REMINDER: "Energy for Development: Twenty-First Century Challenges of Reform and Liberalization in Developing Countries" discussed at the InfoShop on May 24, 2007, at 12:00pm in J1-050

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| | ENERGY FOR DEVELOPMENT |
| | Twenty-First Century Challenges of Reform |
| (Embedded image | and Liberalization in Developing |
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| | A rare and insightful investigation into |
| | the energy sector of the developing |
| | world, Energy for Development provides |
| | comparative case studies of countries |
| | going through the reform process(China, |
| | India, Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, Jordan, |
| | South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa), |
| | evaluates reform experience, discusses |
| | the lessons which can be learned and |
| | identifies the challenges at the national |
| | and global level which these developing |
| | countries face. |
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| | A topical and timely book that seeks to |
| | explore the anxiety and insecurities felt |
| | by, and toward the energy sector. |
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| | ?A book that should be mandatory reading |
| | for all government, industry and other |
| | stakeholder interests in global energy |
| | policy development and implementation? |
| | Jack Siegel - Former Assistant Acting |
| | Secretary for Fossil Energy, U.S. |
| | Department of Energy, and Chair Fossil |
| | Fuel Working Party, International Energy |
| | Agency |
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Thursday, May 24, 2007 from 12:00pm - 2:00pm
World Bank J Building - J1-050, 701 18th Street, NW

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Chaired by
Jamal Saghir
Director, Energy, Transport and Water, in the Sustainable Vice
Presidency (SDNVP), World Bank
Jamal Saghir is the chair of the Energy and Mining Sector Board,
Transport Sector Board, and Water Sector Board. Mr. Saghir joined
the Bank in 1990 and worked on a variety of private sector
development, privatization and restructuring assignments in Africa,
Latin America, the CIS countries and the Middle East and North
Africa. In 1994, Mr. Saghir joined the Middle East Country
Department then transferred to the Private Sector Development and
Infrastructure Division in 1995. In 1999, Mr. Saghir was appointed
Sector Manager, in the Infrastructure Development Group in MENA.

Moderated by
Moeen Qureshi
Chairman and Managing Partner of EMP Global L.L.C
Mr. Qureshi is the Chairman and Managing Partner of asset management
company EMP Global L.L.C. He served as Prime Minister of Pakistan in
1993.
From 1980 to 1991 he was with the World Bank, first as Senior Vice
President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer, then as Senior
Vice President for Operations. Prior to that, Mr. Qureshi served at
the International Finance Corporation (IFC) as Vice President
between 1974-1977, and as Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer from 1977-1981. He was with the International
Monetary Fund from 1958 to 1970 and served both at headquarters and
in the field in a variety of senior economic and operations
assignments before joining the IFC.
He is a member of the Board of the AIG Global Trade and Political
Risk Insurance Company, and a member of the International Advisory
Board of the American International Group (AIG). He is also a
member of the Board of Directors of The Education for Employment
Foundation, and a Trustee of the Bibliotheca Alexandria in Egypt.

Presented by Author
Rangaswamy Vedavalli
Rangaswamy Vedavalli is former Principal Economist and Manager of
Energy Operations of the World Bank and former Director of Energy
Facilitation Program of the World Energy Council. At the World Bank
Vedavalli worked in several countries of Asia, Africa, Latin America
and the Middle East as Manager of oil, gas, power, energy
efficiency, renewable energy, energy sector adjustment and
restructuring and promotion of private investment in energy
operations. Vedavalli prepared policy papers for the World Bank
board on petroleum, power and energy efficiency to reform energy
sector to promote private investment in developing countries.
Vedavalli was the World Bank representative for the World Energy
Council focusing on energy issues of developing countries.
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