The Embassy of the United States of America in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in cooperation with the U.S. Embassies in Bangkok, Vientiane, and Hanoi; the U.S. Consulate General in Chaing Mai, and Ho Chi Minh City; and the American Cambodian Business Council (Amcham) is organizing a September 29-30, 2009 Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Energy Conference.  The conference is designed to complement the Asian Development Bank’s Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation (GMS-EC) program goal of establishing regional production and distribution of energy.  We hope that the conference will allow public and private sector representatives from the region to learn about the GMS-EC scheme and network with relevant actors to contribute to the process of regional energy integration. 

The conference aims to include speakers from the public and private sectors in Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and the U.S., and will include energy producers, technology suppliers, financiers, government officials, NGOs, media, academics, and the interested public.  Topics will range from understanding energy policies and opportunities in member countries to a case study on energy trading in relationship to the expanding GMS market.  The conference will also include workshops on topics such as human resource development, marketing, government tenders, e-governance, and building a business network that will provide participants the valuable opportunity to network with one another and encourage deeper cooperation between key actors, most notably private sector representatives.

The proposed synopsis and agenda are attached for your reference.  Further updates can be found on the conference website at: http://cambodia.usembassy.gov/gms_conference.html. 

Please be aware that conference spaces are limited and that registration is now open. To RSVP for the conference, please fill in the form below. Or for further information, please send an email to GMS Energy Conference Coordinator Ruwan Hulugalle at hulugaller@N0SPAM.state.gov .  Conference space will be allocated according to order of registration.