The inaugural International Energy Week (IEW) will be launched today at the Rafffles City Convention Centre.
Minister for Trade and Industry, Mr Lim Hng Kiang will officially launch the event.
About 400 local and foreign delegates are expected to attend the Singapore Energy Conference, themed “Powering Cities of the Future”. The highly anticipated Singapore Energy Lecture will be delivered by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew.
The conference serves as a timely platform for international and regional policy-makers, academics and industry players in the energy sector to share ideas and strategise energy options for the future.
International Energy Week also features an official theme song, Your Life, My Life (Feel The Energy), specially composed by Cultural Medallion winner, Iskandar Ismail.
Programme Highlights of the IEW The IEW will be held from Nov 3 to Nov 7, 2008. The IEW is a week of energy events comprising of conferences, workshops, seminars, courses, site visits, exhibitions, launches and networking dinners. There are a total of 38 events during the week. Highlights include:
- Singapore Energy Conference
- Asia Oil & Gas Investment Congress 2008
- Singapore Electricity Roundtable 2008
- Green Buildings
- Singapore Energy Efficiency Investment Forum
- Regional Industry Networking Conference (RINC) 2008
- Wind Technology Forum by Vestas
- International Oil Trading & Price Risk Management Course
- Future Biofuels Workshop - Sustainability is Key
- A*STAR-UK Energy Worskhop
- The Biofuels and Food Security Forum
- Medium Term Outlook for the Oil Industry. Supply, Demand and Price
- Seminar: Sustainable Energy - Is this the Tipping Point?
- Advance Price Risk Management Course
- Should Southeast Asia Go Nuclear?
- The Outlook for Energy: A View to 2030
For more information and updates on IEW, please visit www.iew.com.sg.
