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The Organization of the American States in collaboration
with the General Secretariat of the Central American Integration System (SICA)
organized a Forum on Sustainable Energy Development for Central and North
America.
The main objective of the Forum was increasing the sustainability of
the energy sector by strengthening the collaboration and cooperation
between the countries in the above mentioned regions. The dialogue focused
around the policies and mechanisms needed to catalyze the use and
development of sustainable energy in Central and North America including
such themes as renewable energy, market policies and sharing of experience
in the use and deployment of advanced technologies. The Forum Agenda
Forum on Sustainable Energy for Central and North AmericaPANEL: INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS FOR THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY Moderator: Mark Lambrides, Chief, Energy and Climate Change Division, OAS Panelista: Waldo Moncada, Energy Specialist, Central American Bank for Economic
Carlos Roberto Pérez, Economic Affairs Director, SICA l
Germán Cruz, Senior Energy Specialist, Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Initiative, Inter-American Development Bank (SECCI-IADB) l
Jorge Asturias, Regional Coordinator for Central America, Latin American ROUNDTABLE: ESTABLISHING POLICIES TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY MARKETS DEVELOPMENT Moderator: Otto García, General Coordinator, Energy and Environment Partnership with Central America (EEP)
Participants: Arturo Palacios, Energy Planning Director, Energy Secretariat (SENER),
Soll Sussman, Renewable Energy Specialist, Texas General Land Office,
José María Blanco, Regional Director, Biomass Users Network – Central America (BUN-CA), Costa Rica l
Debate on topics presented
Invitees: Government officials representing the participant countries
ROUNDTABLE: BIOENERGY PERSPECTIVE IN CENTRAL AND NORTH AMERICA Moderator: Rogelio Sotela, Representative, OAS in El Salvador Participants: Salvador Rivas, Advisor, Directorate of Electricity, Ministry of Economy, El
George P. Philippidis, Co-Director, Energy Business Forum, Florida International University USA l
Kenrick Leslie, Director, Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre
Onil Abreu Tabar, Executive Officer of Alternative Sources and Rational Energy Use, National Energy Commission, Dominican Republic l
Debate on topics presented
Invitees: Government officials representing the participant countries
ROUNDTABLE: EXPERIENCES IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
Moderator: Jeremy Martin, Director, Energy Program, Institute of the Americas, USA
Participants: Philip Schubert, Energy Specialist, Canadian International Development
Fernando Díaz, General Manager, Pedregal Power Company, Panama l
Magdalena Pérez, Controller, Department of Geothermal Energy, Ministry of Energy and Mines, Nicaragua l
María Elena Sierra, Executive Secretary, National Energy Savings
Debate on topics presented
Invitees: Government officials representing the participant countries If you have any concerns in relation to the Forum, please contact Mr. Francisco Burgos at Tel. +1.202.458.6818 or [email protected]. December 12th, 2008 Central America energy: Renewables, integration and Investement To access this event’s presentations visit: http://www.iamericas.org/presentations/energy/Salvador08/
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