Business forum and exhibit of power stakeholders
Posted on September 2nd, 2009
Power stakeholders will be gathering at World Trade Center Metro Manila this September. This will be at the Powertech 2009 Business Forum which will be on September 9 to 10, and the PowerTrends 2009 international exhibition on September 9 to 11, both at the World Trade Center. These events will gather C-level speakers and presenters from government and private sectors which are responsible for various renewable clean and green energy policies and projects in the country.
Project proponents, international funders, investors in clean technology, service providers (engineers, architects, lawyers, accountants and consultants), and technology and equipment suppliers will be attending the events which are organized in cooperation with the Department of Energy and National Power Corporation by Leverage International (Consultants) Inc.
To officially open the PowerTrends 2009 exhibition will be Vice President Noli de Castro, while Energy Secretary Angelo T. Reyes will be the keynote speaker of the forum. Other speakers include Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri and Trade Undersecretary Elmer Hernandez for the Session 1 which is about Policy, Regulatory Issues and Incentives. Dr. Francisco Viray, Trans-Asia President and former energy secretary will be the moderator.
Session 2 follows which is about Economics and Challenges of Renewable and Clean Energy , will have Jose P. Leviste, Jr. of Constellation Energy; Raymond Quiroz, Energy Development Corporation; March Vergnet, Vergnet; Luis Miguel Aboitiz, Aboitiz Power Renewables; Bernard Trebol, Philippine Sugar Institute; Walter Brown, of National Grid Corporation of the Philippines; and Froilan Tampinco, National Power Corporation. The moderators are Dr. Viray and Federico Puno, TeaM Energy Corporation and former NPC President.
Session 3 is about Carbon Credits and will have Joyceline Goco, IACEC; Josh Carmody, Asian Development Bank; Ben Cotton of Earth Capital Partners; and Mila Jude of SEEDlinks Philippines, Inc.
Session 4 will have Roberto Almazora, Manila Electric Company; Felino Palafox, Jr., Palafox Associates; Amado de Jesus, ASEAN Energy Awards Committee, who will be talking about Energy Efficiency and Management. Cyril del Callar, former NPC President and chairman of Del Callar & Partner, will be the moderator.
Session 5 is about Financing of Energy and Energy-Related Projects and it will have Sumio Ishikawa, Japan Bank for International Cooperation; Brillo Reynes, Development Bank of the Philippines; and Guido Alfredo Delgado, former NPC President and president of GAA Delgado Inc.
Technical sessions (open to the public) are “The Condition Assessment and Rehabilitation of Aging Hydropower Plants – The Ambuklao and Binga HPPs Case†by Norconsult AS; “Biomass-based Power Generation – Advantages and Experience in the Asian Context†by Areva; “Advantages of Using Cast Resin Transformers†by TMC Transformers; and “Failure Analysis & Risk Management†by TUV SUD PSB Philippines.
Interested parties may contact the PowerTrends 2009 secretariat at leverage@leverageinternational.com.
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