DAY 1: Tuesday, 17 February 2015

DAY 1: Tuesday, 17 February 2015
07:30
REGISTRATION
08:20
Welcome
Indaba Chair: Brian Statham,
The South African National Energy Association
08:30
Welcome and Opening
Hon. MEC Mrs Nandi Mayathula-Khoza
Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development
08:40
Keynote Address 1:
Hon. Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson
South African Department of Energy*
09:00
Keynote Address 2
From vision to reality: Unlocking Africa’s energy potential
Marie-José Nadeau, Chairperson, World Energy Council
MODERATOR: Arthur Hanna, Accenture Strategy
Plenary Panel 1:
09:20
10:30
Developing an appropriate mix of resources to deliver Africa’s
economic potential: Do national priorities supersede regional
cooperation?
Dr. Ibrahim Mayaki, NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency
José da Costa Carvalho Neto, Eletrobras & World Energy Council*
H.E. Dr Elham Mahmood Ibrahim, African Union Commission*
Hon. Minister Irene Muloni, Minister of Energy and Mineral
Development, Uganda*
Prof Anton Eberhard, University of Cape Town
Keynote Address 3
Making Africa the continent of choice for developmental resources
and support
Joan MacNaughton, World Energy Council
REFRESHMENTS
10:50
Focused Panel Discussion 1
11:15
Power Africa: The Obama
Initiative: Leveraging
partnerships to increase access
to power in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sponsored by
MODERATOR: Senior
Representative, GE*
Azeb Asnake, Ethiopian Electric
Power*
Michael DeRenzo, U.S. Trade
and Development Agency
Carl J Fleming, Akin Gump
Rentia van Tonder, Standard
Bank
Lamberto Dai Pra’, Energy Green
Power SA, ENEL
MODERATOR: Peter Sullivan, Amrop
Landelahni
Knox Msebenzi, NIASA
Focused Panel
Discussion 2
Nuclear energy for Africa
Dr Yves Guenon, AREVA
Phumzile Tshelane, NECSA
Des Muller, Group 5 Nuclear
Construction Services
Dr Dawid Serfontein: North-West
University
Viktor Polikarpov, Rosatom
LUNCH
12:30
Sponsored by:
Panel 1:
13:30
Making a difference in Africa
through geothermal energy
MEDIA INTERVIEWS
and
MODERATOR: Dr Mike Allen,
MODERATOR: David Jarrett, RDJ
Special Envoy for Renewable
Consulting
Energy, New Zealand
Dr Moses Banda, Kalahari
Val Geen, National Business Initiative
Panel 2:
GeoEnergy
(NBI)
Cyrus Karingithi, KenGen
Wim Jonker Klunne, KPMG
Into the future: Energy
efficiency technologies and
Silus M Simiyu, Geothermal
Dr Chris Haw, Aurora Power Solutions
implementation
Development Corporation*
and SAPVIA
Lucio Monari, World Bank Group
Maurits Perold, Green Habitat
Vincent Kato, Uganda
Geothermal Resources
Sasha Singh, ENSafrica
Development Project
REFRESHMENTS
15:00
Sponsored by
and
MODERATOR: Scott Brodsky,
Macfarlanes
Peter Ballinger, OPIC
Panel 3
Dr Tobias Bischof-Niemz, CSIR
15:30
Renewable energy and lowcarbon energy development in
Africa: Challenges,
opportunities and the way
forward (hydro / solar / wind)
Wendy Green, Fusion Energy
Panel 4
MODERATOR: Dave Wright, SANEA
Oil & natural gas in Africa,
the next frontier of growth
for Africa
Ebrahim Takolia, SAOGA
John Smelcer, Webber Wentzel Attorneys
Paulinus Shilamba, Nampower
James Andilile, Tanzania Petroleum
Development Corporation (TPDC)
Sponsored by
Ian Curry, Basil Read Energy
Sicelo Xulu, City Power
Senior Executive, Werksmans
COCKTAIL RECEPTION:
Honourable MEC Nandi Mayathula-Khoza, Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development
17:30
DAY 2: Wednesday, 18 February 2015
REGISTRATION
07:30
Panel 5:
08:30
Insights into unlocking finance
for the development of energy
projects in Africa
MODERATOR: Greg Nott, Norton
Rose Fulbright
Demetri Pappadopoulos, Fusion
Energy
Rajen Pillay, Garuda Finance
Benjamin S Todd, Export-Import
Bank of the United States
Admassu Tadesse, PTA Bank
MODERATOR: Gloria Magombo, ZERA
Panel 6:
Sean Gibson, AltGen Recruitment
Skills development
needed for Africa’s future
energy demands
Barry Bredenkamp, SANEDI
Mark Flower, Fluor South Africa
Debbie Roets, AFUR
Mike Peo, Nedbank Capital
Avhapfani (Fani) Tshifularo, SAPIA
Jean-Paul Chatry, EDF
REFRESHMENTS
10:00
MODERATOR: Prof Mosad
Elmissiry, NEPAD Agency
Dr Lawrence Musaba, SAPP
Panel 7:
10:30
The power of regional
interconnection in Africa
Dr Latsoucabé Fall, World Energy
Council
Dr Benon Mutambi, Electricity
Regulatory Authority, Uganda
Nishan Rathanlall, GIBB
Senior Representative, Kusile
Power Plant*
Panel 9:
12:00
The energy – water nexus
MODERATOR: Philippe Joubert,
Global Electricity Initiative
Prof. Eli Jidere Bala, Energy
Commission Nigeria
Dr Stephen Donkor, CICOS
(tentative confirmed)
Andrew Takawira, Global Water
Partnership Africa
Gregory Woodsworth, United
Nations Development Programme
(UNDP)
Dr Eng Silver Mugisha,, National
Water & Sewerage Corporation,
Uganda
MODERATOR: Jason Schäffler, REEEP
Panel 8:
Dwight Rosslee, Selectra BioEnergy
Gerard Ostheimer, Novozymes and
SE4ALL Sustainable BioEnergy High
Impact Opportunity
The development of
bioenergy in Africa
Prof Luis Cortez, FAPESP
Mark Tiepelt, Biogas SA
MODERATOR: Thulani Gcabashe,
BuiltAfrica Holdings
Cleverson Takiguchi, S&C Electric
Company
Robbie van Heerden, Eskom
Panel 10:
Leon Viljoen, ABB
Smart grid and energy
transmission in Africa
Eric Leger, Schneider Electric
Jacob Maroga, Leadership Advisory and
Energy Expert
Gary Whalley, Babcock International
Group
LUNCH & EXHIBITION VISIT
13:30
MODERATOR: Dr Christoph Frei, World Energy Council
Plenary Panel 3:
Guillermo Bravo, Abengoa
Andrew M Herscowitz, Power Africa and Trade Africa, USAID
14:30
The vision ahead for Africa's critical energy infrastructure
Philippe Joubert, Global Electricity Initiative
Tshediso Matona, CEO, Eskom *
Steve Harley, DHL Energy Sector
Aboubakari Baba Moussa, African Union
16:00
16:20
16:35
Keynote Address 4
The World Energy Council’s Year of Africa
Vote of Thanks
Bonang Mohale, Vice-Chair – Africa, World Energy Council*
Government official
CLOSING REMARKS:
Indaba Chair: Brian Statham