{"id":248,"date":"2015-06-12T18:49:40","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T18:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newenergyevents.com\/cref2022\/?page_id=248"},"modified":"2022-05-09T12:06:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T16:06:40","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newenergyevents.com\/cref2022\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Caribbean\u2019s premier meeting place for the clean energy transition<\/h4>\n<p>At CREF 2021, discussions were marked by a sense of real urgency. We\u2019ve moved far beyond making the case for the energy transition; no one disputes the need. We now need to scale up and accelerate. How are we going to do that? At CREF 2022, we inspired action by bringing the market \u2013 the full ecosystem of policy-makers, regulators, utilities, investors, developers and financiers \u2013 together in an environment which encouraged the market to meet, originate and transact.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from its size and the range of participants, here\u2019s why CREF stands out from other events:<\/p>\n<h6>Networking &amp; Business Development<\/h6>\n<p>CREF is your one stop shop. Meet the market through numerous structured and unstructured networking\/meeting opportunities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Experienced and proven match-making service<\/li>\n<li>Networking app with pre-event access to attendees to set up 1-to-1meetings<\/li>\n<li>Multiple networking events &#8211; 2 cocktail receptions, Awards luncheon, Women in Energy Breakfast<\/li>\n<li>Meeting areas with charging stations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>Market Intelligence<\/h6>\n<p>Access to proprietary market data and research:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CREF\/Castalia Renewable Island Index and Project Database<\/li>\n<li>80+ speakers across 25 focused and carefully developed sessions and presentations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>Solutions-Oriented&nbsp;<\/h6>\n<p>The CREF agenda was designed to extract information and insight which isn\u2019t available from other sources or online:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Workshop<\/strong>: A hands-on stakeholder workshop designed to accelerate investment in e-mobility. Learn more <a href=\"https:\/\/newenergyevents.com\/cref2022\/e-mobility-deployment-workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Island Resilience Action Challenge (IRAC)<\/strong>: Island stakeholders will collaboratively triage the most pressing challenges facing the region, brainstorm and pitch solutions, and work to find consensus on an immediate action plan for one breakthrough resolution. See what previous IRAC Task Force\u2019s worked on <a href=\"https:\/\/newenergyevents.com\/islandresilience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Interactive sessions<\/strong> designed to draw out and explore opportunities for investment\/development region-wide.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The annual CREF Industry awards<\/strong> returned, recognizing leaders in the Caribbean energy sector who are making a lasting impact on the development of resilient and renewable energy for the region.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Caribbean\u2019s premier meeting place for the clean energy transition At CREF 2021, discussions were marked by a sense of real urgency. We\u2019ve moved far beyond making the case for the energy transition; no one disputes the need. We now need to scale up and accelerate. How are we going to do that? 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