Undersecretary of Energy from the Government of the Philippines, Rowena Cristina Guevara, will present the government's policies on transitioning the domestic power sector to clean energy, including grid modernization. Representatives from development finance, international organizations and other governments will respond to the Undersecretary and elaborate on how they are working to support the Government of Philippines in their energy transition.
Breakfast served 8am – 8.30am. Event from 8.30am – 10am.
RSVP required. Please email: [email protected]
Agenda:
- Welcome: Ashvin Dayal, Rockefeller Foundation
- Presentation on the Philippine Government’s Policies and Plans for a Faster Power Sector Transition to Clean Energy: Undersecretary of Energy Rowena L. Cristina Guevara
- Respondent: Lawrence Ang, Managing Partner, Climate Smart Ventures
Moderated Discussion - Claire Healy
- Lida Fitts, Director of Sustainable Infrastructure Office, US Treasury
- Abhishek Bhaskar, Global Lead, Accelerated Coal Transition Investment Program/ JET Partnership, Climate Investment Funds
- Amanda Brockbank, Director Just Energy Transition Partnerships, GFANZ
- Others (TBC)
Wrap-up and Next Steps – Joseph Curtin
This is part of dialogue series hosted by RF and EDF to critically evaluate the JET-P model and explore what a scalable future model(s) could look like to mobilize political interest, technical support, and finance at greater scale to support countries that want to embark on a faster energy transition.
As part of this series, RF and EDF are also hosting a Happy Hour in New York on Thursday September 21 from 5-7pm.