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Speaker: Migara Yawardena, Senior Energy Specialist in the Energy and Extractives Global Practice, The World Bank
Migara Jayawardena has worked throughout the world on issues related to infrastructure reform and development finance. Mr. Jayawardena’s work in the energy sector has focused mostly on power sector and utility reform, renewable energy, rural electrification, public-private partnerships, and development challenges related to climate change. In his current position, he works mainly on business development, policy advice, and investment lending challenges in the Latin America and Caribbean region. Previously, Mr. Jayawardena worked in the East Asia region of the World Bank where he led work on climate change and support to a globally unprecedented geothermal renewable energy development program; institutional reform of utilities; power transmission and distributional system strengthening; hydropower development; rural energy access; and oil and gas sector issues. Mr. Jayawardena has also worked in Europe and Central Asia and Africa regions of the World Bank, in addition to holding the position of Special Assistant to the Vice President of Human Resources. Prior to joining the World Bank, Mr. Jayawardena was the Assistant Program Director and a Faculty Member for the Program on Investment Appraisal and Management, at Harvard University’s Institute for International Development (HIID). He also helped establish Cambridge Resources International (CRI), an investment and risk advisory consultancy. Migara received his B.Sc. in Economics from Towson State University and his Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University.