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2026 SUMMIT AGENDA
DAY1
Day 1 Morning: The World is Watching: Japan’s 2026 CCUS Mandate & Focus Area
09:00 - 09:10
(10 mins)
Opening Welcome by the Chair
Mark Davies
Partner
King & Spalding
09:10 - 09:40
(30 mins)
[Host Country Keynotes] Japan CCS Policy in Action: From Regulation to Investment and Implementation
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How Japan’s GX-ETS Phase 2 (2026–2032) is shifting from voluntary participation to mandatory compliance
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Carbon pricing in practice: Will the ¥1,700–4,300/tCO₂ range drive real investment decisions?
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Allocation design and uncertainty: How free allowances and benchmarks impact market behavior
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Integrating carbon markets: The role of J-Credits, JCM, and Article 6 in Japan’s compliance system
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CCS in the GX strategy: From policy support to a core decarbonization pathway
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Enabling investment: How policy, pricing, and incentives are shaping bankable CCS projects in Japan
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Ryuta Kitamura
Director General, CCS Project Department
Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC)
09:40 - 10:10
(30 mins)
[Global Government Perspectives] Enabling Cross-Border CCS: Aligning Policy, Partnerships and Infrastructure for Japan
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Lessons from Europe: How Norway and the UK are operationalizing cross-border CO₂ transport and storage
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From MoUs to projects: What it takes to turn international CCS cooperation into bankable investments
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Unlocking Southeast Asia: The role of Malaysia and Indonesia as regional CO₂ storage hubs
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Regulatory alignment: Who takes liability for cross-border CO₂ transport and long-term storage?
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Infrastructure challenge: Shipping vs pipelines—what is realistic for Japan and Asia?
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Value chain economics: How are costs, risks, and revenues shared across borders?
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Kara Peach (Virtual)
Director Transboundary CCS
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia
YBhg. Datu Haji Abg Ahmad Abg Morni
Permanent Secretary for Energy and Environmental Sustainability
Ministry for Energy and Environmental Sustainability Sarawak
10:10 - 10:20
(10 mins)
[Alberta Chapter] Video Greeting
Hon. Danielle Smith
Premier of Alberta
Government of Alberta
10:20 - 11:10
(50 mins)
[C-Suite Vision] The FID Moment: Unlocking and Leading Japan & APAC’s Next Wave of CCS
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Which CCS projects in Japan and across APAC are progressing toward FID, and what key conditions still need to be met?
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What are the most critical enablers—policy clarity, cost reduction, infrastructure readiness, or commercial structures—that will support FID decisions?
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How are project stakeholders working together to reduce uncertainty and improve confidence in early-stage CCS developments?
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What are the key risks—technical, regulatory, and commercial—that still need to be addressed before projects can move forward?
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Looking ahead, how will today’s early FID decisions help define scalable CCS pathways for Japan and the wider region?
Panelist:
Koji Ochiai
Senior Vice President, Low Carbon Solutions
INPEX Corporation
Masaki Okada
Representative Director, Chairman and President
BP Japan K.K.
Andrew Nicholls
General Manager CCS
Woodside Energy
Zharin Zhafrael
General Manager, CCS APAC
Shell
Morning Coffee & Networking Break
11:40 - 11:55
(15 mins)
[Keynote] Repurposing Former Coal Mines for Carbon Storage: Practical Experience from Mikasa City's CCS Demonstration
Kensaku Saijo
Mayor
Mikasa City
Ken-ichi ITAKURA
Professor
Muroran Institute of Technology
11:55 - 12:35
(40 mins)
[Keynote & Signing Ceremony] Reserved for Petronas
12:35 - 12:55
(20 mins)
[Keynote] Reserved for Sponsor
Luncheon
Day 1 Afternoon: From Projects to Systems: Building CCS at Scale in Japan
14:00 - 14:50
(50 mins)
[Panel] Building CCS Cluster Models: Enabling Scale through Industry Collaboration and Project Delivery
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How can roles and responsibilities be clearly defined across emitters, developers, and infrastructure providers in CCS Cluster?
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What models can enable shared infrastructure and aggregation of industrial CO₂ at scale?
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How can multiple projects be effectively integrated into a coordinated Cluster system?
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What are the key challenges in delivering Cluster-based CCS projects from design to execution?
Moderator:
Senior Representative
Nishimura
Panelist:
Kenji Shimizu
General Manager, Thermal Energy & Value Creation Dept
J-POWER
Yasuhiro Tatsumi
Deputy Director (CCUS), CCUS & Plant Business Department, Plants & Infrastructure Systems
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
SK Tang
Head of the Product Technology Center
Wison New Energies Co., Ltd
Wataru Sato
General Manager, CCUS & Subsurface Energy Business Unit, Energy Innovation Initiative SBU
Sumitomo Corporation
Tomohide Muraoka
Executive Officer, Technology Officer, Sustainability Co-Creation Unit
JGC Holdings Corporation
Senior Representative
Toyo Engineering
14:50 - 15:10
(20 mins)
[Keynote] Reserved for JNG
Senior Representative
JNG
15:10 - 15:20
(10 mins)
[Keynote] Accelerating the CCS Value Chain: Mitsui & Co., Ltd.'s Perspective
Daiki Sato
General Manager of the Carbon Solutions Business Division
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
15:50 - 16:10
(20 mins)
[Keynote] Reserved for Sponsor
Afternoon Coffee & Networking Break
16:10 - 17:00
(50 mins)
[Panel] From Partnerships to Projects: Delivering Cross-Border CCS between Japan and Asia
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What does it take to move from MOUs to executable cross-border CCS projects?
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How are project developers structuring roles and responsibilities across capture, transport, and storage in different jurisdictions?
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What are the biggest blockers today in advancing Japan-linked CCS projects in Asia?
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How are developers aligning CO₂ supply from Japan with storage readiness in host countries?
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What kind of commercial arrangements are emerging to make cross-border CCS projects viable?
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In the next 2–3 years, what needs to happen to scale from first projects to repeatable cross-border CCS models?
Moderator:
Amirah Zakariah
Malaysia Country Manager
Sproule ERCE
Panelist:
Krittamuk Sarakool
Advisor to the Minister
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand
Emry Hisham Yusoff
Chief Executive Officer
PETRONAS CCS Ventures
Dannif Utojo Danusaputro
Director of Investment and Business Development
Pertamina Hulu Energi (PHE)
Ir. Dr. Angelia, San Chuin LIEW
Director, Sarawak Climate and Energy Diplomacy Unit (SACED)
Department of the Premier of Sarawak
Panida Ouawongprayun
Vice President CCUS Business and Commercial
PTTEP
Arnaud TUAL
CCS Director, Asia-Pacific
TotalEnergies
17:00 - 17:20
(20 mins)
[Keynote] Reserved for Sponsor
17:20 - 18:10
(50 mins)
[Panel] Building CO₂ Networks for Japan: Integrating Transport, Storage and Cross-Border Infrastructure
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Japan’s CCS challenge: Moving from fragmented projects to integrated CO₂ hubs with limited domestic storage
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What does it take to invest? Defining the contractual, volume and risk conditions for scalable CO₂ shipping
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Cross-border infrastructure in practice: Connecting Japan to regional storage hubs in Asia-Pacific
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Making CO₂ transport bankable: Who guarantees volume and enables investment in shipping and infrastructure?
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Who pays and who owns? Business models for transport and storage networks
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Japan–Southeast Asia corridors: What do early projects reveal about real bottlenecks?
Panelist:
Masaki Ono
General Manager, Offshore Business Group
NYK Line
Kiyoshi Sekiya
General Manager, LNG/CCS Strategic Group
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line)
Belladonna Troxylon Maulianda
Executive Director
Indonesia CCS Center
Daisuke Fujihashi
General Manager of Carbon Solution Projects, Carbon Solution Development Unit
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Atsushi TAMAGAWA
General Manager of the Process Engineering Department
Chiyoda Corporation
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Stephanie Chiang
Senior Research Analyst, CCUS, CCUS
Wood Mackenzie
18:10 - 18:20
(10 mins)
[Keynote] Enabling Onboard Carbon Capture: Standards, Safety and Certification for Maritime Decarbonization
Tatsuya Hayashi
General Manager, Technical Solution Department
ClassNK
18:20 - 18:30
(10 mins)
Closing Address by the Chair
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