Conference Agenda
*This is tentative program.
Day 1 | 1 December 2021 | |
Timing | Content | Speaker |
08:00-08:45 | Registration | |
09:00-09:30 | OPENING SESSION | |
09:00-09:05 | Welcome address | Ben Backwell, CEO, Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) |
09:05-09:10 | Welcome address | Representative from Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam |
09:10-09:15 | Welcome address | Kim Højlund Christensen, Ambassador of Denmark to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
09:15-09:20 | Welcome address | Grete Lochen, Ambassador of Norway to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam & the Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
09:20-09:25 | Welcome address | Sebastian Paust, Head of Cooperation Division, Embassy of Germany in Vietnam |
09:25-09:30 | COP26 Summary | Gareth Ward, Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Vietnam, British Embassy |
09:30-10:15 | KEYNOTE SESSION: What Role is Wind Energy Playing in the Global Energy Transition? | |
09:30-09:45 | TBA | Nguyen Phuong Mai, Deputy General Director, Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority (EREA) |
09:45-10:00 | Vietnam Wind Policy Status | Liming Qiao, Head of Asia, Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) |
10:00-10:15 | Pathway for the Development of a Healthy and Competitive Offshore Wind Industry in Vietnam | Erik Kjaer, Chief Advisor, Centre for Global Cooperation, Danish Energy Agency |
10:15-10:45 | Refreshments & Networking | |
10:45-12:00 | CEO PANEL: How Can Wind Power Play a Bigger Role in Vietnam’s Future Energy Mix? | |
This session is designed for high level discussions on the current challenges of wind development in Vietnam and South East Asia. Will wind play a bigger role in Vietnam’s future energy mix? What are the missing pieces in the policy and finance frameworks that are obstacles for wind power to reach its full potential in Vietnam? | Moderator:
Mark Hutchinson, Chair, South East Asia Task Force, Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) |
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TBA | William Gaillard, Vice President Sales Asia-Pacific, Vestas Asia Pacific | |
TBA | Mr. Dong Yinming (Donald), Asia General Manager, Goldwind | |
TBA | Niels Holst, Partner, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners | |
TBA | Bui Van Thinh, CEO, Thuan Binh Wind | |
TBA | Edoardo Prina, Head of Sales & Marketing, Onshore, APAC, SGRE | |
TBA | Logan Knox, General Director, UPC Renewables Vietnam | |
12:00-14:00 | Lunch & Networking | |
14:00-15:30 | OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT FORUM | |
This session is designed to share the big picture of offshore wind being successfully deployed globally and in Asia. The session focuses on the offshore development challenges in Vietnam: Policy and infrastructural planning, as well as other missing pieces for offshore wind to reach its potential in Vietnam | Moderator: Alastair Dutton, Chair of Global Offshore Taskforce, Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) | |
TBA | Michael Stephenson, Associate Director, The Renewables Consulting Group (RCG) | |
TBA | Ngo Tien Dat, Senior Business Development Manager, Goldwind Vietnam | |
TBA | Keld Bennetsen, Vice President, Head of New Market Development, Copenhagen Offshore Partners | |
TBA | Brian Quan Minh, Construction Project Manager, Mainstream Renewable Power | |
TBA | Jon Dugstad, Director Wind and Solar, Norwegian Energy Partners (NORWEP) | |
TBA | Stephan Ciniselli, Global Director Offshore Wind, Bureau Veritas | |
TBA | Gero Norman Tschierschke, Head of New Markets, APAC, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) | |
15:30-16:00 | Refreshments & Networking | |
16:00-17:30 | TECHNICAL SESSION 1 | |
SESSION 1A:
Optimisation of Electricity Production in Wind Farms (Turbine Design, Resources Assessment, Siting, Forecast Technologies etc.). |
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16:00-16:15 | Vietnam can lead South East Asia’s efforts in decarbonisation | Benoit Nguyen, Head of renewables APAC, Energy systems, DNV |
16:15-16:30 | TBA | Marco Milanesi, Head of Siting Solutions, Asia Pacific, Vestas Asia Pacific, Vestas |
16:30-16:45 | TBA | Lorenzo Claveri, Head of the Wind Technical Center, Bureau Veritas Vietnam |
SESSION 1B:
System Integration and Hybrid Solutions for Solving the System Integration Challenges. |
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16:45-17:00 | Hybrid solutions to deliver Vietnam’s renewables potential | Andrew McGregor, Hybrid Solutions Analyst, Mainstream Renewable Power |
17:00-17:15 | NRG Direct Detect Lidar – Calibrate Site’s Wind Shear and Wind Flow with Ongoing Met Measurements to Speed up Development and Bankability | Arvinder Pal Singh (AP Singh), Senior Territory Sales Manager, Asia Pacific, NRG Systems |
17:15-17:30 | TBA | Siddhant Gupta, Vice President Global Energy Lead, Hexagon Manufacturing |
18:00-20:00 | Day 1 Ends |
Day 2 | 2 December 2021 | |
Timing | Content | Speakers |
09:15-9:30 | FINANCE & LEGAL FORUM: M&A, Investment & Capital Raising | |
The last couple of years has seen a numbers of M&A deals in the wind sector in Vietnam. This was primarily driven by the fact that the tariff regime in Vietnam would expire on 31st Oct 2021. A marriage of convenience was formed between local developers who didn’t have funds to develop and construct projects and investors who had the funds enabling them to enter Vietnam which has huge wind potential and capitalize on the attractive tariff. This session will cover criteria adopted for acquisitions, the risk associated with it and how to mitigate those risks. Additionally, it will also delve into the impact of how such M&A deals will have in the future of wind energy landscape of Vietnam. | Moderator: Mr. Naveen Balachandran, Special Advisor of South East Asia, Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) | |
TBA | Mr. Giang Hoang, President, Pacifico Energy Vietnam | |
TBA | Mr. Yi-Hua Lu, Head of Offshore Wind Origination, Macquarie Green Investment Group | |
TBA | Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hai, Special Counsel, Energy, Mining and Infrastructure, Baker & McKenzie (Vietnam) Ltd. | |
TBA | Ms. Andrea Co, Vice President & Country Manager, Scatec | |
TBA | Mr. Wymen Chan, Managing Director, Susi Partners AG, Head of Susi Asia Energy Transition Fund | |
TBA | Mr. Sujay Shah, Managing Director, Global Head, Clean Tech, Standard Chartered Bank | |
10:30-11:00 | Refreshments & Networking | |
11:00-12:30 | BUSINESS SESSION 1: | |
11:00 – 11:45 |
SESSION 1A – Auction, Project Finance & Asset Management |
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11:00-11:15 |
Auction to Select Investors for Wind Projects – Next Steps for Vietnam |
Mr. Phat Nguyen, Legal Counsel, PECC3 |
11:15-11:30 |
Experience of Project financing & M&A for renewable energy projects in Vietnam |
Ms. Minh Hoang, Finance Director, Qair Viet Nam |
11:30-11:45 |
Risks relating to investment performance of wind power projects in Vietnam |
Mr. Le Hoai Nam, Head of Technology Equipment Department (Hydropower and Renewable Energy Engineering Centre), PECC4 |
11:45 – 12:00 |
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Gary Zieff, Senior Clean Energy Director, Vietnam Low Emission Energy Program II (V-LEEP II), United States Agency for International Development (USAID) |
SESSION 1B – Risk Mitigation | ||
12:00-12:15 |
De-risking Vietnamese Windfarm development through Integration of National Data | Ioannis Abatzis Chief Geoscientific Advisor, GEUS Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Mr. Văn Đức Nam Head of Marine Resources Branch, Northern Center for Planning & Investigation of Marine Resources – Environment (CPIM) |
12:15 – 12:25 | TBA | Minh Ha-Duong, Science Director, VIET |
12:25-12:35 | Manage Risks in Vietnam Wind Power Sector with Norwegian Experiences | Tran Hai Anh, Senior Market Adviser, Innovation Norway Hanoi |
12:35-14:00 | Lunch & Networking | |
14:00-15:15 | TECHNICAL SESSION 2 | |
SESSION 2A:
Minimising the Cost of Developing Wind Farms and Localisation of the Supply Chain (Development of a Localised Supply Chain, EPC, O&M). |
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14:00-14:15 | Solution Factory, For Long term Service | Mr. Wan Jilong, Deputy General Manager of Asia Center, Goldwind |
14:15-14:30 | TBA | Mathias Hollander, Senior Manager, Copenhagen Offshore Partners |
14:30-14:45 | TBA | Chris Tran, Project Director, Minh Hoang Crane |
14:45-15:00 | TBA | Anita Holgersen, Head of Vietnam, Equinor
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SESSION 2B: Certification, Standardisation and Human Capital Development. | ||
15:00-15:15 | TBA | Per Enggaard Haahr, Regional Manager APAC, Renewables Certification, DNV |
15:15-15:45 |
CLOSING KEYNOTE SESSION: Powering the Recovery – Future of the Industry |
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Industry leaders will share their experiences and outlook on Wind Power as a driving force in post-Covid recovery. This session will provide an international update on the future impact of wind power adoption from an economic, sustainability and energy security perspective. |
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15:15-15:30 |
TBA |
Si ZhongWu, Deputy General Manager of Asia Center, Goldwind |
15:30-15:45 |
TBA |
Ben Backwell, CEO, Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) |
15:45 |
Day 2 Ends |
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