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Singapore, June 12th-13th 2007


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Maximising business opportunities:
Renewable Energy Finance Asia will be colocated with 3 market leading clean energy events:
Biofuels Markets Asia, June 12 & 13
Carbon Markets Asia, June 14 & 15
Biogas Markets Asia, June 14 & 15


Renewable Energy Finance Asia Agenda


Day One, 12th June 2007  
     
08.15 Registration & Refreshments  
     
 
Opening Keynote Plenary – Major Trends in Sustainable Energy in Asia
  This opening plenary session will be shared with the delegates of the co-located Renewable Energy Finance Asia conference and is co-hosted by the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS).
   
09.05 Chair’s Opening Remarks
Chair: Mike Allen, Financial Advisor, REEEP
 
     
09.15 SEAS Welcome Address
Edwin Khew, CEO, IUT Global Pte, Chairman, SEAS and SAFECo and SMa, Singapore
     
09.25 Official Keynote Address by Guest of Honour

Dr Amy Khor,
Senior Parliamentary Secretary and Chair, National Climate Change Committee, Ministry of Environment and Water Resources
   
09.45 The Asian Palm Oil Phenomenon – Is it Sustainable?
Zazili Jaafer, General Manager, Biodiesel, Golden Hope, Malaysia
   
10.10 Interactive Discussion Session with Zazili Jaafer
     
10.20 Networking Refreshment Break  
     
 
Innovation & Scale: Investing in Renewable Energy in Asia
     
11.15 Key Developments in Renewable Energy Technology in Asia
  • What is relevant for the Asian market?
  • Where are we up to?

Ka Keung Chan, Managing Director, CLP Renewables

   
11.35

Energy Revolution: A Sustainable World Energy Outlook

  • The scale of renewable energy investments globally, in particular focusing on East Asia
  • How to address climate change between now and 2050

Jasper Inventor, Southeast Asian Campaigner for Climate and Change, Greenpeace International

   
11.55

Executive Panel: Future Trends in Financing Renewable and Low-Carbon Technology in Asia

  • Innovation in debt structures
  • Deals and developments
  • Creating the winning deal
  • What deals are expected - what opportunities will arise?
  • Mergers & acquisitions and joint ventures - what's happening?

Executive Panel:
Shane Bush, Head of Renewable Energy, Standard Chartered Bank
Anand Prakesh, Managing Director, FE Clean Energy
Kurt Metzger, Chief Investment Officer, Infinity Energy
Joost Siteur, Investment Officer, E&Co Asia
Carol Tan Swee Sien, Head of Project Finance, Epuron
Nick Ashby, Celadon Capital Malaysia

   
12.55 Networking Lunch and Exhibition Visit
   
14.10

Case Studies: Innovation and Scale

  • Accelerating Developments of Renewable Energy in Asia

Roberto C. Julian, Finance Director, Preferred Energy, Inc.

   
 
Policy Trends, Regulation & Risk Management
   
14.30

Executive Panel: Policy Trends and Regulation

  • How to create Investment Opportunities
  • Developing policy frameworks to facilitate the increased uptake of
    renewable energy in Asia
  • Importance of tax breaks and incentives - what makes incentives successful?
  • Regulation, subsidies, taxes and incentives
  • Do subsidies distort investment? Would a global carbon tax be more of an
    efficient way to close the gap between fossil and alternative fuels?
  • Foreign capital vs domestic capital
  • Overview of the Cebu Declaration of East Asian Energy Security - calls for
    extra investment into eco-friendly fuels
  • Risk management issues

Panellists:
Amy Kean, REEEP

Antolina Butalid, First VP, Development Banking, Development Bank of the Philippines
Christopher Tung, Partner, Mallesons Stephen Jacques
Sharad Somani, Associate Director, Global Infrastructure and Projects, KPMG Corporate Finance

   
15.10 Developing a Regional Strategy for CDM in Asia -Barriers, Opportunities and Potential
  • Focus on perspective on market for CER generating projects
  • Project considerations and market directions

William Byun, Managing Director Asia & Middle East, Climate Change & Technology Development, AES Asia and Middle East

   
15.30 Networking Refreshments and Exhibition Visit
   
 
Mechanisms For Financing Renewable Energy In Asia
     
16.00 Raising Equity Financing - Asian Case Studies
  • What are equity investors looking for?
  • How to structure an investment opportunity to make it attractive?
  • Examples of equity investors active in the Asian Renewable Energy sector

Frederic Crampe, General Manager, The Renewable Energy Exchange Asia (Pte) Ltd, Singapore

   
16.20 Debt Financing for Renewable Projects: Liquidity vs Competition
  • The competitive effects of market liquidity
  • The pros and cons of domestic vs offshore debt
  • The usefulness of multilateral and export credit agencies; and
  • Why some recent projects successfully closed

Peter Geldart, Senior VP and Head of Structured Finance, Asia Pacific, BayernLB
&
Stefan Gerig, Chief Investment Officer, Nordkap Bank

   
16.50 Project Finance Case Study Ethanol Plant in Thailand: Sourcing Equity and Debt Financing in Today's Market
  • Biofuel projects' feasibility from a financier's perspective
  • Tapping equity financing for biofuels projects: what are investors looking for?
  • Sourcing senior and junior debt for biofuels projects: typical conditions and
    main hurdles
  • Role of DFIs to promote investments in biofuels

Antoine Vigier, Head Representative, Proparco (AFD - French Development Finance Institution)

   
17.10 The following expert panel will discuss the above case studies and pose questions to the speakers and audience
Expert Panel:
Mike Allen, Financial Advisor, REEEP
Ka Keung Chan,
Managing Director, CLP Renewables
Christopher Tung,
Partner, Mallesons Stephen Jacques
   
17.25 Close of Day One & Networking Cocktail Reception
   
   
  Day Two, 13th June 2007
   
08.30 Refreshments
   
09.00
Chairman's Introduction:
Keith Baker, Australian Greenhouse Office
   
 
Financing Renewable Energy Start-Ups & New Technology
   
09.15

How to increase Investment in Clean Technologies in Asia Successful Partnership Strategies
Christoph Loslein,
CEO, Asia Wind Group & London Asia

   
09.35 Executive Panel: Challenges faced when raising Venture Finance
  • Risks and returns from investments
  • Successful partnership strategies

Baldave Singh, Asian Editor, New Energy Finance
Ken Cheung, Partner, Watson, Farley & Williams LLP
Jeff Layman, Senior Associate, Fulbright & Jaworski
Nick Ashby, Celadon Capital

   
 
Investing In Sector Development
Renewable Energy Project Development And Finance

   
10.10

WIND Project Development and Finance - Case Studies

  • Find out why and how Asia is to become the new hotbed for the adoption of wind technology
  • Overview of the target market, how it is segmented, market dynamics, future outlook
  • Experiences and case studies

A series of 15 minute case studies will be followed by questions and discussion from our expert panel

   
 

Update on Trends on Finance for Wind Power
Erik Sejersen, Project Finance Manager, Vestas Asia Pacific

   
 

Asia Wind Group Case Study
Christoph Loeslein, CEO, AsiaWind Group and CEO E&E Division London Asia

   
  Our expert panel will discuss the above case studies and pose questions to the speakers and audience
Expert Panel:
Amy Kean, REEEP
Christopher Tung, Partner, Mallesons Stephen Jacques
   
11.00 Networking Refreshments and Exhibition Visit
   
11.40 SOLAR Project Development and Finance - Case Studies
  • Overview of the target market, how it is segmented, market dynamics, future outlook
  • Experiences and case studies
A series of 15 minute case studies will be followed by questions and discussion from our expert panel
   
  Christophe Inglin, Managing Director, Phoenix Solar
   
  Our expert panel will discuss the above case studies and pose questions to the speakers and audience
Expert Panel:
Keith Baker,  Australian Greenhouse Office
Christopher Tung, Partner, Mallesons Stephen Jacques
   
12.30 Renewable Energy CDM
  • An update on methodologies and registered projects and the status of biofuels under CDM


Edgar Salinas, UNFCCC

   
12.50 Networking Lunch and Exhibition Visit
   
14.00

Bio-Energy: Biofuels and Biomass Financing and Investment

  • Overview of the target market, how it is segmented, market dynamics, future outlook
   
  Peter Cheng & David Liang, Bronzeoak
   
  Our expert panel will discuss the above case studies and pose questions to the speakers and audience
Expert Panel:
Amy Kean, REEEP
Christopher Tung, Partner, Mallesons Stephen Jacques
Roberto C. Julian
, Finance Director, Preferred Energy, Inc.
   
15.00 From Mini-Hydros to a Portfolio Approach to Distributed Generation Opportunities
  • Giving the macro picture on the power sector in Sri Lanka
  • Mini-hydro development under RERED initiative
  • PADGO initiative and movement towards technology neutral platform
  • Replication possibilities in other countries in S.E.Asia

Sandeep Kohli, Senior Project Officer, IFC

   
   
  Our expert panel will discuss the above case studies and pose questions to the speakers and audience
Expert Panel:
Keith Baker,  Australian Greenhouse Office
Christopher Tung, Partner, Mallesons Stephen Jacques
   
15.30 Refreshments and Exhibition Visit
   
15.50

Renewable Energy Finance-Policy Project 
lead by Chatham House in collaboration with REEEP".

Key Issues For Scaling Up Investment in Renewable Energies

  • To what extent is policy driving investment in the sector?
  • What is working well? What is not?
  • What are the key policy issues for increasing deal flow?
  • How do the above issues impact the finance community?
  • What are the national policy priorities
  • Are there issues for regional cooperation that would facilitate investment?
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15.50 Structured Networking Session
A closing structured networking session will allow attendees a final opportunity to do business
   
17.30 Close of Conference
     

   
Event Partners  
 
The Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS) is the association for companies involved in the promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency, clean development mechanisms and carbon emissions trading. It aims to be the regional and global entity for the promotion of energy efficiency and awareness, and the showcasing of renewable energy technologies. It will provide a platform for investors to engage with developers in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.

     
 

The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) is a coalition of progressive governments, businesses and organisations committed to accelerating the development of renewable and energy efficiency systems (REES).

     
  The Independent Power Producers Forum is a non-profit industry support organization mandated by its members to work toward best practices in the Power Generation industry. Our geographic focus includes all developing nations across the Asia / Pacific region as well as the more developed economies of North East Asia and the Americas
     
  The World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE / wcre.org) is a global policy umbrella, and voice for the rapid proliferation of renewable power for world-wide security, development and poverty alleviation. It is represented in Asia Pacific by Sydney based Professor P Droege, the author of renewablecity.org, and head of solarcity.org.

  Media Partners  
 
         
 
         
 
         
     

Venue
 

Orchard Hotel Singapore
442 Orchard Road Singapore 238879
tel: +65 6734 7766  fax: +65 6733 5482  reservation: +65 67348595
email: enquiry@orchardhotel.com.sg

Registered delegates, speakers and press will be sent accommodation booking forms for reduced rate accommodation at the Orchard Hotel.

   

 

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