4 September 2009 * 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila - Luzon Room, Pasay City, Philippines
Registration (8:00 AM to 9:00 AM)
National Anthem (9:00 AM)
Keynote Address (9:05 AM)
Rep. Joseph Emilio A. Abaya
Co-Chair, COMSTE
Prospects for Agriculture in Renewable Energy (9:40 AM)
Secretary Arthur C. Yap
Department of Agriculture
Represented by Deputy Administrator Carlos Carpio of the Phil. Coconut Authority
Overview of Day 2 Program (10:05 AM)
Dr. Gregory L. Tangonan
Executive Director, COMSTE
Snacks (10:25 AM – 10:45 AM)
Overview of the Philippine Biofuels Law and Existing Programs and Projects on Biofuels (10:50 AM)
Admin. Rafael Coscolluela
National Biofuels Board, Department of Energy
Represented by Ms. Rosemarie Gumera
Lunch (11:35 AM – 1:00 PM)
Statement on Environment
Atty. Antonio Oposa
Environmental lawyer / 2009 Ramon Magsaysay awardees
PARALLEL SESSION 3 (1:05 PM)
Forum on Global Opportunities in Biofuels
Moderated by Dr. Alvin Culaba, Director, Center for Engineering Sustainable Development, DLSU
- Dr. Jose L. Cuello, Professor, Dept. of Agricultural & Biosystems Engg., University of Arizona
- Mr. Danilo P. Manayaga, Secura International Corp.
PARALLEL SESSION 4 (1:05 PM)
Forum on Carbon Financing
Moderated by Dr. Corazon Claudio, President, EARTH Institute Asia, Inc.
- Mr. Gao Pronove, CEO, EcoMarket Farms & Co-Founder, Greenhouse Gas Management Inst.
- Dr. Terence Gosliner, California Academy of Sciences
- Ms. Joyceline Goco, Supervising Environmental Management Specialist, DENR
PARALLEL SESSION 5 (1:05 PM)
Forum on Other Established RE Technologies and RE Support Systems
Moderated by Ms. Lisa Antonio, Executive Director, Philippine Business for the Environment
- Dr. Amador Muriel, Philippine-American Academy of Science and Engineering
- Dr. Robert Wimmer, President & Chair, GrAT (Center for Appropriate Technology), Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Snacks (2:40 PM to 3:00 PM)
Plenary Session: Synthesis (3:05 PM)
Dr. Federico M. Macaranas
Technical Advisory Council - COMSTE and
Professor, AIM Center for Development Management
Presentation of Resolution to (3:50 PM)
Amb. Cesar Bautista
Co-Chair for the Private Sector,
National Competitiveness Council (NCC)
To be Represented by
Mr. Virgilio Fulgencio
Executive Director, NCC
Fr. Bienvenido Nebres, S.J.
Co-Chair, Technical Advisory Council - COMSTE and
President, Ateneo de Manila University
Response (4:15 PM)
Usec. Demetrio Ignacio
Policy and Planning
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
Cocktails and Socials (4:50 PM onwards)