Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) Renewable and Clean Energy

Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI)
Renewable and Clean Energy Business Dialogue 2015
Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines
June 15 -16, 2015
Monday, June 15
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
NETWORKING RECEPTION
Discovery Suites Hotel, 25 ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City
Opening Remarks: Honorable Robert M. Orr, U.S. Ambassador to the Asian Development Bank
Tuesday, June 16
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
REGISTRATION
OPENING SESSION
Auditorium, Second Floor
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Welcome Remarks: Gloria D. Steele, Mission Director, USAID, Philippines and the Pacific
Islands
Keynote Speech: Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Counselor of the Department, U.S.
Department of State (To be confirmed)
PANEL 1: THE ROLE OF CLEAN ENERGY AND RENEWABLES IN THE LOWER MEKONG
ENERGY SCENARIO
Auditorium, Second Floor
9:15 a.m.– 10:00 a.m.
Robin Dunnigan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Diplomacy, Bureau of Energy
Resources, U.S. Department of State
Jayne Somers, Energy Advisor, Asia Bureau, USAID
LMI Country Representative (To be confirmed)
Moderator: TBD
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK
Private Dining Room, 2
nd
Floor Cafeteria
PANEL 2: SCALING UP SOLAR POWER AND WIND ENERGY IN THE LOWER MEKONG
Auditorium, Second Floor
Richard O’Connell, International Director, Renewable Energy, Black & Veatch Energy
10:30 a.m.– 11:30 a.m.
Pham Hong Son, Country Manager, Vietnam, GE Renewable Energy
Edgare Kerkwijk, Managing Director, Asia Green Capital Partners
LMI Country Representative (To be confirmed)
Moderator: Douglas Jackson, International Director, Tennessee Renewable Energy &
Economic Development Council (To be confirmed)
PANEL 3: USG FINANCING SUPPORT FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY
Auditorium, Second Floor
Mark Dunn, Regional Manager for Asia, U.S. Trade and Development Agency
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Michael Cummings, Special Advisor (Contractor), Climate and Renewables, Overseas
Private Investment Corporation
Raymond Ellis, Vice President, Global Business Development Division, Export-Import
Bank of the United States
Michael Metzler, Director, USAID Development Credit Authority
Moderator: Kofi Owusu-Boakye, Asia Bureau, USAID
LUNCH
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Oakwood Premier Joy, Nostalg Center
Keynote Speech by the Honorable Robert M. Orr, U.S. Ambassador to the Asian Development
Bank
PANEL 4: BRINGING BIOMASS AND GEOTHERMAL INTO THE LOWER MEKONG POWER MIX
Auditorium, Second Floor
John Alcordo, Team Leader, Distributed Power, Asia, General Electric Global
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Duncan Cross, Managing Director, International Development, Renamatix (To be
confirmed)
David Citrin, Vice President, Ormat Technologies (To be confirmed)
LMI Country Representative (To be confirmed)
Moderator: TBD
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK
Private Dining Room, 2
nd
Floor Cafeteria
PANEL 5: ENABLING ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND VIABLE POWER GRIDS TO PROMOTE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Auditorium, Second Floor
3:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m.
Bill Meade, Chief of Party, USAID Indonesia Clean Energy Development Project
implemented by Tetra Tech (To be confirmed)
Adrian Constable, Asia Pacific Microgrid Manager, Caterpillar Electric Power Division
(To be confirmed)
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Russell deLucia, President and Executive Director, S IDF – US (To be confirmed)
Huỳnh Kim Tước, Director, HCMC Energy Conservation Center and VietESCO, Vietnam
Moderator: TBD
4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Wrap-up and Closing Remarks
Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) Clean Energy Business Dialogue
The United States Department of State and USAID will organize a delegation of U.S. businesses
that offer renewable and clean energy solutions to attend the Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF)
and participate in a Renewable and Clean Energy Business Dialogue at the Forum in Manila on
June 15-16, 2015. The Dialogue will include an opening plenary and reception on the evening of
Monday June 15th, to be followed by a full agenda of presentations and panel discussions on
Tuesday, June 16. Pre-registration is required and details on how to pre-register will be made
available on the ACEF web site.
The LMI Clean Energy Business Dialogue is designed to bring together government energy
decision-makers from LMI countries (Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam), U.S.
experts in renewable energy, and U.S. renewable and clean energy companies to discuss clean
energy solutions that promote energy security and sustainability in the Mekong sub-region. The
LMI government representatives will offer perspectives on renewable energy needs and
opportunities in their markets. U.S. government renewable energy experts will participate, along
with experts from the Export-Import Bank, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC),
and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) to present project development and
finance opportunities available through the U.S. government.
The Dialogue will include panels and presentations with Southeast Asian and U.S. government
officials along with private sector experts that will cover the range of clean energy sectors: Solar
PV, Wind, Biomass, Mini-grid Systems, and Energy Efficiency; as well as and opportunities for
Renewable Energy Finance and technical assistance from U.S. Government Finance Programs.
There will also be a keynote speech during the June 15 plenary by a senior U.S. State
Department official.
Background: Energy consumption among the LMI member countries (Myanmar, Cambodia,
Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam) continues to rise dramatically. Electricity demand in Southeast
Asia is forecast to grow by nearly four percent annually through 2040. To meet growing
demand, Southeast Asian nations may need to add 138 GW in capacity by 2025. Total
investment in Southeast Asia power sectors could reach $449 billion by 2025. In the Lower
Mekong alone, Thailand’s electricity use is forecast to grow by 30 percent over the next decade,
while Vietnam’s electricity consumption is expected to nearly double between 2010 and 2020.
Renewable and cleaner energy, including energy-efficiency technologies and measures, can help
stabilize budgets, reduce energy imports, and lower carbon emissions in the region, while
providing innumerable business opportunities. This clean energy business delegation will
display U.S. innovation, technology, and best practices to LMI government decision-makers to
help bridge the gap between needed energy sector investments and companies, project
developers, and investors that can help bring renewable and clean energy solutions to the
Mekong sub-region.
For questions, or to register for this DDW, please contact [email protected] .
LOWER MEKONG INITIATIVE RENEWABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY BUSINESS DIALOGUE 2015
REGISTRATION FORM
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PARTICIPANT INFORMATION
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Please register me for the LMI Renewable and Clean Energy Business Dialogue. I understand that there is no fee for this workshop, but
that I must also register separately on the Asia Clean Energy Forum website for the pre-forum dates
here: http://www.asiacleanenergyforum.org/registration/.
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To register to LMI workshop, please complete and return the form electronically at [email protected].
Registration form must be received by May 31, 2015.