| The Forum |
Day 1: 18 June 2014 |
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| 08.00 – 09.30 | Registration | |
| 09.30 – 10.00 | Opening Session | |
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Moderator: Mr. Ziad El Zein, Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation Speakers: H.E. James Moran, Ambassador of the Delegation of the European Union to Egypt H.E. Dr. Rima Khalaf, Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia H.E. Dr. Mohamed Shaker, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy- Egypt H.E. Nabil El-Araby, Secretary General of the League of Arab States |
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| 10.00 – 11.00 | Ministerial Session | |
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Moderator: H.E. Eng. Mouddar Khouja, Secretary General of the Austro-Arab Chamber of Commerce Panelists: H.E.Dr.Mohamed Shaker, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Egypt H.E.Dr.Omar Kettaneh, Minister of Energy, Palestine H.E.Dr. Mohamed Hamed, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Jordan H.E.Dr. MervatTallawi, Chairperson of the National Council for Women, Egypt H.E. Ambassador. Navdeep Suri, Ambassador of India to Egypt Mr. Ahmad El Sewedy, President and Chief Executive Officer of El-Sewedy Electric S.A.E. |
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| 11.00 – 11.10 | Group Photo | |
| 11.10 – 12.00 | Break and press conference | |
| 12.00 – 13.30 | Plenary Session 1: Role of SME’s in Sustainable Energy Transition | |
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Moderator Eng. Maged Mahmoud, Senior Expert, Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Keynote Speaker Dr. Tareq Emtairah , Executive Director, Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Panelists: Mr. Yuichi Oba, Economic Councilor, Japanese Embassy to Cairo, Mr. Roberto Vigotti, Secretary General, RES4MED Dr. Ulrike Lehr, Senior Researcher – GWS Institute of Economic Structures Research, Germany Dr. Hassan Farjabi, President, SolarMan Company Ltd, Sudan Mr. Ennis Rimawi, Millennium Energy Industries, Jordan Mr. Riccardo Toxiri, Policy Advisor on Climate and Energy GSE S.p.A |
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| 13.30 – 15.00 | Lunch | |
| 15.00 – 16.30 | Plenary Sesssion 2: Relevant challenges and solutions for SMEs’ involvement in RE and EE | |
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Moderator: Mr. Mohamed Mousa Omran, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Energy and Renewable Energy, Keynote Speaker: Eng. Jamila Matar, Director, Energy Department, League of Arab States Dr. Ahmed Farouk Ghoneim, Professor of Economics, Faculty of Economics & Political Science Panelists: Dr. Hafez Salmawi, Executive Chairman, Electricity Regulatory Authority, Egypt Mrs. Soha Soliman, Director of SMEs Department, National Bank of Egypt Mr. Abdulaziz Al-Mikhlafi, Secretary General, Ghorfa Arab-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr. Giuseppe De Beni, CEO, Italgen, Italy Mr. Apostolos Oikonomou, EU Funded Technical Assistance to Support the Reform of the Energy Sector, Egypt Mr. Ayman Isamil, General Director, Energy Efficiency Directorate, Palestinian Energy Authority |
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| 16.30-17.00 | Launching of the LAS, IRENA, RCREEE report on “Pan-Arab Renewable Energy Strategy 2030: Roadmap of Actions for Implementation” | |
| 20.00 – 22.00 | Gala Dinner | |
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Day 2: 19 June 2014 |
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| 09.00 – 10.30 | Plenary session 3: Legislative, Institutional Frameworks and Financial Mechanisms Required to Activating the Role of SMEs | |
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Moderator: Ms. Roula Majdalani, Director of Sustainable Development and Productivity Division, UN-ESCWA Keynote Speaker: Dr Rym Ayadi, Senior Research Fellow, Head, Financial Institutions & Prudential Policy Unit Coordinator,Mediterranean PROspects, MEDPRO Panelists: Mr. Moncef BenAbdallah, Consultant Industry & Energy, former Industry and Energy Minister, Tunisia Ms. Tahani Abu Daqqa, President of Palestinian Association of Solar Energy and Sustainability, former Minister,Palestine Ms. Glada Lahn, Research Fellow, Energy, Environment and Resources Division, ChathamHouse, UK Mrs. Giovanna CEGLIE, Representative and Director, UNIDO, Regional Office Egypt Mr. Michael Nates, Director, Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability, ACWA Power, Saudi Arabia Mr. Ghasan Anbar, Director General, Green Power 2020, Belgium |
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| 10.30 – 11.00 | Break | |
| 11.00 – 11.10 | Cereomony of the Award of the Arab Energy Efficiany Day, Best Article on EE | |
| 11.10 – 12.10 |
Plenary session 4: A debate on generation cost of bankable RE project VS the generation cost of RE small scale projects and the role of SMEs
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Moderator: Eng. Ashraf Kraidy Speakers: Dr. Samir Kotob, Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, Kuwait Eng. Pierre El Khoury, Director General, Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation, Lebanon Mr. Wael Hamdi, Vice president, Power- El Sewedy Electric, Egypt |
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| 12.10 – 13.30 | Plenary session 5: Roundtable discussion on “The way forward for more contribution of SEMs in RE&EE development in the Arab region” | |
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Moderator: Dr. Ahmed El Beltagui, EU Delegation Egypt Keynote Speaker: Dr Samir Amous, MED-ENEC consultant Panelists: Dr. Anhar Hegazy, Head of Energy Efficiency Unit, National Information Center, Egypt Mr. Shahir Zaki, Principle Manager, EBRD, UK Mr. Kevin Braithwaite, Global Programs Director, Cleantech Open, USA Mr. Hossam El-Sifary, INiTS business development, strategy, and internationalization efforts, Austria Dr. Mohamed El-Khayat, Head of RE&RR Expert Committee LAS, Egypt |
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| 13.30 – 14.30 | Forum Declaration and Closing Statements | |
| 14.30 – 16.00 | Lunch | |