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Event Date |
Mon Nov 4 CET - Wed Nov 6 CET (about 1 month ago)
In your timezone (EST): Sun Nov 3 6:00pm - Tue Nov 5 6:00pm |
Location |
Kigali Convention Centre
KG 2 Roundabout, Kigali, Rwanda, Africa |
Region | EMEA |
With an aim to fully back Africa's climate pledges at COP 27, this event will serve as a scene-setter to the Africa Power Vision by bringing key energy stakeholders together to increase the level of international support and facilitate access to modern, affordable and sustainable energy in Africa.
Agenda at A Glance by Key Topics:
• Ministerial roundtable: The roadmap to universal electrification in Africa
• Regulators Roundtable: Developing a resilient policy framework to leverage the African Single Electricity Market
• Roundtable - Utility CEOs of Africa
• Energy Security in Africa
• Financing Energy Access in Africa
• How would you design a carbon market mechanism that helps to reduce emissions while
• Gas-to-power infrastructure as an enabler of the energy transition
• Integrating DRE- Distributed Renewable Energy into the grid
• The promise of green hydrogen in the transition to a low-carbon energy system
2024 Speakers
Emmanuel Antwi-Dwarka
(Details not provided)
H.E. Hon. Dr. Jimmy Gasore
Minister of Infrastructure, Rwanda
H.E. Hon. Ibrahim Matola
Minister of Energy, Malawi
H.E. Hon. Tom Alweendo
Minister of Energy and Mines, Republic of Namibia
Abdellatif Bardach
President, National Electricity Regulatory Authority (ANRE), Morocco
Akinwole Omoboriowo II
Chairman and CEO, Genesis Energy Group
Ms. Ana Hajduka
Founder and CEO, Africa GreenCo Group
Angelique Kantengwa
Managing Director, BDO Corporate Advisory
Mr. Armand Zingiro
Chief Executive Officer, Rwanda Energy Group
Audrey Joe-Ezigbo
Co-Founder & Deputy Managing Director, Falcon Corporation Limited
Bernard Osawa
Partner and Project Director, Frontier Energy
Carole Tankeu
Founder and Chairperson, Women for Sustainable Energy & Climate Action
Craig Morkel
Chairperson, Gas Economy Leadership Group, South African Oil and Gas Alliance
Dr. Diane Karusisi
CEO, Bank of Kigali
Eng. Eman Rashad Saeed
Head Sector for Renewable & Hydrogen Private Power Projects, Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company
Eric Mwangi
Advisor to the Climate Envoy, Office of the President, Kenya
Mr. Ernest Sipho Mkhonta
Managing Director, Eswatini Electricity Company, Kingdom of Eswatini
Dr. Geoffrey Aori Mabea
Executive Secretary, Energy Regulators Association of East Africa
Gillian-Alexandre Huart
CEO, ENGIE Energy Access
Eng. Gissima Nyamo-Hanga
Managing Director, Tanzania Electric Supply Company
Dr. Eng. Harrison E. Mutikanga
CEO, Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited
Mr. Herald Bonnici
Founder & Managing Consultant, HB Advisory
Ilya Likhov
CEO, NEOSUN Energy
James Wahogo
Secretary General, Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP)
Jamila Kombe
Power Systems Specialist, HATCH
Jonathan Shafer
Managing Director, Fortis Green Renewables
Josephine Udonsak
Partner, Dentons ACAS-Law
Kweku Awotwi
Chairman, United Bank for Africa (Ghana) Ltd
Dr. Musiliu Oseni
Vice Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission
Mr. Muyangwa Muyangwa
Director General, NAPSA
Mr. Nkurikiyimfura Didier
Chief Growth and Strategy Officer, Smart Africa Alliance
Norman Moyo
CEO, GridAfrica
Mr. Olamide Niyi Afuye
CEO, Africa Minigrid Developers Association
Ing. Oscar Amonoo-Neizer
Executive Secretary, Energy Commission
Pinehas Mutota
Executive Economic and Market Regulation, Electricity Control Board - Namibia
Robyn McGuckin
Executive Director, P4G
Sowunmi Olabode
Consultant to the Senate Committee on Gas, Senate of Nigeria
Mr. Stephen Dihwa
Executive Director, Southern African Power Pool Coordination Center
Engr. Dr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz
Managing Director/CEO, Transmission Company of Nigeria and Chairman of the Executive Board, West African Power Pool
Dr. Sydney Gata
Executive Chairman, ZESA Holdings
Tarik Hamane
CEO, Office National de l'Electricité et de l'Eau Potable – ONEE, Morocco
Dr. Towela Nyirenda-Jere
(Details not provided)
Eng. Victor Mapani
Managing Director, ZESCO
Dr. Zwanani Titus Mathe
CEO, South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI)
2024 Sponsors
GOLD CONFERENCE SPONSOR:
• Tetracore Group