KenGen Energy Champion’s Luncheon
(Entry by Special Invitation only)

‘A Strategic Investment Blueprint for a Greener Planet’

Moderator: John Van Zuylen, CEO, AFSIA - Africa Solar Industry Association

Event Flow:

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Guest Arrival/Registration/Tea/Coffee.

12:30 PM - 12:35 PM
Opening Remarks:Jeen Joshua, Managing Director, VERIFAIR, Dubai

12.35 PM - 12.50 PM
Welcome Remarks: H.E. Alex Kamau Wachira, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, Kenya

12:50 PM - 01.20 PM
"Kenya's Vision for a Greener Tomorrow: An Overview of KenGen Green Energy Projects"
Keynote Address:Eng. Peter Njenga, Managing Director and CEO, KenGen

01.20 PM-01.30 PM
LONGi Presentation

Speaker: Gavin HAN, VP, LONGi Africa DG

01:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Leadership Roundtable / Press briefing & Q/A

01:50 PM - 02:00PM
Closing Remarks & Group Photograph

02:00 PM
Networking Lunch

Programme concludes by 03:00 PM

Lunch Break (Main Conference Hall): 13.30–14.30Hrs

Hexing Presentation:: 14.30– 14.45 Hrs

Speaker: Pauline Njeri, Marketing Manager, Livoltek East Africa (Hexing Group)

Session 2: 14.45- 16.15 Hrs

“Smart Mobility: The Great African Electric Safari” 

Moderator- Dennis Wakaba, Electric Mobility Consultant | Product Innovator, BEV Advisory

Speakers

• Jorgs Mbugua, CEO, Ebikes Africa
• Jit Bhattacharya, Co-Founder and CEO, BasiGo
• Ahmad Taha, Chief Marketing Officer & Public Relations Manager, AG Energies
• Msingo John, Kenya Expansion Specialist, Kabisa
• Neelkanth Govindji, General Manager, E-Motion Africa

PowernSun Presentation: 16.15-16.45 Hrs

Speaker -Abhinav Sharma, Head of Sales & Business Development (South Asia & East Africa)

Day 2-Wednesday, 12 November 2025

Session 3: 10.30 – 12.00 Hrs

“Pioneering Progress: Bold Capital for Kenya’s Clean Energy Leap”

Moderator- Elizabeth Nyambura, Renewable Energy Specialist, Kenya Renewable Energy Association (KEREA)

Speakers

• Jon Exel, Sr Energy Specialist, World Bank Group
• Daniel Kiptoo Bargoria, OGW, MBS, Director General, EPRA
• François-Xavier Dubois, Head of Business Development Eastern Africa, Siemens Energy
• Julius Motaroki, Group Chief Operations Officer, RentCo Africa
• Jade Martyn, Sales Director, Sigenergy Technology Co. Ltd.

Special Session: 12.00 - 12.30 Hrs

‘Giving wings to the Nairobi City County’s Green Protocol Expansion Business Plan’

Special Session on Investment Opportunities in Diverse Project Financing Models and the Expansion of the Green Protocol Business Plan

Kefa O. Omanga, Director–Donor Coordination & Stakeholder Engagement, Office of the Governor, Nairobi City County.

Lunch Break 13:00 Hrs

SAJ (Guangzhou Sanjing Electric Co., Ltd.) Presentation : 13.45 - 14.15 Hrs

Speaker: Eustace Ochieng Okoth, Technical Director, SAJ EA Region

Session 4: 14.15-15.45Hrs

“The Brilliant Women Shaping Kenya's RE Trajectory”-Powered by Kenya Power

Moderator- Juliana Kainga, Co-Chairperson, ESAK

Speakers

• Eng. Lilian Kanana Kamanja, Renewable Energy Specialist, Kenya Power
• Jenny Fletcher, Co-Founder and CEO, Ariya Finergy
• Mercy Rose, Head of Energy Research and Innovation, Energy 4 Impact
• Faith Waraki, Country Chair-Kenya, G100: Mission Million

Welcome Reception Cocktails- 18.00-20.30 Hrs

Day 3- Thursday, 13 November 2025

Session 5: 10.30 - 11.30 Hrs

“A Boot Camp on Mini-Grids and Battery Storage”

Speakers

• Prinaven Naidoo, Senior Account Manager: Utility PV & BESS, Sungrow Southern Africa
• Elvis Oluoch Oduor, After-Sales Engineer, East Africa Region, GoodWe
• Gedion Vincent Ombajo, Managing Director, Collective Energy Africa
• Troy Barrie, Co-Founder and CTO, Ariya Finergy

JA Solar Techno Commercial Presentation: 12:00-12:15 Hrs

Speaker: Ryan Okoth, Regional Sales Manager East Africa

GIZ Presentation: 12:15-12:30 Hrs

Speaker: Hanna Salian, Programme Director-Energy,Transport and Climate Change