New Delhi, India: International Symposium To Promote Innovation & Research in Energy Efficiency (INSPIRE)
New Delhi, India: International Symposium To Promote Innovation & Research in Energy Efficiency (INSPIRE)
New Delhi, India: International Symposium To Promote Innovation & Research in Energy Efficiency (INSPIRE)
Symposium to
Promote Innovation & Research in Energy Efficiency (INSPIRE)
An International Gathering Showcasing & Promoting Innovation and Implementation in Futuristic
Energy Efficiency Technologies, Policies and Financing Mechanism
www.innovatetoinspire.in
Organized by
Supported by
Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
The Energy & Resources Institute (TERI)
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)
Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI)
Program Agenda
November 11, 2018
Inaugural Session
17:00 – 18:40 hrs 1. W elcome Address
Dr. O.P. Agarwal, Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute (WRI) -India
2. Address
Sh. Kenichi Yokoyama, Country Director, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
3. Address
Dr. Junaid K. Ahmad, Country Director, The World Bank (WB)
4. Key Note Address
Sh. S.N.Sahai, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power, Govt. of India
5. Special Address
Sh. A.K.Bhalla, Secretary, Ministry of Power, Govt. of India
6. Launch Events by Hon’ble Minister of Power, New & Renewable Energy, (I/C),
Govt. of India
- Briefing by Sh. B. C. Tripathi, CMD, GAIL (India) Limited
o Signing of MoU between EESL & GAIL
o Launch of Market Assessment study on Tri-generation
- Exchange of Grant agreement between EESL & ADB
- Felicitation of Jury
- Felicitation of Innovation Challenge Winners
7. Inaugural Address
Sh. R. K. Singh, Hon’ble Minister of Power, New & Renewable Energy, (I/C), Govt.
of India
8. Vote of Thanks
Sh. Rajeev Sharma, Chairman, Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. (EESL)
18:40 – 18:50 hrs Inauguration of Exhibition Stalls by Hon’ble Union Power, New & Renewable Energy,
(I/C), Govt. of India
9:30 – 10:15 hrs Plenary Session: Innovate-to-Inspire – The relevance of Innovation & Research in
Reshaping Energy Efficiency Market
1. Setting the Context and Introduction of Speaker: Saurabh Kumar , Managing Director,
Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. (EESL), India
2. Keynote Presentation by Dr. Ajay Mathur , Director General, The Energy and
Resources Institute (TERI), India
10:45 – 12:00 hrs Executive Panel Discussion#1: Energy Efficiency Policy Landscape and New
Developments across the Globe
Co-Chair: R.V. Shahi, Energy Infratech Pvt. Ltd. & Dr. Brian Motherway, International
Energy Agency (IEA)
1. Dr. Brian Motherway , IEA (Theme Presentation)
2. D r. Xianli Zhu , Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency
3. Dr. Pil Bae Song, Ex- Energy Sector Chief of ADB
12:00 – 13:30 hrs Executive Panel Discussion#2: New Initiatives in EE in Asia – Aligning with Global
Needs
Co-Chairs: Ajay Mishra, Govt. of Telangana (TBC) & Dr. Ashok Sarkar, World Bank
16:00– 17:30 hrs Innovation Challenge Session #2: Energy Efficient Technologies (Cold Chain)
Co-Chairs: Atul Bagai, UNEP and Ravichandran Purushothaman, Danfoss
1. Panelist 1: Karan Mangotra, TERI
2. Panelist 2: Iain Campbell , Rocky Mountain Institute, USA
3. Panelist 3: Dr. Viraj Vithoontien, World Bank
Pitch-Hub discussion with audience
17:30 – 19:00 hrs Interaction of delegates with Innovation Challenge Winner & Visit to Exhibition Center
19:00 hrs onwards Dinner / Networking
12:15 – 13:30 hrs Executive Panel Discussion #3: Approaches to Scale up EE through Innovation
Chair: Abhay Bakre, Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), India
1. Venkatesh Dwivedi , EESL, India
2. Sarbojit Pal , Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM)
3. Dr. Chetan Solanki , IIT Bombay
4. Martina Bosi, ESMAP Program, World Bank
5. Benjamin Hickman, UN Environment
13:30– 14:15 hrs Lunch/Networking Break
14:15 – 15:45 hrs Innovation Challenge Session #5: Financial Instruments for Energy Efficiency
Chairs: Dr. Ashok Sarkar, World Bank
1. Pitch Setting : Innovation Challenge Winner
2. Panelist 1: Jiwan Acharya , ADB (India)
3. Panelist 2: Vinod Giri, National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)
4. Panelist 3: Dr. S. S. Acharya , Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
5. Panelist 4: Jae Hyung Kwon, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Pitch-Hub discussion with audience