Presentations
Day 2, Monday 19 May 2008
Conference 1: “Trends in the Global Energy Scenario”
Conference 2 : “Trends in the Global Energy Scenario”
Debate I: “Linkages Between Climate Change, Energy Security and Renewable Energy”
Debate II: “Market Conditions for Renewable Energy versus Fossil Fuels”
- Mr. Abeeku Brew-Hammond, former Manager of the GVEP Technical Secretariat and current Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical and Agricultural Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Ghana.
- Mr. Nebojsa Nakicenovic Leader of Energy and Transitions to New Technologies Programs, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA).
- Mr. Herbert Greisberger, Secretary-General of the Austrian Society for Environment and Technology (ÖGUT).
- Mr. Fabio Rosa, Special Representative for the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP).
- Mr. Raúl Sendic, President of the National Administration for Fuels and Portland of Uruguay (ANCAP), Uruaguy.
Day 3, Tuesday 20 May 2008
Round Table 1: “Large Hydropower – Potential and Outlook” (Plenary Session)
- Mr. Shree Govind, Technical Manager of Binational Project Pancheshwar, India & Nepal.
- Mr. Richard Taylor, Executive Director, International Hydropower Association.
- Mr. Jorge Miguel Samek, Brazilian Director-General of Itaipu Binational.
- Mr. N. P. Singh, Ministry of New and Renewable Sources of Energy, India.
Round Table 2 (Parallel Session): “Solar Energy – Potentials in Industrial Applications and Productive Uses”
- Mr. Shirish Garud, Fellow, Renewable Energy Technology Applications, TERI.
- Mr. Diego Martínez Plaza, Director of the Solar Platform of Almería, Spain.
- Mr. Hamilton Moss, Power Research Centre (CEPEL), Brazil
- Mr. Mohamed Gamal, Chief Engineer of Solar Thermal Applications & Energy Conservation (NREA)
Round Table 3 (Parallel Session): “Bioenergy - Liquid Biofuels as a Viable Alternative to Fossil Fuels”
- Mr. José Turbino, Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Brazil
- Mr. Thomson Sinkala, Chairman, Biofuels Association of Zambia (BAZ).
- Mr. Dan Arvizu, Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), USA.
- Mr. Arturo Infante, National Coordinator of Sustainable Development of Biofuels, Colombia
- Ms. Helena Chum, Senior Researcher, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), USA.
- Mr. Ricardo de Gusmão Dornelles, Director, Renewable Fuels Department, Ministry of Mines and Energy of Brazil
Round Table 4 (Parallel Session): “Wind Energy: Overall Potential and Opportunities”
- Mr. Jens Peter Molly, Executive Director, German Wind Energy Institute (DEWI).
- Mr. Stefan Hantsch, Secretary General of Austrian Wind Energy Association.
- Mr. Ildar Utyamyshev, Head of Department, Russian Academy of Natural Sciences.
- Mr. Erico Spinadel, President of the Argentinean Association of Wind Energy (AAEE).
- Lauro Fiuzo Junior, Presidente da ABEEólica ‐ Associação Brasileira de Energia Eólica
Round Table 5 (Parallel Session): “Bioenergy – Potentials and Challenges in Industry”
- Mr. Pradeep Monga, Chief, Rural and Renewable Energy Unit, UNIDO.
- Mr. Arnaldo Cesar da Silva Walter, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil
- Ms. Semida Silveira, Head of Division, Energy and Climate Studies, School of Industrial Engineering and Management, Sweden.
- Mr. Hubert Seiringer, Chairman of Austrian Compost and Biogas Association.
Round Table 6: “Small Hydro – Potentials and Opportunities” (Plenary Session)
- Mr. Mentor Poveda, Electrical Sector Expert, Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE).
- Mr. Firmino Mucavele, Head, New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD).
- Mr. Arun Kumar, Head, Alternate Hydro Energy Centre, IIT Roorkee, India.
- Mr. Geraldo Lúcio Tiago Filho, Secretary-Executive, National Centre of Small Hydroelectric Plants, Brazil.
- Mr. Tong Jiandong, Director-General, International Network on Small Hydro Power, Hangzou, China.
Day 4, Wednesday 22 May 2008
Round Table 7: “Financial Scenario for the Renewable Energy”
- Mr. Mauricio Garrón, Andean Development Corporation (CAF).
- Mr. Michel Bachelier, Chairman and CEO of Trellis Capital Ltd.
- Mr. Steve Dore, Chief Executive Officer of International Innovation Services Limited, United Kingdom.
- Mr. Debashish Majumdar, Chairman and Managing Director, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA).
- Mr. Ubirajara Meira, Diretor de Tecnologia da Eletrobrás
