The African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy conference – taking place November 4-8 in Cape Town – announces its next speaker lineup. Covering strategic industries such as downstream and infrastructure, power and service provision, legal, finance and more, the AEW: Invest in African Energy 2024 speakers will unpack project and investment opportunities.
Under the theme Enabling Growth through an Enabling Environment, the event represents the premier platform for the African energy sector. Insights from panel discussion, presentations, workshops and roundtables will not only showcase prospects across the African energy market but support deal-signing – both during and after this year’s event.
AEW: Invest in African Energy is the platform of choice for project operators, financiers, technology providers and government, and has emerged as the official place to sign deals in African energy. Visit http://www.aecweek.com for more information about this exciting event.
Despite the continent’s wealth of energy resources, Africa receives less than 3% of global energy investment. Growing global demand in tandem with new project opportunities is expected to boost spending, however, with investment gaps and projects set to be showcasing during this year’s AEW: Invest in African Energy conference. Representing financial institutions and consultancies, speakers will share insight into strategies for raising capital, innovative financing and supportive policies. Speakers include:
- Eric Williams, Principal Consultant and President, Royal Triangle Energy Solutions
- Erick Yong, Managing Director/Co-founder, Zeitec Investment Office
- Hugo Hill, Managing Director, TRM
- Ileana I. Ferber, CEO, Colibri Business Development LLC
- Jaya Doomun–Dookun, Senior Manager: Financial Services, Economic Development Board of Mauritius
- Jean-Pierre Bozec, Managing Partner, Project Lawyers
- John Ngunjiri, Attorney – Energy & Infrastructure, Norton Rose Fulbright
- Laure Pironneau Morris, Executive Partner, ENERIOM SAS
- Mandla Gubuza, Senior Counsel, CLG
- Massimiliano Massari, Managing Director Energy Industry – IMI Corporate & Investment Banking, Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A
- Nosizwe Nokwe-Macamo, Executive Chairman and Founder, Raise Africa Investments
- Vinay Guddye, Director of Financial Services, Economic Development Board of Mauritius
Energy demand in Africa is projected to grow between 45% and 50% by 2040, highlighting the vital need to ramp up downstream infrastructure development. Supporting efforts to drive intra-African trade and cross-border projects, downstream companies active across the continent are bound to play a central role in alleviating energy poverty in Africa. During AEW: Invest in African Energy 2024, speakers will discuss strategies underway to expand the downstream industry. Speakers include:
- Folarin Lajumoke, Executive Director Exploration & Production, BUA Group
- Gabriel Lorenzi, Commercial Vice President, Galileo Technology
- Katrin Puetz, Managing Director, (B)energy
- Luke Woodard, Managing Director- Energy Investments & Structuring, Mercuria
- Obehi Ojeaga, GM, Business Dev & Corporate Affairs, Nigeria Machine Tools
- Sam Martyn, Executive Director, Howden
With over 600 million people currently living without access to electricity in Africa, many African countries are prioritizing investment in both grid- and off-grid power infrastructure. Promising industries such as green hydrogen, nuclear and solar stand to support electrification in Africa, with companies investing heavily in generation and transmission to support national energy access goals. During AEW: Invest in African Energy 2024, power players will unpack projects and strategic investments. Speakers include:
- Komarov Kirill, First Deputy Director General for Corporate Development and International Development, Rosatom
- Reginal Spiller, Chief Executive Officer, Azimuth Energy Investments
- Ryan Collyer, CEO: Central and Southern Africa, Rosatom
- Leonid Shlyahturov, Executive Director of FESCO Integrated Transport
- Wilson Masango, Chief Engineer Markets, Southern African Power Pool
