2024 Speakers

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Heads Of State

20+

African & Global Ministers

2,000+

Attendees

40+

Bankable African Green Energy Projects

700+

Conference Delegates

125+

Global Exhibitors

115+

Expert Industry Speakers

100

Youth Participants

65+

Global Countries Represented

7

Global African Hydrogen Awards

Heads of State, Ministers, CEOs & Industry Leaders Participating Include:

Her Excellency Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

Vice President
Republic of Namibia

Hon. Doto Mashaka Biteko (MP)

Deputy Prime Minister
United Republic of Tanzania

Her Excellency Monica Geingos

Former First Lady of Namibia & Executive Chairperson
One Economy Foundation

Hon. Kadri Simson

European Commissioner for Energy
European Commission

Hon. Tom Alweendo

Minister of Mines and Energy
Republic of Namibia

Hon. Tinne Van der Straeten

Minister of Energy
Kingdom of Belgium

Hon. Dr. Mahmoud Esmat

Minister of Electricity & Renewable Energy
Egypt

Hon. Balarabe Abbas Lawal

Minister of Environment
Nigeria

Hon. Emile Ouosso

Minister of Energy and Water Resources
Republic of Congo

Hon. Ibrahim Uwizeye

Minister of Hydraulics, Energy & Mines
Republic of Burundi

Hon. Kornelia Shilunga

Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy
Republic of Namibia

Hon. Lucia Iipumbu

Minister of Industrialization and Trade
Republic of Namibia

Hon. Emma Theofelus

Minister of Information and Communication Technology
Namibia

Hon. Michael Kellner

Parliamentary State Secretary
Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Germany

Hon. Jochen Flasbarth

State Secretary
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany

Hon. Samantha Graham-Maré (MP)

Deputy Minister of Electricity and Energy
Republic of South Africa

Hon. Nomalungelo Gina

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
Republic of South Africa

His Excellency Jose Alexandre Barroso

Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources, Petroleum and Gas
Republic of Angola

Hon. Herbert Krapa

Deputy Minister
Ministry of Energy, Ghana

Hon. Sidronius Okasaai Opolot

Minister of State for Energy
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD) Uganda

Eng. Isaac Kiva

Secretary Renewable Energy
Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, Kenya

Hon. Rainer Baake

German Special Envoy to Namibia
Federal Republic of Germany

Margalita Arabidze

Head of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Policy and Sustainable Development Department
Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia

Hon. Obeth Kandjoze

Chairman, Green Hydrogen Council & Director General
National Planning Commission, Namibia

Hon. Johannes !Gawaxab

Governor
Bank of Namibia

Nangula Nelulu Uaandja

Chief Executive Officer
Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB)

James Mnyupe

Presidential Economic Advisor and Head of Programme
Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme (NGH2P)

Hon. Aletha Franklin

Regional Governor
Kharas Region

His Worship, Hon. Cllr. Phillippus Albertus Balhao

Mayor of Luderitz

Dan Marokane

Group Chief Executive
ESKOM South Africa

Edward Kalajzic

President Africa
Fortescue

Karsten Nielsen

Founder & Chief Executive Officer
GreenGo Energy A/S

Roy Campe

Chief Technology Officer
CMB.TECH, Cleanergy Development Committee

Andrew Kanime

Chief Executive Officer
Namibian Ports Authority (NamPort)

Kadiva Hamutumwa

Chief Strategic, Corporate Affairs and New Business Development Officer
NamWater

Desmond van Jaarsveld

Chief Executive Officer
TransNamib

Kahenge Simson Haulofu

Managing Director
Namibia Power Corporation (NamPower)

Marco Raffinetti

Chief Executive Officer
Hyphen Hydrogen Energy

Sabine Dall’Omo

CEO
Siemens Sub-Saharan Africa, Siemens (Pty) Ltd

Laurent Coche

Chief Executive Officer
Chariot Green Hydrogen

Jean Van Wetter

Chief Executive Officer
Enabel

Jens Wulff

Chief Executive Officer
Neuman&Esser Germany

Todd Cartwright

Chief Commercial Officer
Nel Hydrogen

Jerome Namaseb

Chief Executive Officer
Daures Green Hydrogen Village

Benedict Libanda

Chief Executive Officer
Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF)

Johannes Michels

Managing Director, HyIron
HyIron

Chris Movirongo

Country Manager – Namibia
Fortescue

Anders Heine Jensen

Director PtX & Megaton Projects
GreenGo Energy A/S

Nicolas Lecomte

Director Southern and East Africa, HDF Energy
HDF Energy

Paddy Padmanathan

Co-Founder & Vice Chairman
zhero

John Ferraz

Executive
ENS

Ulrich Stahl

Global Project Lead Hydrogen KSB
KSB SE & Co. KGaA

Sebastiaan Surie

Head of Green Hydrogen
CFM | Nam-H2 Fund Managers

Mark Brownstein

Senior Vice President, Global Energy Transition
Environmental Defense Fund

Petra Schwager

Chief of the Climate and Technology Partnership Division
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

Dr. Susana Moreira

Executive Director and Co-Chair
H2Global Foundation

Toni Beukes

Head of Environment, Social & Governance
Hyphen Hydrogen Energy

Margaret Mutschler

Development Director, CWP Global Vice Chairperson
Green Hydrogen Association of Namibia (NamGHA)

Caroline Kimathi, Manager

Renewable Energy
Energy and Petroleum Regulating Authority

Paul Wambugu

Investment Manager
Kenya Electricity Generating Company

Dr. Hauke Engel

Partner
McKinsey & Company

Richard Kiplagat

Chairman AHP Advocacy Taskforce African Hydrogen Partnership, Group Chief Commercial Officer & MD East Africa
Africa Practice

Iyaloo Akuaake

Namibia Country Coordinator
Women in Green Hydrogen (WiGH) Africa

Nigel Beck

Head of Sustainable Finance & ESG Advisory
RMB

Kudakwashe (Kuda) Ndhlukula

Executive Director
SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE)

Jonas Moberg

Chief Executive Officer
Green Hydrogen Organisation

Viaksha Mohabir

Technical Advisor Environment & Sustainability (Green Hydrogen South Africa)
GIZ South Africa, Lesotho & eSwatini

Prof. Dr. Anicia Peters

Chief Executive Officer
National Commission on Research, Science and Technology

Madadh MacLaine

Secretary General
Zero Emissions Ship Technology Associations (ZESTAS)

Rita Madeira

Africa Programme Manager, West and Southern Africa
International Energy Agency

Andreas Cremer

Department Head Infrastructure & Energy Africa/ Latin America
KfW DEG

Dr. Detlof von Oertzen

Chief Executive Officer
VO Consulting (Masterclass A)

Tom Hautekiet

Chief Business Development & Transition Officer
Port of Antwerp-Bruges

Nadège Hopman

Senior Investment Officer
European Investment Bank

Stefano Signore

Head of Unit Climate Change and Sustainable Energy; Nuclear Safety, Directorate-General for International Partnerships
European Commission

Henrik Hololei

Hors Classe Adviser, Directorate-General for International Partnerships
European Commission

Hendrik Louw

Northern Cape Catalytic Project Advisor
Province of the Northern Cape, The Republic of South Africa

Dr. Daniel Frank

Senior Advisor Water Management
DECHEMA e.V

Hanna Graul

Research Associate
H2 Global Foundation

Johan Byskov Svendsen

Head of Program - Catalyze Ecosystem Transition
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping

Nienke Homan

Chief Executive Officer, Impact Hydrogen
Board Member, Green Hydrogen Organisation

Christoph Kausch

Senior Operations Officer
International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Junaid Belo-Osagie

Executive Director
Mizuho and Chairman of the Africa Hydrogen Partnership Financial Advisory Group

Hakeem Belo-Osagie

African Entrepreneur, Scholar, and Philanthropist
Republic of Nigeria

Theopolina Kapani

Head Technical and Construction
Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme

Mutindi Lydia Jacobs

Chief Legal Officer, Directorate Law Reform
Ministry of Justice

Joseph Mukendwa

Head: Policy, Planning and Strategy
Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme

Hon. Yvonne Dassaub (MP)

Minister of Justice
Republic of Namibia

Hon. Ipumbu Shiimi

Minister of Finance and Public Enterprise
Republic of Namibia

Gerson Nasau

CoFounder/Director Business Development
Kaoko Green Energy Solutions(Pty) Ltd

Joy Nzue

Technical Advisor
GIZ Kenya

Eng. Isaac Kiva

Secretary Renewable Energy
Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, Kenya (Keynote Remarks)

Eng. Kihara Mungai

Deputy Director
Renewable Energy, EPRA

Edna Mutevu

Engineer
Ministry of Energy and Petroleum

Jackson Mutonga

Deputy Director, Energy and Climate Change
GIZ

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