PRE-SHOW GUIDE - POWER-GEN Asia

PLENARY PANEL DISCUSSION
THURSDAY 3 OCTOBER
14:00 - 15:30 PLENARY PANEL DISCUSSION: ASIAN POWER - 2020 VISION
Session Chair: Representative from CNBC Asia Pacific, Singapore
Asia has experienced economic growth above the world average and is expected to continue this pattern during the remainder of the
decade. An increasing urban population is becoming more environmentally aware and at the same time, quick to adopt new technology.
All these trends are putting more pressure on the energy sector to deliver secure, clean and affordable supplies. The plenary panel
discussion brings together a group of experienced power industry professionals from a variety of disciplines, willing to share their views
and speculate on how the electricity sector will meet the challenges ahead and what the industry will look like in 2020.
Robert McGregor, Managing Director, Resources & Energy Group, HSBC, Hong Kong
Robert worked in the UK energy industry for 17 years, with BP Oil, Scottish Hydro-Electric and British Energy,
before moving to Hong Kong and to investment banking in 1997. In an 11 year career in Asian investment
banking, Robert was Head of Power & Utilities for Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, Head of Investment Banking for
Societe Generale and Head of Power & Utilities for UBS. In 2008, he relocated to Singapore and to private equity
to take up a Partnership in the emerging markets specialist company, Actis. Robert worked on the Actis power /
infrastructure strategy in SEA before taking up responsibilities for fund-raising from Brunei to Japan.
Robert has many connections and friendships with participants in the Philippine power sector. Robert moved back
into investment banking and to HSBC in Hong Kong in May 2012.
Robert has an MBA from Strathclyde Graduate Business School and an Honours Degree in Applied Chemistry
from the University of Strathclyde.
Colin Tam, Executive Chairman, Crystal Vision Energy Ltd, Hong Kong
Mr. Tam started Crystal Vision Energy Limited (CVE) in April 2011 to provide advisory, business development and asset
management services to foreign companies who are interested in doing business in China or selected Asia countries.
Mr. Tam was CEO of AEI Asia Ltd., a subsidiary of AEI from May 2007 to March 2011. He was responsible for all
the business activities of AEI in the region. Before joining AEI, Colin was the founder, Chairman and CEO of Meiya
Power Company Limited (1995-2007), a leading foreign IPP company in North Asia. Having over 30 years of
experience in the energy industry, Mr. Tam has a deep understanding and broad knowledge of the power and gas
industries both in the United States and Asia. During his career with AEP and Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. in
the US, Mr. Tam held senior positions in several influential national industry and civil organizations including IEG,
OCA, NEIP and ELCON.
Mr. Tam is currently an advisor to the China High Growth Fund, a member of the Board of Governors the American
Chamber of Commerce (Amcham) in Hong Kong, a Director of the Hong Kong Association of Energy Services
Company (HKAESCO), and the founder and current Chairman of the Independent Power Producers Forum (IPPF).
Michael Thomas, Partner, The Lantau Group (HK) Limited, Hong Kong
Mike has spent over 25 years working as an economic consultant on energy and environmental regulatory and
commercial issues, beginning in the United States, followed by a decade in New Zealand. Previously the head of
CRA’s energy practice in Asia, he is a co-founder of The Lantau Group, based in Hong Kong.
Wouter van Wersch, Senior Vice President East Asia Pacific & President Alstom Singapore – Alstom
International / Senior Vice President Asia Pacific – Alstom Power Sales & Marketing, Alstom Asia Pte
Ltd, Singapore
Wouter Van Wersch started his career in the international marketing department of the media and communication
division of the Vivendi Universal group. After this first experience, he entered the telecommunication world in 1997
as Sales Manager Asia for the Professional Mobile Radiocommunication division of the EADS group.
In 2000, he joined the Alcatel Mobile Network division where he was successively Business Development Director
based in France, Sales Director Asia Pacific based in China and General Manager based in Indonesia.
Finally, in 2006, he joined Alstom Power as Vice President Sales for Northern Europe and was appointed Vice
President Sales for Northern & Central Europe in 2009. In April 2011, he was promoted to Deputy Senior Vice
President Sales & Marketing and in April 2013, he also took the responsibility of Senior Vice President East Asia
Pacific for Alstom International. On top of these responsibilities, he is also the President of Alstom Singapore.
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