January Wrap-Up

I had a good first month in the Philippines catching up on the sector.

Here’s a list, in no particular order, of people I caught up with and had a chance to meet and chat - some for a much longer time than others. But what this points out is all those that I still need to meet and chat with.

  • Cholo Bernad - Executive with Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Visayan Electric, & Davao Light
  • Roberto Galang - Economist at AIM
  • Ivanna Dela Pena - VP Utility Economics and Regulatory Affairs at Meralco
  • Pete Ilagan - Dir. of NASECORE
  • Patrick Ferrer - Project Management Institute in Manila
  • Dan Chalmers - President GN Power and PMR Group
  • David Thomas - Engineering Consultant
  • Paul Poe - COO Medtecs I’ntl. Corp.
  • J.R. Harris - CEO Mirant Phils and Tommy Sliman and Paul Flake
  • Luli Heras-de Leon - EVP PGI (briefly, we still need to get together and catch up)
  • Rodel Briones - Manager Ormat Phils
  • Hank Tomlinson - President Chevron Malampaya
  • Rany Ocampo - Exec. Dir. PEPOA and power sector attorney
  • Ramon Abaya - Chairman, CEPALCO
  • Ray Cunningham - Cal Energy
  • Robert Sears - Exec. Dir. AmCham
  • Prof. Nimfa Mendoza - UP School of Economics
  • Viking Logarta - Energy Sector Economist and Advisor
  • Bert Dalusung - Energy Sector Consultant
  • Ray Cahoon - ADB
  • Confidential US private equity group
  • Ravi Iyer - California-based consultant with Asian projects
  • Khoa Dao - Asset Mgr. Sumatra Operations, ConocoPhillips

In Davao I’ve also had a chance to meet and chat with Claude, proprietor of Claude’s Restaurant, Davao City. Very good restaurant; great place for a quiet romantic dinner & wine. Oh yeah, and Bob Martin, owner of wowphilippines.com and about 20 other websites focused on the Philippines, including mindanao.com, lives in Davao City and has become a frequent coffee break partner.

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