
MyGAS 2021
MALAYSIAN GAS SYMPOSIUM
“Role of Gas In The Pathway Towards Carbon Neutral Malaysia by 2050”
22 - 25 NOVEMBER 2021 | virtual
ABOUT
MyGAS 2021
Following the success of Malaysian Gas Symposium (MyGAS) that was first held in 2019, Malaysian Gas Association (MGA), the lead advocate for the Malaysian gas industry, will once again be organising Malaysian Gas Symposium (MyGAS 2021) on 22 November – 25 November 2021 virtually.
MyGAS 2021, with the theme “Role of Gas In The Pathway Towards Carbon Neutral Malaysia by 2050”, will showcase exclusive insights from four-day panel sessions featuring prominent Malaysian and International energy experts.
The only forum dedicated to the Malaysian gas industry, MyGAS event serves as a platform for both policymakers and industry players to congregate discussion into the Malaysian gas industry, current market and global trends. Natural gas has been greatly contributing to the growth of the energy industry in Malaysia and globally. With the energy industry’s transition into low carbon future economy, MyGAS 2021 will highlight the industry’s evolving role in the dynamic energy landscape and the important role of natural gas in the energy transition towards a sustainable low carbon future by 2050.
SPEAKERS
OPENING SESSION

MINISTERIAL ADDRESS
YB Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed
Minister in Prime Minister’s Dept (Economy)

OPENING ADDRESS
Adnan Zainol Abidin
Executive Vice President & Chief Executive Officer, PETRONAS Gas + New Energy

WELCOMING REMARKS
ABDUL AZIZ OTHMAN
PRESIDENT
MALAYSIAN GAS ASSOCIATION
KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS

DAY 1
Datuk Saiful Anuar Bin Lebai Hussen
Director General
Economic Planning Unit

DAY 2
Zakiah Jaafar
Deputy Secretary General (Policy),
Ministry of Finance

DAY 3
Abdul Razib Dawood
Chief Executive Officer
Energy Commission Malaysia

DAY 4
Ditlev Engel
CEO
Energy Systems at DNV
PANEL SESSION 1: “Cleaner Energy Transition Through Pragmatic Policies”

Datuk Ir. (Dr.) Abdul Rahim Hashim
President 2009-2012 Malaysia Triennium
International Gas Union (IGU)
President 2003-2012 MGA

Dr. Nuki Agya Utama
Executive Director
ASEAN Energy Center

Dave Sivaprasad
Managing Director & Partner, Singapore
Boston Consulting Group

Alizan Mahadi
Senior Director (Research)
Institute of Strategic and International Studies
PANEL SESSION 2 : “Role of Gas in Low Carbon Economy”

Afiq Zarim
Leader of MGA's Advocacy
Working Committee

CHRISTOF VAN AGT
DIRECTOR OF ENERGY DIALOGUE
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY FORUM

Dr. Renato Lima De Oliveira
Assistant Professor of Business and Society
Asia School of Business

Dr. Jen Thompson
Executive Officer
Australian Gas Industry Trust
PANEL SESSION 3: “Full Gas Market Liberalisation: Making it successful"

Steven Aroki
Council Member & Chairman
Energy & Utilities Management Committee
Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers

Khairuddin Khalik
Chief Executive Officer
PETRONAS Energy & Gas Trading

Sriram Narayanan
General Manager, New Markets Asia
Shell Energy Asia

Mohamad Farid Ghazali
Director of Marketing
Gas Malaysia Energy & Services

Thanasis Kofinakos
Head of Gas and LNG Consulting
Wood Mackenzie
PANEL SESSION 4: “Ensuring a Vibrant & Sustainable Future Gas Industry"

ROSMAN HAMZAH
SECRETARY GENERAL
MALAYSIAN GAS ASSOCIATION

Dr. Rezal Khairi Bin Ahmad
Chief Executive Officer
Nano Malaysia Berhad

Frank Gröschl
Head of Technology & Innovation Management
German Technical and Scientific Association (dvgw)

Devendran Sinnadurai
Chief Executive Officer
Insha Carbon
