Full Agenda

Agenda for ACEEF 2021 - Monday June 14
MORNING SESSION 10:30 AM - 12:00. PM (GMT+8)	Free time and ACEF participant networking
AFTERNOON SESSION 2:00 - 3:30 PM (GMT+8))	Deep Dive Workshop 1 Innovative and Sustainable Cooling Solutions for Asia and the Pacific (ADB, ADBI, SEforALL, UK Government) Learn More	Deep Dive Workshop 2 Finance to Accelerate Energy Transition in Asia and the Pacific: Public Sector Initiatives and Good Practices of Private Sector (ADB, Japan METI) Learn More		Deep Dive Workshop 3 Industrial Decarbonization: Innovation in Financing and Market-Building (UK Government, UNIDO, World Bank ESMAP) Learn More
EVENING SESSION 8:00 - 9:30 PM (GMT+8)	Side Event Blockchain Innovation and Adoption in Electric Utilities (ISGF, GSEF) Learn More	Side Event I-Pitch@ACEF: Tech-Enabled Solutions with Data and Digitalization (PFAN, SEAS) Learn More	Side Event It’s Not Just Gas or Storage: Meeting Growing Electricity Demand with Power System Flexibility (The Clean Power Hub) Learn More	Side Event Leading the Energy Sector into the Future by Harnessing the Power of Gender Equality (USAID Southeast Asia EDGE Hub, USAID Engendering Utilities, E4SEA) Learn More	Side Event Scoping Dialogue to Raise Climate Awareness Among Emerging Energy Youth Leaders (New Energy Nexus and OurEnergy2030) Learn More

LEGEND

Track 1: Tracing Future Paths with Technology Roadmaps for NDCs	Deep Dive Workshop
Track 2: Rebounding from COVID-19 with Integrated Solutions	Plenary
Energy Policy Consultation	Spotlight Session
Regional Topics	Side Event

Agenda for ACEEF 2021 - Tuesday June 15
MORNING SESSION 10:30 AM-12:00 PM (GMT+8)	Opening Plenary Clean Energy for Green Recovery and Carbon Neutrality (Keynotes and panel discussion) Learn More
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (GMT+8)	Book Launch Financing Clean Energy in Developing Asia Learn More
AFTERNOON SESSION 2:00 PM. - 3:30 PM. (GMT+8)	Thematic Track Session 1.1: Implementing NDCs through Action Plan Learn More	Thematic Track Session 2.1 Impacts of COVID-19 on Energy and the Environment Learn More	Energy Policy Consultation 1 Virtual Consultation Roundtable with CSOs: Review of Updated ADB Energy Policy Learn More	Regional Session 1 Decarbonization in Central Asia: Managing Reserve Capacities to Support the Development of Large-Scale Renewable Energy Generation (ADB Central and West Asia Department) Learn More
EVENING SESSION 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM (GMT+8)	Side Event Just Transition to Low Carbon Futures: Phasing Out Coal (ETP) Learn More	Side Event Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Electric Utilities (ISGF, GSEF) Learn More	Side Event Developing Urban Energy for a Carbon Neutral Future (APUEA, AEEE) Learn More	Side Event The Future of E-Mobility in Asia: Goals, Challenges, and Holistic Solutions (USAID, NREL, SLOCAT Partnership) Learn More

LEGEND

Track 1: Tracing Future Paths with Technology Roadmaps for NDCs	Deep Dive Workshop
Track 2: Rebounding from COVID-19 with Integrated Solutions	Plenary
Energy Policy Consultation	Spotlight Session
Regional Topics	Side Event

Agenda for ACEF 2021 - Wednesday June 16
MORNING SESSION 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM (GMT+8)	Spotlight Session 1 Waste, Energy, and the Oceans (ADB) Learn More	Spotlight Session 2 Regional Partnerships to Advance Energy Priorities (USAID, DFC, JICA, TheRockefeller Foundation, EFA) Learn More	Spotlight Session 3 Women Powering the Future: Innovation and Resilience (ADB) Learn More	Regional Session 2 Navigating the New Normal in a Fragile Pacific (ADB Pacific Department) Learn More
AFTERNOON SESSION 2:00 PM. - 3:30 PM. (GMT+8)	Thematic Track Session 1.2 Showcasing Low-Carbon Transition Technologies Learn More	Thematic Track Session 2.2 Combining Stimulus Recovery with Green Energy Transition Learn More		Regional Session 3 Digitalization of Electric Utilities in South Asia (ADB South Asia Department) Learn More
EVENING SESSION 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM (GMT+8)	Side Event Sustainable Air Conditioning with District Cooling System (ISGF, GSEF, APUEA) Learn More	Side Event From Rhetoric to Reality: Tracking the Global Progress of Renewables (REN21) Learn More	Side Event Applying New Integrated Resources Planning and Data Visualization into Sustainable Power Planning in the Mekong Subregion (USAID, The Asia Foundation, ADPC, SEI) Learn More	Side Event The Prospect of Pumped Storage Hydropower in Asia (IHA) Learn More	Learn More Asia Livecast of New Report from WRI and Ørsted – “Unlocking a Renewable Energy Future: How Government Action Can Drive Private Investment” (WRI and Ørsted) Learn More

LEGEND

Track 1: Tracing Future Paths with Technology Roadmaps for NDCs	Deep Dive Workshop
Track 2: Rebounding from COVID-19 with Integrated Solutions	Plenary
Energy Policy Consultation	Spotlight Session
Regional Topics	Side Event

Agenda for ACEF 2021 - Thursday June 17
MORNING SESSION 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM (GMT+8)	Spotlight Session 4 Innovative Technology and Startup Showcase (ADB and ADB Ventures) Learn More	Regional Session 4 Carbon Emissions Peaking in Asia and the Pacific (ADB East Asia Department) Learn More	Regional Session 5 Getting Southeast Asia on the Clean Energy Fast Track (ADB Southeast Asia Department) Learn More
AFTERNOON SESSION 2:00 PM. - 3:30 PM. (GMT+8)	Thematic Track Session 1.3 Deep Dives at the City, National, and Regional Levels Learn More	Thematic Track Session 2.3 Boosting Clean Energy Innovation with COVID-19 Learn More	Energy Policy Consultation 2 Virtual Consultation Roundtable with Global Energy Experts Learn More	Regional Session 6 SDG-linked Debt Instruments for the Clean Energy Sector: Moving Beyond the Climate Thematic Label (ADB - Private Sector Operations Department) Learn More
EVENING SESSION 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM (GMT+8)	Side Event Evidence-based Communications to Propel the Energy Transition (GIZ CASE) Learn More	Side Event Electric Cooking - The Way Forward (ISGF, GSEF) Learn More	Side Event Decarbonization Pathways in South Asia (USAID India) Learn More	Side Event Financing CCUS – A Key Clean Technology for Industry (CEM CCUS) Learn More

LEGEND

Track 1: Tracing Future Paths with Technology Roadmaps for NDCs	Deep Dive Workshop
Track 2: Rebounding from COVID-19 with Integrated Solutions	Plenary
Energy Policy Consultation	Spotlight Session
Regional Topics	Side Event

Agenda for ACEF 2021 - Friday June 18
MORNING SESSION 10:30 AM -12:00 PM. (GMT+8)	Deep Dive Workshop 4 Potential and Challenges of Hydrogen Energy in Asia and Pacific Developing Countries (ADB, Innovation Norway) Learn More	Deep Dive Workshop 5 CCUS – Essential Tool for the Low-Carbon Transition in Asia (ADB, UK Government) Learn More	Deep Dive Workshop 6 The Relevance of Energy Efficiency for Asia and the Pacific (ADB, ADBI, SEforALL) Learn More	Deep Dive Workshop 7 From Dreams to Reality: Achieving NDCs through Power Sector Planning and Implementation (USAID, NREL, IEA, GIZ, WRI) Learn More
AFTERNOON SESSION 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (GMT+8)	Closing Plenary: Collective Action for Low-Carbon, Sustainable Development (Keynotes and panel discussion) Learn More

LEGEND

Track 1: Tracing Future Paths with Technology Roadmaps for NDCs	Deep Dive Workshop
Track 2: Rebounding from COVID-19 with Integrated Solutions	Plenary
Energy Policy Consultation	Spotlight Session
Regional Topics	Side Event

NOTES ON TIMING OF SESSIONS
Morning Sessions: 10:30 am – 12:00 nn (Manila), 10:30 – 12:00 pm (Washington DC), 4:30 – 6:00 am (CET)
Afternoon Sessions: 2:00 – 3:30 pm (Manila), 2:00 – 3:30 am (Washington DC), 8:00 – 9:30 am (CET)
Mid-day break: 12:00 nn – 2:00 pm (Manila) free time, networking, self-organized meetups.
Evening Session (Side Events): 8:00 – 9:30 pm (Manila) 8:00 – 9:30 am (Washington DC), 2:00 – 3:30 pm (CET)

ACEF = Asia Clean Energy Forum, ADB = Asian Development Bank, ADBI = Asian Development Bank Institute, ADPC = Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, AEEE = Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy, APUEA = Asia Pacific Urban Energy Association, CET = Central European Time, CASE = Clean, Affordable and Secure Energy for Southeast Asia, CEM = Clean Energy Ministerial, CCUS = Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage, COVID-19 = coronavirus disease, DFAT = Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, DFC = United States International Development Finance Corporation, EFA = Export Finance Australia, E4SEA = Enhancing Equality in Energy for Southeast Asia, ESMAP = Energy Sector Management Assistance Program, ETP = Energy Transition Partnership, EWF = Energy Web Foundation, GIZ = Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, GMT = Greenwich Mean Time, GSEF = Global Smart Energy Federation, IEA = International Energy Agency, IHA = International Hydropower Association, ISGF = India Smart Grid Forum, JICA = Japan International Cooperation Agency, METI = Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, NDCs = Nationally Determined Contributions, NREL = National Renewable Energy Laboratory, PFAN = Private Financing Advisory Network, RDMA = Regional Development Mission for Asia, REN21 = Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century, SAGE = South Asia Group for Energy, SAREH = South Asia Regional Energy Hub, SDG = Sustainable Development Goal, SEAS = Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore, SEforALL = Sustainable Energy for All, SEI - Stockholm Environment Institute, SLOCAT = Stichting Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport, UNIDO = United Nations Industrial Development Organization, USAID = United States Agency for International Development, WRI = World Resources Institute.

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