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18 – 22 May 2015 | CAMINO REAL POLANCO, MEXICO CITY
EVOLVE YOUR OPPORTUNITY IN MEXICO'S NEW ENERGY ERA - NEXT STEPS FOR THE NEW MARKET
CLEAN OPPORTUNITIES | CLEAN INVESTMENT | CLEAN INNOVATION | CLEAN FUTURE
MIREC WEEK AGENDA AT A GLANCE
Monday 18 May 2015
Clean Opportunities
Cogeneration
Market Entry
(Molino Del
Strategies,
Rey B)
Development
and Expansion
(Molino Del Rey
A)
Mezcal y Tequila Tasting
(Beef Bar, Camino Real Polanco)
Invitation Only: Private Welcome
and Presentation
(Museo Interactivo de Economía)
Tuesday 19 May
Clean Investment
Energy Leader
Keynotes
(Chapultepec A & B)
Investment & Financial
Structuring
(Chapultepec (A & B)
Round the World
Experience
(Exhibition Area,
Terraza Virreyes)
VIP Dinner (Invitation
Only)
(China Grill, Camino
Real Polanco)
Wednesday 20 May
Clean Innovation
Global Perspectives and Forecasts
(Chapultepec A & B)
PV
Wind
(Chapultepec (Molino
A & B)
Del Rey
B)
Geo
(Molino
Del Rey
A)
Thursday 21 May
Clean Future
Infrastructure Investment and Technology
(Chapultepec A & B)
Hydro
PV
(Oaxaca B) (Chapultepec
A & B)
Wind
(Molino
Del Rey
B)
Intelligent
Grids
(Molino
Del Rey A)
MIREC WEEK AWARDS
(Museo Casa de la Bola)
MIREC WEEK WRAP UP PARTY
(W Hotel)
MIREC WEEK AWARDS AFTER PARTY
(Toy Garden, Camino Real Polanco)
Distributed
Generation
(Oaxaca B)
08:30
09:20
09:25
09:30
10:00
10:40
11:10
11:30
11:50
12:20
13:45
14:45
15:15
17:45
17:50
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18:45
18:45
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22:00
Monday 18 May, 2015: MARKET ENTRY STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT & EXPANSION
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Registration – 4 Floor
Welcome Speech – Room Molino Del Rey A
Chairman Opening Remarks: Hon. Randy Avon, CEO, Asian Pacific Development Corporation
Presentation: Economic and investment opportunities in Mexico
Erika Salazar, Coordinator, Energy and Environmental Technologies - Investment Promotion and International Business Unit, ProMéxico
Interactive panel discussion: Exploring the evolving energy landscape to determine your market entry and development strategies
Moderator:
Hon. Randy Avon, CEO, Asian Pacific Development Corporation
Panelist:
Jack Kahan, CEO, Grupo Kahan
Erika Salazar, Coordinator, Energy and Environmental Technologies - Investment Promotion and International Business Unit, ProMéxico
Fernando Campos, Deputy Director - Sustainability & Energy, Walmart
Soll Sussman, Managing Director, S-Cubed Studio
Networking break
Tax challenges on the new electrical market
Alfredo Álvarez Laparte, Energy Segment Leader - Mexico & Central America, EY
Cross-border Investment Opportunities between Mexico and the USA
Soll Sussman, Managing Director, S-Cubed Studio
Providing a Mexican perspective on selecting an international partner for energy developments
Jack Kahan, CEO, Grupo Kahan
Networking Seated lunch- Room Camelias & Arcoiris
Project finance round table discussions
Topic 1: Assessing strategies to attract foreign investors to the Mexican renewables sector
Jack Kahan, CEO, Grupo Kahan
Topic 2: Reviewing the cost of doing business in Mexico for foreign companies
Soll Sussman, Managing Director, S-Cubed Studio
Topic 3: Attracting debt and equity funding and structuring PPAs for renewable energy projects in Mexico
Hon. Randy Avon, CEO, Asian Pacific Development Corporation
Topic 4: Providing insights into financing structures for Mexican energy projects
Stefan Blum, Managing Director, KfW DEG (Mexico)
Networking break
Interactive Workshop: Establishing and Building your Power Business in Mexico: Insider Strategies to Navigating the Mexican Power
Reform, Obtaining PPAs and Realising your Projects
George Humphrey, Partner, Andrews Kurth
Enrique Gonzalez Calvillo, Partner, González Calvillo Abogados
Summary of the Day
Mezcal y Tequila Tasting Party! – Room The Beef Bar
VIP Invitation Only: Private Welcome and Presentation
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18:45 Meet at MIREC WEEK help desk 4 Floor to travel to Museo Interactivo de Economía
**Transport to and from Camino Real included
Monday 18 May, 2015: CLEAN OPPORTUNITIES COGENERATION DAY
08:30
09:20
09:25
09:28
09:30
09:45
10:00
10:40
11:10
11:30
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Registration – 4 Floor
Welcome Speech – Room Molino Del Rey A
Cogeneration delegates move to Room Molino Del Rey B
Chairman Opening Remarks
Jorge Gutiérrez Vera, President, Cogenera
Keynote opening address:
Francisco Granados Rojas, Deputy General Manager - Renewable Energy, CRE
Presentation: Discovering the new cogeneration opportunities created by Mexico's Energy Reform
Carlos Reyes Abreu, Secretaría de Energía, Recursos Naturales y Protección Ambiental, Gobierno del Estado de Tabasco
Interactive panel discussion: Determining the investment opportunities for cogeneration projects to understand your options
Moderator:
Jorge Gutiérrez Vera, President, Cogenera
Panelists:
Ing. Lilia Coronel Zamora, Presidente, La Asociación Mexicana de Ingenieros Mecánicos y Electricistas (AMIME)
Jasso Torres Humberto, Director General, Camara Azucarera
Carlos Reyes Abreu, Secretaría de Energía, Recursos Naturales y Protección Ambiental, Gobierno del Estado de Tabasco
Networking break
Project perspective: Identifying and overcoming the barriers in cogeneration project development to ensure success
Jorge Gutiérrez Vera, President, Cogenera
Gas turbine tech panel: Evaluating the efficiency, reliability, flexibility and environmental compatibilities of gas turbines in Mexico
Moderator:
Jorge Gutiérrez Vera, President, Cogenera
Panelist:
Ricard Vila, Commercial Director, AESA
Ing. Lilia Coronel Zamora, Presidente, La Asociación Mexicana de Ingenieros Mecánicos y Electricistas (AMIME)
12:00
12:20
13:45
14:25
14:45
15:15
15:35
16:00
16:30
17:00
17:05
–
18:45
18:45
–
22:00
08:00
09:25
09:30
10:10
10:20
10:25
10:50
11:30
11:50
12:25
12:40
12:55
Dr. Raul Lugo Leyte, Chief of Turbomachinery Laboratory, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana
International case study: Adapting lessons learned and best practice in cogeneration for the Mexican project landscape
Ricard Vila, Commercial Director, AESA
Networking Seated Lunch – Room Camelias & Arcoiris
Assessing the growth and development opportunity for energy in the agroindustry
Ing. Jesús Genaro Arroyo García, Director General de Fibras Naturales y Biocombustible, SAGARPA
Reviewing the National Programme for Energy Management Systems (PRONASGEn)
Israel Jáuregui Nares, Adjunct Director General of Energy Efficiency Management, CONUEE
Networking Break
Case Study: Providing a snapshot of a Mexican cogeneration project
Miguel Tapia, Engineering Director, IUSASOL
Panel discussion: Building project partnerships across the entire cogeneration value chain
Moderator:
Ing. Ernesto Feilbogen, Coordinator – Sustainable Energy Program, GiZ
Panelists:
Miguel Tapia, Engineering Director, IUSASOL
Israel Jáuregui Nares, Adjunct Director General of Energy Efficiency Management, CONUEE
Dr. Raul Lugo Leyte, Chief of Turbomachinery Laboratory, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana
Cogenerating in combined cycles
Dr. Raul Lugo Leyte, Chief of Turbomachinery Laboratory, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana
Predicting the future of cogeneration opportunities in the Mexican energy industry
Ing. Ernesto Feilbogen, Coordinator – Sustainable Energy Program, GiZ
Summary of Day
Cogeneration day close & Mezcal y Tequila Tasting Party! Restaurant The Beef bar
VIP Invitation Only: Private Welcome and Presentation
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18:45 Meet at MIREC WEEK help desk 4 Floor to travel to Museo Interactivo de Economía
**Transport to and from Camino Real included
Tuesday 19 May, 2015: CLEAN INVESTMENT
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Registration - 4 Floor
Master of Ceremonies & Chairman: Eduardo Braun – Room Chapultepec A&B
He has met with the world's greatest political and business leaders and will expertly guide you through the day
Official MIREC WEEK Inauguration Ceremony
Nadim Chaudhry, President and Founder, Green Power
Alberto Valdes, President, ANES
Ambassador E. Anthony Wayne, US Ambassador to Mexico
Ambassador Viktor Elbling, German Ambassador to Mexico
Leonardo Beltran, Undersecretary of Energy Planning and Transition, SENER
Inauguration dignitaries exit conference room to officially open MIREC WEEK exhibition
Inauguration dignitaries official walk around of MIREC WEEK exhibition
MIREC WEEK Exhibition area officially open and Networking Break
Leaders debate panel: Debating the likely path of global energy markets to ascertain the impact on your organisation
Moderator:
Eduardo Braun
Panelists:
Joseph Fontana, Partner - US Power & Utility Transaction Advisory Leader, EY
Óscar Bernal, Director General, EOSOL Energy de Mexico
Santiago Barcon, Member of the Advisory Board of Electricity, CRE & President, AMESCO & CEO, Energia Hoy
Rob Threlkeld, Global Manager of Renewable Energy, General Motors
Peter Eschenbach, General Manager - Mexico, SunEdison
Don Walter, CEO, Sonora Energy Group
Keynote address: Clarifying the latest status of Mexico’s energy reform - 2015 & beyond
Dr. César Emiliano Hernández Ochoa, Undersecretary of Electricity, SENER
Unravelling the full economic and investment opportunities in the global clean energy industry
Moderator:
David Shields, Editor, Energia a Debate
Panelists:
Antonio López-Puerta Hernández, CEO, IUSASOL
Dr. José Luis Fernández Zayas, Executive Director, Instituto de Investigaciones Eléctricas (IIE)
Joaquin Aranda Beltran, Director General, Iberdrola Renovables Mexico
Luis Alfonso Escobedo, Gerente de Operaciones, Enersis
Jose Antonio Aguilar, Principal, Vive Energia
Presentation: Outlining best practice for price control mechanisms in PPAs to maximise project revenues
Rob Threlkeld, Global Manager of Renewable Energy, General Motors
Presentation: Outlining best practice for price control mechanisms in PPAs to maximise project revenues
Francisco Avelar, VP of Financial Planning, Grupo Bimbo
Interactive panel discussion: Identifying lessons learned and best practices in establishing PPAs
Moderator:
Julie McLaughlin, Partner, Vertex Energía
13:30
13:45
15:20
15:30
15:40
16:20
16:50
17:30
17:50
18:30
18:35
20:00
22:00
08:00
08:30
10:00
10:20
Panelists:
Rob Threlkeld, Global Manager of Renewable Energy, General Motors
Jésus Antonio Leal Felix, Director, Banobras
Bryan Fennell, Managing Director, Marathon Capital
David Arelle, CEO, ILIOSS
Gerardo Alvarez Franyutti, Head of Energy, Mexichem
Fernando Campos, Deputy Director - Sustainability & Energy, Walmart
Providing an overview of sustainable development trends and the Green Economy
Lorena Muñoz del Campo, CEO, Sustrend
Networking Seated Lunch – Room Terraza Virreyes
La ley de transición energética en el marco de la Reforma Energética y su impacto en el desarrollo de las energías renovables
Diputado Javier Orihuela García
Live Q&A: Understanding the Energy Transition Law
Moderator:
Eduardo Braun
Panelists:
Diputada Maria Isabel Ortiz Mantilla
Diputado Javier Orihuela García
Financing/Developer PechuKucha
Sharing lessons learned, best practice and key success factors for clean energy projects, this session will showcase a series of developer
projects. Each presenter will have prepared 20 slides that will show for 20 seconds – offering the opportunity to ask questions afterwards.
Moderator:
Eduardo Braun
Presenters:
Miguel Játiva, Country Manager, Grupotec
Mannti Cummins, CEO, Veleta Energías
Julie McLaughlin, Partner, Vertex Energía & Rafael Lopez de Cardenas, Chief Operating Officer, Main Energy Projects
Networking Break
Finance fireside chat: Understanding available finance structures - your opportunity to hear the candid response from the clean energy
industry financiers
Moderator:
Saurabh Anand, Director, Denham Capital
Panelists:
Guillermo Gutierrez Amanta, Director, The Balam Fund
Alejandro de la Vega Solorzano, Executive Director - Head of Energy, Oil & Gas, Project & Acquisition Finance Mexico, Santander Global
Banking & Markets
Marian Aguirre Nienau, Assistant Director of Project Financing, Bancomext
Andres Garcia-Novel, Principal Investment Officer, IFC
Enrique Nieto Ituarte, Director Of Sustainability and Development, Nafin
Bernardo Garcia, Executive Director, BBVA
Classifying the role of clean certificates in Mexico to truly leverage their potential
Lilian Alves, Associate – Latin America, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Panel discussion: Debating the benefits of the clean certificate opportunity to determine the impact on your project
Moderator:
Eduardo Braun
Panelists:
Alvaro Portellano, Head of Local Regulatory Affairs, Iberdrola Renovables Mexico
Lic. Norma Álvarez Girard, Deputy Director General of Integration of Clean Energy, CRE
Rodrigo Gallegos, Director of Climate Change and Technology, IMCO
Lilian Alves, Associate – Latin America, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Summary of the day: Eduardo Braun
La Vuelta al Mundo Celebracion and Premium Prize Draw! – Exhibition Floor
VIP Dinner (invitation only) – Restaurant China Grill
VIP Dinner Finishes
Wednesday 20 May, 2015: CLEAN OPPORTUNITIES
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Registration 7 & 4 Floor
Breakfast briefing: Next generation PV technology and future trends – Room Molino Del Rey B
Moderator:
Hector Hernandez, Secretario de Convenios y Patrocinios, ANES
Panelists:
Alberto Valdes, President, ANES
Paul Pauze, President, SunRise Power Corp
Scott Bowden, Director International Sales, Solectria
Ross Green, Innovation and Technology Manager, SunRise Power Corp
Raquel Igualá, LATAM Sales Manager, Power Electronics
Master of Ceremonies & Chairman: Eduardo Braun – Room Chapultepec A&B
Keynote Speech
Project finance panel: Hear from some of the leaders in renewable energy finance as they share critical insights
Moderator:
Eduardo Braun
Panelists:
11:00
11:20
12:10
12:25
13:30
Stefan Blum, Managing Director, KfW DEG (Mexico)
Chris McCormick, Director of Strategy and Project Finance, Reykjavik Geothermal & Partner, Ambata Capital
Paul Centeno-Lappas, Regional Head - Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, Proparco (French Development Agency)
Diana Jensen, Director of Renewable Energy Finance, OPIC
Ian Marcus, Vice President, Morgan Stanley
Presentation: Mapping the strategic vision and priorities of CFE within the Energy Reform agenda - what next?
Invited: Dr. Enrique Ochoa Reza, Director General, CFE
CEO predictions panel: Perspectives on the next energy era - what can you expect?
Have your questions ready for leading CEOs as they share their predictions for this new energy era. This is the perfect opportunity for you
to gain insight and best practice from this experienced panel.
Moderator:
Eduardo Braun
Panelists:
Antonio López-Puerta Hernández, CEO, IUSASOL
Felix Zhang, Co-founder and Executive Director, Envision
José Pablo Fernández Velasco, CEO, Grupo Dragón
Sherife AbdelMessih, CEO, Future Energy Corporation
Gerardo Hiriart, CEO, ENAL
Keynote address: Providing an overview of renewable energies before and after the Energy Reform
Dr. Alejandro Peraza García, Head of Electrical Systems Unit, CRE
Keynote panel briefing: Accessing all of the stakeholders in the permitting process to understand the new processes and procedures
Moderator:
Eduardo Braun
Panelists:
Lic. Efrain Villanueva Arcos, General Director of Clean Energies, SENER
David Arelle, CEO, ILIOSS
Enrique Guzman, Coordinador General del Área de Coordinación General de Permisos de Generación Eléctrica, CRE
Alberto Valdes, President, ANES
Networking seated lunch- Room Terraza Virreyes
PV – Room Chapultepec A&B
Chairman: Jose Celis, Secretary General, ANES
14:45
15:00
15:15
15:55
16:00
Reviewing the global economic outlook of the
PV industry to identify opportunities
Lilian Alves, Associate – Latin America,
Bloomberg New Energy Finance
GEOTHERMAL – Room Molino Del Rey A
MINI-HYDRO – Room Oaxaca B
Chairman: Dino Barajas, Partner, Akin, Gump &
Strauss
Chairman: Luis Gutiérrez Negrín, President,
Mexican Geothermal Association
Chairman: Jacobo Mekler, President, Mexican
Association of Hydroelectric Energy
(AMEXHIDRO)
Turbine technologies and application
opportunities in Mexico: Advantages and
disadvantages
Marco Antonio Roberto Borja Díaz, Jefe del
Proyecto del Centro Regional de Tecnología
Eólica, IIE
Geothermal heat and power projects
worldwide: Status and emerging opportunities
on the international stage
Dr. Abel Hernández Ochoa, Jefe de Proyecto e
Investigador de la Gerencia de Geotermia, , IIE
Providing an innovative case study to highlight
project possibilities for mini-hydro in Mexico
Ignacio Engwall Carrasco, Commercial Director –
Energy, Alstom
From FiT to auctions and PPA: What changes for
solar projects?
Giovanni Landi, General Manager, International
Project Development, JA Solar
Panel discussion: Assessing the challenges facing
the Mexican PV industry post-Energy Reforms
Moderator:
Scott Sarazen, Head of Corporate Development,
Greenwood Energy
Panelists:
Don Walter, CEO, Sonora Energy Group
Juan Antonio Balcazar, CEO, Granite Chief Solar
Juan Pablo Ballestas, CEO, Grupo Baz
David Muñoz Andrade, Director of Project
Development - Mexico, Buenavista Renewables
Malaquias Encarnacion, Director for Renewable,
DG and Energy Storage, AES Mexico
"Lightning Tech" presentation: Evaluating the
pros and cons of PV technology to find the right
partnership for you
Arturo Herrero, CSO & Head of Emerging
Markets, Jinko Solar
16:15
16:50
WIND – Room Molino Del Rey B
UK Solar Project Case Study
Examining case studies of successful
implementation, lessons learned, and applying
these to the Mexican market
Noah Eckert, Chief Commercial Officer, BayWa
R.E.
Panel discussion: The Mexican wind industry
post-Energy Reform
Moderator:
Dino Barajas, Partner, Akin Gump & Strauss
Panelists:
Héctor Martínez Vivas, CEO & Managing
Director, Next Energy
Lic. Roberto Illich Vallejo Molina, Director de
Planeación y Políticas para la Sustentabilidad,
State of Yucatan
Miguel Angel Alonso, Director General, Acciona
Energia Mexico
Marco Antonio Roberto Borja Díaz, Jefe del
Proyecto del Centro Regional de Tecnología
Eólica, IIE
Panel discussion: The Mexican geopower
industry post-Energy Reform
Moderator:
Luis Gutiérrez Negrín, President, Mexican
Geothermal Association
Panelists:
Chris McCormick, Director of Strategy and Project
Finance, Reykjavik Geothermal & Partner,
Ambata Capital
Gerardo Hiriart, CEO, ENAL
Pablo Mulas, Executive Director, World Energy
Council Mexico
Aurélien Maurice, Managing Director –
Renewable Steam Plants Americas, Alstom
Panel discussion: The Mexican hydro industry
post-Energy Reform
Moderator:
Jacobo Mekler, President, Mexican Association
of Hydroelectric Energy (AMEXHIDRO)
Panelists:
Jaime Suarez, CEO, PowerDM
Luis Arizaga, Head of Acquisitions, Macquarie
Mexico Infrastructure Management
Alejandro Elek, Partner, Troy Energia
Geopower project spotlight: Providing an indepth understanding of the development of a
geothermal project in Mexico
Ing. José María Llobregat, RSE - Responsabilidad
Social Empresarial, Grupo Dragon / Grupo
Salinas
José Pablo Fernández Velasco, CEO, Grupo
Dragón
Networking Break – Exhibition Area
Panel discussion: Evaluating how the Mexican
Deep diving into interconnection and land
geothermal industry is moving forward – what
permitting for wind to clarify the new processes
have been the developments since MIREC 2014?
and procedures
Moderator:
Ing. Alfredo Betancourt, Director General Luis Gutiérrez Negrín, President, Mexican
Mexico, Eolectrico Desarrollo Renovable
Geothermal Association
Government case study: Reviewing the
challenges associated with developing a
regional hydroelectricity project in Tamaulipas
Jaime Cano, General Director, Tamaulipas State
Water Commission
17:05
Global PV project spotlight:
Massimo Ferrarini, CEO, Jema Energy Mexico
Wind project spotlight – Mapping critical steps
of a wind power project
Mannti Cummins, CEO, Veleta Energías
17:10
Panelists:
Carlos Garcia, CEO, Mexxus Drilling
Dr. Frederico Graef Ziehl, Director General,
CICESE
Dr. Abel Hernández Ochoa, Jefe de Proyecto e
Investigador de la Gerencia de Geotermia, , IIE
Frederic Sauze, President, ClusterGEO
Hydropower project spotlight: Reviewing the
challenges associated with developing a
hydroelectricity project in Mexico
Ing. Luis Alonso Perez Rodriguez, EMUSA
17:20
17:30
17:50
18:00
19:30
–
23:00
21:30
– until
late
09:00
09:20
10:20
10:30
10:50
11:10
11:30
12:00
12:10
Case study: Overcoming intermittency within
generation to ensure the maximum delivery of
energy
José Medina Gutiérrez, CEO, Sonnergía
Summary of the day
Gepower project spotlight: Transferring
experience from global projects to the
geopower sector in Mexico
Chris McCormick, Director of Strategy and Project
Finance, Reykjavik Geothermal & Partner,
Ambata Capital
Summary of the day
Summary of the day
MIREC WEEK Signature Cocktail Networking – Exhibition Area
MIREC WEEK AWARDS
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19:30 meet at help desk 4 floor to journey to Casa de la Bola
*** Transportation to and from Camino Real Polanco is included
Case study: Examining the development of a key
wind project
Benigno Villareal, CEO, Vive Energía
MIREC WEEK AWARDS AFTER PARTY – Room Toy Garden
After party starts at 21:30 with awards winners arriving at 22:30
Thursday 21 May, 2015 - CLEAN FUTURE
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Registration 7th & 4 Floor
Survivors’ Breakfast Briefing – Room Terraza Virreyes
Informal Networking to start the day and recover from the night!
Keynote Presentation: CONUEE – Room Chapultepec A&B
Odon de Buen Rodriguez, Director General, CONUEE
Evaluating the options for investment into the transmission grid to secure grid stability
Daniel Chacon, Country Lead – Mexico, Latin America Regional Climate Initiative (LARCI)
Offering an insight into the future of renewables in the Mesoamerican sub-region
Victor Hugo Ventura, Chief – Energy and Natural Resources Unit, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Energy Efficiency Financing: Propelling private and public investments towards energy efficiency
Santiago Creuheras Diaz, Director General of Energy Efficiency and Sustainability, SENER
Clean Future Forum: Energy Efficiency as a partner of Renewables
Israel Jauregui Nares, Adjunct Director General of Energy Efficiency Management, CONUEE
ICLEI - Gobiernos Locales por la Sustentabilidad
Mtro. Edgar Villaseñor, Secretario Regional para México, Centroamérica y el Caribe, ICLEI - Gobiernos Locales por la Sustentabilidad
Government perspectives panel: Assessing what the energy sector will look like in 2016 and beyond
Moderator:
Dr. Isabel Studer, Founding Director, Global Institute for Sustainability, EGADE Business School-Tecnológico de Monterrey
Panelists:
Mtro. Edgar Villaseñor, Secretario Regional para México, Centroamérica y el Caribe, ICLEI - Gobiernos Locales por la Sustentabilidad
Odon de Buen Rodriguez, Director General, CONUEE
Summary of the day
Alberto Valdes, President, ANES
Networking Seated Lunch – Room Terraza Virreyes
12:50
PV – Room Chapultepec A&B
Chairman: Jose Celis, Secretary General, ANES
14:20
14:40
Case study: Developing hybrid project
opportunities to diversify your portfolio and
ensure the competitiveness of solar projects
José Pablo Fernández Velasco, CEO, Grupo
Dragón
Tech panel discussion: Maximising project ROI
Moderator:
Edgar Arvizu, VP of Latin America, S Power
Panelists:
Pedro Elio, Country Manager – Mexico, First
Solar
Miguel Tapia, Engineering Director, IUSASOL
Mario Pani, Country Manger - Mexico, BayWa
r.e.
Scott Bowden, Direcotr – International Sales,
Solectria
Freddy Canizales, Senior Application Engineer
LATAM Solar Power Plants Schneider
15:00
15:20
15:40
16:00
Solar stream keynote: Providing an update on
the future importance and competitiveness of
PV in Mexico
Hector Olea, President & CEO, Gauss Energia and
President, ASOLMEX
Networking Break – Exhibition Floor
WIND – Room Molino Del Rey B
Chairman: Dino Barajas, Partner, Akin, Gump &
Strauss
INTELLIGENT GRIDS –Room Molino Del Rey A
Chairman: Oscar Miranda Miranda, President,
Smart Grid Mexico & Deputy Manager of
Information, CFE
Case study: Optimising wind farm siting,
permitting and construction
Alejandro Robles, Director – Mexico, Sowitec
Smart Grids, Development Opportunity
Oscar Miranda Miranda, President, Smart Grid
Mexico & Deputy Manager of Information, CFE
Offering insights into wind opportunities in
Mexico
Stefan Blum, Managing Director, KfW DEG
(Mexico)
Panel: Reviewing viable storage and smart grid
technologies and programmes in Mexico’s clean
energy market
Moderator:
Oscar Miranda Miranda, President, Smart Grid
Mexico & Deputy Manager of Information, CFE
Q&A - Maximising project ROI: Ensuring
continued revenue streams for wind power
projects
Moderator:
Dino Barajas, Partner, Akin, Gump & Strauss
Panelist:
Alejandro Robles, Director – Mexico, Sowitec
The Tres Mesas Project: Developing and
financing a sustainable wind project in
Tamaulipas
Vincent Escourrou, Senior Banker, Credit
Agricole - CIB
Zacharie Takadoum, Senior Associate, Credit
Agricole - CIB
Closing Remarks
Panelists:
Brian Warshay, Senior Analyst, Bloomberg New
Energy Finance
Israel Galván Bobadilla, Researcher, Electric
Power Research Institute (IIE)
Dario Labattaglia, Director- Mexico, ITRON
Don Cortez, Utilities Director, IBM
Francisco Granados Rojas, Deputy General
Manager - Renewable Energy, CRE
Cyber Security Solutions for the Energy Industry
in North America
Israel Galván Bobadilla, Researcher, Electric
Power Research Institute (IIE)
Smart Grid deployment in North America and
applicable lessons for Mexico
Brian Warshay, Senior Analyst, Bloomberg New
Energy Finance
Closing Remarks
DISTRIBUTED GENERATION – Room Oaxaca B
Chairman: Rogelio Nochebuena, COO, Grupo
Evoasis
Navigating the landscape for distributed
generation in Mexico
Rogelio Nochebuena, COO, Grupo Evoasis
Tech panel discussion: Assessing distributed
generation technologies and strategies
Moderator:
Rogelio Nochebuena, COO, Grupo Evoasis
Panelists:
Francisco Mendoza, Deputy Director of
Distributed Generation, CONUEE
Kwame Hall, Director of Operations, Future
Energy Corporation
Cuauhtemoc Leon Diez, Lead Researcher, Centre
for Specialists in Environmental Management
(CEGAM)
Providing an insight into distributed generation
strategies for rural electrification in Mexico
Cuauhtemoc Leon Diez, Lead Researcher, Centre
for Specialists in Environmental Management
(CEGAM)
Closing Remarks
16:20
16:35
16:55
17:15
–
17:20
Deploying innovative solar technology for
utility-scale solar power arrays in Mexico, South
and Central America
Marco Garcia, Chief Commercial Officer,
NEXTracker
Case study: Understanding the regional and
social diversity of Mexico to work with local
communities, minimise risk and ensure
successful project delivery
Kai Schluetter, Managing Partner, Internovum
Solar
Networking in Exhibition floor
Networking in Exhibition floor
Community spotlight Q and A: Lessons learned
from community renewables projects in Mexico
Manuel Salgado, General Director for High
Schools, Ministry of Education – Mexico
Manuel Wiechers, Director General, ILUMEXICO
Closing Remarks
17:25
NETWORKING ON EXHIBTION FLOOR
18:30
19:00
– until
late
MIREC WEEK 2015 EXHBITION CLOSE
MIREC WEEK Wrap Up Party – Sponsored by JA Solar
th
18:30 Meet at 4 floor help desk for journey to The W hotel for wrap up party
*** travel to and from the Camino Real is included
Networking in Exhibition floor
Agenda Del Knowledge Café
08:00
09:25
09:30
10:10
10:20
Martes 19 de mayo
Matriculación
Maestro de Ceremonias & Presidente: Eduardo Braun
Ceremonia de Inauguración oficial Semana MIREC
Nadim Chaudhry, Presidente y fundador, Green Power Conferences
Alberto Valdés, Presidente, ANES
Embajador E. Anthony Wayne, Embajador de los Estados Unidos en México
Embajador Viktor Elbling, Embajador de Alemania en México
Leonardo Beltrán, Subsecretario de Planeación y Transición Energética, Secretaría de Energía
Inauguración- los dignatarios dejaran la sala de conferencia para la apertura oficial de la
Exposición MIREC
Inauguración- los dignatarios caminaran por la Exposición MIREC
10:25
Exposición MIREC oficialmente abierta y Pausa para networking
Mantenimiento de las instalaciones fotovoltaicas y eficiencia energética,
Moderador Rogelio Nochebuena
11:45-12:10
Dr. Arturo Fernández Madrigal, Investigador, IER
12:20- 12:45
Dr. Sergio Alberto Gamboa Sánchez, Investigador, IER
Normas para instaladores certificados
13:00-14:00
Daniel García Valladares, Vicepresidente Comité de Gestión de Competencias laborales en
Energías Renovables y Eficiencia Energética
Todo lo que hay que saber sobre el sector residencial
14:05-14:30
14:30
15:50-16:15
16:20
Max Webster, Cofundador, Bright
¡Concurso de regalos!
Concentradores para aplicaciones térmicas y fotovoltaicas
Dr. Julio Cesar Morales Mejía, UNAM
¿Cómo asegurar la cualidad de las instalaciones solares disminuyendo el costo?
Demonstración Energy Arena
16:25- 16:50
17:00- 17:25
17:35-18:00
18:30
19.30
08:00
11:10
Dr. Aarón Sánchez Juárez, Investigador, IER
Normas para la fuerza laboral
Israel López Zenteno, UTT
Estándares de competencia para instaladores
Jorge Alberto Tenorio, UNAM
La vuelta al mundo celebración y Sorteo de premios
Cierre del Día
Miércoles 20 de mayo
Registración
Mantenimiento de las instalaciones fotovoltaicas y eficiencia energética
Rogelio Nochebuena, Jefe de operaciones, Grupo Evoasis
Desarrollo de un inventario nacional y un clúster de sistemas fotovoltaicas en México
12:20-12:45
Dr. Jorge Islas Samperio, Investigador, UNAM
13:15
Demonstración del Stand
Lo que usted no sabe sobre la energía eólica en México
13:30-13:55
Dr. Antonio del Rio Portilla, Director IER, UNAM
13:55
¡Concurso de regalos!
14:05-14:30
Dr. Oscar Jaramillo Salgado, Investigador, UNAM
Técnica Integral Cuantitativa para Estimar la Fuente de Calor en un Campo Geotérmico
15:15-15:40
Dr. Surendra Pal Verma Jaiswal, Investigador, UNAM
Dejase sorprender por la energía geotérmica en México- lo que usted no sospecha
15:50-16:15
Héctor Gutiérrez Puente, Director operativo, ENAL
16:10
Demonstración Energy Arena
16:25-16:50
Fis. José Luis Quijano León, Miembro de la Asociación geotérmica mexicana
El sector residencial de la energía solar mexicana
17:35-18:00
18:30
19.30
Dr. Jorge Islas Samperio, Investigador, UNAM
Noche de cocteles
Cierre del Día
Jueves 21 de mayo
09:20
Registración y Desayuno de los sobrevivientes
¿Cómo la Secundaria Técnica se convirtió en la escuela más sostenible del continente americano?
11:45- 12:10
Nestor Reyes Carbajal, Zayed Future Energy Prize
Desarrollo de proyectos en comunidades rurales
12:20-12:45
Manuel Andrade, Ilumexico
Las redes inteligentes- ¿cómo puede México beneficiar de ellas?
13:30-13:55
13:55
14:05-14:30
Dr. Cesar Ángeles Camacho, Investigador, UNAM
¡Concurso de regalos!
Francisco Granados Rojas, Director Gral. Adjunto de Electricidad y
Energías Renovables, CRE
14:40-15:05
Dr. Ricardo Mota Palomino, Investigador, IIE
Generación distribuida- ¿qué progreso está haciendo México en este campo?
15:15-15:40
15:40
15:50-16:15
18.00
Viviana Barquero, Investigadora, Arizona University
Demonstración Energy Arena
Dr. Jorge Huacuz Villamar, Investigador, IIE
Cierre del Día