Tuesday 14 May 2019
The critical factors that can influence the success of power projects
Moderator: Robert Mubiru, Senior Engineering Consultant, KERAM Enterprises, Uganda
| 14:00 | Linking ‘tips’ for success: Technology, Innovation, People, Systems Patrick Mwesige, Enterprise Projects and Systems Director, Data Care (U) Limited, Uganda |
| 14:15 | Power Pool drive the energy development in West Africa Eric Amoussouga, CEO: Francophone Africa, General Electric, Cote d’Ivoire |
| 14:35 | Panel discussion: Assessing the latest market strategies for running a sustainable African power system • Understanding the emergence of more power providers going directly to large scale consumers • Importance of people management towards project success • Latest advances in cost reflective tariff’s influencing power market strategies • What are the financial challenges preventing proper maintenance and upgrades to power infrastructure? Panellist: – Dhasi Naidoo, Chief Strategy Officer, Ontec, South Africa – Patrick Mwesige, Enterprise Projects and Systems Director, Data Care (U) Limited, Uganda – Ebipere Clark, Special Assistant (Energy), Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigeria – Eric Amoussouga, CEO: Francophone Africa, General Electric, Cote d’Ivoire – Bernard Modey, Senior Power Expert, USAID Ghana, Ghana |
The Future of Energy
Senior Representative, Schneider, SA
| 15:45 | The future of energy: powering the digital economy with smart grids and energy management systems Taru Madangombe, Vice President: Anglophone Africa Cluster Power Systems Business, Schneider Electric, South Africa |
| 16:00 | How can energy storage be used as a tool towards deferring infrastructure investment? Chinedu Igbokwe, Chief Operating Officer, Daystar Power Group, Nigeria |
| 16:15 | Panel discussion: Utilising the latest technology for energy security and sustainability • Preparing for decentralisation, digitisation and decarbonisation • Assessing available storage technologies- battery and large scale • How does energy storage work with non-firm renewable capacity? • Latest renewable energy capacity integration onto the grid and best practice for grid management Panellist: – Greig Swanepoel, Battery Storage Specialist & Microgrid Design Engineer, Sola Future, South Africa – Kenneth I. Ozoemena, Professor: Materials for Energy & Electrochemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa – Kuda Mzembe, Co-founder, Advanced Power Technologies, Zimbabwe – Merrick Kerr, Chief Commercial Officer, Energy Vault, United Kingdom – Kadri Nassiep, Director of Electricity, City of Cape Town, South Africa |
Wednesday 15 May 2019
Reducing Grid Losses and increasing efficiency through losses
Moderator: Marco Rahner, Head of Technical Sales Digital Grid, Siemens, South Africa
| 09:00 | Managing the technical losses in secondary networks Robert Mubiru, Senior Engineering Consultant, KERAM Enterprises, Uganda |
| 09:45 | Spotlight on loss monitoring through secondary metering Harold Hayes, Chief Technical Officer, Landis + Gyr, South Africa |
| 10:00 | Panel discussion: Reducing technical losses through innovation • A look at the latest advances towards flexible grid management • What are the cutting-edge incentives for utility companies to put in effect loss for reduction measures Panellist: –Musa Mukulu, Senior Electrical Engineer and Manager: New Business Ventures, Uganda Electricity Generation, Uganda -Katsutoshi Toda, Fellow, Grid Aggregation Division and Special Corporate Advisor, Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd, India -Abiodun Ajifowobaje, Group Director: Power, Amazon Energy Limited, Nigeria -Miyelani Holeni, Senior Partner, Ntiyiso Consulting, South Africa -Bruno Prestat, Managing Director: International Power Systems, EDF R&D, France |
Open standardisation advances towards smart metering specification
Moderator: Bobbi Harris, Founder, Smart Water Smart City: LLC, USA
| 11:15 | Business value of Next Generation Smart Metering Data Management Slawomir Klimowicz, Industry Lead, Industry Value Advisor, Energy and Natural Resources, SAP EMEA South, SAP, UAE |
| 11:30 | From Smart Meters to Smart Cities Emad El Sewedy, Chairman & CEO , El Sewedy Electrometer Group, Egypt |
| 11:45 | Panel discussion: Understanding the effect of open communication networks towards the adoption rate of smart metering across the continent • There is no one size fits all communication model: encouraging the flexibility of the utilities • What is the future of an international open standard for metering roll-outs? • Effective means of demand side management • The cost of the smart meter, a look at connectivity and project funding Panellist: –Shawn Papi, Senior Advisor at Eskom – Eskom Research, Testing & Development, Eskom, South Africa -Mark Ossel, Board Member, Mark Ossel, Board Member, Open Smart Grid Protocol Alliance (OSGP Alliance), Netherlands -Emad El Sewedy, Chairman & CEO , El Sewedy Electrometer Group, Egypt -Chris Vuso, Technical Director, Nyamezela Metering , South Africa -Franco Pucci, Technical Consultant, STSA, South Africa |
Accelerating customer service to drive utility revenues
Moderator: Lawrence Juku, Executive Head – Vodacom Utilities and IoT, Vodacom Business Africa, South Africa
| 14:00 | Case study: Innovative Ways to Cut ATC&C Losses Ravindra Joshi, Chief Driving Officer, Kano Electricity Distribution Company, Nigeria |
| 14:30 | Panel discussion: Exploring utility digitalisation and enhanced customer delivery • The Quadruple Helix of Innovation: How to link Public, Private, Academic and Customer together • How do you segment customers and tailor your approach to them? • How to ensure locals feel safe during project implementations to gain support • Enhancing service quality through advanced analytics • Assessing state-of-the-art technological trends in harnessing payment platforms Panellist: – Christopher Opio, Customer Service Engineer, UMEME, Uganda – Ravindra Joshi, Chief Driving Officer, Kano Electricity Distribution Company, Nigeria – Slawomir Klimowicz, Industry Lead, Industry Value Advisor, Energy and Natural Resources, SAP EMEA South, SAP, UAE – Simphiwe Makhathini, General Manager: Strategic Enablement, Eskom Rotek Industries, South Africa |
Moving towards smarter grid solutions
Moderator: Mark Ossel, Board Member, Open Smart Grid Protocol Alliance (OSGP Alliance), Netherlands
| 15:45 | Africa – Smart Grids for Smarter People Mogisen Iyer, Head of Digital Grid Business, Siemens, South Africa |
| 16:00 | Panel discussion: What are the biggest considerations for the accurate implementation of data analytics in today’s power system • Current applications of advanced analytics • Reliable communication infrastructure Panellist: – Toon Houwen, Business Development Manager, CG Holdings Belgium, Belguim – Christo Murray, Business Consultant, Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd, South Africa – Henni Scholtz, General Manager Product Development and Application, Aberdare Cables, South Africa – Kim Lehman, CEO Kamstrup, Denmark |
Thursday 16 May 2019
Renewables on the Grid
Moderator: Emmanuel Bunty Kiremire, Senior Application Leader – Micro-grid Energy Systems: Electrical Sector, Eaton Electric, South Africa
| 09:30 | Utilising renewable energy and battery energy storage to mitigate a constrained grid supply Greig Swanepoel, Battery Storage Specialist & Microgrid Design Engineer, Sola Future, South Africa |
| 09:45 | Case study: The Impact of Storage on the Energy Mix on the South African Grid Miles Jacobs, Network Operations Engineer, Eskom, South Africa |
| 10:00 | Reserved Presentation Merrick Kerr, Chief Commercial Officer, Energy Vault, United Kingdom |
| 10:15 | Reserved Presentation Terje Osmundsen, CEO, Empower Energy, Norway |
| 10:30 | Q&A: How do we stabilise the grid with higher influx of renewables? Closing Remarks from Moderator: Emmanuel Bunty Kiremire, Senior Application Leader – Micro-grid Energy Systems: Electrical Sector, Eaton Electric, South Africa |
Big Data and Cyber Security
Moderator: Mlungisi Mkhwanazi, Director, Africa Utilities Technology Council, South Africa
| 11:15 | Dedicated cybersecurity solution to protect smart grids Sherry Zameer, Senior Vice President IoT – CISMEA, Gemalto, CISMEA |
| 11:30 | TTPs, impact and root causes of cyber threats in ICS Kirill Kruglov, Senior researcher, Kaspersky Lab, Russia |
| 11:45 | Panel discussion: What strategies are working well against theft? • Exploring the latest trends for utility leaders to build on their data for operational efficiencies? • Securing your electronic systems towards the grid • Protecting consumer privacy • Innovation in securing assets • Strategies distribution companies needed to upgrade their security assets Panelist: – Sherry Zameer, Senior Vice President IoT – CISMEA, Gemalto, CISMEA – Kirill Kruglov, Senior researcher, Kaspersky Lab, Russia – Scott Petersen, Sales Director, Software & Analytics EMEA, Honeywell Smart Energy, UK – Senior representative, Vodacom, South Africa |
