Background

The adoption of artificial intelligence has recently accelerated, including the release of Chat GPT, and it is increasingly becoming a mainstream technology. This creates a range of benefits and risks. However, through concerted action, these and other tools can be harnessed to accelerate decarbonization across the economy.

Digitalization and smart energy technologies bring the promise of higher productivity, economic growth, improved efficiency, and convenience, among others. Converting this promise into a just transition involves several steps including identifying reliable data, making that data accessible, building the underlying data infrastructure, conveying data, and building the applications to support conveyance and the human interfaces to receive and comprehend the insights provided by that data. Many of the technologies, business operations and models, and data exist.

The spotlight session will discuss the applications of digitalization and smart energy technologies, case studies of impacts, and how it will transform our approach towards decarbonization across sectors.

Objectives

The spotlight session will discuss the applications of digitalization and smart energy technologies, case studies of impacts, and how it will transform our approach towards decarbonization across sectors.

AGENDA


2:00 - 2:05 p.m.

Welcome and Agenda

Stephanie KC Hung, Chief Information Officer and Director General, Information Technology Department, ADB


2:05 - 2:15 p.m.

Opening Remarks

Digitalisation: Role of International Climate Finance

  • Dr. Peter Warren, UK Government


2:15 - 2:25 p.m.

Session 1: Democratizing Energy through the Cloud

Scene Setter: Dr. Ken Haig, Head of Energy and Environmental Policy for Asia Pacific and Japan, Amazon Web Services (AWS)


2:25 - 3:05 p.m.

Presentations:

Integration of Distributed Renewable Energy Systems with Geospatial Platform

  • Abdul Khalid, Program Associate, World Resources Institute

Microgrid Solutions: Sustainable, Resilient and Economical Power

  • Richard Richard, Senior Sales Manager, Indonesia & the Philippines, Jenbacher Gas Engines – New Units & Services

No Tonne Left Behind - Designing Democratized Decarbonization of Waste Management through the ADB WARPS Tool

  • Dr. Piya Kerdlap, Managing Director, PXP Sustainability


3:05 - 3:25 p.m.

Moderated Panel Discussion

Moderator: Steve Peters, Senior Energy Specialist, ADB

Panelists:

  • Dr. Ken Haig, AWS

  • Abdul Khalid, WRI

  • Richard Richard, Jenbacher Gas Engines – New Units & Services

  • Dr. Piya Kerdlap, PXP Sustainability

  • Eva Oberender, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEP)


3:25 - 3:30 p.m.

Wrap up and Summary

Steve Peters, Senior Energy Specialist, ADB


3:30 - 4:00 p.m.

Coffee Break


4:00 - 4:10 p.m.

Session 2: Creating the Human Infrastructure Capacity to Decarbonize our Civilization through Apps

Scene Setter

Fireside chat with Thomas Abell, Chief of Digital Technology for Development, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, ADB and Ms. Rachel Teo, Head of Public Policy, Singapore, SEA, Sustainability (APAC), Google


4:10 - 4:50 p.m.

Presentations

Sustainability at Google

  • Yves Gonzalez, Head, Government Affairs and Public Policy (Philippines), Google

The application of smart meters and demand side management for centralised solar PV in Indonesia

  • Dedy Haning, Demonstration Project Strand Lead, MENTARI Hivos

Empowering Industrial SMEs to Boost Energy Efficiency

  • Zarmina Khan, Sustainability Researcher, eeaser

Enabling Floating Solar Photovoltaic (FPV) Deployment: Renewable Energy (RE) Data Explorer as a Tool for Data-Driven Decision Making

  • Sika Gadzanku, Technical Lead, Floating Solar in Southeast Asia, National Renewable Energy Laboratory


4:50 - 5:25 p.m.

Moderated Panel Discussion

Moderator: Steve Peters, Senior Energy Specialist, ADB

  • Yves Gonzalez, Google

  • Dedy Haning, MENTARI Hivos

  • Zarmina Khan, eeaser

  • Sika Gadzanku, NREL


5:25 - 5:30 p.m.

Wrap up and Summary

Steve Peters, Senior Energy Specialist, ADB

SPEAKERS

Stephen Peters

Stephen Peters

Senior Energy Specialist, Asian Development Bank
(Moderator)

Peter Warren

Peter Warren

Climate Innovation & Finance, UK Government

Abdul Khalid

Abdul Khalid

Program Associate, World Resources Institute India

Piya Kerdlap

Piya Kerdlap

Managing Director, PXP Sustainability

Rachel Teo

Rachel Teo

Head of Public Policy for SEA, Sustainability (APAC), Singapore

Yves Gonzales

Yves Gonzalez

Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy, Google

Thomas E. Abell

Thomas E. Abell

Advisor, SDCC and Chief of Digital Technology for Development Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, Asian Development Bank

Ken Haig

Ken Haig

Regional Head, Energy and Environmental Policy, APAC, Amazon Web Services

Dedy Haning

Dedy Haning

Demonstration Project Strand Lead , MENTARI Hivos

Zarmina Khan

Zarmina Khan

Sustainability Researcher, eeaser

Sika Gadzanku

Sika Gadzanku

Energy Technology and Policy Researcher, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Richard Richard

Richard Richard

Senior Sales Manager for Indonesia and the Philippines, Jenbacher Gas Engines

Eva Kelly Oberender

Eva Kelly Oberender

CEO, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership

About the Organizer


The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. It assists its members and partners by providing loans, technical assistance, grants, and equity investments to promote social and economic development.