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9th GERMAN-AFRICAN
ENERGY FORUM
European Power for Africa
Hamburg, May 4th- 5th, 2015
NEW POWER FOR A SUSTAINABLE
PARTNERSHIP!
Preliminary Program
www.energyafrica.de
Venue: Hotel Grand Elysée, Rothenbaumchaussee 10, 20148 Hamburg
Organized by Afrika-Verein Veranstaltungs-GmbH (AVV).
Conference languages are English and French. Translation will be provided at “Großer Festsaal” & “Spiegelsaal”.
We would like to thank the following companies for their generous support of the
9th German-African Energy Forum 2015:
Premium Sponsor
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
9th GERMAN-AFRICAN ENERGY FORUM
Hamburg, May 4th-5th, 2015
Monday, May 4th
08:00 – 09:30 a.m.
09:30 – 09:45 a.m.
Registration & Welcome Coffee
Welcome Address
Dr Stefan Liebing
Chairman
Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft
Chairman
European Business Council for Africa and the Mediterranean
Olaf Scholz
Mayor
Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany
09:45 – 10:05 a.m.
Keynote
Stephan Steinlein
State Secretary
Federal Foreign Office (AA), Germany
10:05 – 11:15 a.m.
Powering Africa’s Future
High Level Outlook on Africa’s Energy Sector
Keynote
Rainer Baake
State Sectretary
Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi),
Germany
Discussants
Hon. Christopher Yaluma
Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development, Zambia
Hon. Dr Kwabena Donkor
Minister of Power, Ghana
Hon. Mutaz Musa
Minister of Water and Electricity, Sudan
Hon. Boubakar Ba
Minister of Mines and Energy, Burkina Faso
9th GERMAN-AFRICAN ENERGY FORUM
Hamburg, May 4th-5th, 2015
11:15 – 12:00 a.m.
Networking Coffee Break
12:00 – 01:00 p.m.
Parallel Sessions
Sustainable Hydro Power Generation?
Moderation
Judith Helfmann-Hundack,
Foreign Trade and Development Policy
Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft
Discussants
Hon. Matadi Atadi Nenga Gamanda (tbc)
Minister of Energy and Water Ressources, DR Congo
Peter Magauer
Vice President,
Andritz Hydro GmbH, Germany
Heike Bergmann
Managing Director
Voith Hydro, Germany
Dr Matthias Haselbauer
Head of Hydropower
GAUFF Power International, Germany
New Developments of the Oil and Gas Sector in Africa
(Focus: North Africa)
Discussants
David Hesse
Partner
Curtis LLP, UK
N.N.
Deutsche Erdöl AG (DEA), Germany
Panel sponsored by:
9th GERMAN-AFRICAN ENERGY FORUM
Hamburg, May 4th-5th, 2015
Country Session Egypt
01:00 – 02:30 p.m.
01:00 – 02:30 p.m.
Networking Lunch Break
Science and Technology – Stage
University Presentations
Sascha Koberstadt & Martin Soltes
Technical University Munich
“aCar – Rural Mobility in Developing Countries”
Prof. Dr Kay Pfaffenberger
FH Flensburg
02:30 – 03:30 p.m.
Parallel Sessions
Renewables – Africa’s Way to Sustainable Growth
Moderation
Jörg Meyer
Managing Director
Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft (BSW), Germany
Discussants
Hon. Maimouna Ndoye Seck (tbc)
Minister of Energy and the Development of Renewable Energies
Senegal
Hermann Röhm
Director Sales & Sales Engineering Onsite Energy,
MTU Friedrichshafen, Germany
Dr. Andreas Wiese
Managing Director
Gopa-Intec, Germany
Torsten Wetzel
Head of Business Development Automation Solutions
Siemens Energy, Germany
Country Session Zambia
9th GERMAN-AFRICAN ENERGY FORUM
Hamburg, May 4th-5th, 2015
Country Session Ghana
03:30 – 04:00 p.m.
03:30 – 04:00 p.m.
Networking Coffee Break
Science and Technology Stage
Joscha Rosenbusch
Referent für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft (BSW)
„PV Investorguide: International Business Models“
04:00– 05:00 p.m.
Parallel Sessions
Financing Energy Projects
Moderation
Judith Helfmann-Hundack
Foreign Trade and Development Policy
Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft
Discussants
Gina Fitzgerald
Manager New Markets
BPL Global
Oliver Griffith
Head, Communications and Public Affairs, Western Europe
International Finance Cooperation
Ulrich Otto
Managing Director
Quantum Global Alternative Investments, Switzerland
Stephan Diefenthal
Vice President
DEG – Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mgH
Germany
Christian Berger
Director for Foreign Trade and Investment Promotion and
Development Policy, Federal Foreign Office, Germany
9th GERMAN-AFRICAN ENERGY FORUM
Hamburg, May 4th-5th, 2015
Solving current Issues of the South African Energy Market
Moderation
Johannes Kurt
Manager Southern Africa
Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft
Discussants
Ulrike Brückner
Head of African Desk
Rödl & Partner, South Africa
Prof. Dr. Tobias Bischof-Niemz
Chief Engineer: Energy
Council for Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa
Thembani Bukula
Head of Electricity Regulation
NERSA, South Africa
Dr Michael Geyer
Solar Director International
Abengoa Solar, Germany
Country Session
05:00 – 05:30 p.m.
Keynote Session
Philipp Joubert
Chairman
Global Electricity Initiative, UK
Jack Grynberg
Chief Executive Officer
Grynberg Petroleum Company
06:00 p.m.
“Energy Evening”
Ehemaliges Hauptzollamt Hafen Hamburg
Alter Wandrahm 20, 20457 Hamburg
(Bus departure: 6:00 p.m. at Grand Elysée; Shuttle returning to
Grand Elysée every 30 minutes between 8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.)
9th GERMAN-AFRICAN ENERGY FORUM
Hamburg, May 4th-5th, 2015
Tuesday, May 5th, 2015
08:30 – 09:30 a.m.
09:30 – 10:15 a.m.
Registration & Welcome Coffee
Keynotes
Prof. Dr. Dr. hc Reinhard Hüttl
Head of the Scientific Board
GFZ Potsdam
Member of the Board
Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften – acatech
Alf Henryk Wulf
Chief Executive Officer
Alstom Deutschland
10:15 – 11:30 a.m.
Parallel Sessions
Fossil Energy in Africa
- German Downstream Technologies and Know How
Discussants
Ulrich Sigel
Managing Director
STEAG Energy Services GmbH
Ezekiel Adesina
Senior Business Strategy & Performance Analyst
Nigeria LNG Limited, Nigeria
Martin Großhäuser
Siemens, Germany
Opportunities and Limitations to the successful
Implementation of Biofuels Projets Development
Moderation
Judith Helfmann-Hundack
Foreign Trade and Development Policy
Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft
9th GERMAN-AFRICAN ENERGY FORUM
Hamburg, May 4th-5th, 2015
Discussants
Ohene Akoto
Chief Executive Officer
Jatropha Africa, Ghana
Thierno Bocar Tall
Chairman
African Biofuel & Renewable Energy Company
Erhard Seiler
Chief Executive Officer
Southern African Biofuels Association, South Africa
Energy and Infrastructure Investments in Africa –
How to address Financial and Environmental, Social &
Governance Risks and Generate Viable Opportunities?
Presentations
Stuart Heather-Clark
Partner ERM South Africa
ERM GmbH
Martin Cremer
Senior Project Manager / International Advisory Services
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management GmbH
Panel sponsored by:
Roundtable: Presentation of the Renewable Development
Company (RE DEVCO)
Dr Jan Martin Witte
Senior Project Manager
KfW Development Bank
Hosted by:
9th GERMAN-AFRICAN ENERGY FORUM
Hamburg, May 4th-5th, 2015
11:30 – 12:00 a. m.
Networking Coffee Break
12:00 – 01:00 p.m.
Parallel Sessions
Rural Electrification
Moderation
Marcus Wiemann
General Secretary
Alliance for Rural Electrification
Discussants
Georgios Pantoulis
Head of Sector – Energy
ElectriFI, Brussels
Prof. Dr. Elmar Steurer
Vice President
University of Applied Sciences Neu-Ulm, Germany
Thomas Duveau
Head of Businesss Development
Mobisol GmbH
Bozhil Kondev
Senior Advisor for Energy Access
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ),
Germany
Capacity Building for Successful and Sustainable Energy
Projects
Moderation
Judith Helfmann-Hundack
Foreign Trade and Development Policy
Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft
Discussants
Albert Butare
Chief Executive Officer
Africa Energy Services Group, Rwanda
Prof. Anthony Staak
Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
9th GERMAN-AFRICAN ENERGY FORUM
Hamburg, May 4th-5th, 2015
12:00 – 01:00 p.m.
Berthold Breit
Chief Executive Officer
Renewables Academy (Renac), Germany
Maurizio Dalla Torre
Sales Representative Africa
Lucas Nülle, Germany
Panel Sponsored by:
Country Session Senegal
01:00 – 01:30 p.m.
01:30 – 03:30 p.m.
African Energy Business – The Way Forward
Networking Lunch