Representatives from government and business will gather for PowerTrends 2011 to explore business opportunities in a Philippine economy challenged by rapid growth in demand for energy, tight energy supply, tough competition for foreign investment, and critical power development issues.

At the business forum segment of PowerTrends, the government and private sectors will interact on policy, regulatory issues, privatization concerns, and incentives for energy projects.

PowerTrends 2011, the 8th International Exhibition on Energy Trends and Power Technologies will be held on 28-30 September 2011 at the SMX Convention Center.

The business forum engages senior government and private executives in discussions during five sessions. In the first session, government speakers will diagnose and present an outlook of the country’s energy situation. They will also discuss the government's package of energy policy, regulatory issues, incentives and privatization under its energy development plans.

Discussions on the succeeding four sessions are dominated by resource persons from a mix of private companies that are already operating in the country and from new players. They will discuss business opportunities from the perspective of the private investor, share best practices learned from actual experience and discuss financing of energy and energy-related projects. The last session will introduce select new technologies and tools for managing energy projects.

PowerTrends 2011 also incorporates two others events:

• Energy Expo will feature new, renewable and alternative sources of energy and eco-friendly products, oil and gas exploration, nuclear energy & biofuels and clean coal.


• Electech 2011 will present the latest technologies in electrical engineering and lighting for energy efficiency and management.