Day 1, Wednesday June 1st
Welcome, Opening Speeches & Keynotes Day 1

Dr Peter Tschentscher
First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,
Germany

Dr Patrick Graichen
State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Germany

Christoph Kannengiesser
CEO
Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft (AV), Germany

Nadja Håkansson
Managing Director Region Africa
Siemens Energy, Morocco

Prof. Dr Stefan Liebing
Chairman
Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft (AV), Germany

H.E. Dr Amani Abou-Zeid
Commissioner Infrastructure, Energy, ICT and Tourism
African Union, Ethiopia
Opening Discussion: Energy Transition through Africa's lens

Dr Edith Iniobong Abiola-Awe
Director, Department of Climate Change
Federal Ministry of Environment, Nigeria

Marius Brand
Executive Vice President, Sasol 2.0 Transformation
Sasol Ltd., South Africa

Reda Hamedoun
Executive Vice President - Strategy & International Affairs
Nareva Holding, Morocco

Zanele Mavuso Mbatha
Executive Chairperson
Bambili Group, South Africa
Meeting Africa's Primary Infrastructure Needs and Finding the Right Energy Mix

Hon. Goddy Jedy Agba
Federal Minister of State for Power, Nigeria

Reginald Demana
Head of Mining, Metals, Infrastructure & Energy
Industrial Development Corporation South Africa

Cheikh Niane
Permanent Secretary for Energy
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Senegal

Ayoub Hirt
Head of Department
Green Chemistry, Bioenergy and Agritech
IRESEN, Morocco

Dr. Robert Cisek
Chairman and Managing Director
Volkswagen Group South Africa

James Mnyupe
Presidential Economic Advisor
Government of The Republic of Namibia
It's a Match - Innovation meets Transition

Adeola Adebomi
Regional Sales Manager West & East Africa
Megger Germany GmbH, Germany

Alexander Schoenfeldt
CEO
Enerox GmbH, Austria

Dr Rebecca Masemurule
Acting Deputy Director General - Technology Innovation
Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation,
South Africa

Falk Reimann
Global Head of Funding Solar Home Systems
ENGIE Energy Access, Germany
Scaling up Investments and Partnerships for Renewable Energy in Africa

Hon. Dr Sultan Woli
State Minister of Water and Energy, Ethiopia

Tamer Shafik
Vice President Business Development
Orascom Construction, Egypt

Hon. Ibrahim Yacouba
State Minister of Energy and Renewable Energy, Niger

Olufunso Somorin
Regional Principal Officer
African Development Bank

Anja Casper-Berretta
Head of Regional Programme Energy Security and Climate
Change in Sub-Saharan Africa
Konrad-Adenauer Foundation (KAS), Kenya

Shelmith Theuri
Deputy Director-Off-grid Fund Management
GreenMax Capital Advisors, Kenya
Evolving Financing Structures for Power Infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa

Jan-Philipp Apking
Head of Division Underwriting & Risk Management
Euler Hermes, Germany

Hitesh Kumbat
Chief Financial Officer
Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited, Sweden

Tobias Behringer
Vice President, Treasury & Corporate Finance
Siemens Energy, Germany

Rodrigo Costeira
Business Development
Grupo MCA, Portugal
Financing Africa's Energy Transition - What to Expect?

Thomas Mahl
Managing Director
African Energy Guarantee Facility, German

Linda Rudo Munyengeterwa
Director of Infrastructure and Natural Resources for Africa and the Middle East
International Finance Corporation (IFC), USA
Powering Globalization: Africa's Future Legacy?

Hon. Mohamed M. Oun
Minister of Oil and Gas, Libya

Ezekiel Adesina
Secretary General
Africa Energy Study Group (AESG)

Ulrich Voegtle
VP Market Intelligence & Global Sales Support Power Segment
MAN Energy Solutions, Germany
Energy for Growth - the Missing Piece in Africa's Economic Breakthrough

Tanja Baur
Managing Director, CEO International Cooperation
Dorsch Group, Germany

Verick Schick
Senior Advisor
Agency for Business & Economic Development (AWE), Germany

Farag Darbil
Chairman
Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, Libya

Lunga Mani
Practice Leader
Fragomen Africa (Pty) Ltd., South Africa
Day 2, Thursday June 2nd
Welcome, Opening Speeches and Keynote Day 2

Claudia Voss
Managing Director
Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft (AV), Germany

Dr Malte Heyne
Managing Director
Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, Germany

Mohamed Atef
Chief Commercial Officer - Africa
Elsewedy Electric, Egypt
A Seat at the Table: Africa's Role in an International Climate Club

Hon. Dr Aissatou Sophie Gladima
Minister of Petroleum and Energies, Senegal

Dr Simone Peter
President
German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE)

Ayoub Hirt
Head of Department
Green Chemistry, Bioenergy and Agritech
IRESEN, Morocco

Christoph Kannengiesser
CEO
Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft (AV), Germany
One Size Doesn't Fit All: How to Achieve Access to Finance for the Diverse Renewable Energy Projects Africa Wants?

Joseph Mbuyi
Director
Origination and Structuring, Financial Institutions & Sovereigns
KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH, Germany

Markus Schwaninger
CFO
Ecoligo, Germany

Alkeydi Touré Ibrahima
Business Development Africa
Akuo Energy, France
H2-conomy: Creating a Hydrogen Value Chain in a European-African Partnership

Reginald Demana
Divisional Executive for Mining, Metals, Infrastructure and Energy
Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), South Africa

Tobias Ostermann
Group Category Buyer Power & Gas
HeidelbergCement AG, Germany

Christopher Frank
Head of Strategic Business Development & Key Account Management
Africa & Asia
thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG, Germany

Mohammed Yahya Zniber
President
Cluster Green H2, Morocco

James Mnyupe
Presidential Economic Advisor
Hydrogen Commissioner
Government of The Republic of Namibia
Current Regulatory Developments and Delivery Models for Captive Power Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa on the Basis of a Study for Mali

Yola Traum
Avocate
Becker Büttner Held, Germany
Turning the Hype into Business: Hydrogen and how we will use it to Power Future Industries

Hon. Abdessalam Mohamed Saleh
Minister of Oil, Mines and Energy, Mauritania

Hendrik Louw
Chief Executive Officer
Northern Cape Economic Development Agency, South Africa

Heike Bergmann
Senior Vice President Sales Africa
Voith Hydro GmbH & Co. KG

Vandré Spellmeier
Head of the German-Angolan Hydrogen Office - H2 diplo
Delegate of German Industry and Commerce in Angola

Tarik Hamane
Managing Director Development
MASEN, Morocco
COP27 in Egypt - An Outlook on the African Climate Conference

Cheikh Niane
Permanent Secretary for Energy
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Senegal
Moderators

Khadi Camara
Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft (AV), Germany

Ulf-Peter Noetzel
Senior Policy Advisor
Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft (AV), Germany

Cornelius Matthes
CEO
Dii Desert Energy

Wiebke Polomka
Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft (AV), Germany

Tara Méité
Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft (AV), Germany

Tony Tiyou
CEO
Renewables in Africa