Opening Keynote Session
| 09:35 | Organiser’s welcome address David Ashdown, Managing Director, Spintelligent, South Africa |
| 09:40 | Host utility welcome address Phakamani Hadebe, Group Chief Executive, Eskom, South Africa |
| 10:00 | Welcome address from Sweden Niklas Johansson, State Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sweden |
| 10:30 | Host ministerial and VIP opening address Hon Jeff Radebe, Minister of Energy, Department of Energy, South Africa |
The impact of climate change on Africa’s power systems
Master of ceremonies: Eleni Giokos, Senior business correspondent, CNN
| 11:30 | Panel discussion: Addressing and mitigating the impact of climate change on Africa’s power system *Managing the impacts of climate change *Global efforts to address climate change *Impact on urban living and African cities *Encouraging and accelerating the move away from fossil fuels Panelists: -Anton Eberhard, Professor: Management Programme in Infrastructure, Reform and Regulation, Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, South Africa -Saliem Fakir, Head of Policy and Futures Unit, World Wide Fund, South Africa -Mark Swilling, Programme Coordinator, Sustainable Development Programme in the School of Public Leadership, South Africa -Kai Kaatra, DDG for Natural Resources in Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland |
| 12:15 | Overview of the state of investment in the power sector in sub-Saharan Africa, including accomplishments, challenges, and Opportunities –Andrew Herscowitz, Coordinator, Power Africa, USA |
