Future of Energy

Monday 11 April 2022

Program Day 1

08:45

Conference Opening

15 min.

Ikenna Azuike

Jolloy Rice Productions

Ikenna Azuike

Owner of Jolloy Rice Productions

Jolloy Rice Productions

Ikenna Azuike started his career as a lawyer, but is now a sought-after journalist, presenter, speaker and filmmaker. Ikenna was born in Lagos, Nigeria, grew up in the UK, studied law in the UK and France and has been living in The Netherlands with his family since 2004. After working as a lawyer with Shearman & Sterling in London, Singapore and New York, and with Clifford Chance LLP in Amsterdam, he decided to change course and follow his passions for broadcasting and social activism. Together with his wife, Mette te Velde, he co-founded the Strawberry Earth Foundation to fast forward our transition towards a sustainable planet and he created the satirical news show What's Up Africa. His show was subsequently commissioned by the BBC, aired on BBC World News television for 6 seasons, was shortlisted for an Association of International Broadcasters Award, and amassed over half a million followers on social media. Since 2017 Ikenna has worked on a variety of longer form journalistic projects through his own production company Jollof Rice Productions B.V. For example, he made the 6-part travel series 'Planeet Nigeria' (Planet Nigeria) for BNNVARA; the documentary 'De Post-Racistische Planeet' (The Post-Racist Planet) for VPRO Tegenlicht and he is currently developing a comedy drama with Kaap Holland. In addition to his work as a journalist, Ikenna is also the chairman of The Correspondent Foundation, a foundation launched by the Dutch journalism platform De Correspondent. Ikenna is regularly invited to host national and international events where he interviews professionally and enthusiastically with his trademark disarming charm and sense of humour. Whether he is talking to politicians and executives or activists and students, and whether the subject matter is humanitarian rights, sustainability, international finance, digital life, or contemporary art, Ikenna is at ease, seeing every conversation as an opportunity to learn something new.

09:00

Opening Remarks FMO & Solarplaza

10 min.

Michael Jongeneel

FMO

Edwin Koot

Solarplaza

Session 1

Plenary Opening: A New Energy Paradigm

09:10

Financing Climate Change: How to Tap the Wall of Institutional Money

presentation

30 min.

Urgency & complexity: menacing climate cause & effect wildcards revisited
A playbook for the financial sector
Seizing the wall of money desperate for a (sustainable) return
Asset owner deep-dive: net-zero strategies driving investments in climate mitigation & adaptation
Green bonds: your way into mainstream debt capital markets?

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Manuel Adamini

09:40

Market Outlook

presentation

30 min.

Current trends of the energy transition
Which actions are needed in the next years to achieve climate energy and development goals?
Key statistics of the state of solar, wind, storage and green hydrogen
Scenarios for the future of energy in emerging markets
Unequal distribution of trends around the world

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Rabia Ferroukhi

International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

10:10

Photo Exhibition: Picturing the Future

5 min.

Daaf Borren

The Bright Continent

10:15

Morning Networking Break

Session 2

Morning Plenaries: Moving from the Baseline

11:00

The Promise of Green Hydrogen

presentation

20 min.

Hydrogen as new enabler for zero-carbon systems
How to make hydrogen bankable?
The hydrogen hub as a futureproof model to development
Cooperation within the hydrogen value chain

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Thierry Lepercq

Soladvent

11:20

Intermezzo The Transmitters

5 min.

11:25

Regional Deep Dive

panel

35 min.

State of renewable technologies from Africa, Asia to Latin America
What is the optimal generation mix in each region?
Challenges in developing and financing renewable energy on emerging markets
Key elements determining the success of the future of energy (ESG)
A green recovery from COVID

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Félicie Moulard

Total Eren

Kate Bragg

Scatec

Robinson Alazraki

GreenYellow

Joost Samsom

Voltiq

Joost Samsom

Partner & Co-Founder

Voltiq

Joost Samsom is partner and co-founder of Voltiq. Voltiq is a boutique investment banking firm specializing in energy transition. Joost has 24 years of experience in the development, acquisition and management of renewable energy projects and companies. He has been leading numerous equity and debt raisings for solar and wind developers throughout Europe and Latin America. Before co-founding Voltiq in 2009, Joost was an Executive Board Member at the clean energy branch of global retail and distribution company SHV. Prior to working for SHV, Joost worked for Dutch utility Nuon (nowadays Vattenfall). From 2002 – 2006 he was responsible for Nuon’s investments in Spain based in Seville. Joost has served as an executive and non-executive director on the board of renewable energy companies in the United Kingdom, Germany, Chile, Mexico, Spain and The Netherlands. He has in-depth knowledge of wind, solar, bio-energy, battery storage and hydrogen. Joost is a graduate in European Studies at the University of Amsterdam and is fluent in Dutch, English, Spanish and German.

Bettina Voisin

Neoen

Turan Caglayan

DEG (Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft)

12:00

Lunch Break

Session 3A

Small-scale Models

13:15

Energy Access

panel

60 min.

Achieving SDG 7, how to reach the bottom of pyramid?
How are we changing people’s lives?
Recent progress and pain points
Operational and financial project implementation challenges
How do we move to scale and speed?
Need for policy and regulations allowing private sector capital to flow

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Oliver Waissbein

UNDP

Nthabiseng Mosia

Easy Solar

Tobias Dekkers

PowerGen Renewable Energy

Gabriel Davies

CrossBoundary Energy

Joel Sam

Acumen

Session 3B

Utility-scale Models

13:15

Dealing with Uncertainty: Lessons Learned

panel

60 min.

Force Majeure – Risk management
Shifting risk assessment
Climate change risks
Opportunities post pandemic: how to cope with new risks
Learnings from COVID

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Abdoulaye Toure

Qair Group

Angeles Toledo Rodriguez

Triodos Investment Management

Ernst Rauch

Munich Reinsurance Company

Ernst Rauch

Chief Climate and Geo Scientist

Munich Reinsurance Company

Ernst was appointed Munich Re’s Chief Climate and Geo Scientist in 2018. Ernst joined Munich Re\'s Geo Risk Research Department in 1988. Initially his work focused on earthquake risk analysis and the development of earthquake simulation models. Since the early 1990s his area of responsibility shifted increasingly to the analysis and modelling of meteorological and climatological risks. In 2008, Ernst took on the responsibility of steering all Climate Change related activities in the Munich Re Group with focus on risk management, business development and asset management topics. Ernst became head of the newly established Munich Re think tank and strategy unit Corporate Climate Centre (CCC), which also served as a central entry and coordinating point to Munich Re on renewable energies. Since August 2017, Ernst’s responsibility was expanded to also include Munich Re’s business development activities in which he leads the newly created Climate Change Solutions Department in Munich Re ́s Reinsurance Development Division. Ernst studied at the Institute for General and Applied Geophysics at the University of Munich from 1981 to 1986 and continued his research work for another two years.

Gerhard Mulder

Climate Risk Services

Stefan Meichsner

Debeka Group

Gabriel de Lastours

EBRD - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

14:15

Afternoon Networking Break

Session 4A

Small-scale Models

14:45

Making Mini-Grids Bankable

presentation

30 min.

Regional differences in developing mini-grids
Scalability and profitability of mini-grids
Corporate finance versus project finance

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Chris Kanani

Winch Energy

Manoj Sinha

Husk Power Systems

Manoj Sinha

CEO & Co-Founder

Husk Power Systems

A global leader with experiences of building and spearheading a high performance team across multiple geographies - USA, Europe, Asia and Africa. Strong leadership skills with a proven track record of turning around a business, risk management, change management and ability to bring a diverse team in multiple countries together to achieve a common vision. Extensive experience in developing strategy and execution across multiple industries including renewable energy, energy policies for national electrification and financial services industry.Over a decade of experience in negotiating and deal making - raised equity and debt capital from a spectrum of investors (VCs, large Corporates and Development Financial Institutions); formed partnerships from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies to government institutions.Excellent communication skills and have been invited as a speaker and a panelist in multiple countries - USA, UK, France, The Netherlands, Portugal, India, Kenya and Tanzania. Have spoken on multiple topics including access to energy for rural people, energy policy, risk management of financial assets, and credit risk etc.Driven by personal values, integrity and relentless pursuit for excellence.

Fadoua Boudiba

Triodos Investment Management

Fadoua Boudiba

Regional Manager Africa & MENA

Triodos Investment Management

Fadoua Boudiba is Regional Manager Africa & Middle East for the IPD&E team at Triodos IM. She joined Triodos IM in October 2016 and has more than 15 years of experience in impact investing and banking sector. With a dedicated team investments she managed a portfolio of Eur 126million (in debts, equity, mezzanine) focusing in Financial sector (including Fintech) Agriculture and expanding in off-grid sector. She is part of Enda Tamweel board, one of the leading MFIs in the MENA Region. Prior to joining Triodos, she was a senior investment manager at Incofin in Belgium, working on financial transactions in micro- and SME finance in various countries in the MENA and Central Asia regions. Fadoua also worked for IFC on Technical Assistance based in Cairo. she started her career in the banking sector working mainly at Citibank and Euroclear.Fadoua speaks fluent French, English, Spanish, Arabic and Dutch. Fadoua holds Master’s degrees from Haute Ecole Francisco Ferrer de la Ville de Bruxelles (Belgium) and Microfinance from Solvay Business School.

Maite Pina

FMO

15:25

How to Reach Scale in C&I

presentation

45 min.

Current market dynamics and trends
Driving value proposition from a customer’s perspective
Developing a supporting business case
Obstacles to growth
Financing C&I

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Benjamin Attia

Wood Mackenzie

Kunal Mehta

Berkeley Energy

Stefan Issler

responsAbility

Stefan Issler

Head of Direct Investments

responsAbility

Stefan works for responsAbility in his role as Head Direct Investments and has more than 16 years of experience in the financial industry with a focus on energy over the last nine years. He has a proven track record in leading, structuring, negotiating and executing debt investments in the energy and financial sectors and an extensive knowledge of business practices in developing countries with a focus on Sub-Sahara Africa and Asia, including 50+ due diligences conducted in 20+ countries. Stefan is leading a team responsible for all climate finance debt financing for companies/projects in the renewable energy (energy access, distributed energy for commercial & industrial or SME off-takers and small-scale renewable energy generation), e-mobility and energy efficiency sectors. He is managing the relationship with partner institutions responsAbility lends to in these sectors, across all stages of the investment process and is responsible to establish long-term partnerships with sponsors, lenders, advisors and development agencies. Stefan holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Zurich and a Master of Advanced Studies in Development and Cooperation from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich.

Kellie Murungi

East African Power

Session 4B

Utility-scale Models

14:45

Future Proofing Infrastructure

panel

30 min.

Business models: is there a best one for each of Transmission and Distribution?
Regional differences in T&D
Benefits of private sector investments
Key regulatory, operational, E&S and safety challenges
Funding requirements and needs from funders: where can DFI’s add value?

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Mark Goldsmith

Selestino Babungi

Umeme

Ali Imran Chaudhary

K-Electric

Ali Imran Chaudhary

Head of Network Control

K-Electric

A Professional Engineer having Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and masters in energy management and Control Engineering , with over twenty years of experience in Power Sector. Has experience of Planning , operational, regulatory and management fields in electric utility value chain including turnaround process of a loss-making utility both at strategic and operational level. The experience spreads across working in public and private sector in Distribution , Transmission, IPP governance and System operations . The jobs included both short- and long-term strategies, including administrative structure, technical solutions, operational structure, tariff model and future investments in the business. It also involved developing new strategies, engagement and negotiations with stake holders, Planning Transmission and Distribution infrastructure and aligning the goals with regulatory regimes and govt visions. Recently lead the team of K-Electric’s strategist engineers in developing Pakistan’s revised Grid code in wake of market opening and Competitive Trading Bilateral Contracts Market (CTBCM)

David Managadze

EBRD - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

David Managadze

Regional Head

EBRD - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

David Managadze is Regional Head Energy, covering Turkey & Caucasus at the EuropeanBank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Mr. Managadze has over 15 years’experience in emerging market economies working with both the private and public sectorsand leading complex financings involving debt, equity, syndications and policy dialogue withthe Governments and reputable domestic and international investors.The EBRD is a major investor in Turkey and Caucasus energy sector where Mr. Managadzehas led projects with a specific focus on energy and resource efficiency, renewables andenergy infrastructure, all underpinned by the Bank’s mandate of supporting transition tolower carbon economies and promoting private sector development. Mr. Managadze isspearheading the policy engagement with the respective Governments to assist withestablishing the national regulation in the area of renewables, cost reflective tariffs andcommercialization of regulated sectors, gender and inclusion. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Managadze held a number of progressively responsiblepositions with PA Government Services Inc., BearingPoint, Ernst&Young Georgia and GCGAudit.

15:25

How to Make Energy Storage a Successful Business Case

panel

45 min.

Market developments: opportunities and key challenges
The business case and how to finance it
Technology trends: from lithium storage to newer technologies
Technological constraints and practical factors affecting "deliverability" and "fundability" of projects

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Peter Möckel

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Florian Mayr

Apricum

Gilles Parmentier

Africa REN

Darren Walsh

Lynx Group

16:10

Break - Unite in Plenary room

16:20

Recap of First Day

presentation

10 min.

Ikenna Azuike

Jolloy Rice Productions

Ikenna Azuike

Owner of Jolloy Rice Productions

Jolloy Rice Productions

16:30

Leadership On The Edge

presentation

45 min.

Stories about commitment, delivery and trust
Taking renewable energy to the ends of the world

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Robert Swan OBE

2041 Foundation

Robert Swan OBE

Polar explorer

2041 Foundation

Robert Swan, OBE is the world’s first person to walk to both the North and South Poles. He earned his place alongside the greatest explorers in history by accomplishing this feat by age 33. His 900 - mile journey to the South Pole, ‘In the Footsteps of Scott,’ stands as the longest unassisted walk ever made on earth. During Swan's expeditions, his team survived near-death encounters as the oceanic ice melted prematurely due to climate change. His eyes also permanently changed color due to prolonged UV exposure under the hole in the ozone layer. These experiences helped shape Swan's life goal: to ensure the preservation of Antarctica, the Earth’s last great wilderness. He founded the 2041 Foundation, an organization dedicated to this goal. Key initiatives include partnership since the early 1990's with the United Nations World Summit for Sustainable Development, and a wide range of global and local environmental missions which have inspired youth around the world to become sustainable leaders and promote the use of renewable energy. Since 2003, Swan has led annual expeditions to Antarctica with students and business executives to heighten awareness of the Antarctic and build advocacy to ensure its survival as a wilderness. His teams have also helped design, and build, the world’s first Antarctic renewable energy education station known as the e-Base. Swan continues to push renewable fuels and recycled materials to their absolute limit: "if it works in Antarctica, it can work anywhere on Earth." Awarded the European Union “Ambassador for the Environment”, Swan served as Special Envoy to the UNESCO Director General and as a UN Goodwill Ambassador for Youth. In recognition of his work, Her Majesty the Queen awarded him the high distinction of OBE, Officer of the Order of the British Empire and the Polar Medal.

17:15

Networking Drinks

19:00

Networking Dinner

Tuesday 12 April 2022

Program Day 2

08:00

Welcome Coffee and Registration

45 min.

08:45

Reopening the Conference

presentation

15 min.

Ikenna Azuike

Jolloy Rice Productions

Ikenna Azuike

Owner of Jolloy Rice Productions

Jolloy Rice Productions

Session 5

Plenary Opening: How Do We Get There

09:00

Innovation

45 min.

Innovative thinking as a driver for the future of energy
The behaviors of innovative leaders to see the world in new ways
The innovation process
Winning support for innovation

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Nathan Furr

INSEAD

09:45

A Local Perspective to the Future of Energy

presentation

30 min.

Challenges and opportunities of accelerating the energy transition together
Stakeholder and community engagement
How to generate support of local communities, government and regulator throughout the development and implementation phases of the project?

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Angella Rainford

Soléco Energy

Angella Rainford

CEO & Founder

Soléco Energy

Prior to joining Goldman, she worked as part of the portfolio team at Sterling Stamos, a private investment management firm specialized in alternative and multi-asset investment solutions. She began her career as a Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company in New York.Angella has served as an advisor to Helios Investment Partners, a $3.0 billion private equity fund based in London focused on investments in Africa. She has also served on the Board of Directors for GK Capital Management, the financial advisory and investment arm of the GraceKennedy Group, and currently is a Director of PanJam Investment Limited, GK UK Foods, and JN Money Services, a subsidiary of the Jamaica National Building Society.Angella holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a MPhil in Development Studies from the University of Cambridge. She also graduated with a BA (magna cum laude) in Government from Harvard College.Angella has traveled to 70 countries and lived on 3 continents. She is a keen motorcyclist, classical pianist, and has her private pilot license. She has also climbed 3 of the 7 summits.

10:15

Morning Networking Break

Session 6

Morning Plenaries: The Future Envisioned

11:00

A Just Transition

25 min.

Local communities, entrepreneurship & talent
Diversity, equity and inclusion
Energy access

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Amar Inamdar

KawiSafi

11:25

Sustainable Linked Financing

presentation

20 min.

Supporting and financing energy companies in their net zero journey
A growing market, full of opportunities
Green washing: how to deal with the risk?
Thinking beyond the obvious: from net zero to becoming a net positive company

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Ignacio de Calonje

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Ignacio de Calonje

Chief Investment Officer, Global Energy & Mining

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Ignacio de Calonje is a Chief Investment Officer in IFC’s Global Infrastructure Department. He is based in London and, amongst other responsibilities, leads IFC’s Sustainable Finance practice in the infrastructure space, focusing on supporting IFC clients to issue green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked financial instruments. He is also responsible for managing a number of IFC's keyWestern European-based clients in the energy and mining sectors. Prior to his posting in London, Ignacio was based in Istanbul, Cairo and Washington DC for IFC. Ignacio has extensive experience in the field of international finance, having worked on numerous equity and debt investments in emerging markets. Before joining IFC in 2004, he worked for Lehman Brothers’ investment banking division in London and Madrid advising Spanish and UK corporate clients in mergers, acquisitions and debt capital market transactions. Ignacio was also a non-Executive Director of Alcazar Energy (a renewable energy company with 400 MW of solar and wind assets in operation in Egypt and Jordan) from 2019 to 2021 and non-Executive Director of Kuwait Energy (an oil & gas company with operations in Iraq, Egypt and Oman) from 2017 to 2019. He has a Bsc in Business Administration from Universidad San Pablo-CEU (Madrid) and a Masters Degree from Columbia University (New York).

11:45

Intermezzo The Transmitters

5 min.

11:50

Financing the Future of Energy

panel

40 min.

Priorities for the next 5 years: assessment of gaps we need to fill
Vision for the far future: where do we want to head as an industry?
Collaboration between stakeholders: how to mobilize private sector investment
A sustainable way of facilitating the clean energy transition
The role of blended finance
Gender Lens investing

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Pim van Leersum

Eversheds Sutherland

Wymen Chan

SUSI Partners

Paras Patel

E3 Capital

Tarun Brahma

Climate Fund Managers (CFM)

Diana Wesselius

FMO

12:30

Lunch Break

Session 7A

Overcoming Challenges

13:45

Local Currency Investing

panel

30 min.

Introduction and examples of successful local currency financing
Local currency from domestic capital vs. local currency from International capital
Opportunities and solutions to stimulate local currency investing

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Vivek Mittal

Africa Infrastructure Development Association (AfiDA)

Philip Southwell

NIDF

Per van Swaay

TCX

14:25

Enhancing Energy Access in Fragile States

panel

45 min.

Case Studies: encountered challenges and dilemmas in enhancing energy access
Barriers to invest
Learnings of interaction with local institutions
E&S challenges and opportunities in fragile environments

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Arnaud Schalk

Proparco

Sarah Logan

International Growth Center

Sarah Logan

Head of State Fragility Initiative

International Growth Center

Sarah is Head of the State Fragility initiative (SFi) at the International Growth Centre (IGC). SFi is dedicated to working on issues of state fragility and with governments of fragile and transitioning countries. SFi also serves as the secretariat of the Council on State Fragility and co-hosts the DFI Fragility Forum with the IFC, AfDB, and CDC Group. Sarah has worked extensively with governments of fragile states, including Sudan, Yemen, Somaliland, Zimbabwe, Myanmar, and South Sudan on a wide range of economic policy issues, including private sector development, trade and investment, fiscal federalism, and mobile money regulation. Prior to joining the IGC, Sarah worked for a law firm in New York City providing legal and policy advice to developing country governments on natural resource governance issues. Sarah holds an MPA from Columbia University, an LLB from the University of Cape Town, and is an admitted attorney and member of the New York State Bar, American Bar Association, and Law Society of the Northern Provinces (South Africa).

Ibrahim Zakaria

ZIZ Energie

Weldon Turner

Gigawatt Global

Weldon Turner

COO & Director

Gigawatt Global

Weldon Turner is the Chief Operating Officer and a BoardMember of Gigawatt Global Cooperatief U.A. an internationalrenewable energy developer. His supervisory roles include day today company management, internal accounting, auditing,institutional company financing, and all legal matters. Prior tothat he was the C.E.O. of a boutique investment banking firm.The firm oversaw private placements for real estate,commodities, and farming projects. He led a team that raised$350m in 4 years with 50 employees in six cities. He was the co-manager of long-short equity hedge fund that focused on marketneutral investing. In addition, he was Chief Operating Officer andGeneral Counsel at Goldnames, an internet domain nameinvestment company. He was the Director of InternationalEquity Sales/Trading at Credit Suisse in New York and was a V.P. of Equity Sales/Trading at Salomon Brothers in New York. Mr. Turner has been on the Board of Directors of theOrthodox Union, the Board of Advisors of Thorium PowerCompany and Portofino Equity Advisors. He has a B.A. in History,a B.A. in Political Science, a J.D., an L.L.M (Master of Law) and isa Doctoral candidate in Environmental Law. Weldon has traveled for business to approximately 50countries. He is a lecturer at Bar Ilan University International MBA program where he teaches “Investing in Emerging Markets”.He received the National Black Achievers in Industry Award. Hewas the athlete of the decade and in the New Rochelle, NR SportsHall of Fame.

Session 7B

Futureproofing Models

13:45

Mitigating Project Risks

panel

30 min.

Insurance from different perspectives
Insurance and innovation: a contrast or a reality needed to maintain bankability?
The changing landscape of (political) risk perception
Impact of shifts in government guarantees

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Olga Sclovscaia

MIGA

Olga Sclovscaia

Regional Head Europe & Central Asia

MIGA

Olga Sclovscaia is the Head of Europe and Central Asia at the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the political risk insurance and credit enhancement arm of the World Bank Group. Based in Paris, Ms. Sclovscaia leads MIGA’s business development and involvement in projects across both geographic regions. Ms. Sclovscaia joined MIGA in 2000 and has since held previous senior positions in the organization. In her prior role as Global Head and Sector Manager for Financial Institutions and Capital Markets (2012-2019), she led a team that substantially increased its volume of coverage issued and its impact, including the first MIGA guarantee for a public bond issue. Ms. Sclovscaia was instrumental in developing MIGA’s credit enhancement guarantees for financial obligations of state-owned enterprises. She brings a wealth of private sector experience to her role. Prior to joining MIGA, she worked in the Structured Finance Department of ABN Amro Bank in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where she helped build an alternative risk distribution team and executed various risk mitigation solutions for the bank with public and private sector providers. Coupled with her substantial experience in finance and underwriting, Ms. Sclovscaia holds Master’s degrees in international finance (University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands), public administration (University of Missouri, USA) and econometrics (Plekhanov Economic Academy, Moscow, the Russian Federation).

Marina Pannekeet

FMO

Erik Payen

Swiss Re

Chad Canfield

GGF - Green For Growth Fund

14:25

Making Hydrogen Bankable

panel

45 min.

The future of Green Hydrogen
Cooperation as a key driver to success
Perspectives from the hydrogen supply chain
From grid to market

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Henrik Lund

Scatec

Rob van der Hage

ERM

Rob van der Hage

Partner Dr. Offshore Renewables

ERM

For twelve years, Rob worked for the Dutch Transmission System Operator TenneT in The Netherlands where he co-lead the acquisition in Germany. Since 2013, Rob worked in the offshore wind industry, as Business Manager and Manager Offshore Grid Development in the management team of the offshore department of TenneT in The Netherlands. In these roles, Rob witnessed the acceleration of this promising industry and the challenges of onshore integration. For many years, Rob worked in close cooperation with the authorities to shape the offshore wind programmes. In reaching the targets of the climate agreement, Rob lived the commercial needs of companies and the challenges of expanding the offshore wind roadmaps. Rob lead the origination of the consortium the “North Sea Wind Power Hub” to initiate with Energinet, TenneT Germany, Gasunie and Port of Rotterdam. The consortium, which now is a Project of Common Interest, develops long term visions and projects to facilitate large scale far offshore wind in combination with Power to gas in order to meet 2050 sustainability targets. As a consultant for ERM, Rob combines his experience in offshore wind with the in depth knowledge on ecological effects and system integration challenges, to assist companies in further expanding the business of offshore renewables and onshore integration.

Wouter Hertzberger

Norton Rose Fulbright

Juan-Pablo Martinez-Molina

ADB - Asian Development Bank

Juan-Pablo Martinez-Molina

Investment Specialist

ADB - Asian Development Bank

Juan-Pablo Martínez-Molina joined the Asian Development Bank as InvestmentSpecialist in the Private Sector Operations Department in 2017, and has since workedextensively on infrastructure investments with a focus on power and renewables. He currently undertakes projects with the private sector in East Asia, notably in the People’s Republic of China and Mongolia. His recent work also includes some landmark deals in the Indo-Pacific: Vena Energy’s Indonesian IPPs, Jawa-1 CCGT IPP, Riau CCGT IPP, and the Kacific-1 satellite financings.Before moving to Asia, Juan-Pablo was with the Inter-American Development Bank inWashington, D.C., where he worked on some groundbreaking project financings in LatinAmerica, including Colonia Arias wind IPP and Valentines wind IPP in the Southern Cone,Providencia solar IPP in Central America, and the Kingston Container Terminal expansion deal in the Caribbean. Prior to his posting in the USA, Juan-Pablo was based in Luxembourg for the European Investment Bank, and previously in Paris for the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (Airbus Group of companies) and Banco Santander.Juan-Pablo graduated from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya with a Master’s Degreein Civil Engineering, and attained his Diplôme d\'Ingénieur (dual Master’s Degree) from École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris.

Alicia Eastman

InterContinental Energy

Alicia Eastman

Co-Founder & President

InterContinental Energy

As President of InterContinental Energy, Alicia is involved in all aspects of strategy, thought leadership, collaboration, and external relations with a particular emphasis on EMEA. She has led investment and strategy in global markets for nearly 25 years, managing private equity funds and market entry and finance strategy for multinational companies across Asia including the Middle East. She has focused on infrastructure, renewable energy, specialty chemicals, and technology. She was a founding partner of Asia Pacific Capital Fund II and the Mongolia Opportunities Fund, led International Strategy and Acquisitions at Elan Biopharmaceuticals and was Vice President of Prudential Asia Infrastructure Mezzanine Capital Fund. Alicia holds a B.Sc. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an M.A. in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Alicia sits on the Board of Advisors for SEC Hydrogen, the Executive Committee of the Ammonia Energy Association, and multiple philanthropic groups.

Barbara Zuiderwijk

Green Giraffe

Barbara Zuiderwijk

Managing Director

Green Giraffe

Barbara has 15 years of experience in renewables. She is a managing director and founder of Green Giraffe and has a strong track record in the contracting and (re)financing of onshore and (offshore) windfarms in Northern Europe and helped support the energy transition by supporting clients in developing new business models in amongst other EV and storage propositions. Barbara supported the development, contracting, and (re)financing of Northwind (216MW, Belgium, 2012), Gemini (600MW, the Netherlands, 2014, 2022), Veja Mate (402MW, Germany, 2015), Norther (370MW, Belgium, 2016 and 2020), Windpark Fryslân (383MW, the Netherlands, 2019), Baltic II & Co (1.5GW, Poland, 2019), Windpark Zeewolde (322MW, the Netherlands, 2020) and Deutsche Bucht (252MW, Germany, 2021). Barbara has been supporting consortia participating in several European (floating) offshore wind tenders as well as having been involved in other technologies such as the ground-mounted solar farm Duurkenakker (64MWp, the Netherlands, 2020).Alongside the Green Giraffe team she is actively following hydrogen projects across all end-use applications and providing services ranging from early equity raises to offtake solutions and development support missions. Before founding Green Giraffe, Barbara worked at the project developer Econcern, and as investment banking trainee at ABN AMRO. Barbara is recognised in the top 100 most influential female business leaders in the 2021 Women in Power list.

15:10

Afternoon Networking Break

15:40

Picturing the Future: Revealing of Winners

10 min.

15:50

Closing Keynote: A mind blowing Future of Energy

presentation

40 min.

16:30

Networking Drinks