The 10th IEEJ/APERC International Energy Symposium
-Ideals and Reality in the Global Energy Landscape under Growing Uncertainties-

　　The world has become increasingly uncertain, making it even more challenging to address the gap between “ideal” and “reality” in the global energy landscape.

　　This widening gap is driven by a complex interplay of various complex factors, including escalating and diverse geopolitical risks, rising electricity demand fueled by rapid advancements in electrification and generative AI, resulting in a growing divergence from long-term greenhouse gas reduction pathways to achieve carbon neutrality in the middle of this century.

　To address these challenges, strategies on promotion of technological innovations as well as securing necessary finance are essential, and such solutions are deeply connected to the industrial policies of individual countries and are influenced by the intensifying competition between nations.

　In this symposium, APERC and IEEJ will explore the gap between ideals and reality in the international energy landscape, engaging in discussions with leading experts across various fields. The focus will be on the following three key points.

　　✓　Examining the gap between ideals and reality from various perspectives
　　✓　Strategies to bridge the gap between ideals and reality
　　✓　Innovations and measures to overcome the gap between ideals and reality

 

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1. Date/Time: May 30th, 2025(Friday) 10:00-16:35 (in Japan Standard Time (JST))
　　　　　　　　● 10:00-10:05 Opening Remarks
　　　　　　　　● 10:05-11:35 Session 1
　　　　　　　　● 11:35-13:00 Lunch Break
　　　　　　　　● 13:00-14:30 Session 2
　　　　　　　　● 14:30-15:00 Coffee Break
　　　　　　　　● 15:00-16:30 Session 3
　　　　　　　　● 16:30-16:35 Closing Remarks

2. Seminar type: Hybrid (In Person/Online (ZOOM) meeting)
　■Venue：Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa Prince Room
　　　　　 (3-13-1 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
　　　　　Tel: +81-3447-1111　　https://www.princehotels.com/takanawa/location/
　■Online：Zoom

3. Language: English / Japanese （simultaneous interpretation）

4. Participant: Supporting Members only

5. Program：(in Japan Standard Time)

10:00-10:05	Opening Remarks: 　  Tatsuya Terazawa, Chairman and CEO, IEEJ
10:05-11:35 Session 1 “Examining the Gap between Ideals and Reality from Various Perspectives” The session will review the reality of the international energy situation will be closely reviewed, particularly from the perspectives of the U.S. and China Referring to the reality and the ideal status of global energy and climate issues that the world aims to achieve, this session will elaborate and discuss the gap between them
	Presentation (15min/person ×3 persons), Panel Discussion & Q&A (45min) Presenter and Panelist： Dr. Kenneth Medlock, Senior Director, Center for Energy Studies, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, US Prof. Jun Arima, Project Professor, Graduate School of Public Policies, University of Tokyo, Japan TBD Moderator: 　Ichiro KUTANI, Senior Research Director, Manager, Global Energy Group 1, Director, Energy Security Unit, IEEJ

　11：35-13：00　Lunch Break

＜PM＞

13:00-14:30 Session 2 “Strategies to Bridge the Gap between Ideals and Reality” This session will discuss strategies to bridge the gap between ideals and reality with particular focus on technological innovation and finance . Featured technologies will be those anticipated for full-scale adoption in the near future such as hydrogen and CCUS.
	Presentation (15min/person ×3 persons), Panel Discussion & Q&A (45min) Presenter and Panelist： Ms. Marina Md Taib, Senior Vice President, PETRONAS, Malaysia Dr. Yoshifumi Suehiro, Director General, Hydrogen Project Department, Energy Business Unit, JOGMEC, Japan TBD Moderator: 　Glen Sweetnam, Senior Vice President, APERC
14:30-15:00	Coffee Break
15:00-16:30　 Session 3 “Innovations to Overcome the Gap between Ideals and Reality” The session will discuss innovative means and technologies necessary to overcome the gap between ideals and reality, featuring carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and adaptation, which hold great potential for the future.
	Presentation (15min/person ×3 persons), Panel Discussion & Q&A (45min) Presenter and Panelist： Mr. Tim Gould, Chief Energy Economist, International Energy Agency (IEA) Dr. Naser Odeh, Principal Fellow, KAPSARC, Saudi Arabia Prof. Nobuo Mimura, Specially Appointed Specially Appointed Professor, Ibaraki University Moderator: 　Yoshikazu Kobayashi, Senior Research Director, Manager, Research Strategy Group, Assistant Director, Research Strategy Unit, New Energy System Group, Clean Energy Unit, IEEJ
16:30-16:35	Closing Remarks: 　Kazutomo Irie, President, APERC

* All the presenters (panelists) will attend the symposium in person.

Contact:
　Management Planning and Public Relations Group, Research Strategy Unit, IEEJ
　　E-mail：ieej-mail@tky.ieej.or.jp