May 2021 – Present : Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, Republic of Korea

Mike Bloomberg is an entrepreneur and three-term mayor of New York City whose innovations in business, government, and philanthropy have made him a pioneering leader on critical issues facing America and the world – including climate change. He serves as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Ambition and Solutions, and as WHO Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries.

Elected mayor just weeks after the attacks of September 11, 2001, Bloomberg led New York City’s resurgence. He spearheaded the rebuilding of Lower Manhattan, fought poverty with new programs that became national models, and turned around a failing school system. Bloomberg also reduced carbon emissions by 13 percent, increased New Yorkers’ life expectancy by three years, and – despite the Great Recession – led the city to record job growth.

Bloomberg LP, the financial technology and media company he launched in 1981, revolutionized the investment industry and now employs some 20,000 people. His foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, works on initiatives in public health, education, the environment, government innovation, and the arts, as well as efforts to fight COVID-19. He has given away more than $11 billion.

Bloomberg graduated from Johns Hopkins University and Harvard Business School.

Dr. Fatih Birol (@fbirol) has served as Executive Director of the International Energy Agency since 2015. He has led the IEA in its first comprehensive modernization programme since its creation in 1974. These efforts focused on “opening the doors” of the IEA to major emerging economies; making the IEA the global hub for clean energy transitions; and broadening the IEA’s energy security mandate beyond oil to also cover electricity, natural gas, renewables and the critical minerals needed in many of today’s clean energy technologies. Dr. Birol has been named in the TIME100, TIME’s annual list of the world’s most influential people.

Elizabeth Urbanas is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia and the Americas at the Office of International Affairs in the U.S. Department of Energy. Ms. Urbanas is responsible for managing DOE’s bilateral and multilateral engagement with Asian and American countries. She is also responsible for DOE's work in several multilateral fora including the North American Leaders' Summit, the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas, and APEC. Prior to her current position, she was the Director for European and Eurasian Affairs at the Office of International Affairs in the U.S. Department of Energy. In this role she was also responsible for DOE's work in the G20 and G7.

Prior to working at DOE, Ms. Urbanas spent 14 years at the U.S. Treasury Department where she created and directed the Office of Environment and Energy. She was also instrumental in the design of the Climate Investment Funds and the Green Climate Fund, where she represented the United States on the boards. She also represented the United States on the boards of several other international organizations including the Global Environment Facility, the Millennium Challenge Corporation and the World Bank. Ms. Urbanas represented the United States in the UNFCCC Climate Negotiations from 2007 to 2013 in the finance channel. She started her career in investment management on Wall Street and has also held a staff position at the World Bank. Ms. Urbanas has a B.A. from the College of William and Mary, an M.A. from the State University of New York at Albany, and an M.B.A from George Mason University.

■ Commissioner for Energy
2019-present

■ Member of the Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament), Chairman of the Estonian Centre Party faction and Leader of the Estonian NATO Parliamentary Assembly Delegation
2019

■ Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure
2016-2019

■ Member of the Riigikogu and Chairman of the Estonian Centre Party faction (as of 2009)
2007-2016

■ Secretary-General of the Estonian Centre Party
2003-2007

■ Research Assistant, NATO Parliamentary Assembly
2003

■ Advisor to the Mayor of Tallinn
2001-2002

■ Advisor of Tallinn City Council
1999

■ Consultant, European Documentation Centre of the University of Tartu
1998-1999

■ Master's degree in Political Science, University College London
2003

■ Degree in History, University of Tartu
2000

In May 2021, Prof. YUN Sun-Jin was appointed as the Co-Chairperson of 2050 Carbon Neutrality Commission of Republic of Korea.

2050 Carbon Neutrality Commission of Republic of Korea was established in May 2021, as Republic of Korea announced 2050 Carbon Neutrality goal in late 2020, to propose Korea’s ‘2050 Carbon Neutrality Scenario’ and ‘2030 Nationally Determined Contributions(NDC)’, and to collect opinions from diverse parties of interest(e.g. - industries, civil societies, labor, etc.) by providing forum for discussions periodically.

Prof.Yun earned her Ph.D. at University of Delaware, major in Environmental and Energy Policy, and has dedicated most of her career to promoting sustainable development and addressing environmental issues through vigorous research, lecturing, social activities.

Before assuming the role of Co-Chairperson of 2050 Carbon Neutrality Commission, Prof.Yun previously served in various positions at Government’s Committees, including Ex-Chairperson of Sustainable Development Committee, Ex-Chairperson of Korea Energy Information Culture Agency, etc.

Academic Career
Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea / MBA, Business School
Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea / Bachelor of Industrial Engineering

Professional Career
May. 2021 ~ : Director, Korea Green Foundation
Mar. 2021 ~ : Vice Chairman, Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Jan. 2019 ~ : President, Social Value Committee, SK SUPEX Council
Chairman, SK Microcredit Bank (2019~)
Jan. 2017 ~ Dec. 2018 : President, Chief Executive Officer, SK broadband
President of Korea IoT Association (2015~2018)
Dec. 2015 ~ Dec. 2016 : Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, SK telecom
President of Korea Online Privacy Association (2015~2016)
Dec. 2014 ~ Dec. 2015 : Executive Vice President, Head of MNO Business, SK telecom
Feb. 2013 ~ Dec. 2014 : Executive Vice President, Head of CR Division
(Corporate Relation), SK telecom
President of Korea E-Sports Association (2012~2013)

 CEO of EnerIdea, a business consulting firm focusing on Renewables, ESS, Hydrogen and LNG serving the Korean government and private companies

 Worked for Accenture, a global consulting firm, for 26 years specializing in energy
− Worked for 10 years in New York City and for 16 years in Korea
− Served as the Asia-Pacific Energy Industry Lead and the CMD of Korea

 Currently working for Korean Government as
− the Energy Chair of the New Innovation Committee of the Prime Minister’s Office
− a member of the Energy Supply Demand TF Committee of the MOTIE
− a member of the Real Time Electricity Market Design Committee of the MOTIE
− a member of the 14th Gas Demand/Supply Planning Committee of the MOTIE
− a member of the 9th Electricity Demand/Supply Planning Committee of the MOTIE
− a member of the R&D committee of Ministry of Land and Transportation
− a member of the Job Creation Committee of the President

 A visiting professor of Seoul National University, Graduate School of Engineering Practice, on energy

 The Secretary of General of the Energy Future Forum consisting of seventy large energy companies in Korea.

 Served as the co-chair of the New Energy Committee (on solar, wind, ESS, EV) with the MOTIE Vice Minister for 3 years

 Served in the National Economy Advisory Committee and the Green Growth Committee for the President of Korea

 MBA - University of Texas at Austin, B.A. - Business from Seoul National University

2018.01 Industry Analysis Group: Analysis of Hyundai Motor Group automotive management trends and related industries (parts, steel, construction, finance)
2019. 01 Business Strategy Group 1: In charge of 2025 strategies of HMC
2021. 02 Business Strategy Group 3: In charge of ESG and technology management strategies of HMC
2021. 06 Business Strategy Group 1: In charge of management and carbon neutrality strategies of HMC

Joe Nai is Shell’s General Manager for offshore wind business in Asia. He joined Shell in 2004 and has gained broad experience in the energy industry across functional expertise in operations, business development, marketing and mergers and acquisitions. Joe is a Dutch citizen, holds a MSc. in Civil Engineering from Delft University of Technology and an MBA from IMD in Switzerland.

Dr. Hyeon Park is the Head of Environmental Planning Office, POSCO. He joined the POSCO in 2000. He is responsible for business strategies regarding to climate change, environmental performance, and relevant technology development.

He led the Sal de Oro lithium project in Argentina, the lithium mineral project with Australian mining firms, and other projects of secondary battery materials in 2017~2019.

He is a member of the policy working group, Korea Green Steel Committee. He is a member of the Environmental Committee, World Steel Association. He participated in the CO2 Breakthrough Programme Coordination Committee of World Steel Association, and Steel Taskforce of the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate.

He worked as a world steel fellow as well as the leader of project entitled ‘Post-Kyoto and the Steel Industry’ at the World Steel Association in 2004-2005.

He received his BS & MS from Hanyang University in S. Korea and his PhD from the University of British Columbia in Canada.

Mr. Bausenwein is President of Ørsted Asia Pacific and has extensive experience in renewable energy and has worked in the Asia Pacific region for many years. As head of region, he is responsible for development, construction and operations of Ørsted projects in APAC. Before coming to Asia, he held different leadership positions in the #offshore wind industry, among others he was head of project development in Germany and The Netherlands as well as global head of market development for Ørsted. Mr. Bausenwein holds a Master’s degree in Economics and Business Administration, with a focus on international management.

Prakash has over 25 years’ experience in energy, metals and mining, and climate change policy developments, ranging from change management to business strategy and commodity markets. He joined Wood Mackenzie in 2006 and is currently based in Singapore. He is responsible for net-zero emissions scenario modeling, and leads discussions on hydrogen, CCUS, next-gen nuclear and geothermal technologies for Woodmac. He has presented to board and senior-level management teams, as well as at major industry conferences.
Previously, Prakash spent two years in Beijing as head of Wood Mackenzie’s China research, guiding a team of analysts on China’s energy and economic trends, including supply-side reforms, inter-fuel competition and commodity prices. He has also led global coal markets analysis for five years, delivering research on decarbonisationpolicies, the impact of renewables, alternative scenarios and evolving patterns of supply and demand.
Prior to joining Wood Mackenzie, Prakash had extensive experience in the natural resources sector, including export-import of bulks and ferrous commodities for an established Canadian trading firm. He has also spent nine years in the mining industry, specialisingin business improvement, international sourcing and ISO 9001 certification.
Prakash is a Mining Engineer from Indian Institute of Technology with an MBA from the International Management Institute in India.

• Paul McConnell is an Executive Director with the Energy and Climate Scenarios team at IHS Markit. Paul's work covers energy and carbon markets, long-term decarbonisation trends / net zero, climate policy and emissions, and strategic responses to climate change and the energy transition.
• Paul is highly experienced in development of energy and climate scenarios, as well as their application in assessing climate-related risk and opportunity for organisations across the oil & gas, power, industry and financial sectors. He is a recognized thought leader around emergent and disruptive risks, including climate change.
• Prior to IHS Markit, Paul ran the climate transition risk centre of excellence for one of the world’s leading sustainability consultancies. In this role, Paul developed a scenario-based climate risk analysis methodology applicable across industrial sectors and asset portfolios.
• Earlier in his career, Paul spent over a decade as an energy analyst, latterly as a Research Director leading a product covering global, long-term energy trends, and developing global cross-commodity low carbon scenarios. During this time Paul was also the face of low carbon transition discussions with executive clients.
• Paul holds an MSc in Global Environmental Change and International Policy from Imperial College, London.

He was born on 10th October 1959 and lives in Seoul, Korea. He has three children. He graduated from Seoul National University, majoring in economics at undergraduate. He was awarded a Master of Science degree at Korea Advanced Science and Technology Institute.

He had worked at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of Korean government for more than 30 years. He had served as the secretary of Trade, Industry and Energy to the president from 2013 to 2014. He was appointed to Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Trade Industry and Energy in 2014 and served until January, 2016. Following the recognition of public service, he was nominated for a President and Chairman at K-sure, Korea government-owned export credit agency until May, 2017.

He is currently a chairman at H2KOREA, responsible for the promotion of hydrogen economy of South Korea. He has also been teaching graduate students energy policies at Seoul National University.

Fiona Simon is the CEO of the Australian Hydrogen Council (AHC), the peak body for the Australian hydrogen industry. AHC connects the hydrogen industry and its stakeholders in building a secure, clean and resilient energy future based on hydrogen. AHC’s members are from a range of sectors, including energy, transport, consulting, banking and technology.
Prior to joining the Australian Hydrogen Council, Fiona worked for close to 20 years in energy policy and regulation, specializing in energy retail competition and consumer protection matters.
Fiona holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Melbourne. She has published a well-regarded academic book on retail energy regulation in Australia.

Jon André Løkke was appointed as the new President of Hydrogen Europe in June 2021. Mr. Løkke has been the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NEL ASA since 4 January 2016. Mr. Løkke comes from the position as CEO of Norsk Titanium AS, developing and industrializing 3D printing technology for the production of titanium components for the aerospace and other industries. He has ten years’ experience from the REC Group, including positions as senior vice president in REC Wafer, investor relations officer in REC ASA and CFO in REC ASA. Mr Løkke has also worked for the ABB Group and holds an International MBA degree from Glasgow University and a Bachelor degree in business and economics from Southampton University.

Celia Greaves is founder and CEO of the UK Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association. She has led the Association and its predecessor for over 15 years, and has been instrumental in its growth to be the largest and longest running pan-UK hydrogen grouping. Other hydrogen and fuel cell work has included managing hydrogen and fuel cell activities within the UK Knowledge Transfer Network for over 5 years and contributing to a number of reports for the US Electric Power Research Institute. Celia’s earlier career included roles with the Centre for Exploitation of Science and Technology and Mott MacDonald. Celia has an MBA, an MSc in Environmental Technology and a BSc in Geophysics.

Jeff Grant is a Principal and co-founder of Zen Clean Energy Solutions, a clean energy consulting firm located in Vancouver, BC. Jeff has a passion for the electrification of the transportation industry. His understanding of the needs of government and private sector partners enables him to deliver contracts and successful projects that are “win -win” for all stakeholders. Jeff currently holds the Vice-Chair position for Hydrogen BC, an organization tasked with coordinating and facilitating hydrogen and fuel cell deployment in British Columbia. Jeff studied Business Administration at Carleton University and Algonquin College and has certificates from BCIT, Caltech and the Sauder School of Business. Jeff leads the project development and fleet planning activities at Zen, aiding with business development, technology selection, partner match-making, grant writing and project contracting.
Jeff spent 15 years at Ballard Power Systems in several key business development roles, including the commercial lead for the North American heavy-duty market, and account manager for Ballard’s largest customer at the time, Plug Power. Jeff also led several key external relations activities at Ballard including the Chairmanship of the California Fuel Cell Partnership Bus Team.

ANGELA WILKINSON is the World Energy Council’s sixth Secretary General since its founding in 1923. Angela is one of the world’s leading global energy futures experts, an experienced energy executive, a distinguished Oxford scholar and a published author. She has 30 years of experience in leading national, international and global multi-stakeholder transformation initiatives on a wide range of economic, energy, climate and sustainable development related challenges. Angela has worked as a senior executive in the public-, private-, academic- and civic sectors. She was appointed Secretary General and CEO of the World Energy Council in 2019. Angela joined the Council in 2017 to create a practical energy transition leaders toolkit and direct a new strategic insights programme. Prior to that Angela led an upgrade in strategic foresight at the OECD, based in Paris. Prior corporate experience includes decades in Royal Dutch Shell and British Gas plc. Angela is a Fellow of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Centre for Strategic Foresight, an International Advisory Board Member of the Russian Higher School of Economics, Moscow (HSE), and a Fellow of the World Academy of Arts and Science (WAAS). She has published four books and numerous articles. Angela has a PhD in Physics.

Andreas Kuhlmann has been the CEO of dena since July 2015. In this role, he increased dena's profile as a driver and pioneer of energy transition and climate protection. Exemplary projects for this include the international innovation initiative "Start Up Energy Transition", which now brings together around 1,500 start-ups from all over the world, as well as the "Integrated Energy Transition" pilot study, whereby dena, together with more than 60 partners from business and science, is developing strategies for the future and the achievements of the climate goals.

Andreas Kuhlmann sees the energy transition as one of the most fascinating change processes of the present day, which, in addition to challenges, above all also brings with it opportunities. With this in mind, he brings his knowledge of diverse national and international projects acquired at the interface between business and politics into the energy and climate policy debate. And he campaigns for more courage and determination in designing the framework conditions that are necessary for the success of the energy transition.

Prof. Jae-Seung Lee is Dean and Jean Monnet Chair in Graduate School of International Studies and Division of International Studies at Korea University. He also serves as Director of Nordic-Benelux Center and Managing Director of KU-Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence. As a scholar in international political economy, Prof. Lee has authored a number of books and articles on energy security, regional cooperation (Europe and Asia) and Korea’s foreign policy. His current research focuses on the geopolitics of energy and climate. Dean Lee currently serves as Chairman of Asia-Europe Energy Policy Research Network (AEEPRN) and Board member of Chey Institute for Advanced Studies. He is affiliated with the Reischauer Center at Johns Hopkins University (SAIS) as a senior visiting scholar. Dean Lee holds a B.A. in political science from Seoul National University, M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from Yale University. He has contributed op-ed articles to major Korean newspapers and has commented on international affairs for BBC, CNN and Korean broadcast stations.

Apr 2021: President & CEO, Korea Midland Power Co., Ltd. (KOMIPO)
Jun 2018: Executive Vice President, Head of Engineering & Safety Division
Aug 2017: Senior Vice President, Head of National Affairs Planning & Promotion Division
Feb 2016: Vice President, Head of New Business Development Division
Oct 2013: Vice President, Project Manager, Construction Department
Mar 2005: General Manager, New & Renewable Energy Team, Business Development Department
Apr 2004: General Manager, Technical Expert Team, Power Generation Department
Apr 2001: Korea Midland Power Co., Ltd. (KOMIPO / Transfered from KEPCO)
Jul 1991: Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO)

Naomi Hirose is the former president / CEO whose service at the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) spans four decades.

He joined the company in 1976, having gained an appreciation for the energy industry following the 1973 Oil Shock, and worked in a number of management positions from 1992 to 2005, including corporate planning, sales, marketing, and customer relations.

Mr. Hirose became an executive officer in 2006, and in 2008, conceived and spearheaded a campaign promoting the economic and environmental benefits of electrification, called “Switch” that was a Japan-first. In 2010, he re-energized the company vision for global expansion.

Immediately after the 3.11 Fukushima Accident, Mr. Hirose dedicated himself to create the system for Nuclear Damage Compensation. After becoming President and CEO in 2012, he led the company in addressing a number of highly complex issues such as water management and decommissioning plans for the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, compensation for the accident and Fukushima revitalization, and keeping TEPCO competitive while facing the deregulation of Japan’s electricity market.

He left TEPCO in 2021, and currently serves as Chair of Japan Energy Association, i.e. World Energy Council Japanese Member Committee.

Mr. Hirose received his B.A. in Sociology from Hitotsubashi University in 1976, and his MBA from Yale School of Management in 1983.

Dr Xiansheng Sun took up post as IEF Secretary General on 1 August 2016. Prior to his election Dr Sun was the President of China National Petroleum Corporation’s (CNPC) Economics and Technology Research Institute (ETRI) where he led a team of over 370 staff members. Reporting to the Chinese leadership on energy policy decision making, including energy security strategies, “3E” (Energy, Environment, Economy) program development, low-carbon energy mix optimization, “three steps” of Chinese gas pricing reforms, and international energy cooperation. Dr. Sun was deeply involved in the Chinese energy five-year planning process and many other major policies. Dr. Sun also served as chief editor of ETRI’s “Oil & Gas Industry Development Report” and the first “China Energy Data & Statistics” reports.

With more than 30 years of experience in the oil & gas industry, Dr Sun has accumulated practical industry experience in oil & gas production, trading and pipeline construction. In previous roles he has served as Director of the Legal & Contract Department of CNPC International Cooperation Bureau, Vice President of CNODC (China National Exploration and Development Company), Chairman of JOC and President of Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company CNPC and also President of PetroDar company (during which the company found and developed Phalouge Oilfield, one of the largest oilfields in South Sudan). As Chairman of Saining Corporation CNPC, Dr Sun was in charge of CNPC petroleum trading in London. Dr Sun also served as Chairman of the CNPC subsidiary companies in Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan, and as Chairman and Chief Negotiator of China Kazakhstan Oil Pipeline Co. Moreover, as a representative of the Chinese government, Dr Sun participated in the dialogue with OPEC and worked as chief coordinator in setting and revising production sharing contracts both for crude oil and unconventional gas for CNPC, and participated in three bidding rounds for CNPC onshore blocks.

Dr Sun holds an LLM and Ph.D from the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP), University of Dundee, UK.

Jimmy Khoo is the Chief Executive Officer of SP PowerGrid Limited (SPPG), which operates and maintains the electricity and gas transmission and distribution networks in Singapore. It is a member of the Singapore Power Group (SP Group), a leading energy utilities company in Asia Pacific.
Prior to the current appointment, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Singapore District Cooling (SDC), a key subsidiary of the SP Group. SDC provides centralised production of chilled water in the premium district of Marina Bay and is the largest fully underground network in the world.
He previously headed SP Group’s Business Ventures responsible for commercial and technology initiatives and various operational roles such as the grid planning division and Singapore’s Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal project. He has also been involved in overseas projects, being the Managing Director (Australia Investments) based in Melbourne.
He was previously a Brigadier General holding senior appointments in the Ministry of Defence and the Singapore Armed Forces. He led the Joint Staff and the Future Systems Directorate responsible for disruptive technologies and led the initiative to transform the Singapore Armed Forces in the early 2000s

Jennie Dodson is Head of Secretariat for Mission Innovation, the government forum catalysing action and investment in clean energy innovation. Prior to this she led research partnership programmes at the UK Collaborative on Development Sciences (UKCDS) and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of York and Federal University of Rio de Janeiro researching CO2 utilisation and the design of bio-based materials. She was a fellow at the UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology and FutureEarth. Jennie has a Chemistry PhD from the University of York and a Masters from the University of Nottingham..

Alan Finkel is a neuroscientist, engineer and entrepreneur. He was Australia’s chief scientist from 2016 to 2020, where he led the National Electricity Market Review, the development of the National Hydrogen Strategy, and the panel that advised the Australian Government on the 2020 Low Emissions Technology Roadmap. He is currently Chair of Stile Education, Chair of the Australian Government’s Technology Investment Advisory Council, and Special Adviser to the Australian Government on Low Emissions Technologies.

Dolf Gielen is IRENA Director for Innovation and Technology since 2011. He has more than 25 years of experience with energy transition strategy development and implementation as well as technology policy in an international context. He has a PhD from Delft University of Technology in Delft, The Netherlands.

Vinod Philip is the EVP Chief Technology and Strategy Officer at Siemens Energy and is located in Berlin, Germany.
He started working for Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1997, later Siemens, and quickly assumed management positions with increasing responsibility, among them Head of Gas Turbine Engineering from 2010 – 2013, CEO of the Generator Business Segment from 2013 – 2015 and Chief Technology Officer for Power and Gas from 2015-2017.
In his most recent role as CEO of the Service Power Generation business unit (2017-2019), Mr. Philip was responsible for delivering value-creating service solutions to maximize the lifecycle of customers’ assets.
Mr. Philip holds a Master’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Central Florida and also received a Master’s degree in Business Administration in International Business from Rollins College, Florida.

▪ CTO of SK Innovation, Head of Institute of Environmental Science & Technology
▪ Advisory Member of Presidential Advisory Council on Science & Technology, South Korea
▪ Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Seoul national University

1986 Ph.D, Mechanical Engineering, University of Alabama in Huntsville
1987~1989 USRA Associate Scientist, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
1991~1997 Director, Industrial Gas Turbine Development Program, Samsung Aerospace
2000~2010 BK21 Professor, Seoul National University
2012~2020 Director, Gas Turbine Research Center, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials
2020~Present Energy Industry Managing Director(MD), Office of R&D Strategic Planning

Professor of Energy and Environmental Economics,
- Department of Energy Systems Engineering
- Graduate program of Technology Management, Economics and Policy
Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

Professor Eunnyeong Heo received his Ph.D. from in Mineral Economics from the Pennsylvania State University, USA, and has been working as a faculty member of Seoul National University, Korea, since 1996. He had served as the Vice Dean for International Affairs of the College of Engineering, and Vice president of the SNU Faculty Council.
Professor Heo is currently serving as the President of the Korea Society of Innovation (KSOI), editor of The Energy Journal, a SSCI-indexed academic journal of the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE), Vice president of the Korean Society for New and Renewable Energy (KSNRE) and Vice president of the Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineering (KSMER). He also had served as a vice president of the International Association of Energy Economics (IAEE).
Professor Heo has served as a member of many national/government committees such as National Economic Advisory Council, Committee on the 4th Industrial Revolution, National Committee on Green Growth, National Committee on Energy Policy and PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

• Angus is responsible for Wood Mackenzie’s Asia Pacific upstream research content. He is also a WM global upstream ‘thought leader’ and author of leading benchmark analysis of global pre FID and deepwater projects, upstream decarbonization and the application of CCS.
• Based in Singapore since 2006, he has 15+ years of upstream analysis, client engagement and business development across Asia Pacific. Joined WM’s upstream research team in 2008.
• Works closely with analyst teams in Beijing, Delhi, Perth, Singapore and the UK.
• Participated in a wide range of consulting projects for IOCs and NOCs, including new business development, M&A, decarbonisation, regional basin screening and gas monetisation.
• Host and presenter of Wood Mackenzie’s Asia Pacific podcasts, conference and webinars.
• Has worked in Wood Mackenzie’s Singapore and Perth offices, covering all aspects of Asia Pacific’s upstream sector including corporate strategy, M&A, LNG, decarbonisation and the energy transition.
• Prior to WM, worked in the upstream industry for five years, covering the North Sea, Africa and Asia
• Holds a BA (Hons) degree in Politics with International Relations from the University of Warwick.

Andrew Barry was named Vice President – Global LNG Marketing and Chairman – ExxonMobil LNG Market Development ExxonMobil Oil & Gas Company 1st April 2021 and is based in Singapore.

Mr. Barry has almost 30 years of international experience in the oil and gas industry and was most recently Managing Director of ExxonMobil PNG Limited and Lead Country Manager for ExxonMobil in Papua New Guinea leading the PNG LNG project joint venture along with expansion, exploration and downstream marketing activities across the country.

Prior to PNG, Mr. Barry was President of ExxonMobil Canada, based in St John’s, Newfoundland. In this capacity he was responsible for ExxonMobil’s production, development and exploration activities across Canada, including the operated assets of Hibernia, Sable and the then under construction Hebron project.

Mr. Barry was awarded a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree, with First Class Honors in 1992 from the Queensland University of Technology, Australia. In 1993 he joined Esso Australia Pty Ltd as a Production Engineer and held several Engineering, Operational and Planning positions associated with oil and gas production from Bass Strait, Australia. In 2002 he was awarded a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Melbourne.

In 2002 Mr. Barry transferred to Dallas, Texas where he held the positions of Global Energy Advisor and Upstream Strategy Advisor for ExxonMobil Corporation. In 2005 he moved to Doha, Qatar in the Middle East during which time he held the position of LNG Marketing Manager being later promoted to Vice President of LNG Sales for ExxonMobil Qatar Inc.

In 2010 Mr. Barry moved to Houston, Texas and held the position of Operations Manager for a number of onshore and offshore areas including the Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Colorado and Alabama before moving to Canada in 2012 to assume the role of President ExxonMobil Canada. Mr Barry is married and has three children.

Mr. Terazawa was appointed as Chairman and CEO of the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan on July 1st, 2021. Mr. Terazawa contributed as the Senior Advisor of the Cabinet Office of the Japanese Government between January and June 2021 to assist then Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura on the government response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the formulation of the Growth Strategy including the “Green New Deal”.

Prior, Mr. Terazawa served as Vice Minister for International Affairs at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) until July 2019. He led METI’s International policy operations and represented the Ministry in cross-border economic dialogues including the broader use of hydrogen. He traveled alongside the Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on overseas missions to advise on industrial and energy policy, as well as international trade and investment issues. He played a major role in coordinating the communique for the G20 Osaka Summit including the trade and global climate change issues.

The Senior Specially Appointed Professor at the Tokyo University of Science, teaching international negotiations since January 2020.

A graduate of the University of Tokyo’s Faculty of Law and an MBAA holder at Harvard University. Born in January 1961 in Osaka, Japan

2020. 7 – Present Vice Chairman of EMRD
2011. 6 – 2019. 7 Director General of EMRD
2001. 6 – 2011. 5 Director of MOTIE