Singapore-International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) High-Level Forum

Dr Tan See Leng, Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Trade and Industry, Republic of Singapore

Francesco La Camera, Director-General, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Christophe Inglin, Vice Chairman, Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS)

H.E. Zhang Jianhua, Administrator, National Energy Administration, People's Republic of China

Keynote

• H.E. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)

Presented by:

As countries aim to shift towards renewables, substantial investments will be needed to develop and deploy energy technologies and modernise their grid. According to IRENA, tripling of renewable capacity by 2030 would require an average of USD 720 million per year from now till 2030. This presents both opportunities and challenges to develop innovative financial mechanisms such as blended finance, to catalyse private commercial capital for marginally bankable projects and capital-intensive assets in Southeast Asia and beyond.

Panellists:

• H.E. Frank Des Rosiers, Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada

• H.E. Geoffrey R. Pyatt, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Energy Resources, Department of State, United States

• Ken Haig, Head, Energy and Environmental Policy, Asia-Pacific & Japan, Amazon Web Services

• Audra Low, Clifford Capital Pte. Ltd. (CCPL) Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director and Group Head of Client Coverage

• Frederick Teo, Chief Executive Officer, GenZero

• William Goh, Global Head of Renewable Energy, RGE

Moderator:

• Ambassador Brian D. McFeeters (ret.), Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director, US-ASEAN Business Council

Keynote:

• Hon. Dr Doto Mashaka Biteko (MP), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Energy, United Republic of Tanzania

Presented by:

As an engine of the global economic growth, regions such as Southeast Asia play a pivotal role in addressing the challenges of climate change. In this regard, there is an urgent need to unlock the region’s considerable renewable energy potential through the development of new critical infrastructures such as subsea cables, which will play an important role in enhancing regional decarbonisation initiative such as the ASEAN Power Grid.

Panellists:

• Datuk Sharbini Suhaili, Group Chief Executive Officer, Sarawak Energy

• Roberto Lorato, Director and Chief Executive Officer, MedcoEnergi

• Ganesh Padmanabhan, Managing Director, Head of Project Finance, DBS Bank

• Sharad Somani, Partner, Head of Infrastructure, Asia Pacific and Head of KPMG ESG, KPMG in Singapore

• Som Shantanu, President – Engineering, Asia, Gas Power, GE Vernova

Moderator:

• Paula Conboy, Senior Counsel, Sussex Strategy Group

The closing panel of the Singapore IRENA High-level Forum will bring together leading energy thought leaders and policymakers to discuss the importance of regional cooperation and innovation in accelerating the energy transition towards the tripling of renewable energy capacity by 2030.

Panellists:

• H.E. Dr Ahmed Mohina, First Undersecretary of Strategic Planning, Egypt

• Clare McLaughlin, Head of Energy Performance and Security, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water of Australia

• Dr Wang Weisheng, Chief Technology Officer, China Electric Power Research Institute

Moderator:

• Francisco Gafaro, Team Lead, Power Sector Transformation, Innovation and Technology Centre (ITC), IRENA