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Closed Door: Corporate Leadership Roundtable: Energy Systems of the Future – Balancing Africa’s Needs with Global Goals

25 Jun 2024

10:00 - 12:00

Plenary Theatre

Invitation Only

How are we increasing the scale and pace of projects and investment?
How can decarbonisation policies increase the participation of private sector in energy intensive industries?
Are the global climate goals inhibiting Africa’s ability to invest in it’s future?

Chairperson

Andrew Herscowitz, Executive Director - ODI Global

Speakers

Anand Naidoo, Managing Executive, Client Coverage - Absa CIB

Helen Aigbe Brume, Director - Project & Asset Based Finance, African Export- Import Bank

Olivier Pognon, Director & CEO - The African Legal Support Facility

Patrick Kouame, Investment Director - AIIM

Serdar Nisli, Board Member & Vice President - AKSA

Hussein Matar, Senior Director, Business Development - AMEA Power

Graby Fu, Sales Director & SSA - Astronergy

Obbie Banda, Underwriter & Acting RLSF Coordinator - ATIDI

Benjamin Memmi, CEO - Axian Energy Cluster

Dave Peacock, Chief Commercial Officer - Azura Power

Tim Scales, Partner - A&O Sherman

Benjamin Hugues, Fund Manager - Camco

Leon Groenewald, Managing Director - Cennergi

Nicholas Hughes, Partner & Co-Head of Energy Resources - Clifford Chance

Anirudh (Rudy) Gautama, Associate Vice President - CPCS

Mutale Mukuka, CFO - Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC)

Carmen de Castro, Managing Director, FEI Fund Lead - Cygnum Capital

Jonathan Debasc, Managing Director - Flexible Generation, Africa, Engie

Palle Jensen, Director - Envision Energy

Joseph Anis, President & CEO, Europe, Middle East & Africa, Gas - GE Vernova

Jonathan Hoffman, Interim CEO - Globeleq

Sarah Malm, Executive Director - GOGLA

Arun Velusami, Partner & Co-Head of Africa Practice - Hogan Lovells

Mohamed Ismail Mansour, Chairman - Infinity Power

Gilles Vaes, CEO - InfraCo

Martin Meyer, Head: Power & Infrastructure Finance - Investec

Hadyr Koumakpai, General Manager Africa - JA Solar

Jaffer Wang, General Manager, SSA - Jinko Solar

Richard Doyle, Managing Director - JUWI Renewable Energies

Ali Hjaiej, Commercial Operations Director Africa - Karpowership

Amy Liu, Head of Middle East and Africa Branch, MEA&CA Utility - LONGi

Chris Würdemann, Managing Director - Mirova

Dhireshni Chowthee, Principal Energy Finance - Nedbank CIB

Laura Kiwelu, Partner, Co-leader of Africa Leadership Group - Norton Rose Fulbright

Ademola Ogunbanjo, Executive Vice President - Oando Clean Energy

Matthew Wainwright, Group Chief Financial Officer - Pele Green Energy

Emilio Cattaneo, Global Head of Technical Assistance - PIDG Group

Rob Morson, Partner - Pinsent Masons

Richard Nelson, Coordinator - Power Africa

Keith Webb, Infrastructure Sector Solutions, Executive Committee Member - RMB

Philip Stallkamp, Head of Corporate & Investment Finance - Red Rocket

Stephen Jurgenson, General Counsel - Savannah Energy

Dietmar Siersdorfer, Managing Director - Siemens Energy Middle East & Africa

Erik Granskog, Managing Director - Sisu Advisors

Dele Kuti, Global Head of Energy & Infrastructure - Standard Bank

Eric Song, Head of Direct Sales - Sungrow Power Supply

Aman Sachdeva, Founder, President & CEO - Synergy Consulting

Alexandra Hu, Director of Global Sales & Marketing - Tecloman

Will Greene, Senior Director, Sustainable Energy Finance - Tetra Tech

Zaheer Khan, Southern Africa Director - Trina Solar

John Humphrey, His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Africa - UK DBT

Riad Meddeb, Director - Sustainable Energy Hub, UNDP

Gustavo Fernandes, Head of Growing & Future Countries - Voltalia

Ashish Sharma, President, Strategic Growth - Waaree Group

Louis Strydom, Director, Growth & Development, Africa & Europe - Wärtsilä Energy

Deji Adegoke, Partner & Head of Africa Practice - White & Case

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