The 2010 Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF), the region’s most significant gathering of policy-makers, utilities, RE developers, development banks, private equity firms, NGOs, and other key stakeholders, will take place at Atlantis, The Bahamas, on October 14th and 15th.
CREF 2009 gathered 300 participants from 37 countries for two days of heated discussion and debate on the way forward for renewables and energy conservation in the Caribbean.
CREF 2010 will tackle the financial, regulatory, policy and technological obstacles to renewable energy implementation across the region. CREF 2010 will also serve as a unique and vital forum for international developers and investors to meet senior regional stakeholders - policy-makers, utility executives and private sector leaders - and get a handle on opportunities for investment throughout the Caribbean.
SEVEN GOVERNMENT MINISTERS CONFIRMED TO ATTEND CREF 2010.
12 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED BY GOVERNMENT, UTILITY, OR BOTH.
60 SPEAKERS CONFIRMED (as of 09/01).
For all stakeholders, regional and international, public and private sector, with a role in the future energy security of the Caribbean, CREF 2010 is a must-attend event.
Click here to see who you will meet
Click here to see the list of Caribbean countries confirmed to attend CREF
Confirmed speakers include:
The Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham - Prime Minister,
Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Hon. Phenton Neymour - Minister of State, Bahamas
Hon. Carlisle Powell - Minister of Communication, Works,
Public Utilities, Nevis Island Administration
Hon. Kenneth McClintock-Hernández - Secretary of State, Puerto Rico.
Peter Williams - CEO, Barbados Light & Power
Jigar Shah - CEO, Carbon War Room; Founder & Former CEO, SunEdison
Robert J. Johnston - Director, Energy and Natural Resources,
Eurasia Group - USA
Will Wynn - former Mayor, Austin, Tx; former Chairman of the Board,
Austin Energy
Leandro Alves - Chief, Energy Division, Energy and Infrastructure
Department, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Adrian Katzew Corenstein - Director, Mexico and Caribbean - Vestas
Richard Ashby - CFO, RES Americas
Dr. Rene Jean-Jumeau - Chief, Energy Management Unit,
Ministry of Public Works, Haiti
May Adams Cornwall - Executive Director, VI Waste
Management Authority – USVI
Earl Barrett - General Manager, Wigton Wind Farm, Jamaica
Joel Velasco - Chief Representative - North America UNICA -
Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association
Gabriel Goldschmidt - Manager, Infrastructure,
Latin America & Caribbean, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Philippe Benoit - Sector Manager, Energy,
Latin America & The Caribbean, The World Bank
Phil Voss - Senior Project Leader, National Renewable
Energy Laboratory (NREL) - USA
Hillary Alexander - Permanent Secretary, Ministry of
Energy & Mining - Jamaica
Dr. Daniel Kammen - Senior ECPA Fellow & Distinguished Professor
of Energy, University of California, Berkeley
- USA
To view the full line-up of speakers click here.
To view the latest agenda click here.
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09.02.2010
Prime Minister Confirms Participation ... read more
09.01.2010
Key Caribbean Stakeholders to Attend CREF - Seven Government Ministers Currently Confirmed... read more
07.07.2010
Dominican Today
Bahamas to host 2010 Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum.... read more
06.09.2010
Caribbean Interconnection - Speakers Confirmed
Hon. Kenneth McClintock, Secretary of State for Puerto Rico, has confirmed he will participate in the Caribbean Interconnection panel.... read more
06.01.2010
FirstCaribbean International Bank Announces Sponsorship of CREF 2010
The organizers of the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum are delighted to welcome FirstCaribbean International Bank as a sponsor of CREF 2010.... read more
05.28.2010
Will Wynn, former Mayor of Austin, Texas, and Chairman of the Board of Austin Energy, to Speak at CREF
Will Wynn, the former Mayor of Austin, Texas, and Chairman of the Board of Austin Energy, the 9th largest public power utility in the US, will participate as a speaker at CREF 2010.... read more
