Bermuda’s Director of Energy will represent the Island next week at the 2011 Caribbean renewable Energy Finance Conference as the keynote speaker.Jeanne Nikolai will be flown by the event’s organisers for the event, where she will give an overview of the various challenges in the Caribbean region, and the possible ways to overcome them.“It’s my contention that we are fettered primarily by policy, regionally speaking,” said Ms Nikolai, who has been the Island’s Director of Energy since 2009.“For example, regionally, if we had feed-in tariffs agreed, import policies regularised as much as possible, and if energy was a top priority for every one of the Caricom partners, I think we would see a great deal more business in terms of renewables being attracted to our shores.”Minister of Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Walter Roban said Bermuda’s involvement in the conference is an excellent opportunity for the Island.‘We have an opportunity to attract renewable energy investors to Bermuda, and we are ready,” he said. “We can lead, but it’s our duty to make sure our Caribbean neighbours aren’t left behind.”