2018 Asia Pacific Presentations
The Asia Pacific Energy Assembly is the most senior and influential finance & investment meeting for the Asian energy sector. Which is why every year, for the last 8 years, hundreds of C-level executives and decision makers from across the Upstream and Midstream value chains gather in Singapore to discuss industry challenges, find solutions, identify emerging opportunities, raise capital and create deal flow.
Browse the presentations from our 2018 expert speakers across our APAC region.
Asia Pacific Energy Assembly Presentations
Azam Mohammad, Partner and Head, Energy (APAC), McKinsey & Company
Gaku Takagi, Senior Vice President, Fuel Business Development, JERA
Ihab Toma CEO, Vantage Drilling
Karthik Sathyamoorthy , President, AG&P LNG Marketing
Keiji Takiguchi, Senior Oil and Gas Strategist and Deputy Director, Oil and Gas, METI
Mark Gyetvay, Deputy Chairman & CFO, Novatek
Ross Stewart Campbell, Chairman, Oil & Gas Council / Energy Council
YWAM PNG
Asia In Africa Investment Forum Presentations
Hyde Energy
Opportunity to Invest in Nigeria’s Oil & Gas Downstream Sector.
IEA
Boosting the Power Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Oando Energy
Investment Opportunities Across Africa’s Energy Landscape.
OES Energy Services
Delivering world class drilling services solutions in Africa with local content.
Sancorp Group Limited
Sancorp Group talk about their pan-African investment advisory firm.
Stonechair Capital Corp.
Accessing investment in Africa to develop oil and gas projects.
Swiss Upstream
Investing in Africa energy projects.
Westfield Energy Resources Limited
Asian investment in Africa energy sector.
China Energy Assembly Presentations
Sean Guest President & CEO Valeura Energy
Zhang Yuqing Former Deputy Director National Energy Administration
Henry Liu Senior Vice-President GrandNet (English)
Henry Liu Senior Vice-President GrandNet (Mandarin)
Ding Guosheng Deputy Director of UGS Center PetroChina Exploration & Development Research Institute
Mark Wheeler President ConocoPhillips, China
Xiaolai Zhou, President Shanghai United Institute for Unconventional Resources
Liu Cheng Executive Vice President Poly-GCL Petroleum Group Holdings Limited
Yao Li, CEO, SIA Energy
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Asia Pacific Energy Assembly Highlights Video 2019
