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1 10 th GERMAN-AFRICAN Energy Forum Hamburg, April 25 th -26 th, 2016 ENERGY FORUM NEW POWER FOR A SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIP! 10 Years of German-African Energy Business: What about Innovation? Program NEW POWER FOR A SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIP! NEW POWER Supported FOR A by: SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIP! Venue: Chamber of Commerce, Adolphsplatz 1, Hamburg Organized by Afrika-Verein Veranstaltungs-GmbH (AVV). Conference languages are English and French. Translation will be provided at the two main conference rooms.

2 10 th German-African Energy Forum Program Overview Monday, April 25th, 2016 Time Plenarsaal (Room B) Merkur-Zimmer (Room C) 08:00 09:30 a.m. Registration & Welcome Coffee 09:30 10:20 a.m. Welcome & Opening Session 10:20 10:30 a.m. Keynote Speech ABB 10:30 11:30 a.m. Finding the perfect Energy Mix for Africa 11:30 12:15 a.m. Networking Coffee Break with Press Conference 12:15 01:15 p.m. What about Energy Innovation? Project Session: Noor (Morocco) Country Session Ethiopia 01:15 02:45 p.m. Networking Lunch Break 02:45 03:45 p.m. Off-Grid and Mini-Grid Leapfrogging Africa into an Energy Future Project Session: Azura IPP (Nigeria) Country Session Namibia 03:45 04:15 p.m. Networking Coffee Break 04:15 05:15 p.m. Connecting Africa Reducing Losses, Making Grids Smart Project Session: Market Development Country Session Madagascar 05:15 05:45 p.m. Innovative Examples of the African Energy Business 07: p.m. Energy Evening on Board of the Louisiana Star (Vorsetzen, Hamburg Departure 06:15 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce) Tuesday, April 26th, 2016 Time Plenarsaal (Room B) Merkur-Zimmer (Room C) 08:30 09:30 a.m. Registration & Welcome Coffee 09:30 10:30 a.m. Opening Discussion: Is the Oil Boom Over? 10:30 11:30 a.m. Networking Coffee Break 11:30 12:30 p.m. Financing Energy Projects Project Session: INGA (DR Congo) Country Session Sudan 12:30 01:30 p.m. How can German Hydropower Technology Light Africa? Project Session: New Market Opportunities for Renewable Energies in Africa Country Session Gabon 01:30 03:00 p.m. Networking Lunch 03:00 04:00 p.m. Nuclear Energy an Option for Africa? Project Session: Africa Renewable Energy Initiative Constituent Meeting of the Expert Group Electrification Followed by B2B & Networking

3 We would like to thank the following companies for their generous support of the 10 th German-African Energy Forum 2016: Platinum Sponsor Gold Sponsors Silver Sponsor

4 Bronze Sponsors Supporting Partners Media Partners

5 Monday, April 25 th 08:00 09:30 a.m. Registration & Welcome Coffee 09:30 10:20 a.m. Welcome & Opening Session Christoph Kannengießer Chief Executive Officer Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft Welcome Addresses Dr Hans Fabian Kruse Chairman of the Foreign Trade Committee and Member of the General Assembly Hamburg Chamber of Commerce Frank Horch Senator for Economic Affairs, Transport and Innovation Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg Introductory Speech: German-African Energy Business Which Way Forward? Dr Stefan Liebing Chairman Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft Keynote Speech: From Energy Innovation to Energy Transformation Uwe Beckmeyer, MdB State Secretary Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) 10:20 10:30 a.m. Keynote Speech: Leveraging Technology and Entrepreneurial Spirit, Shaping the Future of the African Continent Tobias Becker Head of 1,000 Day Program Africa ABB

6 10:30 11:30 a.m. Finding the Perfect Energy Mix for Africa High level outlook on Africa s energy sector Hon. Motuma Mekasa Minister for Water, Irrigation and Energy Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Hon. Dr Cheick Taliby Sylla Minister of Energy and Water Republic of Guinea Hon. Mamadou Frankaly Keita Minister of Energy and Water Republic of Mali Hon. Mutaz Musa Minister of Electricity and Water Resources Republic of Sudan Hon. Kornelia Shilunga Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy Republic of Namibia Hon. Tsitsi Muzenda Deputy Minister of Energy and Power Development Republic of Zimbabwe Judith Helfmann-Hundack Head of Foreign Trade and Development Policy Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft 11:30 12:15 p.m. Networking Coffee Break with Press Conference Sponsors Stage: 12:15 01:15 p.m. Parallel Sessions What about Energy Innovation? Innovations of the German Energy Transition How can these be exported to Africa? African innovations Lessons for Germany?

7 Impulse Willi Meixner Chief Executive Officer Division Power and Gas Siemens AG Peter Fischer Deputy Director General for Globalisation, Energy and Climate Policy Federal Foreign Office (AA) Dorothée Janzen Partner CMS Hasche Sigle Olga Rasamimanana Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy and Hydrocarbons Republic of Madagascar Erick Yong Chief Executive Officer GreenTec Capital Partners Judith Helfmann-Hundack Head of Foreign Trade and Development Policy Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft Plenarsaal (Room B) Project Session: Noor (Morocco) Oliver Baudson Managing Director, TSK Flagsol Board Member, German Association for Concentrated Solar Power Ali Zerouali Cooperation Manager MASEN Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy Merkur-Zimmer (Room C) Country Session Ethiopia Ethiopia s energy strategy Hon. Motuma Mekasa Minister for Water, Irrigation and Energy Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia 01:15 02:45 p.m. Networking Lunch Break Sponsors Stage:

8 02:45 03:45 p.m. Parallel Sessions Off-Grid and Mini-Grid Leapfrogging Africa into an Energy Future How will decentralized energy supply impact Africa s energy future? Innovative solutions for sustainable energy supply Hon. Dr Cheick Taliby Sylla Minister of Energy and Water Republic of Guinea Dr Jeremy Gaines Coordinator Nigerian German Energy Partnership Klaus Maier Corporate Development Officer Mobisol GmbH Eric Toumayan Managing Director of Government Relations APR Energy, USA Godfrey Turyahikayo Executive Director Rural Electrification Agency of Uganda Busso von Bismarck Founder Qinous GmbH Judith Helfmann-Hundack Head of Foreign Trade and Development Policy Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft Plenarsaal (Room B) Project Session: Azura IPP (Nigeria) Dr David Ladipo Managing Director Azura Amaya Capital

9 Merkur-Zimmer (Room C) Country Session Namibia Namibian energy projects Hon. Kornelia Shilunga Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy Republic of Namibia 03:45 04:15 p.m. Networking Coffee Break 04:15 05:15 p.m. Parallel Sessions Sponsors Stage: Connecting Africa Reducing the Losses, Making Grids Smart Effective organization of transmission and distribution Impact of losses Jean Marie Aleokol President of the Board of Directors Regulatory Agency of the Electricity Sector of Cameroon Sabine Dall Omo Chief Executive Officer Southern and Eastern Africa Siemens AG Hippolyte Gnanzalé Ebagnitchie Managing Director National Regulatory Authority of the Electricity Sector of Côte d Ivoire (Anaré) Jochen Kreusel Senior Vice President ABB Smart Grids Moses H. Ntlamelle Senior Programme Officer (Energy Division) Directorate of Infrastructure and Services SADC Secretariat, Botsuana Judith Helfmann-Hundack Head of Foreign Trade and Development Policy Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft

10 Plenarsaal (Room B) Project Session: Market Development Kai Imolauer Associate Partner Rödl & Partner Maria Ueltzen Senior Associate Rödl & Partner Candice Aletter Attorney-at-law, South Africa Rödl & Partner Session sponsored by: Merkur-Zimmer (Room C) Country Session Madagascar A new strategy to accelerate rural electrification through renewable energy (in French) Olga Rasamimanana Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy and Hydrocarbons Republic of Madagascar 05:15 05:45 p.m. Innovative Examples of the African Energy Business Presentations of innovative energy solutions (3x10 minutes presentations) ARED Mobile Solar Kiosk Thomas Festerling Chief Financial Officer / Managing Partner GreenTec Capital Partners Erick Yong Chief Executive Officer GreenTec Capital Partners Business Opportunities with Solar Systems Géraldine Quelle Head of Marketing Phaesun GmbH GRIPS: Decoupling Economic Growth from Grid Availability Timon Herzog Chief Operating Officer GRIPS Energy AG

11 07:00 p.m. Energy Evening on Board of the Louisiana Star Vorsetzen, Hamburg (Bus departure: 06:15 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce, Shuttle returning to the Chamber of Commerce and Steigenberger Hotel every 30 minutes between 09:15 p.m. 10:30 p.m.)

12 Tuesday, April 26 th 08:30 09:30 a.m. Registration & Welcome Coffee 09:30 10:30 a.m. Opening Discussion: Is the Oil Boom Over? Falling world market prices for oil, gas and mineral resources Are fossil fuels still part of Africa s economic future? Are new investments still feasible? Ezekiel Adesina Senior Business Strategy and Performance Analyst Nigeria LNG Karsten Fuelster Country Manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland International Finance Corporation (IFC) Prof. Karl Rose Director World Energy Council Christoph Schlichter General Manager Libya / Algeria DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG Dr Christoph Löwer Chief Executive Officer Wirtschaftsverband Erdöl- und Erdgasgewinnung e.v. 10:30 11:30 a.m. Networking Coffee Break 11:30 12:30 p.m. Parallel Sessions Financing Energy Projects COP21 decisions and their outcome for German companies in Africa Innovative financing models and solutions Thomas Silberhorn, MdB State Secretary Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

13 Martin Baart Co-Founder Ecoligo GmbH Barr. Oladapo Akinosun Partner Simmons Cooper Partners, Nigeria Antonio Coutinho Chief Executive Officer Standard Bank de Angola Stefan Götzinger Vice President, Structured Trade & Export Finance (STEF) Deutsche Bank AG Dr Daniel-Alexander Schroth, Côte d'ivoire SE4ALL Africa Hub Coordinator African Development Bank Judith Helfmann-Hundack Head of Foreign Trade and Development Policy Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft Plenarsaal (Room B) Project Session: INGA (DR Congo) Lunanga Busanya Secretary General of the Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises Democratic Republic of the Congo Urs Brunner Project Lead Director, Technical Coordinator ProInga Consortium José Angel Gonzalez Tausz Commercial Director AEE Power Merkur-Zimmer (Room C) Country Session Sudan Potentials, opportunities and challenges in the energy field Hon. Mutaz Musa Minister of Electricity and Water Resources Republic of Sudan

14 12:30 01:30 p.m. Parallel Sessions How Can German Hydropower Technology Light Africa? Large scale hydro power projects Small hydro vs. large hydro Hon. Motuma Mekasa Minister for Water, Irrigation and Energy Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Hon. Mutaz Musa Minister of Electricity and Water Resources Republic of Sudan Heike Bergmann Member of the Executive Board Voith Hydro GmbH & Co. KG Albert Butare Chief Executive Officer Africa Energy Services Group, Rwanda Peter Magauer Managing Director (Chief Executive Officer) Andritz Hydro GmbH Marina Zapf Economic Correspondent Capital Plenarsaal (Room B) Project Session: New Market Opportunities for Renewable Energies in Africa Solving the Equity Riddle Opening Remarks Dr Stefan Liebing Chairman Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft Tobias Cossen Project Manager Southeast-Asia & Subsaharan-Africa Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Manuel Duggal Director of Sales Redavia GmbH

15 Martin Baltes Project Development Program Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Session in cooperation with: Merkur-Zimmer (Room C) Country Session Gabon Gabon s energy strategy (in French) Aristide Ngari General Director for Energy Ministry of Energy and Hydraulic Resources Gabonese Republic 01:30 03:00 p.m. Networking Lunch 03:00 04:00 p.m. Parallel Sessions Nuclear Energy an Option for Africa? Should nuclear energy be an option in Africa s future energy mix? What lessons learned can Africa take from other regions of the world in the context of nuclear energy? Hon. Kornelia Shilunga Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy Republic of Namibia

16 Aziz Fall Director International Cooperation and Promotion Ministry of Energy and the Development of Renewable Energy, Republic of Senegal Bruno Kuckartz Head of Section Energy Systems and Automation TÜV Rheinland Dr Stefan Nießen Vice President R&E, Innovation and Patentmanagement Areva GmbH Marina Zapf Economic Correspondent Capital Plenarsaal (Room B) Project Session: Africa Renewable Energy Initiative Frank Fass-Metz Commissioner for Climate Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Innovative Regenerative Technologies for Electricity and Cooling Integrating Solar and Geothermal Power Prof. Dr Dr h.c. Reinhard F. Hüttl Head of Scientific Executive Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences Merkur-Zimmer (Room C) Constituent Meeting of the Expert Group Electrification Strategic Partnership Digital Africa of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Followed by B2B & Networking End of Event

17 Floor Plan of the 10 th German-African Energy Forum

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