Contributors

Douglas Bellin

Douglas Bellin is the Industry Lead of Cisco Systems, Inc.

Dr Ambiyah Abdullah, Zahrah Hanifah Budiman, Suwanto, and Beni Suryadi

Dr Ambiyah Abdullah is currently working as a senior researcher at the Energy Modelling and Policy Planning (MPP) Department at ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE), Jakarta, Indonesia. Before joining ACE, she worked as carbon pricing economist responsible for the Article 6 assessment projects at Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Seoul, South Korea. Her major expertise is macroeconomic modelling applied in environment and climate change issues. She holds PhD degree on environmental economics from Nagoya University, Japan.

Zahrah Hanifah Budiman was a Fossil Fuels, Hydrocarbon, and Minerals (FOM) Intern at the ASEAN Centre for Energy. She graduated in 2023 with a Bachelor's degree from Universitas Padjadjaran, specialised in Geological Engineering.

Suwanto is currently a Senior Research Analyst of the Power, Fossil Fuel, Alternative Energy and Storage (PFS) Department at the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE), an intergovernmental organisation within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). He is specifically responsible for the Fossil Fuel, Hydrocarbon and Minerals (FOM) Unit. He is an energy enthusiast with a unique background encompassing diverse domains, including non-renewable energy industries, renewable energy, and other low-carbon technologies, extending from profit-driven ventures to non-profit sectors and from business to research activities. He has experience in energy project development in ASEAN in various sectors, including power grid, oil and gas, hydrogen/ammonia, CCS/CCUS, transformative coal, and methane emissions. He holds a master’s degree from the University of Freiburg, Germany, majoring in Sustainable Systems Engineering. Prior to his master’s degree, he served as a Petroleum Engineer at a multinational oil and gas company in Indonesia.

Beni Suryadi is currently the Deputy Executive Director of the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE). He is an energy professional with 15 years of experience in managing programs and conducting research on energy and climate change, supporting the governments of 10 countries in Southeast Asia to build climate-friendly energy sector development under the ASEAN Ministers on Energy overview. He is a Non-Resident Fellow at The Energy for Growth in Washington, D.C., United States of America; a Steering Committee member of the Global Consortium on Power System Transformation (G-PST); a Core Member of the Green Grid Initiative Asia-Pacific Working Group; an Advisory Board member of AGENCE FRANÇAISE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT (AFD) Indonesia; and a former member of the Sustainability Advisory Council of PT Aplikasi Karya Anak Bangsa (GO-JEK).

Dr Jong Kyun Park

Dr. Jong Kyun Park has been working for the International Atomic Energy Agency since October 2009 as Director, Division of Nuclear Power. He is in charge of nuclear power related activities of the IAEA including nuclear power engineering and nuclear technology development. He is a member of American Nuclear Society and Korean Nuclear Society.

Dr Weerawat Chantanakome

Dr Weerawat Chantanakome is the Chief Executive Officer of the Brunei National Energy Research Institute (BNERI). He was formerly Executive Director of the ASEAN Centre for Energy and Senior Team Leader at the Asia-Pacific Energy Research Centre (APERC) in Tokyo, Japan.

Dr. Jochen Krauss

Jochen is a Partner at Simon-Kucher and heads the company's operations in Singapore. He has more than ten years of experience in consulting national and international clients in various industries. He specializes in developing market entry strategies and pricing strategies, optimizing pricing-processes and designing innovative price- and product-structures. Jochen’s views are highly sought after by the press and he is often invited to speak on TV news segments to share his insights on recent trends and events.

Prior to his consulting work, he was Managing Director of the Singapore-based German Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), a joint venture research and education centre of the Munich University of Technology (TUM), the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

Jochen received a doctorate degree in Business Administration from the Munich University of Technology. He studied Business Administration at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet in Munich, the School of Information Management and Systems (SIMS) at UC Berkeley and the Rotterdam School of Economics.

Dr. Victor Nian

Dr. Victor Nian is committed to developing independent research and analysis that help governments and businesses make the right investments in energy transition, decarbonisation and sustainable development, digital transformation, and clean energy and technology ecosystem development.  

As the Founding Co-Chairman of the Centre for Strategic Energy and Resources (CSER), an independent Asian think-and-do tank committed to "knowledge and innovation without borders," Dr. Nian is on a mission to build enabling ecosystems for accelerating energy transition in Asia through public-private partnership.  

Dr. Nian is recognised for his expertise in energy systems analysis and scenario planning, nuclear energy, hydrogen, net-zero carbon strategies, and sustainability governance. He advises both public and private organisations on critical areas such as energy, industrial and sustainability policy, international technology partnership, supply chain management, digital transformation, and geopolitical issues. His academic background includes a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Electrical Engineering with a Minor in Management of Technology from the National University of Singapore. 

Edward Cahill

Edward Cahill is a Research Associate for the Solar service at Lux Research, which provides strategic advice and on-going intelligence for emerging technologies.

Edward McCartin

Edward McCartin is Managing Director at Asia Renewables Pte., Ltd.

Ehtesham Uddin

Ehtesham Uddin is a Senior Engineer at Abu Dhabi Transmission & Dispatch Company (TRANSCO).
 

Elise Do

Elise Do is an Associate Director at Augusta & Co, a M&A advisory firm specialised in renewable energy. She leads sale processes in Europe and Asia in onshore wind, offshore wind and solar PV. Elise has helped clients develop strategies and execute complex transactions involving multiple jurisdictions and technologies in both established and new markets. She previously spent 10 years at Rio Tinto, the world’s second largest metals and mining company, where her experience covered Canada, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Elise was Chief of Staff to Rio Tinto’s CFO and worked previously in treasury & corporate finance where she successfully led over US$20 billion of debt capital markets and committed bank debt transactions. Elise also advised Rio Tinto joint ventures in South Africa, Guinea and Canada on their financings and facilitated negotiations between commercial lenders and investors.