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Tuesday, March 7th, 2000
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REGISTRATION |
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9:00a.m. - 10:00a.m.
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WELCOME AND PLENARY REMARKS:
Operationalizing Grid-Based Renewables
Welcome/Conference Chairman:
James P. Bond, Director
Mining Department & Chairman, Energy Sector Board
Speakers:
James D. Wolfensohn, President
The World Bank
Mohamed T. El-Ashry, Chairman & CEO
Global Environment Facility
Harriet C. Babbitt, Deputy Administrator
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Jim Adam, Chairman
World Energy Council (WEC)
Black & Veatch |
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PANEL 1: WHY RENEWABLE ENERGY?
WHY NOW?
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10:30a.m. - 12:30p.m.
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Session Chair:
Gerald Doucet, Secretary General
World Energy Council (WEC)
It Makes Business Sense: Economics of Today's Competitive
Options
Lucien Y. Bronicki, Chairman
Ormat Industries/International Ltd.
It is Sustainable for Tomorrow: Key Drivers for
Market Acceleration
Hans-Juergen Koch, Director
Energy Efficiency, Technology and R&D Office
International Energy Agency
Countries are Clamoring: Client Experience
India:
Padmashree Rakesh Bakshi, Chairman
RRB Consultants & Engineers Pvt., Ltd
Brazil:
Pietro Erber, Associate
J.L. Alqueres Engenharia Consultiva
DISCUSSION: AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION |
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PANEL 2: OPPORTUNITIES FOR RENEWABLE
ENERGY WORLDWIDE:
TECHNOLOGIES AND MARKETS
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1:30p.m. -3:00p.m.
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Session Chair:
Moses Zama, General Manager/Board Secretary
Energy Regulation Board of Zambia
Technology Update
Dr. Rainer Bitsch, Vice-President
Decentralized Energy Supply Systems
Siemens AG
Costs and Policies
Godfrey Bevan, Director
Energy and Technologies
UK Department of Trade and Industry
Market Scale-up: Utility/Developer Perspective
Bruno Manoha, Chef du Departement
Division Recherche Developpement
Electricite de France
Local Developer Perspective
Romesh D. Bandaranaike, CEO
Ecopower, Sri Lanka
DISCUSSION: AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION |
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PANEL 3: POLICIES FOR ACCELERATING
RENEWABLE ENERGY
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3:30p.m. - 5:30p.m.
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Session Chair:
Griffin M. Thompson, Executive Director
IIEC & Vice-President, CERF
Impact of Reform on Renewable Energy Markets and
Industry
Carl Weinberg, President
Weinberg and Associates
Policy/Regulatory Approaches Worldwide: An Overview
Graham N. Ward, Vice-Chairman
WEC British Energy Association & World Utilities Leader
Global Energy & Mining Group
PriceWaterhouse Coopers
Policy Approaches:
The India Experience
Ajit K. Gupta, Senior Advisor
India Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources
The Danish Experience
Soren Krohn, Managing Director
Danish Wind Turbine Manufactures Association
Energy Sector Management Assistance Program Policy
Review
Dominique Lallement, Program Manager
ESMAP
DISCUSSION: AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION |
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Wednesday, March 8th, 2000
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PANEL 4: WORLD BANK-GEF STRATEGIC
PARTNERSHIPS
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9:00a.m. - 10:30a.m.
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Session Chairs:
Arun Sanghvi, The World Bank
Alan Miller, Global Environment Facility
Partner Countries
China
Jinlin Yang, Division Chief
GEF Operational Focal Point for China
China Ministry of Finance
Mexico
Juan Roman Mota, Sub-Director
Energy Policy & Development
Mexico Secretaria de Energia
Uganda
Syda Bbumba, Minister
Ministry of Energy & Mineral Development
Republic of Uganda |
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PANEL 5: FINANCING RENEWABLE ENERGY
POWER PROJECTS
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11:00a.m. - 12:30p.m.
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Session Chair:
Vivek Talvadkar, Director of Power Department
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Renewable Energy - Energy Efficiency Fund (REEF)
Surya Sethi, Chief Investment Officer of Power Department
International Finance Corporation
Financing Grid Connected Renewable Energy: Private
Sector Perspectives
Derrick Fielden, Manager Renewable Energy
Commonwealth Development Corporation
Raising Local Capital
Dr. V. Bakthavatsalam, Managing Director
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency
Managing Risks in Renewable Energy Projects
Steve Ferrey, Professor of Law
Suffolk University
The Global Carbon Market as a Stimulus to Renewable
Energy Development: A Private Sector View
Carlton Bartels, Managing Director
Cantor Fitzgerald
DISCUSSION: AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION |
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1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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BREAKOUT SESSIONS FOR OPERATIONALIZING
GRID-BASED RENEWABLE ENERGY
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BREAKOUT I: MANAGING INVESTMENT RISKS
Moderator: Toshio Hori, Director, Tomen Corporation
Panelist: Romesh D. Bandarnaike, Chief Executive Officer, Eco-Power, Ltd
Panelist: Steve Ferrey, Professor of Law, Suffolk University
Panelist: Walid Musallam, Managing Director, Infrastructure Finance Group
Rapporteur: José Malhães da Silva, Chairman, WEC Developing Countries Committee
BREAKOUT II: POLICIES AND REGULATIONS
FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY
Moderator: Patricia Godley, General Counsel, USEA
Panelist: Ann-Charlotte Malm, Senior Project Manager, Sida
Panelist: Matthew S. Mendis, President, Alternative Energy Development, Inc
Panelist: Keith Kozloff, Manager, Energy & Infrastructure Group, Hagler Bailly Services, Inc.
Panelist: Roberto Vigotti, Chairman, UNIPEDE WG on Renewable Energy
Rapporteur: Elena V. Nekhaev, Programme Manager, WEC/London
BREAKOUT III: CATALYZING THE MARKETS:
INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS
Moderator: Gordon Weynand, Acting Director, USAID Office of Energy, Environment & Technology
Panelist: Jan G. Hamrin, Executive Director, Center for Resource Solutions
Panelist: Max Pilegaard, Secretary, WEC/Denmark
Panelist: Chris Flavin, Senior Vice President, World Watch Institute
Rapporteur: Paul Klimas, Director, Renewable Energy Program, USAID
BREAKOUT IV: TECHNOLOGIES TODAY AND TOMORROW
Moderator: Judy Siegel, Managing Director, Winrock International
Panelist: Byron Washom, President, Spencer Management
Panelist: Rajat K. Sen, President, SENTECH
Panelist: Chris O'Brien, Vice President, Business Development, BP Solarex
Panelist: Dr. Plinio Nastari, Member of the Technical Committee, Brazil´s Interministerial
Commission on Sugar and Alcohol
Panelist: Philip M. Hoover, Chairman, US Hydropower
Panelist: Dan Schochet, Vice President, Ormat International
Panelist: Karen Conover, CEO, Global Energy Concepts
Rapporteur: Marjorie Tatro, Deputy Director of Energy and Critical Infrastructure Center,
Sandia National Laboratories |
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WRAP-UP SESSION
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5:00p.m. - 5:30p.m.
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James P. Bond, Conference Chairman
Gerald Doucet, Secretary
World Energy Council
Paul Klimas, Director of Renewable Energy Programs
USAID |
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