As ASEAN countries accelerate efforts to strengthen energy security, modernize infrastructure, and transition to more efficient energy systems, the need to identify practical partnerships to bolster regional resilience is more urgent than ever.
While Southeast Asia has announced ambitious energy transition and climate goals, many projects continue to face obstacles moving from planning to implementation due to financing gaps, regulatory uncertainty, infrastructure limitations, and investment risks.
Against this backdrop, the ASEAN–Canada Strategic Dialogue will bring together policymakers, industry leaders, financial institutions, researchers, and development partners to explore how regional governments, international financial institutions, and partners like Canada can work together to strengthen international co-operation, diversify partnerships, and build resilient energy systems capable of withstanding external shocks and safeguarding energy security.
Featuring an interactive panel discussion and an intimate fireside chat, the Dialogue will examine the structural and policy challenges that continue to complicate the energy transition in Southeast Asia, including regulatory conditions, investor confidence, risk-sharing mechanisms, and infrastructure readiness. Discussions will also explore how public and private financing can work more effectively together to support long-term energy transition goals, and what lessons can be drawn from successful partnerships and projects already underway in ASEAN and Canada.
Co-organized by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Indonesia, and co-hosted by the Mission of Canada to ASEAN and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia to ASEAN, the event aims to foster candid and forward-looking exchanges while strengthening practical co-operation on energy security and regional resilience.
