Agenda & Speakers' presentation slides
Day 1 - Tuesday May 18
Opening Ceremony
- The World Bank's Perspective on Low-Cost Off-Grid Lighting for the Base of the Pyramid - Johannes C. M. Zutt, World Bank Country Director for Kenya
- Kenya Perspectives on off-grid lighting 1 - Patrick M. Nyoike, Permanent Secretary, Kenya Ministry of Energy
- Kenya Perspectives on off-grid lighting 2 - Zachary Ayieko, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Electrification Authority
- Lighting Africa: Building a Sustainable Platform for An Emerging Industry - Russell Sturm, Sustainable Energy Team Leader, IFC
- Keynote Address: Renewable Energy Source: Opportunities - Sichiri Mukunzi, Technical Operations Support and Logistics Officer, Safaricom
Off-Grid Lighting Market: Status and Trends
- Off-Grid Lighting Market Trends - Gaurav Gupta, Associate Partner, Dahlberg Associates
- Frank Altena, Sustainability Officer, Philips Lighting
- Gilles Vermot Desroches, Sustainable Development Senior Vice-President, Schneider Electric
Consumer and Trade Perspectives in Off-Grid Lighting
- Consumer Preference Patterns – Melissa Baker, TNS/Research International
- Preliminary Results of Solar Lantern Field Tests in Five Countries - Lucius Mayer-Tasch, Promotion of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Programme (PREEEP), German Technical Cooperation (GTZ)
- Critical Success Factors and Lessons Learned-The Distributor Perspective - Sam Goldman, Co-Founder and CEO, D-Light
- Humanitarian Relief and Off-Grid Lighting - Mark Bent, CEO and President, SunNight Solar
Policy Drivers
- Policy Barriers Hindering Off-Grid Lighting—Mark Hankins, Energy Specialist, Marge Consulting
- Lutengano U.A. Mwakahesya, Director-General, Tanzania Rural Energy Agency
- Augustus Goanue, Interim Head, Liberia Rural and Renewable Energy Agency
- Ogunlade Davidson, Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Sierra Leone
- Omane Frimpong, Managing Director, Wilkins Engineering, Ghana
Day 2 - Wednesday May 19
Market Perspectives on Quality Assurance
- Quality Assurance Strategy for the Off-Grid Lighting Industry — Rodd Eddy, Lighting Africa Consultant
- Sam Andrews, China Operations Manager, Barefoot Power
- Norbert Pfanner, Dipl.-Ing, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy
- Eric Chesire, Kenya Bureau of Standards
- Shuming Hua, Director, National Lighting Test Center
Emerging Business Models in Reaching the Base of the Pyramid
- Marketing to the Base of the Pyramid—Professor Pikay Richardson
- Harald Schuetzeichel, Director Solar Energy Foundation in Ethiopia/Founder Sun Transfer in Kenya, Sun Transfer in Ethiopia and Kenya
- Ueli Scheuemeier, Sunlabob in Uganda
- Mohamedrafik Parpia, Managing Director, Zara Solar in Tanzania
- Sagar Gubbi, Consultant, GSMA Development Fund
Product Advances in Off-Grid Lighting
- LED’s - Ling Wu, General Secretary, China Solid State Lighting Alliance
- Batteries - Omair Dawood, Assistant Marketing Manager, SANYO
- Photovoltaics - Therese Jordan, Technologies Vice President for Business Development, USA, Konarka Technologies
Financing Across the Supply Chain: Investor Roundtable
- IFC - Corinne Figueredo, Manager, Cleaner Technologies Program
- Ecobank - Vitalis Muthoka
- Acumen - Raj Kundra, Director, Capital Markets and Energy Portfolio
- E+Co Africa - Kofi Nketsia-Tabiri, Regional Manager
- Tujijenge Africa - Felistas Coutinho, Director
Sustainability Issues in Off-Grid Lighting
- Off-Grid Lighting Sustainability Issues - Gerhard Mair, Consultant
- Particulate Emissions from Kerosene Lanterns - Dustin Poppendieck Assistant Professor in the Environmental Resources, Engineering Department at Humboldt State University
- Recycling and Disposal of Lead Acid Batteries - Sophie van den Berg, Partners in Development
Carbon Finance
- Methodologies for Carbon Finance Monitoring and Evaluation - Evan Mills, Staff Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
- Selling Carbon Credits for Kerosene Replacement with Solar Lamps - John Keane, Head of Programs, Solar Aid
- Business and Finance Innovation for Cleaner Rural Lighting Solutions - Mayank Sekhsaria, Co-Founder, Greenlight Planet Inc.
- Industry Perspective on Carbon Finance - Tom Morton, Executive Director, Environmental Markets, J.P. Morgan-Climate Care
Implementation Issues in Off-Grid Programs
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) - Alex Varghese, UNIDO Representative to Kenya and Eritrea
- Agence Sénégalaise d'Electrification Rurale (ASER) - Ousmane Fall Sarr, Directeur des Etudes et du Système d'Information
- German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) - Dr. Carsten Hellpap, Manager, Energizing Development
- United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) - Gustavo Mañez Gomis, Energy Branch, Division of Technology, Industry and Economics
Lighting Africa — The Way Forward
- Accelerating Innovation, Addressing Issues: Next Step for the Market & for Lighting Africa - Russell Sturm, Sustainable Energy Team Leader, IFC
- Closing session - Discussion Framework - Dana Rysankova (LA Program Manager, The World Bank); Arthur Itotia Njagi (LA Africa Program Manager, IFC); and Patrick Avato (LA Global Program Manager, IFC)
Lighting Africa 2010 Conference - Wrap Up Session
- Vijay Iyier, World Bank Energy Sector Manager
Day 3 - Thursday, May 20 – Side Events
Business development
End-user finance for off-grid lighting
- Sécou Sarr, Coordinator, Enda-TM, Senegal
- Morris Newa, Faulu Advisory Services, Kenya
- Felistas Coutinho, Executive Director, Tujijenge, Tanzania
- John Keane, Head of Programs, Solar Aid
Financing access for off-grid lighting
- Itotia Njagi, Lighting Africa Program Manager, IFC
- Edwin Macharia, Partner, Dalberg Global Development Advisors, Nairobi
- John C. MacLean, President, Energy Efficiency Finance Corporation
High-performance LEDs and How to use them
- Kevin Gauna, BA, LED Systems Researcher and Engineer, owner Sunbrothers Studio
Emerging models for the Base of Pyramid
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- Tuesday May 18th: Opening Ceremony and Plenary Sessions
- Wednesday May 19th: Break-away and plenary sessions
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In partnership with:
- AFREA - Africa Renewable Energy Access Grants Program
- ASTAE - Asia Sustainable and Alternative Energy Program
- ESMAP - Energy Sector Management Assistance Program
- GEF - Global Environment Facility
- Good Energies Inc.
- Luxembourg
- Norway
- PPIAF - Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility
- REEEP - Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership
