United Nations United Nations Conference on Trade and Development TD/B/C.I/EM.3/Inf.1 Distr.: General 18 February 2010 English/French/Spanish only Trade and Development Board Trade and Development Commission Expert Meeting on Green and Renewable Technologies as Energy Solutions for Rural Development Geneva, 9–11 February 2010 List of participants Note: The entries in this list and the format in which they are presented are as provided to the secretariat. GE.10- TD/B/C.I/EM.3/Inf.1 Experts Albania Ms. Erideta Bashi, Director, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Section, National Agency of Natural Resources, Tirana Algeria M. Athmane Mehadji, Attaché diplomatique, Mission permanente, Genève Angola M. Almeida Luzitu, Stagiaire, Mission permanente, Genève Argentina Sr. Pablo Obregón, Secretario de Embajada, Misión Permanente, Ginebra Bangladesh Mr. Khondker M. Talha, Economic Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Belarus Mr. Aleksandr Pakryshkin, Deputy Chief of Science and Technology Programmes and Projects Department, Chief of Science and Technology Programmes and Projects in the Spheres of Industry and Energy Division, Minsk Belgium Ms. Nathalie Fabry, Permanent Mission, Geneva Benin M. Séraphin Lissassi, Ambassadeur, Représentant permanent, Genève M. Fadilou Moutairou, Conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève Botswana Mr. Michael Manowe, Agricultural Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva Brazil Mr. José Nilton de Souza Vieira, Advisor, Department of Sugarcane and Agro-energy, Ministry of Agriculture, Brasília Mr. Weber Neves do Amaral, Professor, University of São Paulo Cameroon M. Paul Batibonak, Premier secrétaire, Mission permanente, Genève Cape Verde Mr. Ernixon Ribeiro, Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Geneva Mr. Guntar Campos, Alfandega, Praia China Ms. Hao Xianrong, Director, Division of Energy and Ecosystem, Department of Science, Technology and Education, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing Congo M. Jacques Ossissou, Conseiller économique, Ministère du développement durable, de l’économie forestière et de l’environnement, Brazzaville M. Célestin Tchibinda, Secrétaire d’ambassade, Mission permanente, Genève 2 TD/B/C.I/EM.3/Inf.1 Côte d’Ivoire M. Bakary Junior Bamba, Attaché, Mission permanente, Genève Cyprus Ms. Myrianthi Spathi, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Maria Soloyianni, Advisor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Democratic Republic of the Congo M. Fidèle Sambassi, Ministre conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève Dominican Republic Sra. Magaly Bello de Kemper, Ministro Consejero, Misión Permanente ante la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC), Ginebra Eritrea Mr. Semere Habtetsion, Director, Energy Resources Development Division, Ministry of Energy and Mines, Asmara France Mme Judith Whiteley, Stagiaire, Délégation permanente auprès de l’Organisation Mondiale du Commerce (OMC), Genève M. Etienne Polle, Stagiaire, Mission permanente, Genève Germany Mr. Wolfgang Rechenhofer, Economic Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Marlis Kees, Manager, HERA, GTZ Programme for Basic Energy Services, Eschborn Ms. Mirjam Anna Brüderle, Consultant, GTZ, Geneva Guatemala Mr. Iván Azurdia Bravo, Senior Advisor of Rijatzul Q’ij (Sun Seed in Mayan), Guatemala City Sr. Alberto Pimentel Mata, Consejero, Misión Permanente, Geneva India Mr. Manharsinh Yadav, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Italy Mr. Pasquale d’Avino, Deputy Permanent Representative, Geneva Ms. Giulia Bollino, Intern, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Alessia Gagliardo, Intern, Permanent Mission, Geneva Jordan Mr. Shehab A. Madi, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Geneva Mr. Muhib Mahmoud Ahmad Nimrat, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Ghadeer El Fayez, Advisor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Kazakhstan Mr. Nurlan Makazhanov, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Kenya Mr. Elijah Manyara, Principal Counsellor, Trade, Permanent Mission, Geneva 3 TD/B/C.I/EM.3/Inf.1 Kyrgyzstan Mr. Muktar Djumaliev, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Geneva Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Mr. Abdul Monem Burawi, Economic Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Malaysia Mr. Ismail Mohamad, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mali M. Abdulaye Sanoko, Troisième conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève Mauritius Mr. Pradeep Mahesh Kumar Soonarane, Deputy Director, Technical Services, Ministry of Renewable Energy and Public Utilities, Port Louis Mexico Sra. Judith Arrieta Munguía, Consejera, Misión Permanente, Ginebra Sr. José Ricardo A. Pérez Schechtel, Secretaría de Desarrollo Social, México D.F. Morocco M. Omar Hilale, Ambassadeur, Représentant permanent, Genève M. Anas Alami-Hamedane, Premier secrétaire, Mission permanente, Genève Myanmar Mr. Khin Thidar Aye, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Netherlands Mr. Fred Marree, Corporate Knowledge Network Facilitator – Renewable Energy, SNV Netherlands Development Organization, The Hague Nigeria Mr. Jolaade Drimoloze, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Zulaikha Abdullah, First Secretary, Permanent Mission to the WTO, Geneva Oman Ms. Fatima Al-Ghazali, Minister, Permanent Mission, Geneva Poland Ms. Iwona Marczyk, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Russian Federation Mr. Efim Stroev, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Rwanda Ms. Peace Basemera, Trade Negotiator, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Kigali Ms. Sophie Nzeyimana, Trade and Development Officer, Permanent Mission, Geneva Saudi Arabia Mr. Adel M. Al-Mubarak, Commercial Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Emad Adham, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva 4 TD/B/C.I/EM.3/Inf.1 South Africa Mr. Johan van Wyk, Counsellor, Economic Development, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Tshihumbudzo Ravhandalala, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Spain Ms. Myriam Herrero Couto, Intern, Permanent Mission, Geneva Thailand Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Geneva Ms. Eksiri Pintaruchi, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Thararut Hanlumyuang, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Hemkamon Kanwana, Second Secretary, Department of International Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangkok Togo M. Sebadé Toba, Chargé d'affaires a.i., Genève M. Mounto Agba, Deuxième secrétaire, Mission permanente, Genève Turkey Ms. Zehra Unlu-Ricq, Counsellor, Permanent Mission to the WTO, Geneva Mr. Volkan Okut, Environmental Engineer, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ankara Mr. Ertugrul Kalinbacoglu, Mechanical Engineer, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ankara Mr. Serdar Imamoglu, Mechanical Engineer, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ankara Mr. Salih Kilinc, EU Expert, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ankara Ms. Pinar Isin, Expert on small and medium-sized enterprises, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization, Ankara United Arab Emirates Ms. Rita Sayah, Executive Assistant, Permanent Mission, Geneva United Republic of Tanzania Mr. Estomih Sawe, Director, Tanzania Traditional Energy Development Organization Mr. Jones Olotu, Energy Projects Officer, Rural Energy Agency, Dar es Salaam Mr. Styden Rwebangila, Energy Engineer, Ministry of Energy and Minerals United States of America Ms. Hynn Park, Intern, Permanent Mission, Geneva Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Sra. Anny Rojas, Segundo Secretario, Misión Permanente, Ginebra Zambia Ms. Langiwe Chandi, Acting Principal Energy Officer, Ministry of Energy and Water Development, Lusaka Zimbabwe Mr. Garikai Kashitiku, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Intergovernmental organizations African Development Bank Mr. Nogoye Thiam, Climate Change Expert, Gender, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Unit, Tunis 5 TD/B/C.I/EM.3/Inf.1 African Union Mr. Faouzi Gsouma, Trade Officer, Geneva Common Fund for Commodities Mr. Nicolaus Cromme, Netherlands European Union Presidency of the Council of the European Union Ms. Susana de Ibarrondo, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Spain, Geneva European Union Delegation Ms. Michaela Dodini, First Secretary, European Union Delegation in Geneva Ms. Genoveva Perju, Assistant Attaché, European Union Delegation in Geneva General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union Mr. Georgios Kritikos, First Secretary, General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, Geneva Liaison Office South Centre Mr. Vicente Yu, Geneva Ms. Dave Roshni, Geneva Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (UEMOA) M. Mamadou Dianka, Coordonnateur PRBE, Ouagadougou United Nations organs, bodies and programmes Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Ms. Jana El Baba, Research Assistant, Productive Sectors Section Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) Mr. Gianluca Sambucini, Geneva United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Ms. Fatma Ben Fadhl, Green Economy, Geneva International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO (ITC) Mr. Nikolai Sémine, Senior Adviser on ICT, Engineering and Environmental Services Ms. Judith Blank, Environmental Technologies, Sector Competitiveness Section, Division of Market Development, Geneva Specialized agencies and related organizations Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Ms. Anne Bogdanski, Natural Resources Officer, Rome International Labour Organization (ILO) Mr. Marek Harsdoff, Geneva United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Mr. Pradeep Monga, Vienna Ms. Gaëlle Okio, Geneva 6 TD/B/C.I/EM.3/Inf.1 World Health Organization (WHO) Mr. Nigel Bruce, Geneva World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Mr. Victor Owade, Consultant, Geneva World Trade Organization (WTO) Mr. Syed Irfan Makhdoom Nayyar, Counsellor, Development Division, Geneva Non-governmental organizations General category Ingénieurs du monde M. François Ullmann, Président, Genève Centre for International Environmental Law Ms. Johanna Boric, Office Manager, Geneva Mr. Baskut Tuncak, Fellow, IP and Sustainable Development, Geneva International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development Ms. Ingrid Jegou Mr. Joachim Monkelbaan Mr. Mahesh Sugathan Mandat International Mr. Sébastien Ziegler, President, Geneva OPEC Fund for International Development Mr. Rachid Bencherif, Senior Planning Analyst, Vienna Panellists (in chronological order) Mr. Jim Watson, Director, Sussex Energy Group, SPRU (Science and Technology Policy Research), University of Sussex, United Kingdom Mr. Semereab Habtetsion, Director, Energy Resources Development Division, Ministry of Energy and Mines, Eritrea Mr. Estomih Sawe, Director, Tanzania Traditional Energy Development Organization Mr. Bunker Roy, Director, Barefoot College, India Mr. Hari Sharan, DESI Power Mr. Simon Rolland, Alliance for Rural Electrification Mr. Nicolas Huber, DWS Investments Ms. Langiwe Chandi, Acting Principal Energy Officer, Renewable Energy and Energy Management, Department of Energy, Ministry of Energy and Water Development, Zambia Mr. Hao Xianrong, Director, Division of Energy and Ecosystem, Department of Science, Technology and Education, Ministry of Agriculture Mr. Pradeep Soonarane, Deputy Director, Technical Services Department, Ministry of Renewable Energy and Public Utilities, Mauritius Mr. Iván Azurdia, Senior Advisor, Associación para el Desarrollo Rijatzul Q’ij, Guatemala Mr. Nogoye Thiam, African Development Bank Ms. Fatma Ben Fadhl, UNEP Green Economy, Geneva 7 TD/B/C.I/EM.3/Inf.1 Invitees Ms. Katie Bliss, Solar Aid Mr. Judith Cherni, Imperial College Ms. Aurelia Rochelle Figueroa, Energy Policy Fellow, Robert Bosch Foundation Mr. David Souter, ICT Development Associates Mr. Keith Tyrell, Koru Foundation Mr. Filippo Veglio, World Business Council for Sustainable Development Mr. Jim Watson, SPRU 8