AGENDA
2:00 - 2:05 p.m.
Opening Remarks and Session Framing
Atsumasa Sakai, Moderator, ADB
2:05 - 2:12 p.m.
Framing Clean Energy Access: Why Subsidies Still Matter
Bishal Thapa, CLASP
2:12 - 2:19 p.m.
DRE-Powered Cold Storage for Rural Livelihoods
Arundhita Bhanjdeo, World Resources Institute, India
2:19 - 2:26 p.m.
Retrofitting Motorcycles in Pakistan With EV Kits
Aazir Khan, Aliera UK
2:26 - 2:33 p.m.
Microgrid – Pathway to energy independence and clean energy for islands and remote communities
Pu Jianjiang, Hitachi Energy
2:33 - 2:40 p.m.
Hybrid Microgrids: Wave and Solar Energy in SE Asia
Jeff Sung Won Lee, INGINE Wave Energy Systems Ltd
2:40 - 2:47 p.m.
AI-Powered Autonomous Microgrids
Pirunthapan Yogathasan, University of Jaffna
2:47 - 3:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A
Moderator: Atsumasa Sakai, ADB
With all speakers as panelists