PRIF Week 2021 | Pacific Regional Infrastructure Facility (PRIF)

Pacific Infrastructure and COVID-19 Recovery Perspectives

11th to 15th October 2021

Monday, 11 October 2021
Time	Topic Title	Speaker	Documents
10:00 – 10:15	Pacific Island Perspective	Kosi Latu Director General Secretariat for the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
10:15 – 10:30	Development Partner Perspective	Ahmed M. Saeed Vice President & Lotte Schou Zibell, Regional Director Asian Development Bank
10:30 – 10:45	Think Tank Perspective	Roland Rajah Director of International Economics Program Lowy Institute
11:00 – 11:15	The role of infrastructure in COVID-19 economic recovery	Fei Deng Program Leader The World Bank Group	Download PDF3.38 MB
11:15 – 11:30	Cook Islands experience with infrastructure prioritisation, including COVID-19 recovery criteria	Allan Jensen CEO Cook Islands Investment Corporation Government of Cook Islands	Download PDF4.79 MB
11:30 – 11:45	Tonga’s planning process – evolution and lessons learned	Ma’u Leha, Deputy Secretary Head of the Planning Unit Prime Ministers Office Government of Tonga	Download PDF4.93 MB
11:45 – 12:00	The importance of investment planning in Public Finance Management.	Paul Seeds Pacific Financial Technical Assistance Centre	Download PDF1.11 MB
12:00 – 12:15	National Infrastructure investment pipelines for Pacific Countries	Lorena Estigarribia Technical Assistance Officer Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility	Download PDF2.05 MB
12:15 – 13:00	Panel discussion and Q&A

Tuesday, 12 October 2021
Time	Topic Title	Speaker	Documents
11:00 – 11:15	Procurement of local contractor from a development partner perspective	Jeff Whitty Lead advisor New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade	Download PDF695.7 KB
11:15 – 11:30	The challenges of local contractors	Ricky Fuoo Chairman Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry	Download PDF1.18 MB
11:30 – 11:45	Challenges to hire national contractors from government’s perspective	Soteria Noaese Head of Procurement Division, Acting CEO Ministry of Finance, Samoa	Download PDF3.18 MB
11:45 – 12:00	PRIF regional study on increasing local participation in infrastructure	Peter Lawther Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility Consultant	Download PDF1.42 MB
12:00 – 13:00	Panel Discussion and Q&A

Wednesday, 13 October 2021
Time	Topic Title	Speaker	Documents
11:00 – 11:15	Aviation issues and challenges and Post-COVID recovery options	David Miles and Mathieu De Marchi Landrum & Brown	Download PDF1.52 MB
11:15 – 11:30	Role of shipping & inter-island connectivity in post COVID-19 Recovery	Phil Philippo CEO of RMI Ministry of Transport and Communication, Central Pacific Shipping Commission (CPSC)	Download PDF5.42 MB
11:30 – 11:45	Land Transport connectivity – Road maintenance and management for COVID-19 recovery in the Pacific	Yoshiko Fukada Infrastructure Management Officer Japan International Corporation Agency	Download PDF1.11 MB
11:45 – 12:00	ICT role in post COVID-19 economy	Emma Veve Deputy Director General Pacific Department Asian Development Bank	Download PDF2.55 MB
12:15 – 13:00	Panel Discussion and Q&A

Thursday, 14 October 2021
Time	Topic Title	Speaker	Documents
11:00 – 11:15	Energy Services and PPP for COVID-19 recovery	Mitsunori Motohashi, Pacific Hub Energy Program Coordinator, The World Bank Group / International Finance Corporation	Download PDF1.96 MB
11:15 – 11:30	Water and Sanitation services response to COVID-19 pandemic	Seymour Singh, General Manager and Chair for COVID-19 Taskforce, Water Authority of Fiji	Download PDF2.2 MB
11:30 – 11:45	Solid waste management initiatives to support COVID-19 recovery	Anthony Talouli, Acting Director, Waste Management and Pollution Control Programme, Secretariat for the Pacific Regional Environment Program
11:45 – 12:00	European Union: GESI and shared approach in infrastructure services and COVID-19	Pedro Velazquez Head of Section “Civil Society, Gender, Human Rights, Health” Delegation of the European Union for the Pacific
12:00 – 13:00	Panel Discussion and Q&A
	Side Event: Floating Solar and Other Productive Uses of Electricity Opportunities in the Pacific
13:30 – 13:45	Welcome remarks and Opening messages	Mitsunori Motohashi, The World Bank Group / Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility Energy WG Chair Mukhtor Khamudkhanov, Director, Energy Division, Pacific Department, Asian Development Bank Tadayuki Ogawa, Senior Advisor, JICA
13:45 – 14:00	Preparing floating solar plus projects under the Pacific Renewable Energy Investment Facility	Antoine Bittar, Front-end Solar Technologies	Download PDF870.99 KB
14:00 – 14:15	Floating Solar Roadmap for Pacific Island Countries	David Lockhart, International Legal and Energy Consultant, Washington, DC and Auckland, New Zealand	Download PPTX3.2 MB
14:15 – 14:30	Private sector presentations in Renewable energy and food production and Electrifying land transport	Representatives from the Private Sector - BT Leow	Download PPTX15.48 MB
14:30 – 14:45	PICs & Utilities’ interest in Floating PVs & Potential other uses of energy in PICs and Utilities	Moderated by: Mitsunori Motohashi, The World Bank Group and Cindy Tiangco Asian Development Bank
14:45 – 14:55	Reduction of costs & benefit from economies of scale & Donor support & other financing opportunities	Moderated by: Mitsunori Motohashi, The World Bank Group and Cindy Tiangco, Asian Development Bank
14:55 – 15:00	Closing remarks	Martin Garrood, NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade / Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility Energy WG Deputy Chair

Friday, 15 October 2021
Time	Topic Title	Speaker	Documents
11:00 – 11:15	Small atolls challenges and their roadmap to building Sustainable Resilience	Hon. Seve Paeniu, Finance Minister, Pepetua Latasi, Director of Climate Change, Government of Tuvalu	Download PDF1.58 MB
11:15 – 11:30	Pacific country’s approach to improving sustainability and resilience	Johnson Binaru, Director General, Ministry of Infrastructure & Public Utilities, Government of Vanuatu	Download PDF5.12 MB
11:30 – 11:45	Building Codes – establishment and enforcement of building code to build a resilient future	Rhys Gwilliam, Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility Consultant	Download PDF1.2 MB
11:45 – 12:00	A guide to decision making: Sea level rise and Infrastructure in the Pacific	Noelle O’Brien, Principal Climate Change Specialist, Asian Development Bank	Download PDF1.97 MB
12:00 – 13:00	Panel Discussion