Plenary Sessions

Version 19 May, 9 am
18-21 May 2015
se4allforum.org
Plenary Sessions
OPENING PLENARY: FINANCING SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR ALL
08:30 to 09:00
Sheraton Times Square Hotel New York
Akon, Hip Hop Artist & Co Founder, Akon Lighting Africa
Kandeh Yumkella, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Sustainable Energy for All
Nilda Mesa, Director, New York City Mayor’s Office of Sustainablity
Sandy Frucher, Vice Chairman and Head of Sustainability, The NASDAQ OMX Group
Anita Marangoly George, Senior Director, Global Practice on Energy and Extractive Industries, World Bank
PLENARY: DRIVING COUNTRY ACTION PROCESSES TOWARDS UNIVERSAL ENERGY ACCESS
1:50-2:20
Sheraton Times Square Hotel New York
H.E. Edward Sanneh, Minister of Gambia
H.E. Irene Muloni, Minister of Uganda Energy
Sarah Wykes, CAFOD
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Multi-stakeholder sessions
18 May, 2015
FINANCE
GLOBAL LEADERS VOICES
9:10 – 9:20
Metropolitan East
Mohinder Gulati, SE4All
2:30 – 2:40
Metropolitan East
Sudeshna Ghosh Banerjee, World Bank
Peter Boyd, B Team
inancing Sustainable Energy for All
F
9:20 – 10:35
Metropolitan East
Alexandra Liftman, Global Environmental Executive, Bank of America
Anne Valentine Andrews, Chief Operating Officer, BlackRock Infrastructure Investment Group
Gil-Hong Kim, Senior Director, Sector Advisory Service Division of the Regional and Sustainable Development
Department, ADB
Gyan Acharya, Under-Secretary-General, High Representative for LDCs and SIDS, United Nations
Mike Eckhart, Managing Director, Global Head Environmental Finance and Sustainability, Citibank
Mr. Robert F. Ichord, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Transformation, Bureau of Energy Resources, United States Department of State
Roberto Rudolfi, Director for Sustainable Growth and Development at DG Development and Cooperation, EuropeAid
Suleiman Al-Herbish, Head, OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID)
Closing the Gaps in Financing for Energy Efficiency
11:05 – 12:20
Metropolitan East
Ashok Sarkar, Senior Energy Specialist, World Bank
Josue Tanaka, Managing director for energy efficiency and climate change, Inter-American Development Bank
Olivier Waissbain, Energy Finance Specialist, UNDP
Patrick Doyle, Senior Energy and Climate Change Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank
Pilot Readiness Investment of Sustainable Energy (RISE) Report
2:40 – 3:55
Metropolitan East
Alakesh Chetia, President, Sun Edison Social Innovation
Alejandro Moreno, Energy specialist, Energy and Extractives Global Practice, The World Bank
Anurag Bhatnagar, CEO, Grassroot Trading Network for Women
Brian Dames, Chief Executive Officer, African Rainbow Energy and Power
Sudeshna Ghosh Banerjee, Sr. Economist, The World Bank
Tareeq Emtairah, RCREEE
Vivien Foster, Sector Manager, Energy Department, World Bank
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FINANCE
All Africa High-Level Roundtable on Mobilising Finance for Sustainable Energy for All in Africa
4:25 – 5:40
Metropolitan East
H.E. Jabulile Mashwama, Minister of Natural Resources and Energy, Kingdom of Swaziland
Kandeh Yumkella, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Sustainable Energy for All
Alex Rugamba, Director, Regional Integration & Trade, African Development Bank
Chingiz Orujov, Renewable Energy for Poverty Reduction Coordinator, Islamic Development Bank
Fatima Denton, Director, Special Initiatives Division, ECA
Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, Chief Executive Officer, NEPAD
Kerry Adler, Chief Executive Officer, Skypower
Samba Bathily, Co-founder, Akon Lighting Africa
Aboubakari Baba Moussa, Director, Department of Infrastructure and Energy
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ACCESS
GLOBAL LEADERS VOICES
9:10 – 9:20
Central Park East
Thione Niang, Akon Lighting Africa
Charlie Miller, SolarAid
9:10 – 9:20
Bowery
Martin Krause, UNDP
2:30 – 2:40
Central Park East
Dr. Nawal Al-Hosany, Masdar
Richenda Van Leeuwen, UN Foundation
2:30 – 2:40
Madison Square
Daniel Riley, WWF
Off-Grid Electrification: Evidence of Impact
9:20 – 10:35
Central Park East
Camilo Tellez-Mechan, Financial Sector Specialist, Consultative Group Against Poverty, World Bank
Charlie Miller, Head of Policy & Programme Funding, SolarAid
Daniel M. Kammen, Professor, University of California, Berkeley
Gaurav Gupta, Asia Regional Director, Dalberg Global Development Advisors
Katherine Lucey, Founder and CEO, Solar Sister
Off-grid Lighting and Electrification: How Businesses and Public Sector Working Together Can Realise Universal
Electricity Access Ahead of 2030
11:05 – 12:20
Central Park East
Ashis Kumar Sahu, CEO, Clean Energy Access Network
Graham Smith, CEO, Off-Grid Electric
Harry Verhaar, President, Global Off-Grid Lighting
Karin Reiss, Ecowas Centre for Rewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Koen Peters, Executive Director, GOGLA Secretariat
Kristina Skierka, Campaign Director, Power for All
Zitouni Ould-Dada, Head of the Technology Unit at the Division of Technology Industry and Economics, UNEP
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ACCESS
Energy Access Practitioner Network – Opportunities to Invest in Decentralized Clean Energy Solutions
2:40 – 3:55
Central Park East
Ashis Kumar Sahu, CEO, Clean Energy Access Network
Daphne Pit, Team Manager, DOEN Foundation
Harish Hande, Chairman, SELCO-India
Roberto Rudolfi, Director for Sustainable Growth and Development at DG Development and Cooperation, EuropeAid
Shazia Khan, Executive Director, Eco Energy Finance
Simon Bransfield-Garth, CEO, Azuri Technologies Ltd
Energy Efficiency as an Energy Access Resource
4:25 – 5:40
Central Park East
Dana Rysankova, Senior Energy Specialist in the Africa Energy Unit, World Bank
Gary Bernhardt, CEO, Sola Home Appliances
Matt Jordan, Program Manager, Global Lighting and Energy Access Partnership
Richard Gomes, Head of Policy and Advocacy, Shell Foundation
Richenda Van Leeuwen, Executive Director, Energy Access, Energy and Climate, UN Foundation
Rose Mutiso, Energy Access Policy Fellow, U.S. Department of Energy
Russell Sturm, Head of Climate Change Advisory, International Finance Corporation
Ted Hesser, Director of Technology Partnerships, Off-Grid Electric
Energy for Productive Uses
9:20 – 10:35
Bowery
Peter Alstone, Strategy Consultant and Researcher, Clean Energy Systems, Energy and Resources Group,
University of California
Aaron Leopold, Global Energy Representative, Practical Action
H.R.H. Princess Abze Djigma, CEO, ABZESOLAR S.A.
Jiwan Acharya, Senior Specialist, Asian Development Bank
Jo Scheuer, Director/Chief of Profession, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction, Bureau for Policy and
Programme Support, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Martin Krause, Senior Global Energy Policy Advisor, UNDP
Soma Dutta, Programme Coordinator, ENERGIA
Delivering on SE4ALL – Delivering Access To Energy And Conductive Policies
11:05 – 12:20
Bowery
H.E. Henry O. Macauley, Minister of Energy, Sierra Leone
Ezio Castelli, President, AVSI
Henning Wuester, Director, Division for Knowledge, Policy and Finance (KPFC), IRENA
Klaus Rudischhauser, Deputy Director General, DG DEVCO, European Commission
Mahama Kappiah, Director, ECOWAS Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Mike Enskat, Programme Manager, GIZ
Sheila Oparaocha, ENERGIA International Coordinator, ENERGIA
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ACCESS
Voices from the Field: Key Messages from Those Closest to the Challenge
2:40 – 3:55
Madison Square
Daniel Riley, Lead Specialist, WWF
Fabby Tumiwa, Director, Institute for Essential Services Reform
John Kioli, National Chairman, Kenya Climate Change Working Group
Neha Misra, Chief Collaboration Officer, Solar Sister
Ramapati Kumar, CEO, Centre for Environment & Energy Development (CEED), India
Robert Ddamulira, Energy Coordinator, WWF Regional Office for Africa, Uganda
Sarah Wykes, Lead Analyst for Climate and Energy, Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, UK
Large Natural Gas Finds In East/South Africa: Can They Be An Enabler For Socio-Economic Growth?
4:25 – 5:40
Madison Square
Vijay Modi, Professor, Columbia University
Faris Hasan, OFID
Pradeep Monga, UNIDO
Anil Joshi, Government of Gujarat, India
Andrew Yaeger, Norway, and REA Tanzania
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COUNTRY ACTION
GLOBAL LEADERS VOICES
9:10 – 9:20
Central Park West
Daniel Schroth, ADB
9:10 – 9:20
Lenox
Dane McQueen, UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2:30 – 2:40
Central Park West
Hongpeng Liu, ESCAP
Jiwan Acharya, ADB
Manoj K Khadka, UNDP
2:30 – 2:40
Columbus Circle
Mahama Kappiah, Ecowas
Karin Reiss, Ecowas
Pradeep Monga, UNIDO
SE4All Country Action in Africa
9:20 – 12:20
Central Park West
H.E. Edward Saja Sanneh, Minister of Energy, Gambia
Hon. Germaine KAMAYIRESE, Minister, State for Energy and Water
H.E. Irene Muloni, Minister for Energy and Minerals, Uganda
Aboubakari Baba Moussa, Director, Department of Infrastructure and Energy
Alexander Evans, Chairman, Operating Committee, Global LPG Partnership
Daniel Schroth, SE4All Africa Hub Coordinator, African Development Bank
Faith Wandera – Odongo, Deputy Director of Renewable Energy, Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, Kenya
Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, Chief Executive Officer, NEPAD
Klaus Rudischhauser, Deputy Director General, DG DEVCO, European Commission
Maureen Harrington, Director, International Development Group of Standard Bank
Ngosi Mwihava, Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources
Nii Darko Asante, Technical Director, Energy Commission Ghana
Paula E. Edze, Coordinator, SE4ALL Secretariat, Energy Commission
Roberto Rudolfi, Director for Sustainable Growth and Development at DG Development and Cooperation, EuropeAid
Ruby Sandhu-Rojon, Deputy Director, UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa
Shari Berenbach, President and CEO, United States African Development Foundation
This list is subject to change. Please check www.se4allforum.org for further updates.
COUNTRY ACTION
What’s Happening in Asia Pacific?
2:40 – 5:40
Central Park West
H.E. Hans Brattskar, State Secretary (Deputy Minister) , Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway
H.E. Durga Prasad Bhattarai, Head of Permanent Mission of Nepal to the United Nations
H.E. Tajul Islam, MP, Honorable Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee of the Ministry of Power,
Energy & Mineral Resources, Bangladesh
Gil-Hong Kim, Senior Director, Sector Advisory Service Division of the Regional and Sustainable Development
Department, ADB
Hongpeng Liu, Chief of Energy Security and Water Resources Section, Environment and Development Division,
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Jiwan Acharya, Senior Specialist, Asian Development Bank
Energy Access: The Case for Concessional Intervention in the Private Sector
9:20 – 10:35
Lenox
Chad Larson, Co-Founder, M-KOPA
Elisbeth Clemens, Policy Director, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)
María Hilda Rivera, Head of Beyond the Grid, USAID/Power Africa
Michael Eckhart, Managing Director and Global Head of Environmental Finance and Sustainability, Citigroup
Paul Needham, CEO, Simpa Networks
Pep Bardouille, Senior Energy Specialist, IFC
Rhys Marsh, Vice-President of Energy, CIT
Simon Bransfield-Garth, Chief Executive, Azuri Technologies
SE4All Country Action in Latin America and the Caribbean
11:05 – 12:20
Lenox
Carolina Mena, Head of Demand, Access and Energy Efficiency Unit, Secretary of Energy, Ministry of Industry,
Energy and Mining in Urugyay
Dr. René Castro-Salazar, CO2nsorcio Euroamericano, Costa Rica
Eduardo Noboa, Executive Director Simon Bransfield-Garth National Institute of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Ecuador
Luis Roberto Reyes Fabián, Executive Secretary, National Energy Board of El Salvador
Raúl Iván Cortez Sánchez, Renewable Energy Advisor, Presidency of the Republic of Nicaragua
ECOWAS Regional Sustainable Energy Policies Supporting National SE4ALL Actions
2:40 – 3:55
Columbus Circle
Amb. Ing. Henry Macauley, Minister of Energy, The Republic of Sierra Leone
H.E. Andreas Riecken, Deputy Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations
Daniel Schroth, SE4ALL Africa Hub Coordinator, African Development Bank
Klaus Rudischhauser, Deputy Director General, DG DEVCO, European Commission
Kwame Ampofo, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Energy Commission of Ghana
Mahama Kappiah, Executive Director, ECREEE
Pradeep Monga, Director Energy and Climate Change Branch, UNIDO
This list is subject to change. Please check www.se4allforum.org for further updates.
COUNTRY ACTION
Universal Energy Access: Measuring What Matters
4:25 – 5:40
Columbus Circle
Caroline Mcgregor, Department of Energy, Government of USA
Charlie Miller, Head of Policy & Programme Funding, SolarAid
Davida Wood, Senior Associate and Project Manager, Electricity Governance Initiative, World Resources Institute
Elisa Portale, Energy Specialist, The World Bank
Fabby Tumiwa, Director, Institute for Essential Services Reform
Harish Hande, Chairman, SELCO-India
Jens Drillisch, Deputy Head, Division, Competence Center Energy, Water and Agriculture, KfW Development Bank
Mikul Bhatia, Senior Energy Specialist, The World Bank
Peter Alstom, Lighting Africa
Sarah Wykes, Lead Analyst for Climate and Energy, Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, UK
Simon Trace, CEO, Practical Action
This list is subject to change. Please check www.se4allforum.org for further updates.
INNOVATION FOR IMPACT
GLOBAL LEADERS VOICES
2:30 – 2:40
Bowery
Robert Ichord, United States Department of State
Dameon V. Alexander, George Washington University
John E. Waters, Leave It Better Than We Found It
Mobilising Bold Ideas for Impact
11:05 – 12:20
Empire West
Elizabeth Press, Deputy Director, IRENA Innovation and Technology Centre
Ami Valdemoro, Executive Director, Friends of Hope
Kateri Callahan, President, Alliance to Save Energy
Nawal Al-Hosany, Director of Sustainability, Masdar
Richenda Van Leeuwen, Executive Director, Energy Access, Energy and Climate, UN Foundation
Susan Kish, Head of Cross Platform Initiatives, Bloomberg
U.S. Government Experience in Financing Sustainable Energy
2:40 – 3:55
Bowery
Andrew Herscowitz, Coordinator for President Barack Obama’s Power Africa and Trade Africa Initiatives
Himesh Dhungel, Global Practice Lead for Energy, Millennium Challenge Corporation
John Morton, Chief of Staff, Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Mr. Robert F. Ichord, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Transformation, Bureau of Energy Resources,
United States Department of State
Todd Foley, Chief Strategy Officer, American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)
Energy Access Market Accelerator
4:25 – 5:40
Bowery
Caroline Narich, Manager within Accenture’s Resources Strategy practice, Accenture Development Partnerships
Christine Eibs Singer, Senior Advisor, SE4All
Daniel Riley, Lead Specialist, WWF
Gaurav Manchanda, One Degree Solar
Thomas Duveau, Head of Business Development, Mobisol
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GLOBAL POLICY AGENDA
GLOBAL LEADERS VOICES
9:10 – 9:20
Gramercy
Kandeh Yumkella, SRSG, SE4All
Ivan Vera, UN-Energy
2:30 – 2:40
Gramercy
Ke Wei, Center on Global Energy Policy
Minoru Takada, Representative and Director Sustainable Energy for All initiative NY office
2014-2024 UN Decade Of Sustainable Energy For All: Contributions From UN-Energy Member Organizations
And UN Regional Commissions
9:20 – 10:35
Gramercy
Kandeh Yumkella, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Sustainable Energy for All
Hongpeng Liu, Chief of Energy Security and Water Resources Section, Environment and Development Division,
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Ivan Vera, Secretary of UN-Energy and Senior Sustainable Development Officer, DSD UN-Energy Secretary
Manlio Coviello, Chief, Natural Resources and Energy Unit, ECLAC
Olivier Dubois, Senior Natural Resources Office, UN Food and Agriculture Organization
Osman Benchikh, Programme Specialist, Innovation and Capacity Building in Science and Engineering, UNESCO
Pradeep Monga, Director Energy and Climate Change Branch, UNIDO
Stephen Gitonga, Senior Policy Advisor (Energy) , UNDP
Vincent Kitio, Chief, Urban Energy Unit, UN Habitat
Progress Towards Sustainable Energy: Key Findings of Global Tracking Framework 2015
11:05 – 12:20
Gramercy
Kandeh Yumkella, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Sustainable Energy for All
Anita M. George, Vice President (Energy & Extractives) , World Bank
Dan Dorner, Senior Analyst, IEA
Vivien Foster, Sector Manager, Energy Department, World Bank
Energy Subsidies: Impacts and Opportunities for Reform
2:40 – 3:55
Gramercy
Ami Valdemoro, Liter of Light
Albert Cordeiro de Melo, Director-General of Electrical Energy Research Center, CEPEL
Andrew Cheon, Assistant Professor of International Political Economy, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced,
International Studies
H.E. Hans Brattskar, State Secretary (Deputy Minister), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway
Rohit Khanna, Program Manager, Energy Sector Management Assistance Program, World Bank
Vijay Modi, Professor, Columbia University
This list is subject to change. Please check www.se4allforum.org for further updates.
GROWING THE MOVEMENT
GLOBAL LEADERS VOICES
9:10 – 9:20
Columbus Circle
Ibrahim H Rehman, TERI
2:30 – 2:40
Lenox
Sheila Oparaocha, ENERGIA
SE4All Capacity Building Hub
9:20 – 10:35
Columbus Circle
Edu Willemse, External Relations Manager, SNV
Harish Hande, Chairman, SELCO-India
I H Rehman, Director Social Transformation Division, TERI University
Sangeeta Gupta, Director, TERI
Sarah Wykes, Lead Analyst for Climate and Energy, Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, UK
Venkata Ramana Putti, Senior Energy Specialist, ESMAP -World Bank
Energy for Women’s and Children’s Health HIO – Report on Progress to Date
11:05 – 12:20
Columbus Circle
Gemma May, Adviser, International Energy Partnerships, Sustainable Energy Team, Climate Environment Department;
Department for International Development (DFID) UK
Hans Olav Ibrekk, Policy Director, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Jem Porcaro, Senior Director, Energy Access
Laura Stachel, Co-Founder and Executive Director, We Care Solar
M.S Faizal Khan, Managing Director, Noorul Islam Institute of Medical Science and Research Foundation (NIMS)
Michael Pfeiffer, Technical Officer, Department of Public Health, Environment and Social Determinants of Health; World Health Organization; WHO
Richenda Van Leeuwen, Executive Director, Energy Access, Energy and Climate, UN Foundation
Seemin Qayum, Policy Advisor, Sustainable Development; UN Women
Developing and Investing in Gender-Informed Business Models for Scaling Up Energy Access
2:40 – 3:55
Lenox
Corinne Hart, Director, Gender & Humanitarian Programs, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
Jessica Alderman, Communications and Public Relations Director, Envirofit
Najada Kumbuli, Senior Investment Officer, Calvert Foundation’s Strategic Initiatives
Sheila Oparaocha, ENERGIA International Coordinator, ENERGIA
Simon Collings, Director of Learning and Innovation, Global Village Energy Partnership
Reema Nanavaty, General Secretary, Self Employed Women’s Association
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Version 19 May, 9 am
18-21 May 2015
se4allforum.org
Plenary Sessions
19 May, 2015
OPENING PLENARY: DOUBLING THE GLOBAL RATE OF IMPROVEMENT IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY
8:30-9:30
Sheraton Times Square Hotel New York
Harry Verhaar, President of Global Off Grid Lighting, Head of Global Public & Government Affairs, Philips Josue Tanaka, Managing Director for Operational Strategy and Planning, and Energy Efficiency and Climate Change
at the EBRD
Bruno Berthon, Managing Director - Strategy, Accenture
John Lee, Deputy Director for Green Buildings and Energy Efficiency at NYC Mayor’s Office
Clay Nesler, Vice-President, Corporate Sustainability for Johnson Controls
PLENARY: DOUBLING THE SHARE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY IN THE GLOBAL ENERGY MIX
1:50-2:20
Adnan Amin, Director-General, IRENA
CLOSING PLENARY
5:45-6:00
Mohinder Gulati, COO, Sustainable Energy for All
Annette Richardson, Senior Advisor, SE4All
This list is subject to change. Please check www.se4allforum.org for further updates.
FINANCE
GLOBAL LEADERS VOICES
9:10 – 9:20
Bowery
Jiwan Acharya, ADB
Roger Platt, Green Building council
2:30 – 2:40
Bowery
Veerbhadran Ramanathan, TERI
Project Development Facility: Why We Need It?
9:20 – 10:35
Bowery
H.E. Sudirman Said, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia
Christine Eibs Singer, Senior Advisor, SE4All
Gil-Hong Kim, Senior Director, Sector Advisory Service Division of the Regional and Sustainable Development
Department, ADB
Hans Olav Ibrekk, Policy Director, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Jiwan Acharya, Senior Specialist, Asian Development Bank
Joao Duarte Cunha, Chief Climate Finance Officer, African Development Bank (AfDB)
Peter Storey, CTI PFAN Global Coordinator
William Sabandar, Chief, Accelerated Development of Renewable Energy Task Force
Launch of the Electrification Financing Initiative ElectriFI
11:05 – 12:20
Bowery
H.E. Irene Muloni, Minister of Energy & Minerals, Uganda
Andrew Herscowitz, Coordinator for President Barack Obama’s Power Africa and Trade Africa Initiatives
Ernesto Macias, President, Alliance for Rural Electrification
Frederik Jan van den Bosch, Manager, FMO
Kate Steel, Energy Team Lead, Power Africa
Reema Nanavaty, General Secretary, Self Employed Women’s Association
Sam Parker, Director, Shell Foundation
The Role of Multinational Corporations in the Energy Access Scale-up
12:20 – 1:50
Bowery
Anita Marangoly George, Senior Director, Energy and Extractives Global Practice, World Bank
Ceri Powell, Executive VP for World Wide Exploration, Royal Dutch Shell
Pashupathy Gopalan, President Asia Pacific, SunEdison
Ahmed Khashan, VP for Africa and the Caribbean, Schneider Electric
Lawrence Fletcher, Managing Director, Credit Suiss (TBC)
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FINANCE
Launch of Short Lived Climate Pollutants
2:40 – 3:55
Bowery
Ajay Narayanan, Head of Sustainability, IFC
I H Rehman, Director Social Transformation Division, TERI University
John Mitchell, Environmental Protection Agency
Lisa Hodes Rosen, General Counsel and Director of US Markets, The Gold Standard
Nithya Ramanathan, CEO, Nexleaf Analytics
Radha Muthiah, Executive Director, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
Romina Picolotti, President, Former Secretary for the Environment, Center for Human Rights and Environment
(CEDHA), Argentina
Veerbhadran Ramanathan, Professor, TERI University
Accelerating Energy Access: the Role of Philanthropy
4:25 – 5:40
Bowery
Daphne Pit, Team Manager, DOEN Foundation
Morgan DeFoort, CEO, Factor(E) Ventures
Sam Parker, Director, Shell Foundation
Scott Andrews, Head of the Energy Track, Clinton Global Initiative
Zia Khan, VP Initiatives and Strategy, Rockefeller Foundation
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ACCESS
GLOBAL LEADERS VOICES
9:10 – 9:20
Central Park East
Venkata Ramana Putti, World Bank
2:30 – 2:40
Central Park East
Leslie Black Cordes, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
Scaling up Clean Cooking Solutions – Launch of a Global Report by World Bank and Global Alliance for Clean Cook stoves
9:20 – 10:35
Central Park East
Anita M. George, Vice President (Energy & Extractives) , World Bank
Malcolm Cosgrove-Davies, Global Lead, Energy Access, World Bank
Radha Muthiah, Executive Director, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
Financing Energy Access in Crisis Settings: Ensuring Sustainable Energy for those Affected by Natural Disasters
and Conflict
11:05 – 12:20
Central Park East
Simon Collings, Director, Learning and Innovation at Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP)
Sarah Costa, Executive Director of the Women’s Refugee Commission
Dr. Amare Gebre Egziabher, Senior Environmental Coordinator for the Division of Programme Support and
Management at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Radha Muthiah, Executive Director of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
Koen Peters, Executive Director of the GOGLA Secretariat
Surya Kumar Sapkota, Assistant Director in charge of the Policy, Planning and Resource Mobilization Division at
the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) within the Government of Nepal’s Ministry of Science, Technology
and Environment
Nepal’s Post-earthquake Recovery Efforts and the Role of Those Affected by Natural Disasters and Conflict
12:20 – 1:50
Columbus Circle
Bahareh Seyedi, Policy Specialist, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction, UNDP
Surya Kumar Sapkota, Assistant Director, AEPC
Vincent Wierda, CleanStart Programme Manager, UNCDF
Driving Energy Access in the Developing World through Innovative Financing for Clean Cooking Solutions
2:40 – 3:55
Central Park East
Jonathan Cedar, CEO, Biolite
Najada Kumbuli, Senior Investment Officer, Calvert Foundation’s Strategic Initiatives
Leslie Black Cordes, Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships
Sean Moore, Portfolio Manager, Acumen’s New York
Mac Cosgrove-Davies, Global Lead for Energy Access, World Bank
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ACCESS
Maximizing the Benefits of Clean Cooking Fuels - Creating a Sustainable Mass Market
4:25 – 5:40
Central Park East
Alexander Evans, Chairman, Operating Committee, Global LPG Partnership
Arline J. Lederman Adler, Vice President, Solar Cookers International
Francis Johnson, Senior Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute
Gaston Kremer, Project Manager, Green Social Bioethanol
Gerard Ostheimer, Global Lead, SE4ALL Sustainable Bioenergy HIO
Radha Muthiah, Executive Director, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
Sabdiyo Bashuna Dido, Global Coordinator, Gender and Youth, SNV
Shon Van Hulzen, Director of Quality Control, POET
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY
GLOBAL LEADERS VOICES
9:10 – 9:20
Metropolitan East
Thierry Van Landegem, Greentouch Consortium
Luis Gomez Echeverri, SE4All
2:30 – 2:40
Metropolitan East
Nurzat Myrsalieva, Project Manager, RCREEE
Joseph John Runzo, City of Toyama
Energy Efficiency Accelerator Platform
9:20 – 10:35
Metropolitan East
Bruno Berthon, Vice President for Sustainability, Accenture
Clay Nesler, Vice-President, Corporate Sustainability for Johnson Controls
Felming Voetmann, Head of Public Affairs and Leadership Communication, Danfoss
Harry Verhaar, Head of Global Public and Government Affairs, Philips Lighting
Jigar Shah, Executive Director, Institute for Industrial Productivity
Mr. Josue Tanaka, Managing Director for Operational Strategy and Planning, and Energy Efficiency and
Climate Change, EBRD
Pradeep Monga, Director Energy and Climate Change Branch, UNIDO
Sheila Watson, Director of Environment, FIA Foundation
Steven Kukoda, Vice-President, International Copper Alliance
The 1Gigaton Coalition: Promoting Emissions’ Savings from Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
11:05 – 12:20
Metropolitan East
H.E. Hans Brattskar, State Secretary (Deputy Minister) , Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway
Christine Lins, Executive Secretary, REN21
Zitouni Ould-Dada, Head of the Technology Unit at the Division of Technology Industry and Economics, UNEP
The Arab World’s Transition to Sustainable Energy Pathway: A Look from Inside
2:40 – 3:55
Metropolitan East
H.E. Omar Kittaneh, Minister of the Palestine Energy Authority
Adel Abdellatif, the Chief of the Regional Programme Division in UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Arab States
Alejandro Moreno, Energy specialist, Energy and Extractives Global Practice, The World Bank
Dane McQueen, UAE Advisor on Sustainable Energy Opportunities in the Arab Region
Jassim Isa Al Shirawi, the General Manager of Oil & Gas Affairs of the National Oil & Gas Authority of the Kingdom
of Bahrain
Nurzat Myrsalieva, Project Manager, RCREEE
Stephen Gitonga, Senior Policy Advisor (Energy), UNDP
Tareq Emtairah, Executive Director, RCREEE
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Energy Efficiency and Cities Initiatives
4:25 – 5:40
Metropolitan East
Angie Fyfe, Director, Resource Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program for ICLEI
Christopher Jones, Deputy Director General for Energy, European Commission, Covenant of Mayors
Evan Juska, Head of US Policy, Climate Group
Florian Lux, Sustainable Urban Development Advisor, UN Habitat
Ivan Jaques, Program Team Leader for Energy Efficient Cities, ESMAP, World Bank
Jorge Pinheiro Machado, Director, Brazil, R20
Patricia McCarney, President and CEO, World Council on City Data (WCCD)
Sandy Tung, 100 Resilient Cities
Seth Schultz, Director, Research, Measurement & Planning at C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
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RENEWABLE ENERGY
GLOBAL LEADERS VOICES
9:10 – 9:20
Gramercy
James Spalding, Itaipu Paraguay
Jorge Miguel Samek, Itaipu Brazil
Yera Ortiz de Urbina, IRENA
2:30 – 2:40
Gramercy
Jessica Frohman Lubetsky, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Communicating Renewable Energy - IRENA Coalition for Action
9:20 – 10:35
Gramercy
Aaron Leopold, Global Energy Representative, Practical Action
Amy Davidsen, Director, The Climate Group
Juan Ramón Silva Ferrada, Sustainability Senior Executive Director, Acciona
Mahama Kappiah, Executive Director, ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE)
Morten Dyrholm, Vice President Public Affairs, Vestas Wind Systems
Risa Edelman, Director of International Programmes, American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)
IRENA’s Project Facilitation Platform – a Virtual Market Place to Enhance Project Development and Financing in Africa
9:20 – 10:35
Gramercy
H.E. Jabulile Mashwama, Minister of Natural Resources and Energy, Kingdom of Swaziland
Morten Dyrholm, Global Vice President for Public Affairs, Vestas Wind Energy
Steve Sawyer, Secretary General, GWEC
Dr. Henning Wuester, Director, Knowledge, Policy and Finance Centre (KPFC), IRENA
High level official from the Ministry of Energy in Tanzania
Tim Williamson, Deputy Director, USAID
Jens Drillisch, KfW
Dane McQueen, United Arab Emirates
Renewable Energy for Islands
11:05 – 12:20
Gramercy
Elizabeth Press, Deputy Director, Innovation and Technology Centre (IITC) New Report from the Pew Charitable Trusts: Power Shifts—Emerging Clean Energy Markets
2:40 – 3:55
Gramercy
Phyllis Cuttino, Director of Clean Energy Initiative, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Yuriy Sergeyev, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations and Ambassador, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Commonwealth of the Bahamas
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RENEWABLE ENERGY
Sneak Preview- REN21’s Renewables 2015 Global Status Report
4:25 – 5:40
Gramercy
Christine Lins, Executive Secretary, REN21
Ernesto Macias, President, Alliance for Rural Electrification
Geng Dan, Assistant to the President, Chinese Renewable Energy Industry Association, CREIA
Irene Giner-Reichl, Austrian Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China and Mongolia and President of the Global
Forum on Sustainable Energy
Pradeep Monga, Director Energy and Climate Change Branch, UNIDO
Tania Rödiger-Vorwerk, Deputy Director General, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development,
Germany
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GLOBAL POLICY AGENDA
GLOBAL LEADERS VOICES
9:10 – 9:20
Empire West
Cristina Morales, World Energy Council
2:30 – 2:40
Madison Square
Vickie Healey, Clean Energy Solutions Center
Chris Sewell, IADB
Regional Interconnection: Unlocking the SE4All Potential
9:20 – 10:35
Empire West
Claudia Cronenbold, President CBHE, Bolivia
Francesco Giorgianni, Head of Institutional Relations, ENERSIS
Hamilton Moss, Vice Presidente Energy, CAF
Jose Antonio Vargas Lleras, Vice Chair, WEC LAC
Pedro Ruiz De Oliveira Jatobá, Superintendent of Foreign Operations, Eletrobras
Policy in a Volatile Energy Sector
11:05 – 12:20
Madison Square
Barry Worthington, Executive Director, United States Energy Association (USEA)
Chris Trimble, Energy Specialist with the World Bank’s Global Practice for Energy and Extractives
Morten Dyrholm, Global Vice President for Public Affairs, Vestas Wind Energy
Peter Storey, CTI PFAN Global Coordinator
Stuart Neil, Senior Director for External Affairs and Communications, World Energy Council
Victoria Healey, Project Leader, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Policy Innovations and Tools- Experiences in West Africa and the Caribbean and Latin America Regions,
and within Localities
2:40 – 3:55
Madison Square
Angie Fyfe, Director, Resource Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program for ICLEI
David Bloomgarden, unit Cheif, Multilateral Investment Fund
Ellen Morris, Energy and Environment Faculty, Columbia University and President, Sustainable Energy Solutions
Ian Lloyd, Program Manager and Fellow, Office of International Affairs
Karen Hughes, Program Manager, International Policy, Alliance to Save Energy
Mahama Kappiah, Director, ECOWAS Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Ramon Espinasa, Lead Energy Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank
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GLOBAL POLICY AGENDA
Addressing the Dual Energy Crisis of the 21st Century: Integrating Action on Climate Mitigation and Energy Access
4:25 – 5:40
Madison Square
Aaron Leopold, Global Energy Representative, Practical Action
Faith Wandera – Odongo, Deputy Director of Renewable Energy, Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, Kenya
Guilherme Collares Pereira, Access to Energy -International Relations Director, Energias de Portugal-EDP
Mafalda Duarte, Climate Investment Funds (CIF)
Zitouni Ould-Dada, Head of the Technology Unit at the Division of Technology Industry and Economics, UNEP
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GROWING THE MOVEMENT
GLOBAL LEADERS VOICES
9:10 – 9:20
Columbus Circle
David Otieno, AEEP
9:10 – 9:20
Lenox
Alexander Huppertz, GIZ
Olivier Dubois, FAO
9:10 – 9:20
Central Park West
Sean Collins, Student Energy
2:30 – 2:40
Columbus Circle
Aidar Marat, National company Astana EXPO-2017 JSC
2:30 – 2:40
Lenox
Bjorn Hamso, World Bank
Coordination and Harmonization of African and International Energy Initiatives
9:20 – 10:35
Columbus Circle
Aboubakari Baba Moussa, Director, Department of Infrastructure and Energy, African Union Commission
Roberto Ridolfi, Director, Sustainable Growth and Development, European Commission
Daniel Schroth, Coordinator, SE4ALL Hub for Africa, African Development Bank
Pietro De Martin Topranin, Head of Office IV DGMO, DG Global issues, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Martin Niemetz, Country Action Advisor, Sustainable Energy for All, Global Facilitation Team
Kate Steel, Energy Team Lead, Power Africa
Rima Le Coguic, l’Agence française de développement (AFD), France (TBC)
Christian Stoffaës, Fondation Energies pour l’Afrique
Mike Enskat, Programme Manager, EU Energy Initiative Partnership Dialogue Facility (EUEI PDF)
Simon Trace, CEO, Practical Action
Aaron Leopold, Global Energy Representative, Practical Action
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GROWING THE MOVEMENT
The Clean Energy Mini-Grids High Impact Opportunity (HIO)
11: 05 – 12:20
Columbus Circle
Abhishek Pratap, Senior Campaigner, Renewable Energy, Greenpeace India
Clare Boland, Associate Director, Rockefeller Foundation
Faris Hasan, Director of Corporate Planning& Economic Services, OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID)
Guilherme Collares Pereira, Access to Energy -International Relations Director, Energias de Portugal-EDP
Joao Duarte Cunha, Chief Climate Finance Officer, African Development Bank (AfDB)
Marcus Wiemann, Executive Director, Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE)
Richenda Van Leeuwen, Executive Director, Energy Access, Energy and Climate, UN Foundation
Venkata Ramana Putti, Senior Energy Specialist, ESMAP -World Bank
Astana EXPO 2017 – Kazakhstan
2:40 – 3:55
Columbus Circle
Marat Aidar, Director, Content & Sustainable Development Department
Sharing the Load: Public and Private Sector Roles in Addressing Poor People’s Energy Needs
4:25 – 5:40
Columbus Circle
Ashis Kumar Sahu, CEO, Clean Energy Access Network
Daphne Pit, Team Manager, DOEN Foundation
Davida Wood, Senior Associate and Project Manager, Electricity Governance Initiative, World Resources Institute
Fabby Tumiwa, Director, Institute for Essential Services Reform
Harish Hande, Chairman, SELCO-India
Tom Erichsen, CEO, DIFFER
Water-Energy-Food Nexus HIO
9:20 – 10:35
Lenox
Olivier Dubois, Senior Natural Resources Office, UN Food and Agriculture Organization
Tania Rödiger-Vorwerk, Deputy Director General, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development,
Germany
Brazilian Experience in Implementing Sustainable Energy for All
11:05 – 12:20
Lenox
Albert Cordeiro de Melo, Director-General of Electrical Energy Research Center, CEPEL
Jorge Samek, Director-General of Electrical Energy Research Center, Itaipu Binational
Global Initiative: Combining Forces to End Routine Gas Flaring
2:40 – 3:55
Lenox
Anita M. George, Vice President (Energy & Extractives) , World Bank
Bjorn Hamso, Program Manager, World Bank
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GROWING THE MOVEMENT
Advancing Sustainable Energy for All: Innovations, Impacts and Partnerships on the Ground
4:25 – 5:40
Central Park West
Ami Valdemoro, Liter of Light
Angelica Shamerina, Program Advisor (Climate Change) and Regional Focal Point (Latin America and Caribbean),
GEF Small Grants Programme UNDP-NY
Delfin Ganapin, Global Manager, GEF Small Grants Programme
Rising Tide: Harnessing the Power of Youth
9:20 – 10:35
Central Park West
Ahmad Alhendawi, Secretary General Envoy on Youth, United Nations
Alan Burchell
Dikirani Thaulo, Teacher Trainee, Zayed Solar Academy
Ruby Wynn-Williams, Melbourne Girls College
Sean Collins, Co-Founder, Student Energy
Sustainable Bioenergy HIO: Launch and Ambition
11:05 – 12:20
Sutton Place
Ethan Zindler, Head of the Americas, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Hilary McMahon, Director of Research, Carbon War Room
Ignaas Caryn, Director of Corporate Venturing and Biofuels, KLM – Royal Dutch Airlines
Meghan Sapp, Executive Secretary, Partners for Euro-African Green Energy
Melinda Kimble, Senior Vice President, UN Foundation
Olivier Dubois, Senior Natural Resources Office, UN Food and Agriculture Organization
Salim Morsy, Analyst, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Tessa Lee, Associate, Research & Intelligence team of the Carbon War Room
Thomas Videbaek, Executive Vice President - Business Development, Novozymes
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Global Energy Ministerial: Policy Dialogue
UN General Assembly Hall
9:00 – 9:15 OPENING PLENARY
H.E. Sam Kahamba Kutesa, President of the United Nations General Assembly
Jan Eliasson, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General
9:15 – 9:30 SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE ADDRESS
Kandeh Yumkella, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Sustainable Energy for All
9:30 – 10:30 CATALYZING A TRILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT
Moderator: Ali Velshi, Al Jazeera America
LEADERSHIP REMARKS
H.E. Neven Mimica, European Commissioner for International Cooperation & Development
H.E. Piyush Goyal, Minister of State for Coal, Power and New & Renewable Energy, India
HIGH LEVEL PANEL
H.E. Neven Mimica, European Commissioner for International Cooperation & Development
H.E. Piyush Goyal, Minister of State for Coal, Power and New and Renewable Energy, India
Anita Marangoly George, Senior Director, Global Practice on Energy and Extractive Industries, World Bank
Roberto Zurli, Director, Infrastructure and Energy Division, Brazilian National Development Bank
Lutaf R. Kassam, Director, Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development
Anne Valentine Andrews, Chief Operating Officer, BlackRock Infrastructure Investment Group (TBC)
10:30 – 1:00 GLOBAL ACTION AGENDA: ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR ALL BY 2030
Moderator: Matthew Bishop, The Economist
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ENSURING UNIVERSAL ACCESS
LEADERSHIP CONVERSATION:
H.E. Germaine Kamayirese, Minister of State for Energy & Water, Rwanda (TBC)
Suleiman Al-Herbish, Director-General, OPEC Fund for International Development
HIGH LEVEL PANEL
H.E. Isabella Lövin, Minister for International Development Cooperation, Sweden
H.E. Alfredo Pires, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Timor Leste
H.E. Omar Kittaneh, Minister of the Palestine Energy Authority
Robert F. Ichord, Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Energy Resources, USA
Alex Rugamba, Director for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, African Development Bank
DOUBLING ENERGY EFFICIENCY
LEADERSHIP CONVERSATION:
H.E. Martin Bille Hermann, State Secretary for Development Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark
Josue Tanaka, Managing Director, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
HIGH LEVEL PANEL
H.E. Alexei Teksler, Deputy Minister of Energy, Russia
H.E. Ajay Mathur, Director General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, India
H.E. Hans Brattskar, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
H.E. Masahiko Horie, Ambassador for Global Environmental Affairs, Japan
DOUBLING RENEWABLE ENERGY
LEADERSHIP CONVERSATION:
H.E. Zhang Yuqing, Vice Administrator, National Energy Administration, China
Adnan Amin, Director-General, International Renewable Energy Agency
HIGH LEVEL PANEL
H.E. Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Iceland
H.E. Valentin Rybakov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Belarus
H.E. Emilio Rappaccioli, Minister Advisor to the President for Renewable Energy, Nicaragua
Tania Rödiger-Vorwerk, Deputy Director General, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development,
Germany
Gil Hong Kim, Senior Director, Asian Development Bank
1:00 – 3:00 HIGH-LEVEL LEADERSHIP LUNCHEON, HOSTED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
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3:00 – 4:00 ENERGY, WOMEN AND CHILDREN’S HEALTH
Moderator: Laura Trevelyan, BBC
GLOBAL LAUNCH OF CAMPAIGN VIDEO: Energy, Women and Children’s Health
LEADERSHIP CONVERSATION:
Kandeh Yumkella, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, SE4All
Sheila Oparaocha, Executive-Secretary, The International Network on Gender & Energy
Alex Evans, Chairman, Operating Committee, the Global LPG Partnership
HIGH LEVEL PANEL
H.E. Irene Muloni, Minister for Energy and Minerals, Uganda
Sally Gear, Head of the Sustainable Energy Team, Department for International Development, United Kingdom
Radha Muthiah, CEO, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
Nawal Al-Hosany, Director of Sustainability, Masdar
Maurizio Vecchione, Sr. Vice President, Global Good and Research, Intellectual Ventures
4:00 – 5:45 STRENGTHENING GLOBAL ENERGY COOPERATION ON ENERGY
FROM SDGS TO COP21, AND BEYOND
Moderator: H.E. Irene Giner-Reichl, President, Global Forum on Sustainable Energy
Leadership Conversation: John Podesta, former Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton and Counselor to
President Barack Obama, USA
HIGH LEVEL PANEL
H.E. Darcy Boyce, Senator, Minister of Energy, Immigration, Telecommunications and Invest Barbados in the Prime Minister’s Office, Barbados
John Podesta, former Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton and Counselor to President Barack Obama, USA
Naoko Ishii, CEO and Chairperson, Global Environment Facility
John Kioli, Chairman, Kenya Climate Change Working Group
STRENGTHENING GLOBAL ENERGY GOVERNANCE AND PARTNERSHIPS: ROLES OF THE UN
Moderator: Kandeh Yumkella, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, SE4All
HIGH LEVEL PANEL
Christian Friis Bach, Executive Secretary, UNECE
Fernando Ferreira, Executive Secretary, Latin American Energy Organization
Christoph Frei, Secretary General, World Energy Council
5:45 – 6:00 CLOSING PLENARY
Kandeh Yumkella, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, SE4All
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Global Energy Ministerial: Future of Energy - Actions and Commitments
UN General Assembly Hall
9:00 – 9:20 WELCOMING AND OPENING REMARKS
WELCOME:
Kandeh Yumkella, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, SE4All
OPENING REMARKS
Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations
Gyan Chandra Acharya, Under-Secretary-General, High Representative for LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS, United Nations
9:20 – 10:20 THE FUTURE OF ENERGY: A GLOBAL AGENDA
Moderator: Andrew Revkin, New York Times
HIGH LEVEL PANEL
H.E. Alexei Teksler, Deputy Minister of Energy, Russia
Brian Dames, Chief Executive Officer, African Rainbow Energy and Power
David McCauley, Senior Vice President, WWF US
Ceri Powell, Executive VP of World Wide Exploration, Royal Dutch Shell
Zack Bongiovanni, Head of Energy Partnerships, Google (TBC)
10:20 – 1:00 LEADERSHIP ACTION AND COMMITMENTS TO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR ALL
Moderator: Elizabeth Thompson, Senior Advisor, SE4All
SPECIAL COMMITMENTS KICK-OFF
Akon, R&B singer, Co-Founder, Akon Lighting Africa
JOINT COMMITMENTS AND COOPERATION LEADERSHIP STATEMENTS:
H.E. Neven Mimica, European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development
H.E. Irene Muloni, Minister for Energy and Minerals, Uganda
H.E. Henry O. Macauley, Minister of Energy, Sierra Leone
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10:20 – 1:00 LEADERSHIP ACTION AND COMMITMENTS TO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR ALL (CONTINUED)
HIGH LEVEL ACTION STATEMENTS, INCLUDING
H.E. Waysang Moti Kumkee, Minister for Public Works and Utilities, Kiribati
H.E. Darcy Boyce, Minister of Energy, Immigration, Telecommunications and Invest Barbados in the Prime Minister’s
Office, Barbados
H.E Boubacar Ba, Minister of Mines and Energy, Burkina Faso
H.E. Germaine Kamayirese, Minister of State for Energy and Water, Rwanda
H.E. Charles Kitwanga, Deputy Minister for Energy and Minerals, Tanzania
H.E. Ith Praing, Secretary of State of Mines and Energy of Cambodia
H.E. Henri Ossebi, Minister of Energy and Hydraulics, Republic of Congo
H.E. Bogdan Badea, Secretary of State, Ministry of Energy, Romania
H.E. Winnie Stewart, Acting Principal Secretary, Swaziland
H.E. Joaquim Ventura, Secretary of State for Energy, Republic of Angola
(Speakers list continued)
1:00 – 2:00 LUNCH BREAK
2:00 – 3:00 SPECIAL PANEL ON MONITORING, TRACKING AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Moderator: Elizabeth Thompson, Senior Advisor, SE4All
H.E. Peter Thomson, Permanent Representative of Fiji to the United Nations
Vivien Foster, Sector Manager of the Energy Unit, Sustainable Energy Department, World Bank
Maria Theresa Lauron, Chair, CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness
3:00 – 3:20 GLOBAL HIGH SCHOOL PRIZE -- ZAYED FUTURE ENERGY PRIZE AWARDS
Award winners
Kandeh Yumkella, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, SE4All
Ahmad Alhendawi, Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, United Nations
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3:20 – 5:00 LEADERSHIP ACTION AND COMMITMENTS TO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR ALL
Moderator: Elizabeth Thompson, Senior Advisor, SE4All
SPECIAL COMMITMENTS KICK-OFF
Hugh Jackman, Actor and Philanthropists (TBC)
JOINT COMMITMENTS AND COOPERATION LEADERSHIP STATEMENTS:
Jorge Miguel Samek, Director General – Brazil, Itaipu Dam
James Spalding Hellmers, Director General – Paraguay, Itaipu Dam
(Speakers list continued)
5:00 – 5:30 SUMMARY AND CLOSING CEREMONY
Kandeh Yumkella, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, SE4All
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