• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Xiansheng Sun

International Energy Forum

Secretary General

Dr Sun was elected IEF Secretary General in August 2016. Prior to that he was President of China National Petroleum Corporation’s (CNPC) Economics and Technology Research Institute (ETRI), reporting to the Chinese leadership on energy policy decision making, Chinese gas pricing reforms, and international energy cooperation. He was also deeply involved in the energy policy studies of the Chinese energy five-year planning process. In addition to senior executive positions within CNPC in China, over the last 30 years Dr Sun has held several CEO / Chairman roles in CNPC subsidiaries around the globe. Dr Sun holds an LLM and a Ph.D from the University of Dundee, where he also holds a honorary professorship in the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy.

Sessions With Xiansheng Sun

Monday, 9 March

  • 07:30pm - 09:00pm (CST) / -

    Post-Coronavirus World: Global implications
    Geopolitics/Policy/Regulatory Markets

    The outbreak and the ongoing spread of Covid-19, which began just three months ago in Hubei province in China, is generating the rightful amount of attention and fear. Many parts of Chinese extensive manufacturing sector and critical supply chain remain shut down. Travel restrictions generate negative impact on airlines, tourism, and retail revenues. While there is hope that the virus could be contained in the coming weeks, the impacts are likely to be felt much longer. What is the likely impact of the outbreak and its consequence on the Chinese economy? How long will the effects last? To what extent could the disruption of supply chains involving Chinese partners lead to redirection of trade and processing away from the country? Are the Chinese authorities and broader global medical community meeting the test in trying to contain the spread of the virus in the most effective way? What can we learn about risks from pandemics in the future? What will be the longer-term impact of the current situation on China’s standing in the world, both economic and geopolitical?