2nd Annual

Africa Solar Energy

Forum

7th - 8th September 2021

Virtual Event | Time Zone: EAT

For further information on speaker & delegates opportunities, please contact:

John Isaac / johni@leadventgrp.com
 Confirmed Speakers
CEO, VP, Heads, Directors, Managers, Ryan Glenn Anderson Marianne Walpert
Acting Head of Solar, Smart Grid CEO and Co-Founder
Senior Specialists of: and Storage Simusolar
Multiconsult
Engr. Francis O. Odim
• Renewable Frank Spencer Managing Director
• Solar Technology Head of Deployment African Sustainable Energies,
Bushveld Energy Nigeria
• Energy Storage
• Solar Engineering Kobina Nyanteh Ali Zerouali
CEO/President Cooperation and International
• Power Generation Translight Solar Limited Development Director
• Utilities and Grid Operations Masen, Morocco
Mungai Munene
• Solar Operations and Maintenance Managing Partner & CEO Eng. Kimeu Jonathan
Capital Operating Principal Engineer - Renewable Energy
• Solar Development Partners, Kenya Rural Electrification and
• Electricity Distribution Renewable Energy Corporation
Gideon Atewologun (REREC), Kenya
• Environmental Engineering Country Head
• Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) Lapomik Energy Limited Zeph Kivungi
Head of Climate Finance
• Business Development Peter Ojike Africa Sustainability
• Project Management Founder/CEO Centre – ASCENT
Wavetra Energy Ltd.
• NGO Mwaura Njogu
• Government Bodies and Regulations Troy Barrie Chief Technology Officer
Chief Technology Officer Skynotch Energy Africa,
Ariya Finergy Kenya

Christiaan Bronkhorst Aaron Cheng

Director CEO
SC Solar Energy PowerGen Renewable Energy

In The Chair Joseph Mbuthia Timothy Ajayi

Founder Managing Director
Patrick Kimathi AltraTech Frontier Solar Tech Ltd.
Chief Executive Officer
Skynotch Energy Africa, Kenya Amwoka Edwin Victor Mokoro
Quality Control and Special Technical Sales Manager
Projects Manager Distributed Power Africa,
Sunami Solar, Kenya Kenya

Tola Shabi George Michieka

Chief Financial Business Development Manager
and Administrative Officer Sunlite Solar Lighting Ltd
Emerald Cities Collaborative,
USA Francois Pienaar
Business Development
Godfrey Simiyu Katiambo Manager Africa and Asia
Head of Sales and Operation ESB International
SUNami Solar Ltd
Jason De Carteret
Adesola Alli Head of Development
Executive Director Solarcentury Africa
Almahubs Global Ltd.
Ahmed Badr
Maximilian Jarrett Acting Director
Africa Programme Manager Project Facilitation & Support
International Energy Agency IRENA
(IEA)
Kerry Adler
Marcus Williams Founder, President
Global Head and Sector and CEO
Manager – Energy SkyPower Global
and Extractive Industries
The World Bank Group

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Tuesday 7th September 2021

08:30 Chairman’s Opening Remarks & Address 14:50 Panel Discussion

Integrating Mini-Grid and Stand-Alone Systems
AFRICAN SOLAR ENERGY MARKET: SCALING-UP SOLAR into the Government’s Rural Electrification Policy
• Enhancing regulatory framework to facilitate private investment in off grid
ENERGY DEPLOYMENT and mini/micro grids
08:40 Case Study • Setting explicit targets for the share of solar energy in the electricity
Advancing Solar PV in Africa: Costs and Markets generation mix
• Promoting solar PV market in Africa • Identifying rural and peri-urban areas earmarked for electrification
• Analyzing solar energy market segmentation • Developing appropriate legal and regulatory instruments for mini-grid
• Promoting solar PV entrepreneurship opportunities Moderator
• Confirming the socio-economic factors to promote solar Godfrey Simiyu Katiambo / Head of Sales and Operation / SUNami
installation Solar Ltd
Troy Barrie / Chief Technology Officer / Ariya Finergy Panelists
Peter Ojike / Founder/CEO / Wavetra Energy Ltd.
09:10 Case Study Mungai Munene / Managing Partner & CEO / Capital Operating
The Future and Prospect of Solar Energy Market in Africa Partners, Kenya
• Building investment opportunities
• Establishing necessary business partners: the necessity Frank Spencer / Head of Deployment / Bushveld Energy
• Combating against investors risks on mini-grids and PV Patrick Kimathi / Chief Executive Officer / Skynotch Energy Africa,
Christiaan Bronkhorst / Director / SC Solar Energy Kenya

09:40 Case Study STRATEGIC FINANCE AND INVESTMENTS: INITIATIVES

Solar Solutions in African Residential and Industrial Market FOR GROWTH
• Promoting power and energy markets and industry in Africa 15:30 Case Study
• Solar energy: African investment opportunity Real-World African Case Studies of the Financial Benefits
• Understanding African Solar Investment and Industry of Solar PV Deployments : On-Grid And Off-Grid
Victor Mokoro / Technical Sales Manager / Distributed Power Africa, • Exploring on-grid solar power systems vs off-grid solar power systems
Kenya • Examining a techno-economic analysis of off-grid solar pv system
• Strategic choices for renewable energy investment: on-grid and off-grid
10:10 Morning Coffee & Networking • Derisking renewable energy investment: off-grid electrification
Frank Spencer / Head of Deployment / Bushveld Energy
CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATIVE
NEW DESIGN 16:00 Afternoon Coffee Break & Networking
10:40 Case Study
Mini-Grids Business and Investment Opportunities 16:30 Case Study
in Sub-Sahara Africa Financing Distributed Solar Equipment for Agricultural Development
• Mini-grids development process • Understanding of the potential impact of PV systems on sustainable
• Developers’ opportunities agriculture development
• Mini-grids operations, maintenance and risk management • The role of subsidy in improving energy access in rural and undeserved
Timothy Ajayi / Managing Director / Frontier Solar Tech Ltd. African communities for agricultural advancement
• Examining the application of solar power in water pumping and irrigation
11:10 Networking Break and Group Photographs • Technology solutions for expanded Agricultural Productivity using
off-grid PV systems
11:40 Case Study Marianne Walpert / CEO and Co-Founder / Simusolar
DC Coupling VS AC Coupling of Battery Storage Project
• AC vs. DC coupling: what’s the difference? 17:00 Case Study
• Reviewing the pros and cons of AC coupling Promoting Investment Attraction through Solar Resource
• Understanding which solar plus storage system is best for you • Exploring ways to stimulate social and economic growth of solar energy
Amwoka Edwin / Quality Control and Special Projects Manager / • The role of the government and financial institutions in facilitating
Sunami Solar, Kenya the access to solar energy
• Strategic choices for renewable Energy Investment
ESTABLISHING REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AND • Government involvement in providing opportunities for easy licensing
of solar installations
ENVIRONMENTAL FEASIBILITY • Government sponsorship of photovoltaic technology development
12:10 Case Study in Africa
Emphasizing the Acceptability of Solar as an Alternative Aaron Cheng / CEO / PowerGen Renewable Energy
to Fossil Fuels
• Ensuring everybody’s interest to think solar 18:00 Case Study
• Promoting the use of solar energy over fossil fuels Scaling up African Renewal Energy Investments: Essential Priorities
• Ensuring the over-all circulation of the solar systems across Africa • Africa can emerge from this Covid-19 crisis with stronger momentum
Godfrey Simiyu Katiambo / Head of Sales and Operation / SUNami behind the development of its energy sector – notably through clean
Solar Ltd energy technologies like solar power.
• Globally, there is a need for decisive action over the next decade
12:40 Case Study to catalyse a total transformation of global energy infrastructure 
The Role of Policy in Unlocking the Potential for Renewable Energy at an unprecedented speed and scale.
in Kenya • Africa is facing major challenges in obtaining the financing
• Unlocking the renewable energy potential through financial de-risking and new investments it requires to meet its immense structural
• Understanding the role of government in the renewable energy transformation needs – an essential part of ensuring a resilient
development and dynamic energy sector that can power a successful economic
• Achieving clean energy access in sub-saharan Africa recovery.
Mungai Munene / Managing Partner & CEO / Capital Operating • Challenges include reduced financing flows, a lack of fiscal space,
Partners, Kenya a slowdown in new investments in the energy sector and significant
increases in the cost of borrowing.
13:10 Lunch Break • Robust policy and regulatory measures are essential to improve
the financial and operational efficiency of utilities and to facilitate
14:10 Afternoon Coffee & Networking Break a more effective use of public funds to catalyse private capital.
Maximilian Jarrett / Africa Programme Manager / International
Energy Agency (IEA)
14:20 Case Study
Solar Energy for a Sustainable Africa: Benefits and Future 18:30 Case Study
• Establishing solar in the heart of the renewable family Bridging the Financing Gap for African Energy Infrastructure:
• How can solar be more than competitive electricity? Challenges and Opportunities
• Why support renewable energy-solar? • Examining the solar energy impacts on the African economy
• Developing a favourable tariff setting and adjustment formula • Financing sources for African energy infrastructure
Joseph Mbuthia / Founder / AltraTech • Solar technology: the tool for economic diversification
• Evaluating the contributions of solar technology to entrepreneurship
and Economic development
• Socio-economic explosion through solar advancement
Adesola Alli / Executive Director / Almahubs Global Ltd.

18:30 Case Study

Via Climate Investment Platform, IRENA Facilities Scaling
up Renewable Energy Investment in Africa
Ahmed Badr / Acting Director, Project Facilitation and Support /
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

18:30 Chairman’s Closing Remarks & End of Day One

Wednesday 8th September 2021
08:30 Chairman’s Opening Remarks & Address
CAPACITY BUILDING AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT
FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
08:40 Case Study
The Significance of Capacity Building for the Implementation
of Renewable Energy Efficiency
• Addressing the competences gaps by the stakeholders
• Providing trainings for professionals and stakeholders to enhance
their knowledge
• Mitigating the emergence of incompetent installers through adequate Morocco’s National Strategy for Renewable Energy
training processes
• Promoting Solar energy entrepreneurship opportunities through education Masen, Morocco
Tola Shabi / Finance & Admin / Emerald Cities Collaborative, USA
09:10 Case Study
Renewable Energy Awareness in Africa: Changing the Narrative
• Solar as the best alternative source of power in Africa
• Bridging the knowledge gap in renewable energy across Africa
• Digitalization of renewable energy education and the new COVID-19 • Confirming future utility business models
normal
Peter Ojike / Founder / CEO / Wavetra Energy Ltd.
09:40 Case Study
African Innovation: Using Local Resources to Design Solar Components
• Developing solar PV power plants in Africa: Technology and O&M
• Reviewing the essentials for the inception of solar panels development
in Africa
• Assessing the availability of local renewable resources
• Implementing On-site renewable energy projects
• Designing tools and establishing techniques for building solar power system monitoring and control infrastructures
Engr. Francis O. Odim / Managing Director / African Sustainable • Deploying Internet of Things (IoT) for solar energy: A drive towards
Energies, Nigeria
10:10 Case Study
The Big Shift to Energy: Why Energy Management Matters to Businesses
• Initializing the big shift towards energy management
• Understanding the three Ps ( people, process and platform) of initiating
an efficient energy strategy
• Analyzing the elements of a holistic energy management strategy
Patrick Kimathi / Chief Executive Officer / Skynotch Energy Africa,
Kenya
10:40 Morning Coffee & Networking
11:10 Case Study
Climate Change Impacts on Solar Energy Management/Generation
- A Review of Quantitative Projections
• Examining the impacts of climate change on renewables make up
a growing area of research.
• Main gaps are lack of economics assessments and projections
in developing countries
• Eliminating the carbon emissions choosing a clean source of electricity Kobina Nyanteh / CEO / President / Translight Solar Limited
Zeph Kivungi / Head of Climate Finance / Africa Sustainability
Centre – ASCENT
ENERGY STORAGE AND GRID INTEGRATION
11:40 Case Study
Hybrid Energy Solutions for Mines
• Driving the “Lowest Cost of Energy”
• Solar & Storage now an affordable option
• Now unacceptable to be fully powered by thermal power
as an “off grid” mine.
• Africa has so much power, we just need to harness it
Jason De Carteret / Head of Development / Solarcentury Africa
12:10 Case Study
Grid Integration of Solar Power Plants – Grid Stability, Resilience
and Economics of Operation
• How does the increased variability and intermittency on top of load
variability impact the Grid Management costs?
• How do PV plants add externalities in terms of added costs of operation
of Other Power Plants?
• Examining PV site maintenance using module cleaning
• Balancing emergency and safety response for PV plant maintenance
• Examining performance monitoring of solar systems through energy
asset modeling
Eng. Kimeu Jonathan / Principal Engineer - Renewable Energy / Rural • What is the role of floating PV in scaling up offshore renewables?
Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC), Kenya
OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE VS ASSET MANAGEMENT:
DEFINING THE INDUSTRY • What are the regulations and requirements for anchoring, insurance,
12:40 Interactive Round Table Discussion
Optimization of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Systems For Increased Asset • What is the status of the market and outlook from 2021 and beyond?
Revenue
• How can the protection of asset value and longevity be achieved?
• Implementing new performance standards for measuring performance
and plants
• Analyzing photovoltaic system performance and energy evaluation method
• Advanced modeling and analytics services
Moderator
Timothy Ajayi / Managing Director / Frontier Solar Tech Ltd.
Panelists
Engr. Francis O. Odim / Managing Director / African Sustainable
Energies, Nigeria
Mwaura Njogu / Chief Technology Officer / Skynotch Energy Africa,
Kenya
Troy Barrie / Chief Technology Officer / Ariya Finergy
13:20 Lunch Break
14:20 Afternoon Coffee & Networking Break
14:30 Case Study
Renewable Energy Project: Management, Challenges and Risk
George Michieka / Business Development Manager / Sunlite Solar
Lighting Ltd
15:00 Case Study
Ali Zerouali / Cooperation and International Development Director /
15:30 Case Study
Emerging Business Models for Energy Efficiency
• Analyzing emerging business model of Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS)
• Promoting innovative business models for energy efficiency financing
• Promoting solar PV entrepreneurship opportunities
Mwaura Njogu / Chief Technology Officer / Skynotch Energy Africa,
Kenya
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DIGITALIZATION:
THE FUTURE OF THE INDUSTRY
16:00 Case Study
Design, Development and Implementation of Remote Monitoring
and Control Solutions for Solar Energy Plants
• Design and implementation of a solar plant andsystem with remote
solar generation and distribution
• Promoting an IoT based smart solar photovoltaic remote monitoring
system
• Understanding data analysis of the energy performance of large scale
solar
Gideon Atewologun / Country Head / Lapomik Energy Limited
16:30 Afternoon Coffee Break & Networking
17:00 Case Study
IoT And Solar Energy — Welcome To The Future
• How can solar energy companies benefit from this?
• The possibility of grid-connected micro-grids though advanced
management software
• Digitalization for decentralized power systems
• Digital management of distributed energy resources
• Smart meters and the smart grid: innovative foundation of digital utility
THE NEXT FRONTIER OF FLOATING SOLAR
TECHNOLOGY
17:30 Case Study
The Role of Reservoir Hydropower in Enabling Increased Solar Power
in African Power Systems
• What benefits can combining existing or new hydropower and solar power
provide to system operations and costs?
• What technical and economic challenges must be overcome to realize
these benefits?
• Do the potential benefits of combining solar and hydro out-weight
the technical challenges?
• To what degree are these observations relevant for both ground-based
and floating systems?
Ryan Glenn Anderson / Acting Head of Solar, Smart Grid
and Storage / Multiconsult
18:00 Interactive Panel Discussion with Q&A
Expectations for Floating Solar PV
• How are countries in Africa prioritizing renewable energy growth,
and how floating solar will help meet these goals?
• What are the ideal conditions for hydropower-PV hibridization?
Is proximity the main factor?
• How to identify hurdles and solutions for further development
permits & surface rights?
18:40 Chairman’s Closing Remarks & End of Day Two
 Frank Spencer / Head of Deployment / Bushveld Energy
I am a passionate Renewable Energy Engineer driving the adoption of Solar PV based solutions in Southern Africa and Africa. Solar PV now makes
financial sense for utility, agricultural, commercial & industrial businesses in Africa, both on grid and off-grid. I am particularly excited about large
off-grid solutions that address poverty issues. I have extensive consulting and design work in the Renewable Energy field, and a broad range of
business expertise and experience across a range of domains: technology, project and resource management, as well as sales, customer liaison,
accounting, and marketing. I see myself as an excellent personal communicator, connecting easily with people. In addition I am highly energetic,
great at sales, a creative problem-solver and lateral thinker, loyal, with a high level of personal integrity and responsibility, Imbued with a good
sense of humour. I serve my industry through significant involvement with the solar industry representative body, SAPVIA.

Kobina Eric Nyanteh / CEO / Translight Solar Limited, Ghana

Kobina is a highly driven visionary who leads the award-winning company, Translight Solar Limited, headquartered in Accra, Ghana. The
company’s core strategy is to apply innovation in finance and technology, to build Africa’s premier virtual energy grid, as a solution to the long-
term, chronic problems with energy generation, transmission and distribution in Africa. He is specifically passionate about how solar power can
be used as a disruptive technology to stabilize the African grid and rapidly grant energy access to all. Before starting Translight, Kobina spent over
eighteen years designing, implementing and managing huge information technology (IT) networks such as that of the Maryland Department of
Transportation (MDOT) in the United States of America (USA). His first-rate skills in defining solutions led him to the design and implementation of
the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH’s) next-generation state-of-the-art network infrastructure for scientific research. Kobina Eric Nyanteh is the
vice president of the Energy Sector of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI). He advocates for policies for promoting renewable energy and
energy efficiency as well as making green funds available for migrating households and businesses to clean energy in Africa.

Mungai Munene / Managing Partner & CEO / Capital Operating Partners, Kenya
Eng. Mungai Munene is the Lead Delivery Expert and Head of the Project Management Office (PMO) at the President’s Delivery Unit (PDU) in
the Executive Office of the President, Nairobi, Kenya. A Mechanical Engineer and an Oxford University graduate student on Sustainable Urban
Development. Eng. Munene, a former Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (KPMG), Tony Blair Institute (TBI), and Mckinsey consultant, has over
seven (7) years’ experience in delivery of major infrastructure projects both in the Public and Private sector in various African Countries. Currently,
he provides senior strategic support to executives at various levels of government. In addition, Eng. Munene was a former managing partner
Capital Operating Partners, an Africa centric, growth fostering management and strategy consulting firm that specializes in Public, Private and
Specialized infrastructure clients operating within the African Market.

Patrick Kimathi Muguna / Chief Executive Officer / Skynotch Energy Africa

Patrick is the Founder and CEO of Skynotch Energy Africa, an energy access promotion company targeting off grid areas in Africa. He has a
wealth of experience in project development and management with a bias in renewable energy. He previously worked United Nations Industrial
Development Organization (UNIDO) as a renewable energy projects coordinator in Kenya for the over 5 years before founding Skynotch Energy
Africa in 2012. He has a passion for changing lives and impacting livelihoods especially where renewable energy is employed. He has experience
in resource mobilization and partnership development. Skynotch Energy has been supported by Kenya Climate innovation Centre to develop
pilot projects in selected areas and is working with Strathmore Energy research Centre to develop a monitoring tool for energy projects. Skynotch
Energy Africa Ltd has invested over USD 2M in project development and has successes fully moved a 7.8MW small hydro project through the
development Phase and is expected to be expected to start feeding power to the grid by end of 2021. Patrick’s Desire is to see more communities
included in renewable energy development and establish new revenue streams in energy either through grid connection or productive use. He
is using his experience and passion to change lives in areas where national grid has not reached or is not expected to reach in the next 5 years.

Maximilian Jarrett / Africa Programme Manager / International Energy Agency

Maximilian Jarrett has over 30 years of professional experience in the fields of international economic affairs, media production and strategic
communications. In his current role, he helps expand the International Energy Agency’s reach and coordinate its work as it deepens its engagement
across the African continent. He most recently served as the final Director-in-Charge of the Geneva-based Africa Progress Panel, which was
chaired by the late Kofi Annan, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former UN Secretary General. Prior to that he worked for over a decade with
the Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa coordinating programmes and initiatives with African states, as well as the African Union and
African Development Bank. He is an Honorary Fellow of Murdoch University in Western Australia and also an Honorary Fellow at the Research
Centre for Governance, Leadership and Global Responsibility at the Leeds Business School in the United Kingdom.

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 Peter Ojike / Founder/CEO / Wavetra Energy Ltd.
Peter Ojike is the Founder/CEO of Wavetra Energy LTD – a leading renewable energy company with a chain of offline distribution centers and
the largest online solar equipment store. Wavetra Energy is a recipient of Nigeria’s most efficient renewable energy company brand award in
2018 by Awesome brands in Sheraton Hotels, Ikeja, Lagos. Peter is a graduate of Industrial Physics from Abia State University, Nigeria. He has
been honored by the Global Peter Ducker Forum and Peter Drucker Society, Europe in Vienna, Austria, 2016 for his essay contribution on “The
Entrepreneurial Society”. He has a decade experience in renewable energy. Through Wavetra Energy Academy, a subsidiary of Wavetra Energy
LTD, Peter has trained over hundred renewable energy consultants and solar installers from across the nation. He is a member of Council for
Renewable Energy, Nigeria. He is happily married and lives in Lagos, Nigeria.

Aaron Cheng / CEO / PowerGen Renewable Energy

Aaron is a passionate renewable expert with over five years in the solar energy industry. He is a
graduate of University of California and Harvard Business School. Mr. Cheng believes in solving Africa’s energy access challenge while building
the energy system of the future. Backed by Shell, his company welcome partners who are passionate about joining us on this important mission.
Aaron is presently the CEO of PowerGen Renewable Energy.

Gideon Atewologun / Country Head / Lapomik Energy Limited

Gideon Atewologun is the Country Head-Nigeria, Lapomik Energy Limited, African based energy company committed to designing and developing
products with focus on renewable energy. At Lapomik, he leads all aspects of Solar PV Business, Production, Strings and Inverters Monitoring
for Nigeria. Gidoen has an exuberant passion in learning, adding value and striving for 100% efficiency in every project he implements. He’s a
graduate of University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Eng. Kimeu Jonathan / Principal Engineer - Renewable Energy / Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy
Corporation (REREC), Kenya
Registered Professional Engineer with broad understanding and hands on experience on leadership, project management, renewable energy,
engineering design, key account management, technical support, sustainable business development, customer service and operations. A Certified
Energy Manager, NEMA Lead expert & T3 Solar PV licensee, with expertise and management competencies gained through work experience in
Manufacturing, Oil industry, Renewable Energy and Public Sector. Holds an MSc. in Engineering, Energy Management from University of Nairobi
and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from Kenya Institute of Management (KIM).

Marianne Walpert / CEO and Co-Founder / Simusolar

Marianne Walpert has been working in the solar electric industry since 1985 and has been working in Tanzania since 2007 when she founded
the nonprofit organization, TanzSolar Ltd. TanzSolar has provided thousands of rural Tanzanians with solar lighting. In 2014 Marianne saw
an opportunity to extend the value of financed solar systems to productive uses, and started Simusolar. Since then, over 20,000 people have
benefited from increased incomes, greater productivity, and a higher quality of life. Before starting her work in Africa, Walpert founded and
managed Pacific Solar Company, one of the first photovoltaic design and installation businesses in the US, in 1991. Ms. Walpert has a Masters
Degree in Physics from Northeastern University and a Bachelors Degree in Math and Physics from the University of California. She is currently
the CEO of Simusolar Inc.

Godfrey Simiyu Katiambo / Head of Sales and Operations / SUNami Solar Ltd
Marketing professional with over 12 years experience in BOP and Rural off-grid markets development, product and business development
management and innovative solutions.

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 Mwaura Njogu / Chief Technology Officer / Skynotch Energy Africa, Kenya
Njogu uses the principles of Design Thinking approach in providing sustainable solutions in Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency and Energy
specific Technical Assistance in a variety of projects. He has over 10 years of electrical engineering experience in the areas of grid-tied, off-grid and
hybrids energy generation & distribution from renewable energy sources for powering mini-grids in isolated rural and the urban poor communities
aimed at ensuring universal energy access. He has participated in the research, project management, project development and implementation
of various renewable energy projects as a trainer, resource analyzer, conducting technical studies, engineering designs, installation, testing and
commissioning of residential, commercial and community projects. He has an MSc in Engineering and Technology from Peter the Great St.
Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russia. He is a Member of Engineers Board of Kenya, Institution of Engineers of Kenya and the Institution of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers Kenyan Chapter.

Victor Mokoro / Technical Sales Manager / Distributed Power Africa, Kenya

Victor is a motivated and disciplined person with technical competence in Electrical, Electronics & Solar Engineering field. He was the former
Group Solar Project Engineer for Davis & Shirtliff. He as also worked for OFGEN where he occupied a position of Project Manager. Mr. Mokoro
holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and he is presently the Technical Sales Manager of Distributed Power Africa,
Kenya.

Wilson Okwako / Head, Renewable Energy Technologies / Energy4Impact

Wilson is an entrepreneur and African energy leader committed to resolving the continent’s electricity shortage. He is an experienced energy
professional with over ten years of experience in production processes, service operations and renewables in the African markets. He’s presently
the Head of Renewable Energy Technologies at Energy4Impact, the organization committed to access equity, debt and grant funding. Prior to
joining Energy 4 Impact in 2016 in Kenya, he worked with Sustainable Community Development Services (SCODE) as the Product and Quality
Control Manager. He also works currently as the Head of Service Operations at WilOk Innovation, Kenya.

Zeph Kivungi / Head of Climate Finance / Africa Sustainability Centre – ASCENT

A result oriented, climate finance and business development professional with a solid track record of programme development and implementation.
Strong experience in climate fiancé resource mobilisation and project design with evidence in the GCF, GEF, AF and other funders for Kenya, Mali,
Togo, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi, Chad, Guinea-Bissau, among other African countries. Successful implementation of EU-ACP funded mini-grids
project in Tanzania and other renewable energy interventions. Co-founder of renewable energy organisations focused on productive use of energy
in rural areas.
Specialties:
• Climate finance project development
• Community Based Adaptation (CBA) project design
• Mitigation project design particularly for energy (and energy efficiency)
• Training and Capacity Building

Adesola ALLI / Axecutive Director / Almahubs Global Ltd. / Former Head, Renewable Energy / Sterling Bank Plc
Prior to her role as the Head of Sterling Bank’s Renewable Energy, Adesola had honed her skills as an astute Financial Analyst and Risk Manager.
She pioneered and served as Head, One Education at Sterling Bank with her successes in business development and growth, strategy and
execution of targets priming her for her current role. In her previous role as the head of renewable energy, Adesola championed the development
and establishment of the leading Renewable Energy team within the Nigerian Financial Institution in 2017. She has negotiated national and global
partnerships in the sector and developed joint product offerings with system integrators, residential and commercial energy efficiency organizations,
utility scale operations and Developmental Financial Institutions. In this role, she has participated in several national forums and committees, often
providing advisory for policy formulation and execution of several strategic national energy programs. She has led several business development
initiatives and financing investments in Energy Efficiency programs. She received her Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Psychology from the University
of Lagos. Adesola is presently the Executive Director of Almahubs Global Ltd.

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 Ali Zerouali / Cooperation and International Development Director / Masen, Morocco
Managerial skills:
- General Management, Definition and Implementation of Strategies.
- International Development with Focus on Africa (30 countries), Intercultural Management
- International and Institutional Cooperation, High-level Diplomatic and Political Relational Network, GtoG and BtoG Negotiations, etc.
Technical Skills:
- Development of Infrastructure Projects, Business Restructuring.
- Sectors of Expertise: Energy, Infrastructure, Diplomacy, International Organizations, Outsourcing, Banking

Amwoka Edwin / Quality Control and Special Projects Manager / Sunami Solar, Kenya
Amwoka is currently the Quality Control and Special Projects Manager at Sunami Solar, Kenya. Amwoka owns a degree in Electrical
and Electronics Engineering from Technical University of Mombasa. He has a deep understanding and experience in solar energy sector for
more than 5 years. He has worked before as a special projects engineer delivering on solar projects, having installed more than 500 solar
modules and maintained them effectively. He has also worked on solar projects in Kenya, Uganda, Malawi and Zambia. Mr. Edwin is also skilled
in electronics design and manufacturing, having completed more than 500 complementary devices for PAYGO solar PV systems. He is a member
of the Engineers Board of Kenya and a licensed solar technician by Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority. He attended his PV grid tied systems
training from Strathmore University in the year 2020. He also has experience in solar water pumping, solar egg incubation, solar refrigeration,
and solar water pumping systems. He is currently keen on innovating around sustainable energy and ensuring quality of solar products.

Engr. Francis O. Odim / Managing Director / African Sustainable Energies

Francis Odim is a renewable energy expert with an extensive experience in Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy projects and a focus on
off-grid technologies (SHS, and, mini-grids). He have over Seven (7) years’ experience in the Renewable Energy Industry, and Oil & Gas Industry
combined. He has led multidisciplinary teams on renewable energy projects and programs comprising both international and local experts. He
has a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering, from Federal University of Technology Owerri (Nigeria) and he has also worked in African
Energy & Consulting, Enschede, Netherlands, ‘Degeconek Nigeria Limited’ located in Ikoyi, Nigeria, Prime Energy Contracting Services Ltd,
Victoria Island, Nigeria where he gathered a wide range of experience in the Energy industry. Engr. Francis has also attended various diplomas and
trainings Internationally and Locally in Solar Installations (Rooftop and Ground-mount) and Maintenance, Microgrid & Minigrid Installations, Wind
Installation, Strategic Management, Business Development, Sustainable Infrastructure, amongst others. Applying his educational background and
experiences, his role has included supporting and enabling team effort to produce innovative, genuine and sustainable development in various
projects in Africa. His recent projects include participation in the Renewable Energy reform for Nigeria, Sustainable Infrastructure for Africa,
Renewable Energy system designs, Coordination of Energy Auditing and Energy Policies in Africa, Forecasts and Strategies for environmental
protection and different technologies (cogeneration, renewable energy sources, and impact of emission), Construction of a 30kw solar Minigrid
system in Niger Republic, amongst others.

Joseph Mbuthia / Founder / AltraTech

Joseph Mbuthia is a passionate renewable energy expert specialising in solar technology & energy efficiency, with a Bachelor’s Degree in
Renewable Energy. Founder of AltraTech, specialising in smart marketing strategies for clean energy and addressing challenges facing solar
technology markets. Formerly at County government under the Ministry of Energy, and currently working in Business Development at Solargen
Technologies.

Tola Shabi / Director, Finance & Admin / Emerald Cities Collaborative (ECC), USA
Tola Shabi is an Energy Expert for NoemDek Energy based in Lagos, Nigeria where he currently has a responsibility of seeing to the success of
the Energy projects across Nigeria, promoting different renewable infrastructure as the next step in Nigeria. At Emerald Cities Collaborative, Tola
works with program directors across the United States to implement Renewable Energy, Building Retrofits and Economic Inclusion programs that
provides equitable access to renewable clean energy. Tola holds a BA and MBA from the University of the District of Columbia, Washington DC,
USA.

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 Troy Barrie / CTO / Ariya Finergy.
Troy Barrie is the CTO of Ariya Finergy, a Nairobi based Financing and Engineering firm that develops and builds renewable energy and power
stabilisation projects. Ariya Finergy has developed and installed 22 solar PV projects in Kenya totaling 3.1MWp and generating over 4GWhr.
This list includes unique power stabilisation projects that solve grid stability problems for entire industrial facilities. Troy is an energy storage
and renewable energy integration specialist; providing solutions to industries and utilities by integrating reliable technology solutions. He has
global experience in manufacturing, commercial product deployment and customer relations. Interests are energy storage, smart controllers and
distributed generation as a means of ensuring utility power quality.

George Michieka / Business Development Manager / Sunlite Solar Lighting Ltd

George is a regionally successful and experienced business development and technical professional in partnership building and management,
product strategy, communication, leadership, project design, implementation, technical training of the renewable energy & water technologies for
domestic, industrial and commercial applications. Mr. Michieka is able to understand company, customer and market expectations, drives and
transforms them into outstanding business and projects by utilizing charismatic leadership, superb communication and technical competence.
A logical and pragmatic expert in understanding and implementing real and meaningful value creation, strategic planning, team leadership
and techno-commercial management with the ability to leverage on East Africa regional experience. He is presently the Business Development
Manager for Sunlite Solar Lighting Ltd.

Ryan Glenn Anderson / Acting Head of Solar, Smart Grid and Storage / Multiconsult
Mr. Anderson is an economist and Certified European Financial Analyst with 15 years of experience working within power and renewables,
primarily in Africa. Mr. Anderson is currently the Head of Solar, Smart Grid and Storage at Multiconsult. He has worked extensively with aspects
related to transactions and investment in renewables, as well as sector policy, regulatory and technical aspects. Mr. Anderson has advised
developers, corporations, lenders and authorities regarding investment in renewables in Africa. Among notable assignments, Mr. Anderson was
Team Leader on the GET FiT solar PV IPP tender in Zambia, which resulted in a price record for Sub-saharan Africa.

Jason De Carteret / Head of Development / Solarcentury Africa

Jason leads the Solarcentury Africa team. He has over 30 years of African experience. Prior to joining Solarcentury Africa, Jason worked for a
leading emergency power provider for five years on major projects in EMEA. Recognising the growing importance of renewables to the sector,
in 2018 he joined Solarcentury Africa, a technology agnostic company that has been delivering multiple PV and Storage projects in challenging
regions such as DRC, Eritrea and Nigeria to name a few. Jason brings a strong understanding of both thermal and renewable technologies
together with a deep knowledge of the mining industry. His insight and strategic viewpoint is invaluable in helping deliver innovative technical
designs that bring significant advancements in reliability and cost savings to the end clients.

Ahmed Badr / Acting Director, Project Facilitation and Support / International Renewable Energy Agency
Ahmed Badr is the Acting Director of the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) Project Facilitation and Support division (PFS), a new
division that offers member countries dedicated project implementation support. Mr. Badr took up the position in April 2020 and brings more
than 30 years of international experience in the field of banking and finance. In his role, Mr. Badr is tasked with leading the development of
the division, while spearheading the Agency’s implementation of the Climate Investment Platform, a multi-stakeholder platform in established in
partnership with SE4All, the UNDP and in coordination with Green Climate Fund to streamline access to climate funding for developing countries
and advance renewables deployment. Prior to joining IRENA, Mr. Badr held several senior operational positions in the field of climate change,
renewable energy, energy efficiency, water and infrastructure projects in a number of multinational financial institutions, including the World
Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Commission (EuropeAid), and Japan Bank for International Cooperation.
Mr. Badr is certified a project infrastructure project manager, with a B.Sc in Civil Engineering and Master’s Degree in Infrastructure Economics
from the Universite de Nates, France.

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 Kerry Adler / Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer / SkyPower Group of Companies
Kerry, a visionary leader, serves as SkyPower’s Global President and Chief Executive Officer. He has architected and helped to propel SkyPower
since its founding in 2003 into one of the largest and most innovative renewable companies. Focused solely on the development of large-
scale solar energy generation projects, SkyPower has a presence in over 35 countries and four continents around the world. Kerry’s instincts
also foresaw the outsourcing revolution to developing countries and founded WebHelp Worldwide in 1999, which today employs over 60,000
employees in 49 countries globally, with revenues exceeding $1.3B EU. As an accomplished global entrepreneur with innovative and unique
operational approaches, Kerry leads with an enviable track record of flawless execution. His experience stems from over 35 years of expertise
that spans many industries and sectors from Renewable Energy, artificial intelligence, advanced logistics, software design, BPO-CRM, as well as
design of advanced systems and processes. Kerry is also a world-renowned speaker and advocate for Climate Change and Climate Action. He is
a trusted advisor to numerous Heads of State and other sustainable leaders on renewable energy through Public Private Partnerships, delivering
energy security through critical Foreign Direct Investments that helps to stimulate economies and is a catalyst for job creation. Kerry’s focus on
Global Climate Action, and his pioneering approach of leading others towards plausible climate risk mitigation strategies has earned him the
respect and admiration of his peers, and the many thousands that attend his riveting keynotes speeches and addresses around the world each
year. Audiences globally are deeply inspired by Kerry’s passion, extensive knowledge, and track record, coupled with his candor, honesty, and
transparency as he provides clear and concise insight into the true state of our planet and the forthcoming impacts of climate action, which serves
as an inspiration for so many to do more. Kerry, over the past decade has taken a very active role in advancing the climate change agenda and
has won numerous awards including the United Nations Global Entrepreneur of The Year, UN Global Compact Inaugural Pioneer For Climate
Action, UN SDG Champion (SkyPower Global), 2019 CEO of The Year, Who Believes in The Spirit of Giving, and the Global Family Office
Most Sustainable CEO of 2019 under the patronage of Prince Albert II of Monaco. Kerry also serves as a Board Member or strategic advisor
to numerous organizations including, UAE Business Council, Canada GCC Advisory Council, Canada Africa Business Council, Canada Arab
Business Council, World Economic Forum, International Economic Forum of The Americas, founding member of United Nations CFO Taskforce,
ConvrtX, Can Water, WiConnect and Eccopia.

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