290 participants, 37 countries, 12 Government Ministers, the vast majority of the region's utilities, ink on at least one renewable energy project, and the prospect of ink on many others ... CREF was a terrific success. Thank you to all our speakers, sponsors, and delegates.
We will be announcing the dates and venue for CREF 2010 shortly. If you are not our mailing list but would like to be, please submit your information here. If you would like to access CREF 2009 presentations please email us at info@caribbeanenergyforum.com.
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 Jigar Shah, CEO, Carbon War Room; Founder and former CEO, SunEdison |
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 Hon. Carlisle Powell, Nevis Island Administration |
 James Moss Solomon, Grace Kennedy, and Aubyn Hill, Corporate Strategies Ltd. |
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 Hon. Charles Savarin, Dominica's Minister of Energy, and Robert Blenker, Head of Renewable Energy, WRB Enterprises |
 Gabriel Goldschmidt, Head of Infrastructure Latin America & the Caribbean, IFC |
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2009 Speakers Included:
- Hon. James Robertson - Minister of Energy & Mining, Government of Jamaica
- Jigar Shah, CEO, The Carbon War Room, Founder & Former CEO, SunEdison
- Hon. Charles Savarin, Minister for Public Utilities, Energy and Ports, Commonwealth of Dominica - Dominica
- Hon. Carlisle Powell - Minister of Communications, Works & Public Utilities, Nevis Island Administration
- Richard Ashby, Chief Financial Officer, RES Americas
- Dr. Frederique Abreu, Hemispheric Coordinator of Agrienergy and Biofuels, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation
- Franz Gerner - Caribbean Task Team Leader & Senior Energy Economist, The World Bank
- Vernon Lawrence - Managing Director & CEO, Grenada Electricity Company (GRENLEC)
- Paul Thurk, Partner, ARCH Venture Partners - USA
- Asier Aya - PV Division Director, Abengoa Solar, Inc. - USA
- Hugo Hodge - Executive Director & CEO, Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority (VIWAPA)
OAS's Mark Lambrides introduces Jerry Butler and CREF at Fifth Summit of the Americas Policy Dialogue. Video provided by OAS.org Click to View > |
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October 8
U.S. SUPPORTS THE CARIBBEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY FORUM
A U.S. government delegation, including officials from the U.S. Departments of State and Energy and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), will participate in the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum ... > READ MORE
August 21
ELEVEN REGIONAL ENERGY MINISTERS CONFIRMED TO ATTEND CREF
Eleven Caribbean Government Ministers responsible for energy policy are currently confirmed to attend the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF). They will be joined by senior public officials and high-ranking executives from Caribbean utilities representing a total of seventeen countries from across the region. The extraordinarily high-level turn-out reflects the importance now attached to renewables in the Caribbean, and is a clear demonstration of an across-the-board commitment to long-term energy and economic security. For international developers who were concerned that the economic downturn, coupled with the falling price of oil, would sound the death knell for renewables in the Caribbean, this is a clear indicator that opportunities in the region are alive and well.
August 7
Jigar Shah, CEO of The Carbon War Room, and Founder & Former CEO of SunEdison, has confirmed he will give a keynote address at the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum... > READ MORE
July 13
Arístides Fernandez Zucco, Secretary of State,
and President of the National Energy Commission of the Dominican Republic,
has confirmed that he will give a keynote address
at the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum... > READ MORE
June 19
George E. Pataki, Former Governor of the State of New York, has confirmed that he will give a keynote address at the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum... > READ MORE
April 2
The Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Hon. Bruce Golding, confirmed
today that he will give the opening keynote address at the Caribbean Renewable
Energy Forum (CREF)... > READ MORE
March 19
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) today confirmed
that it will partner with the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum... > READ MORE
