The Two-Day Event That Moves Billions in APAC Energy Capital
If you work in oil, gas, LNG, power, or energy investment — and you haven't yet booked your flight to Singapore for 9–10 June 2026 — you may be about to miss the densest energy-dealmaking room in Asia-Pacific this year. The Energy Council Singapore 2026, formerly known as the APAC Energy Capital Assembly, returns to Marina Bay Sands with 500+ senior leaders, 70+ speakers, and 450+ pre-matched one-to-one meetings across two tightly curated days.
This is not a conventional exhibition. It is a closed-door investment forum where operators meet investors, term sheets get drafted over lunch, and USD 500 million deals begin as a 30-minute coffee-break conversation. The organisers themselves describe the landscape bluntly: "Asia-Pacific's energy landscape is changing fast — new financing models, shifting partnerships, and accelerating transition goals are redefining how business gets done."
The Early Bird rate of USD 3,495 closes tomorrow, 24 April 2026, before jumping to USD 4,495 standard. If you are reading this from Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Sydney, Tokyo, Mumbai, London, Houston, or Dubai, this guide gives you everything you need — agenda, speakers, pricing, visitor strategy, and exhibitor booth playbook — curated from 18 years of Pullupstand serving Marina Bay Sands exhibitors.
Quick Facts at a Glance
For broader context on other Marina Bay Sands events in the same month, see our companion guide — Which Exhibitions Are On in Singapore in June 2026?.
What the APAC Energy Assembly Really Is
In plain terms: this is where capital meets deployable energy projects. The Energy Council positions the event as the place where "operators, investors, and policymakers explore how capital, technology, and strategy intersect". That sentence only becomes meaningful when you see who actually shows up.
Over the last three years, institutional capital has withdrawn from hydrocarbons under ESG pressure. That financing gap has been filled by private equity, family offices, and specialist energy funds — and those investors concentrate here over two days. Expect names such as BlackRock, Kerogen Capital, AP Capital, Standard Chartered, ICBC, and SMBC-Aravest Infrastructure Fund across the floor.
Why Singapore Is the Host City
Singapore is the neutral financial, legal, and logistical hub for energy deals spanning Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Indian subcontinent. National oil companies — Pertamina (Indonesia), PETRONAS (Malaysia), Prime Energy (Philippines), and DOE Philippines — routinely meet global counterparties here. The timing is also strategic: ASEAN energy ministers endorsed the ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation (APAEC) 2026–2030 in late 2025, covering seven programme areas including ASEAN Power Grid, Oil and Gas Connectivity, Renewable Energy, and Civilian Nuclear Energy. APAC26 will be the first major private-sector forum to translate those policy signals into deal flow.
Full Agenda: Session-by-Session Breakdown
The official agenda is published by the Energy Council and refreshed regularly. Here is the consolidated view.
Day 1 — Tuesday, 9 June 2026
Day 2 — Wednesday, 10 June 2026
The Five Strategic Themes That Dominate 2026
Look closely at the agenda and five threads tie it together. Energy security and geopolitics is the opening conversation — how APAC producers navigate US–China tensions, sanctions exposure, and shifting LNG trade flows. Gas and LNG as a transition fuel runs through the plenary, interrogating whether gas infrastructure still pencils out through 2030 and beyond. Nuclear's comeback via Small Modular Reactors occupies Track A, reflecting a genuine policy shift across Southeast Asia. CCS and carbon-credit commercialisation dominates the late afternoon, as projects finally move from pilot to FID. And data centres, grids, and cross-border regulation owns Day 2 — the single most-demanded session as AI-driven electricity demand reshapes APAC power markets.
Who's Speaking: 70+ Confirmed Leaders
With over seventy speakers confirmed, APAC26 has arguably the densest senior line-up of any APAC energy event. The official list is maintained on the Energy Council speakers page. Below is a curated cross-section by category.
National Oil Companies & Government
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Hana Maslinda Md Idrus — Head of Global Resource Planning & Capability, Upstream, PETRONAS
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Toriq Abdat — VP Upstream Business Development, Pertamina
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Alessandro O. Sales — Undersecretary, DOE Philippines
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Donnabel Kuizon Cruz — President & CEO, Prime Energy (Philippines)
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Hon Shane Jones — Minister for Resources, Government of New Zealand
International Majors & E&P
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Charles Fernandes — SVP Exploration & Production APAC, TotalEnergies
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Jong Chen Foo — Head of Global Ammonia, Woodside Energy
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Zharin Zhafrael — General Manager, CCS, Shell
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Nick Rowan — Head of BD, Europe & East, Shell Trading
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Ryan Stackhouse — Commercial & BD Manager, ConocoPhillips
Finance, Investors & Banks
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Brad Kim — Managing Director, BlackRock
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Roberta Wong — Managing Director, Kerogen Capital
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Kamal Khullar — MD, ENR & Transition APAC/ME, Standard Chartered
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Kevin Khoo — Head of Energy Origination, ICBC
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Pei Hua Yeap — Executive Director, SMBC-Aravest Infrastructure Fund
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Kiran Raj — Co-Founder & COO, AP Capital
Analysts, Consultants & Legal Advisors
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Claudio Galimberti — Chief Economist, Rystad Energy
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Dave Sivaprasad — MD & Partner, BCG
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Philip Morgan — Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
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Xylia Sim — Energy & Infrastructure Partner, Linklaters
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Zoë Bromage — Energy Partner, King & Spalding
Beyond these names, CEOs and senior executives from Sunda Energy, Finder Energy, Horizon Oil, Pharos Energy, Tamboran Resources, MedcoEnergi, Matahio Energy, Valeura Energy, and Hibiscus Petroleum are all confirmed — giving international visitors rare direct access to the mid-cap operators driving APAC's next production wave.
Pricing & Registration for Global Delegates
The official pricing ladder:
Today is 23 April 2026 — your decision window is effectively one day. Waiting until Friday morning costs an extra USD 1,000 per delegate. Group discounts are available for bookings of three delegates or more.
Official registration contacts: Nuriya Powell (Portfolio Director APAC, +65 6990 7356), Faye Austria (SVP Corporate Development), and Vy Luong (Marketing Lead APAC).
Visitor Playbook: How to Maximise Your Trip
Flying into Singapore is expensive in both dollars and days. If you want the ROI to feel obvious, don't approach this as a "let's see what happens" trip. Here is the playbook we've watched energy clients execute across multiple editions.
Four to Six Weeks Out
The Energy Council's one-to-one meeting platform is the single most valuable — and most wasted — feature of your pass. Complete your delegate profile in full: sector, deal size, geography, capital stage. Request priority meetings three to four weeks ahead, because senior counterparties fill their calendars early. Send your intro deck or one-pager before the event so people arrive at the table already briefed.
Choose Your Track Carefully
At 14:15 on Day 1, the agenda splits into two tracks. If you run corporate strategy, policy advisory, or future-fuels development, go Track A. If you're in M&A, capital raising, or project finance, go Track B. Don't try both — you'll get nothing from either.
The Five Sessions That Deliver the Most
Based on historical ROI patterns, prioritise: the Opening Keynote on Day 1, which sets the year's macro narrative; the Private Lunch Roundtable at 12:45 on Day 1, where off-the-record conversations actually happen; the CCS & Carbon Credits Panel at 16:00 on Day 1, which consistently draws the highest investor density; the Country Updates at 11:45 on Day 2, where emerging markets pitch deals directly; and the Awards Dinner at 18:00 on Day 2 — the most valuable networking event of the APAC energy calendar.
Stay an Extra Day
Many APAC deals actually close "the week after". Book your return flight for Thursday 11 June or Friday 12 June, not Wednesday night. Sponsor-hosted breakfasts, CBD office visits, and impromptu Marina Bay Sands lobby meetings often produce LoIs that the formal programme never touches.
Stack Adjacent Events in the Same Week
You've already flown in. Leverage the calendar. SuperAI Singapore (10–11 June) covers AI workloads for data centres. Identity Week Asia (9–10 June) covers critical-infrastructure cybersecurity. Singapore International Water Week (15–19 June) covers the water–energy nexus. And the World Hydrogen Energy Conference returns to Marina Bay Sands on 22–26 June. Our full month-by-month map lives in Which Exhibitions Are On in Singapore in June 2026?.
Exhibitor Playbook: Booth Strategy for a C-Level Audience
This is the section most exhibitors get wrong. APAC26 is not a mass trade show. Asia Pacific Maritime 2026 at the same venue drew 700+ exhibitors and 20,000 industry professionals in March — an entirely different beast. APAC26 is a conference-first, exhibition-second format. Booth real estate is limited, premium, and meeting-room driven. Every square metre must earn its place.
2026 Sponsorship Structure
The Energy Council runs five tiers. Lead Sponsor (one slot) gets full branding dominance plus a keynote slot. Knowledge Partner (one slot) earns whitepaper and research distribution rights. Premium Sponsors gain panel participation and branded meeting space. Associate Sponsors get networking-zone presence. Strategic Partners receive association-level endorsements.
Booth Essentials for a Senior Audience
With 500+ C-level delegates in the room, your booth must project institutional credibility, not trade-show glitz. From 18 years equipping Marina Bay Sands exhibitors, our recommended stack:
Design principles are covered in depth in the Exhibition Design Guide: What Works in Singapore (2026) and 2026 Trade Show Hacks: Transform Your Booth Instantly.
Marina Bay Sands Compliance Checklist
This is where international exhibitors most often stumble on load-in day. MBS requires fire-retardant (FR) certified fabric and banners — bring your certification paperwork. Power sockets are UK 3-pin; bring adapters for US and EU equipment. Load-in usually opens the evening of 8 June 2026 — coordinate with MBS logistics at least two weeks ahead. The standard booth size is 3 × 3 m, which pairs cleanly with our 3-panel pop-up at roughly 2.3 m wide.
Messaging That Converts at C-Level
Drop the generic "market leader" lines. At APAC26, three message formulas win consistently. Deal-specific: "USD 500m mezzanine facility for APAC upstream — let's talk." Geography-specific: "Operator in Sarawak, Timor-Leste, and the Natuna Sea." Outcome-specific: "We closed 8 FIDs in 2025. Here's how." More on copywriting craft in How to Design a Pull-Up Banner That Gets Noticed (2026).
Macro Context: Why 2026 Is the Year That Matters
Four macro forces make this edition unusually consequential.
The gas-transition paradox. Asia's electricity demand is rising faster than any region on earth, yet institutional capital has retreated from hydrocarbons. The gap is being filled by private equity, family offices, and specialist energy funds — exactly the audience concentrated at APAC26.
Data centre demand. Hyperscalers — Google, Microsoft, AWS, ByteDance — are signing 15-year PPAs across Singapore, Johor, and Batam. Day 2's Data Centres, Grids & Cross-Border Regulation panel reflects what is currently APAC's hottest power-market topic.
ASEAN policy alignment. The APAEC 2026–2030, endorsed in October 2025, covers seven programme areas: ASEAN Power Grid, Oil and Gas Connectivity, Clean Coal Transformation, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Regional Policy, and Civilian Nuclear Energy. APAC26 is the first major private-sector forum after that endorsement — giving delegates immediate read-out on how policy translates to capital deployment.
CCS moving from concept to FID. With Shell's CCS GM, Woodside's Head of Ammonia, and ANGEA all speaking, carbon capture is finally crossing into commercial territory — and APAC26 is where project sponsors meet carbon-offtake buyers.
Travel & Logistics for Global Attendees
Getting There and Where to Stay
From Changi International Airport (SIN), Marina Bay Sands is 20 minutes by taxi or Grab (~SGD 25). By MRT, Bayfront station (Downtown and Circle lines) connects directly into the MBS Convention Centre. Recommended hotels within a 10-minute radius: Marina Bay Sands (on-site, typically sold out three months ahead), The Fullerton Bay Hotel (8-minute walk, CBD-adjacent), Pan Pacific Singapore (strong M&A banker presence), and Conrad Centennial Singapore (close to Suntec, useful if stacking with other events).
Visa, Weather & Dress Code
Most OECD and ASEAN passports enter visa-free for 30–90 days. Indian, Chinese, and some Middle Eastern passports need an eVisa — apply four weeks ahead through ICA Singapore. Expect 28–32°C with 70–90% humidity and thunderstorm risk in June. Pack lightweight wool suits, a compact umbrella, a powerbank, and two stacks of business cards (Singapore's card-exchange culture is still active). Dress code is business formal for conference sessions and smart business or cocktail for the Drinks Reception and Awards Dinner.
Currency & Payments
Singapore Dollar (SGD) trades around USD 0.74 as of April 2026. Contactless, Apple Pay, and Google Pay are universal. PayNow QR is widely used — request USD invoicing for cleaner corporate reimbursement.
Is APAC26 Worth the Trip? The Honest Assessment
Yes, if you match at least one of these profiles: upstream oil and gas operator with APAC portfolio ambitions; LNG buyer, seller, shipper, or infrastructure developer; specialist energy PE, infrastructure fund, or family office; project-finance bank, ECA, or mezzanine lender; energy law firm or consultant with APAC deal flow; CCS project developer or carbon-credit offtaker; or data-centre developer needing energy partnerships. At USD 3,495 Early Bird plus flights and hotel, the cost-per-meaningful-introduction is among the lowest of any global energy event, because decision-maker density is unusually high.
Probably not, if you are a junior analyst, a generalist service provider without a focused pitch, or an ESG-pure-play renewables developer — in which case APAC Energy Transition Week 2026 in Melbourne (7–9 July) or APAC Wind Energy Summit 2026 in Hanoi (9–11 June) will likely deliver better fit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is APAC Energy Assembly the same as Energy Council Singapore? Yes — the event was rebranded from "APAC Energy Capital Assembly / Asia Pacific Energy Assembly" to "Energy Council Singapore" starting with the 2026 edition, still organised by the Energy Council at the same Singapore venue.
How much does attendance cost? USD 3,495 Early Bird through 24 April 2026, then USD 4,495 standard from 25 April.
Can I exhibit without being a sponsor? Exhibition space is tied to sponsorship tiers — contact Nuriya Powell (+65 6990 7356) at the Energy Council for availability.
What's the difference between APAC26 and APPEC? APAC26 (Energy Council Singapore) focuses on investment, finance, and upstream dealmaking. APPEC 2026, run by S&P Global, focuses on trading and market pricing and runs in September. Many delegates attend both.
Where do I order exhibition displays for my booth? For FR-certified pull-up banners, pop-up backdrops, and meeting-pod graphics delivered to Marina Bay Sands, contact Pullupstand.com — Singapore's specialist since 2007.
What's the best time to book hotels? At least 10–12 weeks ahead. MBS on-site rooms are typically gone by March for June conferences.
Your Action Plan Starting Today
If you're a visitor: register before 24 April to lock the USD 3,495 Early Bird; complete your delegate profile and submit priority 1-to-1 meeting requests; book accommodation at MBS or in the CBD immediately (June rooms go fast); and cross-reference adjacent events using our June 2026 Singapore Exhibitions Guide.
If you're an exhibitor or sponsor: confirm your sponsorship tier with the Energy Council; brief the Pullupstand.com team on booth graphics at least 14 days before load-in (by 25 May 2026); order your FR-certified Premium or Deluxe Pull-Up Stands; brief speakers and booth staff with three outcome-specific talking points; and prepare printed one-pagers (C-level delegates rarely scan QR codes) alongside a clean iPad deck.
Continue Reading on Pullupstand.com
Singapore exhibition strategy: Singapore Exhibition Calendar 2026 — 63+ Trade Shows · Which Exhibitions Are On in Singapore in June 2026? · Singapore Trade Shows June 2026: Complete Exhibitor Guide.
Booth design & execution: Exhibition Display Solutions Singapore 2026 · Exhibition Design Guide: What Works in Singapore (2026) · 2026 Trade Show Hacks: Transform Your Booth Instantly · Exhibition Singapore 2026: Complete Guide + Display Setup.
Product & design deep-dives: Best Pull-Up Banner Stand Singapore for SMEs (2026) · How to Design a Pull-Up Banner That Gets Noticed (2026) · Roadshow Display Singapore: Mall & MRT Setup Guide 2026.
Authoritative External References
For primary-source verification: Energy Council Singapore 2026 — Event Page · Energy Council Singapore 2026 — Agenda · Energy Council Singapore 2026 — Speakers · 10Times APAC Energy Capital Assembly · EventsEye APAC Energy Assembly 2026 · ASEAN Centre for Energy — APAEC 2026–2030 Endorsement · S&P Global APPEC 2026 · APAC Energy Transition Week 2026, Melbourne · APAC Wind Energy Summit 2026, Hanoi · World Hydrogen Energy Conference 2026.
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