According to a Platts report, the 35th Annual Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference ( APPEC) is scheduled to be held in Singapore this year.
What is it?
The conference will discuss major issues concerning the oil markets and the refiners, including the impending 2020 Sulphur Regulation by the IMO.
The 2 day conference will be held in the Raffles City Convention Centre between 9-11th September.
Conference Schedule
Day 1: Monday, September 9, 2019
- 8:00AM
Registration and welcome refreshments
- 9:00AM
Welcome address
Martin Fraenkel President, S&P Global Platts
- 9:10AM
Special Governmental Address
Peter Ong, Chairman, Enterprise Singapore
- 9:20AM
Conference chairperson’s day one opening remarks
Sarah Cottle, Global Head of Market Insight, S&P Global Platts
Session 1 APPEC spotlights
- 9:30AM – Leaders Panel: What’s behind the disruption? Reviewing the macros issues that affect global energy markets
Moderator: Dave Ernsberger, Global Head of Commodities Pricing, S&P Global Platts
Sharon Weintraub, CEO, Supply & Trading, Eastern Hemisphere, BP
Andrea Pescatori, Chief of the Commodities Unit, Research Department, IMF
Mohd Yusri Bin Mohamed Yusof, Vice President of Refining and Trading, Petronas
- 10:00AM – Spotlight: #ChangePays women in commodities
Sarah Cottle, Global Head of Market Insight, S&P Global Platts
Session 2 : Economic uncertainty and political risks: will there be a breakthrough
- 10:15AM – Globalization 2.0: The impact on multilateralism
Chris Midgley, Head of Analytics, S&P Global Platts
- 10:40AM -A time of uncertainty: risks effecting the oil industry
Giovanni Serio, Global Head of Research, Vitol
- 11:05AM – Mid-morning refreshment break & networking – brought to you by Refinitiv
- 11:35AM – The future of oil trading in times of change
Mark Quartermain, VP Crude Trading & Supply, Shell
- 12:00PM – Global drivers for long-term oil demand – a scenario approach
Eirik Waerness, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, Equinor
- 12:25PM – Networking lunch
Session 3: What’s next for the industry in the mid-to-long-term?
- 1:35PM – Industry outlook: Riding on the shift in trade flows
Chan Yew Kai, Executive Deputy Chairman, Dialog Group Berhad
- 2:00PM – Panel discussion: Is the industry ready for the post-IMO 2020 environment?
Moderator: Chris Midgley, Head of Analytics, S&P Global Platts
Maite Bolivar Klarup, General Manager, BIMCO
Adi Imsirovic, Head of Oil, Gazprom
Eddie Gauci, Global Head of Marine Fuels, BP
Elfian Harun, Environment Manager & Assistant Regional Manager Asia-Pacific, INTERTANKO
Goh Chung Hun, Director (Shipping), Maritime and Port Authority Singapore
Savvas Manousos, Global Head of Trading, Maersk Oil Trading
Session 4: Global supply giants: a runaway leader?
- 2:25PM -Russia’s growth strategy: Developing the Asian relationship
Representative from Rosneft
- 3:00PM – Updates from the Permian: The US, the world’s production leader
Ben Luckock, Co-Head of Oil Trading, Trafigura
- 3:25PM – Europe’s exports to Asia: a trade flow analysis
Tor Martin Anfinnsen, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Trading, Equinor
- 3:50PM – Mid-afternoon coffee break and networking – brought to you by Refinitiv
- 4:20PM -Panel discussion: Determining factor: Crude quality versus quantity
Moderator: Mriganka Jaipuriyar, Head of News, Asia, S&P Global Platts
Simon James, Head of Crude Trading and Refining, Equinor
Andreas Schwingshackl, Senior Vice President, OMV Refining & Marketing
Puneet Kumar, Vice President, Crude Oil and Feedstocks, Reliance
Shin Kim, Head of Supply and Production, Analytics, S&P Global Platts
Session 5: Drilling into the Middle East; trade flows, shifting landscapes and price dynamics
- 4:50PM – Special Video Address: OPEC
H.E. Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo, Secretary General, OPEC
- 5:05PM – Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030
Asad Khan, Head of Economic Research, Jadwa Investment
- 5:30PM – Panel discussion: Opportunities for the Middle East through investment
Laurent Hawath, Head of FI, Commodity Finance, and Trade Commercial Bank of Dubai
Edward Bell, Director – Commodities Research, Emirates NBD
Asad Khan, Head of Economic Research, Jadwa Investment
- 6:00PM -Conference chairperson’s closing remarks
Dave Ernsberger, Global Head of Commodities Pricing, S&P Global Platts
- 6:10PM – APPEC 2019 opening cocktail reception welcome remarks
Representative from Dialog
Day 2: Tuesday, September 10, 2019
- 8:00AM -Registration and welcome refreshments
- 8:50AM – Conference chairperson’s day two welcome remarks
Beth Evans, Global Director of News, S&P Global Platts
Session 6: Asia’s appetite for oil: insatiable demand
- 9:00AM – Current and future demand outlook: What should producers expect?
Edward Morse, Managing Director, Global Head of Commodity Research, Citi Group
- 9:25AM – The Middle East: Meeting Asian demand
Edward Bell, Director – Commodities Research, Emirates NBD
- 9:50AM – India’s ongoing desire for oil
- 10.15AM – Where will the drive for refined products next impact the market?
Jim Pirolli, President, Ethanol Group, The Andersons Inc.
- 10:40AM – Mid-morning refreshment break and networking
Session 7: Refinery ramp ups and expansions: A capacity explosion?
- 11:10AM – India Spotlight: Keynote: Updates on Indian Refining
B. Anand, CEO, Nayara Energy
- 11:35AM- IMO 2020 & bunker specifications: The big question surrounding blending for optimal results
Mitsuyasu (Mitch) Kawaguchi, General Manager Crude Oil & Tanker Department, Supply Unit, Cosmo Oil
- 12:00PM – Challenges for sourcing crude for a basic refinery
N.R.R. Jayasekera, Managing Director, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation
- 12:25PM – IMO keynote: India’s Preparation for New Energy Future
SM Vaidya, Director (Refineries), Indian Oil
- 12:50PM – Networking lunch
- 1:50PM – Conference chairperson’s afternoon opening remarks
Ching Ong, Vice President, Commercial – APAC, S&P Global Platts
- 2:00PM – Panel discussion: Asian refiners in uncertain markets: Ways to survive and thrive
Interviewer: Vandana Hari, Founder and CEO, Vanda Insights
N.R.R. Jayasekera, Managing Director, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation
Mitsuyasu (Mitch) Kawaguchi, General Manager Crude Oil & Tanker Department, Supply Unit, Cosmo Oil
Sanjaya Bhatnagar, Executive Director, Indian Oil Panipat Refinery & Petrochemical Complex
Ashutosh S Deshpande, Vice President, Nayara Energy
Session 8 : Perspectives on the evolution of energy
- 2:30PM – The broader scope of energy deals
Yin Peng Teo, Head – Mergers & Acquisitions, Asia Pacific, Shell
- 2:55PM – Energy Transition: Long-term prospects and risks for oil and energy markets
Andrea Pescatori, Chief of the Commodities Unit, Research Department, IMF
- 3:20PM -The role of exchanges in the oil industry
- 3:50PM -Mid-afternoon coffee break and networking
Session 9: Fanning the flames of the dragon: China dialogue
- 4:20PM – Panel discussion: Views on strategy and pricing (*in Mandarin
Moderator: Dr. Kang Wu, Head of Analytics Asia, S&P Global Platts
Xiao Fu, Head of Commodity Markets Strategy, BOCI Global Commodities
Tingchuan Tang, Director of Development Strategy, CNPC
Tony Lin Haitian, Executive Director, Head of Crude & Fuel Oil, Zenrock Commodities Trading
- 4:50PM – China’s supply demand matrix fueling international market pressure
Andrew Guo, Head of Oil China, Integrated Supply and Trading, BP
- 5:15PM – Focus on Chinese ports
Liu Jin, Party Committee Member, Qingdao Port International Co. Ltd
- 5:40PM – Understanding the pipeline changes in China: Eliminating bottlenecks
Yugao Xu, President, CNOOC Institute of Executive Development
- 6:05PM – Conference chairperson’s closing remarks
- 6:15PM – Champagne conversations
Day 3: Wednesday, September 11, 2019
- 8:00AM – Registration and welcome refreshments
- 8:50AM – Conference chairperson’s day three welcome remarks
Session 10 :A revolution for the shipping industry
- 9:00AM – Is scrubber already a dirty word? An analysis of the solutions available today and in the future
Jesper Jensen, Head of Technical Division, Torm
- 9:25AM – LNG: a viable alternative to bunker fuel?
Captain Walter P. Purio, CEO, LNG Marine Fuel Institute
- 9:50AM – Panel discussion: Opportunities and challenges facing the bunker market
Moderator: Pradeep Rajan, Senior Managing Editor, Asia Pacific Shipping & Freight, S&P Global Platts
Anoop Singh, Regional Head – Tanker Research (East of Suez), Braemer ACM Shipbroking
Ian Adams, Executive Director, Clean Shipping Alliance 2020
Captain Samir Fernandez, Global Head Commercial Operations and Claims, Maersk Oil Trading
Yan Chong Yaw, Asia Head of Research, Refinitiv
- 10:20AM – Mid-morning refreshment break and networking
Session 11: Digitalization: breaking the mold
- 10:50AM – Panel discussion Digitalization set to take the oil industry by storm
James Rilett, Global Innovation Director, S&P Global Platts
Peggy Mah, CIO, BP
Rowan Fenn, Co-Founder and CEO, Rise-x
Etienne Amic, CEO, VAKT
Geoffrey Craig, Lead Energy Analyst, URSA Space Systems
Session 12: Alternatives to traditional oil
- 11:20AM – The future of carbon neutrality
Michael Ritter Christiansen, Head of Future Solutions, A.P. Moller – Maersk
- 11:45AM – Green Refineries: reinventing petroleum refineries
Harry Ubhi, Business Development & Origination Head, Asia-Pacific, Eni Trading & Shipping
- 12:10PM – Conference chairperson’s closing remarks
Doug Spelman, VP, Global Analytics Sales, S&P Global Platts
- 12:20PM – Conference closing networking lunch
Note: Please visit the Platts website for registration and more information on the conference.
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Source: Platts
