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Lighting Africa 2008: Agenda & Presentations

DAY 1: TUESDAY MAY 6, 2008

 

 

09:00-11:00 I. Opening Ceremony

Lighting Africa Program
Mr. Russell Sturm, Co-Director, Lighting Africa Program, IFC

11:30-12:45 II. Successful Market Entry Strategies in Africa

Marketing Mobile Telephone Networks (MTN) in Africa
Mr. Ebenezer Asante, Sales and Distribution Executive, MTN Ghana

Business Approach for Delivering Improved Off-Grid Lighting Services
Mr. Rodd Eddy, Senior Director, Sustainability Off Grid, OSRAM

Developing and Delivering Consumer Products to the African Marketplace
Ms. Kristine Pearson, Executive Director, Freeplay Foundation

15:00-17:00 IV. Market Research: Modern Lighting Services in Africa

Modern Lighting Services in Africa: Market Assessment Results
Ms. Christine Laurenssen, Account Manager, Research International

Making a Difference
Mr. Leo Blyth, Managing Director, Solapak

Perspectives on Successful Lighting in Africa
Mr. Thama-ini Kinyanjui, SolarElectro

DAY 2: WEDNESDAY MAY 7, 2008
 
09:00-11:00 VI. Partnering for Market Acceleration: Roundtable Discussion

Developing the Enabling Environment
Mr. Nava Touré, Bureau d'Electrification Rurale Décentralisée, Guinea
Mr. Alfred Ofosu Ahenkorah, Acting Chairman of the REEEP Governing Board

Market Intelligence
Mr. Frank Altena, Sustainability Officer, Philips Lighting

Building Effective Global-Local Industry Partnerships
Ms. Wu Ling, General Secretary, China Solid State Lighting Alliance
Mr. Chris Munteanu, CEO Deng Limited

Tools for Effective Partnerships
Mr. Vincent Yankey, E+Co Ghana Investment Officer

 

11:30-13:00 VII. Product Quality Assurance

Key Issues in Ensuring Quality in Off-Grid Lighting
Mr. Roman Gruener, GTZ
Mr. Stephan Lux, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems

Lighting Africa's Quality Assurance Program
Dr. Arne Jacobson, Professor, Humboldt State University

 

15:00-16:00 VIII. Financing Options for Off-Grid Lighting Companies

Micro-Finance and Lighting
Ms. Patricia Kawagga, FINCA Uganda

The Role of Carbon Finance
Mr. Ashok Sarkar, Sr. Energy Specialist, Energy Sector Management Assistance Program, The World Bank

Promoting Rural Electrification in Bangladesh
Dr. Shahidul Islam, Head, International Program Department, Grameen Shakti

Investment and Development
Ms. Richenda Van Leeuwen, Senior Advisor, Good Energies Inc.

 

 16:00-17:00 IX. Building Better Businesses in Africa: The Development Marketplace Experience

* Presentations by three former DM winners on how they expanded their DM grants to successful business models

Solar Tuki-Nepal
Mr. Prachet Shrestha, Project Manager, Solar Tuki

Village Reach-Mozambique
Mr. Craig Nakagawa, President, VillageReach

Chardust-Kenya
Mr. Elsen Karstad, Director, Chardust Ltd

 

DAY 3: THURSDAY MAY 8, 2008 

 

09:00-17:30 XI. Working Groups: Identifying Industry Needs to Develop the Modern Lighting Market

Moving Forward
Monika Weber-Fahr, Manager, Sustainable Business Innovator Division, IFC