2nd Annual CENTRAL AMERICAN ENERGY SUPPLY SECURITY FORUM "Creating Energy Partnerships for Sustainable Supply" May 6-7, 2009, Guatemala City, Guatemala Real Intercontinental Guatemala

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CONTEXT
Energy security continues to be of concern to governments and the private sector in Central America. It is critical that investment continue in this arena and that policies be embraced that make the region a safe place to invest. The 2nd Annual Central American Energy Supply Security Forum will seek to build on issues highlighted in CCAA’s Panama conference of May 2008. Following the theme of “Creating Energy Partnerships for Sustainable Supply,” the forum will focus on the impact of the financial crisis on liquidity and investment in energy projects; the impact of a new President in the US; the future of fossil fuels now that prices are low; alternatives; and the future of planned regional initiatives as governments pursue individual paths. The forum will also highlight current and future regional and hemispheric energy partnerships, between public governments, the private sector and other non-governmental institutions aiming to create an environment of sustainable energy supply that promotes economic development.

TARGET AUDIENCE
Government leaders, energy sector executives, investors, private sector executives, academic experts and business leaders from Panama and the wider Central American region including Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, and Colombia; as well as the U.S. business and investment leaders with energy sector interests in the Central American region.

CONFERENCE FORMAT
Full day session featuring keynote presentations that will set the tone for interactive panel discussions following each speaker.

Caribbean Central American Action
Caribbean-Central American Action (CCAA) is a private, independent organization whose mission, Supporting a Sustainable Caribbean Basin, is centered on promoting private sector-led economic development in the Caribbean Basin and throughout the Hemisphere. The organization serves its goal of facilitating trade and investment by stimulating a constructive dialogue between the private and public sectors to improve the policy and regulatory environments for business on both the international and local level. CCAA conducts policy-oriented programs in sectors such as financial services, transportation, energy, agriculture, apparel, intellectual property rights, tourism, telecommunications, and information technology. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., CCAA is governed by an international Board of Trustees and funded primarily by contributions from companies with a direct or indirect stake in the region’s prosperity.

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