PRIF Week 2022
Enhancing Private Sector and Local Participation in Pacific Infrastructure
17th to 22nd October 2022
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| 11:00am - 11:20am | Welcome by PRIF Team Leader |
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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| 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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| 12:50pm - 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 |
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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 |
Mitsunori Motohashi, The World Bank & Chair, PRIF Energy Working Group |
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| 11:35am - 12:40pm | Development Partner's Strategies and Emerging Projects in the Pacific Water and Sanitation Sector |
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 Jay Jarvis, MICRO2 Team Leader, DT Global Chris Tolley, MICRO2 Procurement Specialist, DT Global Kate Walker, Safeguards Specialist, Tuvalu CPMO Gaurav Johri, Senior Advisor, Australian Trade and Investment Commission David Dewar, Trade Commissioner, Pacific New Zealand Trade and Enterprise |
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| 2pm | Virtual Exhibition |
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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 |
Anthony Talouli, SPREP |
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| 12:50pm - 2:00pm | Empowering GESI in infrastructure - Panel Discussion and Q&A: |
Oto'ota Hausia, linewoman and planner - IREP outer island renewal energy project, ADB/Tonga Power Vava'u |
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| 2pm | Virtual Exhibition |
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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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| 12:50pm - 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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