• CEOs Retreat (Closed Session)
• Engineers Workshop (Open to all delegates)
• Utility Board Directors Workshop (Closed Session)

Venue: Crowne Plaza Fiji Nadi Bay Resort & Spa

0830 – 1000

• Official Opening
• Official Conference Photograph

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(Open to all delegates)

Session 4: 0830 – 1000

• Speed Networking

(Active and Allied Members only)

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Session 8: 0830 – 1000

• Presentations (3 Slots) (Open to all delegates)
  • 0830–0900: “Lightning Protection of Solar Farms and BESS with Modern Leader Propagation Approaches”, Mr. Franco D’Alessandro, LPINZ
  • 0900–0930: “How Equipment Selection, Quality, and Asset Management Shape Grid Reliability and Rates”, Mr. Gaurav Khire, Delstar
  • 0930–1000: Dr. Tripa Thakur, PWIP
• Engineers Workshop (Open to all delegates)

Crowne Plaza Fiji Nadi Bay Resort & Spa

1030 – 1200

• CEOs Retreat (Closed Session)
• Engineers Workshop (Open to all delegates)
• Utility Board Directors Workshop (Closed Session)

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Session 1: 1030 – 1200

• Presentations (3 Slots) – Open to all delegates
  • 1030–1100: “Turning Around MEC: Putting Ideas into Practice”, Mr. Jack Chong-Gum, Marshalls Energy Company
  • 1100–1130: Kembo Mida, CPUC
  • 1130–1200: “Beyond the Shoreline: Reducing Pacific Diesel Dependence with Wave-Tolerant Floating Solar Engineered from Wind Blades” – Mr. Chandar Sen, Pacific Engineering Projects
• Utility Board Directors Workshop (Closed Session)
• Engineers Workshop (Open to all delegates)

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Session 5: 1030 – 1200

• Speed Networking

(Active and Allied Members only)

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Session 9: 1030 – 1200

• Presentations (3 Slots) – Open to all delegates
  • 1030–1100: “Modernizing Today's Grid for Tomorrow's Needs”, Mr. Yane Coceski, NovaTech Automation
  • 1100–1130: “Cost-Effective Reliability Improvements for Small and Remote Distribution Networks”, Mr. Alexsandr Kirillov, NOJA Power
  • 1130–1200: Mr. Abhyas Chand, Pernix (Fiji) Ltd
• Engineers Workshop (Open to all delegates)

Crowne Plaza Fiji Nadi Bay Resort & Spa

1300 – 1500

• CEOs Retreat (Closed Session)
• Engineers Workshop (Open to all delegates)
• Utility Board Directors Workshop (Closed Session)
• Informal Allied Members Meeting (Allied Members only)

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Session 2: 1300 – 1500

• Presentations (4 Slots) – Open to all delegates
  • 1300–1330: “Meters to Intelligence: Building the Data Foundation for Pacific Grid Transformation” – Mr. Nicholas Phillips, Itron
  • 1330–1400: “Towards 100% Renewable Energy for Islands – Addressing Commercial and Technical Challenges” – Mr. Christoffer Ek, Wartsila
  • 1400–1430: “From Ambition to Implementation: What Grid Readiness Looks Like in Practice – Lessons from the Transformation of the Tanna Power System” – Mr. Janendra Prasad, Scinergy Pacific
  • 1430–1500: “Refurbishing Wailoa PS Generators” – Mr. Tony O’Brien, Australian Winders
• Utility Board Directors Workshop (Closed Session)
• Engineers Workshop (Open to all delegates)

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Session 6: 1300 – 1500

• Informal Networking (Open to all delegates)

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1330 – 1500

• ADB – Emerging Areas Session (Closed Meeting)
  • Fuel Hedging, “AET Managing Fuel Price Risk: From Planning to Implementation for Pacific Power Utilities” – presented by Rohan Jadhav & Navin Bulusu, CRISIL Ltd
  • Pacific Resilient Integrated Energy Systems (PRIES) Facility – presented by Cindy Tiangco

Session 10: 1300 – 1500

• Presentations (4 Slots) – Open to all delegates
  • 1300–1330: “Battery Energy Storage for the Pacific: Enabling Reliable, Resilient and Sustainable Island Energy Systems”, Mr. Sid Shaheed, SOFAR
  • 1330–1400: “MEC's Energy Balance Platform”, Mr. Wayne Kijiner, Marshalls Energy Company
  • 1400–1430: “Keeping Island Grids Strong: Synchronous Condensers (SynCon) for Reliable, Renewable-Ready Power Systems”, Mr. Pedro Lopez, ABB Australia Pty Ltd
  • 1430–1500: “Transforming Distribution Networks – Applied Voltage Control to Manage Disruptive Energy Trends”, Mr. Cali Wilton, Tyree Transformers
• Engineers Workshop (Open to all delegates)

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1530 – 1700

Allied Members Formal Meeting

(Open to All delegates)

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Session 3: 1530 – 1700

PPA Board Meeting

(Open to all members)

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Session 7: 1500 – 1600

• Informal Networking (Open to all delegates)

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Session 11: 1530 – 1700

• Annual General Meeting (Open to all delegates)
• Engineers Workshop (Open to all delegates)

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