NINTH MEETING OF APEC ENERGY MINISTERS

(FUKUI, JAPAN, 19 JUNE 2010)

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2010/EMM9/001

Draft Agenda

Purpose: Consideration

Submitted by: Chair

/ 9th Energy Ministers Meeting
Fukui, Japan
18-20 June 2010

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NINTH MEETING OF APEC ENERGY MINISTERS

(FUKUI, JAPAN, 19 JUNE 2010)

LOW CARBON PATHS TO ENERGY SECURITY

– Cooperative Energy Solutions for a Sustainable APEC –

AGENDA

9:00-9:15 Welcome Address and Opening Remarks

EMM9 Chair, Mr. Masayuki Naoshima, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan, to welcome Ministers and other participants, highlight key energy issues the region is facing, and invite Ministers to approve the EMM9 agenda and program.

Opening remarks to be made by:

Mr. Hidehiko Nishiyama, APEC 2010 SOM Chair

Ambassador Muhamad Noor Yacob, Executive Director, APEC Secretariat

9:15-10:35 Session 1: Energy Security

EMM9 Chair to invite lead-off speakers, and to open the floor for discussion on key issues regarding energy security such as:

-  Important role of fossil fuels

-  Response to energy emergency situations

-  Resource potential of biofuels and unconventional gas

-  Cooperation in oil and gas data collection

-  Energy trade and investment including energy aspects of the EGS

Lead-off speakers in Session 1:

Mr. Zhang Guobao, Administrator of the National Energy Administration, China

Mr. Christian Paradis, Minister of Natural Resources, Canada

Mr. Wannarat Channukul, Minister of Energy, Thailand

Mr. Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director, IEA

10:35-11:00 Morning Tea/Coffee

11:00-12:20 Session 2: Energy Efficiency

EMM9 Chair to invite lead-off speakers, and to open the floor for discussion on key issues regarding energy efficiency such as:

-  Improvement of energy efficiency policy

-  Promotion of APEC energy efficiency activities (PREE, CEEDS)

-  Energy efficiency technologies including standards and testing

-  Energy efficiency in building and transportation sectors

Lead-off speakers in Session 2:

Dr. Yen-Shiang Shih, Minister of Economic Affairs, Chinese Taipei

Mr. Ricardo Raineri Bernain, Minister of Energy, Chile

Mr. Daniel Poneman, Deputy Secretary of Energy, USA

Mr. Kenji Kobayashi, President, APERC

12:20-12:35 Photo Session for Ministers

12:35-14:15 Working Lunch for Government - Private Sector Dialogue

EMM9 Chair to invite speakers from the private sector, and to open the floor for dialogue with Ministers focusing on development and deployment of low-carbon technologies.

Lead-off speakers from the private sector:

Mr. Fumio Ohtsubo, President, Panasonic Corporation, Japan

Mr. Edwin Khew, Chairman, Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore

Dato’ Sri Che Khalib Mohamad Noh, President/CEO, Tenaga Nasional Berhad, Malaysia

Ms. Linda DuCharme, Vice President, ExxonMobil Gas and Power Marketing Co., USA

14:15-14:40 Afternoon Tea/Coffee

14:40-16:00 Session 3: Low Emission Energies

EMM9 Chair to invite lead-off speakers, and to open the floor for discussion on key issues regarding low emission energies such as:

-  Low emission power sources including renewable, nuclear and fossil-fuels with CCS

-  Deployment of clean coal technologies

-  Supporting technologies for renewable energy including smart grid technology

-  APEC Low-Carbon Model Town Project

Lead-off speakers in Session 3:

Mr. Choi Kyunghwan, Minister of Knowledge Economy, Republic of Korea

Ms. Pansy Yu Fong Wong, Associate Minister of Energy and Resources, New Zealand

Mr. Do Huu Hao, Vice Minister of Industry and Trade, Viet Nam

16:00-16:20 Afternoon Tea/Coffee

16:20-16:35 Closing Remarks and Adoption of Declaration

EMM9 Chair to provide closing remarks and Ministers to adopt the EMM9 Declaration.

Mr. Daniel Poneman, Deputy Secretary of Energy, USA, to make remarks as APEC 2011 Host Economy.

16:35-17:05 Tea/Coffee Break

17:05-17:35 Press Conference

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