Rafik Ammar is Policy Director of the e-NG Coalition, where he leads the Coalition and the global advocacy efforts to accelerate the development and recognition of electric natural gas (e-NG) and e-methane across key markets including Europe, North America, and Asia. He represents the Coalition in high-level engagements with international institutions such as the IMO, IEA, and European Commission, as well as national governments, contributing to the design of regulatory frameworks, certification systems, and decarbonization pathways for synthetic fuels.

Prior to this role, Rafik served as Director of Government, EU and IMO Affairs at the Methanol Institute, where he led strategic advocacy on major climate and energy policies, including Fit for 55 and the IMO Net Zero Framework. He also worked within EU institutions, notably at the European Commission and European Parliament, building strong expertise in European policymaking and international negotiations in the energy and transport sectors.
He graduated from the École Nationale d’Administration (ENA) in France and holds an engineering degree.

Koki Harada works in the Marine Fuel GX Division at Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), leading bio /e LNG and fossil LNG procurement for operating vessels. He is also involved in developing clean methane procurement strategies to support MOL’s transition toward net zero emissions, as well as related bio  and e methane business development.

Peter Knight has spent almost 30 years working in the Japanese market, in both government and finance.  Including as the Trade & Investment Commissioner for NSW, at the Australian Embassy in Tokyo from 2018 - 2021. 
 

Since returning to Australia, he has worked with local renewable fuel proponents and feedstock providers, to source funding for project development.  As well as advisory work for Japanese companies examining issues from feedstocks to certification in Australian markets.  He is an active member of Bioenergy Australia’s, and participated in industry - government working groups on inclusion of market based certificate schemes for reduction for Scope One emissions. 
 

He is also an active member of the Clean Energy Transition Advisory Group, within the Australia Japan Business Cooperation Committee, and he leads their Carbon Markets Working Group.  
 

Peter advocates for the development of Green Supply Chains with Japan, and the Product Guarantee of Origin.

Yuji Kumai is the General Manager of the International Relations Section at the Japan Gas Association.
Since becoming General Manager of the International Relations Section, he has been working to promote the e-methane initiative in the Japanese city gas industry to energy-related personnel in China, South Korea, Australia, Thailand, and other countries.

Cynthia Walker is an industry leader with 25+ years of experience across the Energy value chain and spanning operational and functional expertise. 
 

As President and CEO of Mobius Renewables, Cynthia is leading the company’s next phase of strategic growth—expanding its global platform, strengthening operational performance, and advancing innovative, low-carbon energy solutions across diverse waste streams and end markets. She is focused on scaling the business with disciplined execution, deepening partnerships across the value chain, and positioning Mobius as a premier circular energy platform driving measurable decarbonization at global scale. 
 

Cynthia is an experienced energy executive with deep strategic leadership across renewable fuels, hydrogen, and energy infrastructure. Prior Mobius Renewables, she served as CEO of TES-H2 Americas and Chief Strategy Officer of the TES-H2 Group, shaping growth strategy and advancing green hydrogen initiatives. 
 

Prior to founding Mobius, she was the CEO for TES Americas, working to develop multi-billion dollar projects in North America to produce e-NG. Prior to that she spent 8 years as an executive with Occidental Petroleum, a global oil and gas company (NYSE: OXY), where she was the Chief Financial Officer, SVP of Strategy & Corporate Development and SVP of Midstream & Marketing. 
 

She spent the first 15 years of her career in investment banking, primarily at Goldman, Sachs & Co. She is an independent director of Flowco (NYSE: FLOC), and a prior independent director of Sempra (NYSE: SRE) and Chord Energy (NASDAQ: CHRD). She is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Business Administration with high honors. 
 

Select Commodity Marketing Experience
Responsible for marketing of crude oil, natural gas and NGLs for Occidental Petroleum, including front-office, back-office and mid-office functions. 
 

Extensive relationships and off-take negotiations with RNG environmental attribute participants, including 50+ relationships spanning, voluntary markets with utilities in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia and RIN market participants from refiners, dispensers and brokers.

A chemical engineer with over 15 years of industry experience in bioenergy, biogas systems, and large-scale plant operations across Southeast Asia. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Nottingham (2024) and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2008).

He began his career at the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) as an R&D Engineer before joining BIOTEC International, where he managed the operation and maintenance of 10 biogas plants. He later served as Group Head of Operations and Maintenance at Concord Group Malaysia, overseeing the development and commissioning of 10 biogas facilities in Malaysia and Indonesia.

He currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of PT reNIKOLA Primer Energy, leading the company’s bioenergy business with a focus on regional expansion, project development, and sustainable energy solutions across Southeast Asia.

Kirsten Higgins joined Anew Climate in 2021 and is Senior Vice President, U.S. Low Carbon Fuels. Leading the U.S. Low Carbon Fuels commercial team, she specializes in environmental commodity transaction structuring, origination, and emerging markets for biomethane and other low carbon fuels, including maritime and Asian market demand.
 
Prior to joining Anew Climate, Kirsten worked in the Integrated Supply & Trading division of BP for seven years, holding various roles including Commodity & Market Risk Manager for crude and asset-based portfolios and Commercial Development Director for environmental products. Her experience spans managing and implementing large-scale oil, refined product, and biomethane deals, evaluating market risk in trading portfolios, and managing diverse teams. Kirsten holds a BBA in Information Technology Management from the University of Notre Dame, summa cum laude, with a minor in Energy Studies.

Sam Wade serves as the Vice President of Public Policy at the Renewable Natural Gas Coalition.  Previously Mr. Wade worked as Chief of the Transportation Fuels Branch at the Californian Air Resources Board, where he oversaw the Low Carbon Fuel Standard Program for four years. 

In other roles at CARB, Mr. Wade served as Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs, developed the Cap-and-Trade rule, and authored portions of California’s first Greenhouse Gas Scoping Plan.  He’s also worked in energy policy at Pacific Gas and Electric and with a bioenergy/biochar start-up. 

Sam holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from U.C. Davis, a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Hawaii, and an M.P.A in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University.

Ron began his career in Gas, NGL, and Oil Marketing in 1990 in Calgary. Over the years, he held roles with several major producers and two start up E&P companies before founding and later selling his own marketing consulting firm.

He joined bp in 2005 as Vice President of Western Canada Supply. In 2010, he relocated to Houston to lead bp’s Supply and Marketing organization for the U.S. Northeast. Since then, Ron has led teams across multiple regions, including the U.S. Southeast, Midwest, Mid Atlantic, South, and Eastern Canada. He also played a key role in launching bp’s Natural Gas Marketing business in Mexico.

Ron now leads the North American Biogas team, focusing on biogas supply acquisition, project development, and leveraging long standing customer relationships to market RNG into transportation fuels, utilities, municipalities, manufacturing, and other non regulated sectors.

Tadashi Yamamoto is Deputy Senior General Manager of the Energy Resources and Carbon Neutral Business Department at Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.. He brings more than a couple of decades of experience in global energy development, natural gas markets, and international project leadership. Since joining Osaka Gas in 1992, he has held a wide range of strategic roles across Asia, Europe, and North America, including leadership positions in Singapore, London, and the United States. His career has focused on energy resources development, international business expansion, and large-scale energy infrastructure projects.
 
Mr Yamamoto has also held senior executive positions such as President of Osaka Gas Resources America Corp. and Senior Vice President of Osaka Gas USA Corp., as well as Senior General Manager overseeing the Freeport LNG project development unit. Most recently, he served as General Manager of Sojitz Osaka Gas Energy Company in Vietnam before assuming his current role focusing on energy resources and carbon-neutral business strategies.
He holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Information Science from Kyoto University and a Master of Science in Computer Science from Yale University.

Andrew Craig is the Vice President, Greenhouse Gas Programs for California Bioenergy, one of the leading developers of dairy digester projects in the United States. CalBio’s projects capture methane and produce carbon-negative renewable energy derived from cow manure, resulting in the reduction of over 1.7 million metric tons of CO2e annually. Andrew's role is to oversee the generation and monetization of environmental attributes, primarily through the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard program and the US EPA Renewable Fuel Standard program. Currently, he is focused on driving the regulatory recognition of avoided methane crediting in emerging international and domestic markets. 
 

Prior to CalBio, Andrew worked at the Climate Action Reserve, a non-profit organization based in Los Angeles established to create voluntary offset standards and operate as an accredited offset project registry under California’s Cap & Trade program. Andrew has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of California, Riverside, and a master's degree in Carbon Management from the University of Edinburgh.

Ryan W. Childress is Managing Director, U.S. Low Carbon Fuels at Anew Climate, North America’s largest climate solutions provider. In this role, he is responsible for all aspects of Anew’s U.S. Low Carbon Fuels business, including strategy, commercial development, and market engagement.

Prior to joining Anew, Ryan served as Vice President of Revenue & Development Strategy at Nacelle Solutions and Avolta, a leading oil & gas and renewable natural gas development and services company. He previously spent more than a decade at Dominion Energy, where he held leadership roles across the Alternative Energy, Midstream, and Renewable Natural Gas business units.

Earlier in his career, Ryan worked in the Investment Management Division at Barclays Capital and served on the staff of former Virginia Governor and current U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner.

Ryan earned a bachelor’s degree in government and a master’s degree in education from the University of Virginia, where he was a four-year letterman on the football team. He also holds an MBA from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.

John-Paul (JP) Taylor is a senior commercial leader in renewable commodities and clean energy market development, currently a Founding Partner at KindlePoint Partners. He advises corporates, utilities, investors, and market participants on commercial strategy, contracting, and risk management across rapidly evolving renewable fuel and decarbonisation value chains.

Previously, JP served as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at Enviva, where he led global commercial strategy spanning trading, origination, sales, and fulfillment for industrial biomass supply into power and emerging decarbonisation applications. Over more than decade at Enviva, he was known for building market-aligned contracting approaches and identifying capital-light opportunities to optimize and monetize infrastructure and logistics—translating market volatility into disciplined, bankable commercial value.

Earlier in his career, he worked in renewable and environmental markets through Evolution Markets, strengthening a foundation in market fundamentals, pricing dynamics, and structured solutions.

JP holds credentials from London Business School and Toronto Metropolitan University and is a frequent conference contributor on renewable fuels and decarbonisation pathways.

Anansinee Thaboon is a serial entrepreneur and clean-technology executive with over a decade of hands-on experience in waste valorisation, advanced carbon materials, and sustainable industrial innovation. As Co-founder and CEO of Greenergy One Co., Ltd., she leads a company at the cutting edge of circular economy solutions — transforming end-of-life tyres into high-value
recovered carbon black (rCB) and pioneering the commercial synthesis of graphene from biomethane and biogas-derived feedstocks.

In parallel, Anansinee serves as CEO of Siam Thaboon Co., Ltd., where she drives strategic development in advanced material supply chains and clean energy transition solutions across Southeast Asia.

Her technology focus centres on a breakthrough dual-waste valorisation pathway: converting tyre pyrolysis carbon and biogas-derived graphene into conductive composite materials for nextgeneration energy storage applications. As a developer and distributor of graphene synthesis machines, she is actively scaling a proprietary process that upgrades biomethane — a renewable gas — into few-layer graphene, a material critical to the clean energy supply chain. This approach directly links the renewable gas value chain to high-performance material applications, creating measurable carbon footprint reductions versus fossil-derived alternatives.

Anansinee leads all strategic, operational, and R&D functions across her companies, with a track record in mergers and acquisitions, executive performance management, and promoting her ventures across local, regional, and international markets. She is a recognised voice on carbonnegative manufacturing, circular material innovation, and the role of renewable gas in enabling advanced clean technologies.

Thye Chee How was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Environment Division of Citaglobal Berhad in 2024, operating under Citaglobal Environment Management Sdn Bhd (CGEM). He was entrusted by the Board to establish a new business segment for the Group, with an objective of spinning it off as an independent listed entity. CGEM scheduled to be listed in Bursa Malaysia by end of 2026. 
 

Thye began his renewable energy career in the legal department at Salcon Berhad. He later earned recognition for establishing the company’s renewable energy division, successfully delivering residential solar installations for over 1,500 households in the United Kingdom. He subsequently served as Head of Strategic Project Development at KNM Berhad, where he led the pre-development of one of the UK’s largest waste-to-energy (WTE) projects. 
 

He went on to hold leadership roles at Yunnan Water (Hong Kong) and Shanghai SUS Environment, where he secured and developed large-scale WTE projects across Malaysia and international markets prior to joining CGEM. 
 

Under his leadership, CGEM is advancing Malaysia’s sustainable transformation through 3 (three) strategic business pillars: 
 

1. WTE & Biomass – Providing EPCC (engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning), as well as design, equipment supply, and technology solutions through LAWI Engineering, a 30 years old German based company. The division also offers technology licensing in Korea and China. LAWI has as of to date delivered more than 50 WTE plants globally. 
 

2. Biomethane Projects – Acting as both aggregator and developer of BioCNG projects through CGEM. The division has secured a strategic collaboration with Keppel Corporation to develop BioCNG projects, with construction expected to commence in 2026 and a targeted total capacity of 6 million MMBtu per annum. 
 

3. Gebeng Green Eco Park – Among the first integrated green eco park developments in Malaysia, this project combines an biomass plant, waste-to-oil facility, scheduled waste treatment facility, and EFB-to-BioCNG operations in collaboration with multiple investors. The development aims to produce green gas, steam, and power to support the decarbonisation of the adjacent industrial park.

Project Manager and Biogas Lead for APAC with over 11 years’ experience in anaerobic digestion, biogas, biomethane, and BioLNG projects across Australia, Southeast Asia, India, Europe, the United States, and South America. Involved in feasibility studies, technical due diligence, and project development, supporting renewable gas production, upgrading, liquefaction, and grid injection initiatives. Brings a practical perspective on project delivery, working across technical, commercial, and regulatory interfaces in multiple markets.

Yuji Kobayashi is the Senior General Manager of the Carbon Neutral Gas Business Department at Tokyo Gas, where he leads the company’s initiatives to develop carbon-neutral gas solutions as part of Japan’s green transition. In this role, he is responsible for advancing e-methane and bio-methane supply chains and exploring pathways to integrate carbon neutral gas  into Japan’s existing gas infrastructure.
 
With more than two decades of experience in the gas and LNG industry, Mr. Kobayashi has held various leadership positions across Tokyo Gas’ operations, engineering and international business development divisions. His career includes roles in LNG terminal development, gas production operations and overseas market expansion, including serving as Chief Representative of Tokyo Gas’ Asia office in Vietnam and Deputy Director of LNG Vietnam Joint Stock Company.

As Senior Manager - Biomass Balance Solutions for Asia-Pacific at BASF, she leads the region’s sustainable transformation by sourcing renewable feedstocks for chemical processing and overseeing audit and certification of Asian sites manufacturing biomass-balanced products, enabling customers to transit toward lower carbon emissions while ensuring traceability, compliance and robust sustainability claims.

Before joining BASF, she was the Head of Functional Materials at tesa in Germany, where she led R&D in Adhesive Technology across applications including electronics, automotive and paper manufacturing.

Throughout her career, she has consistently advanced material sustainability and innovation, combining technical leadership, regulatory and certification expertise, and a pragmatic focus on scalable implementation across global supply chains.

Gio Lee is a senior energy professional with over 20 years of experience across the natural gas and LNG value chain, spanning upstream contracting, regulatory frameworks, and downstream commercialization. Currently serving as Vice President (Fuel Management) at Tuas Power Generation, he oversees fuel procurement portfolios exceeding US$800 million annually across natural gas, biomass, coal, and diesel, while actively shaping strategies in biomethane, carbon, and emerging low-carbon fuels. Gio has been deeply involved in regulatory development in Singapore, contributing to gas market frameworks and advising on centralized procurement and energy transition policies.

Throughout his career, Gio has demonstrated a strong track record in optimizing procurement strategies, diversifying supply sources, and building commercially resilient energy portfolios. He has held leadership roles across utilities, joint ventures, and advisory platforms, including turning around businesses into multi-million-dollar profitable operations and positioning firms competitively within liberalized energy markets. With hands-on experience in biomethane projects, carbon strategies, and cross-border energy markets, Gio brings a pragmatic, market-driven perspective to closing Southeast Asia’s biomethane gap and integrating sustainable fuels into real-world supply chains.

Hasnoel is the Director of BAC Renewable Energy Sdn Bhd, with 28 years experience, playing Senior Leadership roles in Project Development, Structuring and Advisory, in the areas of public policy, corporate finance, strategic reviews, financial advisory, and risk management. 

He has been involved in Renewable Energy and Waste industry since 2010, pioneering the development of integrated biomass, biogas, bioCNG and Liquified Biomethane projects in Malaysia and SEA, winning numerous accolades. He has structured numerous Bioenergy and Biofuels schemes, Renewable Energy concessions, Energy and Power sector financing programs in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam, with more than 20 Private Financing Initiatives (PFI) and Public Private Partnership (PPP) Projects across the region, totalling more than USD10bil.

Hasnoel was previously with Andersen and CIMB Bank in Kuala Lumpur. He obtained his degree in Economics & Accounting from UK, and he is a qualified Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Chris is a Senior Consultant specializing in LNG, natural gas and clean fuels at Poten & Partners, based in Perth. With 20 years of experience in LNG markets, commodity forecasting, and economic analysis, he advises clients across the Asia Pacific region on commercial strategy, market dynamics, and project development. A Japanese speaker, Chris has extensive experience across the LNG value chain, including upstream and downstream gas markets, LNG shipping, pricing, and infrastructure development. He previously served as Tokyo Gas Australia’s Operating Committee representative on the Gorgon LNG Project. In recent years, his work has focused increasingly on energy transition matters, particularly the emerging markets for hydrogen and ammonia. Chris holds a Master of Economics from Kyoto University.

Raghu founded KIS Group in 2006 and has developed several first-of- its-kind sustainable clean technologies for waste to BioGas / BioMethane / BioCNG® / BioLNG. KIS Group is the only company with in-house /Integrated Carbon management solution & INTEGRATED OWN MANUFATURING FACILITIES with proven track record of 18 years. Under his leadership KIS GROUP has become most successful and most Awarded Biogas technology provider in Asia. KIS Group is Market Leader with Number 1 position in Biogas Power / BioCNG® projects in Asia.

Raghu holds Engineering Degree from Karnataka University, India with First Rank and MBA from Symbiosis Institute Pune, India. He is Innovator, Creator and Promoter. He worked in several global companies like reliance industries, Colgate &Palmolive and others.

Before starting KIS Group, he had international working experience from 1992 to 2006. Worked in Malaysia, China & India for Global companies Reliance, Colgate & Palmolive, Aditya Birla Group & Herdilla chemicals. He is instrumental in spearheading the Biogas industry in South East Asia, and is the founder and chairman of the Asian Biogas & Biofuel Association.

Stefanus is a Director and Head of Business Development and Strategy of Sinarmas Agribusiness Group (Golden Agri-Resources Ltd). GAR is the leading and largest private palm plantation group in Indonesia with planted area of 534k ha. It has pioneered and adopted policies to reduce deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss, and has been accredited by RSPO, ISCC and ISPO for these effiorts. Stefanus has been spearheading the business development and expansion of the group in the Renewables and Biomass business, including the development of the renewable energy business in Europe and palm kernel shells export to Japan.

Stefanus holds a masters' degree from Cambridge University, UK.