Agenda of AlterCOP 30
10 Nov - 22 Nov 2025
1:00 pm
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12:30 PM
Doors Opening & Networking
Registration, refreshments and networking time
Central Stage






1:15 pm
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1:00 pm
Art Breaker - Music About Flows in Energy
Through an original performance, composer-pianist Tze Toh explores energy as movement, rhythm, and connection. Blending music with themes from nature, space, and human stories, this session invites us to experience the energy transition not only as technology and policy, but as imagination and creativity in motion.
Central Stage

Tze Toh
Music Director, composer-pianist, TO ensemble





1:30 pm
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1:15 pm
Day Opening - Energy & Decarbonisation
Welcoming speeches and introduction to our topic of the day, "Fix Energy, Fix Climate - Energy Is the Climate Problem, and the Solution" as well as closing remarks by Esther An, Chief Sustainability Officer of City Developments Limited.
Central Stage






1:45 pm
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1:30 pm
News from COP30, Belém
Get the latest updates from COP30 in Brazil and understand their connection to Singapore and the wider ASEAN region. This session highlights key energy and decarbonisation priorities and explores what actions we must take locally to align with global objectives.
Central Stage

Armelle Le Comte
Independent consultant, AlterCOP





2:15 pm
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2:00 pm
Bridging Policy & Action Gap - Meeting ASEAN’s Clean Energy Demand
How can corporates turn ambitious policy goals into real emissions reductions? This session explores the latest ASEAN energy mix data, rising demand, and clean energy solutions, highlighting practical steps, policy gaps, and tools.
Central Stage






3:45 pm
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2:00 pm
How Would You Decarbonise a Country? - Net Zero Emissions System Analysis
Explore how countries can achieve net-zero emissions through system-level energy analysis. This interactive workshop introduces young professionals and students to energy system dynamics, decarbonisation strategies, and trade-offs, helping participants understand how policy, technology, and behaviour shape a nation’s transition to a low-carbon future.
Green Room

Dr Goh Tian
Lecturer, College of Design and Engineering, NUS





3:45 pm
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2:00 pm
Carbon Accounting - Your Net Zero Journey
Discover how to map your organisation’s Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions and create a practical roadmap to monitor, report, and reduce them. This beginner-friendly workshop equips participants with actionable carbon accounting tools to support their net-zero journey.
Blue Room

Ivona Balint-Kowalczyk
Founder & Managing Director, Sustainao





2:30 pm
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2:15 pm
Session to Be Announced Soon
More details to be announced soon.
Central Stage






2:45 pm
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2:30 pm
Case Studies of Successful Energy Decarbonisations
How can industries replicate proven decarbonisation strategies to achieve measurable impact?
Central Stage






3:45 pm
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3:00 pm
Unlocking Clean Energy for Your Net Zero Operations - PPAs, H2, SMRs
How can corporates incorporate clean energy in their operations? Discover practical clean energy solutions to decarbonise operations. From corporate PPAs and green hydrogen to next-generation Small Modular Reactors, this session brings insights from leading experts on how industries can access reliable, scalable, and future-ready energy sources to achieve their net-zero goals.
Central Stage






4:45 pm
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4:00 pm
Debate: Fast-Tracking the Energy Transition - What Will It Take?
Government, corporates, and energy producers face different barriers to decarbonisation. In this debate, stakeholders will exchange perspectives and challenge assumptions to uncover what it truly takes to fast-track the energy transition and accelerate corporate climate action.
Central Stage

Nicolette Tan
Deputy Director, New Energies Division, Ministry of Trade and Industry


Spencer Low
Head of Regional Sustainability, APAC, Google

Rachel Cheang
Co-Founder, Energy CoLab


5:00 pm
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4:00 pm
Session to Be Announced Soon
More details to be announced soon.
Green Room






5:00 pm
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4:00 pm
Carbon Management - Scope 3
In this advanced workshop, gain practical skills to measure, monitor, and reduce Scope 3 emissions. The workshop guides sustainability and operations professionals through methodologies, reporting, and strategies to manage indirect emissions across supply chains and improve overall corporate carbon performance.
Blue Room

Terence Tan
Director, Carbon Management, UN Global Compact Network Singapore





5:30 pm
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5:15 pm
Nuclear Energy - ASEAN’s Reliable Power?
No matter how much we expand renewables, stable baseload is essential. Could nuclear energy provide the reliability and scale needed to complement renewables and power ASEAN’s clean energy future?
Central Stage






7:00 pm
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5:15 pm
What Happens in a COP? An Interactive Session
More details to be announced soon.
Central Stage






7:00 pm
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5:15 pm
Systems Change for a Just Energy Transition
Explore what it takes to achieve a just energy transition beyond technology. Using Southeast Asia case studies and systems-thinking tools, participants will map energy systems, identify inequities, and collaboratively design pathways where communities, youth, and policy align for fair, sustainable, and resilient change.
Green Room

Rachel Cheang
Co-Founder, Energy CoLab





7:00 pm
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5:15 pm
How to Build an Energy Reduction Plan for Your Organisation
Learn to design and implement practical, cost-effective energy reduction plans for your organisation. This workshop guides participants through identifying energy-saving opportunities, setting targets, and applying actionable strategies to reduce consumption, costs, and carbon footprint.
Blue Room

Nicolas Sautter
CEO & Founder, beez-fm





5:45 pm
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5:30 pm
Tapping ASEAN’s Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’ for Clean Energy - Geothermal Energy
How can ASEAN unlock geothermal energy potential from the Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’ to boost its clean energy mix?
Central Stage

Luca Dal Zilio
Professor of Geophysics, Earth Observatory of Singapore





6:00 pm
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5:45 pm
Session to Be Announced Soon
More details to be announced soon.
Central Stage






6:45 pm
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6:15 pm
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) - How Europe’s Carbon Tariff Impacts ASEAN
How can ASEAN exporters and importers adapt to and comply with the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism?
Central Stage

Priyanka Mehta
Associate Partner & Regional Head, Southeast Asia, Cognitud Sustainability Private Limited





7:00 pm
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6:45 pm
Financing the Energy Transition
How can corporates access and structure funding to finance clean energy projects?
Central Stage






7:30 pm
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7:00 pm
Doors Opening & Dinner
Registration, buffet dinner and networking time
Central Stage






9:30 pm
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7:30 pm
ASEAN POWER GRID - CONNECTING NATIONS, DECARBONISING TOGETHER
A deep-dive into the ASEAN Power Grid and why regional & sectoral collaboration is essential for decarbonisation, resilience, and economic equity. This session explores the technical, policy, and financial levers needed to turn interconnection into reality across ASEAN.
Central Stage

Ashley Brosnan
Regional Counsellor, Australian High Commission




