IX ENERGY WEEK
Centro Cultural - Banco Central del Paraguay
Federación Rusa y Augusto Roa Bastos
Asunción - Paraguay
Semana de la ENERGÍASemana de la ENERGÍASemana de la ENERGÍA

Monday, October 28, 2024

 Inaugural Session

Time:09:00

Room: To be confirmed

 

Santiago Peña

President of the Republic
of Paraguay

To be confirmed

IDB

To be confirmed

WB

Andrés Rebolledo

Executive Secretary
OLADE

Keynote Session: Financing Just Energy Transitions

Time:11:00 a 12:30

Room: To be confirmed

What is the way to collaborate to close the financing gap that stands in the way of Latin America’s energy transition?
It is planned to bring together key stakeholders to discuss and develop innovative solutions to attract private capital and mobilize the resources needed to modernize electricity grids, integrate renewables, build clean energy infrastructure, and address financing needs for both climate change mitigation and adaptation in the region.

Andrés Rebolledo

Moderator
Executive Secretary
OLADE

Tomás Serebrisky

Infrastructure and Energy Manager
IDB

Gabriela Elizondo

Energy Practice Manager LAC - WB

Antonio Silveira

VP Private Sector
CAF
(TBC)

The Evolution of the Power Grid: Incorporating flexibility in a cost-effective manner

Time: 14:00 to 15:30

Room: To be confirmed

Edwin Malagon

Senior Energy Specialist
IDB

Luis Felipe Ramos

Undersecretary of Energy
MinEnergía Chile

Kevin Hunte

Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Energy and Business of Barbados

Juan Rubiolo

Executive VP, President of Energy Infrastructure
AES

Manlio Coviello

Representative
EnergyDome

Low Emission Hydrogen: A new opportunity for the region

Time: 14:00 to 15:30

Room: To be confirmed

The objective of this panel is to address the key challenges and opportunities to boost the development of the low-emission hydrogen industry in Latin America and the Caribbean.
This involves examining in depth both green hydrogen produced from renewable energies and hydrogen of other colors, analyzing their respective advantages, limitations and social and environmental implications.

Gaston Siroit

Moderator
Advisor to the Executive Secretary
OLADE

Diego Messina

Energy Specialist
GIZ

Christian Gischler

Lead Energy Specialist
IDB

Monica Gasca

Chairman
LAC Clean Hydrogen Action

Sindy Salgado

Project Manager
UNEP

Diego Bustamante

Deputy Head, Latin America
World Economic Forum

Decarbonization of river, sea and air transport, maritime and air transport.

Time:16:00 a 17:30

Room: To be confirmed

It aims to examine the key challenges and opportunities to drive the transition towards sustainable transport in Latin America and the Caribbean, considering the different modes of transport: air, maritime, river and how they can be addressed in an integrated manner.
Through this dialogue, the panel will seek to develop an integrated vision and concrete actions to transform the Latin American and Caribbean transport system towards a cleaner, more efficient and resilient model.

Rodrigo Maluff

Vice Minister of REDIEX
MIC

Andrea Heins

Sr Energy Efficiency Specialist
UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre

Jorge Durán

Chief of Section
Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP-OAS)

Roberto Aiello

Senior Energy Specialist
IDB

Pedro De La Fuente

Senior Manager - External Affairs & Sustainability, The Americas
IATA

Milaika Capella Ras

General Manager
Caribeean Shipping Association

Resilience: Climate Change, Heat Waves, Flooding

Time:16:00 a 17:30

Room: To be confirmed

The objective of the discussion is to analyze the challenges that climate change imposes on the energy sector in Latin America and the Caribbean, and to explore adaptation strategies to strengthen the resilience of these systems to extreme phenomena such as heat waves and floods.
As these events become more frequent and intense, electrical infrastructure faces significant pressures, from increased energy demand to risks of supply disruptions and physical damage.
The discussion will focus on concrete cases, such as the impact of heat waves in Mexico and floods in Brazil, to identify innovative solutions and opportunities for collaboration to mitigate these risks and ensure a secure, sustainable and resilient energy supply in the region.

Veronica Prado

Moderator
Senior Specialist of the Energy Division - IDB

Julian Baez Benitez

Regional Director
WMO Regional

Ethel Estigarribia

National Director of Climate Change - MADES