PRIF Week 2023 | Pacific Regional Infrastructure Facility (PRIF)

PRIF Week 2023: Quality Infrastructure for a Blue Pacific Continent

16th to 20th October 2023

Monday, 16 October 2023
Time	Session Title	Speaker	Presentations	Video
1:00pm - 1:15pm	Welcome address	Sean O'Sullivan, Team Leader, PRIF Coordination Office
2:00pm - 2:15pm	The role of the private sector in delivering quality infrastructure	David Dewar, New Zealand Trade Commissioner to the Pacific
1:15pm - 1:30pm	Crossover to PRIF Week Hubs in Fiji, Samoa and Tonga.	Eileen Turare, Project Manager, Pacific Catastrophe Risk Assessment and Financing Initiative Fui Tupai Mau Simanu, CEO, Ministry of Works, Transport and Infrastructure, Samoa Sam Vea, President, Tonga Chamber of Commerce
1:30pm - 1:45pm	The Blue Pacific Continent – Quality infrastructure for the 2050 Strategy	Elizabeth Wright-Koteka, Secretary, Ministry of Infrastructure, Cook Islands	The Blue Pacific Continent 205044.37 KB
1:45pm - 2:00pm	Quality infrastructure investment in the Pacific context	Tanja Morjanoff, Director, Infrastructure, Policy and Engagement, DFAT
2:15pm	Closing remarks	Sean O'Sullivan, Team Leader, PRIF Coordination Office

Tuesday, 17 October 2023
Time	Session Title	Speaker	Presentations	Video
1:00pm - 1:10pm	Welcome and overview	Shane Rosenthal, Regional Director, Pacific Liaison & Coordination Office (PLCO), ADB, Sydney
1:10pm - 2:30pm	Building resilience to climate change and disasters	Gemma Preston, Senior Economist, International Monetary Fund Exsley Taloiburi, Deputy Director, Climate Disaster Resilience Programme, Pacific Community Arthur Webb, Senior Technical Advisor, UNDP Shane Rosenthal, Regional Director PLCO, ADB, Sydney Nenenteiti Teariki Ruatu, Director, Environment & Conservation Division, Kiribati
2:30pm - 4:00pm	Infrastructure decarbonization in the Pacific	Solomone Fifita, Manager, PCREE, Pacific Community Razik Khan, Senior Technical Officer, LTA, Fiji Katerina Syngellakis, Regional Director & Head of Programs, GGGI

Wednesday, 18 October 2023
Time	Session Title	Speaker	Presentations	Video
1:10pm - 2:30pm	Pacific countries priority Infrastructure	Craig Halbmaier, Deputy Counsellor, US Embassy, Canberra Samuel Ieremia, Assistant CEO, Economic Policy and Planning Division, Ministry of Finance Kelly Wyett, Senior Economist, PRIF Infrastructure Planning Core Team Aloma Johansson, Vice President, Tonga Chamber of Commerce Moriana Philip, General Manager, RMI Environmental Protection Authority	Public Sector Investment Program - Samoa1.31 MB RMI Critical Infrastructure491.74 KB Promoting Sustainable and Inclusive Economic Development2.06 MB
2:30pm - 4:00pm	Inclusion in infrastructure	Ingrid Fitzgerald, Gender Specialist, PLCO, ADB Vani Catanasiga, Executive Director, Fiji Council of Social Services, Fiji Talei Tuinamuana, Social Police Officer, PIFs, Fiji Setareki Macanawai, CEO, Pacific Disability Forum, Fiji Telesia Kobiti, Programme Officer, PDF, Fiji James Teaero, Principal Disability Inclusion Officer, MWYSSA, Kiribati	PIFs 2050 Strategy2.36 MB

Thursday, 19 October 2023
Time	Session Title	Speaker	Presentations	Video
1:10pm - 2:30pm	Ensuring value for money over assets lifecycle	Christine McCormack, Principal Water Engineer and Asset Management Specialist Viliame Kasanawaqa, Principal Engineer & Infrastructure Specialist Laavaneta Juliano, Control & Inspection Unit, Kiribati Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy Aaron Batten, Regional Director, SPSO, ADB	VFM - Strengthening Asset Management1.66 MB VfM Procurement for Pacific Infrastructure1.35 MB
2:30pm - 4:00pm	Improved project delivery / implementation	Dominic Schwalger, CEO, Samoa Water Authority, and Chair PWWA Katrina Murison, Lead Advisor, Infrastructure, MFAT Zafiya Shamim, Communications and Gender Coordinator, Fiji Roads Authority Pierre Graftieaux, Senior Operations Officer, World Bank Jose Legarra, Architect & Programme Manager, EU, Fiji	Gender Mainstreaming2.51 MB Improved Project Delivery374.99 KB EU Against Fraud589.21 KB

Friday, 20 October 2023
Time	Session Title	Speaker	Presentations	Video
1:10pm - 2:30pm	Supporting local content in Pacific infrastructure	Emma Tiaree, Local Content Lead, AIFFP William Blank, Associate Director, Hall Contracting Noah Kouback, Programme Adviser (Trade) PIFs, Fiji Piuela Manuopangai, Project Manager, Tropic Group Builders, Solomon Islands	Developing Sustainable Resilient Infrastructure1021.88 KB Pacific Strategy 2050_Labour Mobility843.51 KB
2:30pm - 4:00pm	Quality infrastructure project showcase	Pivithuru Indrawansa, Infrastructure Specialist, ADB Luke Familton, Infrastructure Project Manager, MFAT Renee Berthome, Energy Specialist, World Bank Yumiko Asakuma, Resident Representative, JICA Office, Samoa
4:00pm - 4:15pm	Closing presentation	Sean O'Sullivan, Team Leader, PRIF Coordination