Speakers

Eduard Abbagu received his Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering at University of Batangas, Batangas City, Philippines and graduated with Latin Honor (Cum Laude). He is currently a faculty member at the Electrical Engineering Department of University of Batangas and also pursuing his Master’s ...

Karen-Christian Agno is an Electrical Engineering and an assistant professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of the Philippines Los Baños. Her research interests include renewable energy resources, resource assessment and evaluation (geothermal), and...

Shah Nawaz Ahmad is currently Senior Adviser, India Middle East and South-East Asia, World Nuclear Association (WNA), London. He is a graduate in Electrical Engineering and has post-graduate qualifications in Nuclear Engineering as well as in Systems Management. Mr. Ahmad has over 50 years'...

Venkatachalam Anbumozhi is a Senior Energy Economist at the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Indonesia.  His previous positions include Senior Capacity Building Specialist at Asian Development Bank Institute, Assistant Professor at the University of Tokyo, and Senior...

Marlon is responsible for overseeing all Allotrope’s Philippines-based activities. His 14-year experience in the clean energy space includes working at a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) project as an Environmental Specialist, at the Transnational Renewable Energy...

Eugene Araullo, PEE, PMP, ACPETechnology Innovation & New Business Head of Meralco Spectrum and the Programs Consultant of the Meralco Power Academy.  His expertise are in the areas of electric utility operations, renewable energy, microgrid, business process reengineering, change...

Zainal Arifin received a BSC in mechanical engineering from Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS) Indonesia in 1994.He earned his MBA in operation management in 2010 from University of Missouri – St Louis (UMSL), USA, and a PhD in strategic management from Universitas Indonesia in 2016.He...

Mr Averion has 25 years of experience with LANDBANK. Currently, he is responsible for reviewing and evaluating project proposals relating to renewable energy. His past functions include developing business commodity modules, performing market analysis and forecasts of money, stock markets and local ...

Atty. Paul Heherson M. BaliteDeputy Director for the Senate Committee on EnergyFormer Deputy Executive Director of PHILRECAPrior to his work as Deputy Director for the Committee on Energy of the Philippine Senate, Paul was Deputy Executive Director of the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives...

Gavin Barfield is the Chief Technology Advisor for Meralco, the Philippines largest power distributor. He is overall responsible for the company’s corporate information technology, corporate technology strategy (IT and OT) and project management functions. In addition, Gavin acts as an advisor on a ...

Dieter is a Principal at Roland Berger South-East Asia. He has worked in several countries across Southeast Asia, and originally started at the firm's Brussels office in Belgium.He consults on public sector development, economic development, regulations and strategic infrastructure...

Dr.Biona is currently the Director of the Center for Engineering and Sustainable Development Research of De La Salle University and a Professor of its Mechanical Engineering Department. His research area includes sustainable and accessibility modeling and optimization of transport and energy...

Engineer Noli Bonifacio has been with Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation (TMP) for 30 years now. He currently heads the Production Engineering Department and is responsible for smooth manufacturing operations as well as plant maintenance at TMP's production facility in Santa Rosa, Laguna. He...

Ruth P Briones is a Sustainability Expert and acknowledged climate leader. She has long years of experience working for sustainable development, directly involve in environment, energy and natural resources development, public private partnerships projects and renewable energy with the private...

Aldrin Calderon received his PhD in Energy Engineering from the University of the Philippines and completed his post-graduate course in Leadership for Sustainability from the United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan. He is a Mechanical Engineer with Masters degree in Materials Science and...

Currently Reynaldo T. Casas is the President of nv vogt Philippines, focused on building ground-mounted solar plants at utility-scale around the country. The company successfully built in year 2015 a 6.23 MW p solar plant in Mindanao, Philippines. In 2016, nv vogt built two more solar plants in...

Junrhey Castro, who is based in Manila and is Trina Solar’s most senior executive in the Philippines, is involved in all of Trina Solar’s businesses in the Philippines.Trina Solar Philippines is involved in the utility, commercial and industrial (C&I) and residential segments of the solar...

Engr. Salvador Antonio "Aboy" Castro, Jr., is the President & CEO of CleanTech Global Renewables. Inc. He holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of the Philippines, and is a candidate for his Masters in Industrial Relations - Human Resources Development from the...

DR. DOMINADOR  A. CLAVEJO, fondly called by friends as “lalan” is a former Provincial Director of the Department of Science and Technology, Southern Leyte, Philippines, after retirement, due to its vast experience in the implementation of different technologies in the different provinces in the...

Tetchi Cruz-Capellan. Selected in 2013 as the Power Woman of the Year, Tetchi Cruz-Capellan is a pioneer in renewable energy in the Philippines. In 2006, she began her career in renewable energy as Country Director for the US-government funded rural electrification project, where her work energized ...

Engr. Jonathan de la Viña is the Market Operations Development Manager of the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP). Part of his role is to lead the conduct of studies on industry developments that might affect the operations of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market...

Since 2004, Mr. De Leon has been working as a Transportation and Traffic consultant for variousInfrastructure and Urban Development Projects. He has been engaged by various local and internationalconsultancy firms, private firms, national government agencies, and multilateral donor agencies...

Currently he is working as SCIENCE RESEARCH SPECIALIST II at Industrial Technology Development Institute- Department of Science and Technology:•    Conduct Research and Development on Energy Engineering and the like•    Involved in Technology Transfer involving Energy Engineering•    Conduct...

ENGR. REDENTOR ESTREBILLO DELOLAAssistant Secretary for Electric Power Industry Management Bureau (EPIMB)Engr. Redentor Estrebillo Delola, commonly known as “RED” is the current Assistant Secretary for Electric Power Industry Management Bureau (Power Bureau) of the Department of Energy (DOE).He...

NELSON P. DEVANADERAEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPALAWAN COUNCIL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STAFFBIOGRAPHYIN ADDITION TO HIS DEGREE IN AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES AT LOS BAŇOS, DIRECTOR NELSON P. DEVANADERA TOOK VARIOUS FIELDS OF STUDY, NAMELY, WATER...

Mr DIARRA was a Partner for the Pan-African Project Management Conference   held in Yaounde, May 23rd –May 25th, 2018, on the theme:“Successful Project Preparation for bankable projects in Africa”The essential of his professional career was in the Department of Studies and Engineering with NIGELEC...

James holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the Mapủa Institute of Technology and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the Ateneo Graduate School of Business.James has a wide experience both in manufacturing industries and service institutions. Before pursuing...

Rene M. Fajilagutan has more than 28 years of experience on rural electrification. He is currently the General Manager of the Romblon Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ROMELCO) and Chairman/CEO of the Cantingas Mini-Hydro Power Corporation (CHPC), a wholly owned Subsidiary Corporation of ROMELCO.

Atty. Galura currently serves as Deputy Director for the Senate of the Philippines’ Committee on Energy. He assists the Committee Chairman in crafting legislation governing the Philippine energy industry and reviewing the implementation of existing energy laws. Prior to his current...

Dr. Bobby D. Gerardo, received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Western Institute of Technology, Philippines in 1994 and graduated with High Distinction, MAEd Mathematics from University of the Philippines– Diliman in 2000 as DOST-SEI Scholar, and Ph.D. In Engineering from Kunsan...

Dr Terence Goh graduated with a Ph.D in Computer Vision (Artificial Intelligence), Mechanical Engineering, from Imperial College London in 1993, and a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Manchester in 1989, under a Public Service Commission DTTA scholarship. He is a subject...

He has 16 years pioneering experience on conceptualizing and managing programs and projects on green/low carbon- climate-disaster resilience covering public and private finance, investments, banking, MSMEs, energy, transport, housing, water, waste, urban services, environment, forestry and...

Yoonjae (Vince) Heo is a senior manager leading power & utilities consulting practice at Ernst & Young in Korea. With his current role, he assists clients in the Government, Power and Utilities, Financial Services, and Technology sectors in the areas of energy storage, demand side...

Emma Marcha Imperial is President and CEO of Imperial Homes Group of Companies, one of the Philippines’ largest developers of socialized and affordable housing with over 20,000 homes built since 1983.Her company is currently expanding to build more Lifetime solar powered communities nationwide...

Kiran Jethwa is the Managing Partner of Fumase LLC. & Fumase (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. and CEO at KuasaRE Sdn. Bhd.Fumase is an Asset Management & Asset Development company based out of USA & Malaysia with a focus on Renewable Energy, Water & Waste sectors; and geographic focus on South...

Louis represents Business Development & Operations for Okra. Louis has an academic background in development economics and has achieved a Master of Science in Political Economy from King's College London. Louis has an eclectic background from working with multiple startups before starting...

Dr Johannes Kadura is the Resident Representative of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) in the Philippines. He is an expert on American foreign policy toward Asia, with a particular focus on China and Southeast Asia.Johannes has a PhD in American history from Cambridge University. He is the author...

Engr. FORTUNATO C. LEYNES has more than 37 years experience in the different sectors of the Philippine electric power industry spanning across generation, transmission, distribution and supply. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Electrical Engineering Department of the University of...

Hallie Liao is the head of international development department at Shenzhen Bus Group. Hallie is in charge of international business development, branding, procurement and advertisement. Hallie is passionate about public policy and public transportations role in creating a greener urban...

Mr. Recca Liem has more than 13 years of experience in the energy and infrastructure industries. He has been a strategic adviser for the public and private sectors. In recent years, he has extensively engaged in energy and environmental transition, and developed strong expertise in decentralized...

Michael is a Director and Head of the Trade & Export Finance, Asia Pacific of DZ Bank AG stationed in Hong Kong. Primary focus is sourcing and structuring of trade/export finance deals with Asian counterparts as well as co-operating with other Trade & Export Finance units within DB Bank’s...

Filipina. Solar Entrepreneur. Renewable Energy Innovator. Business Strategist.Jose Rizal Pamana Awards USA Most OutStanding Woman of Style and Entrepreneurship 2018Forbes Philippines Best Dressed List 2019, Forbes Society & Lifestyle CommunityFormer Philippines beauty queen from the province of ...

Margo is a Senior Transmission and Electrical Systems Engineer and was the Site Manager of the Pililla Rizal Wind Farm. His role includes managing the operation and maintenance of the wind farm, coordination with the local government, as well as liaising with Meralco, the wind farm’s off-taker. At...

●       General Manager of AboitizPower Distributed Energy (APX), a subsidiary of AboitizPower focusing on distributed energy technology, including rooftop solar projects●       Concurrently the APX Data Privacy Officer and Assistant Vice President for Business Attraction of the AboitizPower...

Sharon Ocampo-Montañer is presently the Acting Director of the Finance and Administrative Service, and concurrently the Chief of the Renewable Energy Division of the Energy Regulatory Commission. An economist in profession, Sharon has 16 years of experience in energy regulation and was tasked to...

Dinh Nguyen-Phan is Business Development Manager in the EDF International Division since August 2016 and is based in Singapore. Prior to that position, he served as Benelux area manager for EDF’s European division during 2 years, including position as board member of Sloe CCGT power plant in the...

Allard joined InfraCo Asia in mid-2013 and has overall accountability for the company’s infrastructure developments and investments in 12 Asian countries. InfraCo Asia is a commercially-managed, publicly-financed infrastructure development and investment company, headquartered in Singapore that...

Joey D. Ocon, M.Sc., Ph.D.Tenured Assistant Professor 7 and UP Sicentist IIASEAN Science and Technology Fellow (2018-2019)Expert Consultant on Energy in Various Companies/OrganizationsHead, Laboratory of Electrochemical Engineering (LEE)Federico E. Puno Professorial Chair for EnergyExpertise:...

Engr. Noe Pante has been an engineer at Toyota Motor Philippines for almost 30 years now. Prior to his current assignment as Section Manager at the Production Engineering Department, he worked at various shops of key production processes, including body assembly, welding, resin, material handling...

French national, Nicolas Payen has 15 years of experience in both engineering and marketing/commercial leadership roles. His deep-tech journey started in 2008 as the co-founder of a start-up named Efficient Home looking after the emerging market of the Smart Homes / Smart Grid for...

Lorenz Ray Payonga is currently a Master’s Student at The University of Tokyo’s Graduate Program in Sustainability Science – Global Leadership Initiative (GPSS-GLI) with a full scholarship from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT). He also holds a...

Roland Quast is a highly experienced solar industry professional, with significant expertise in solar power plant development. Having spent more than 12 years in leadership roles in the solar business, Mr. Quast brings a wealth of experience and profound insight into all aspects of solar power...

Atty. Nena D. Radoc is the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Bases Conversion Development Corporation (BCDA). Concurrently, she heads the Joint Venture Selection Committee (JVSC) in charge of competitive selection for BCDA business partners for its properties and projects.BCDA is ...

By profession, Santosh Rai is an Engineer and a Manager who facilitates and manages Renewable Energy Projects, Programs and Activities of Government of Nepal and different Donor Agencies for the benefit of the Off Grid and On Grid Nepali People. Before being engaged in Government Entity, Santosh...

Liliana Reyes holds a M.Sc. in Renewable Energy Management from the University of Freiburg, Germany, as well as a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, with specialization in Industrial Engineering and Lean Manufacturing from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey in...

Leon joined the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute in 2012 as a faculty Specialist where he has spearheaded the formation of GridSTART (Grid System Technologies Advanced Research Team), an HNEI research team focused on the integration and analysis of energy technologies and power systems, including...

Grace is a social entrepreneur and communications specialist. A consultant to the public and private sector, currently she is the Program Director of Lingkod Muntinlupa Foundation and President of BrightScity Solutions. She is also the project head of the Muntinlupa Care Card, the most advanced...

Grace P Sapuay is the president of the Solid Waste Management Association of the Philippines (SWAPP). She is a freelance consultant working on various projects funded by development banks (ADB, World Bank) and other foreign and locally-funded projects in various fields such as environmental...

Prabaljit Sarkar joined InfraCo Asia in October 2016, where he has the primary responsibility for originating, developing, structuring and implementing co-investments under the InfraCo Asia Co-Development and Investment programs in South and South-East Asia. Prabaljit has over 25 years of...

Sujay heads Standard Chartered Bank’s Clean Technology Coverage team. In his current role, he has been instrumental in providing strategic advice and assisting numerous Cleantech focused companies to raise both debt and equity capital. Key sectors include renewable energy, batteries, water...

Ernesto O. Silvano, Jr. is the Department Head of the Office for Renewable Energy Development at the National Electrification Administration of the Philippines, which was created in 2013 following the new NEA Charter Reform Act of RA 10531, in line with the country's Renewable Energy Act of RA...

Mr. A.K. Sinha is a power professional with 30 years experience in Power business and associated with preparation of fossil based units for flexible operation and   formulation of market mechanisms to facilitate Renewable energy integration. He has worked in NTPC LTD, India and provided strategic...

Jeanne Soh is Deputy General Manager and Head of Power and Infrastructure, Global Structured Finance, Investment Banking Department, Asia of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC).Jeanne has over 19 years’ financial structuring and arranging experience in Asia, of which the recent 11 years were ...

Dr Jan Stempien is an expert in new energy technologies and associated policies.  Since joining The Lantau Group as a Consultant in early 2017, Jan has worked on a diverse range of projects that have focused on scrutinising the value of renewable energy sources, assessing the risks and...

Tor has over thirty-five years’ experience from CFO, CEO and other top management positions in major Norwegian and international companies including Mobil Exploration, Aker ASA, ExClay International, Posten Norge, Raufoss ASA and SN Power AS. He has also worked as a consultant, and has held several ...

Mr. Frank Thiel is currently the Managing Director of Quezon Power (Philippines), Limited Co. (QPL), a power generating company with a 460 MW coal-fired power plant in Mauban, Quezon. Quezon Power is wholly owned by Electricity Generating Public Company Limited (EGCO), a Thailand based...

Nestor Michael Tiglao received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines, in 1995 and 2005, respectively. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical...

Joanne is currently the head of the Legal and Compliance, Environment and Procurement Departments of North Luzon Renewable Energy Corp., the developer and owner of an 81MW Windfarm in Pagudpud, Caparispisan, Province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She also heads the Legal and Compliance Department...

Engr. Rodger S. Velasco is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering in 1989, and Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering in 1990 at the Cebu Institute of Technology and graduated Cum Laude. He is a registered Electrical Engineer and registered...

Roberto Verzola has a background in electrical engineering and economics, is recognized as a pioneer in the information and communications technology industry, and has also been heavily involved in social advocacies. Thus he combines technical skills with social commitment. He has a book on the...

Ms. Yu-Owen is the President and CEO of PhilCarbon, a dynamic young company with a growing portfolio of renewable energy projects at various stages of development in the wind, hydropower, biomass and geothermal sectors. She also holds senior positions in Upgrade Energy Philippines and Megawatt...