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Official Conference Programme 2023

Summit Day One | 12th September 2023


Developing Papua New Guinea’s Position as a Global Energy Supplier


Summit Day One

Tuesday 12th September 2023 


07:30am Registration & Networking Breakfast

08:45am Opening Remarks

Wapu Sonk, Managing Director, Kumul Petroleum Holdings Ltd

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09:00am Prime Minister’s Welcome Address

Hon. James Marape, Prime Minister, Papua New Guinea

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09:15am Ministerial Keynote Address

Hon. Kerenga Kua, Minister for Petroleum & Energy, Papua New Guinea

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09:30am Industry Keynote Address

Peter Clarke, Senior Vice President, ExxonMobil

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09:45am Session 1 - PNG Crystal Ball

  • How have recent global instabilities driven short-term energy security priorities across Asia-Pacific?
  • Is coal still king in Asia, or will key growth markets such as China and India grasp LNG and gas fuel solutions more willingly in the near future
  • How are we performing against global energy transition and decarbonisation targets?
  • What is the regional outlook for gas & LNG demand beyond 2030 and what role will PNG energy exports play in supporting this?

Fereidun Fesharaki, Chairman, FGE

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10:00am Ministerial Exhibition Opening Tour and Networking Coffee Break

10:45am Session 2 - Government Plans and Priorities

  • What are the key priorities for PNG’s energy sector over the next 5 years?
  • What are the most promising opportunities for bi-lateral cooperation and how can these best be developed?
  •  How attractive is PNG as an investment opportunity today and where do stakeholders see the greatest potential?
  • Examining the proposed initiatives for:
    • Economic and Regulatory development
    • Off-grid sector
    • Transmission development

Chair: Fereidun Fesharaki, Chairman, FGE

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David Manau, Secretary, Department of Petroleum

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Ronald Meketa, Managing Director, NEA

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Wapu Sonk, Managing Director, Kumul Petroleum Holdings Ltd

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Augustine Mano, Managing Director, Mineral Resources Development Company

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12:15pm Networking Lunch

13:30pm Spotlight Presentation

Tera Shandro, Chairperson and Managing Director, ExxonMobil PNG Ltd.

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13:45pm Session 3 - Project Overview: Developing Papua New Guinea’s Role as a Leading LNG Supplier

  • Sharing the latest project developments and planned expansion of PNG’s considerable liquefaction and export capacity
  • PNG’s mega-projects – progress and projections for decade ahead
  • Announcements and progress on the proposed Papua LNG project
  • What is the potential for PNG’s LNG longer-term export capacity and what needs to happen to embrace the opportunities?

Chair: Professor Chalapan Kaluwin, Professor of Environmental Science and Director of Centre for Climate Change & Sustainable Development, School of Natural and Physical Sciences, University of Papua New Guinea

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Richard Kassman, TotalEnergies PNG Ltd

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Wayne Kasou, Senior Vice President PNG Stakeholder Management, Santos

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15:00pm Networking Coffee Break

15:45pm Session 4 - Renewable Energy, Hydrogen and Decarbonisation Strategies

  • How is PNG responsibly developing hydrocarbon resources whilst remaining committed to global emissions obligations?
  • What is the potential for Hydrogen and how can PNG embrace in, and develop, H2 infrastructure, production and monetisation potentials?
  • What other forms of greener, lower-carbon energy can PNG embrace as part of an ongoing sustainable development plan?
  • What incentives and support schemes are being examined by government to help deliver on lower-carbon commitments?

Alberto Balbo, Founder and Co-CEO, Ianus Energy Transition

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Jeklin Talonu, Legal & Compliance Executive Manager, NEA

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Tau Homoka, Biomass Project Manager, Santos

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Bilal Aslam, Infrastructure Lead – PNG, Timor-Leste and Pacific Islands, International Finance Corporation

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Professor Chalapan Kaluwin, Professor of Environmental Science and Director of Centre for Climate Change & Sustainable Development, School of Natural and Physical Sciences, University of Papua New Guinea

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Nino Nadiradze, Country Representative, USAID

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17:15pm End Of Day One

17:30pm Networking Drinks Reception

19:00pm NetworkingGala Dinner hosted by Kumul Petroleum Holdings Ltd

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