CYBERSECURITY SUMMIT for ENERGY SECTOR

ERAB Workshop 2025

Many organizations are facing challenges today with the unprecedented growth of the Internet of Things (IoT). Energy Resource Aggregation Business (ERAB) is one of the new scenarios with a focus on electrical infrastructure. The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is addressing these new international standards under the SRD63443 series. With the emergence of ERAB, devices and services which are currently made in different countries and regions will now have a platform to ensure their trustworthiness. The ERAB platform will allow organizations, researchers and stakeholders to review and collaborate in regards to such cyber-physical systems from a new angle.  Therefore, an international discussion is warranted to develop such security frameworks.  In Japan, The Cyber and Physical Security Framework (CPSF) formulated by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) aims to take leadership and make progress in this area.

ERIA is involved in this project to review ERAB activities from the research and policy angle. ERIA is an international organization established in 2008 in accordance to the agreement of the leaders of 16 East Asia Summit member states. Its main role is to conduct research and policy analyses to facilitate the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and to support wider regional community. This workshop is also endorsed by ERIA together with CCRC in Keio University, Japan.

IPv6 Forum Malaysia is hosting the CYBERSECURITY SUMMIT for ENERGY SECTOR (ERAB 2025), inviting both, local as well as international /ASEAN experts and participants. 

Date                 :   18 November 2025

Time                :   9.00 am – 5.00 pm

Venue              :  Hotel Maya,  138 Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur

Agenda

Time

Programme

8.45 am
Arrival & Registration
9.15 am
Welcome Address by Prof Emeritus Dr Sureswaran Ramadass
Chairman, APAC IPv6 Council
Subject Matter Expert, Malaysian Communication & Multimedia Commission (MCMC)
9.30 am
Welcome Address by Dr Nuki Agya Utama
Director for Energy Policy & Head of Asia Zero Emission Centre,
Economic Research Institute for ASEAN & East Asia (ERIA)
9.45 am
Opening Remarks by Malaysian Government Official
Mr Derek Fernandez
Commissioner, Malaysian Communication & Multimedia Commission (MCMC)
10.00 am
Opening Remarks by Japanese Government Official
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan
10.15 am
Keynote Speaker #1
Mr Naoto Okura
Director General for Research and Policy Design, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN & East Asia (ERIA)
10.45 am
Tea Break, Networking, Press & Photo
11.00 am
Keynote Speaker #2
Prof Ir Dr Khairul Salleh Bin Mohamed Sahari
Vice Chancellor, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN)
11.30 am
Keynote Speaker #3
Prof Dr Masaki Umejima
Convener of the Development Plan, IEC System Committee Smart Energy, Japan
12.00 noon
Session Speaker #1
Assoc Prof Ts Dr Saraswathy Shamini Gunasekaran
Energy Informatics Expert
Taylors University
12.30 pm
Lunch Break
2.00 pm
Session Speaker #2
Prof Dr. Selvakumar Manickam
Director, National Advanced IPv6 Centre (NAv6), Universiti Sains Malaysia
2.30 pm
Session Speaker #3
Thai speaker
3.00 pm
Session Speaker #4
Indonesia speaker
3.30 pm
Tea Break & Networking
3.45 pm
Panel Session:
Policy & Standardization for Distributed Energy Resources
Moderator:
Dr Navaneethan C Arjuman
Senior Lecturer, Multimedia University
Panellists:
1) Mr Hiroshige Muraoka
President, NOMURA Research Institute Singapore
2) Mr Akinori Kahata
Deputy Director of Natural Resources and Energy Agency,
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan.
3) Assoc Prof Ts Dr Saraswathy Shamini Gunasekaran
Energy Informatics Expert
Taylors University
4) Dr Nuki Agya Utama
Director for Energy Policy & Head of Asia Zero Emission Centre,
Economic Research Institute for ASEAN & East Asia (ERIA)
5.00 pm
Closing Speech by Prof Emeritus Dr Sureswaran Ramadass
Conference Concludes