6th ARE Energy Access Investment Forum 2020 | Alliance for Rural Electrification | 18 March 2020 | Radisson Blu Hotel, Lusaka, 19029 Great East Road Lusaka ZM, 10101, Zambia

EAIF is a well-established political exchange and business event organised by ARE with local and regional partners - aimed at assisting the private and public sector to get up to speed on the latest developments in the off-grid sector and do business.

The Forum offers the opportunity:
• for companies to showcase their innovative off-grid solutions, products and services to investors and partners at our exhibition;
• for key public sector players to present their upcoming funding and de-risking programmes and policy initiatives;
• to find your business partners and advance your projects through the B2B matchmaking session;
• to discuss major sector trends and topics in the off-grid energy markets in Africa, where 95% of the rural population have no access to modern energy services; and
• to add your experience and proposals to the international dialogue for cooperation.

To intensify the exchange with players from inside and outside Africa, ARE will also hold its Annual General Meeting in conjunction with the Forum the day before.

2020 Speakers

Aaron Leopold
Vice-President, Alliance for Rural Electrification, CEO, African Mini-grid Developers Association

Ad Dankers
Renewable Energy & Project Finance Advisor, GET.invest Finance Catalyst

Antonia Orsoni
Head of Off-Grid Market, Blue Solutions

Bärbel Höhn
BMZ Special Representative for Energy in Africa, The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation & Development

Claudio Pedretti
Board Member, Alliance for Rural Electrification, CEO, Windkinetic

Clement Silavwe
CEO, REA Zambia

David Lecoque
Senior Policy & Business Development, Alliance for Rural Electrification

Dominiek Deconinck
Fund Manager, ElectriFI

Dominique Campana
Directrice Europe et International, ADEME

Dotun Tokun
Managing Director, Solarmate Engineering

Emily McAteer
CEO, Odyssey Energy Solutions

Emma Miller
Business Development Manager, Shell Foundation

Erika Lovin
Lead – Mini-Grid Innovation Lab, CrossBoundary

Francesco Caponetti
Director, CEDIAM

Guilherme Collares Pereira
International Relations Director of A2E, EDP Renewables

Ifeanyi Orajaka
CEO, GVE Projects

Irene Calvé Saborit
Chief Business Development Officer, Sunkofa Energy

Jan Cloin
Deputy Team Leader, GET.invest

Jeffree Rugare
CEO, Global Solar Zimbabwe

Joao Sarmento Cunha
Head of Division, Renewable Energy, AfDB

Kudakwashe Ndhlukula
Executive Director, SACREEE

Lauri Tuomaala
Head of Portfolio & Finance, EEP

Liz Pfeiffer
Deputy Chief of Party (Technical), USAID Southern Africa Energy Program (SAEP)

Mamisoa Rakotoarimanana
Secrétaire Exécutif, Agence de Développement de l’Electrification Rurale Madagascar (ADER)

Marco Aresti
Access2Energy Program Manager, RES4Africa Foundation

Marcus Wiemann
Executive Director, Alliance for Rural Electrification

Martijn Veen
Global Lead – Off-Grid Energy Market Development, SNV

Matt Orosz
Director, 1Power

Mukabanji Mutanuka
Country Manager, Engie Power Corner Zambia

Nico Peterschmidt
CEO, INENSUS

Per van Swaay
Senior Vice-President, TCX Fund

Prosper Magali
Board Member, ARE, Director of Project & Business Development, ENSOL

Rana Ghoneim
Chief, Energy Systems & Infrastructure, UNIDO

Rebecca Symington
Board Member, ARE, Trustee, Mlinda

Roberto Vigotti
Secretary General, RES4Africa

Sabera Khan
Off-Grid Lead, Beyond the Grid Fund Zambia

Sanusi Mohammed Ohiare
Executive Director, Rural Electrification Fund (REF), Rural Electrification Agency, Nigeria

Siré Abdoul Diallo
Coordinator of the Private Sector Support Facility, ECREEE

Stefano Signore
Head of Unit, Sustainable Energy and Climate Change, DG International Cooperation and Development - European Commission

Sukla Chandra
Board Member, ARE, Senior Managing Director, GE Licensing & Technology

Steve Wasira
Vice-President of Business Development, Virunga Power

Surabhi Visser
Head of Investments, Sunfunder

Tolulope Falola
Business Development Manager - Western Africa, Sterling & Wilson

Trey Jarrard
CEO, Renewvia

Ute Collier
Head of Energy, Practical Action

Vivian Vendeirinho
President, Alliance for Rural Electrification

Zibusiso Ncube
Project Team Leader for Sustainable Energy for Rural Communities (SE4RC), Practical Action

2020 Sponsors and Partners

SPONSORS:
• Res4 Africa
• TCX
• Ademe
• Blue Solutions
• Cegasa
• EDFI
• Edp Renovaveis
• Inensus
• Electric Coop
• Renewvia Energy
• Sinexcel
• Sterling & Wilson
• Wind Kinetic
• Ecreee
• Engie
• Odyssey
• Practical Action
• Spark Meter

SUPPORTING PARTNERS:
• GET Invest
• Access
• ACP
• AFDB
• Club.er
• Frankfurt School
• German Coorperation
• Power Africa
• SACREEE
• Sustainable Energy For All
• SIAZ
• Solar Power Europe
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization