April 3rd

2019 9am-5pm

Sapphire Room, Lotte Hotel

Organizers This event is hosted by the Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association (MGMA), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the EU funded SMART Myanmar project and H&M.

Renewable Energy Solutions for the Garment & Textile Industry

Solutions Guest presentations and booths by…

Spirax Sarco GIZ PDP Mandalay Yoma SUSTENT Myanmar Forbes Biomass Power Marshall Indigo Energy AYA Bank

An event of the Asian Dialogues on Sustainable Production in the Textile and Garment Sector

Time Agenda8.30 Registration

9.00 Welcome remarks by Ms. Khine Khine Nwe, Secretary General of the Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association (MGMA)

9.10 Opening remarks by Mr. Werner Lange, Cluster Coordinator Textile Cluster, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Bangladesh

April 3rd, 2019 | Venue: Sapphire Room, Lotte Hotel, Yangon

Time Agenda9.25 Ms. Michelle Yu JL, Environmental Sustainability Program Manager, H&M and Mr.

Felix Ockborn, H&M Sustainability Manager Presentation on brand/retailer agenda for energy efficiency, GHG reduction and renewables

9.45 Presentation by Mr. Rajat Batra, Director, SUSTENT on… What to consider when choosing solar energy installations in garment & textile industry

10.20 tea/coffee break

10.40 ‘Sustainable Solutions’ two presentations by solar companies - Mr. Allen Himes, Managing Director Indigo Energy; Ms. Nathalie Risteau, Co-founder & Director Mandalay Yoma on solar energy solutions for Myanmar

11.10 Presentation by Mr. Rajat Batra continued on… What to consider when choosing biomass boilers and steam recycling installations in garment & textile industry

11:40 ‘Sustainable Solutions’ three presentations by - Mr. Walter Min Min Htun, Country Manager Forbes Marshall; Mr. Hla Soe, Managing Director/Founder Myanmar Biomass Power; Mr. Shaun Clutterbuck, Senior Manager Spirax Sarco Biomass boilers, biomass fuel pellets, steam condensate recycling

12.30 Short overview on green finance and presentation by Mr. Nyan Min Htet, Manager SME Banking Department, AYA Bank on SME and green finance loan services.

12.50 lunch break

13.50 Presentation by Mr. Aung Thet Paing, Country Representative, GIZ PDP on GIZ’s Project Development Programme (PDP) to support renewable energy

14.05 Assessing the current energy mix - presentation by Mr. Jacob Clere, Team Leader of SMART Myanmar on current energy use practices in the Myanmar garment industry and possibilities for renewables

14.20 Panel discussion: Moderated by Mr. Marc Beckmann, Project Director GIZ FABRIC Chasing the modern-day competitive advantage – Trends & challenges for energy savings and renewables in the region • Ms. Nguyen Thi Lien, Vice General Director, Phong Phu International

Company, Vietnam • Ms. Winnie Khine, Executive Director, Maple Trading Co. Ltd., Executive

Committee Member, Myanmar Garment Manufacturer Association (MGMA) • Ms. Yan Yan, Director, Office for Social Responsibility, China National Textile

and Apparel Council (CNTAC) • Mr. Fazlee Shamim Ehsan, 2nd Vice-President, Bangladesh Knitwear

Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BKMEA) • Mr. Muhammad Mushtaq Ahmed Mangat, Director Moderno Fabrics,

Lahore, Pakistan (tbc)

15.30 Extended tea break: factories encouraged to visit booths of the service providers.

16.30 Final thoughts, Final thoughts, panel moderated by Ms. Alexandra Behns, GIZ FABRIC, with reps from MGMA, H&M, SUSTENT, VITAS