Confirmed Government Ministers

Omwony Ojwok, Minister of State for Finance, Planning & Economic Development (in charge of Planning), Uganda

Tjikero Tweya, Dupty Minister of Finance, Namibia

Henock Ya Kasita, Deputy Minister of Mines & Energy, Namibia

Confirmed Government Officials and utility executives

Andre Barlow, Manager Strategic Finance, Nampower, Namibia

Karen Breytenbach, Senior Project Adviser, South African Treasury

Chris Forlee , Chief Director of Energy, Department of Public Enterprises, South Africa

Eddy Njoroge, Managing Director, KenGen, Kenya

Ransome Owan, Chairman & CEO, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (Nerc), Nigeria

Julius Riungu, Power Engineering Consultant, Ministry of Energy, Kenya

James Wahogo, Corporate Planning & Strategy Manager, Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen)

Confirmed Speakers

Solomon Asamoah, Executive Manager: Private Sector and International Investments, Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), South Africa

Daniel Berman, Executive Director, Debt Capital Markets Africa, J.P. Morgan, South Africa

Jerome Bertrand-Hardy, Head of Infrastructure and Mining Division, Proparco, Paris

Gabriel Buck, Head of ECA CAPEX Funding, Barclays Capital, United Kingdom

Luka Buljan, CEO of Empower, Globeleq, London

Bob Chestnutt, Project Director, Aldwych International Ltd, London

Chukuka Chukuma, Director and Head of Investment Banking, Stanbic Bank Nigeria Limited

Eme Essien, Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Kenya

Paul Eardley-Taylor, Director: Project Finance Power & Utilities, HSBC, London

Michael Fuchs, Lead Financial Economist, The World Bank

Jose Galindez, Chairman, Solarpack, Spain

Klaus Gihr, Head of Energy, Transport & Telecommunication Division, sub-Saharan Africa, KfW, Germany

Andrew Johnstone, Chief Executive Officer, African Infrastructure Investment Managers, South Africa

Kevin Kariuki, Head of Infrastructure, Industrial Promotion Services, Nairobi

Gerrit Kruyswijk, Head of Energy Project Finance, Nedbank Capital, South Africa

Michael Meeser, Head of Project & Infrastructure Finance, Investec, South Africa

Angela Nalikka, Investment Officer, Private-Sector Department, African Development Bank, Tunisia

Ahmed Ounalli, Senior Investment Officer, Nepad Department, African Development Bank, Tunisia

Aaron Senanu, Senior Project Manager, Ecosecurities, United Kingdom