Meet the 2025 Finalists
The 2025 Power Play Award finalists were selected from a highly competitive field of professionals working across the LNG and decarbonization value chains. Congratulations to all the nominees and finalists!
The Rising Star – Presented to an outstanding young female professional under 35 years old
Ye Liyu
Deputy General Manager; Dongguan Daosen Natural Gas Co., Ltd.
Ir. Ts. Irene Lock Sow Mei
Senior Process Engineer; Petronas / IEM (WE)
Cinderella Tira
Board Operator; Santos
The Ambassador – Given to a professional who displays outstanding leadership
Sonia Clayton
Chairman and CEO; GET
Maria Kuosa
CEO, Aeromon
Donnabel Kuizon Cruz
President and CEO; Prime Energy Resources Development
The Pioneer – Awarded to an LNG champion demonstrating outstanding business, innovation and/or technology contribution
Zhang Huiyu
General Manager Assistant, Natural Gas Trading Division; Beijing Gas Group Co., Ltd
Aarti Vohra
General Manager (Gas Business), Business Development; Indian Oil Corporation
Noriani Yati Mohamad
Senior General Manager, Sarawak Malaysia Assets; Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd
The Low Carbon Accelerator – Awarded to a woman who is making significant contributions by leveraging innovation and collaboration to accelerate society’s path to net zero
Tricia Baker
Senior Vice President of Strategy and Impact; PACE Equity
Rita Esuru Okoroafor
Assistant Professor; Texas A&M University
Haslenda Hashim
Professor and Fellow of Process Systems Engineering Centre; Fellow and Chair, Academy of Sciences Malaysia (Southern Chapter); Universiti Teknologi