ARE Energy Access Investment Forum 2025

8–10 Apr 2025 | Kampala, Uganda

Speakers

Marina Abboud

Head of Programmes - Access to basic services

ADA - Appui au Développement Autonome

Ayu Abdullah

Managing Director

COMET

RAPHAEL ACCART

West Africa Director

Geres

Obiajuru Adeniji

Vice President, Origination & Structuring

InfraCredit

Cleopatra Adwar

Head of Programs

E-SAFIRI

Robert Aitken

AMAP Programme Officer

AfDB/SEFA

Gwladys ALAHASSA

Directrice Générale

Qotto Benin

Abba Aliyu

Managing Director/CEO, Rural Electrification Agency

Rural Electrification Agency

Gary Almond

Head of Communications

Shell Foundation

Yunus Alokore

Technical Expert

EACREEE

Camille Andre-Bataille

CEO and Founder

ANKA

Quentin Antoine

Senior Investment Officer

EDFI Management Company (ElectriFI)

Abdon Atwine

Commissioner, Rural Electrification

Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development – MEMD UGANDA

Bettina Baesch Ssemwaka

Head of Component

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Divya Balakrishnan

Senior Advisor

GIZ / GET.invest

Soumya Banerjee

Regional Industry Manager for Infrastructure

The International Finance Corporation

Jana Bannat

Senior Investment Associate

FMO - Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank

IRENE PAULINE BATEEBE

PERMANENT SECRETARY

MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND MINERAL DEVELOPMENT

George Bauer

Senior Director, GSMA Climate Tech & Digital Utilities

GSMA

Solomon Bhaghabhonerano

Executive Director

Live in Green

David Birimumaso

Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development

Shantha Bloemen

CEO/ Co Founder

Mobility for Africa

Thomas Bonicel

Director Access to Energy

Schneider Electric

Mathieu Brun

Head of Funding & Grant

ENGIE Energy Access

Ben Butele

RHD Program Coordinator

UECCC/EASP

Alexandre CASTEL

CCO WeLight Africa

WeLight

Alexis Caujolle

Access to Energy - Head of program

GERES

Maxine Chikumbo

Consultant

RMI

Derek Chime

Chief Investment Officer

ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investment Ltd