Confirmed Speakers for Powering Africa Summit, Washington, 27th – 29th January, 2016

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January 21, 2016

The Powering Africa: Summit provides a meeting place and a platform for dialogue between public and private sector decision-makers across the US and Africa, promoting the investment opportunities in Africa’s power sector.

Below is a list of confirmed speakers at the Powering Africa: Summit 2016.

H.E. Hon Minister Jeannot Matadi Atadi Nenga Gamanda, Minister of Energy and Water Resources, DRC
H.E. Minister, Obeth Kandjoze, Minister of Energy and Minerals, Namibia
H.E. Hon Osama Aly Asran, Deputy Minister of Renewable Energy and Electricity, Egypt
Dr Mohamed Moussa Omran, 1st Under Secretary of State for Research, Planning and Authorities, Egypt
Thabane, Zulu, Director General, Department of Energy, South Africa
Jacquis Randriamahazomanana, Director General Ministry of Energy and Hydrocarbons, Madagascar
H.E. Hon Salvador Namburete, Former Minister for Energy Mozambique and Chief Executive Officer, Banco Big, Mozambique
Hon Bart Nnaji, Chief Executive Officer, Geometric Power, Nigeria
Silas Zimu, Presidential Advisor on Energy, South Africa
Johary Rajosefa, Director of Promotion and Economic Intelligence, Economic Development Board of Madagascar
Steven Hunt, Senior Energy Innovation Advisor, Climate, Energy and Water Team, Research and Evidence Division , Department for International Development, UK
Hans Olav Ibrekk, Policy Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Norway
John Macwilliams, Associate Deputy Secretary, Department of Energy
Andy Herscowitz, Co-ordinator, Power Africa and Trade Africa
Elizabeth Littlefield, President and Chief Executive Officer, Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Dana Hyde, Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Shari Berenbach, President and CEO, US Africa Development Foundation
Leocadia Zak, Director, United States Trade and Development Agency
Melanie Nakagawa, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Transformation, Bureau of Energy Resources
Charles Feinstein, Director of Energy and Extractives, The World Bank Group
Solomon Asamoah, Vice President Infrastructure, Private Sector and Regional Integration, African Development Bank
Pankaj Gupta, Practice Manager, Project Finance and Guarantees, The World Bank Group
Angela Nalikka, Manager, Private Sector Infrastructure Finance & PPPs, African Development Bank
Aymeric Saha, Financial Policy Director to Congressman Meeks, U.S. House Financial Services Committee
Karen Breytenbach, Head of IPP Office, Department of Energy, South Africa
Rumandaka Wonodi, Chief Executive Officer, NBET, Nigeria
Selestino Babungi, Chief Executive Officer, UMEME, Uganda
William Amuna, Chief Executive Officer, GRIDCo, Ghana
Jean Bosco Mugiraneza, Chief Executive Officer, Rwanda Energy Group