A total of over 350 participants and resource persons are expected to participate in the Forum, including key business leaders and executives, senior government officials and investment policy makers, academics and civil society representatives from energy industries across the Asia-Pacific.

This year’s prominent guest speakers (in alphabetical order) include:

• H.E. Dr. Sahas Banditkul, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand;
• Mr. Sarthak Behuria, Chairman of the Indian Oil Corporation Limited and the Petroleum Federation of India;
• Dato' Mohamed Iqbal, Group Excutive Director, Farlim Group and a member of ESCAP Business Advisory Council (BAC);
• Dr. Ken Koyama, Director, Institute of Energy Economics of Japan;
• Dr. Kurujit Nakornthap, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energy of Thailand;
• Dr. Ursula Schaefer-Preuss, Vice-President, Asian Development Bank;
• Mr. Santi Vilassakdanont, Chairman of the Joint-Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking of Thailand; and
• Mr. Tevin Vongvanich, Senior Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Development, PTT PLC.

For more information: Tentative Programme (As of 16 April 2008)