The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines extended their deepest gratitude to all the brilliant minds and passionate advocates who graced the ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐บ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ on August 31, 2023, at Dusit Thani Manila.
With the theme “Gearing up for the Future: Advancing an Inclusive Transition to Clean Energy”, the forum delved into three pivotal sessions: ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐จ๐บ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด๐ค๐ข๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ, ๐๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐จ๐บ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐จ๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด, and ๐๐ฅ๐ท๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ-๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ค ๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐จ๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ.
In the first session, the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines was joined by the Department of Energy Philippines Ase Mylene Capongcol; DTI Philippines, BOI Executive Director of the Industry Development Group Corazon Dichosa; Aboitiz Power Corporation Chief Renewable Energy Officer James Villaroman; HSBC Philippines Director for Multinational and International Subsidiaries Banking Jonathan Webster; DOE Chief Ferdinand Binondo; and Institute of Corporate Directors Trustee Atty.
Pedro Maniego Jr. and with a special message from Department of Energy Undersecretary Vice Admiral Giovanni Carlo Jamero Bacordo on behalf of Department of Energy Secretary Atty Raphael P.M. Lotilla.
The second session brought together DOE Energy Utilization Management Bureau Director Atty. Patrick Aquino; Philippine Energy Efficiency Alliance Inc. President Alexander Ablaza; and De La Salle University Associate Professor โ Mechanical Engineering Dr Neil Stephen Lopez.
As for the last panel, the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines heard particular messages from Philippine Senate Energy Committee Vice Chair Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian; Climate Change Commission PH Commissioner Albert Dela Cruz; Energy Regulatory Commission Chief Energy Regulation Officer – Renewable Energy Division Engr. Jayson Corpuz, on behalf of ERC Chairperson Atty. Monalisa Dimalanta; and Ateneo de Manila University Associate Professor Dr. Majah-Leah Ravago.
Particular messages were also shared by the Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines Head of Cooperation, Christoph Wagner, ECCP President Paulo Duarte and ECCP Executive Director Florian Gottein.
Atty moderated the sessions.
Jose Layug Jr., ECCP Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Committee Co-Chair and Ms. Ruth Yu-Owen, ECCP Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Committee Co-Chair.
Further, the European Chamber of Commerce extended their sincerest gratitude to their Master of Ceremonies, Michael Arcatomy Guarin, Partner at KPMG in the Philippines.
The event resonated with vibrant discussions, where trailblazers, policymakers, experts, and esteemed delegates converged and shared their invaluable insights.
The European Chamber has paved the way for a brighter, cleaner energy landscape for the Philippines. They extended their gratitude and thanked everyone for participating in this impactful event and their dedication to a sustainable energy future.
