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Africa Energy Forum 2022

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12:00 15:00
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Welcome to aef 2022: Registration and Refreshments

The Exhibition
12:00 14:00
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Ministers Welcome Lunch - By Invitation Only

15:00 15:10
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EnergyNet Welcome: Simon Gosling, MD, EnergyNet

15:10 15:25
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Country Host Remarks: Ambroise Fayolle, Vice-President, EIB

15:25 15:55
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EnergyNet Welcome and Launch of YES! (Youth Energy Summit)

Plenary Theatre
- Simon Gosling, MD, EnergyNet
- Joseph Nganga, Managing Director Africa, Global Alliance for People and Planet
- Thuso Kuali, Investment Banking Analyst, JP Morgan

15:55 16:10
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Africa and Europe - Essential Energy Partners: Matthew Baldwin, Deputy Director-General, Energy, European Commission

16:10 16:20
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Forum Sponsor Remarks: Aggreko

16:20 18:00
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aef 2022: Ministerial Roundtable – Africa for Africa :Building Energy for the Just Transition – What Does Africa Want?

Plenary Theatre

Kweku Awotwi, Board Chairman - United Bank for Africa (Ghana) & Co-Founder & Director, Cenpower Generation Company, Ghana

Mary Burce Warlick, Deputy Executive Director - International Energy Agency (IEA)

H.E. Honourable Eng. Yehia Zaki, Chairman - Suez Canal Economic Zone, Egypt

H.E. Honourable Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu, Minister - Ministry of Energy & Mineral Development, Uganda

H.E. Honourable Soda Zhemu, Minister - Ministry of Energy & Power Development, Zimbabwe

H.E. Honourable Abd Esselam Ould Mohamed Salah, Minister - Ministry of Petroleum, Mines and Energy, Mauritania

H.E. Honourable Ibrahima Abé Sylla, Minister - Ministry of Energy, Hydraulics & Hydrocarbons, Guinea

H.E. Honourable Andry Heriniaina Ramaroson, Minister - Ministry of Energy & Hydrocarbons, Madagascar

H.E Honourable Bruno Kapandji Kalala, Président’s Chargé de Mission - Agency for the Development & Promotion of the Grand Inga Project (ADPI-RDC), Democratic Republic of the Congo

H.E. Honourable Yonis Ali Guedi, Minister - Ministry of Energy & Natural Resources, Djibouti

H.E. Honourable Abdoulie Jobe, Minister - Ministry of Petroleum & Energy, The Gambia

H.E. Honourable Eng. Abdirashid Mohamed Ahmed, Minister - Ministry of Petroleum & Mineral Resources, Somalia

H.E. Honourable Hassan Abdinor Abdi, Minister - Ministry of Energy & Water Resources, Somalia

H.E. Honourable Mohapi Mohapinyane, Minister of Energy & Meteorology - Ministry of Energy & Meteorology, Lesotho

H.E. Honourable Osvaldo Abreu, Minister - Ministry of Infrastructure & Natural Resources, Sao Tome & Principe

H.E. Honourable Dr. Nobuhle Nkabane, Deputy Minister - Ministry of Mineral Resources & Energy, South Africa

H.E. Honourable Cheikh Niane, Vice Minister - Ministry of Petroleum & Energy, Senegal

H.E. Honourable Cesar Augusto Hinestrosa Gomez, Vice Minister - Ministry of Industry & Energy, Equatorial Guinea

18:00 19:30
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Reunited in One Place Celebration - Sponsored by AFC

07:30 09:00
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Registration & Networking Coffee

The Exhibition

08:00 09:20
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Closed-Door: Africa DFI Roundtable Series - Meeting #5: Building Energy for the Just Transition By Invitation Only

Workshop Room

Jonathan Berman, MD - Autonomi Capital

Wale Shonibare, Director, Energy Financial Solutions, Policy & Regulation - AfDB

Iain Macaulay, Director, Head of Project Finance, Africa & Pakistan Infrastructure & Climate Group - BII

Paloma Perez De Vega, Head of Division, Project Finance, Global Partners & Neighbouring Countries - EIB

Jussi Tourunen, Associate Director, Head of Energy & Infrastructure - Finnfund

Linda Munyengeterwa, Regional Infrastructure Industry Director, Middle East & Africa - IFC

Andreas Cremer, Director, Infrastructure & Energy for Africa & Latin America - DEG

Gunilla Nilsson, Head of Energy & Climate - Swedfund

Birgit Edlefsen, Senior Investment Manager - Clean Energy, Norfund

Marina Pannekeet, Manager Energy, Southern and East Africa - FMO

Thomas Hougaard, Vice President, Head - Head of Green Energy & Infrastructure

Camille Fronville, Manager - Infrastructure BIO

Ariane Ducreux, Head of Energy - Digital and Infrastructure Division, Proparco

Sameh Shenouda, Executive Director & Chief Investment Officer - AFC

Nancy Rivera, Managing Director - Structured Finance, DFC

- Stream 1
09:00 09:45
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Country Focus: Ghana

Plenary Theatre

Country Project Spotlights: From Announcement to Implementation

Andrew Herscowitz, Chief Development Officer - DFC

Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa, CEO - Volta River Authority (VRA), Ghana

Ebenezer Essienyi, Chief Executive - GRIDCo, Ghana

Samuel Dubik Masubir Mahama, MD - Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Ghana

Alhaji Abukari Jabaru, Director of Regional Operations - Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Ghana

William Amuna, Technical Controller - Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), Ghana
- Stream 2
09:00 10:30
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Implementing Practical Solutions for Africa's Utilities

Interactive Boardroom – Chatham House Rule. Boardroom style discussions where all participants are invited to get involved.

Alan Townsend, Principal Industry Specialist - IFC

Kofi Tutu Agyare, Board Chairman - Volta River Authority (VRA), Ghana

H.E. Honourable Amb. Kabral Blay-Amihere, Board Chairman - GRIDCo, Ghana

Vangelis Kamaris, International Business Development Director, Sustainable Engineering Solutions Business Unit - Mytilineos

Richard Amor, Head of Corporate Lending, Asia, Latin America and Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) - EIB

Korkut Ozturkmen, Board Member and Vice Chairman of Executive Committee - Aksa Energy

Beatrice Nyabira, Partner, IKM Advocates - DLA Piper, Africa
- Stream 3
09:00 10:30
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COP26 to COP27 - How is the Conversation Changing?

Interactive Boardroom – Chatham House Rule Boardroom style discussions where all participants are invited to get involved.

Karen Breytenbach, Director - Juniper Consulting

H.E. Honourable Eng. Yehia Zaki, Chairman - Suez Canal Economic Zone, Egypt

Mandy Rambharos, General Manager: Just Energy Transition - Eskom, South Africa

Elina Bardram, Acting Director for International Affairs and Climate Finance - DG CLIMA, European Commission

Holger Rothenbusch, MD and Head Infrastructure & Climate - BII

Theuns Ehlers, Head, Resource & Project Finance - Absa

Sarvesh Suri, Director of Operations, Climate, Energy, Extractives, Financial and Capital Markets - MIGA

Lais Lona, East Africa Regional Lead Advisor - Power Africa Off-grid Project (PAOP), funded by USAID, RTI International

Nosizwe Dlengezele, Regional Sales Executive - GE Gas Power Sub-Saharan Africa
- Stream 5
09:00 10:30
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Maximising Africa’s Indigenous Offshore Energy Resources

Innovation Theatre

Innovation Theatre -How cutting edge technologies are driving energy development and how these are being incorporated in live projects

H.E. Honourable Cesar Augusto Hinestrosa Gomez, Vice Minister - Ministry of Industry & Energy, Equatorial Guinea

Gabriel Maquengo, National Energy Director - Ministry of Infrastructure & Natural Resources, Sao Tome & Principe

Joao Cunha, Head of Division, Renewable Energy & SEFA Coordinator - AfDB

Ayaan Adam, Senior Director, AFC & CEO - AFC & CEO, AFC Capital Partners

Devan Naidoo, Principal Investment Officer - DBSA

Shirley Webber, Coverage Head: Natural Resources & Energy - Absa
- Stream 4
09:00 10:30
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Hosted by Marsh: Mobilising Capital: How Accurately Quantifying and Mitigating Political Risk can Facilitate Investment for Institutional and Emerging Market Investors

Interactive Hosted Boardroom - Boardroom style discussions where all participants are invited to get involved.

Harry Doyne-Ditmas, Senior Vice President - Marsh Specialty

Chris Suckling, Associate Director - Economics & Country Risk, S&P Global

Matthew Rego, Vice President & Underwriter - Sovereign Risk Insurance

William Limb, Political Risk Practice Leader - Financial Risk Solutions, Liberty Specialty Markets

Claus-Henning Schmidt, Senior Vice President - Project Finance, Scatec

- Stream 1
09:45 10:30
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Country Focus: South Africa

Plenary Theatre

Country Project Spotlights: From Announcement to Implementation

Iain Macaulay, Director, Head of Project Finance, Africa & Pakistan Infrastructure & Climate Group - BII

H.E. Honourable Dr. Nobuhle Nkabane, Deputy Minister - Ministry of Mineral Resources & Energy, South Africa

Maduna Ngobeni, Project Officer - IPP Office, South Africa

Tshifhiwa Bernard Magoro, Head of IPP Office - South Africa

Nomfundo Maseti, Full-Time Regulator Member responsible for Piped Gas Regulation - National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), South Africa

10:30 11:00
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Networking Coffee

The Exhibition

- Stream 2
11:00 12:30
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Private Sector Innovation to Support Energy Evacuation Through the Utility and Grid

Boardroom style discussions where all participants are invited to get involved.

James Doree, MD - Lion's Head Global Partners

Ebenezer Essienyi, Chief Executive - GRIDCo, Ghana

Abdon Atwine, Assistant Commissioner - Electric Supply, Directorate of Energy Resources, Uganda

Thierno Diallo, Advisor Minister of Energy - Hydraulics and Hydrocarbons, Guinea

Gustavo Fernandes, Head of International Development - Voltalia

Laura Kiwelu, Partner - Norton Rose Fulbright

Sidy Diop, Partner, Deloitte Economic Advisory - Deloitte France
- Stream 3
11:00 12:30
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What Does Energy Transition Funding Mean and How is it Being Deployed?

Boardroom style Discussions where all participants are invited to get involved.

Eddy Njoroge, Immediate past ISO President & Board Member - Globeleq

Dr. Kevin Kariuki, Vice President - Power, Energy, Climate Change and Green Growth Complex, AfDB

Vickson Ncube, Board Chairperson - ZESCO, Zambia

Semih Gokmen, Managing Director - A.P. Moller Capital

Marcus Williams, Global Head, Energy and Extractive Industries - MIGA

Gustav Thorén, Senior Investment Manager - Swedfund

Mark Carrato, Coordinator - Power Africa

Greg Smith, Partner - Morrison Foerster

Caroline Eboumbou, Investments Director - The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, The Rockefeller Foundation
- Stream 1
11:00 11:45
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Country Focus: Kenya

Plenary Theatre

Country Project Spotlights: From Announcement to Implementation

Andrew Herscowitz, Chief Development Officer - DFC

John Mutua, Ag. Director - Economic Regulation & Strategy, Energy & Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), Kenya

Edgar Kamara, Financial Modeller - PPP Directorate, National Treasury, Kenya
- Stream 5
11:00 12:30
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The Offshore Just Energy Transition: The Journey from Offshore Gas to Clean Offshore Energy Sources

Innovation Theatre - How cutting edge technologies are driving energy development and how these are being incorporated in live projects

Iain Elder, Partner - DLA Piper

Shane Marcelo Prins, Manager - Generation Development & Municipal Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Energy Markets, Energy Directorate, City of Cape Town, South Africa

Patrick Bydume, Director - BlackRock

William Madara, Program Management Specialist, Energy - USAID

Ben Oudman, Senior Director and Regional Manager - DNV

Wangari Muchiri, Director: Africa Wind Power - Global Wind Energy Council

Daniel Marshall, MD, Paris - Green Giraffe
- Stream 4
11:00 12:30
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Hosted by Power Africa: Energy Access at a Crossroads: Can Results-Based Financing Transform Mini-Grid Markets?

Boardroom 3

Interactive Hosted Boardroom - Boardroom style Discussions where all participants are invited to get involved.

David Riposo, Energy Access Advisor - Power Africa

Anita Otubu, Head PMU - Rural Electrification Agency, Nigeria

Jessica Stephens, CEO - African Mini-grid Developers Association

Irene Calvé Saborit, Co -founder and CEO - Sunkofa Energy

Manoj Sinha, Founder & CEO - Husk Power Systems

Tobias Dekkers, Chief Business Development Officer - PowerGen Renewable Energy

Pepin Tchouate, Senior Regional Energy Policy & Regulatory Advisor - TetraTech

- Stream 1
11:45 12:30
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Country Focus: Egypt

Plenary Theatre

Amal-Lee Amin, MD & Head Climate Change - BII

H.E. Honourable Eng. Yehia Zaki, Chairman - Suez Canal Economic Zone, Egypt

Ayman Soliman, CEO - The Sovereign Fund of Egypt, Egypt

Sherif Mohamed Zoheir Mostafa, Head of Central Department for Electricity Market - Egyptian Electric Utility & Consumer Protection Regulatory Agency (EgyptERA), Egypt

12:30 13:30
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Networking Lunch -Sponsored by Clifford Chance

The Exhibition

- Stream 3
13:30 15:00
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Gas - Africa's Fuel Here to Stay

Interactive Boardroom – Chatham House Rule Boardroom style discussions where all participants are invited to get involved.

Raza Hasnani, Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure Investments - Africa50

Mamadou Amadou Kane, Head of Mission - Banda Gas to Power (GtP) Project, Ministry of Petroleum, Energy & Mines, Mauritania

Demba Gaye, Technical Advisor to the Minister of Petroleum & Energy, Senegal

Rashid Ali Abdallah, Executive Director of African Energy Commission (AFREC) - African Union Commission

Wayne Glossop, Business Development Manager, South and East Africa - Wartsila Energy

Shirley Webber, Coverage Head: Natural Resources & Energy - Absa

Dave Peacock, Chief Commercial Officer - Azura Power

Ali Hjaiej, Vice président and Business Development chez - Karpowership

Eddy Van den Broeke, Chairman - Greenville LNG
- Stream 2
13:30 15:00
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Transmission- are Private Investments Finally Moving in?

Successful models emerging for financing transmission through PPPs? How and how can these be deployed across the continent? Examples of real live case studies in Africa and how these can be implemente ...

Mohamed Rali Badissy, Assistant Professor of Law - Penn State Dickinson Law

H.E. Honourable Abdoulie Jobe, Minister - Ministry of Petroleum & Energy, The Gambia

Siengui Ki, Secretary General - West African Power Pool (WAPP)

Stephen Dihwa, Executive Director - Coordination Centre, Southern African Power Pool (SAPP)

Chiedu Ugbo, MD/CEO - Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), Nigeria

Dan Croft, Upstream Manager for Infrastructure, , Africa - IFC

Kaushik Ray, Partner - Trinity

Roxana Ignat, Investment Officer - FMO

Chris Flavin, Head of Business Development - Gridworks Development Partners

Angela Nalikka, Manager, Power Systems Development Department - AfDB
- Stream 4
13:30 15:00
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Hosted by: Neo Themis Hydropower- The Forgotten Renewable Energy Source

Boardroom 3

Interactive Hosted Boardroom Boardroom style Discussions where all participants are invited to get involved.

Tas Anvaripour, CEO - Neo Themis

Marc Mandaba, Chief Investment Officer - Neo Themis

Alex Campbell, Head of Policy and Research - International Hydropower Association

Alexandre Portugal, Board Director - Cobagroup

Joao Cunha, Head of Division, Renewable Energy & SEFA Coordinator - AfDB
- Stream 5
13:30 15:00
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Developments in Solar Technology

Innovation Theatre - How cutting edge technologies are driving energy development and how these are being incorporated in live projects.

Anita Otubu, Head PMU - Rural Electrification Agency, Nigeria

Cliff Nhandara, Planning & Technology Director - Rural Electrification Fund, Zimbabwe

Dah Sidi Bouna, Senior Advisor - Ministry of Petroleum, Mines & Energy, Mauritania

Arturo Herrero, Senior Vice President - Sales Europe, Nextracker

Hadyr Adebayo Koumakpai, General Manager - JA Solar, Africa

Fabrice Aymat, Head of Power France - RINA

Ali Hamam, Sales Director MENA - JinkoSolar

Rakesh Shejwal, Program Management Officer - Energy and Climate Branch, UN Environment Programme

- Stream 1
14:30 17:00
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Closed-Door Roundtable - Hosted by: European Commission and European Energy Network (EnR) By Invitation Only - Road to COP27

Workshop Room

Moderator: Kandeh Yumkella, Co-Chair, Strategy Group on Sustainable Energy, Africa-Europe Foundation Key Participants: Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice President, European Green Deal, European Commiss ...

Kandeh Yumkella, Co-Chair - Strategy Group on Sustainable Energy, Africa-Europe Foundation

Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice President, European Green Deal - European Commission

Francesco La Camera, Director- General - IRENA

15:00 15:30
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Networking Coffee

The Exhibition

- Stream 3
15:30 17:00
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Regional Gas – The Potential for the Continent

Boardroom 2

Interactive Boardroom – Chatham House Rule Collaborative boardroom style discussions where all participants are invited to get involved.

Dimitri Papaefstratiou, Partner - EY

Maduna Ngobeni, Project Officer - IPP Office, South Africa

Nomfundo Maseti, Full-Time Regulator Member responsible for Piped Gas Regulation - National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), South Africa

Sydney Gata, CEO & Executive Chairman - ZESA Holdings, Zimbabwe

Marcel Bruhwiler, Infrastructure Manager for Southern and East Africa - IFC

Emre Durmuşoğlu, Africa Regional Director - Karpowership

Claudia Santos Cruz, Partner, Head of Oil & Gas and Shipping - MDR Advogados/ Morais Leitao
- Stream 2
15:30 17:00
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Asset Recycling and Opportunities for Just Transition

Boardroom 1

Interactive Boardroom – Chatham House Rule Collaborative boardroom style discussions where all participants are invited to get involved.

Tas Anvaripour, CEO - Neo Themis

Mandy Rambharos, General Manager: Just Energy Transition - Eskom, South Africa

Farid Mohamed, Chief Transactions Advisor - Southern Africa Power Pool (SAPP)

Andrew Carr, Group CEO - Asset Performance Partners

Nosizwe Dlengezele, Regional Sales Executive - GE Gas Power Sub-Saharan Africa

Erica Ehst, MD - Structured Finance, DFC
- Stream 5
15:30 17:00
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Solar Projects for Africa

Innovation Theatre

Innovation Theatre How cutting edge technologies are driving energy development and how these are being incorporated in live projects

Ahmed Mulla, Deputy CEO - Infinity Power (a Masdar Infinity Company)

Gouled Mohamed, Director of Energy - Ministry of Energy & Natural Resources, Djibouti

Felister Makumbinde, Finance Director - Rural Electrification Fund, Zimbabwe

Milicent Chidamba, Head of Sales - JinkoSolar

Winnie Ngara, Senior Project Manager - Renewables Advisory Middle East and Africa, UL

Thomas Hougaard, Vice President, Head - Head of Green Energy & Infrastructure

Obbie Banda, Underwriter, Acting RLSF Coordinator - ATI
- Stream 4
15:30 17:00
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Hosted by: AfDB: Instruments to Encourage Local Currency Finance of Energy Projects

Boardroom 3

Interactive Hosted Boardroom Collaborative boardroom style Discussions where all participants are invited to get involved.

Wale Shonibare, Director, Energy Financial Solutions, Policy & Regulation - AfDB

Clemens Calice, Partner - Lion's Head Global Partners

Vivek Mittal, CEO - AfiDA

Per Van Swaay, Senior Vice President, Structuring & Sales - TCX

Jules Samain, MD, Africa - GuarantCo

Anthony Osijo, CFO - Bboxx

17:00 18:00
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Networking Reception Hosted by: South Africa IPP Office

The Exhibition

- Stream 3
09:00 10:30
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Project Preparation Case Study: The 450MW Temane Gas-Fired Power Project (Closed in December 2021)

Boardroom 2

Interactive Boardroom – Chatham House Rule Boardroom style discussions where all participants are invited to get involved.

Mukund Dhar, Partner, Head of Africa - White & Case

Marcelino Gildo Alberto, Chairman & CEO - Electricidade de Mozambique (EDM), Mozambique

John Smelcer, Managing Director, Business Development, Head of Southern Africa - Globeleq

Farid Mohamed, Chief Transactions Advisor - Southern Africa Power Pool (SAPP)

Michael Jordan, Senior Advisor - Power Africa
- Stream 5
09:00 10:30
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Scaling up Wind

Innovation Theatre

Innovation Theatre How cutting edge technologies are driving energy development and how these are being incorporated in live projects

Chanda Nxumalo, Director - Harmattan Renewables

H.E. Honourable Hassan Abdinor Abdi, Minister - Ministry of Energy & Water Resources, Somalia

Villant Jana, Director of Marketing - Power Market Limited, Malawi

Nacim Bounouara, Partner - DLA Piper

Peter Venn, MD Africa - Windlab

Louise Paulsen, MD South Africa - Vestas

Jan Dewulf, Senior Investment Officer - IFC
- Stream 4
09:00 10:30
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Hosted by Finnfund: E-mobility in Africa: Visions for the Future or Already Happening?

Boardroom 3

Interactive Hosted Boardroom Boardroom style discussions where all participants are invited to get involved.

Jussi Tourunen, Associate Director, Head of Energy & Infrastructure - Finnfund

Natalie Wong, Portfolio Growth & Investment - Shell Foundation

Andy Williams, CFO - Ampersand

Francis Elisha, Director - RMI Africa Energy Program

Awadhesh Jha, Executive Director - Fortum Charge & Drive India Pvt Ltd
- Stream 2
09:00 10:30
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South Africa’s Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme - Unfolding for the Future

Boardroom 1

Where is the programme currently and what is being planned going forward? Lessons learnt from Bid Window 5, and what is different for Bid Window 6 Assessing the impact of the programme on local conte ...

Lisa Pinsley, Partner - Head of Middle East & Africa, Energy Infrastructure, Actis

Tshifhiwa Bernard Magoro, Head of IPP Office - South Africa

Maduna Ngobeni, Project Officer - IPP Office, South Africa

Nomfundo Maseti, Full-Time Regulator Member responsible for Piped Gas Regulation - National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), South Africa

Gqi Raoleka, MD - Pele Green Energy

Theuns Ehlers, Head, Resource & Project Finance - Absa

Amith Singh, Head of Energy - Nedbank

Jan Jurie Fourie, General Manager, - Sub-Sahara Africa, Scatec
- Stream 1
09:00 09:45
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Country Focus: Mauritania

Country Project Spotlights: From Announcement to Implementation

Rita Madeira, Africa Programme Officer - IEA

H.E. Honourable Abd Esselam Ould Mohamed Salah, Minister - Ministry of Petroleum, Mines and Energy, Mauritania

Mamadou Amadou Kane, Head of Mission - Banda Gas to Power (GtP) Project, Ministry of Petroleum, Energy & Mines, Mauritania

Ismail Abdel Vetah, Senior Advisor - Energy Transition & Green Hydrogen, Ministry of Petroleum, Mines & Energy, Mauritania

Dah Sidi Bouna, Senior Advisor - Ministry of Petroleum, Mines & Energy, Mauritania

- Stream 1
09:45 10:05
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Country Focus: Algeria

Plenary Theatre

Country Project Spotlights: From Announcement to Implementation

Jon Marks, Chairman - Cross-border Information

Abdelhamid Rais, Executive Director, Strategy & Planning - Sonelgaz, Algeria

- Stream 1
10:05 10:30
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Country Focus: São Tomé and Príncipe

Nelson Lage, Chairman of the Board of Directors - ADENE

H.E. Honourable Osvaldo Abreu, Minister - Ministry of Infrastructure & Natural Resources, Sao Tome & Principe

10:30 11:00
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Networking Coffee

The Exhibition

- Stream 2
11:00 12:30
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Project Preparation - Increasing the Number of Projects Reaching Financial Close

Boardroom 1

Interactive Boardroom – Chatham House Rule Boardroom style discussions where all participants are invited to get involved.

Mike Peo, Head: Infrastructure, Energy & Telecoms - Infrastructure, Energy and Telecommunications Nedban

Edgar Kamara, Financial Modeller - PPP Directorate, National Treasury, Kenya

Carlos Yum, Director - Mphanda Nkuwa Hydroelectric Project Implementation Office, Mozambique

Noxolo Mtembu, Project Manager - Gauteng Infrastructure Financing Agency

Davide Pasi, Head of Transactions - Red Rocket

Nicolas Mathon, Director, Project Development, Africa & Europe - Wartsila Energy

Praveen Umredkar, Director, Head Africa Practice - Synergy Consulting

Bastiaan Verink, Investment Officer - Project Finance & Guarantees, EIB
- Stream 3
11:00 12:30
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Building Africa as a Green Hydrogen Power House

Boardroom 2

Interactive Boardroom – Chatham House Rule Boardroom style discussions where all participants are invited to get involved.

Samuel Ogunlaja, Counsel - Shearman & Sterling

Ismail Abdel Vetah, Senior Advisor - Energy Transition & Green Hydrogen, Ministry of Petroleum, Mines & Energy, Mauritania

Abdelaziz Yatribi, General Manager MENAWA - Scatec

Andreas Cremer, Director, Infrastructure & Energy for Africa & Latin America - DEG

James Mittell, Director - Energy Infrastructure, Actis

Greg van der Toorn, Market Manager, South Africa Market Area Middle East & Africa Energy Systems - DNV
- Stream 5
11:00 12:30
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Hosted by GWEC: Wind Power Energising a Just Transition

Innovation Theatre

Inovation Theatre How cutting edge technologies are driving energy development and how these are being incorporated in live projects

Emerson Clarke, Director of Market Development - Global Wind Energy Council

Eric Mwangi, Economic Advisor to The Cabinet Secretary; - Power Africa Liaison Ministry of Energy, Kenya

Jean-Pierre Sanchez Bernard, Africa Business Development Manager, Siemens Gamesa

Linda Munyengeterwa, Regional Infrastructure Industry Director, Middle East & Africa - IFC
- Stream 4
11:00 12:30
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Hosted by AfDB: Desert to Power (DtP); Grid-Connected Solar Generation and the Sahel G5 DtP Financing Facility

Boardroom 3

Interactive Boardroom – Chatham House Rule Boardroom style discussions where all participants are invited to get involved.

Daniel Schroth, Acting Director PERN - AfDB

H.E. Honourable Abd Esselam Ould Mohamed Salah, Minister - Ministry of Petroleum, Mines and Energy, Mauritania

Mark Carrato, Coordinator - Power Africa

Roland Janssens, Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF)

Tas Anvaripour, CEO - Neo Themis

Hans Olav Kvalvaag, SVP New Ventures - Scatec

Nabil Saimi, Head of Business Development - InfraCo
- Stream 1
11:00 11:45
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Country Focus: Zambia

Plenary Theatre

Country Project Spotlights: From Announcement to Implementation

Hussein Matar, Senior Director, Business Development - AMEA Power

Victor Mapani, Managing Director - ZESCO, Zambia

Vickson Ncube, Board Chairperson - ZESCO, Zambia

- Stream 1
11:45 12:30
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Country Focus: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Plenary Theatre

Arnaud Rouget, Energy Access Analyst - IEA

H.E Honourable Bruno Kapandji Kalala, Président’s Chargé de Mission - Agency for the Development & Promotion of the Grand Inga Project (ADPI-RDC), Democratic Republic of the Congo

Honoré Ndushabandi Nyamugusha, Secretary General - Ministry of Hydraulic Resources & Electricity, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Jean Bosco Maha Kavukulu, Director of Electricity - Ministry of Hydraulic Resources & Electricity, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Louis Kahindo Boya-Bozene, Chairman of the Board of Directors - Autorite de Regulation du secteur de l'Electricite (ARE), Democratic Republic of the Congo

12:30 13:30
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Networking Lunch

The Exhibition

- Stream 2
13:30 15:00
Your local time: )

Integrating Solar and Wind into the Grid

Boardroom 1

Interactive Boardroom – Chatham House Rule Boardroom style discussions where all participants are invited to get involved.

William Amuna, Technical Controller - Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), Ghana

Olga Utchavo Madeira, Renewable Energies Director - Electricidade de Mozambique (EDM), Mozambique

Dr. Kenneth Namunje, Founding Director - Craftskills Wind Energy International

Wangari Muchiri, Director: Africa Wind Power - Global Wind Energy Council

Sharief Harris, Head of Development - Red Rocket

Olaf Rogge, Senior Manager - BASF

Owen Silavwe, MD - Copperbelt Energy Corporation
- Stream 3
13:30 15:00
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Is Project Financing Ready to Ride the Hydrogen Wave?

Boardroom 2

Interactive Boardroom – Chatham House Rule Boardroom style discussions where all participants are invited to get involved.

Karen Breytenbach, Director - Juniper Consulting

Ayman Soliman, CEO - The Sovereign Fund of Egypt, Egypt

John Smelcer, Managing Director, Business Development, Head of Southern Africa - Globeleq

Iain Macaulay, Director, Head of Project Finance, Africa & Pakistan Infrastructure & Climate Group - BII

Juliette Leusink, Senior Investment Officer - EIB

Wale Shonibare, Director, Energy Financial Solutions, Policy & Regulation - AfDB

Anthony Giustini, Partner - Clifford Chance
- Stream 4
13:30 15:00
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Hosted by TCX, powered by BMU: Local Currency Funding of On-Grid Projects

Boardroom 3

Interactive Hosted Boardroom - Boardroom style discussions where all participants are invited to get involved.

Vivek Mittal, CEO - AfiDA

Jules Samain, MD, Africa - GuarantCo

Nabil Saimi, Head of Business Development - InfraCo

Per Van Swaay, Senior Vice President, Structuring & Sales - TCX

Aida Ngom, Division Manager - Energy Financial Solutions, AfDB

Clemens Calice, Partner - Lion's Head Global Partners
- Stream 5
13:30 15:00
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Role of Extractives in Africa’s Energy Journey

Innovation Theatre

Innovation Theatre - How cutting edge technologies are driving energy development and how these are being incorporated in live projects

Bhavtik C. Vallabhjee, Head: Power Utilities & Infrastructure - Absa Group

H.E. Honourable Ibrahima Abé Sylla, Minister - Ministry of Energy, Hydraulics & Hydrocarbons, Guinea

George Lekorotsoana, Chief of Staff - Ministry of Mineral Resources & Energy, South Africa

Victor Mapani, Managing Director - ZESCO, Zambia

Suren Rajaruthnam, Head of Energy - Anglo American Platinum

Joaquim Nunes de Almeida, Director for Mobility & Energy Intensive Industries, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry - Entrepreneurship & SME, European Commission

Robert Futter, Executive Director - Cresco Group, Africa

Helen Aigbe Brume, Director - Project & Asset Based Finance, African Export- Import Bank
- Stream 1
13:30 14:15
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Country Focus: Equatorial Guinea

Plenary Theatre

Country Project Spotlights: From Announcement to Implementation

Jon Marks, Chairman - Cross-border Information

H.E. Honourable Cesar Augusto Hinestrosa Gomez, Vice Minister - Ministry of Industry & Energy, Equatorial Guinea

Juan Antonio Ndong Ondo, CEO - Sonagas GE, Equatorial Guinea

- Stream 1
14:15 15:00
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Country Focus: Senegal

Plenary Theatre

Joël Sanon, Senior Legal Counsel - ALSF

H.E. Honourable Cheikh Niane, Vice Minister - Ministry of Petroleum & Energy, Senegal

Djiby Ndiaye, General Manager - National Agency for Renewable Energies (ANER), Senegal

Saer Diop, General Manager - National Agency for the Economy and Energy Management (AEME), Senegal

Baba Diallo, General Manager, - Senegalese Rural Electrification Agency (ASER), Senegal

15:00 15:30
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Networking Coffee

The Exhibition

- Stream 2
15:30 17:00
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Solar and Wind, Producing Power, Producing Hydrogen

Boardroom 1

Interactive Boardroom – Chatham House Rule Collaborative boardroom style discussions where all participants are invited to get involved.

Chris Chijiutomi, MD, Head of Infrastructure Equity Africa & Pakistan Infrastructure & Climate Group - BII

Hussein Matar, Senior Director, Business Development - AMEA Power

Chris Antonopoulos, CEO - Lekela Advisors

Aman Sachdeva, President and CEO - Synergy Consulting

Shashank Krishna, Partner - Baker Botts

Carla Montesi, Director for Green Deal & Digital Agenda, Directorate General for International Partnerships - European Commission
- Stream 1
15:30 16:15
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Country Focus: Mozambique

Plenary Theatre

Rui de Oliveira Neves, Partner - MDR Advogados/ Morais Leitao

Marcelino Gildo Alberto, Chairman & CEO - Electricidade de Mozambique (EDM), Mozambique
- Stream 3
15:30 17:00
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Competitive Procurement and Energy Actions to Deliver Best Investment and Price Outcomes

Boardroom 2

Interactive Boardroom – Chatham House Rule Collaborative boardroom style discussions where all participants are invited to get involved.

Wikus Kruger, Power Futures Lab, Graduate School of Business - University of Cape Town

Tshifhiwa Bernard Magoro, Head of IPP Office - South Africa

Shane Marcelo Prins, Manager - Generation Development & Municipal Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Energy Markets, Energy Directorate, City of Cape Town, South Africa

Victor Mapani, Managing Director - ZESCO, Zambia

Ria Govender, Senior Legal and PPP Advisor - Power Africa East Africa Energy Program (EAEP), funded by USAID

Colin FitzRandolph, Director, Energy Infrastructure - Actis

Jason Parker, Partner - Hunton Andrews Kurth
- Stream 4
15:30 17:00
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Hosted by Southern African Power Pool (SAPP): Regional Transmission Infrastructure Financing Facility (RTIFF)

Boardroom 3

Interactive Hosted Boardroom Collaborative boardroom style discussions where all participants are invited to get involved.

Gadi Taj Ndahumba, Chief Legal Counsel - ALSF

Stephen Dihwa, Executive Director - Coordination Centre, Southern African Power Pool (SAPP)

Farid Mohamed, Chief Transactions Advisor - Southern Africa Power Pool (SAPP)

Jean Madzongwe, Programmes Manager - Southern Africa Power Pool (SAPP)

Elisha Mutambudzi, Energy Trading Officer - Southern African Power Pool (SAPP)

Lisa Walker, Energy Office Director - Power Africa

Mariano Salto, Senior Energy Economist - The World Bank

16:15 17:00
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Networking Break

17:00 18:30
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AFSIA Hosted Solar Awards

- Stream 1
09:30 10:15
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Country Focus: Ethiopia

Plenary Theatre

Country Project Spotlights: From Announcement to Implementation

Tilahun Tadesse Haile, Director General, PPP Directorate - Ministry of Finance, Ethiopia
- Stream 4
09:30 11:00
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Hosted by ALSF: Implementing a Just Energy Transition: How Do We Find a Sustainable Balance for the African Continent?

Boardroom 3

Interactive Hosted Boardroom - Collaborative boardroom style discussions where all participants are invited to get involved.

Haruperi Rudo Mumbengegwi, Head of Energy - ALSF

Olivier Pognon, CEO - ALSF

Lucy Chege, Head: Project and Infrastructure Finance - TDB

Eluma Obibuaku, Senior Vice President - Investments Department, AFC

Farid Mohamed, Chief Transactions Advisor - Southern Africa Power Pool (SAPP)

Eric Mwangi, Economic Advisor to The Cabinet Secretary; - Power Africa Liaison Ministry of Energy, Kenya

Jay Govender, Legal Expert - Energy and Infrastructure
- Stream 3
09:30 11:00
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M&A - The Tangibility of Exits

Boardroom 2

What are buyers looking for? Opportunities in M&A Successful recent case studies in Africa and knowledge transfer.

Jonathan Berman, MD - Autonomi Capital

Kofi Tutu Agyare, Board Chairman - Volta River Authority (VRA), Ghana

Marc Mandaba, Chief Investment Officer - Neo Themis

Jean-Jacques Ngono, Co Founder & Managing Partner - Finergreen

Eluma Obibuaku, Senior Vice President - Investments Department, AFC

Ahmed Mulla, Deputy CEO - Infinity Power (a Masdar Infinity Company)
- Stream 2
09:30 11:00
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Assessing South Africa's 100MW No License Liberalisation and its Progress

Boardroom 1

De mystifying the process How are large factories, data centres, mines, shopping malls, and universities taking advantage? Where is more clarity needed for end users?

Matthew Ash, Head of Energy - South Africa, Norton Rose Fulbright

Nomfundo Maseti, Full-Time Regulator Member responsible for Piped Gas Regulation - National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), South Africa

Shane Marcelo Prins, Manager - Generation Development & Municipal Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Energy Markets, Energy Directorate, City of Cape Town, South Africa

Vuyo Ntoi, Co-Managing Director - African Infrastructure Investment Managers

Amith Singh, Head of Energy - Nedbank

Wilfred van den Bos, Director of Development - Serengeti Energy

Alan Fletcher, Board Director - Clarke Energy

Robert Skjodt, CEO - BTE Renewables

- Stream 1
10:15 11:00
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Country Focus: Uganda

Plenary Theatre

Batchi Baldeh, Director for Power Systems Development - AfDB

H.E. Honourable Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu, Minister - Ministry of Energy & Mineral Development, Uganda

Abdon Atwine, Assistant Commissioner - Electric Supply, Directorate of Energy Resources, Uganda

Jane Mulemwa, Chairperson of the Board - Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU), Uganda

Edward Iruura, Director Financial Services - Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), Uganda

11:00 11:30
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Networking Coffee

The Exhibition

- Stream 1
11:30 12:15
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Country Focus: Zimbabwe

Plenary Theatre

Country Project Spotlights: From Announcement to Implementation

Haruperi Rudo Mumbengegwi, Head of Energy - ALSF

H.E. Honourable Soda Zhemu, Minister - Ministry of Energy & Power Development, Zimbabwe

Sydney Gata, CEO & Executive Chairman - ZESA Holdings, Zimbabwe

Cliff Nhandara, Planning & Technology Director - Rural Electrification Fund, Zimbabwe

Felister Makumbinde, Finance Director - Rural Electrification Fund, Zimbabwe

Misheck Siyakatshana, Technical Director - Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA), Zimbabwe
- Stream 2
11:30 13:00
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Energy Development in Commercial and Industrial Sectors to Accelerate Economic Growth

Interactive Boardroom – Chatham House Rule Collaborative boardroom style discussions where all participants are invited to get involved.

Tony Tiyou, Founder, CEO & Editor-in-Chief - Renewables in Africa

John Mutua, Ag. Director - Economic Regulation & Strategy, Energy & Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), Kenya

Geoff Manley, Director - Head of Energy Access & Efficiency, BII

Fabrice Mpollo, Investment Manager - Norfund

Jesus Prado, Senior Director, Sales EMEA & LATAM - Nextracker

Ryan Wang, General Manager of Africa - LONGI
- Stream 3
11:30 13:00
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Industrial and Corporate De- Carbonisation

How big is the scale to de-carbonise? How are industries and mining sector playing their part in de-carbonising? What are initial feasibility studies for corporate green hydrogen development indicatin ...

Jon Marks, Chairman - Cross-border Information

Nnaemeka Ewelukwa, MD/CEO - Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET), Nigeria

Tarik Sfendla, Head of Business Development, Decarbonisation Services - Wartsila Energy

Vuyelwa Mahanyele, Regional Sales Director - GE Gas Power Sub-Saharan Africa

Ryan Ketchum, Partner - Hunton Andrews Kurth

Kirsten Hund, Head - Head of Carbon Neutrality De Beers Group
- Stream 4
11:30 13:00
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Hosted by: OMVS Water-Energy Infrastructure for Peace in the Sahel

• What role will water and energy and infrastructures play in the development of economic integration? • Influence of energy policy on national economies in an integrated space • Where are the opportu ...

Ahmed Diane Semega, High Commissioner, - OMVS

Abdoulaye Dia, Director General - SEMA

Maouloud Amal Mint, Former Minister of Equipment and Transport - Mauritania

Joel Ruet, President - The Bridge Tank

Romain Cres, Expert in Economic Development - Geres

- Stream 1
12:15 12:45
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Mphanda Nkuwa Project (Mozambique) presentation

Plenary Theatre

Carlos Yum, Director - Mphanda Nkuwa Hydroelectric Project Implementation Office, Mozambique

13:00 14:30
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Farewell Lunch