Oudet Souvannavong and Bounleuth Luangpaseuth, respectively the president and vice president of the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI), engaged in a dialogue with Tetsuya Watanabe, president of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA). The three met on 22 March as part of an ongoing effort to drive renewable energy initiatives and address the evolving energy landscape in the ASEAN region.