Event Info
April 7-8, 2011
Panama City, Panama – Hotel Marriott
Financial/Private Sector Backgrounder | ECPA Web Page
During the 2009 Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago, U.S. President Barak Obama announced the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA). In April 2010, U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu hosted the first Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) Ministerial meeting where Ministers underscored the importance of building upon existing collaborative efforts and developing further concrete activities.
ECPA is a voluntary and flexible framework open to all Western Hemisphere governments, private sector, and civil society to lead or participate in initiatives that reflect the region’s energy and climate priorities. In furtherance of this important partnership, the Government of Panama will host a regional critical issues discussion and ECPA senior-level meeting on April 7-8, 2011 in Panama City. This high-level discussion and meeting provides a critical occasion and opportunity for public, private, financial and non-governmental sectors to further engage in an open dialogue to address energy development in the Western Hemisphere.
The goal for the sessions in Panama is to further regional dialogue on the most critical energy and climate issues facing the region and continue the important momentum developed over the last two years for ECPA. The one and a half day meeting will be a useful occasion to take stock of progress across the region on ECPA initiatives, provide an update on regional collaborative efforts and refine the process for next steps and future efforts. The emphasis will be on finding solutions and collaboration and not speechmaking.
Agenda
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Regional Critical Energy Issues Dialogue & ECPA Meeting
APRIL 7 & 8, 2011
Marriott Panama City, Panama
Thursday April 7, 2011
8:30AM – 9 AM Welcome: Juan Manuel Urriola, Minister of Energy, Panama
Opening Remarks: Roberto Henríquez, Minister of Commerce & Industry, Panama
9AM – 10:30 AM Discussion of Energy Efficiency, Clean and More Efficient Use of Fossil Fuels and Energy Infrastructure
MODERATED PANEL I (Campo Alegre)
Panelists:
• Phyllis Yoshida, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia, Europe and the Americas, U.S. Department of Energy
• José Maria Blanco, BUN-CA
• Marco Antonio Nieto, CONUEE/Mexico
• Philippe Delmotte, CEO for Central America, GDF Suez
• Hamilton Moss de Souza, Director, Energy Development, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Brazil
Facilitator: Leandro Alves, Inter-American Development Bank
• Panelists will discuss deployment of energy efficient technologies and the promotion best policy practices through assistance in developing building codes and other standards in the industrial, commercial, and residential sectors, as well as training for energy audits.
• Panelists will discuss pathways for integrating, modernizing and ensuring resiliency in electricity and natural gas infrastructures.
• The panelists will discuss how promoting clean energy technologies reduce conventional pollution and emissions.
10:30AM – 10:45 AM Coffee Break
10:45AM – 12:15PM Discussion of Land Use & Forestry, Climate Change/Adaptation; Energy Poverty and Renewable Energy
MODERATED PANEL II (Campo Alegre)
Panelists:
• Matt Rooney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional Economic Policy, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State
• Rodrigo García, Renewable Energy Center, Chile
• Mike Eckhart, Citigroup, LAC CORE Senior Advisor
• Adrian Katzew, Vestas Latin America
• Jeff Soule, American Planners Association
Facilitator: Jorge Barrigh, Independent Consultant, Panama
• The panelists will discuss how strategies for sustainable forests and land use can reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and enhance carbon sequestration in the land use sector.
• The panelists will discuss how to assist vulnerable countries and communities with strategies to understand and reduce their vulnerabilities and adapt to the impacts of climate change..
• Panelists will discuss how to target urban and rural energy poverty with strategies to promote sustainable urban development and improve access to modern clean energy services and appropriate technologies in rural areas.
• The panelists will discuss how the acceleration of clean energy deployment via project support, policy dialogues, scientific collaboration, and the clean energy technology network will enhance the development of renewable energy in the hemisphere.
12:15PM – 12:30PM Critical Issues Forum Wrap Up (Campo Alegre)
Mark Lambrides, Section Chief, Energy and Climate Change Mitigation and Manager ECPA Clearinghouse, OAS
12:30PM – 1:00PM Keynote Address (Campo Alegre)
Minister Carlos Rodado, Colombia
Latin America and the Caribbean: Balancing the Need for Modern Energy and Protecting the Climate
1PM – 1:45PM Lunch (Gran Canal)
1:45PM – 2:10PM ECPA Steering Committee Opening and Welcoming Remarks (Gran Canal)
Welcome Remarks:
• Juan Manuel Urriola, Secretary of Energy of Panama
• Gary Ward, Director, Office of the Americas, Office of Policy and International Affairs, U.S. Department of Energy
• Joseph Salazar, Deputy Director for Economic Policy, WHA, U.S. Department of State
2:10PM – 2:30PM ECPA Overview (Gran Canal)
Mark Lambrides, Section Chief, Energy and Climate Change Mitigation and Manager ECPA Clearinghouse, OAS
• The role of the ECPA clearinghouse to disseminate information on the website, with country leads to provide regular updates on events, activities and public outreach.
• Provide an opportunity for government representatives to nominate themselves to serve as ECPA pillar coordinators(s) in collaboration with the ECPA clearinghouse.
2:30 PM – 4:30 PM Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Open for participants to develop project recommendations and identify areas for deeper collaboration between the public and private sectors and civil society
Session A: Land Use and Forestry & Climate Change/Adaptation (Salon Campo Alegre A)
Discussants:
• Ana Villegas, The Moore Foundation
• Rachel Kastenberg, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Special Envoy for Climate Change
• TBD, IDB Climate Team
Facilitator: Frances Colon, U.S. Department of State
Session B: Cleaner and More Efficient Use of Fossil Fuels (Salon Campo Alegre B)
Discussants:
• Joseph Williams, CARICOM
• Marc D’lorio, NRCan
• Minister Wilson Pastor, Ecuador
• Raul Kreiman, Institute of Gas & Oil-UBA
• TBD, T&T
• TBD, Venezuela
Facilitator: Jeremy Martin, Institute of the Americas
Session C: Renewable Energy (Salon Campo Alegre C)
Discussants:
• Mike Eckhart, Citigroup, LAC CORE Senior Advisor
• Joan Underwood, Office of the Prime Minister, Antigua and Barbuda
• Paul Trupo, USDA
• Minister Richard Frederick, St. Lucia
• Dino Barajas, Partner, Akin Gump LLP
• TBD, Paraguay
Facilitator: Rodrigo Garcia, Director, Renewable Energy Center, Chile
4:30PM – 6:30PM Cocktail Reception (Campo Alegre Foyer)
Friday April 8, 2011
8:30AM – 10AM Private & Financial Sector Breakfast Dialogue (Gran Canal)
This breakfast dialogue will bring together a diverse group of energy companies and financial institutions to share perspectives on government regulations, laws, and financing, which will create a valuable tool for the public sector representatives. The discussions will touch on the availability of energy investment opportunities in multilateral and commercial development banks, national banks and other institutions financing clean energy projects. There will be opportunities to explore synergies in the financing of clean energy projects between these institutions, governments or agencies in the Western Hemisphere. The group could provide recommendations and/or suggestions to public sector colleagues on how best to collaborate under the ECPA framework.
Public Sector Perspective: PC El Salvador
Private Sector Perspective:
• Eduardo de la Guardia, Pedregal Power
Facilitator:
• Nathan Younge, U.S. Trade Development Agency
10AM – 12 PM Concurrent Breakout Sessions
These sessions will break down the topics and issues raised during the larger panel groups. The public, private and financial sectors will discuss how to use ECPA as a toolkit to solve the problems related to the seven pillars.
Session D: Energy Efficiency (Salon Campo Alegre A)
Discussants:
• Daniel Camac, Vice Minister, Ministry of Energy and Mines, Peru
• Enrique Ramirez, CNE, Dominican Republic
• Brad Johnson, Resource Mobilization Advisors
• Gloria Villa, Ministry of Energy, Costa Rica
• Ishenkumba Kahwa, University of the West Indies, Jamaica
Facilitator: Marco Antonio Nieto, CONUEE/Mexico
Session E: Energy Poverty (Salon Campo Alegre B)
Discussants:
• Paul Flowers, Strategic Planning and Policy Advisor, Ministry of Natural Resources, Belize
• Jean Acquatella, ECLAC
• Craig Nelson, U.S. Peace Corps
Facilitator: Pablo Reyes, CEELAT Colombia, LAC CORE
Session F: Energy Infrastructure (Salon Campo Alegre C)
Discussants:
• Juan Miguel Cayo, Energy Officer, World Bank
• Craig O’Connor, ExIm Bank
• Andres Taboada, Ministry of Energy and Mines, Colombia
• Jaime Tupper, AES, Central America
• Luis Roberto Reyes, National Energy Council
• St. Kitts & Nevis
Facilitator: Andres Villegas, Director, Interconexion Colombia Panama (ICP)
12PM – 1PM LUNCH (Gran Canal)
Keynote: Albert R. Ramdin, Assistant Secretary General of the OAS: Looking Towards the Summit of the Americas 2012
1PM – 1:30PM Wrap-Up of The Six Breakout Sessions
Facilitator: Dr. Victorio Oxilia Dávalos, Executive Secretary, OLADE
1:30PM – 2:30PM ECPA Next Steps and Country Co-Coordinator Selection Process
(Gran Canal) Facilitator: Mark Lambrides, OAS
2:30PM – 2:45PM Closing Remarks: Juan Manuel Urriola, Minister of Energy, Panama
(Gran Canal)
Hotel Info
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$265.00 x night plus a 10% tax, includes continental breakfast.
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$180.00 x night + 10% tax, includes continental breakfast.
4. Hotel El Panamá & Casino –
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Tel. 507 – 215-9445
$135.00 x night + 10% tax, includes continental breakfast.
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6. Hotel Ejecutivo –
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$104.50 x night + a 10% tax, includes continental breakfast.
