Asian Energy Advisors

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.