PRIF Week 2022
PRIF Week 2022: Pacific Infrastructure Conference and Timetable 17th to 22nd October 2022
17 October 2022: Opening Session
Moderator
Sean O'Sullivan, Team Leader, Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility
Indicated Times in AEDT (GMT / UTC + 11)
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| 11:00am - 11:20am | Welcome by PRIF Team Leader Sean - PRIF Week - Day 1 - Session 1 - Welcome Address 20221016.pdf1.44 MB | Sean O'Sullivan, Team Leader, Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility |
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| 11:20am - 11:35am | The Pacific Private Sector - Regional Perspectives | Salome Taufa, Acting Director, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat |
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| 11:35am - 11:50am | Challenges and Opportunities for Local Participation - A Government's Perspective | Shiri Gounder, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Economy Fiji |
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| 11:50am - 12:05pm | Development Partners Strategies to Empower Local Participation | Paul Alexander, Manager - Energy Infrastructure and Transport - Sustainable Development and Thematic Division, NZMFAT |
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| 12:05pm - 12:30pm | The Role of Private Sector in Infrastructure Development | Ian Clarke, President, Australia Pacific Islands Business Council | 
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| 12:30pm | Virtual Exhibition Launch | 
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18 October 2022: Opportunities for Local Private Sector in Transport Infrastructure Development
Moderator
Fei Deng, Pacific Coordinator, The World Bank
Indicated Times in AEDT (GMT / UTC + 11)
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| 11:00am - 11:10am | Introduction Session "Opportunities for the Local Private Sector in Transport infrastructure" | David Weinstein, NZMFAT & Chair, PRIF Transport Working Group |
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| 11:10am-11:35am | Transport Sector Trends and Upcoming Plans in the Pacific | Katherine Guy, Infrastructure Specialist, Asian Development Bank |
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| 11:35am - 12:40pm | Growth in Local Contractor Participation - Panel Discussion and Q&A | Kamal Prasad, CEO, Fiji Roads Authority |
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| 12:40pm - 12:50pm | Coffee Break | |
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| 12:50pm - 2:00pm | Sharing and Addressing Contracting Challenges - Panel Discussion and Q&A | Emma Tiaree, Lead Local Content, AIFFP Amin Saskai, Senior Procurement Specialist, ADB Steve Tunstall, PRIF Insurance TA team leader Chris Service, Infratec Naitilima Tupou, Secretary, Tonga Chamber of Commerce Ianis Boaza, Project Manager, CI Airports Authority |
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| 2pm | Virtual Exhibition | |
19 October 2022: Opportunities for Local Private Sector in Energy and Water Infrastructure Development
Moderator
Craig Halbmaier, Deputy Economic Counselor, U.S. Embassy Canberra
Indicated Times in AEDT (GMT / UTC + 11)
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| 11:00am - 11:10am | Introduction Session "Opportunities for the Local Private Sector in Energy and Water Infrastructure" | Tofilau Lae Silva, Deputy CEO, Ministry of Finance Samoa Heremoni Suapaia, Ministry of Finance, Samoa |
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| 11:10am-11:35am | Energy Sector Trends and Upcoming Plans in the Pacific Mits - Energy Sector Trends and Opportunities in the Pacific.pdf1.28 MB | Mitsunori Motohashi, The World Bank & Chair, PRIF Energy Working Group |
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| 12:40pm - 12:50pm | Coffee Break | |
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| 11:35am - 12:40pm | Development Partner's Strategies and Emerging Projects in the Pacific Water and Sanitation Sector Jose Legarra - EU PPT for Delegation FJ.pdf161.57 KB, PRIF Week 2022 - ADB Urban & Water in PMDCs (15Oct2022).pdf3.82 MB, PRIF Week - Shona Fitzgerald.pdf882.04 KB | PRIF Water and Sanitation Working Group |
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| 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Opportunities in the Maritime Sector in Tuvalu – in conjunction with the Pacific Project Series. | Induni Senarath, MICRO2 Project Director, DT Global |
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| 2pm | Virtual Exhibition | |
20 October 2022: Opportunities Local Private Sector - SWM and Inclusion in Infrastructure / Selected Opportunities and Case Studies
Moderators
Morning session: Jingmin Huang, ADB
Afternoon session: Philip Martin, AIFFP
Indicated Times in AEDT (GMT / UTC + 11)
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| 11:00am - 11:20am | Intro Session "Opportunities for Local Private Sector in SWM and Inclusion in Infrastructure" | Anthony Talouli, Director - Waste Management and Pollution Control, SPREP |
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| 11:20am - 12:40pm | Roadmap for a Recycling Network in the Pacific Presentation _Solomon Island Experience _Wendy Beti.pdf587.66 KB, PRIF Week Presentation - SHW.pdf1.62 MB | Anthony Talouli, SPREP |
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| 12:40pm - 12:50pm | Coffee Break | |
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| 12:50pm - 2:00pm | Empowering GESI in infrastructure - Panel Discussion and Q&A: SolomonWater_GESI+Infrastructure_final.pdf1.81 MB, Kisolel presentation.pdf2.26 MB | Oto'ota Hausia, linewoman and planner - IREP outer island renewal energy project, ADB/Tonga Power Vava'u |
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| 2pm | Virtual Exhibition | |
21 October 2022: Access to Infrastructure Development Opportunities for Pacific Firms
Moderator
Jeff Whitty, Lead Adviser – Infrastructure, NZMFAT
Indicated Times in AEDT (GMT / UTC + 11)
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| 11:00am - 11:20am | Intro Session "Access to Infrastructure Development Opportunities" | Jeff Whitty, Lead Adviser – Infrastructure, NZMFAT |
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| 11:20am - 12:40pm | Nurturing Local Content in the Pacific | Abigail Chang, Country Director for Solomon Islands and Kiribati, APTC Atul Raturi, Academic, The University of the South Pacific Pratarp Singh, South Pacific Engineers Association David Fair, Reeves Envico |
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| 12:40pm - 12:50pm | Coffee Break | |
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| 12:50pm - 2:00pm | Procurement Session for Local Contractors - Panel Discussion and Q&A: | Kevin Moore, Principal Procurement Specialist, ADB |
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| 2:00pm | Closing Remarks | Sean O'Sullivan, Team Leader, Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility |
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