AGENDA
| Day 1 Day 2 Masterclass |
Conference Day 1 - 16 September 2009 |
| 08:30 |
Registration |
| 09:00 |
Chairman Opening and Welcome Address
Mumtaz Khan, Chief Executive Officer, Middle East &Asia Capital
Partners Pte. Ltd. |
09:15
KEYNOTE ADDRESS |
Renewable Energy Option for Safe Global Financial Markets and the Clean Energy Outlook
- Progress in climate change, causes and reasons
- The various Renewable Energy options, how it will serve Singapore and the region
- Market, Incentives and Industries for economical growth
Prof. Ali Sayigh, Chairman/ Director General, World Renewable
Energy Congress/ WREN |
09:45
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Key Government Initiatives in Asia Pacific
- How government implementation of stimulus packages along with other policy initiatives will affect renewable energy companies today and in the future
- How would government policies impact investment decisions of entrepreneurs, corporations and investors today?
Purnomo Yusgiantoro, Minister, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources,Republic of Indonesia
Edward Gustely, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Finance, Republic of
Indonesia |
| 10:15 |
Networking Coffee Break |
10:45
PANEL DISCUSSION |
Investment Insights: An Institutional Investor’s Perspective on The Clean Energy Market
- What are investors investing in? What are their selection criteria?
- Where are financing activities concentrating on now and in the future?
- Are funds still readily available for the deployment and implementation of projects? How can they be accessed?
- Who are the investors?
Jurgen Rigterink, Chief Investment Officer, FMO
Alejandro Perez, Senior Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation
Tan Sri Dato’ Abi Musa Asa’ari,Chairman/ President, Tabung Haji
Malaysia/ Malaysian Biodiesel Association
Moderator:
Deepak Natarajan, Director, Intel Capital |
| 11:15 |
Insights to New Equity Market for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology
- Reviewing the current available grants, incentives and other support structures
- Re-examining the new role of cash equity – What are the opportunities and threats?
- New players of the renewable energy market – Who are they and what are their roles in driving the industry forward
- How investors will deploy financial resources to reap the benefits from the opportunities in today’s market
Catharina Saponar, Head of Energy, Utilities and Ecology Equity Research,
Nomura International
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11:45
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Financing Carbon Projects – Challenges and Opportunities
Sushila Maharjan, Origination Director, Tricorona Carbon Asset Management Pte. Ltd |
| 12:15 |
Networking Lunch Break |
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Updates on The Clean Energy Market |
14:00
WIND
ENERGY
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Taking the Wind Energy to The Next Level
- Climate change policies on the opportunity for wind investments
- China and India – Overcrowded or are there still room for foreign investment
- Development updates on rest of Asia – Vietnam, Philippines, Korea, Taiwan
- Grid connection planning as its effects on project budgets and finance
Justin Wu, Senior Analyst, New Energy Finance
Robert Todd, Director of Resources and Energy Group,
HSBC
William I.Y. Byun, Managing Director,
Asia Renewables Pte. Ltd.
Brad Sterley, Director of Renewable Energy, Standard Chartered Bank
Moderator:
Vince Choi, Director of Investments, Middle East and Asia Capital Partners |
14:30
BIOMASS POWER |
Sustainable Power Generation from Biomass in Asia
- Overview of biomass for power generation in Asia – Assessing the drivers, inhibitors and catalysts for future developments
- Assessing the policy instruments for biomass power project – What are the current policy frameworks, challenges and risk involved
- Reviewing successful financing options and will it change under the current economic climate – What are the avenues for future projects
- Exploring the investment opportunities for large and medium scale projects in Asia – What are the risk and returns
- Updates on biomass technologies – Utilizing jatropha for jet fuels and waste to energy technologies
Tan Sri Dato’ Abi Musa Asa’ari, Chairman/President, Tabung Haji Malaysia /
Malaysian Biodiesel Association
Edgare Kerkwijk, Managing Director, Asia Green Capital
Julie McLaughlin, Head of Origination South East Asia, E.ON U.K
Moderator:
Jeffrey Dickinson, Managing Director, E+Co. |
| 15:00 |
Networking Tea Break |
15:30
SOLAR ENERGY |
Reviewing Developments in Solar Energy Conversions
- Global solar market updates – Implications and prospects for the Asian solar industry
- Changing strategies and trends in solar energy investments
- Exploring investment opportunities in emerging solar cost-cutting technologies - Thin-film technology, Nano-technology and Organic solar technology and its commercial roadmaps
Dr. Benjamin K. Sovacool, Research Fellow, Energy Governance Program, Centre on Asia and Globalization, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore |
16:00
GEOTHERMAL |
Geothermal Energy: Tapping into the Pacific Ring-of-Fire
- Outlook on geothermal sector and its potential as the key resource for clean power generation in Indonesia and Philippines
- Government policies in pushing the developments of geothermal power generation
- Economics and legal challenges for geothermal investments and development
- Understanding the geothermal project characteristics – Project profitability, project financing sources
Chris de Lavigne, Global Vice President of Consulting and Practice, Frost and Sullivan |
16:30
CARBON CAPTURE STORAGE |
Carbon Capture, Sequestration and Utilization: Exploring the Commercial Roadmap of the Climate Mitigation Strategy
- Assessing the economics and the need of CCS Technology
- Evaluating the current regulatory framework in CCS implementation and how it catalyzes development and growth
- Understanding the various options and challenges in financing CCS Projects – Are there solutions to the high cost projects and what are the opportunities for investors
- Reviewing the developments in CCS technology - How it affects the short to medium term growth of CCS projects
Gerard Moutet, Geosciences Senior Adviser, Total Exploration and Production Division |
17:00
GREEN BUILDINGS AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY |
Buildings that Breathe: The Principal Step Towards Global Energy Management
- Reviewing current regulatory framework and incentive policies – Cost, enforcement, stakeholders role and incentives
- Benchmarking on global private-public green projects – What are their effective business models and strategies for sustainable energy performance
- Reviewing financing solutions for energy efficiency alteration and retrofittings
- Assessing the current investment tools for a green asset – The building envelope, mechanical systems, lighting and control systems
Frederic Crampe, Managing Director, ReEx Capital Asia
Ang Chye Peng, Engineer, Resource Conservation Dept, National Environment Agency Singapore
Chandran Nair, Managing Director for South East Asia, National Instruments
Thiru Subramanian, Founder, CTO and Director, CEMS Ltd.
Moderator:
Arun Sen, Managing Director, Asia Cleantech |
| 17:30 |
End of Conference Day One |
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