• How are rapidly diminishing resources increasing the need for more efficient use of current energy resources and the constant search for alternative energy supplies?
• Implications on energy security and climate change
• Challenges for Asia in the next 3 years

• Energy diversity and security – the key national objective to drive renewable energy development – is there enough impetus for drive private investment?
• Can and should energy efficiency be regulated?  Looking at plants and buildings, the 2 biggest producers of greenhouse emissions

Moderator: Ken Cheung, Partner, Watson, Farley & Williams LLP, Singapore

Panelists:

• Dr Richard Bradley, Head of Energy Efficiency and Environment Dept, International Energy Agency, Switzerland
• Andreas Schierenbeck, CEO, Business Unit Building Automation, Siemens Building Technologies, Switzerland
• Mai Dinh Trung, Deputy Director, PMB on Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Principal Officer, Department of Energy, Vietnam

Keynote
Reducing GHG Emissions Worldwide

• Programs that deliver concrete measurable GHG reductions
• Reducing GHG emissions from existing buildings
• Delivery models, 'Green technology', Finance
• Sample Case Studies

• Waste as an alternative fuel and renewable energy source;
• Safe Waste disposal and how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
• Business case strategies in developing renewable and clean energy
• What are the key opportunities and challenges in converting waste to renewable energy

Case Study
Working with International Investors in Financing Clean Energy Projects: A China Case Study

• Industry update and users perspective
• Does the current economic and political climate justify the increase switching to clean technologies in the next 3-5 years?
• Addressing key investment concerns

Moderator:
Nicholas Parker, Executive Chairman, Cleantech Group, Canada

Panelists:

• Allard Nooy, President, Asia-Pacific, Covanta Energy, China
• Graeme Cox, Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer, Uhde Shedden (Australia) Pty Ltd, Australia
• Ron Mahabir, Managing Director, Asia Cleantech Capital, Singapore

Carbon Sequestration for a Sustainable Future

• Status of capture technologies
• Sequestration resources issues
• Development options

• Where is Nanotechnology currently having an impact
• Where will Nanotechnology have an impact in the future

• How can polluters, suppliers and consultants actively work together in the development process to reduce environmental pollution?
• Are government incentives good enough in addressing specific environmental problems?

Keynote
Renewable Energy Development Trends, and Progress Overview of Asia vis-à-vis the Rest of the World

Dr Surya Darma, Director, Operations, Pertamina Geothermal Energy, Indonesia

Geothermal Energy : Its Place in a Modern Power System

• The advantages and disadvantages of geothermal power plants
• Competitive pricing strategies to make geothermal more attractive
• Challenges for further development

• How can policies for renewable energy be developed and deployed more holistically in the region?
• Addressing the gap between fossil fuel and renewable energy
• Bilateral collaborations to bring down the cost of deploying renewable energy

Moderator:
Ned Murphy, Consulting Geochemist, Central Planet Repair, LLC, US

Panelists:

• Randeep Grewal, Chief Executive Officer, Green Dragon Gas, Hong Kong
• Udibowo Ciptomulyono, Principle Engineer for New Energy-Geothermal, PT PLN (Persero), Indonesia

• Is nuclear power the new era in power generation for Asia with the rapid depletion of natural resources?

• How is the growth of the coal seam gas market expected to meet the rising needs of power generators in Asia?
• Extracting coal bed methane at an economical cost: Is this a near possibility with current high energy prices?

• Common barriers for promoting EE&C in Asian Countries
• Recommended priority programmes
• Financial analysis (Case study)

• Evaluating the ROI in green buildings and the technologies that accompany it: Is it justifiable in the long-term?
• Assessing the value of green projects
• Managing on cost-sharing and transfer to buyers and tenants

Keynote
Energy Improvement in Buildings How can a Holistic Approach Be Adopted to Deliver Real Savings in this Economic Climate?

• Recommissioning existing buildings for greening efforts: Where are the challenges?
• Measuring actual performance aspect vs modeled consumption

Kim Yung Rae, Team Leader, Energy Efficiency Label and Standard Program (including MEPS) & e-Standby Program, Energy Efficiency Standard Department, Korea Energy Management Corporation (KEMCO), Korea

• Proper maintainability and inspect ability review of the plant to ensure continual plant efficiency
• Technical problems faced and how they were overcome

• Need for companies in the energy supply chain, spanning oilfields, pipelines, refineries and power plants, to operate with a strategic focus for aligning their activities and efficiencies associated with their assets
• Applying asset management strategy for helping to implement and maintain reliable and efficient operations thereby improving energy efficiencies
• The asset management strategy to include a systematic and co-ordinated approach for activities and practices through which an organisation optimally and sustainably manages its assets and asset systems, their associated performance, risks and expenditures over their lifecycle for the purpose of achieving its organisational strategic plan

• Incorporating energy efficient technologies in design and construction

• An overview of the project
• Incorporating energy efficient technologies in design and construction
• Challenges faced and how were they overcome

• What is the outlook like in the coming years?
• Value chains, enablers, constraints and the roadmap for successful and sustainable implementation of biofuel policies and projects

• Evaluating the technological process to sieving out biodiesel
• How does feedstock availability and quality control hamper or improve production of biodiesel?
• Enhancing extraction techniques

• Industry update and users perspective on biofuel usage: Aviation and Automotive
• Does the current economic and political climate justify the increased production and conversion to biofuels in the next 3-5 years?
• What are the investment concerns?

Moderator:
Atul Saxena, Chief Executive Officer, Growdiesel Consortium, India

Panelists:

• Naren Raju, Chief Executive Officer, Bio Energy Plantations, Singapore
• Jose Zabaleta, Chief Executive Officer, San Carlos Bioenergy Inc, Philippines

• Biomass Resource Base
• Biomass Supply Chain Issues
• Technology Trends

• Investment issues
• Technology trends

• Investment issues
• Technology trends