Asian Youth Energy Summit 2008 (AYES2008)

Date: 30th and 31st October, 9.30 am to 5.30 pm (both days) 

Location: International Conference Center, 29 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Singapore (Beside the National University of Singapore)

Event website: www.AYES2008.com

Held over 2 days, AYES2008 saw a large turn-out of over 300 participants over 2 days which included 33 foreign delegates from ASEAN, China, India, Denmark and USA. The theme for AYES2008 conference is "Opportunities and Challenges for Clean Energy & Energy Efficiency in Asia".

The Keynote speaker for AYES2008 was Mr Dipal Chandra Barua, Deputy Managing Director, Grameen Bank, & Managing Director,Grameen Shakti. Grameen Shakti is part of Grameen bank which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006.

Participants were treated to a wide range of topics, from "Future of Solar in Asia Pacific" to "Opportunities in Carbon Markets" to "What can Clean Energy bring to Developing Nations".

In addition to the main conference, a job-fair and exhibition was held to give the participants and members of the public an idea of what are the opportunities available to them in Clean Energy and Sustainable development. Companies and universities also had the chance to showcase their works.