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Agenda
Here is the most up to date
agenda, but please note timing may be different at the event.
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| Day 1 - Tuesday 4 May 2010 |
| Welcome Speech |
- Belen Gallego, Founder, CSP Today
- Bothayna Rashid, Head of Technical Affairs Sector – New and Renewable Energy Authority (Egyptian Ministry of Energy and Electricity)
- Hela Cheikhrouhou, Manager of the Private Sector Infrastructure Finance Division, African Development Bank
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| UN’S vision for solar in the MENA region |
- Nazar Hassan, Deputy Director, UNESCO
- Robert Kelly, Regional Technical Advisor, UNDP
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| Solar roadmap across the region |
- Jamila Matar, Head of Energy, League of Arab States
- Dr Naif M Al-Abbadi, Director - Energy Research Institute, KASCT
- Dr Ibrahim Bablie, Director – National Industrial Program, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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| Solar roadmap across the region (continued) |
- Mohamed Ekhlat, Director of Planning, REAOL Libya
- Adel AbdulRhaman Moshin Domran, Assistant Deputy, Ministry of Electricity
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| Emerging regulatory framework for solar in MENA |
- Jochen Hauff, Global Sustainability Program Manager, AT Kearney
- Kilian Balez, Partner, Amereller Legal Consultants
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| Securing international investment for MENA solar project |
- Chandraasekar Govindarajalu, Senior Environmental Specialist, World Bank
- Dana Younger, Senior Renewables Adviser, IFC Infrastructure Department, IFC
- Hela Cheikhrouhou, Manager of the Private Sector Infrastructure Finance Division, African Development Bank
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| Investment case study: Mediterranean Solar Plan |
- David Gonzalez, Energy Engineer in the Projects Directorate, Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Division, European Investment Bank
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| Investment strategies panel discussion |
- Oscar Pereles, Vice Presdient, Astrom
- Sebastian Waldburg, Managing Partner, SI Capital
- David Gonzalez, Energy Engineer in the Projects Directorate, Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Division, European Investment Bank        Â
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| Identifying and winning private investment panel discussion |
- Suresh Bhaskar, Head of Strategy, GDF Suez Energy
- Simon Monk, Managing Director, Instrata Capital
- Ravi Suri, Managing Director Head for Europe, Middle East, Africa and South Asia, Project and Export Finance, Standard Chartered Bank
- Thomas Ruschen, Global Head Asset Finance & Leasing, Deutsche Bank
- Ennis Rimawi, Managing Director, Catalyst Private Equity
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| Biggest solar initiatives in the region |
- Pierre Convert, Mediterranean Solar Plan
- Oliver Steinmetz, Member of the Supervisory Board & Co-Founder, DESERTEC Foundation
- Jochen Permski, Team Leader, MED ENEC
- Kevin Sara, Managing Director, Nur Energie
- Lex Heslin, President & CEO, Beautiful Earth
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| Day 2 - Wednesday 5Â May 2010 |
| Welcome |
- Hela Cheikhrouhou, Manager of the Private Sector Infrastructure Finance Division, Arican Development Bank
- Chandraasekar Govindarajalu, Senior Environmental Specialist, World Bank
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| MENA solar suppliers |
- Louay Abdulrahim, Executive Director, AZMEEL International
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| Capacity Building in MENA countries |
- Markus Eck, Dr.-Ing, DLR
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| Top Tech choices – choosing the right technology for the region |
- Bernd Utz, Head of the Project Desertec Initiative, Siemens
- Jan Dolbaum, CPV Consortium
- Antoine Bittar, Engineering Director Solar, RES Mediterranean Power
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| Lessons learned from plants constructed and under construction         |
- Nazha Rhondali, International Business Development, Abengoa
- Jose Manuel Nieto, Thermoelectric Projects & Construction Director, Acciona
- Samer Zureikat, Managing Director, MENA Cleantech
- Luis Crespo, Secretary General, Protermosolar
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| EPC’s contractors conundrum |
- Tamer Shafik, Deputy Commercial Director, Orascom
- Rafael Navazo, Reginonal Sales Manager, Foster
- Leyre Antona SantamarÃ, Head of CSP, Foster Wheeler
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| Innovations in trough technology |
- Shaji Ul Mulk, Chairman, Mulk Holdings
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| Sahara Forest Project |
- Neil Crumpton, Bellona Foundation
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