Programme Overview

09.30 - 10.10

Plenary 1:  Renewable energy in the Pacific

Keynote Speakers:
Hon Henry Puna, Prime Minister, Cook Islands

Lord Tu'ivakano, Prime Minister, Tonga

Adnan Z. Amin, Director General, International Renewable Energy Agency

10.10 - 10.30

Launch of Energy Investment Showcase

Venue: Kawau Room 1
Achieving the goal of greater energy security in the Pacific will require a variety of actors covering technology development, innovation, finance, private sector, utilities, regulators, donors, and governments. Together these players will be represented at the Energy Investment Showcase. The European Union will launch the Showcase
and share experiences supporting energy efficiency and investment.

Speakers:
Andris Piebalgs, Development Commissioner, European Union

Pim van Ballekom, Vice President, European Investment Bank

Plenary 2: Pacific energy plans and roadmaps: Tonga Summit report back

Venue: Kawau Room 1
A high-level Pacific panel will provide an overview of highlights from the Pacific Leaders’ Energy Summit hosted by the Tongan Government and development partners and an update on progress of the region’s energy roadmaps.

Moderator:
Hon Richard Marles, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs, Australia

Panel:
Pacific leaders and Ministers

Energy Challenges and Opportunities

Venue: Kawau Room 1
A panel of senior officials and sector leaders will talk on the challenges and opportunities for realising sustainable energy goals and roadmaps in Pacific countries.

Session A2

Moderator:
Franz Drees-Gross, Country Director for Timor Leste, Papua New Guinea and the
Pacific Islands, The World Bank Group

Panel:
Republic of Fiji, Republic of Kiribati, Nauru, Independent State of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu

Session B1: Financing renewable energy and energy efficiency

Learn what financing instruments are available for the energy sector from development institutions. This session will focus on the requirements for obtaining finance from multilaterals supported by examples of what works well in practice for
renewable energy and energy efficiency.

Moderator:
Gavin Murray, Country Manager, Australia, New Zealand, Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands, International Finance Corporation

Panel:
Asian Development Bank, European Investment Bank, International Finance Corporation and ANZ Banking Group Ltd

Refreshments and Showcase viewing - Waiheke Room

Session A3

Moderator:
Dr Jimmie Rodgers, Director-General, Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Panel:
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, French Polynesia, Guam, New Caledonia, Republic of Palau, Pitcairn Islands, Republic of the Marshall Islands, The Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Pre-Dinner Drinks and Networking - Waiheke Room

Plenary 3: Global perspectives and lessons

A series of keynote addresses from global leaders and partners from around and outside the region.

Chair:
John Allen, Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand

Keynote Speakers:
Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme

Maria van der Hoeven, Executive Director, International Energy Agency

H.E. Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of State, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and Special Envoy for Energy and Climate Change; Chief Executive Officer of Masdar
United Arab Emirates

Dr Toshiko Abe, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan

Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Refreshments and Showcase viewing - Waiheke Room

Lunch and Showcase viewing - Waiheke Room

Parallel Sessions. Choose from Session B3 or B4 or visit the Energy Investment Showcase

Session B3: Improving supply/demand side efficiency

Venue: Kawau Room 1
Energy efficiency can offer low cost options to reduce the use of energy. Learn about best practice in energy efficiency amongst Pacific utilities, based on recent regional benchmarking data and specific case studies such as utility
performance improvement plans. Look at regional experiences regarding cost reduction strategies linked to issues such as generator maintenance and non-technical losses.

Moderator:
Faouzi Bensarsa, Senior Adviser on Energy Matters, representing Development Commissioner Piebalgs

Panel:
Asian Development Bank,  Pacific Infrastructure Advisory Centre, Pacific Power Association

Session B4: Resource mapping and data sharing

Venue: Rangitoto Room 1
Mapping national renewable energy resources and developing a comprehensive picture of the energy sector are crucial steps to provide governments/investors with the information needed to support the sustainable expansion of renewable power
generation. This session will look at the elements necessary to: investigate renewable energy potentials, options for internet based mapping platforms and demonstrate how analysis of the energy sector supports policies that encourage the utilisation of renewable energy technologies.

Moderator:
Professor Ralph Sims, Professor of Sustainable Energy; Director, Centre for Energy Research, New Zealand

Panel:
International Renewable Energy Agency, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, The World Bank Group and Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

Plenary 6: Partner dialogue: Action and next steps to increase renewable energy in the Pacific

Venue: Kawau Room 1
This session will highlight new and existing renewable energy and energy efficiency initiatives and investments for the Pacific. Donors, development partners and Pacific governments will bring together the Summit dialogue and
outline the steps to realise the goal of achieving affordable and clean energy for the Pacific.

Co-Chair:
Hon Murray McCully, New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union
Representative and Hon Henry Puna, Prime Minister, Cook Islands

Refreshments and Showcase viewing - Waiheke Room

Closing Plenary - Kawau Room 1

Concluding Cocktail Event in the Energy Investment Showcase - Waiheke Room