World Bank Group PSLO Annual Energy Sector Mission
"Access to Energy for the World: Green Solutions to Global Challenges"
Washington, D.C. - October 31 - November 4, 2010
Thank you to all 90 participants of the 2010 PSLO Annual Energy Mission who made it a success! Participants in this year’s mission represent more than 60 organizations and 12 different countries with expertise in a variety of fields related to renewable energy and energy efficiency.
The 2010 PSLO Annual Energy Mission focused on the energy sector opportunities at the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and was designed to provide an opportunity for the private sector to Initiate a dialogue with the IFI officers responsible for energy sector projects, in addition to understanding the project requirements and constraints, and the level of competitiveness in accessing bank projects and bank-financed projects and programs in the energy sector.
Day One:
- "World Bank Group Priorities, Programs and Projects in the Energy Sector" - Lucio Monari (Energy Sector Manager, World Bank)
- "IFC's Role in Supporting Energy Investments in Client Countries" - Shinji Yamamoto (Chief Investment Officer, Power Global Infrastructures, IFC), Dana Younger (Senior Renewable Energy Advisor, IFC), and Corinne Figueredo (Senior Investment Officer, IFC)
- "Climate Investment Funds and Other Energy/Climate Change Funds" - Joumana Asso (Senior Private Sector Development Specialist, World Bank)
- "Addressing the Energy Gap" - Koffi Ekouevi (Senior Economist, Sustainable Energy Department, World Bank)
- "World Bank Renewable Energy Program and Projects" - Natalia Kulichenko-Lotz (Senior Energy Specialist, World Bank), Chandrasekar Govindarajalu (Senior Energy Specialist, World Bank), Daryl Fields (Senior Water Resources Specialist, World Bank) and Oeyvind Espeseth Lier (Senior Hydropower Specialist, World Bank)
- "World Bank Energy Efficiency Program and Projects" - Ashok Sarkar (Senior Energy Specialist, Energy Anchor, World Bank)
Day Two:
- Regional Overview of Energy Projects with a Sector Focus:
- Africa/Hydro - Fanny Kathinka Missfeldt-Ringius (Senior Energy Economist, Africa Region, World Bank)
- East Asia/Geothermal -Vijay Njagganathan (Sector Manager Energy, World Bank)
- Europe & Central Asia/Natural Gaz - Franz Gerner (Senior Energy Economist, World Bank)
- Latin America & the Caribbean/Wind - Philippe Charles Benoit (Sector Manager Energy, World Bank)
- "Political Risk Mitigation for Energy Access Projects" - James Bond (Chief Operating Officer, MIGA) and Federica Dal Bono (Business Development Officer, Operations, MIGA)
- Asian Development Bank Video Conference with HQ in Manila, Philippines - Christopher W. MacCormac (Resident Director General, North American Representative Office, Asian Development Bank), Katherine Ferrey (Resident Relations Officer, Asian Development Bank) and Anil Terway (Senior Advisor and Practice Leader for Energy, Asian Development Bank)
Day Three: Please click here for presentations from the Inter-American Development Bank Energy Program
Day Four:
- African Development Bank - Mafalda Duarte (Principal Climate Change Specialist, African Development Bank), Richard Claudet (Chief Investment Officer, Private Sector, African Development Bank) and Emmanuel Nzabanita (Chief Power Engineer, African Development Bank)
- Millennium Challenge Corporation - Matt Hersha-Strong (Manager for Private Sector Initiatives), Jonathan Saigar (Senior Director for Infrastructure) and Mike McEntire (Senior Director for Procurement)
Day Five: (Optional Program with the United Nations)
- "Overview of the UN System: UN Procurement Division & UN Global Marketplace" - Monica Kaushal (Procurement Officer, UN Procurement Division) and Step-by-Step Guide for UN Global Marketplace Vendor Registration
- "UN Sustainable Development" - Tariq Banuri (Director, Division for Sustainable Development, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs)
- "UN Development Program (UNDP) & Energy and Environment Group/Global Environment Facility (GEF) - Marcel Alers and Stephen Gitonga (Principal Technical Advisor Climate Change Mitigation, Manager MDG Carbon Facility, UNDP)
- "UN Project Services" - Salman Haq (Legal Officer, Office of the Regional Director, North America Office (NAO), United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
- "UN Global Compact" - George Kell (Executive Director of the UN Global Compact)
- The Business Call to Action and the Millennium Development Goals - Jonathan Andrews (Chief of Staff, Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery, UNDP), Natalie Africa (Program Manager, Business Call to Action Secretariat) and Mohamad Yahya (Project Manager of Natural Resources and Conflict Prevention at the UN Interagency for preventive Action)
- "Practical Aspects of Doing Business with the United Nations" - Jacob Willemsen (New Amsterdam Trade & Consultancy)
