Deep Dive Workshop
Mobilizing Financing and Technology to Promote Solar in Asia and the Pacific
Organized by: Asian Development Bank (ADB) and International Solar Alliance (ISA)
Wednesday, 5 June 2024
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (GMT +8) | Multifunction Hall 2
AGENDA
9:00 - 9:04 a.m.
Session 1: Green Hydrogen Innovation Centre Portal: a one-stop hub for Green Hydrogen value chain
Session Coordinator: Mridula Bharadwaj, Capacity Building Specialist, ISA Secretariat
Opening Remarks
Pradeep Tharakan, Director, Energy Transition, ADB
9:04 - 9:08 a.m.
Keynote Address
9:08 - 9:18 a.m.
Presentation of the Green Hydrogen Innovation Centre (GHIC)
Mridula Bharadwaj, Capacity Building Specialist, ISA Secretariat
9:18 - 10:28 a.m.
Panel Discussion and Audience Interaction
Moderator: Pushkar Manandhar, Senior Project Officer (Energy), Nepal Resident Mission, ADB, Nepal
Panelists:
Gurbuz Gonul, Director, Country Engagement and Partnerships, IRENA, UAE
Thomas Koller, Regional Hydrogen & CCUS Segment Lead, APAC, Energy Systems, DNV Australia Pty Limited, Australia
Hideo Shigekiyo, Principal Researcher, Hydrogen Strategy Division, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., Japan
Bernard A. Tuanquin, Business Development Director, HDF Energy Philippines Holdings Inc., Philippines.
Patrick Gorr, Principal, Hydrogen – Global Leader, ARUP, Australia
Akifumi Ohashi, CTO and Board of Directors, Sustech, Inc., Japan
10:28 - 10:30 a.m.
Closing Remarks
Joshua Wycliffe, COO, ISA
10:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:05 a.m.
Session 2: Mobilizing Resources for Solar through Innovations
Session Coordinator: Nar Bahadur Khatiwora, Regional Programme Head (Asia), ISA
Welcome Address
Joshua Wycliffe, COO, ISA
11:05 - 11:10 a.m.
Opening Remarks
Nirod Chanda Mondal, Joint Secretary (NFP to ISA), Power Division, Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources (MoPEMR)
11:10 - 11:15 a.m.
Keynote Address
Muaviyath Mohamed, State Minister, Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy, Maldives [TBC]
11:15 - 11:30 a.m.
Presentation on ISA-ADB Interventions
Nar Bahadur Khatiwora, Regional Programme Head (Asia), ISA
11:30 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.
Interactive Panel
Moderated by Sujata Gupta, Director, Sustainable Infrastructure Division, ADB
Joshua Wycliffe, COO, ISA
Md. Alamgir Morshed, Executive Director and CEO, Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL), Bangladesh
Dan Millison, Consultant, ADB; and Manager, Delta C, LLC, Virginia, USA
Ashay Abbhi, Principal, Intellecap Advisory Services
Darshak Mehta, Energy Sector Group Consultant, ADB, India
12:10 - 12:25 p.m.
Audience Interaction
Sujata Gupta, Director, Sustainable Infrastructure Division, ADB
12:25 - 12:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Jiwan S Acharya, Principal Energy Specialist, Asian Development Bank >