SOUTH ASIA WOMEN IN ENERGY (SAWIE)
Second Application Workshop on Efficient Energy
Management And Renewable Energy
November 17 – 19, 2008
Hotel Sheraton, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Day 1: Monday, 17 November, 2008
INAUGURAL Session: (Master of Ceremonies – Ms. Reba Paul)
0900 − 0905 Meeting brought to order with guests seated and speakers called to the dais.
Ms. Reba Paul, Joint Secretary and Gender Coordinator, Bangladesh Renewable Energy Association (BREA)
0905 − 0920 Welcome Address
Ambassador Mr. Muhammad Zamir – Chairman, BREA &
Former Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(Call for a minute silence in honor of Late Mr. Quamrul Islam Siddique)0920 – 0935 SARI/Energy Program Overview
0935 – 0950 Keynote Address – Ms. Denise Rollins, Mission Director, USAID/Bangladesh
0950 – 1000 Address by Special Guest
Ms. Shireen Kamal Sayeed,
Assistant Country Director, UNDP-Bangladesh1000 – 1010 Address by Special Guest
Dr. M. Fouzul Kabir Khan, Secretary, Power Division, Ministry of Power, Energy and Minerals
1010 – 1025 Address by the Chief Guest
Dr. M. Tamim, Special Assistant to the Chief Advisor,
Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources
Government of the Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh1025 – 1030 Vote of Thanks Mr A K D Sher Md. Khan, SARI/Energy Country Coordinator for Bangladesh
Introductory Session I
(Moderated by Mr. S. Padmanaban, Director, SARI/Energy)1100 – 1115 Introduction to SAWIE – Ms. Mercy Thomas, SARI/Energy, USAID/India, New Delhi
1115 – 1215 Working Group Presentations
Status of Activities since the First Workshop in Kerala, by Working Group Leaders:
Ms. Reba Paul, Bangladesh – Renewable Energy Technology/Green Architecture
Ms. Tara Shrestha, Nepal – Micro Finance/Income Generation
Ms. Rukshana Zuberi, Pakistan – Capacity Building/Best Practices/Information Sharing
Prof. (Ms.) Anoja Wickramasinghe, Sri Lanka – Gender Streamlining1215 – 1245 SARI/Energy Small Grants Program – Ms. Ekta Bhardwaj, Consultant, PA Consulting, New Delhi, India
Introductory Session II:
(Moderated by Mr. Khurseedul Islam, Senior Adviser, Sustainable Energy for Development (SED), GTZ Bangladesh)1400 – 1420 Issues of Women in context of Energy sector in South Asia
Prof. (Ms.) Anoja Wickramasinghe, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
1420 – 1440 BREA’s role for Women in Energy
Ms. Reba Paul, Joint Secretary and Gender Coordinator, BREA, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1440 – 1500 Energy, Gender and MDGs
Ms. Shireen Kamal Sayeed, Assistant Country Director, UNDP, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Technical Session I – Gender Streamlining/Gender Auditing
(Moderated by Prof. (Ms.) Anoja Wickramasinghe, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka)1530-1550 Gender Awareness on Renewable Energy Promotion
1550 – 1610 Best Practice from Bangladesh – Role of Grameen Shakti in Women in Energy
Mr. Dipal C Barua, Managing Director, Grameen Shakti, Dhaka, Bangladesh (with video presentation)
1610 – 1630 Best Practice from India – Women “Energy Clinics” – an experience from Kerala/India
1630 – 1650 Mainstreaming Gender in promotion of Biogas in Bangladesh
Day 2: Tuesday, 18 November 2008Technical Session II
Energy Efficiency & Conservation/ Renewable Energy Technology / Green Architecture
(Moderated by – Engr (Ms). Ms. Asma Huque, Managing Director, Prokaushali Sangsad Ltd. (PSL), and
National Focal Point, ENERGIA and Coordinator, GEN-Bangladesh)0900 -0915 Local Government’s Involvement in Bangladesh in Promoting Renewable Energy
0915- 0930 Impact of Rural Energy on Economic Development
Dr. B D Rahmatullah, Chief Engineer, Rural Electrification Board (REB), Bangladesh.
0930- 0945 Energy Efficient Lighting
Prof. Dr. Shahidul Islam Khan, Director, Center for Energy Studies, BUET Bangladesh
Technical Session II (contd…)
(Moderated by – Ms. Shireen Kamal Sayeed, UNDP, Dhaka, Bangladesh)1015 – 1030 Oil Pricing –UNDP Regional Experience
Dr. Nandita Mongia, Coordinator, Regional Energy Programme, UNDP Regional Center, Bangkok, Thailand.
1030 – 1045 Importance of Green Architecture Today
Prof. Madumita Roy, Architecture and Professor, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
1045–1100 Efficient Energy Management
1100– 1115 Green Architecture – the Kerala Experience
by Dr. Merle Kindred, Volunteer Communications Consultant, COSTFORD, Kerala/India
1230 – 1800 Field Visit – Grameen Technology Center
Day 3 – Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Technical Session III Energy Enterprises, Micro Finance, and Income Generation
(Moderated by – Dr. Dipal C Barua, Managing Director, Grameen Shakti)0900 – 0915 Case Study: ‘From Manufacturing to Micro financing of Women Cooperatives on
Ms. Farzana Husain, Research Engineer, Prakaushali Sangsad Ltd. (PSL), Bangladesh
0915 – 0930 Harnessing CDM Financing to promote renewable energy in Bangladesh
Prof. Dr. Ijaz Hossain, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, (BUET)
Technical Session IV
Capacity Building/Best Practices/Information Sharing (Moderated by Ms. Rukhsana Zuberi, Senator, Pakistan Parliament)1015 – 1045 ‘Energy Efficiency’ – ‘Empowerment of Women for use of Improved Cook Stove (ICS) to
1045-1100 Success Story in Bangladesh for promotion of Renewable Energy and role of Women
by Mr. S M Formanul Islam – Company Secretary and Senior Legal Counsel, IDCOL Bangladesh
1100 -1115 Information sharing from India – Renewable Energy initiatives and role of Women
– Ms. C K Jalajakshi – Associate Fellow, TERI, Bangalore, India
Concluding Session (Session Chair: Mr. S. Padmanaban, Director SARI/Energy)
1130 – 1200 SAWIE Working Groups – Action Plans
Ms. Reba Paul, Bangladesh
Ms. Tara Shrestha, Nepal
Ms. Naeema Halim Omer, Pakistan
Prof. (Ms.) Anoja Wickramasinghe, Sri Lanka1200 – 1230 Workshop Summary – Ms. Reba Paul
Closing Session: (Session Chair: Mr. S. Padmanaban, Director, SARI/Energy)
1230 – 1245 Presentation of Recommendations from the Workshop, Ms. Reba Paul
- Valedictory address – Ms. Shireen Kamal Sayeed,
Assistant Country Director, UNDP-Bangladesh
1300 – 1330 Distribution of Certificates
1330 – 1345 Chief Guest’s Closing Remark: Mr. S. Padmanaban, Director, SARI/Energy
1345 – 1400 Vote of Thanks – Mr A.K.D. Sher Md. Khan, SARI/E Country Coordinator for Bangladesh
Side event
(1500-1600) Demonstration of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficient Appliances by:
GTZ (German Technical Cooperation)
Grameen Shakti
Advanced Engineering Ltd
HILFUL FUZUL
Prokaushal Sangshad Limited (PSL)1600 – 1700 Open for Networking among SAWIE members
