Renewable Energy Finance Asia Agenda |
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| Day One, 12th June 2007 |
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| 08.15 |
Registration & Refreshments |
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Opening Keynote Plenary – Major Trends in Sustainable Energy in Asia
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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). |
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| 09.05 |
Chair’s Opening Remarks
Chair: Mike Allen, Financial Advisor, REEEP |
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| 09.15 |
SEAS Welcome Address
Edwin Khew, CEO, IUT Global Pte, Chairman, SEAS and SAFECo and SMa, Singapore |
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| 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 |
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| 09.45 |
The Asian Palm Oil Phenomenon – Is it Sustainable?
Zazili Jaafer, General Manager, Biodiesel, Golden Hope, Malaysia |
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| 10.10 |
Interactive Discussion Session with Zazili Jaafer |
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| 10.20 |
Networking Refreshment Break |
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Innovation & Scale:
Investing in Renewable Energy in Asia
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| 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
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| 12.55 |
Networking Lunch and Exhibition Visit |
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| 14.10 |
Case Studies: Innovation and Scale
- Accelerating Developments of Renewable Energy in Asia
Roberto C. Julian, Finance Director, Preferred Energy, Inc.
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Policy Trends, Regulation & Risk Management
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| 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
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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 |
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| 15.30 |
Networking Refreshments and Exhibition Visit |
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Mechanisms For Financing Renewable Energy In Asia
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| 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 |
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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
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Stefan Gerig, Chief Investment Officer, Nordkap Bank |
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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) |
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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 |
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| 17.25 |
Close of Day One & Networking Cocktail Reception |
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Day Two, 13th June 2007 |
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| 08.30 |
Refreshments |
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09.00
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Chairman's Introduction:
Keith Baker, Australian Greenhouse Office |
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Financing Renewable Energy Start-Ups &
New Technology
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| 09.15 |
How to increase Investment in Clean Technologies in Asia Successful Partnership Strategies
Christoph Loslein, CEO, Asia Wind Group & London Asia |
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| 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
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Investing In Sector Development
Renewable Energy Project Development And Finance
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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
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Update on Trends on Finance for Wind Power
Erik Sejersen, Project Finance Manager, Vestas Asia Pacific
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Asia Wind Group Case Study
Christoph Loeslein, CEO, AsiaWind Group and CEO E&E Division London Asia
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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 |
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| 11.00 |
Networking Refreshments and Exhibition Visit |
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| 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 |
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Christophe Inglin, Managing Director, Phoenix Solar |
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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 |
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| 12.30 |
Renewable Energy CDM
- An update on methodologies and registered projects and the status of biofuels under CDM
Edgar Salinas, UNFCCC
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| 12.50 |
Networking Lunch and Exhibition Visit |
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Bio-Energy: Biofuels and Biomass Financing and Investment
- Overview of the target market, how it is segmented, market dynamics, future outlook
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Peter Cheng & David Liang, Bronzeoak |
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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. |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| 15.30 |
Refreshments and Exhibition Visit |
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| 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 |
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| 17.30 |
Close of Conference |
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Event Partners |
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| 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. |
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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). |
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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 |
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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. |
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Venue |
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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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