Soichiro Niwa is the general manager of Energy Transition Division for JERA, based in Nihonbashi, Japan. In his role, he is responsible for leading the Asian energy transition, by driving carbon neutral roadmap for each country, low carbon fuel thermal power projects and LNG to power projects. Soichiro has been in the energy sector for 19 years, with extensive experience across the domestic/oversees power business development. He started his career at Chubu electric power in 2005 and has held various roles in engineering, project control and commercial leadership across the organization. Soichiro holds a Bachelor's degree in engineering from Keio University in Japan.