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WEDNESDAY 27 JANUARY 2016

17.00-19.00 Start of Registration for Summit – Meetings Level 4, Marriott Marquis Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Agenda Day OneThursday 28 January 2016

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12.30-13.45 Deal Time: Meet The Utilities Tour of the Exhibition LUNCH

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18.00-20.30 Welcome Drinks Reception Hosted by: Bobby Vans, 1201 NY Ave, Washington, D.C.

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11.00-12.30 PRESENTATION SESSION: INNOVATIONS IN ENERGY: HOW TECHNOLOGY WILL BE GAME CHANGING IN AFRICA

Following on from COP:21, technology will play an even greater role on the continent, opening up Africa to huge sums of investment and changing the way we think about power generation and delivery in Africa forever. Developing Innovative Partnerships for Capacity Building and Technical Assistance in Africa John MacWilliams, Associate Deputy Secretary, Department of Energy How Bright is the Future of Solar Energy Speaker: Kevin Smith, CEO, SolarReserve Solar Power Energy in Morocco- How Can This Be Replicated In The Rest of Africa? Speaker: Mr Mohamed Ali Zerouali, Director of Co-operation and Partnership, Masen A Case Study: The Benefits of Local Manufacturing Speaker: Mr. Hamid Al Zayani, Managing Director, Midal Cables, Mozambique Africa’s Battery Storage Technology Future Speaker: Mateo Jaramillo, Vice President, Products and Programs, Tesla Marco Krapels, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Global Markets, SolarCity

PLENARY SESSION: NIGERIA COUNTRY FOCUS

Africa’s biggest economy is has a new electricity Minister, who are the instruction of the president will micro-manage power sector development – some of Nigeria’s most experienced players discuss the future and the reason why they’re doubling the energies to play a central role over the coming years.

Moderator: Leocadia Zak, Director, United States Trade and Development AgencySpeakers: H.E. Hon Bart Nnaji, Chairman, Geometric PowerMr Ibrahim Babagana, Director of Electric Power, Bureau of Public Enterprises Funke Osibodu, Chief Executive Officer, Benin Electric Distribution CompanyAbiodun Afolabi, Secretary General, Total E&P Africa

07.15-08.45 Registration and Welcome Coffee

08.45-08.50 ENERGYNET WELCOME ADDRESS Simon Gosling, Managing Director, EnergyNet

08.50-09.00 POWER TALKS Scott Mackin, Co-President and Managing Partner, Denham Capital

09.00-10.00 OPENING PLENARY: THE ROAD MAP TO POWERING AFRICA – ‘PARTNERING TO ACHIEVE THE POSSIBLE’

Moderator: Andrew Herscowitz, Co-ordinator, Power Africa Speakers: Charles Feinstein, Director of Energy and Extractives, Global Practice, The World Bank Group Steven Hunt, Senior Energy Innovation Advisor, Climate, Energy and Water Team, Research and Evidence Division, Department for International Development, UK Hans Olav Ibrekk, Policy Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Norway Solomon Asamoah, Vice President Infrastructure, Private Sector and Regional Integration, African Development Bank Moe Shaikh, Group Executive: International Finance, Development Bank of South Africa

10.00-10.15 POWER TALKS Leocadia Zak, Director, United States Trade and Development Agency

10.15-11.00 Deal Time Coffee First 45 minutes to Connect with Investors and Developers

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Agenda Day OneThursday 28 January 2016

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15.00-15.30 Networking Coffee

15.30-15.45 POWER TALKS: Dana Hyde, Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation

15.45-16.00 POWER TALKS: Grant Harris, Chief Executive Officer, Harris Africa Partners LLC

16.00-17.15 PANEL DISCUSSION: AFRICA’S UTILITIES: THE KEY TO UNLOCKING AFRICA’S POWER DEVELOPMENT National utilities are the life blood of Africa’s electricity network. • How has the dynamic changed between the public and private sector over the last ten years? • What lessons can be taken forward into the next ten years? Moderator: Joseph Tato, Partner, Global Co-Chair of Energy Sector, DLA Piper Speakers: Selestino Babungi, Chief Executive Officer, UMEME William Amuna, Chief Executive Officer, GRIDCo Jean Bosco Mugiraneza, Chief Executive Officer, Rwanda Energy Group

17.15-17.30 Networking Coffee

17.30-18.45 SPECIAL GOVERNMENT KEYNOTE ADDRESS-INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES How can the Ministries aid cross sector partnerships to encourage Foreign Direct Investment Moderator: Scott Eisner, President, U.S.-Africa Business Centre, Vice President, African Affairs, US Chamber of Commerce Speakers: H.E. Hon Minister Jeannot Matadi Atadi Nenga Gamanda, Minister of Energy and Water Resources, DRC H.E. Dr Mohamed Moussa Omran, 1st Under-Secretary of State for Research, Planning and Authorities, Egypt

H.E. Hon Minister Obeth Kandjoze, Minister of Energy and Minerals, Namibia Silas Zimu, Senior Advisor to the President on Energy, South Africa Pascoal Bacela, National Director of Energy, Ministry of Energy, Mozambique Jacquis Randriamahazomanana, Director General, Ministry of Energy and Hydrocarbons, Madagascar

18.45-19.00 POWER TALKS: ‘THE CRITICAL NEED FOR DEVELOPMENT FINANCE’ Speaker: H.E. Honourable Salvador Namburete, Former Minister of Energy, Mozambique and Chief Executive Officer, Banco Big, Mozambique

19.00-19.15 SHINING A LIGHT ON THE GOAL TO POWER AFRICA Speaker: AKON, Co-founder and President for Solektra International

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13.45-15.00 PANEL DISCUSSION: INTEGRATED INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENERGY

The decision making process around project development can significantly increase the efficiency of a country’s energy development strategy. How can governments enable a more integrated approach for investors to collaborate-could this really work?

Moderator: Gad Cohen, Partner, eleQtra Inc. Speakers: Alper Ercan, Deputy Managing Director, Gama Power Zeynep Harezi, Business Development Director, Commercial Operations, Karpowership Ramzi Moureh, Vice President, Origination, Cheniere Energy Petrus Maduna Ngobeni, Principal Energy Officer, IPP Office, Department of

Energy, South Africa Sean Long, Chief Executive Officer, Endeavor Energy Clare Rhodes-James, Development Director, Hydro and Renewable Practice, Mott Macdonald

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13.45-15.15 Private Regulators Roundtable (Invitation Only) Woodley Park Room

PANEL DISCUSSION: SOUTH AFRICA COUNTRY FOCUS

With the world beating REIPPP Programme in its fourth stage for investors, here you will get the details underlying the upcoming GAS IPP Programme from the Department of Energy and IPP Office leadership.Scene Setter: Thabane Zulu, Director General, Ministry of Energy, South Africa Speakers: Karen Breytenbach, Head of IPP office, Department of Energy, Government of South AfricaTerence Govender, Vice President for Development, Africa, Solar ReservePankaj Gupta, Practice Manager, Project Finance and Guarantees, The World Bank GroupGeerhard de Vries, Vice President Global Consulting, OrtecNancy Rivera, Managing Director, Structured Finance, OPIC

Agenda Day TwoFriday 29 January 2016

09.40-10.40 PANEL DISCUSSION: MOBILISING MONEY: THE RISE OF GLOBAL INVESTOR INTEREST IN AFRICA’S PRIVATE SECTOR

There has been a surge of private equity (PE) interest across Sub-Saharan Africa, with several organisations making their debut investments in Africa and many PE groups have followed suit.

Ultimately PE seeks to bet on strong growth, which is evident in Sub-Saharan economies as they develop and the middle class grows.

• How will this trend of PE Growth impact from the African power sector? • What are private equity investors looking for before committing capital? What are the obstacles?

• What power/trade/infrastructure projects are currently most attractive? • How can project developers and equity investors work together more effectively to reduce risk?

• What are the exit options in power transactions? Moderator: Thomas Trimble, Partner, Akin Gump Speakers: Carolyn Campbell, Founding Partner and Managing Director,

Emerging Capital Partners Matthew Rego, Chief Risk Analyst, Sovereign Risk Insurance Karen Breytenbach, Head of IPP Office, Department of Energy, South Africa Paul Winters, General Counsel, Denham Capital Raj Shah, Founder and Managing Partner, Latitude Capital

07.30-09.00 Breakfast Briefing Workshop: Women in Energy Innovation: Engendering Change: Promoting Women’s Advancement Through Energy Sector Innovations (Breakfast will be served in the Archives Room from 07.00am for all participants for this workshop) hosted by

07.30-09.00 Breakfast Briefing Workshop: Social and Environmental Impact: Hosted by Oxfam America (Breakfast will be served in Conference Room 2 from 07.00am for all participants for this workshop)

08.00-08.45 Registration and Welcome Coffee

08.45-08.50 ENERGYNET WELCOME ADDRESS: Simon Gosling, Managing Director, EnergyNet

08.50-09.00 POWER TALKS: Melanie Nakagawa, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Transformation, Bureau of Energy Resources, US Government

09.00-09.20 POWER TALKS: Elizabeth Littlefield, President and CEO, Overseas Private Investment Corporation

09.20-09.40 POWER TALKS: PROJECT FEATURE: ABA POWER STATION, NIGERIA Speaker: H.E. Honourable Bart Nnaji, Chairman, Geometric Power, Nigeria

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WORKSHOP: HOW TO ATTRACT CAPITAL

Representatives from private sector developers join public sector lenders and diplomacy advisers to discuss the unique lessons, obstacles, and successes of structuring power sector deals in Africa’s emerging markets.

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Agenda Day TwoFriday 29 January 2016

11.15-12.30 PANEL SESSION: BRIDGING THE POWER GAP: DECENTRALISED ENERGY, MINI GRID AND OFF GRID SOLUTIONS

To be effective, renewable energy must be incorporated into a broader electrification strategy. How feasible is this for most countries? • As the cost of renewable continues to outstrip

traditional sources, how can renewable energy better fit in with Africa’s needs for power at competitive rates – especially at utility level?

• Are hybrid micro-grids the most effective distributed energy for off-grid industries and remote communities?

• What are the opportunities for micro-grid/off-grid solutions?

Moderator: Shari Berenbach, President and CEO, US Africa Development Foundation Speakers: Robert Scheuffner, Commercial Manager, Electric Power Division, Microgrid Group, Caterpillar Inosi Nyatta, Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Frank McCosker, General Manager, Affordable Access &

Smart Financing, Microsoft Michał Portalewski, Board Advisor, Airon Green Energy Turbines Helen Tarnoy, Founder and Managing Director, Aldwych

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12.30-13.30 Networking Lunch

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14.30-15.30: Networking Coffee16.35-16.45 CLOSE OF 2ND ANNUAL POWERING AFRICA SUMMIT Veronica Bolton-Smith, Regional Director, EnergyNet

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WORKSHOP: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR ENERGY IN AFRICA: HOSTED BY THE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS (IP3)

The PPP market in Africa is valued at $90 billion, but where do you start in a market so large and diverse? Join the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships (IP3) as they share their vast knowledge of the PPP landscape in Africa, and what it will take for energy PPP projects to be successful on the continent. Important topics to be covered include identifying and managing risk, setting up power purchase agreements, building enabling environments, and PPP best practices.

Key points:• Introduction to Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs)• Public-Private Partnerships in Africa• Building Enabling Environments• Identifying and Managing Risks• Power Purchase Agreements• Best Practices for PPPs in Africa

WORKSHOP: MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION: EMPOWERING AFRICA THROUGH TRANSFORMATION AND REFORM Donor Coordination in Mt. Coffee Expansion (Liberia) Evan Freund, Director/Philippines II Country Team Lead

Private Investment via concession in ECG (Ghana) Ellen Moran, Senior Operations Advisor, Energy Practice

Financing Utility Scale PV & Off-Grid Power (Benin) Jason Bauer, Director, Finance, Investment and Trade

Utility Turnaround and Power Sector Reform (Malawi and Tanzania) Sam Kwon, Practice Lead/Senior Director, Energy Practice Group

Stephen Gaul, Senior Operations Advisor, Finance, Investment and Trade

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10.40-11.15 Networking Coffee

16.15 CLOSE OF 2ND ANNUAL POWERING AFRICA SUMMIT Veronica Bolton-Smith, Regional Director, EnergyNet

Agenda Day TwoFriday 29 January 2016

15.00-16.15 PANEL DISCUSSION: INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING

• How well equipped are regional and international banks to fill the funding gap? • How can pension funds be encouraged to invest in Africa? • How is the role of export credit and development finance institutions changing? • How will the new BRICS Development Bank change debt financing for power in Africa? • How can development banks better co-ordinate funds with developers? • What impact is Basel III having and what are the solutions? • How can we accelerate the development of secondary debt markets and participation of pension and insurance funds? • Successful examples of utilities raising bond finance include Nampower and KenGen. Are their examples adaptable to other countries? What are the challenges of South Africa’s Eskom

in raising further debt finance?

Scene Setter: ‘The Financial Development of Tema Port, Ghana’ Speaker: Richard Anamoo, Director General, Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority

Moderator: Mike Peo, Head: Infrastructure, Energy and Telecoms, Nedbank Limited Speakers: Pankaj Gupta, Practice Manager, Project Finance and Guarantees, The World Bank Group Aymeric Saha, Financial Policy Director to Congressman Meeks, US.S. House Financial Services Committee De Buys Scott, Senior Partner and Head of Infrastructure, Deal Advisory, KPMG Maureen Harrington, Head, Client Coverage, Power and Infrastructure, Standard Bank

Uduak Anne Essien, Managing Director, Alternative Energy, Structured Finance, Export-Import Bank, USA Stuart Heather-Clark, Partner and Power Sector Lead, ERM

13.30-14.45 PANEL DISCUSSION: IMPLEMENTING AND FINANCING RENEWABLE ENERGY IN AFRICA

• What are the fundamental ingredients of a successful policy framework? • What role should national governments, RECs, and DFIs play in achieving this target? • What are the financial requirements to roll out RE initiatives? • RE alone will not be able to meet growing power demands on the continent. What would be the best‘energy mix’ to meet this demand? Moderator: Eddy Njoroge, Non-Executive Committee Member, Berkeley Energy Speakers: Joe Oliver, Senior Manager, Deloitte Advisory Deo Onyango, Renewable Energy Leader, General Electric Power and Water Slav Gatchev, Managing Director, Delphos International Jerome Ringo, CEO and Chairman, Zoetic Global Angela Nalikka, Manager, Private Sector Infrastructure Finance & PPPs, African Development Bank Jamie Fergusson, Chief Investment Officer, Renewable Energy, International Finance Corporation Samba Bathily, Chief Executive Officer, Solektra International

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Well worth attending - it provided the opportunity to obtain up to date information on power development efforts in Africa and at the same time meet relevant industry participants.

Partner, Adepetun Caxton Martins Agbor and Segun, Nigeria

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