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Climate and Clean Energy Week: High-Level Dialogue on Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific, and the 4th Asia Clean Energy Forum 2009

ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines; 15-19 June 2009


Program
Day 1, June 17, 2009
2:00pm - 4:00 pm Session 1 Opening Plenary
Auditorium Zones A-D

FORUM INTRODUCTION
Ursula Schaefer-Preuss,
Vice President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development,
Asian Development Bank (ADB)

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Kristie Kenney,
United States Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Bunker Roy [ PDF: 1,895kb | 14 pages ],
Founder, Barefoot College

LAUNCH OF THE ENERGY FOR ALL PARTNERSHIP
Ursula Schaefer-Preuss,
Vice President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, ADB

Xianbin Yao,
Director General, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, ADB

Christine Eibs-Singer [ PDF: 258kb | 3 pages ],
CEO and Co-founder, E+Co
4:00 pm Coffee Break
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Session 2 Renewable Energy Policies
Auditorium Zone A-B

This session will showcase lessons learned in the design and implementation of renewable energy policies and programs in Europe, the Philippines, and the Lao PDR. It will also include an analysis of feed-in-tariffs for renewable energy.

CHAIR:
Patrick D'Addario, Executive Director, La Guardia Foundation

SPEAKERS:

Session 3 Energy for All Partnership
Briefing Theater 2

Partners and key stakeholders will discuss their vision for the Energy for All Partnership, including how the Partnership can achieve the target of extending access to energy to 100 million people in Asia and the Pacific by 2015.

CHAIR:
Craig Wilson, Foundation for Development Cooperation

SPEAKERS:

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Session 4: Ecological Footprint: Toward Sustainable Cities
Briefing Theater 1

This session will review the ecological footprint of cities, and discuss how this can be reduced through practical policy measures and investments, using case studies from developing and developed countries.

CHAIR: Mike Lindfield, Principal Urban Development Specialist, ADB

SPEAKERS:

Session 5: Large-scale Deployment of Efficient Technologies: CFLs
Auditorium Zone C-D

Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are the low-hanging fruit of energy efficiency. This session will provide an update on efforts being taken to scale up CFL financing by The World Bank and ADB, highlight the Philippines phase-out of inefficient lamps, and showcase a new industry-led, regional quality standard for CFLs.

CHAIR: S. Padmanaban, Director, South Asia Regional Initiative Energy, USAID

SPEAKERS:

6:30 pm Cocktail Reception hosted by USAID
Location: Grand Ballroom, Shangri-La Plaza, Manila
Day 2, June 18, 2009
8:30 am - 10:30 am

Session 6 Plenary
Finance Solutions for Clean Energy
Auditorium Zones A-D

INTRODUCTORY MESSAGE
Zhao Xiaoyu, Vice President Operations 1, ADB

MODERATOR:
Peter du Pont, Contractor, Chief of Party, USAID ECO-Asia Clean Development & Climate Program

SPEAKERS:

10:30 am Break
11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Session 7
Innovative Financing Mechanisms
Auditorium Zones A-B

One of the great challenges in scaling up clean energy deployment is matching investment capital with good projects. This session will highlight a range of programmatic approaches and strategies for overcoming the inherent barriers to scaling up the financing of clean energy projects.

CHAIR:
Agus Sari, Country Director, Ecosecurities Indonesia

SPEAKERS:

Session 8
Financing Access to Energy
Briefing Theater 2

This panel discussion will address the difficulties of funding clean energy projects in the Asia region, with emphasis placed on practical solutions applicable across multiple sectors. The participants will explain approaches they have used to secure and place financing for clean energy, and offer solutions that the audience can directly use to move their projects forward in the context of the recent global financial crisis.

CHAIR:
Christine Eibs-Singer, CEO, E+Co

SPEAKERS:

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Session 9
Innovative Financial Solutions for Sustainable Cities
Briefing Theater 1

This session reviews financial constraints facing urban development, and reviews measures on how this can be overcome through more effective and innovative approaches in ADB's developing member countries.

CHAIR:
Emiel Wegelin, Program Coordinator, Cities Development Initiative for Asia

SPEAKERS:

Session 10
Challenges Implementing Energy-Efficiency Technologies and Programs
Auditorium Zones C-D

This session will highlight the challenges and lessons learned in implementing a range of energy-efficiency programs and technologies in the U.S. and Asia.

CHAIR:
Aurelia Micko, Deputy Chief, Office of Energy & Environment, USAID Philippines

SPEAKERS:

12:30 pm Lunch
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Session 11
Clean Energy Marketplace

This poster session competition covers clean energy technologies, business projects or models, and programs.

Technologies

  • BizMinded Concepts, Inc. (USA) and SJG COREe, Inc., Biofuel Project Utilizing Energy Innovation and Green Technology
  • Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power, Solar-Charged Conventional Inverters/UPS for Domestic and Commercial Consumers
  • Inferno Global, GlobalPump
  • International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC), Low-cost Tower for Vertical Axis Wind Energy System
  • MinErgy Pvt. Ltd., Renewable Biomass Solid Fuel as Alternative to Coal for Firing Bricks in Kilns
  • Ventyx, Inc., Smart Grid Application: Utilizing Demand Response Programs as Virtual Power Plants

Business Projects or Models

  • Basic Ecomarket Farms, Inc., Bioethanol Mindanao Project
  • Gikoko Kogyo Indonesia, Landfill Gas to Energy Projects
  • Building A Better Future, Inc., Building A Better Future: Tree Farming for Electricity

Programs

  • Institute of Hazrat Mohammad (SAW), Clean Energy for Rural Bangladesh (CERB)
  • International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE), Lund University, Energy for Sustainable Development (E4SD): Online Course-Capacity Building
  • Philippine Bio-Sciences Co. Inc., Green Lane Project, Tarlac City
  • Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), Knowledge Center on Climate Change (KC3): Adaptation Technologies and Best Practices in Agriculture and Natural Resources Sectors in Southeast Asia

Session 12
Open Space Meetings

The Open Space Meetings provide an opportunity for semi-structured presentations and discussions of policy, program, and finance initiatives, as well as research results, in the clean energy field.

Climate Investment Funds
Auditorium Zones A-B
Presenters:

Results of ADB Study on Climate Change and Energy
Briefing Theater 2
Presenter:

Biofuels Production for the Rural Poor and the Environment (open session for the public and the media)
Auditorium Zones C-D
Presenters:

  • Pradeep Tharakan, Contractor, Deputy Chief of Party, USAID ECO-Asia Clean Development and Climate Program: "Biofuels in Asia" [ PDF: 1,358kb | 27 pages ]
  • Clovis Tupas, Vice President/General Manager for Operations, PNOC-Alternative Fuels Corporation
  • Naderev M. Saño, Programme Head, Climate Change and Energy, WWF-Philippines

Regulator's Role in Promoting Clean Renewable Energy
Briefing Theater 1
Presenters:
3:30 pm Coffee Break
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Session 13
Clean Energy Project Showcase
Auditorium Zones A-B

This session will provide an opportunity for a select group of clean energy entrepreneurs to present their business plan, make an investment pitch for consideration by a simulated panel of investors, and seek their feedback and guidance.

CHAIR:
Suneel Parasnis, Contractor, Team Leader - Clean Energy Finance, USAID ECO-Asia Clean Development and Climate Program

SPEAKERS:

Session 14
Technology Transfer
Briefing Theater 2

This session will bring together technology suppliers and users to discuss current efforts at expediting the transfer of clean technology from advanced nations to the developing world.

CHAIR:
Anil Terway, Senior Advisor (Energy), ADB

SPEAKERS:

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Session 15
Efficient Land Use for Sustainable Cities
Briefing Theater 1

This session will review the inter-relationships between land-use patterns and energy use, and based on case studies from ADB's developing members countries, suggests a way forward.

CHAIR:
Hun Kim, Director, Urban Development Division, South Asia Department, Asian Development Bank

SPEAKERS:

Session 16
Risk Management in Clean Energy Financing
Auditorium Zones C-D

One of the major barriers faced by investors is project risk, whether perceived or real. This session will bring together a legal advisor, a private-sector energy developer, and two managers of U.S. programs designed to mitigate risk and stimulate debt financing for clean energy projects.

CHAIR:
S. Chander, Chair, Energy Committee, ADB

SPEAKERS:

6:00 pm Cocktail Reception hosted by ADB Location: ADB, Mandaluyong, Philippines
Day 3, June 19, 2009
9:00 am - 10:30 am

Session 17
Energy Efficiency Policies
Auditorium Zones A-B

Energy efficiency is the least-cost clean energy option but often the hardest to implement effectively. This session will describe lessons learned in the design and implementation of effective energy-efficiency policies and programs.

CHAIR:
Jun Tian, Advisor, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, ADB

SPEAKERS:

Session 18
Private Sector Opportunities for Mainstreaming Access to Energy
Briefing Theater 2

Panelists will discuss the potential for alternative technologies and business models for expanding access to clean, modern energy in the region. Discussion will also focus on how common barriers to scaling up or replicating projects can be overcome to create attractive returns for investors while meeting a huge untapped market potential.

CHAIR:
Ricarda McFalls [ PDF: 734kb | 28 pages ], World Business Council on Sustainable Development

SPEAKERS:

9:00 am - 10:30 am

Session 19
Electrifying Transport
Briefing Theater 1

The session will focus on the use of electric vehicles (e-jeeps, e-three wheelers, and e-2 wheelers) for urban transport. The challenges and impacts of the same shall be discussed.

CHAIR:
Manmohan Parkash, Principal Transport Specialist, ADB

SPEAKERS:

Session 20
Energy Statistics and Outlook for Asia Pacific
Auditorium Zones C-D

The session will present the results of a study conducted for the ADB by the Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre of the Institute of Energy Economics of Japan on energy trends and outlook in 48 of ADB's regional member countries.

CHAIR:
Jong-Inn Kim, Principal Energy Specialist, Sustainable Infrastructure Division, Regional Sustainable Development Department, ADB

SPEAKERS:

10:30 am Break
11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Session 21
Energy Efficiency Funds
Briefing Theater 2

Energy-efficiency funds are developed by governments or utilities to overcome initial barriers to private financing of energy-efficiency projects. This session will present an international overview of experience with energy-efficiency funds, showcase lessons learned from fund implementation in Thailand [and the US], and present a new State Energy Conservation Fund in India.

CHAIR:
Piyasvasti Amranand, Chief Advisor of Energy for Environment Foundation and former Thai Minister of Energy

SPEAKERS:

Session 22
Biofuels: Can They Be Sustainable?
Briefing Theater 1

This session will include presentations on two major regional assessments that have been recently completed on the markets for, and sustainability aspects of, biofuels in Asia. These presentations will be complemented by presentations on the experience implementing biofuels in India and the Philippines.

CHAIR:
Orestes Anastasia, Regional Environment Advisor, USAID Regional Development Mission for Asia

SPEAKERS:

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Session 23
Post-2012 Global Carbon Market -- Update on Scenarios and Implications for Developing Countries
Auditorium Zones A-B

This session will update the audience on the latest UN negotiations on the post-2012 carbon market, as well as other financing mechanisms intended to promote clean energy in developing countries. After brief presentations on where we are now, there will be a panel discussion on what really needs to happen to boost investments for clean energy at the required scale.

CHAIR:
Toru Kubo, Senior Clean Energy & Climate Change Specialist, ADB: "Post-2012 session outline" [ PDF: 83kb | 7 pages ] "Making the Carbon Market work for Developing Finance" [ PDF: 791kb | 51 pages ]

SPEAKERS:

PANELISTS:
Athena Ronquillo-Ballesteros, World Resources Institute
Lewis McDonald, Senior Associate, Global Energy Practice, Herbert Smith LLP

Agus Sari, Country Director, Ecosecurities Indonesia

Session 24
Challenges Implementing Renewable Energy Technologies
Auditorium Zones C-D

This session will address the challenges in successfully implementing renewable energy technologies, with presentations on large-scale solar and wind energy systems. It will also include the perspective of a clean energy investor seeking opportunities in the area of renewable energy.

CHAIR:
Mike Allen, Chairman, ReEx Capital Asia

SPEAKERS:
12:30 pm Lunch
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Session 25
Closing Plenary
Vision for a Clean Energy Future
Auditorium Zones A-D

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Antonio Hill, (Speech [ PDF: 29kb | 5 pages ] | Presentation [ PDF: 887kb | 12 pages ]), Senior Climate Change Policy Advisor, Oxfam International
Piyasvasti Amranand [ PDF: 825kb | 23 pages ], Chief Advisor of Energy for Environment Foundation and former Thai Minister of Energy

CLOSING REMARKS:
Bindu Lohani, Vice President Finance and Administration, ADB
Barbara Krell, Acting Deputy Mission Director, USAID Regional Development Mission for Asia

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