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Energy addition, security and sovereignty in geopolitically uncertain times
The global energy economy is being reshaped by rising demand, geopolitical disruption and a renewed focus on resilience. As supply chains shift and alliances evolve, scaling energy supply has become critical. Gastech convenes global leaders to explore how diversified supply, resilient infrastructure and pragmatic policy frameworks can strengthen system stability, while markets, trade flows and partnerships adapt to meet demand and ensure energy remains accessible and affordable.
Monday, 14 September | 10:00 - 11:00Strategic Leadership
The energy reset: Who controls power in the new global order?
Power demand is surging while supply chains fracture and infrastructure become strategic. Governments are rethinking how energy is built, secured and financed as geopolitical shocks expose fragile markets. Hard choices loom between sovereignty, cost and decarbonisation: coal, renewables, or flexible LNG. As electrification, industry and urban growth accelerate, natural gas and LNG remain essential, delivering reliable baseload power and anchoring a resilient, diversified energy system.Audience i... Read More
Monday, 14 September | 11:30 - 12:15Hydrogen Strategic
Unlocking the unrealised potential for hydrogen in a diverse energy mix
The hydrogen sector is recalibrating as early optimism gives way to natural attrition and a pragmatic reassessment of market realities. Yet the sector’s underlying momentum remains significant, with US $110bn in committed investment worldwide, and investment growing by more than 50% each year during the past five years.With natural gas and LNG still essential to the energy mix, hydrogen’s credibility will hinge on proven use cases and clear commercial viability. Progressing projects from ambitio... Read More
Monday, 14 September | 12:00 - 12:45Low Carbon Solutions Strategic
On track or off course? Navigating the path towards lower carbon energy systems
Energy transformation is entering a decisive phase. Global demand is surging and clean energy investment is approaching US $2tn annually, yet fossil fuels still supply over 80% of primary energy [IEA] and emissions reductions remain off track. Geopolitical pressures are shifting the focus from speed to durability and security, with pace and pathways diverging across regions. Lower carbon capacity is expanding, but system integration is lagging. Grid bottlenecks, gaps in firm capacity and outdate... Read More
Monday, 14 September | 12:15 - 13:00Supply Chain & Procurement
Resilience as strategy: Redesigning global supply chains for a fragmented world
Global energy supply chains, long optimised for efficiency and cost, are being reshaped by geopolitical fragmentation, from expanded sanctions and export controls to tariff escalation. Disruption is now structural, not episodic, demanding long-term adaptation over short-term mitigation. Resilience is emerging as a core design principle, with supply chain leadership increasingly positioned as a strategic function. Companies are reassessing geographic concentration, supplier dependencies and sourc... Read More
Monday, 14 September | 12:30 - 13:00Strategic Leadership
Demand surge, system strain: Asia’s energy stress test
Emerging Asia is at the centre of surging energy demand, with growth driven by industrialisation, digitalisation and rising populations. Power systems are under strain from infrastructure gaps and fuel risks. The priority is securing reliable, affordable electricity. Gas and LNG are critical for grid stability, supply diversification and industrial growth, especially where alternatives fall short. Progress hinges on market reform, transparent pricing, stronger utility finances and deeper region... Read More
Monday, 14 September | 12:15 - 13:00Hydrogen Strategic
Policy for progress: The role of regulation in increasing hydrogen use
Regulatory uncertainty and a lack of secure investment and offtake remain critical barriers to hydrogen market development. Project developers often face a circular challenge: financiers hesitate to invest without clear demand signals, whilst potential buyers are reluctant to commit before seeing demonstrable project success.Targeted policy intervention can break this cycle. Across the EU, USA, Japan, and South Korea, coordinated action could unlock up to 8mtpa of clean hydrogen demand by 2030 [... Read More
Wednesday, 16 September | 13:30 - 14:00Strategic Leadership
The grid under siege: Defending power in an age of conflict
As geopolitical tensions and hybrid threats intensify, energy infrastructure is increasingly exposed to physical attack, cyber intrusion and strategic sabotage. From pipelines and LNG terminals to grids and control systems, resilience is now a matter of national and economic security. Military, government and energy leaders are aligning to anticipate, deter and respond to multi-domain threats while maintaining continuity of supply. This includes infrastructure hardening, real-time monitori... Read More
Monday, 14 September | 14:45 - 15:30Strategic Leadership
Keeping gas competitive: Navigating fragility at the heart of global gas markets
Natural gas is entering a more complex era. Hopes of prolonged LNG oversupply have faded, replaced by tighter markets, price volatility and fierce competition for cargoes, especially in Asia. High prices are slowing demand in sensitive economies, raising risks of fuel switching and long-term demand loss as power, industry and data centres seek alternatives. Keeping gas competitive will require flexible supply, strategic storage and coordinated approaches, echoing oil stockpiling, to manage volat... Read More
Monday, 14 September | 15:00 - 16:00Supply Chain & Procurement
The execution gap: Securing contractors, capacity and critical minerals in a constrained global market
Investment momentum across LNG, gas and wider energy infrastructure is colliding with finite execution capacity. Constrained EPC bandwidth, skilled labour shortages and extended equipment lead times are dictating project sequencing, with access to delivery slots now as competitive as access to capital. These pressures are structural, driven by simultaneous demand across sectors, an ageing workforce and manufacturing concentration that cannot scale at the pace investment requires. Tightening expo... Read More
Tuesday, 15 September | 11:30 - 12:15Low Carbon Solutions Strategic
Democratising high-impact low carbon solutions in emerging markets
Emerging and high-growth economies are expected to account for around 80% of the rise in global electricity demand by 2030 [IEA], driven by energy security needs and industrial expansion. High-impact climate technologies can deliver reliable, affordable power while strengthening long-term economic resilience, yet deployment remains constrained by cost gaps, infrastructure readiness and limited access to concessional capital and risk-sharing mechanisms. The markets with the fastest demand growth ... Read More
Tuesday, 15 September | 11:30 - 12:10Japan Energy Strategic
Harnessing Japanese energy diplomacy at a global inflection point: Strengthening supply resilience, diversification, and strategic partnerships
As Asia navigates an increasingly complex geopolitical and economic landscape, Japan is redefining energy diplomacy to support both national energy security and wider regional resilience. Building on the 7th Strategic Energy Plan, policymakers are pursuing a more integrated approach to supply diversification, economic security, infrastructure development and cross-border cooperation, as deeper international collaboration becomes essential to long-term stability and growth.How can initiatives suc... Read More
Tuesday, 15 September | 12:10 - 12:50Japan Energy Strategic
Transforming Japan’s energy mix: Diversifying and stabilising a future-ready energy system
Japan's energy system is undergoing far-reaching structural recalibration. As a major importer and industrial consumer, 2026 market shocks and long-term demand growth have accelerated the need to redefine Japan's energy mix, balancing hydrocarbons, nuclear, renewables and alternative fuels. A national focus on supply chain stability is pivoting toward system-level resilience, digital efficiency and electrification investment, while strengthening partnerships and driving technology roll-out.How i... Read More
Tuesday, 15 September | 12:35 - 12:55Strategic Leadership
Decarbonisation as security: Rewiring energy systems for resilience
The relationship between decarbonisation and energy security is being fundamentally redefined. Clean energy is no longer solely a climate imperative. It is increasingly a strategic lever to reduce exposure to volatile fuel markets, strengthen system resilience and enhance national sovereignty. This shift is reshaping how energy systems are designed and financed. Electrification, low-carbon molecules and next-generation infrastructure are creating new pathways to diversify supply while maint... Read More
Tuesday, 15 September | 15:30 - 16:00Strategic Leadership
The new energy powers: Who will shape the next era of gas supply?
As global energy demand continues to grow and energy security remains a strategic priority, a new generation of producers is emerging alongside established suppliers seeking to expand their role in international markets. From frontier developments and untapped resources to major expansion projects, countries are competing to attract investment, accelerate project delivery and secure their place in the future energy landscape.What separates nations that successfully convert resource potential int... Read More
Tuesday, 15 September | 14:00 - 14:40Japan Energy Strategic
Japan’s LNG strategy in a tightening market: Supply, flexibility and long-term competitiveness
New LNG supply from the US and Qatar will reshape global markets long-term. Yet Japan's near-term reality differs: supply uncertainty, Asian competition and geopolitical volatility keep conditions tight and unpredictable. Leaders are reappraising the strategic foundations of Japan's LNG position, reassessing portfolio, procurement and partnership resilience. LNG remains essential to grid reliability, and today's decisions will define Japan's position for decades.How should buyers reposition in a... Read More
Wednesday, 16 September | 10:00 - 11:00Inclusion & Diversity
Securing DEI as a core value for long‑term organisational impact
Diversity – spanning cultural backgrounds, lived experiences, and neurodivergence – strengthens organisational culture and drives the creative, resilient thinking the energy transition demands.As the industry transforms, robust DEI programmes and inclusive cultures are powerful tools for attracting and retaining an emerging generation of value-driven talent. Yet with support for inclusion initiatives waning in some regions, the business case must be actively championed: diverse teams deliver gre... Read More
Wednesday, 16 September | 11:00 - 12:00Inclusion & Diversity
Exploring real-world applications of policy to build an equitable, future-ready energy workforce
Policy sits at the heart of the energy industry: shaping permitting, market conditions, affordability, and access, with far-reaching consequences for both industry and society.For those seeking tangible impact, policy offers a compelling career pathway. From ministries and NOCs to NGOs, policymakers hold genuine power to shape the industry's future, by diversifying the energy landscape, incentivising inclusive leadership, and enabling broader participation across projects and boards.The essentia... Read More
Wednesday, 16 September | 11:30 - 12:00Strategic Leadership
Financing energy’s next era: Structuring bankable projects in volatile markets
Global energy investment exceeds $3tn annually, but capital is increasingly selective, favouring resilient, scalable projects with predictable returns. Rising demand and volatility are sharpening scrutiny on contracts, counterparties and regulation. Traditional project finance is under pressure, with cautious lenders, tighter credit and higher construction risk slowing deployment. Key questions remain over what will unlock capital. Financing is evolving, with flexible assets attracting investmen... Read More
Wednesday, 16 September | 12:00 - 13:00Inclusion & Diversity
Embedding safety and inclusion at the heart of organisational culture
In a high-pressure industry where physical safety is paramount, mental and emotional wellbeing is equally critical. Burnout threatens not only individuals, but operational delivery, safety, and organisational resilience.Supportive workplaces can mitigate these risks, and unlock the creativity and problem-solving the energy transformation demands. Open communication with leadership, strong team culture, and genuine employee safeguarding foster the collaboration and innovation needed to tackle tom... Read More
Wednesday, 16 September | 11:00 - 11:30Strategic Leadership
Energy in the age of techno-sovereignty
Energy and digital infrastructure are increasingly central to national power, reshaping how governments define sovereignty and manage strategic risk. Control over grids, fuel supply chains, storage and system operations is becoming a priority, alongside growing attention to cyber security and data integrity. Many states are reassessing external dependencies across fuels, technologies and critical systems, while strengthening domestic capability and oversight. This shift is influencing investment... Read More
Wednesday, 16 September | 15:00 - 15:45Future Leaders
How can young energy professionals maximise career longevity?
In 2025, roughly 60% of energy companies reported labour shortages [IEA], intensifying competition for skilled workers and handing employees greater agency to seek employers aligned with their priorities, from learning opportunities and progression to values and financial reward.But as industry cycles rebalance supply and demand, the real challenge is sustaining a long-term career. Employers must offer structured development; individuals must proactively build diverse, transferable skillsets tha... Read More
Tuesday, 15 September | 14:15 - 15:00Low Carbon Solutions Strategic
The great energy trade-off: Security vs decarbonisation vs growth
Southeast Asia is advancing energy transition strategies while managing rapid demand growth, industrialisation and the need for reliable, affordable supply. Countries are expanding renewables while continuing to depend on existing fuels to maintain system stability and support economic development. Balancing these priorities demands careful sequencing of investment, infrastructure and policy – shaped by grid capacity, financing constraints and exposure to global fuel markets. Pathways are diverg... Read More
Monday, 14 September | 12:00 - 12:30Strategic Leadership
Asia's energy century: Powering growth in a multi-fuel world
Asia sits at the centre of the global energy story. Home to the world's fastest-growing demand centres, the region must balance energy security, affordability and sustainability while navigating geopolitical uncertainty, technological disruption and shifting trade flows. LNG remains critical, but power, renewables, hydrogen, carbon management and AI-driven demand are reshaping investment priorities. As Asia's leading energy companies expand their portfolios and influence, what choices will defin... Read More
Tuesday, 15 September | 16:30 - 17:00Strategic Leadership
Building supply chains that bend without breaking: Geopolitics, trade and the new rules of energy delivery
Global energy supply chains are under strain, with disruptions exposing fragile chokepoints and the speed of geopolitical shocks. Shipping has shifted from logistics to a strategic lever shaping cost, access and delivery.Rising LNG tanker capacity is redefining routing and commercial strategy, influencing flexibility, arbitrage and market liquidity. Meanwhile, trade tensions and industrial policy are reshaping sourcing, making diversification, flexible shipping and closer public-private coordina... Read More
Wednesday, 16 September | 12:00 - 12:45Strategic Leadership
Building energy security: The global race to deliver gas infrastructure
Global energy demand is rising, geopolitical fragmentation is reshaping trade flows, and governments are demanding faster delivery of strategic energy infrastructure. Yet across the industry, timelines are stretching, costs are escalating, and competition for engineering capacity, equipment and capital is intensifying. From deepwater pipeline systems and cross-border export corridors to LNG terminals and integrated gas developments, a new race is underway to bring large-scale projects online qui... Read More
Tuesday, 15 September | 10:45 - 11:30Electrification Strategic
How electrification is reshaping Asia's strategic position
The events of 2026 demonstrated that economies with strong domestic clean power were meaningfully better insulated from supply disruption than those dependent on fossil fuel imports. Drawing on China's strategic model, the IEA's crisis management frameworks, and the live experience of Asian LNG importers, electrification has become a defence policy as much as an energy policy. Across Asia, governments are recalibrating national energy strategies around sovereignty and strategic resilience. How c... Read More
Tuesday, 15 September | 11:30 - 12:15Global Energy Regulators Forum
By invitation: Regulatory leadership in the APAC century: Shared challenges, divergent paths
Asia drives most of the world's energy demand growth, its largest infrastructure pipeline, and some of the widest regulatory variation of any region – from Northeast Asia and Australia's advanced markets to Southeast and South Asia's rapidly scaling systems, spanning nearly every stage of regulatory development at once. Regulators face broadly shared problems, but differing institutional contexts, resource constraints and political economies mean frameworks rarely transfer cleanly between settin... Read More
Tuesday, 15 September | 12:15 - 13:00Global Energy Regulators Forum
The regulator's new mandate: Independence, industrial policy and the limits of institutional credibility
Energy regulators were built to ensure fair markets, reliable systems and consumer protection. That mandate remains, but it now shares space with something larger and more political: decarbonisation targets, economic competitiveness, industrial strategy and large-scale system transformation. Regulators increasingly sit at the intersection of market oversight and national energy strategy, and by September 2026 pressures – from governments pursuing active industrial policy to investors seeking lon... Read More
Tuesday, 15 September | 14:00 - 14:45Global Energy Regulators Forum
Energy security after the crisis: Building regulatory frameworks that can absorb the next shock
Recent energy crises pushed regulators into emergency mode, intervening to stabilise supply, protect consumers and hold systems together under conditions existing frameworks weren't built for. Those interventions worked, after a fashion, but exposed structural gaps that short-term measures couldn't resolve. With the early-2020s crisis now receding, there's enough distance to assess what the response revealed. By autumn 2026, several jurisdictions will have completed formal reviews of their emerg... Read More
Tuesday, 15 September | 14:45 - 15:30Global Energy Regulators Forum
Regulating the dual system: Managing hydrocarbons while building the energy transition
Many energy regulators now oversee two systems at once: delivering affordable, reliable hydrocarbons for industry, power and security, while rapidly investing in new infrastructure, low-carbon technologies and emerging markets. The challenge isn't choosing between them but governing both simultaneously – approving gas infrastructure while supporting electrification, sustaining upstream investment while meeting emissions targets, and creating certainty for incumbent and emerging sources alike. Ho... Read More
Wednesday, 16 September | 11:00 - 11:45Global Energy Regulators Forum
The regulator's dilemma: Balancing affordability, reliability and long-term transition goals
For years, the assumption was that the hard work of the energy transition lay in developing clean technologies and bringing down their costs. That work is largely done. Today, the binding constraint in many markets is infrastructure, and the pace at which regulatory frameworks, permitting processes and financing models can support the grid expansion the transition demands.Transmission and distribution networks are under sustained pressure from new generation clusters, rising electrification dema... Read More
Wednesday, 16 September | 11:45 - 12:30Global Energy Regulators Forum
Reliability in the transition: Redesigning electricity markets for a high-renewables world
For decades, electricity markets were designed around predictable thermal output. Today's scaling of variable renewables is stress-testing capacity mechanisms, reserve arrangements and balancing frameworks never built for this level of variability. Reliability risk is being redistributed, and who bears it is increasingly unclear. Firm capacity, flexibility and system services like inertia are emerging as attributes markets must value explicitly, with gas, storage and demand response taking on ne... Read More
Wednesday, 16 September | 13:30 - 14:15Global Energy Regulators Forum
By Invitation: The regulatory horizon: Preparing institutions for the decade ahead
The regulatory horizon: preparing institutions for the decade ahead. The regulatory challenges of the 2030s are taking shape. Electrified demand, digitalised systems, hydrogen in repurposed networks, and cross-border markets needing coordination will demand more than current frameworks were built for. The gap between what regulators are asked to do and their institutional capacity, legal powers and analytical tools is widening. This reform cycle has surfaced immediate pressures – resilience gaps... Read More
Monday, 14 September | 14:15 - 14:45Strategic Leadership
The portfolio advantage: Creating value through complexity
As the global energy landscape becomes increasingly interconnected and unpredictable, energy companies must navigate a growing web of geopolitical tensions, evolving trade flows, technological disruption and shifting demand patterns. In this environment, competitive advantage is no longer defined solely by scale or resources, but by the ability to manage complexity, allocate capital effectively and create value across diverse markets, fuels and business models. How are the world's leading integr... Read More
Tuesday, 15 September | 15:15 - 16:00Strategic Leadership
The end of the energy market? Are we in the age of the strategic bloc?
The foundations of global energy interdependence are being tested. Supply chains are fragmenting, trade flows are shifting and trust is becoming more conditional. At the same time, no region is fully self-sufficient, and cooperation remains essential to maintaining stability, managing shocks and enabling growth. This boardroom brings together security, policy and market perspectives to examine whether the current system is evolving, fragmenting or being deliberately restructured. It considers ho... Read More
Tuesday, 15 September | 15:20 - 16:00Japan Energy Strategic
Japan's LNG contracts under the microscope: Structuring for flexibility, pricing resilience, and risk in a volatile market
Near-term supply tightness, price volatility and new US Gulf Coast volumes are forcing a rethink of how LNG agreements are structured across Japan. The challenge is now execution – precision contracting in a market demanding rapid adaptability. From pricing formulas and indexation to swing volumes and destination flexibility, contracting mechanics are evolving fast, shaping Japan's exposure for years.How should contract portfolios balance long-term security with short-term access? What indexatio... Read More
Monday, 14 September | 11:30 - 12:00Strategic Leadership
The future of LNG in an uncertain world
Dr. Birol will provide the IEA’s latest insights on the outlook for global LNG markets at a time of structural change and heightened uncertainty. Following the recent disruptions to LNG flows through the Strait of Hormuz, he will examine how heightened concerns about supply security, as well as damaged infrastructure and new directions in energy policy are set to reshape market balances, trade flows and investment decisions. He will also share insights on the broader role natural gas can play in... Read More
Monday, 14 September | 14:00 - 14:20Strategic Leadership
The next energy chapter: From resource advantage to market leadership
The global energy landscape is entering a new phase, shaped by shifting demand centres, evolving trade flows and renewed focus on energy security. As Asian economies industrialise and electrify, natural gas is becoming central to balanced energy strategies, creating opportunities for producers who can deliver reliability, scale and flexibility. The UAE is expanding across the value chain, strengthening its gas offering while investing in downstream industries, trading and partnerships, reflectin... Read More
Monday, 14 September | 15:20 - 15:40Strategic Leadership
From volatility to vision: Building markets that reward stability and innovation
With geopolitical conflict amplifying disruption, energy markets are moving beyond cycles of volatility into a more structurally fragmented phase. Price signals are increasingly shaped by security concerns, supply realignment and shifting trade routes, challenging traditional investment models. For producers, consumers and investors, stability now depends on clearer long-term signals, coordinated policy frameworks and stronger producer–consumer alignment. Market structures are under pressur... Read More
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