Argus Clean Ammonia Asia Conference 2024

08:00

Registration open and morning coffee

Registration sponsored by Yara Clean Ammonia

09:00 - 09:05

Argus welcome

Speakers include:

Tim Cheyne

SVP - Global Head of Agriculture, Fertilizers, Ammonia, DEF

Argus

Andrea Valentini

VP - Business Development Ammonia

Argus

09:05 - 09:20

Creating an ammonia society - what role is clean ammonia set to play around the world?

Speakers include:

Dr Nobuhiko Kubota

Managing Executive Officer

IHI Corporation

09:20 - 09:35

Ministerial welcome: Clean ammonia's role in the decarbonisation of the Japanese industry and how Japan is enabling the development of a market for clean ammonia

- Japan’s leadership in the energy transition: Why is clean ammonia so important to achieving net zero in Asia?
- What role does the government envision for clean ammonia along with hydrogen in the transition to net zero for Japan?
- Policy frameworks: What are the main updates on the Japanese incentive and subsidy schemes for import of clean ammonia as a clean fuel?

09:35 - 09:50

Ministerial address: How is the Republic of Korea progressing with regulations for clean ammonia imports?

- What role will clean ammonia play in Korea’s decarbonisation journey?
- What are the main updates on the Korean scheme for ammonia incentivisation?
- How is the first tender round going? What are the main learnings?

Case study series: Asia focus

09:50 - 10:05

Case study with JERA: Thermal power generation

Speakers include:

Masato Otaki

Executive Officer, Head of the Low Carbon Fuel Planning Group, Low Carbon Fuel Value Chain Division

JERA

10:05 - 10:20

Case study: Accelerating the preparation for ammonia bunkering NYK Line

-How is the development of ammonia-fuelled ships progressing? What are the main opportunities?
-What more is needed and what are some of the expected timelines?

Tsutomu Yokoyama

Executive Officer

NYK Line

10:20 - 10:35

Case study: Gas turbines: the key to enabling consumption of clean ammonia

IHI Corporation & GE Vernova
- How could they be game changer for decarbonising the power industry hard and fast in Japan?
- How are different companies approaching development?
- How could they be suited to southeast Asia?

Speakers include:

Dr. Toshiro Fujimori

Technical Advisor, Business Development Headquarters

IHI Corporation

Hideyuki (Jude) Fujita

Strategic Account Senior Manager, Gas Power

GE Vernova

10:35 - 10:50

Wrap up: Clean ammonia’s role in Japan

IHI/GE Vernova, JERA, NYK
- Why is the work being undertaken important for the development of the ammonia value chain?
- 2024 is a milestone year in the ammonia policy roadmap - what role do you see each of your companies playing?
- How have your companies demonstrated commitment to the adoption of clean ammonia in energy transition for Japan and future Co2 net zero emissions by 2050

Speakers Include:

Masato Otaki

Executive Officer, Head of the Low Carbon Fuel Planning Group, Low Carbon Fuel Value Chain Division

JERA

Tsutomu Yokoyama

Executive Officer

NYK Line

Dr. Toshiro Fujimori

Technical Advisor, Business Development Headquarters

IHI Corporation

Hideyuki (Jude) Fujita

Strategic Account Senior Manager, Gas Power

GE Vernova

Tim Cheyne

SVP - Global Head of Agriculture, Fertilizers, Ammonia, DEF

Argus

10:50 - 11:05

Case study: Kickstarting supply to decarbonise Korean hard-to-abate sectors

- How are LFC looking to meet the goal of Motie policy framework of cofiring clean ammonia and hydrogen from 2027?
- Why is LFC well positioned to play a key role in ammonia imports for energy and other industry applications?
- How will LFC be looking to different end users including power plants, marine sector and ammonia as a hydrogen carrier?

Speakers include:

John Kwon

General Manager

Lotte Fine Chemical

11:05 - 11:30

Break

11:30 - 12:15

Keynote panel: Enabling decarbonisation in Asia - clean ammonia's role

- How does ammonia compare as an option with alternative hydrogen carriers (MCH, LOHC or liquid hydrogen) being considered in Asia?
- How are key supply and demand regions working together to create a trading market for clean ammonia?
- Have we got any more clarity on who will pay the premium for low-carbon ammonia?

Speakers include:

Shigeru (Sam) Muraki

President

Clean Fuel Ammonia Association

Lynn Loo

Chief Executive Officer

Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD)

Nizhar Marizi

Director of Energy Resources, Mineral, and Mining

Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas), Republic of Indonesia

Andrea Valentini

VP - Business Development Ammonia

Argus

Hayley Pham

Vice-President, Asia-Pacific Business Development

ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions

12:15 - 12:45

How is production incentivisation matching up to demand-side policy frameworks? What does this mean for contract structures for clean ammonia offtake?

How will offtake contracts match up with regulations and certification?

- Argus introduction - Pricing mechanisms: how is pricing for blue vs green ammonia developing? How are regulatory frameworks shaping this?
- What does this mean for contract structures?
- Will there come a time for homogenisation of demand and incentive schemes?

Speakers include:

Siddhartha Shrivastava

Head of New Energies Asia

SMBC

Jakob Krummenacher

VP of Clean Energy

LSB Industries

Kenji Konno

Country Head - Japan

ACME

Nate Collamer

VP Capital Management

8 Rivers

Andrea Valentini

VP - Business Development Ammonia

Argus

13:00 - 13:30

Speed networking

13:30 - 14:30

Lunch sponsored by JERA

14:30 - 14:50

Argus views: Clean ammonia production and supply around the globe

Speakers include:

Alistair Wallace

Principal - Consulting

Argus

14:50 - 15:30

Producer views: Reaching tipping point - when will the first projects start producing?

- Bankability: What are banks’ requirements for financing clean ammonia export projects?
- Demand projections: Is there enough firm demand coming from Asia and the rest of the world to make projects a reality?
- What is needed from governments and offtakers? Is the infrastructure and storage necessary already in place to make offtake a reality?

Speakers include:

Karan Bagga

Chief Technology Officer

thyssenkrupp Uhde Australia

Vibeke Rasmussen

SVP Product Management and Certification

Yara Clean Ammonia

Jong Chen Foo

Global Head of Ammonia

OCI Global

Ahmed Galaby

Asia Pacific Hydrogen Business Manager

ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions

Alistair Wallace

Principal - Consulting

Argus

15:30 - 16:15

Asean: How is clean ammonia's role in industry decarbonisation shaping up?

- What are some of the key initiatives towards decarbonisation in the region?
- How is southeast Asia looking at ammonia to decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors? What are some of the potential applications?
- How are refiners looking to ammonia as part of their decarbonisation strategies? How are they applying their extensive knowledge of incumbent fossil-based energy markets?

Speakers include:

Asyraf B Supri

Head of Sales and Marketing

Gentari

Jeffrey Norman

Vice President - Large Project Business Development

Air Products

Fabio Laurenzi

Sales Area Manager APAC

Casale

Andrea Valentini

VP - Business Development Ammonia

Argus

16:15 - 17:00

APAC trading panel: How is Australia positioning itself as a partner in the energy transition?

- How is Australia positioning itself as a supplier of clean fuels such as ammonia to trade partners in the rest of Asia?
- What projects are being developed and what more is needed? What role is the government playing?
- What role are key ports playing in developing shipping corridors?

Speakers include:

Alex Trajkov

Executive Manager Trading/Logistics & Director

The Hydrogen Utility (H2U)

Marieke Beckmann

Deputy Director for Decarbonisation

Global Maritime Forum

Ameen Bou Diab

Idea Validator

11point2

17:00

Chairperson's closing remarks

Speakers include:

Tim Cheyne

SVP - Global Head of Agriculture, Fertilizers, Ammonia, DEF

Argus

17:00 - 18:00

Drinks reception - sponsored by IHI Corporation

Join Argus and Host sponsor IHI Corporation for an evening of networking and entertainment.

08:00 - 09:00

Registration open and breakfast

Registration sponsored by Yara Clean Ammonia

09:00 - 09:05

Chairperson's opening remarks

Speakers include:

Tim Cheyne

SVP - Global Head of Agriculture, Fertilizers, Ammonia, DEF

Argus

09:05 - 09:30

How is the financial sector looking at the role of clean hydrogen and ammonia in the energy transition?

- Bankability - what has been seen so far in this space and how can projects be financed?
- What role are Asia Pacific financial sector players playing in global market development? Project financing and investment opportunities
- What experiences and lessons have been learnt so far

Speakers include:

Kohei Toyoda

Director General for Energy Transformation Strategy

Japan Bank for International Cooperation, JBIC

Justo Alejandro Algaba

Head of Infrastructure Finance, MENAT

HSBC

Paschal Phelan

Founder and Chairman

Phelan Energy

Andrea Valentini

VP - Business Development Ammonia

Argus

09:30 - 10:20

Panel discussion: Import infrastructure development: Is Asia ready to take larger volumes of clean ammonia?

- What are going to be the major hydrogen and ammonia hubs in north Asia? How close are they to their intended application market?
- What infrastructure and storage exists today and how does it need to be scaled up or built out to accommodate larger import volumes?
- Will there be different types of bunkering hubs emerging in Asia depending on use case (shipping the fuel vs bunkering the fuel)?

Speakers include:

Lisa Maria Assman

Senior Shipbroker

Steem1960 Shipbrokers

Murali Srinivasan

SVP Commercial

Yara Clean Ammonia

Nikunj Nangalia

Head of Asia, BD

ReNew

Ruth Sharpe

Editor - Ammonia

Argus

10:20 - 10:40

IMO net-zero: ambitious or achievable? Ammonia as part of the fuel mix for zero carbon marine fuels

- What are the IMO regulations and what do they mean for marine shipping?
- How can these targets be met and what are the potential barriers to net-zero?
- How could the marine fuel mix evolve to meet these goals? How is ammonia’s role shaping up?

Speakers include:

Dale Hazelton

Principal, Consulting

Argus

Mahua Chakravarty

Editor, Marine Fuels (Asia)

Argus

10:40 - 11:20

What advances have been made towards ammonia's adoption as a marine fuel in Asia?

- Will IMO regulations stick and how do they translate to markets in APAC? How is Europe being used as a guideline market for Asia for marine fuels?
- What activities are taking place in Asia beyond Singapore to accelerate the adoption of low-carbon fuels such as ammonia?
- Why is partnership across the value chain for shipping important?

Speakers include:

Dr Shahrin Osman

Regional Head & Global Business Development, DNV & Director

Maritime Decarbonisation and Smart Shipping Centre of Excellence (Singapore/Asia-Pac)

Navid Ostadian-Binai

Head of Green Vessels and Fuels

Maersk Tankers

Mahua Chakravarty

Editor, Marine Fuels (Asia)

Argus

11:20 - 11:50

Break sponsored by LSB Industries

11:45 - 11:50

Chairperson's opening remarks

Speakers Include:

Ruth Sharpe

Editor - Ammonia

Argus

11:50 - 12:10

Case study: Engine manufacturer developments

- Engine developments: Developments on four stroke, two stroke for maritime and four stroke for power generation
- What are the different requirements for the two industries?
- How are engine manufacturers working in partnership across industries to accelerate development of combustion engines for ammonia to reach net zero goals?

Speakers include:

Lars T. Danielsen

Promotion Manager

MAN Energy Solutions

12:10 - 12:40

Ammonia cracking: How big will the market be in Japan, Korea and southeast Asia?

- What technology is available? What is the technology readiness level?
- Is ammonia cracking the key to fully unlocking the hydrogen economy in Asia?
- Will cracking facilities be integrated into import terminals in key hubs around Asia?

Speakers include:

Christian Renk

Head of Technology, Innovation & Sustainability (TIS)

thyssenkrupp Uhde

12:40 - 13:30

Where to next? How northeast Asia is working together to make clean ammonia adoption a reality

- What direction is policy moving in to introduce ammonia?
- How are companies working together to reduce costs across the supply chain?
- What are some of the key initiatives taking place?

Speakers include:

Bunro Shiozawa

Advisory Member, Clean Fuel Ammonia Association and Senior Researcher

International Environment and Economy Institute, Japan

Tim Cheyne

SVP - Global Head of Agriculture, Fertilizers, Ammonia, DEF

Argus

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00

End of conference