MALAYSIAN GAS SYMPOSIUM 2021
SPEAKERS BIOGRAPHY
SPEAKERS
President 2009-2012 Malaysia Triennium
International Gas Union (IGU)
President 2003-2012 MGA
Datuk Ir. (Dr.) Abdul Rahim Hashim
PANEL SESSION 1: “CLEANER ENERGY TRANSITION THROUGH PRAGMATIC POLICIES”
Datuk Ir. (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hashim graduated from the University of Birmingham, the UK in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in 1976. He was the past President of Malaysian Gas Association (MGA) (2003-2012) and President (2009-2012) for Malaysia Triennium of International Gas Union (IGU). Datuk Rahim was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya (2017-2020).
As a professional engineer, he sat on the Board of Engineers Malaysia and was the Chairman of the Engineering Accreditation Council of Malaysia (2007-2012). One of his major achievements was the success story of the 25th World Gas Conference hosted in Kuala Lumpur during his IGU Presidency.
Datuk Rahim has a vast experience of 36 years of involvement in the Oil and Gas industry, including many high profile positions of increasing responsibility which include Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of PETRONAS Oil Refinery (Melaka) Sdn Bhd and Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Malaysian Refining Company Sdn Bhd (MRC).
In his 32 years of career path in PETRONAS, Datuk Rahim held several key positions and moved on to become the Vice President of Human Resource Management Division, then became the Vice President for Gas Business and as the Vice President of Research & Technology Division of PETRONAS in 2008 including in a variety of gas industry organisations, both in Malaysia and at an international level including helming the presidency of the Asia Pacific Natural Gas Vehicle Association (ANGVA).
DR. NUKI AGYA UTAMA
PANEL SESSION 1: “CLEANER ENERGY TRANSITION THROUGH PRAGMATIC POLICIES”
Dr Nuki Agya Utama is appointed as the Executive Director of the ASEAN Centre for
Energy (ACE) and reporting directly to an International organisation under ASEAN entities and reporting to Governing Council consist of ministries energy in ASEAN member states.
He is currently an advisory board member of Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre (APERC), World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Future Councils, and the energy working group of UN-ESCAP.
He has an academic and research background as Post-Doctorate in Graduate School
Energy Science Kyoto University on life cycle energy analysis and energy scenario and
planning modelling.
Holding PhD, with research on Life Cycle Energy Analysis from Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment, the University of Technology King Mongkut (KMUTT), Thailand.
Before assuming his position in ACE, he has been working in various international
organisations and private sectors in energy and environmental issues. He also serves as an invited lecture at Diponegoro University and an editor and reviewer in various
international journals.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ASEAN ENERGY CENTER
MANAGING DIRECTOR & PARTNER, SINGAPORE
BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP (BCG)
DAVE SIVAPRASAD
PANEL SESSION 1: “CLEANER ENERGY TRANSITION THROUGH PRAGMATIC POLICIES”
Dave Sivaprasad is a Managing Director & Partner in BCG's Energy and Climate and Sustainability practices. Dave focuses on working with private and public sector clients on key topics related to energy transition.
He leads the climate change and sustainability topic for BCG in Southeast Asia, is part of BCG's global climate team and co-leads the climate change topic for BCG's global public sector practice. He is currently Head of BCG's Malaysia Office.
ALIZAN MAHADI
PANEL SESSION 1: “CLEANER ENERGY TRANSITION THROUGH PRAGMATIC POLICIES”
Mr Alizan Mahadi is a Senior Director (Research) at the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia. He is a frequent commentator of current affairs, and his thoughts and analysis are shared and covered in various media and platforms including print, electronic, online and through conferences and events.
Previously, he served as the Special Officer to the Science Advisor to the Prime Minister and Chair of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).
He is presently working on his PhD at Keio University's School of Media and Governance, where he is researching the impact of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on interlinkages between SDGs. He holds a master's degree in sustainable development from the University of Uppsala in Sweden.
SENIOR DIRECTOR (RESEARCH)
INSTITUTE OF STRATEGIC & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Leader of MGA's Advocacy
Working Committee
AFIQ ZARIM
PANEL SESSION 2 : “ROLE OF GAS IN LOW CARBON ECONOMY”
M Afiq Abu Zarim graduated with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (BE) from the University of New South Wales, Australia in 2007. He started his career as an engineer in a gas processing plant operated by PETRONAS Gas Berhad. In 2010, he furthered his studies and obtained his Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia.
Immediately after MBA, he took a leap into the corporate world and was responsible under many roles including marketing, business development, and heading the commercial operations for the main gas infrastructures across Malaysia.
One of his career highlights is leading the commercial operations of Malaysia’s first 3rd party LNG cargo in 2019. The achievement marked a major milestone in the Malaysian gas market, supporting a sustainable and liberalised gas market. Today, Afiq leads the Gas Governance and Advocacy team under PETRONAS – advocating for a cleaner energy market in Malaysia and its supporting policies.
CHRISTOF VAN AGT
PANEL SESSION 2 : “ROLE OF GAS IN LOW CARBON ECONOMY”
Christof van Agt is director of energy dialogue at the International Energy Forum (IEF) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to advance producer-consumer country collaboration through IEF ministerial fora, and stakeholder meetings with partner organisations, such as the G20 and the International Gas Union (IGU). His work at the IEF includes coordination of the trilateral work programme with the International Energy Agency (IEA) and Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), as well as collaboration on energy security, market transparency, sustainable and inclusive transitions with other institutions, industry stakeholders, national agencies, and research centers.
His areas of expertise cover energy markets policy and regulation, and international affairs. Before taking up his duties at the IEF he was Senior Research Fellow at the Clingendael International Energy Programme with the Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael, where he published and gave courses on energy market fundamentals and diplomacy.
In prior assignments, Christof worked as Programme Manager for the Caspian region in the IEA’s Office of Global Energy Dialogue – its outreach division in Paris, the Energy Charter Secretariat negotiating international energy frameworks, and the European Commission External Relations Directorate on technical assistance in the energy sector of Central and Eastern European Studies.
His 29-year association with energy and international relations began at the Institute for International Energy Law of the University of Leiden in the Netherlands 1992 where he studied Russian and multidisciplinary studies on Eastern Europe.
DIRECTOR OF ENERGY DIALOGUE
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY FORUM
EXECUTIVE OFFICER
AUSTRALIAN GAS INDUSTRY TRUST
DR. JEN THOMPSON
PANEL SESSION 2 : “ROLE OF GAS IN LOW CARBON ECONOMY”
Dr Jen Thompson is the Executive Officer at the Australian Gas Industry Trust (AGIT).
She manages the overall operations of this small but significant not-for-profit aimed at improving the capabilities of the gas industry. She also represents Australia on the International Gas Union. Her background is in research and education across government and the gas and mining sectors. She has represented the energy industry and government at the highest levels including sitting on the Coalition of Australian Governments Resources Research and Development Team and co-leading the Critical Minerals Working group. She was recently part of the IGU panel invited to speak to the G20 Energy Group on the role of gas in the global energy transition.
She has a PhD in Business and has lectured in the MBA program.
Her passions include industry development and advocacy and making a difference.
DR. RENATO LIMA DE OLIVERIA
PANEL SESSION 2 : “ROLE OF GAS IN LOW CARBON ECONOMY”
Renato Lima de Oliveira is an Assistant Professor of Business and Society at the Asia School of Business (ASB) and a research affiliate at MIT (US).
His teaching and research activities are in the fields of business and state relations, political challenges to the energy transition, and IR 4.0. Prof. Renato Lima de Oliveira holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from MIT, and an M.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).
He has also worked as a consultant for energy, environment, and politics, including assignments for the Ministry of Energy of Mexico and the World Bank.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS AND SOCIETY
ASIA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
MODERATOR
COUNCIL MEMBER & CHAIRMAN, ENERGY & UTILITIES MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
FEDERATION OF MALAYSIAN MANUFACTURERS
STEVEN AROKI
PANEL SESSION 3: “Full Gas Market Liberalisation: Making it successful”
Mr Steven Aroki is a Council Member of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM). He is also the Chairman of FMM Energy and Utilities Management Committee as well as the Chairman of FMM Negeri Sembilan Branch.
He received his MBA from University of Southern Cross, Australia in 2002 and Diploma in Civil Engineering Technology from University of Technology Malaysia (UTM) in 1988.
Steven is currently the Managing Director of Smane Malaysia, a Malaysian-Thai JV company which main business is supplying specialized plastic sheets and conductive compounds for the electronic, semiconductor and hard disk drive industries in the region. His previous experiences included positions as Global Operations Director at BF Goodrich Malaysia and Marketing Manager, Asia Pacific at LNP Engineering Plastics, Malaysia.
He was formerly a board member of Negeri Sembilan Investment Corporation. He has been appointed as Member of Gas Competition Appeal Tribunal from September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2022.
MOHAMAD FARID GHAZALI
PANEL SESSION 3: “Full Gas Market Liberalisation: Making it successful”
Farid Ghazali joined Gas Malaysia in December 1992 as Technical Support Engineer in the
Marketing Department. He was subsequently promoted to Assistant Manager of Technical Support in 1995.
In 1997, he progressed to assume the position of Industrial Sales Manager, overseeing the planning and implementation of natural gas sales activities for the industrial market. In 2011, Mohamad Farid was promoted to General Manager, Marketing which is responsible for the implementation of marketing objectives and plans for Gas Malaysia. In the recent reorganization of the company, his position has been re-designated to Director or Marketing, Gas Malaysia Energy and Services Sdn Bhd.
Mohamad Farid graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey, USA in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He completed the Management Development Program from Asian Institute of Management in Manila, the Philippines, in 2009. He also holds a Certificate of Competency as the Gas Engineering Supervisor issued by Suruhanjaya Tenaga.
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING
GAS MALAYSIA ENERGY & SERVICES
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PETRONAS ENERGY & GAS TRADING
KHAIRUDDIN KHALIK
PANEL SESSION 3: “Full Gas Market Liberalisation: Making it successful”
Khairuddin has been with PETRONAS for over 28 years. He currently heads PETRONAS Energy & Gas Trading Sdn Bhd (PEGT), responsible to trade LNG and piped-gas to the Malaysian domestic market. Among his role is to collaborate and build partnerships with national and regional level government agencies, NGOs and market/industry players, be the advocate and influence policies to increase gas usage at competitive market pricing to protect and grow PETRONAS’ leading position as a global gas player.
Prior to that, Khairuddin was the Head of Value Optimisation in PETRONAS LNG Marketing and Trading and he has vast experience in areas of operations, sales & marketing, commercial & business development, joint venture management and commercial optimization at various PETRONAS subsidiaries including PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad, PICL (Egypt) Corporation Ltd, PETRONAS LNG Sdn Bhd and Gladstone LNG Pty Ltd, Australia.
Khairuddin has also been attached to corporate functions in Gas Business Sector and involved in various cross functional projects including Corporate Strategy Studies’ Integrated Transition Program and digital projects including AlphaLNG and AlphaGas.
SRIRAM NARAYANAN
PANEL SESSION 3: “Full Gas Market Liberalisation: Making it successful”
Sriram is the General Manager for New Markets in Shell Energy Asia, and responsible for growing the gas and power businesses in new markets for Shell in the region. He heads Shell’s gas business in Malaysia.
Sriram has over 27 years of experience in natural gas, LNG and power, ranging from upstream exploration & production, to downstream gas and power markets and related infrastructure, in the areas of Commercial, Finance and Projects & Development.
Prior to this role, Sriram was Head Gas & Power at Sembcorp Industries, which included heading its piped natural gas and LNG businesses in Singapore; and before that he was Vice President Projects & Development and Vice President Commercial at Singapore LNG Corporation where he played a key role in setting up the commercial function and processes at start-up of the facility, the subsequent transition of the terminal into a multi-user facility and completion of the Phase 3 expansion construction project. In an earlier term with Shell, he held commercial and finance roles, in India, Malaysia and Singapore.
Sriram holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Gujarat University, India and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, India.
GENERAL MANAGER, NEW MARKETS ASIA
SHELL ENERGY ASIA
MODERATOR
SECRETARY GENERAL
MALAYSIAN GAS ASSOCIATION
ROSMAN HAMZAH
PANEL SESSION 4: “ENSURING A VIBRANT & SUSTAINABLE FUTURE GAS INDUSTRY"
Rosman Hamzah joined the Malaysian Gas Association (MGA) as the Secretary General in 2016, offering the organisation extensive knowledge across the energy sector, contacts across the entire value chain and persuasive skills to effectively bring together stakeholders including regulators, government-linked companies, multinational organisations and key influences.
MGA is nation’s lead advocate for the natural gas industry, playing a prominent role in promoting engagement, discourse and dialogue with key stakeholders to develop a vibrant and sustainable gas industry, to fuel Malaysia's socio-economic growth and ensuring pragmatic energy transition towards a low carbon economy.
Prior to joining MGA, Rosman acquired more than two decades of experience working across the entire cycle of energy projects with leading international players including General Electric, Siemens and Alstom, availing him a holistic perspective of various business models, financial viability and technical spectrum in the energy sector.
In his role as Director of Business Development at Alstom, Rosman acquired extensive knowledge and experience across the entire power generation technology, ranging from fossil fuel power plants to those using renewable resources.
He has spoken and moderated at numerous conferences, both in Malaysia and overseas. He was instrumental in establishing the Malaysia Women In Energy (MyWiE) that champions equal opportunity for women in the energy sector.
Rosman holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from University of Nottingham, a graduate of University of Bath and is a member of the Industrial Advisory Panel at College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN).
Frank Gröschl
PANEL SESSION 4: “ENSURING A VIBRANT & SUSTAINABLE FUTURE GAS INDUSTRY"
Frank Gröschl is with DVGW Deutscher Verein des Gas- und Wasser faches, the GermanTechnical-Scientifical Association on Gas and Water with 3000 member companies, located in Bonn, Germany.
He has 30 years experience in the energy business. Since 2010 he is Head of Technology and Innovation Management, responsible for the strategic and operative management of the DVGW research program. DVGW promotes gas and energy innovation in a growing renewable and climate neutral energy supply system. To integrate Hydrogen in Germany ́s energy system is a focal point in the actual research and development work of DVGW.
Frank Gröschl helds two degrees, one in energy engineering and another in economics. He ismarried and has two grown up children.
HEAD OF TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION Management
German Technical and Scientific Association (DVGW)
CHIED EXECUTIVE OFFICER
NANO MALAYSIA BERHAD
DR. REZAL KHAIRI BIN AHMAD
PANEL SESSION 4: “ENSURING A VIBRANT & SUSTAINABLE FUTURE GAS INDUSTRY"
Dr. Rezal Khairi Ahmad was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer in January 2013 under a secondment from Khazanah Nasional started in June 2012. On top of being the chief architect of NanoMalaysia Group business model, corporate structure and investment programme, he is also a Board Member of NanoMalaysia and Nano Commerce Sdn Bhd, Founding Chairman of NanoVerify Sdn Bhd and Founding Director of Nanovation Ventures Sdn Bhd. Dr Rezal is currently responsible in expanding NanoMalaysia Group through intellectual properties development, equity acquisition and spinning off new companies and joint ventures.
He holds a PhD in Nanotechnology, Electronic/Electrical Engineering from London Centre for Nanotechnology, University College London as the first Khazanah PhD Scholar from 2007 to 2010 with publications in high impact journals. He is an Adjunct Professor of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and recently appointed as Vice President of Asia Nano Forum for the term 2022-2024. His current endeavors include Hydrogen Economy, Energy Storage, Electric Vehicles and Internet of Nano- Things applications for high technology management.
ABDUL RAHIM MAHMOOD
PANEL SESSION 4: “ENSURING A VIBRANT & SUSTAINABLE FUTURE GAS INDUSTRY"
Mr Abd Rahim Mahmood is currently Head of Strategic Research, Corporate Strategy, PETRONAS. He has a BA Degree from the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Aix-Marseille, France. He has been with PETRONAS for the past 28 years, with the first 10 years of assignment at PETRONAS Gas Bhd, a gas processing and transmission company under the Corporate & Commercial Services, with a focus on gas business planning.
As Head of Strategic Research in PETRONAS, he has acquired extensive and well-rounded experience in providing strategic advisory covering Macro-economy; Energy & Environment; Geopolitics; Exploration & Production; Oil, Gas and LNG industry and prices projection; Petrochemicals industry, as well as Mega Trends and Energy Transition. His current portfolio is primarily focused on the provision of strategic and business-building insights and advisory to support PETRONAS’ decision making for future growth and sustainability.
As part of his current portfolio, he also provides high level corporate advisory on strategic and business issues to key Federal Government stakeholders, particularly those related to energy and oil and gas. He also served as a member of numerous Steering and Technical Committees to provide actionable insights and strategic advisory on energy policies, studies and task forces.
HEAD, STRATEGIC RESEARCH
PETRONAS
Head of Gas and LNG Consulting
Wood Mackenzie
Thanasis Kofinakos
PANEL SESSION 3: “Full Gas Market Liberalisation: Making it successful”
Thanasis is the Head of APAC Gas and LNG Consulting, the global lead for our LNG/gas price review/arbitration advisory and a thought leader in LNG/gas commercial matters. He has more than 16 years experience in LNG/gas and power across the value chain. Since joining Wood Mackenzie in 2012 he has led LNG/gas business strategy, asset due diligence, infrastructure economics, and contract negotiation projects for NOCs, trading houses and majors.
Notable projects include gas market liberalisation and hub development work for various players in Malaysia, South Korea, Japan and Thailand. In addition, he has first hand gas market liberalisation experience from his career in Europe during 2005-2012. He has also been the lead instructor in several capability development sessions for the likes of Petronas and Sinopec in addition to being a regular commentator in international and regional media and conferences (see references below).
Before Wood Mackenzie, Thanasis spent 7 years in a variety of international roles within ExxonMobil Gas and Power. This period included a 4 year secondment in Qatar where he was part of the LNG sales team for RasGas LNG, responsible for marketing more than 35 mmtpa of LNG. His experience covers analytical, supply chain and commercial negotiations aspects of the LNG/gas and power business.
Thanasis is an alumnus of London Business School and also holds an MBA from Cardiff University, UK and a BSc in Economics (First) from the University of Piraeus, Greece. He is a fluent Greek and Spanish speaker and has basic knowledge of Portuguese and French. He has lived in 6 different countries in Asia, Europe and the Middle East and worked in more than 30 countries during his 15 year career in the industry.
Devendran Sinnadurai
PANEL SESSION 4: “ENSURING A VIBRANT & SUSTAINABLE FUTURE GAS INDUSTRY"
Devendran is the Chief Executive Officer for Insha Carbon, focusing on sustainable finance innovation through the development of a voluntary carbon/climate exchange.
Devendran has over 28 years of experience in driving growth, shaping business strategy and executing high-value projects and cross-border M&A transactions – with broad sector exposure across Utilities/Infrastructure, Plantations, Property, Industrial Equipment, Healthcare, tech startups and social enterprises. More recently, he has focused on the “NetZero Shift” – advising on projects that target a climate-positive outcome (biogas, renewable energy, water treatment, waste-management, virtual gas pipelines, etc).
A business model hacktivist, he believes that a new framework for infrastructure development (particularly in the energy sector) is required to enable delivery of our NetZero ambitions – one that is decentralised, enabling, market-oriented, data-driven and fully incorporates socio-ecological outcomes at its heart. Unlocking access to traceable, ESG-verifiable sources of sustainable energy requires both policy and market reform, through improved third-party access and voluntary markets for climate/carbon credits.
Devendran Sinnadurai
Chief Executive Officer
Insha Carbon
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