Seminar

The 11th IEEJ/APERC International Energy Symposium
“Advancing Realistic Energy Policies for Addressing the Energy Trilemma”

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Date/Time: April 24th, 2026 (Friday) 10:00-16:35 (in Japan Standard Time (JST))
Seminar type: Hybrid (In Person/Online (ZOOM) meeting)
       ■Venue:Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa (Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
       ■Online:Zoom

【Opening Remarks】
Tatsuya Terazawa, Chairman and CEO, IEEJ 

【Keynote Speech】
Mr. Ichiro Takahara, Chairman & CEO, JOGMEC 


Session 1 “Key Drivers Behind Rising Energy Demand”
Moderator: Yoshikazu Kobayashi, Ph.D., Senior Research Director, Manager, Research Strategy Group, Assistant Director, Research Strategy Unit, New Energy System Group, Clean Energy Unit, IEEJ

Mr. Glen Sweetnam, Distinguished Fellow, Energy Policy Research Foundation (EPRINC)
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Ms. Chetna Arora, Programme Associate, the Low-carbon Economy team, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)
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Naoko Doi, Ph.D., Senior Research Director, Assistant Director, Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Unit, IEEJ
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Session 2 “Expectations and Challenges for Further Expanding Decarbonized Power Sources”
Moderator: Robert Tromop, Senior Vice President, APERC

Dr. Sama Bilbao y Leon, Director General, World Nuclear Association (WNA)
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Dato' Ir. Ts. Razib Dawood, Executive Director, ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE)
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Yu Nagatomi, Ph.D., Executive Analyst, Manager, Econometric and Statistical Analysis Group (ESA), Energy Data and Modelling Center, IEEJ (EDMC)
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Session 3 “The Gap Between Climate Ambitions and Energy Realities”
Moderator: Ichiro Kutani, Senior Research Director, Manager, Global Energy Group 1, Director, Energy Security Unit, IEEJ

Dr. Laura Cozzi, Director of Sustainability, Technology and Outlooks, International Energy Agency (IEA)
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Dr. Hoesung Lee, President of Carbon Free Alliance and a Special Ambassador for Carbon Free Energy, Republic of Korea/ Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 6th Assessment (2015–2023)/Distinguished Fellows, IEEJ
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Toshiyuki Sakamoto, Board Member, Director for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Unit , IEEJ
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【Closing Remarks】
Kazutomo Irie Ph.D., Chairman and President, APERC