Welcome

Atul Raturi, University of the South Pacific

Nathan Johnson, Arizona State University

Opening Remarks

Mike Glees, United States Agency for International Development, Solomone Fifita, The Pacific Community

Common goals for action in our common future; Framing exercise on systems and stakeholder mapping

Nathan Johnson, Arizona State University

Panel and Q&A on a Just Transition and fossil fuel free priorities, challenges, gaps, resources

Peter Johnston, Sustainable Energy Industry Association

Julius Christian, Institute for Essential Services Reform

Julius Mala, Vanuatu Department of Energy

Iain Macgill, University of New South Wales

10:20am - 10:40am

Spotlight success story of PICs energy transitions with policy and regulatory innovation

Francois Rogers, Blue Planet Alliance

10:40am - 11:10am

Panel and Q&A with utilities, government, and regulators sharing priorities, challenges, gaps, resources

Andrea May T. Caguete, SN Aboitiz Power Group

Paul Kaun, Utilities Regulatory Authority of Vanuatu

Chris Fruean, Electric Power Corporation of Samoa

Landon Taureka, National Energy Authority of Papa New Guinea

Fijian Competition & Consumer Commission

11:10am - 12:00pm

Working session on policy and regulatory innovation

Led by Pacific Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

12:00pm - 1:00pm

LUNCH

Session 3: Funding and Financing

1:00pm - 1:20pm

Spotlight success story of finance for decarbonization, clean energy, and island resilience

Charlotte Turk, Global Green Growth Institute

1:20pm - 1:50pm

Panel and Q&A with donor organizations, development organizations, and private sector investment

Richard Fitzmaurice, US Department of State

Gunanidhi Das, Mama Bank

Logan Weber, Mana Pacific

Taniela Qalivutu Tabuya, Global Green Growth Institute

Seoyeun Bang, Korea International Cooperation Agency

1:50pm - 2:40pm

Working session on funding and financing

Led by Global Green Growth Institute

2:40pm - 3:00pm

BREAK

Networking

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Guided networking activity

4:00pm - 4:10pm

Day 1 concluding remarks and highlights

Daniel Munoz-Smith, Global Green Growth Institute

4:10pm - 4:30pm

BREAK

Fiji National Energy Policy

4:30pm - 5:15pm

Launch of the Fiji National Energy Policy

Hon. Ro Filipe Tuisawau, Minister of of Public Works, Meteorological Services, and Transport

H. E.Charlotte Darlow, New Zealand High Commissioner to Fiji

Daniel Munoz-Smith, Global Green Growth Institute

Mikaele Belena, Department of Energy

5:15pm

Group photo

5:20pm - 5:45pm

Refreshments

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Dinner

Kanu Gastropub

8:00am - 8:30am

Arrival and registration, light breakfast and coffee

Session 4: Technology and Workforce Development

8:30am - 8:50am

Spotlight success story of technology innovations and workforce development

James Nelson, Arizona State University

8:50am - 9:20am

Panel and Q&A on technology innovations and workforce development in solar, storage, microgrids, inverters, load management

Atul Raturi, University of South Pacific

Paea Tau’aika, Pacific Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

Mafalu Lotolua, Tuvalu Floating solar

9:20am - 10:10am

Working sessions on technology and workforce development

Led by Arizona State University

10:10am - 10:30am

BREAK

Session 5: Applications and End Users

10:30am - 10:50am

Spotlight success stories of microgrids for cooperatives, critical services, campuses, small and medium sized enterprises, industry uses

Marianne Eleanor A. Catanyag, Oceantera Energy Corporation

10:50am -11:20am

Panel with end users and beneficiaries (electric cooperatives, critical services, small and medium sized enterprises) sharing priorities, challenges, gaps, resources

Fantasha Lockington, Fiji Tourism and Hotel Association

Nailasikau Halatuituia, Mana Pacific

Amit Chanan, Water Authority in Fiji

Atu Siwatibau, Siwatibau & Sloan Legal

11:20am - 12:10pm

Working session on end user needs

Led by Arizona State University

12:10pm - 1:10pm

LUNCH

Session 6: Project Development

1:10pm - 1:30pm

Spotlight success stories of project development

Ajay Raniga, Sunergise International Ltd

1:30pm - 2:00pm

Panel with developers on priorities, challenges, gaps, resources

Pawan Kumar Bajpai, Narhari Electrical Co Pte Ltd

Amit Singh, CBS Power Solutions

Nikunj Vaghela, Vision Investments Limited

2:00pm - 2:40pm

Working session on project development

Led by University of the South Pacific 

2:40pm - 3:00pm

BREAK

Synthesis and Actions

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Synthesis session, action planning, report outs

Led by Arizona State University

4:00pm - 4:10pm

Day 2 concluding remarks and highlights

Nathan Johnson, Arizona State University

Networking

4:10pm - 5:00pm

Self-guided networking

Clean energy project design Session A

Clean energy project design Session B