Event Programme

8 November - 8 November

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Day 1: 8 November 2021

Symposium: Sustainable Energy Outlooks

8 November

09:15 - 09:30

Madinat Jumeirah

Add to calendar 11/08/2021 09:15 11/08/2021 09:30 MC Welcome Madinat Jumeirah Europe/Moscow

Symposium: Sustainable Energy Outlooks

MC Welcome

Speakers

Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije

News Anchor and Broadcaster , Channel 5

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8 November

09:30 - 09:45

Madinat Jumeirah

Add to calendar 11/08/2021 09:30 11/08/2021 09:45 Presidential Address Madinat Jumeirah Europe/Moscow

Symposium: Sustainable Energy Outlooks

Presidential Address

Speakers

H.E. Macky Sall

President , Republic of Senegal

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8 November

09:45 - 10:00

Madinat Jumeirah

Add to calendar 11/08/2021 09:45 11/08/2021 10:00 Chairman's Address Madinat Jumeirah Europe/Moscow

Symposium: Sustainable Energy Outlooks

Chairman's Address

Speakers

H.E. Dr. Peter Arthur Mutharika

Former President , Republic of Malawi

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8 November

10:00 - 10:30

Madinat Jumeirah

Add to calendar 11/08/2021 10:00 11/08/2021 10:30 Fireside: Designing a blueprint for harmonisation of energy development across Africa Madinat Jumeirah Europe/Moscow

Symposium: Sustainable Energy Outlooks

Fireside: Designing a blueprint for harmonisation of energy development across Africa

Speakers

H.E. Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid

Commissioner for Infrastructure & Energy , African Union Commission

H.E. Wamkele Keabetswe Mene

Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) , Republic of Ghana

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8 November

10:30 - 11:30

Madinat Jumeirah

Add to calendar 11/08/2021 10:30 11/08/2021 11:30 Panel: Leveraging an Integrated Energy Mix for Africa: How do we achieve a clean and competitive energy future for the continent? Madinat Jumeirah Europe/Moscow

Symposium: Sustainable Energy Outlooks

Panel: Leveraging an Integrated Energy Mix for Africa: How do we achieve a clean and competitive energy future for the continent?

Moderator

Hon. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed

Federal Minister of Finance, Budget & National Planning , Federal Republic of Nigeria

8 November

11:30 - 12:00

Madinat Jumeirah

Add to calendar 11/08/2021 11:30 11/08/2021 12:00 Coffee Break Madinat Jumeirah Europe/Moscow

Symposium: Sustainable Energy Outlooks

Coffee Break

8 November

12:00 - 13:00

Madinat Jumeirah

Add to calendar 11/08/2021 12:00 11/08/2021 13:00 Panel: The Realities of Powering a Green Economy: A pan-continental outlook on transition readiness across Africa Madinat Jumeirah Europe/Moscow

Symposium: Sustainable Energy Outlooks

Panel: The Realities of Powering a Green Economy: A pan-continental outlook on transition readiness across Africa

Speakers

Hon. Charles Keter

Cabinet Secretary for Energy , Kenya

Hon. Minister Alhaji Kanja Sesay

Minister of Energy , Republic of Sierra Leone

Hon. Minister Lamine Seydou Traore

Minister of Energy and Water , Republic of Mali

Hon. Minister Z Soda

Minister of Mines and Power Development , Republic of Zimbabwe

Mr. Rashid Ali Abdallah

Executive Director of AFREC , Africa Union

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8 November

13:00 - 14:00

Madinat Jumeirah

Add to calendar 11/08/2021 13:00 11/08/2021 14:00 Lunch Break Madinat Jumeirah Europe/Moscow

Symposium: Sustainable Energy Outlooks

Lunch Break

8 November

14:00 - 14:45

Madinat Jumeirah

Add to calendar 11/08/2021 14:00 11/08/2021 14:45 Panel: Financing the Energy Transition This session will explore how African governments and project stakeholders can tap into affordable global finance to develop clean energy projects. We’ll focus on:
•   Climate Funds to Development Finance: who is actively investing in African renewable projects?
•   Global renewable financing trends for 2022 and what this means for Africa
•   Key investor criteria for renewable projects and identifying barriers to entry
•   The importance of transparency and good governance to create attractive investment environments
•   The rise of blended financing: private and public sector partnerships to mitigate risk Madinat Jumeirah Europe/Moscow

Symposium: Sustainable Energy Outlooks

Panel: Financing the Energy Transition

This session will explore how African governments and project stakeholders can tap into affordable global finance to develop clean energy projects. We’ll focus on:
•   Climate Funds to Development Finance: who is actively investing in African renewable projects?
•   Global renewable financing trends for 2022 and what this means for Africa
•   Key investor criteria for renewable projects and identifying barriers to entry
•   The importance of transparency and good governance to create attractive investment environments
•   The rise of blended financing: private and public sector partnerships to mitigate risk

Moderator

Margaret-Ann Splawn

Executive Director , CMIA

Speakers

Shirley Webber

Managing Principal, Coverage Head - Resources & Energy , Absa Group

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8 November

14:45 - 15:10

Madinat Jumeirah

Add to calendar 11/08/2021 14:45 11/08/2021 15:10 AFUR Hosted Session: Mini-Grind Case Study Madinat Jumeirah Europe/Moscow

Symposium: Sustainable Energy Outlooks

AFUR Hosted Session: Mini-Grind Case Study

8 November

15:10 - 16:00

Madinat Jumeirah

Add to calendar 11/08/2021 15:10 11/08/2021 16:00 Partnership Generation This session will bring together leading power producers, regulators and utilities to outline their respective requirements to nurture deal-flow, technology transfer and investment across the African renewable energy sector.
Madinat Jumeirah Europe/Moscow

Symposium: Sustainable Energy Outlooks

Partnership Generation

This session will bring together leading power producers, regulators and utilities to outline their respective requirements to nurture deal-flow, technology transfer and investment across the African renewable energy sector.

Speakers

Abdelhamid Rais

Executive Director of Strategy and Prospecting , Sonelgaz

Dr. Eng. Mohamed Mousa Omran

Executive Chairman , Egyptian Electric Regulatory Authority

Mr. Hichem Anene

Chief Executive Officer , Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas (STEG)

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8 November

16:00 - 18:00

Madinat Jumeirah

Add to calendar 11/08/2021 16:00 11/08/2021 18:00 Fort Island Reception Madinat Jumeirah Europe/Moscow

Symposium: Sustainable Energy Outlooks

Fort Island Reception

8 November

17:00 - 17:05

Madinat Jumeirah

Add to calendar 11/08/2021 17:00 11/08/2021 17:05 MC Welcome Madinat Jumeirah Europe/Moscow

Symposium: Sustainable Energy Outlooks

MC Welcome

8 November

17:05 - 17:20

Madinat Jumeirah

Add to calendar 11/08/2021 17:05 11/08/2021 17:20 Ministerial Address: In-market partnership opportunities for African Upstream Madinat Jumeirah Europe/Moscow

Symposium: Sustainable Energy Outlooks