Electricity Supply: What it means for Security, Development, and Geopolitics
| Date | November 19, 2014 |
| Time | 12:00pm – 4:30pm |
| Location | American Security Project – 7th Floor West Tower, 1100 New York Ave., Washington DC |
The nexus of electricity, development, and security is significant, yet its nuances are too often overlooked. The half-day event will bring together development and energy experts, government officials, and policy makers to better establish the important linkages between power, security, and development, share successful implementation strategies and consider how these successes can be replicated in diverse contexts.
Agenda
12:00pm – 12:25pm Networking Lunch
12:25pm – 12:30pm: APR Introduction Video
12.30 – 12:45pm: Welcome, BGen. Stephen A. Cheney, USMC (Ret.)– ASP
12:45 pm – 1:45pm: Panel One – Electricity: The Catalyst for Change
The panel will examine electricity as a foundation for sustainable development and security with a specific focus on the distinct needs of rural versus urban communities. Panelists will discuss the potential impact of reliable electricity supply on local and national security, education, women’s economic empowerment, and agriculture. Focus will also include the problems generated by lack of access to affordable electricity and how communities are currently affected.
Chair: Joanne Trotter, Adjunct Senior Fellow of ASP
Panelists:
- Dr. Ryan Shelby, Energy Engineering Advisor –USAID Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Energy
- Holly Dranginis, Policy Analyst – Enough Project
- Sasanka Thilakasiri, Policy Advisor – Oxfam
- Mark Kustra, US Marine / Stability Operations Advisor
1:45pm – 2:00pm: Coffee and Networking
2:00pm – 3:00pm: Panel Two – The Challenges of Generating and Delivering Electricity
The panel will discuss the roles of security, governance, and general stability, as well as financing in delivering a sustainable electricity supply. There will also be discussion of regionally focused case studies as an opportunity for a more comprehensive understanding of these challenges, with particular interest in Public-Private Partnerships.
Chair: Brian Rich, COO, APR Energy
Panelists:
- Dante Disparte, CEO and Founder – The Risk Cooperative
- Faith Corneille, Director of the Office of Electricity and Energy Efficiency – State Department
- John Morton, Chief of Staff to President – OPIC
3:00pm – 3:30pm: Coffee and Networking
3:30pm – 4:30pm: Panel Three – Innovative Solutions to Providing Reliable Power
The final panel will include presentations of strategies and technologies that are already providing cities and larger communities with electricity and what that has meant to these communities’, stability, security, and future development.
Chair: BGen. Stephen A. Cheney, USMC (Ret.); CEO, American Security Project
Panelists:
- Eric Toumayan, Managing Director – Government Relations APR Energy
- Ken Ditzel. Managing Director – FTI Consulting
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