Africa Energy Forum
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Speakers
Amadou Hott
Former Special Envoy of the President of the African Development Bank for the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa, Former Minister of Economy, Planning & International Cooperation, Government of Senegal & Current Candidate for the Presidency of the African Development Bank
H.E. Honourable Cheikh Niane
Vice Minister of Petroleum & Energy, Ministry of Petroleum & Energy, Senegal
H.E. Honourable Dr. Eng. Habtamu Itefa Geleta
Minister of Water & Energy, Ethiopia
H.E. Honourable Makozo Chikote
Minister of Energy, Zambia
H.E. Honourable Jose Carlos Varela Casimiro
Minister of Energy, Guinea-Bissau
H.E. Honourable Pierre Hélé
Minister of the Environment, Nature Protection & Sustainable Development, Cameroon
H.E. Honourable Mohlomi Moleko
Minister of Natural Resources & Energy, Lesotho
H.E. Honourable Sheku Bangura
Minister of Finance, Sierra Leone
H.E. Honourable Abdilahi Abdilahi Bidhan Warsame
Minister of Energy & Water Resources, Somalia
H.E. Honourable Ndolenodji Alix Naïmbaye
Minister of Petroleum, Mines & Geology, Chad
H.E. Honourable Veronica Nduva
Secretary General, East African Community (EAC)
H.E. Honourable July Moyo
Minister of Energy & Power Development, Zimbabwe
H.E. Honourable John Abdulai Jinapor
Minister of Energy & Green Transition, Ghana
H.E. Honourable Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Minister of Electricity & Energy, South Africa
H.E. Honourable Biodun Ogunleye
Commissioner for Energy & Mineral Resources, Lagos State Government, Nigeria
H.E. Honourable Noureddine Yassaa
Secretary of State for Renewable Energies, Ministry of Energy, Algeria
H.E. Honourable Robert Koffi Messan Eklo
Minister of Mines & Energy Resources, Togo
H.E. Honourable Paulin Kingnidé Akponna
Minister of Energy, Water & Mines, Benin
H.E. Honourable Dr. Kandeh Yumkella
Energy Sector Lead & Chairman, Presidential Initiative for Climate Change, Renewable Energy & Food Security, Sierra Leone
H.E. Honourable Nani Juwara
Minister of Petroleum, Energy & Mines, The Gambia
His Royal Highness (HRH) Prince Lonkhokhela Dlamini
Minister of Natural Resources & Energy, Eswatini
H.E. Honourable Olivier Jean-Baptiste
Minister of Energy & Hydrocarbons, Madagascar
H.E. Honourable Olivier Rakotomalala
Minister of Mines, Madagascar
H.E. Honourable Dr. Dele Alake
Minister for Solid Minerals Development, Nigeria
H.E. Honourable Adebayo Adelabu
Minister of Power, Nigeria
Honourable Tertuis Simmers
Provincial Minister of Infrastructure, Western Cape Government, South Africa
H.E. Honourable Ibrahim Matola
Minister of Energy, Malawi
H.E. Honourable Yonis Ali Guedi
Minister of Energy & Natural Resources, Djibouti
Ernest Mkhonta
Managing Director, Eswatini Electricity Company, Eswatini
Abdoulaye Dia
Secretary General, West African Power Pool (WAPP)
Moses Ntlamelle
Senior Programme Officer, Energy, Directorate of Infrastructure & Services, Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Obadiah Simon Nkom
Director General, Mining Cadastre Office (MCO), Nigeria
Rose Mkalama
CEO, Rural Electrification & Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC), Kenya
Alessandra Pardini
Partner, Bowmans
Laura Spector
Country Manager, U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)
Chrispin Kahongo
Technical Project Specialist, Southern African Power Pool (SAPP)
Jean Madzongwe
Programmes Manager, Southern African Power Pool (SAPP)
Sampson Mamphweli
Head, Energy Secretariat, South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI), South Africa
Shaakira Karolia
Advisor, Ministry of Electricity & Energy, South Africa
Alhassan Mansaray
Director, Fiscal Risk Management & State-Owned Enterprises Oversight Division, Ministry of Finance, Sierra Leone
Ahmadou Kane
Director of Legal Affairs, Risk & Compliance, Fonds Souverain d’Investissements Stratégiques (FONSIS), Senegal
Yaye Catherine Diop Dieng
Director of Energy Transition, Ministry of Energy, Oil & Mines, Senegal
Fatou Mbow Ly
General Director of Energy, Ministry of Energy, Oil & Mines, Senegal
Belizardo Neto
Energy Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Infrastructure & Natural Resources, São Tomé & Príncipe
Olusegun Ige
Director General, Nigeria Geological Survey Agency (NGSA), Nigeria
Fatima Umaru Shinkafi
CEO & Executive Secretary, Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF), Nigeria
Muyenga Muyenga
Project Leader, Baynes Binational Hydro, Lower Cunene Hydropower Authority
Fabrice Marcos
Technical Advisor, Ministry of Energy, Water & Mines, Benin
Mark Baah
CEO, GRIDCo, Ghana
Ernest Denhere
Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Mutapa Investment Fund, Zimbabwe
Johnson Akinnawo
CEO, Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET), Nigeria
Bangaly Maty
Energy & Infrastructure Adviser to the Prime Minister, Guinea
Rukaiya El-Rufai
Special Adviser to the President, National Economic Council & Climate Change, Nigeria, Nigeria
Cyprien Musimar
DG, ANSER (Agence Nationale de l’électrification et des Services Énergétiques en milieux Rural et périurbain), Democratic Republic of the Congo
Titus Mathe
CEO, South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI), South Africa
Bob Mabiala
CEO, Agency for the Development & Promotion of the Grand Inga Project (ADPI-RDC), Democratic Republic of The Congo
Abdusalam Elansari
Chairman, Renewable Energy Authority of Libya (REAoL), Libya
Eric Mumba Monga
National Vice President of Energy, Fédération des Entreprises du Congo (FEC), Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kadri Nassiep
Executive Director: Energy, City of Cape Town, South Africa
Philippe Ossoucah
CEO, Gabon Power Company, Gabon
Felister Makumbinde
Acting CEO, Rural Electrification Agency, Zimbabwe
Stephen Dihwa
Executive Director, Southern African Power Pool (SAPP)
Sydney Gata
Executive Chairman, ZESA Holdings, Zimbabwe
Abdiwahab Abshir
Head of Research & Development, National Electric Corporation of Somalia (NECSOM), Somalia
Aderito Sousa
General Manager, Motraco, Mozambique
Peter Njenga
Managing Director & CEO, KenGen (Kenya Electricity Generating Company), Kenya
John Mativo
MD/CEO, KETRACO, Republic of Kenya
Mark Baah
CEO, GRIDCo, Ghana
Nobert Matarutse
MD, Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), Zimbabwe
Joy Brenda Masinde-Mdivo
Chairperson, Kenya Power & Lighting Company (KPLC), Kenya
Renata Ndege
Deputy MD, Planning, Research & Investment, Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO), Tanzania
Paul Mwesigwa
MD, Uganda Electricity Distribution Company (UEDCL), Uganda
Edward Obeng-Kenzo
Acting CEO, Volta River Authority (VRA), Ghana
Emeric Tokoudagba
Director General, Société Béninoise de Production d’Electricité (SBPE), Benin
Rekhiat Momoh
CEO, Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), Nigeria
Soilahouddine Moumini
Director General, Société Nationale d’électricité des Comores (SONELEC), Comoros
Immanuel Hanabeb
CEO, Erongo Red, Namibia
Karimou Chabi Sika
Director General, Communauté Electrique du Bénin (CEB), Benin
Tarik Hamane
CEO, Office National de l’Electricité et de l’Eau Potable (ONEE), Morocco
Maxon Chitawo
CEO, Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO), Malawi
Edington Mazambani
Ziria Tibalwa Waako
CEO, Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), Uganda
Jean Paul M’Batna
Director General, Autorite de Regulation du Secteur de l’Energie electrique (ARSE), Republic of Chad
Allegria Ntumba
Administration & Finance Director, Autorite de Regulation du secteur de l’Electricite (ARE), Democratic Republic of the Congo
Robert Kahimise
CEO, Electricity Control Board (ECB), Namibia
Laurent Tossou
Chairman, ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA)
Guy Nganguia
Director General, Agence de Regulation du Secteur de l’Electricite (ARSEL), Congo
Skhumbuzo Tsabedze
CEO, Eswatini Energy Regulatory Authority (ESERA), Eswatini
Daniel Kiptoo Bargoria
Director General, Energy & Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), Kenya
Nomfundo Maseti
Full-Time Regulator Member responsible for Piped Gas Regulation, National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), South Africa
Motlatsi Ramafole
CEO, Lesotho Electricity & Water Authority (LEWA), Lesotho
Jan Dewulf
Principal Investment Officer, IFC
Bernhard van Meeteren
Senior Investment Officer, FMO
Harry Boyd – Carpenter
Managing Director Sustainable Infrastructure, EBRD
Nancy Rivera
Managing Director, Structured Finance, DFC
Erica Ehst
Vice President, Office of Energy, DFC
Olivier Pognon
Director & CEO, ALSF
Leria Arinaitwe
Senior Legal Counsel & Energy Sector Lead, ALSF
Rhoda Mshana
Chief Energy Sector Regulation Specialist, AfDB
Callixte Kambanda
Manager, Energy Policy, Regulation & Statistics Division, AfDB
Margaret Oghumu
Associate Vice President, Power, AFC
Jim Hodges
Head of the EIB Regional Hub for Southern Africa & Indian Ocean, EIB Global
Andrea Clerici
Director, Corporate Finance & Global Activities, EIB Global
Heike Harmgart
MD, Sub-Saharan Africa, EBRD
Aida Sitdikova
Director for Sustainable Infrastructure Middle East & Africa, EBRD
Petra Kotte
Global Head of Infrastructure & Energy, DEG
Lungile Tom
Head of Project Finance, DBSA
Sabine Gaber
CEO, Member of the Executive Board, Development Bank of Austria (OeEB)
Jing Li
Division Manager, Energy Financial Solution, AfDB
Yezdan Akcacakir
Director & Head of Power, AFC
Adiaratou Binta Bah
Upstream & Advisory Manager, Infrastructure & Natural Resources (INR): Africa, IFC
Nicolas Felix Souche
Regional Industry Manager, IFC
Peter Maila
CO-CIO & Member of the Managing Board, FMO
Kevin Kariuki
Vice President Power, Energy Climate Change & Green Growth, AfDB
Marnix Monsfort
Director Energy, FMO
Muneer Ferozie
Regional Head, Transaction Advisory, PPPs, Africa Region, IFC
Mark Roesink
Senior Investment Officer, FMO
Mpho Mokwele
Group Executive Transacting, DBSA
Tilana De Meillon
Senior Operations Officer, IFC
Pierre-Alain Pacaud
Head of Power & Digital, Africa & Middle East, Proparco
Richard Charlton
Director & Head of Infrastructure Equity Africa & Pakistan, BII
Eyob Easwaran
Senior Advisor, Lending Operations, TDB
Wale Shonibare
Director Energy Financial Solutions, Policy & Regulations, AfDB
Daniel Schroth
Director, Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency, AfDB
Lucy Chege
Associate Executive, Project & Infrastructure Finance, TDB
Batchi Baldeh
Director for Power Systems Development, AfDB
Paloma Perez De Vega
Head of Project Finance Division, EIB
Holger Rothenbusch
MD & Head of Infrastructure & Climate, BII
Iain Macaulay
Head of Project Finance, Africa & Pakistan, BII
Minister of Energy & Green Transition, Ghana
Wale Yusuff
Managing Director, Wärtsilä Marine & Power Services Nigeria
Gustavo Fernandes
Head of Growing & International, Voltalia
Peter Twesigye
Research Lead: Power Market Reforms & Regulation, Power Futures Lab, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Kaushik Ray
Partner & Head of Global Strategy, Trinity International
Amit Goel
Associate Director, Synergy Consulting
Praveen Umredkar
Director, Synergy Consulting
Eric Song
Deputy Director of Sales, Sungrow
Adhila Mayet
Head of Project Development, Pele Green Energy
Emeka Okpukpara
Partner, Nextier Power
Ayman Soliman
Manging Partner, Morpho Investments
NK Naginlal Modi
Senior VP, Power & Infrastructure, MC
Christopher Clarke
Impact Investment Strategies & Insights for an African Just Energy Transition, Inspired Evolution
Ashish Ranjan
Chief Technical Officer, Infinity Power
Christo Fourie
Head, Energy, IDC
John Smelcer
Interim Chief Development Officer, Globeleq
Jay Govende
Chief Commercial & Legal Officer, Etana Energy
Ouns Lemseffer
Partner, Clifford Chance
Hussein Matar
Senior Director, AMEA Power
Marc Goldstein
Director, African Power Venture
Bryce Allan
Head of Sustainability, Teraco
Gautam Chawla
Senior Associate, Synergy Consulting
Akhilesh Kumar Goyal
Associate Director, Synergy Consulting
George Kotsovos
Executive VP, Energy & Infrastructure, Standard Bank
Anton-Louis Olivier
CEO, Serengeti Energy Group and Chair, IHA Board
Adrian Mwai
Regional Director, East Africa, Seriti Green
Terje Pilskog
CEO, Scatec SAS
Alberto Gambacorta
EVP, Sub Saharan Africa, Scatec
Bradley Reddy
General Manager Growth Strategy, Richards Bay Minerals
Jean-Marie Masse
CIO, iTrust RELP, RELP
Naomi Zhang
CEO, RelyEZ Energy Storage
Michelle Govender
Director, Octarity
Jackie Midlane
Director, Head Banking & Finance & Projects, Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa
Sne Mnguni
Head Structured Sales, Nedbank CIB
Kofi Amparbeng
Principal Energy Finance, Nedbank CIB
Bernard Janse Van Rensburg
Logistics & Procurement Manager, Mulilo
George Shenouda
Head, Platforms APAC & Africa, Masdar
Lamu Audu
CEO, Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited
Norbert Rumble
Regional Sales Manager (Power Plants Sub Sahara Africa), MAN Energy Solutions
Serdar Kumbasar
Business Development Director, Karpowership
Abdennour Yahi
Head of Technical, Africa, JA Solar
Marlise Schmidt
General Counsel, Globeleq
Ben Marc Diendéré
Canada’s Permanent Observer to the African Union & Special Envoy for Africa, Global Affairs Canada
Nicole Mason
CEO, Envusa Energy
François-Xavier Saury
EAME CIS Business Development Manager, Caterpillar Electric
Claire Tucker
Partner, Head of Public Law & Regulatory, Bowmans
Trudi Makhaya
Partner, BCG
Basma Bentaher
CDO, AMEA Power
Hussain Al Nowais
Chairman, AMEA Power
Venson Sher
Vice President of Strategic Account (MEA), Arctech Solar
Thulani Ncube
Head of Energy & Service Delivery, Africa Data Centres
Akinwole Omoboriowo
Chairman & CEO, Genesis Energy
Nadia Derafa
Regional Business Development Director, Elsewedy Electric
Johan Koorts
Director, Resources & Project Finance, Absa CIB
Kevin Minkoff
Chief Development Officer, EDF Renewables South Africa
Benedicte Regnier
Executive VP Africa, EDF Power Solutions
Tristan de Drouas
CEO Southern Africa, EDF Power Solutions
Maria del Carmen De Castro Ovejero
MD, Fund Lead, Facility for Energy Inclusion (FEI), Cygnum Capital
Darron Johnson
African Regional Head, Climate Fund Managers
Cevdet Yalçın
CFO, Aksa
Cüneyt Uygun
Executive Board Member, Aksa
Unai Bravo
CEO Sub Saharan Africa, ACCIONA Energy
Sean Friend
Investment Director, CIO SADC, AIIM
Titus Edjua
Partner, DLA Piper
Igor Lakic
Managing Director & Partner, Leader of Energy Practice in Africa
Lucas Chaumontet
Managing Director & Partner, Global & Africa leader for Climate & Sustainability in Energy, Head of BCG South Africa, BCG
Kesh Mudaly
Partner, BCG
Hemanshu Sugandhi
VP Sales & Business Development, Middle East, Africa & India, Nextracker
Erik Van Jaarsveld
Head: PowerGen & Engineering, Rolls-Royce Solutions
Peter Van Kerckhoven
Co-Head, Debt Finance, Nedbank
Kenneth Engblom
VP, Africa & Europe, Wärtsilä
Youri Harel
Executive VP, Structured Debt & Power & Infrastructure, Specialised Finance, MCB
Kieran Whyte
Partner, Johannesburg, Baker McKenzie
Mohamed Hamra-Krouha
Partner, Clifford Chance
Goran Rajsic
Founder, Sun Africa
Chris Meyer
MD, MAN Energy Solutions Sub-Saharan Africa
Samir Sale
Country & Business Development Director Mozambique, Globeleq
Edouard Wenseleers
MD, Head of East Africa, Globeleq
Naoki Okumura
CEO, Mitsubishi Power Africa
Jurgen De Vyt
MD Generation International, ENGIE
Abderrahim Ben Elhirche
Executive Director Energy, JESA
Lea Giroux
Acting MD Renewables, ENGIE
Daniel Zinman
Head: Power, Infrastructure Sector Solutions, Rand Merchant Bank
Mo Hoosen
CEO South Africa & MD Renewables AMEA, ENGIE
Kavitha Singh
Energy Leader, India, Middle East & Africa, Arup
Lucy Johnson
Partner, Trinity International
Thomas Brostrom
Chief Investment & Development Officer, ACWA Power
Derick Botha
CCO, GameChange Solar
Thiago Almeida
Divisional Executive Client Coverage, Nedbank
Luca Silva
COO, Red Rocket
Bernard Geldenhuys
Power & Infrastructure Finance, Investec
Matteo Brambilla
CEO, Red Rocket
Coenraad Krige
MD, Eaglestone Advisory
Andrew Johnstone
CEO, Climate Fund Managers
Yoni Ammar
Deputy CEO & Head of Regions, Voltalia
Owen Xu
Technical Director of International Business Centre, Sunwoda
Seithati Bolipombo
CCO, Mulilo
Jan Fourie
CEO, Mulilo
Stuart MacWilliam
CDO, Mulilo
Nayer Fouad
Co-founder & CEO, Infinity Power
Mohammed Hosseiny
MD Africa, Hitachi Energy South Africa
Mason Qin
CEO, Goldwind Africa
James Cumming
CEO, African Clean Energy Developments
Aadil Cajee
Head of Energy & Infrastructure Finance, Standard Bank
Sarah McNeilly
MD, Allied Talent Partners
Suzan Pardesi
Head of Energy, Africa Specialty Risks (ASR)
Thomas Sascha Mysik
Strategic Business Development Director, Tecloman
Alexandra Hu
VP of Global Market, Tecloman Energy
Rob Morson
Partner, Pinsent Masons
Carmen de Castro
MD, Cygnum & Fund Lead, Facility for Energy Inclusion (FEI)
Serdar Nisli
Board Member & Vice President, AKSA
Harry Doyne-Ditmas
Specialty Growth Leader, Marsh
Arun Velusami
Partner & Co-Head of Africa Practice, Hogan Lovells
Jeremy Foss
Director, Project Finance, Globeleq
Jonathan Hoffman
CEO, Globeleq
Wikus Kruger
Director: Power Futures Lab, University of Cape Town
Benjamin Memmi
CEO, AXIAN Energy
Alex Katon
Founder & CEO, Director
Mohamed Ismail Mansour
Chairman, Infinity Power
Dietmar Siersdorfer
Middle East & Africa MD, Siemens Energy
Giacomo Brambilla
CFO, Red Rocket
Pedro Couto
Chairman, CMS Africa
Rentia van Tonder
Head: Renewable Energy, Power & Infrastructure, Standard Bank
Anand Naidoo
Managing Executive, Client Coverage, Absa CIB
Aleem Tharani
Head of Projects, Energy & Infrastructure, Bowmans Kenya
Vishwas Gupta
Associate Director, Synergy Consulting
Amyn Mussa
Partner, ALN Kenya
Adam Cortese
CEO, Sun Africa
Dele Kuti
Global Head of Energy and Infrastructure, Standard Bank
Lisa Pinsley
Fund Head: African Transition Acceleration Fund, AIIM
Ahmed Mulla
Deputy CEO, Infinity Power
Owen Silavwe
MD, Copperbelt
Peter Venn
CEO, Seriti Green
Gqi Raoleka
CEO, Pele Green Energy
Chris Flavin
Head of Business Development & Interim co-CEO, Gridworks
Ali Hjaiej
COD, Africa, Karpowership
Amith Singh
Head of Energy, Nedbank
Vuyo Ntoi
Co-MD, AIIM
Shirley Webber
Managing Principal: Coverage Head, Resources & Energy, Absa CIB
Theuns Ehlers
Head: Resource & Project Finance, Absa CIB
William Amuna
Advisor, Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), Ghana
Dan Kammen
Professor of Energy, University of California
George Njenga
Executive Chairman, Lake Turkana Wind Power
Norman Moyo
CEO, Grid Africa
Heath Andersen
Data Centre Consultant, DCDesign.Africa
John Hamilton
MD, Cross-Border Information
Marc Howard
Editor, African Energy
Obbie Banda
Senior Underwriter & RLSF Coordinator, ATIDI
Khilna Dodhia
Senior Investment Officer, IFC
Erik Granskog
MD, Sisu Advisors
Jon Marks
Chairman, Cross-Border Information
Mohamed Rali Badissy
Professor & PPA Watch Co-Director, Penn State Dickinson Law & The Energy for Growth Hub
Kweku Awotwi
Board Chairman, United Bank for Africa (Ghana) & Co-Founder & Director, Cenpower Generation Company, Ghana
Jonathan Berman
Managing Director, Autonomi Capital
Bhavtik Vallabhjee
Consultant, Global Head of Structured Finance, RelyEz Energy Technology
Linda Rudo Munyengeterwa
Global Director, Public Private Partnerships & Corporate Finance Advisory, IFC
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