Program
ALIA Council & Subcommittee Meeting 2026
Astor III, The St. Regis Bangkok
Membership & Events Subcommittee (Part 1)
Chairperson: Andy Notomuljo
Coffee Break
Membership & Events Subcommittee (Part 2)
Chairperson: Watcharapong Pathompanich (Alex)
Sustainability Subcommittee
Chairperson: Charlotte Kehoe
Lunch
Technology & Information Subcommittee
Chairperson: Paul Nai
Quality Management Subcommittee
Chairperson: Jing Wen Lim Sia Polyzos Sia
Coffee Break & Networking
Health, Safety & Compliance
Chairperson: Michael Alcantara
Council Meeting
Chairperson: Charlotte Kehoe
Meeting Close
ALIA Annual Meeting 2026 - Day 1
Venue: Astor II & III Ballroom, The St. Regis Bangkok
Registration
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Charlotte Kehoe
Council Chair, Asian Lubricants Industry Association (ALIA)
Opening Keynote
Asia Ascending: Innovation, Collaboration, and Leadership in a Changing Global Lubricants Landscape
Racha U-Thaichan
Senior Executive President, Lubricants Business
PTT Oil and Retail Business Public company Limited
(Group photos to be taken after the keynote speech, with the keynote speaker)
Coffee Break | Astor I
Sponsored by Patech Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.
Session 1
Regulation, Standards & Market Integrity in a Fragmented Global Landscape
Hasnol Zakaria
Assistant Vice President I, Product Certification & Inspection (Industrial & Consumer Certification), Conformity Assessment Division
SIRIM Berhad
Topic: Quality Assurance in the Asian Lubricants Market: Protecting Consumers, Raising Standards & Combating Counterfeit Products
Bill O'Ryan
Director EOLCS/DEF, American Petroleum Institute (API)
Topic: Counterfeit Engine Oil and Quality Concerns
Mike Boyer
Director, SAIL
Topic: European Engine Lubricants Quality Management System (EELQMS)
Mattia Adani
Chairman, Union of the European Lubricants Industry (UEIL)
Topic: Europe and Asia: Building Bridges in a Transforming Lubricants Landscape
Moderator: Michael Alcantara, ALIA Council Chair & General Manager, APAC Lubricants Supply Chain, Shell
Networking Lunch | Astor I
Sponsored by PT ALP Petro Industry
Standalone Session
ALIA AGM & Launch of RRBO White Paper
Led by Charlotte Kehoe, Council Chair, ALIA
Session 2
Sustainability in Practice: Lubricants Excellence, Lubricant Lifecycle
Aaron Said
National Technical Manager
International Lubricant Distributors (Australia)
Topic: Lubrication Excellence as a Pillar of the Energy Transition: Reducing Waste, Emissions, and Operational Costs
Inga Herrmann
Sales Manager & Sustainability Lead
Ergon International Inc.
Topic: Sustainability in Motion: Bridging Global Standards for Lubricant Lifecycle Leadership
Stephan Baumgärtel
Manager Lubricants / Senior Industry Lead
UNITI (formerly VSI)
Topic: German and European perspectives on sustainability, quality, and digitalisation in lubricants
Moderator: Charlotte Kehoe, ALIA Council Chair & Technology Director Asia Pacific, Castrol Singapore Pte. Limited formerly bp
Coffee Break | Astor I
Sponsored by Motul Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
Session 3
Base Fluids & Feedstocks: Resilience, Quality, and the Role of RRBO
Kalpendra Rajurkar
Head of Technology and Services
Veedol Corporation Limited
Topic: Beyond Group III: Bio-Derived Group V Base Oils as the Next Performance–Sustainability Inflection Point
Charlotte Kehoe
Technology & Sustainability Director Asia Pacific
Castrol (bp)
Topic: MoreCircular: Innovation and Collaboration for a Low-Carbon Lubricants Future
Thorsten Bauer
Global Market Manager
Total Energies Fluids
Topic: Bio-based and Low-Carbon Fluids for High-Performance Lubricants
Harry Henderson
Technical Director
Pentas Flora
Topic: Used Oil Re-Refining and The Indestructible Drop
Moderator: Paul Nai, ALIA Technology and Innovation Subcommittee Chair & Senior Director, APAC, Lubrizol Southeast Asia
Day One Concludes
(Group photo for sponsors)
Departure from hotel lobby to Jim Thompson
Dinner at Jim Thompson Bangkok
Return to hotel from Jim Thompson
ALIA Annual Meeting 2026 - Day 2
Venue: Astor II & III Ballroom, The St. Regis Bangkok
Opening Remarks by Emcee
Indonesia’s Perspective on Circular Economy and Sustainable Lubricant Development
Ir. Sopar Halomoan Sirait, M.Si
Director of Downstream Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries, Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Indonesia
(Group Photo)
Session 4
Industrial Fluids & Greases: Performance, Productivity, and Reliability
Rita Chee
Product Manager
Xinxiang Richful Lube Additive Co., Ltd.
Topic: Harnessing synergistic metalworking components to achieve performance and cost efficiency to enable market leadership
Mikael Kruse
Group Product Manager (Industrial Greases)
Axel Christiernsson
Topic: Carbon Footprint: A Piece of the Puzzle in Grease Sustainability
Terry Dickens
Chairman
European Lubricant Grease Institute (ELGI)
Topic: An overview of factors affecting the grease industry
Moderator: Watcharapong Pathompanich, ALIA Membership & Events Subcommittee Co-Chair & Business Development Manager, P.S.P Specialities, Thailand
Coffee Break | Astor I
Sponsored by Songwon Management AG
Session 5
Future Frontiers of Lubricants: New Uses, New Markets, New Geographies
Michael Liang
Product manager & APAC Sales Manager
Patech Fine Chemicals
Topic: Leveraging Machine Learning and Molecular Modeling for Optimizing Synthetic Dielectric Fluids for Single-Phase Immersion Cooling Systems
Salman Saadat
CEO
Petrolube Group
Topic: GCC & MENA Market Dynamics in a Fragmented Global Landscape
Dr. Djitt Laowattana
President
Digital Infrastructure Association, Thailand
Topic: Digital Infrastructure as a New Demand Engine for the Lubricants Industry
Moderator: Michael Alcantara, ALIA Council Chair & General Manager, APAC Lubricants Supply Chain, Shell
Networking Lunch | Astor I
Sponsored by Xinxiang Richful Lube Additive Co., Ltd.
Session 6
Future Mobility Reality Check: EVs, Hybrids, EV Fluids & the Role of ICE
George Zhang
Vice President, R&D
Valvoline Global Operations (Aramco)
Topic: Future-Proofing the Lubricants Sector in Asia’s Multi-Powertrain Transition
Serena Yei
Senior Manager, Technology Development
Lubrizol Additives
Topic: Hybrid Electric Vehicle Transmission Fluid Development
Suphot Sukphisarn
Chairman
Auto-Parts Industry Club (FTI) Thailand
Topic: OEM Perspectives on Multi-Powertrain Futures: ICE, Hybrid, and EV in ASEAN
Moderator: Eric Holthusen, ALIA Technical Advisor
Coffee Break | Astor I
Sponsored by IPAC
Session 7
SMEs in Focus: Independence, Agility, and Innovation in a Fragmented Market
Jeremy Kriska
Vice President, Business Development
Tulstar Products, Inc.
Jordan Lee
CEO
Lubeworld Holdings (Malaysia)
Watcharapong Pathompanich (Alex)
Business Development Director
PSP Specialties (Thailand)
Herman Nugroho
CEO
PT ALP Petro Industry (Indonesia)
Moderator: Steve Puckett OBE, ALIA Board Member & Co-Founder
Closing Dialogue
Asia Ascending: Collaboration, Capability & the Road Ahead
Ravi Tallamraju
ALIA Council Member & Group Chief Technology Officer
PETRONAS Lubricants International
Charlotte Kehoe
ALIA Sustainability Subcommittee Chair & Technology Director Asia Pacific
Castrol (Bp)
Eric Holhusen
ALIA Technical Advisor
Paul Nai
ALIA Technology and Innovation Subcommittee Chair & Senior Director, APAC
Lubrizol Southeast Asia