September 3, 2020, 1:00pm ET – 2:30pm ET
Featuring agency briefings from:
• Josh Cartin, Managing Director
U.S. Development Finance Corporation
• Craig O’Connor, Renewable Energy and Environmental Exports Officer
Export-Import Bank of the United States
• Lida Fitts, Director, Office of Investment, Energy, and Infrastructure
U.S. Department of the Treasury
• Tanvi Madhusudanan, Manager, Indo-Pacific Region
U.S. Trade and Development Agency
• Sarah Lawson, Senior Energy Specialist
U.S. Agency for International Development
• Reggie Harley, Export Finance Manager
Small Business Administration
We want to hear from you!
The Workshop will include facilitated discussion on the following topics:
1. What types of financial tools or financing assistance are you most interested in accessing from the U.S. government?
2. Where in the project pipeline could U.S. government interventions be most effective to bringing your transactions in the Indo-Pacific to financial close and operation?
3. What project terms are most important to you in assessing international tenders?
4. How can the U.S. government best support transactions in countries with less creditworthy buyers/sovereigns?
5. Have you sought financing from non-U.S. development finance institutions (DFIs) and export credit authorities (ECAs)?
Registration for this workshop closes at 5:00pm ET on September 2, 2020
Asia EDGE Virtual Workshop Series
Convening the Energy Industry Working Group Network
June to December 2020
Thursdays from 1:00pm – 2:30pm Eastern Time (ET)
U.S. industry participants in the Asia EDGE Virtual Workshop Series will have the opportunity to:
- Learn about programmatic priorities and provide feedback on existing Asia EDGE programs
- Highlight U.S. industry priorities and challenges to inform future Asia EDGE programs
- Gain increased access to strategic tools and resources available through Asia EDGE
The Asia EDGE Virtual Workshop Series will culminate in an in-person event, the Asia EDGE Summit, on June 29-30, 2021 in Washington, D.C.
Asia EDGE Virtual Workshop Series Schedule
June 2020 Introduction to Asia EDGE
June 25, 2020 Supporting Indo-Pacific Industry Engagement through Asia EDGE
July/Aug 2020 Sub-Sector Deep Dives: “Meeting U.S. Energy Sector Needs in a New
Indo-Pacific Landscape”
July 9, 2020 Transmission & Distribution
July 23, 2020 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
August 6, 2020 Natural Gas
August 20, 2020 Civil Nuclear
September 2020 Financing
September 3, 2020 U.S. Government Financing Tools for U.S. Companies and Partners
September 24, 2020 Working with Multilateral Development Banks
Oct-Dec 2020 Regional Deep Dives
October 8, 2020 Southeast Asia
November 12, 2020 South Asia
December 3, 2020 East Asia and the Pacific Islands
GraphThe Asia EDGE (Enhancing Development and Growth through Energy) initiative is a U.S. whole-of-government effort to grow sustainable and secure energy markets throughout the Indo-Pacific. Asia EDGE seeks to strengthen energy security, increase energy diversification and trade, and expand energy access across the region. Asia EDGE draws on the expertise and resources of the U.S. government, private sector, and international financial institutions.
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Energy Resources is leading this whole-of-government initiative with support of eight other key U.S. agencies: the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Energy, and Treasury; the Agency for International Development; the Export-Import Bank of the United States; Development Finance Corporation; and U.S. Trade and Development Agency.