Eastern Africa Renewable Energy Summit and Expo 2010 Program

Draft Program

A: Keynote speakers

Conference objectives and expected outcomes
Mr. Norman Chege, VP KEREA Kenya
Energy in Eastern Africa and role of Renewable energy
Ministry of Energy Kenya
Making Renewable Markets work in Eastern Africa: Experiences and Emerging Issues
Geothermal Development Company Kenya
Overview of global renewable energy developments and implications for Eastern Africa
GE Energy - East Africa

1. Policy and Regulatory Frameworks, Policies and regulatory issues for                  
   grid connected Renewable Energy
   Evans Kituyi, PhD Senior Programme Specialist, CCAA,International Development         
    Research Centre Kenya
1.1. Policy and Regulatory issues for grid connected wind Energy in Eastern Africa 
       KenGen Kenya
1.2. The Role of Law in promoting Renewable Energy in Africa (TBC)
1.3. Clean Energy Businesses provide lasting solutions to climate change and poverty.                     
       Gina Rodolico, Chief Operating Officer,  E+Co Tanzania
1.4. The role of the parliamentarians in promoting renewable energy in Africa (TBC)
1.5. Investment promotion through regulatory institutional and environmental
       strengthening National Environment Management Authority Kenya

2. Policies and Regulations Required to Accelerate RE uptake  
   Energy Regulatory Commission Kenya  
2.1. Policies and Regulatory issues for stand alone Renewable Energy systems (TBC)
2.2. Africa Electricity Issues KPLC
2.3. Bio-energy in Africa (TBC)

3. Investment and Financing for Renewable Energy in Eastern  Africa
     Paul Kirai, Program Manager, International Finance Corporation,
3.1. Mobilizing International Finance
      Song Yunsong, Executive Director China-Africa Development Fund
3.2. Opportunities for financing and insuring investments in Renewable Energy
        Jack Jacobs Advisor cleantech law partners USA
3.3. Banks role in RE Finance.
     Sebastian Veit, Senior Climate Economist African Development Bank
3.4. Financing of Small and Medium Scale RE Energy Services/Rural Electrification
      Sebastian del Hoyo,Embassy of Argentina in South Africa
3.5. Making Carbon Finance work for Africa
       Adriaan Tas Executive Director Carbon Africa Limited

Day 2.
4. Technologies
Jon Bohmer, CEO Kyoto Energy Ltd.Kenya
4.1. Biomass and biofuels  technologies in Eastern Africa
      Jerome Le Borgne Business   Devp Manager Dragon Power,  China
4.2. Biomass Waste as a Source of Renewable Energy for East Africa  
       Salman Zafar CEO BioEnergy Consult  India
4.3. Solar Energy and Wind
       Miriam Hidalgo Dissigno San Francisco
4.4. Hydro Power Development and  Geothermal
      Geothermal Development Company Kenya
4.5. Cogeneration in Eastern Africa
      Rajesh Dhingra Business Head-Alcohol for Mawana Sugars Limited, India Case       
      study on setting up an Ethanol plant in India
4.6. Strategies for energy efficiency  in Industry in Eastern Africa
       By Ron Tan, Global Marketing Director, Inferno Fuel Singapore

5. Renewable Energy Technology Transfer and Development
5.1. Technologies to create an energy- producing facility in Kenya or elsewhere in   
       Africa.
       Barry Lites, Managing Director MENA Distribution Partners LLC, USA
6. Capacity Building and Research and Development for renewable energy   
     markets in Eastern Africa (TBC)
6.1. Capacity building and technical assistance for the development of renewable energy
        sector in Eastern Africa
        Alexander Varghese,UNIDO Representative for Kenya and Eritrea
6.2. Prospects of renewable energy e- learning/capacity building in Africa (TBC)
7. Potentialities and opportunities of Renewables in the Eastern Africa
   Region. (TBC)
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