactions and CORSIA-eligible supply; procedural uncertainty still threatens 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?
V.K. Duggal
Unit Head, Carbon Markets
Asian Development Bank
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?
Nikita Asthana
Global Head, Sustainability Finance
Olam Agri
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
Dr. Riza Suarga
Chairman
Indonesia Carbon Trade Association (IDCTA)
Associate Prof. Daniel Lee
Centre Director, Carbon Markets Academy
Nanyang Technological University Singapore
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?
Keisuke Adachi
Deputy General Manager
Sumitomo Corporation
18:50-20:50
(120 mins)
Cocktail Party & Sustainability Gala Dinner