Thursday, 11 May 2017

0830 - 0900

Registration

0900 - 0910

Welcome Remarks

• Mitsuhiro Fukuyama
  Director for APEC Office
  Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Japan

0915 - 1030

Session 1: Key Issues in environmental services trade
The session will provide a background of discussions surrounding the classification of environmental services; examine the synergy between environmental goods and environmental services; and discuss how APEC could help move forward the discourse on environmental services.

Moderator:

• Gloria O. Pasadilla
  Senior Analyst
  APEC Policy Support Unit (PSU)
  
  

Panellists:

• Karsten Steinfatt
  Counsellor
  Trade and Environment Division, WTO
  ( pdf presentation (1.16 MB) )
  
  
• Jehan Sauvage
  Trade Policy Analyst
  Trade and Agriculture Directorate, OECD
  ( pdf presentation (464 KB) )
  
  

Q & A

1030 - 1115

Session 2-1: Water Business
This session will provide a perspective on the water business industry. What are the factors driving innovation and efficiency in the sector? What specific activities are carried out to deliver water-related services? What are the challenges faced by the sector?

Moderator:

• Eduardo Pedrosa
  Secretary-General
  Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC)
  
  

Panellists:

• Albert Samuela
  Director of Marketing - Thailand, IndoChina, Philippines
  Nalco Water Division (USA), Philippines
  ( pdf presentation (4.97 MB) )
  
  
• Shinya Suzuki
  Executive Director
  General Manager
  Yokohama Water Co., Ltd, Japan
  ( pdf presentation (2.61 MB) )
  
  

Q & A

1115 - 1130

Coffee Break

1130 - 1300

Session 2 -2:

Moderator:

• Krasna Bobenrieth
  Chair, Group on Services
  Ministry of External Relations, Chile

Refusal disposal and recycling
This is a critical part of circular economy model that promotes reduce-reuse-recycle approach in the ways we produce and consume on daily basis. How we dispose, treat and manage waste materials have not only environmental but also significant social and business benefits. How big is this industry? What are the prospects for growth and challenges in the sector?

Panellists:

• So Sasaki
  Associate Professor
  Chuo University, Japan
  ( pdf presentation 1 (1.42 MB) ), ( pdf presentation 2 (1.03 MB) )
  
  
• Nicolas Renard
  Advisor to CEO
  Veolia Environment, France
  ( pdf presentation (3.16 MB) )
  
  

Q & A

Environmental damage remediation services
How do businesses in this sector generate value? What services are associated with remediation services delivery? What factors determine its growth? What are the industry trends and challenges in this sector? Some of the challenges in remediation services emanate from various environmental standards and regulatory mechanisms that exist in different economies/ regions. How big is the impact of standards and regulations to growth in this sector?

Panellists:

• Juliana Ding
  Managing Principal
  Ramboll Environ, Singapore
  ( pdf presentation (900 KB) )
  
  
• Nicolas Renard
  Adviser to CEO
  Veolia Environment, France
  ( pdf presentation (1.23 MB) )
  
  

Q & A

1300 - 1400

Lunch

1400 - 1530

Session 3

Moderator:

• Marie Sherlylyn D. Aquia
  Chair, Committee on Trade and Investments
  Department of Trade and Industry, Philippines
  
  

Renewable energy business
What is renewable energy? What factors drive investments in this sector? What regulatory challenges does the sector face in APEC? How is the renewable energy business related to the discussion on environmental services? What specific services are associated with the service delivery in this sector?

Panellists:

• Tilak Doshi
  Managing Director
  Doshi Consulting, Singapore
  ( pdf presentation (405 KB) )
  
  
• Michael Spolum
  Lead of Regional Business Development
  Natel Energy (US), Thailand
  ( pdf presentation (4.96 MB) )
  
  

Q & A

Energy efficiency business
Energy efficiency-conscious mindset, tools, and behavioral change can help raise productivity and overall competitiveness. Examples include utilization of smart grids that allow for excess energy generated by renewable sources to be fed into the central electricity grid; use of smart and integrated technologies designed for efficient energy usage or for tracking consumption; and others. What are the trends in the sector? Are there regulatory challenges that can stymy its growth? How do businesses operating in this sector generate value and deliver services?

Panellists:

• Mahesh Patankar
  Managing Director
  MP Ensystems Advisory Pvt Ltd, India
  International Institute for Energy Conservation (Thailand)
  ( pdf presentation (1.35 MB) )
  
  
• Poyan Rajamand
  CEO
  Barghest Building Performance (BBP), Singapore
  ( pdf presentation (1.87 MB) )
  
  

Q & A

1530 - 1545

Coffee Break

1545 - 1645

Session 4: Panel Discussion
Discussion will be on challenges in environmental services, ways to move forward in expanding definition of environmental services and, more generally, in supporting environmental businesses.

Moderator:

• Gloria O. Pasadilla
  Senior Analyst
  APEC Policy Support Unit (PSU)
  
  

Panellists:

• Andrew Martin
  Chair of WTO Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA) negotiations
  Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia
  
  
• Mahesh Patankar
  Managing Director
  MP Ensystems Advisory Pvt Ltd, India
  International Institute for Energy Conservation (Thailand)
  
  
• Juliana Ding
  Managing Principal
  Ramboll Environ, Singapore
  
  
• So Sasaki
  Associate Professor
  Chuo University, Japan
  
  

1645 - 1655

Closing remarks

• Mitsuhiro Fukuyama
  Director for APEC Office
  Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Japan