Energy

2018 Mission to the 36th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting, October 30-31

The US-ASEAN Business Council met with H.E. Siri Jirapongphan, Minister of Energy for Thailand, in Singapore during its annual business mission to the ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) from October 30-31. This year marked the eighth year that the Council has led a business mission to AMEM. The delegation was led by Ambassador Michael Michalak, the Council’s Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director. The Energy Committee Vice Chairs represented the Energy Committee leadership, with General Electric represented by Mr. Wouter Van Wersch, President & CEO, GE Asia Pacific; S&P Global represented by Dr. Kang Wu, Head of Analytics, Asia, S&P Global Platts; Chevron represented by Ms. Lorrain Chong, Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs, Chevron International Products; and ConocoPhillips represented by Mr. Bill Lafferrandre, Business Development Advisor.

2018 Malaysia Business Mission

Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change YB Yeo Bee Yin sharing with the 2018 Malaysia Business Mission delegation her plans for the ministry as well as reaffirming Malaysia's commitment to the Paris Agreement

2018 Laos Business Mission, August 23-24, 2018

The US-ASEAN Business Council met with H.E. Khammani Inthilat, Minister of Energy and Mines for Lao PDR, during its annual Laos Business Mission on August 24, 2018. The delegation of 10 companies was co-led by Alexander C. Feldman, Council President & CEO; Ambassador Michael W. Michalak, Council Senior Vice President & Regional Managing Director; and Chair of the Council’s Laos Committee Desarack Teso, Legal Counsel & Director of Corporate, External & Legal Affairs for Microsoft.

Roundtable with H.E. Ignasius Jonan, Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, June 26

The US-ASEAN Business Council hosted H.E. Ignasius Jonan, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia, for a roundtable with member company representatives on June 26. Minister Jonan was in Washington, DC for the World Gas Conference, for which he was a keynote speaker. Ms. Elizabeth Dugan, Vice President - Operations at the Council, led the roundtable, which included representatives from the Council's Energy and Indonesia Committees.

Joint ASEAN Centre for Energy – US-ASEAN Business Council Roundtable at Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) 2017

On October 26, the Council and the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) organized a roundtable panel discussion entitled "20% in 2020 - Unlocking ASEAN's Energy Efficiency Potential" at Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) 2017. Participants included energy efficiency officials from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, as well as representatives from General Electric and UL, both of which sponsored the event.
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2017 Brunei Business Mission

The US-ASEAN Business Council met with Dato Paduka Awang Haji Jamain bin Haji Julaihi, Deputy Minister of Energy and Industry’s at the Prime Minister’s Office in Bandar Seri Begawan during the 2017 Brunei Business Mission from October 17-18.

2017 Mission to the 35th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting, September 26-28

The US-ASEAN Business Council met with Mr. Alfonso Cusi, Secretary of Energy for the Philippines, in Manila, Philippines, during its annual mission to the ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) from September 26-28. The delegation was co-led by Ambassador Michael Michalak, the Council’s Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director, and Vice Chairs of the Energy Committee, Ms. Jesselynn Lai, Regional Coordinator for Government Affairs and Policy for ASEAN at General Electric; and, representing S&P Global Platts, Mr. John Phipps, Senior Director for International Government Affairs at S&P Global.