Venue
Kigali Convention Centre
Kigali Convention Centre, KG 2 Roundabout, Kigali, Rwanda, Africa

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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
Details

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

Speakers

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)

Sponsors & Partners

2024 Sponsors

GOLD CONFERENCE SPONSOR:
• Tetracore Group