Agenda CEM | CEM-14/MI-8

Accelerating the Energy Transition in Asia's Transport through Sustainable and Equitable E-Mobility

Date	22 July 2023
Time	1045-1215 [90mins]
Venue	Salao 2

Description

This event will bring together government representatives and experts to discuss the rapidly evolving transport decarbonization pathways in the region through the NDC Transport Initiative for Asia (NDC – TIA) and the Leadership Group for Clean Transport in Asia (LG - CTA) initiatives. The event aims to bring the deliberations regarding the current challenges from the perspectives of central and state policymakers, public sector stakeholders, original equipment manufacturers, peer organizations, and multilateral and bilateral agencies onto a common platform and chart a way forward. The event is jointly organized by NITI -Aayog, United States Department of State, NDC - TIA, and LG - CTA.

Detailed Agenda

Time	PANEL AGENDA Introductory remarks and addresses (30 minutes)
10:45 - 10:51 (IST) 07:15 - 07:21 (CET)	Opening Remarks (6 min.) Dr. Winfried Damm Head, Indo-German Energy Programme, GIZ
10:51 - 10:58 (IST) 07:21 - 07:28 (CET)	Overview of the NDC Transport Initiative for Asia (NDC-TIA) project (7 min.) Ms. Urda Eichhorst Project Director, NDC Transport Initiative for Asia
10:58 - 11:05 (IST) 07:28 - 07:35 (CET)	Overview of the Leadership Group - Clean Transport in Asia (LG-CTA) project (7 min.) Mr. Christopher Dekki Director, Global Advocacy and Engagement, SLOCAT Partnership
11:05 - 11:10 (IST) 07:35 -07:40 (CET)	Keynote Address (5 min.) Shri. Sudhendu Jyoti Sinha Advisor, Infrastructure Connectivity & Electric Mobility, NITI Aayog, Government of India
11:10 - 11:15 (IST) 07:40 -07:45 (CET)	Special Address (5 min.) The role of NREL, a US DOE National Laboratory in the global clean energy transition. Mr. Doug Arent Executive Director, Strategic Public- Private Partnerships Office, NREL
Time	PANEL AGENDA Roundtable discussion (60 minutes)
11:15 - 11:20 (IST) 07:45 - 07:50 (CET)	Context Setting and Introduction (5 min.) Ms. Chaitanya Kanuri Associate Director - Electric Mobility, WRI India (Moderator)
11:20 - 11:25 (IST) 07:50 - 07:55 (CET)	Opening Remarks (5 min.) Dr. Hanif Qureshi, IPS Joint Secretary, Ministry of Heavy Industries
11:25 - 12:10 (IST) 07:55 - 08:40 (CET)
Time	PANEL AGENDA Closing remarks (5 minutes)
12:10 - 12:15 (IST) 08:40 – 08:45 (CET)	Closing Remarks by Moderator (5 min.) Ms. Chaitanya Kanuri Associate Director - Electric Mobility, WRI India (Moderator)

Organizers contact details

Mr. Kuldeep Sharma
Project Manager, Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)–Transport Initiative for Asia (TIA) GIZ India, kuldeep.sharma@giz.de
Mr. Karl Peet
Senior Advisor, SLOCAT Partnership on Sustainable Low Carbon Transport, karl.peet@slocatpartnership.org
NITI Aayog (Govt. of India)
United States Department of State
SLOCAT Partnership on Sustainable Low Carbon Transport
NDC-TIA project partners
United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory
ICLEI South Asia