11:15 - 13:00

Eric Govers (The Netherlands)
Investment Manager - Arch Hill Capital NV

Hydropower IP, a Source for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Economic Development

1) Is low head hydropower a realistic alternative to big scale hydropower as a structural source for renewable energy?
2) How can one provide the means to create an economically viable roll-out for such an alternative power source?

Steve Anderson (United States of America)
CEO - Surfect Technologies Holdings, Inc.

Breaking Through the Bottleneck: How Technology Innovation will Improve Solar Economics

1) What do you see as the key technologies / processes that will help reduce the cost of producing solar energy?
2) What lessons can solar producers learn from the semiconductor industry, and where should we look for innovation?
3) What role will Asia play in the Clean Energy supply chain?

Sanjith Shetty (India)
Vice Chairman - Ambuthirtha Power Private Limited

Renewable Energy Projects - A Boon to the Rural Landscape

1) How can rural energy projects help in job creation, improved income and business opportunities in the countryside and help create rural wealth?
2) Why can Corporate Social Responsibility activities be a boon to projects during implementation and not something to be considered post-commercial operation of the project?

Jose Maria T. Zabaleta (Philippines)
President and Chief Operating Officer - Bronzeoak Philippines Inc.

Rural Energy Projects as a Catalyst for Community Development

1) How can countryside energy projects help in job creation, improved income and business opportunities in the countryside and help create rural wealth?
2) Do energy crops compete with traditional food and non-food crops or do they offer alternatives and complementation not possible in the past?