Loading H.E. Honourable Adebayo Adelabu Minister of Power, Nigeria H.E. Honourable Dr. Dele Alake Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Nigeria H.E. Honourable Edgar Moyo (MP) Minister of Energy & Power Development, Zimbabwe H.E. Honourable Ibrahim Matola Minister of Energy, Malawi His Royal Highness (HRH) Prince Lonkhokhela Dlamini Minister of Natural Resources & Energy, Eswatini H.E. Honourable Andrea Malueth Deputy Secretary General (Infrastructure, Productive, Social & Political Sectors), East African Community Secretariat
Loading H.E. Honourable Biodun Ogunleye Commissioner, Energy & Mineral Resources, Lagos State Government, Nigeria The Honorable Judith Pryor First Vice President & Vice Chair, Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) H.E. Honourable Damilola Ogunbiyi Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, & CEO for Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), Co-Chair of UN-Energy H.E. Chido Cleopatra Mpemba , AU Chairperson's Special Envoy on Youth, African Union Ambassador Chibamba Kanyama Zambian Ambassador Ambassador Marie-Helene Mathey Boo Lowumba Democratic Republic of the Congo Ambassador Lisa Witte Acting Deputy Coordinator, Power Africa Gina Cady Health Electrification Advisor, Power Africa Christopher Kirigua MBS Director General, Public Private Partnership Directorate, Ministry of Treasury & Planning, Kenya Rockfeler Herisse Senior Advisor, Climate Finance & Innovation, Power Africa Kendra Gaither President, U.S.-Africa Business Center & Senior Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Scott Nathan CEO, U.S International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Beth Roberts MD, Policy Africa & MENA, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Abebe Selassie Director, African Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Helaina Matza Acting Special Coordinator for the Partnership on Global Infrastructure Investment (PGI), U.S. Department of State Danae Pauli Senior Advisor, Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGI), U.S. Department of State Tarik Hamane Director General, Masen (Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy), Morocco William Amuna Ag CEO, Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), Ghana Julie Cerqueira Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of International Affairs, U.S Department of Energy Katerina Ntep Deputy Vice President, Sector Operations, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Alex Dixon Senior Director, Blended Finance, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Patrick Francis Practice Lead, Senior Director, Environmental & Social Performance, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Neb Girma Practice Lead, Senior Director, Energy Practice Group, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Michael Hamilton Senior Director, Associate Practice Lead, Energy Philippe Ossoucah CEO, Gabon Power Company, Gabon Gatluak Ruon Jal Advisor to The Minister, Ministry of Water & Energy, Ethiopia Laura Spector Country Manager, Power Africa, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA) Sebastian Keneally Country Manager, Power Africa, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA) Elsa Strydom Head of Infrastructure Finance, IPP Office, South Africa Yusuf Umar Program Lead, NSIA Renewable Energy Platform, Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Nigeria Obinna Ihedioha Head of Strategy & Senior Advisor, Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Nigeria Muhammad Modibbo Senior Manager, Transaction & Commercial Advisory, Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET), Nigeria Stephen Mallowah Member of the PPP Committee, Public Private Partnership Directorate, Ministry of Treasury & Planning, Kenya
Loading Mphumuzi Maziya GM Research & Development, Eswatini Electricity Company (EEC), Eswatini Julius Ogamba Chairman, KenGen (Kenya Electricity Generating Company), Kenya Benson Uwheru MD/CEO, Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED), Nigeria Marcelino Alberto Chairman & CEO, Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM), Mozambique Ernest Mkhonta MD, Eswatini Electricity Company (EEC), Eswatini António Munguambe System Planning & Engineering Director, Electricidade de Mocambique (EDM), Mozambique Ebenezer Essienyi Chief Executive, GRIDCo, Ghana linkedin Howard Choga Acting MD, Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission & Distribution Company (ZETDC), Zimbabwe Chiedu Ugbo MD/CEO, Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), Nigeria Peter Chamfya Director, Distribution & Customer Service, ZESCO, Zambia Seluleko Fakudze Generation Mechanical Engineer, Eswatini Electricity Company (EEC), Eswatini Vickson N'cube Board Chairperson, ZESCO, Zambia Cletus Nyachowe International Business Consultant, ZESA Holdings, Zimbabwe Assefa Negussie Ambaw Executive Officer, Generation Construction, Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP), Ethiopia Mebratu Lemma Project Manager of Koysha Hydro Power Project & Deputy Project Manager of Gibe III Hydroelectric Project, Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP), Ethiopia
Loading Geoffrey Mabea Executive Secretary, Energy Regulators Association of East Africa (EREA) Abdellatif Bardach President, Autorité Nationale de Régulation de l'électricité (ANRE), Morocco Sandrine Ngalula Mubenga CEO, Autorite de Regulation du secteur de l'Electricite (ARE), Democratic Republic of the Congo Skhumbuzo Tsabedze CEO, Eswatini Energy Regulatory Authority (ESERA), Eswatini Leonilde Santos President, Agencia Reguladora Multissectorial da Economia (ARME), Cape Verde Carlos Ramos Director, Agencia Reguladora Multissectorial da Economia (ARME), Cape Verde Hisham Choueiki Principal Technical Advisor, International Programs, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) linkedin Etem Erten Technical Advisor, International Programs, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)
Loading Subha Nagarajan MD, Financial Services, Capital Markets, GE Vernova linkedin Luke Webster Fundraising and Partnerships Manager, YES!, YES! Osaruyi Orobosa-Ogbeide Senior Vice President, Project Development, Project Development, Africa Finance Corporation Magase Mogale Executive Vice President, Africell Ademola Ogunbanjo Executive Vice President, Oando Clean Energy Adam Cortese CEO, Sun Africa Kevin Kariuki Vice President Power, Energy Climate Change & Green Growth, Power, Energy, Climate Change & Green Growth, AfDB Daniel Schroth Director, Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency, AfDB Batchi Baldeh Director for Power Systems Development, AfDB Callixte Kambanda Manager for Energy Policy, Regulation & Statistics Division, Energy Policy, Regulations & Statistics, AfDB Angela Nalikka Manager, Power Systems Solutions Junaid Ahmad Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, MIGA, The World Bank Group Abdul Malik Global Lead, Work & Enterprise, Aga Khan Foundation Marcus Williams Global Head, Energy & Extractive Industries, MIGA, The World Bank Group Suman Sureshbabu MD for Demand, Jobs & Livelihoods, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) Andrew Herscowitz Executive Director, ODI Global Bruce Anderson CEO, 247Solar Akinwole Omoboriowo Chairman & CEO, Genesis Energy Chantelle Abdul Group MD/CEO, Mojec International Bhavtik Vallabhjee Head: Power & Renewables, Absa Bank Andreas Cremer Department Head, Infrastructure & Energy, Africa/Latin America, DEG Anita Otubu Senior Director Universal Energy Facility (UEF), Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) Barnaby Fletcher Director, Control Risks Chinua Azubike CEO, InfraCredit Erik Granskog Managing Director, Milele Energy Jay Ireland Executive Chairman, Milele Energy & Board Member, Mastercard Foundation Rachel Moré-Oshodi CEO, ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investment Jayson Browder Vice President of Policy, Marathon Digital Holdings Adam Swick Chief Growth Officer, Marathon Digital Holdings Raymond Walintukan SVP of Mining Operations, Marathon Digital Holdings Wyatt Shely Director of Special Projects, Marathon Digital Holdings Eric Reading Chief Climate Officer, Abt Global Shelley Martin Senior Manager, , Gender Equity, Disability & Social Inclusion Isaac Ogu Group Head: Project Finance & Infrastructure, Wema Bank, Nigeria Abiodun Aina Senior Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC) Raul Alfaro Pelico Senior Advisor, Results-Based Financing, Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) Lamyaa Youssef Independent Consultant, Egypt Tshepidi Moremong Chief Operating Officer, Africa50 Lawrence Jones Senior Vice President, International Programs, Edison Electric Institute Grant McCarty Co-Executive Director, Bitcoin Policy Institute Ewelina Czapla Director of Energy Policy, Chamber of Digital Commerce Frannie Léautier Senior Partner & CEO. SouthBridge Investment & Director, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) Kate Steel Co-Founder & CEO, Nithio Melissa Persaud Vice President, Fraym Celina Lee Co-Founder & CEO, Zindi Aline Varre Director of Strategy & Business Development, The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND Foundation) Arshad Mansoor CEO, EPRI Kurt Reuman Power Sector Transaction Advisor, West Africa Energy Program, Deloitte Emeka Okpukpara Partner, Nextier Sebastian Deschler General Counsel, CrossBoundary Mathieu Brun Head of Grant Funding, Finance Department,, Engie Energy Access Asha Varghese Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Caterpillar Inc. Richard Schroeder Director, RESOLVE Pradeep Pursnani CEO, Konexa Nicole Poindexter CEO & Founder, Energicity Alba Topulli Deputy MD, Mercy Corps - Energy 4 Impact Nnadozie Ifeanyi-Nwaoha Managing Consultant, Energy Market and Rates Consultants (EMRC) Carolina Lasso Navarro Counsellor for Development Affairs & International Partnerships, European Union
Loading Chairperson: Andrew Herscowitz Executive Director, ODI Global linkedin Chairperson: Mohamed Badissy Professor & PPA Watch Co-Director, Affiliate Faculty, Penn State Dickinson School of Law & Senior Advisor for Energy & Finance, Commercial Law Development Program, U.S. Department of Commerce Chairperson: Kweku Awotwi Board Chairman, United Bank for Africa (Ghana) & Co-Founder and Director, Cenpower Generation Company, Ghana Chairperson: Vuyo Ntoi Joint Managing Director, African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) Chairperson: Haruperi Mumbengegwi Counsel, MIGA, The World Bank Group Chairperson: Rogness Swai Energy Programs Advisor, USAID Chairperson: Emily McAteer CEO, Odyssey Energy Solutions Chairperson: Jay Ireland Executive Chairman, Milele Energy & Board Member, Mastercard Foundation Chairperson: Guevera Yao Executive Director, U.S.-Africa Business Center, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Chairperson: Ellasandra Walsh Associate Manager & Sustainability Lead, U.S.-Africa Business Center, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Chairperson: Jason Ray Hutchison Senior Director, Clean Energy & Climate Mitigation, Global Development Group, Abt Global Chairperson: Arun Asok Global Head, Private Capital & Impact Investing, Abt Global Chairperson: Georgia Iordanescu Senior Lead Specialist, Clean Energy, DAI Chairperson: Amer Barghouth Technical Director of Energy Services, DT Global Chairperson: Matthew Mendis MD, Energy, Chemonics Chairperson: Leria Arinaitwe Legal Counsel & Energy Sector Lead, African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) Chairperson: Benedetta Audia Principal, International Development LLC
Loading Youth Perspective on Energy: Charlene Ruto Youth Champion & Climate Action Champion, Kenya Daniel Aryee Policy and Programs Specialist, Office of the African Union Youth Envoy, African Union Commission Amal Nasr Hussien Mohamed HV/MV Substation Electrical Engineer, Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC), Egypt David Kodua Graduate Assistant, National Development Planning Commission, Ghana Noella Molefe Senior Specialist, Climate Change & Air Quality, Exxaro Resources, South Africa Daniel Tate Rhodes Scholar & DPhil (PhD) Candidate, International Relations, University of Oxford Soufiane Hachad Head of Energy Demand Studies Unit, Directorate of Strategy & Planning, Office National de l'Electricité et de l'Eau Potable (ONEE), Morocco Malik Bargach Specialist, Cooperation & International Development, Masen (Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy), Morocco Peper Granskog Youth Energy Ambassador/YOUNGO David Arinze Program Officer, Off Grid Energy, Diamond Development Initiatives (DDI) Aminata Diop Samb Director General, FODEM (Fonds de Développement et de Solidarité Municipal), Senegal Dan Kammen Professor of Energy, University of California, Berkeley