Speakers

Dr. Wale Aboyade is a Fellow of the Energy Institute and a renewable energy leader with over 20 years of experience across engineering, research, innovation, policy, and commercial delivery in Africa’s energy sector.He is currently Global Vice President for Public Policy and Government Relations at ...

MJ (Thinus) Booysen is Professor in the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University. He has been with Stellenbosch University since 2009 and his research is on Energy and Transport (specifically its application to paratransit in Sub-Saharan Africa). He is a founder of Bridgiot, Green X...

Russ Bowden is Regional Director – Business Development for Sub-Saharan & Southern Africa at GameChange Energy, where he leads the company's regional business and supports the deployment of advanced solar tracker technology. With more than 13 years of experience in the South African solar...

Nishen is part of the team that leads the Western Cape Government's Energy Resilience Programme. He has more than 15 years of experience in the energy sector.

Nick is an experienced UK Government policy official with over a decade of experience working across renewable energy, heat and electric vehicles. He was posted to South Africa in 2023 as Senior Energy Adviser, supporting the UK’s work on the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), and was...

Gareth Burley is the CEO of Microcare Energy, South Africa's oldest solar product manufacturer. With over a decade of leadership experience at Microcare, Gareth has been instrumental in driving growth and innovation, focusing on advancing renewable energy solutions throughout the region. His...

Imran is an ECSA registered professional engineer who has held senior roles in the Solar PV, Defense, EPC and distribution and embedded generation sectors. He serves on various national working groups and holds a BSc and MSc degrees in Electrical Engineering from UCT, with his master’s awarded with ...

Matthew Cruise is a commercial energy specialist with 15 years of experience across South Africa’s electricity and renewable-energy sectors.He spent 10 years in various roles at Eskom, culminating in two and a half years advising executive leadership and the board directly. This experience has...

Rogan Davies joined Rhino Energy Holdings (REH) as Group CEO in May 2019. Under his leadership, Rhino Energy Solutions has grown from 12 colleagues to 121 today, with sales exceeding 90 MWp of solar PV and 24 MWh of battery energy storage delivered across the commercial, industrial and agricultural ...

Gordon Dindi is the Manager: Distribution System Operator within the Electricity Distribution Services Department at the City of Cape Town. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the operation, reliability, and strategic development of the municipal electricity distribution...

Josh Dippenaar manages New Markets at Mulilo, where he leads the company’s strategy for participating in an unbundled market and the development of hybrid products. He is responsible for the company’s electricity price forecasts and developing the business case for private storage to ensure the...

Richard Doyle, the Managing Director of JUWI South Africa, is an accomplished engineer and physicist with a rich background spanning over two decades in global leadership, innovation, and business development within the realm of large-scale renewable energy and independent power production. Prior...

Charl is the General Manager at Energy Partners Power. He has 10+ years’ experience in the South African energy industry with a results driven approach. He is one of the leading experts in Embedded Generation, Battery Energy Storage Systems, Wheeling and Electricity Trading in South Africa.

30 years of local government experience in the electricity distribution environment. Last 15 years in the Retail space managing Prepaid vending system, Metering technology and customer relationship management. Played a key role in the City's Wheeling solution to the local market.

Retief is a seasoned executive, skilled at boardroom level having served global blue-chip companies as an advisor in a career that spanned more than 20 years in management consulting in both the UK and South Africa. Most recently, he held the position of Partner in Supply Chain & Procurement at ...

James brings over 13 years of experience in the solar industry and nearly three decades of expertise in the industrial and electrical sectors. His extensive experience has given him a strong understanding of the evolving demands of both residential and commercial solar markets.With a career...

Jon Frick is a Business Development Director at Globeleq where he has been leading the renewables team in securing new wind, solar and battery projects in Southern Africa for nine years. Jon has led teams in competitive bids in eight countries and has overseen the successful award of 1.5GW through...

The Managing Director of Trust Solar (Pty) Ltd, with over a decade of hands-on experience delivering turnkey commercial and residential solar solutions across South Africa. My expertise spans the full project lifecycle — from system design, engineering, and procurement to...

Trevor Govender is a Chartered Engineer with more than 20 years of post-qualification experience.  Masters in Engineering; Advanced Post Graduate in Project Management and Business Management  with a Pr.Eng. through the Engineering Council of South Africa.He has extensive private and public sector...

Bhekani Hadebe is an ECSA-registered Professional Electrical Engineer with more than 15 years of experience in electrical infrastructure development, operations, maintenance, asset management and project delivery. He currently serves as Senior Manager: High Voltage Substations at eThekwini...

Dr. Kilian Hagemann has been in the renewable energy industry since 2002 when he became a board member of the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA). In 2004 he worked in Germany for Windtest (now DNV GL) on wind measurements, resource assessments, modelling and related consulting.At the end ...

Richard is a policy advisor for the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). Based in Cape Town, his South Africa focused research for IISDsince  has covered gas-to-power, grid-located batteries, and energy subsidies. He has also worked on LNG exports in Mozambique and...

Mandy is a leading energy and environmental lawyer in South Africa, with more than a decade’s worth of experience advising on the regulatory, environmental, and contractual aspects of renewable energy projects. As a Director at NSDV Inc. and Head of Energy, she specialises in energy...

Mary is a Professional Engineer with over 15 years’ experience delivering exceptional environmental and social sustainability outcomes in the built environment.  With experience in the green building sector and South Africa’s distributed solar PV generation market, Mary now leads the City of Cape...

Heine is the CEO of Herholdt's Group. A company that started from humble beginnings, now grown to have a national footprint, and said to be South Africa's largest importer and distributor of Electrical and Renewable Energy products. These products include solar PV...

As an Account Executive Renewable Energy at Price Forbes, I leverage my 18+ years of experience and BCom in Insurance & Risk Management, HR & Law to provide tailored solutions for clients in the renewable energy sector. I have a strong track record of developing and maintaining long-term...

Gav is a registered Professional Engineer with over three decades of experience in power system operations, planning, and real-time control of large interconnected electricity networks. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cape Town and has built his...

For the last 25 years, Francis has worked on the supply side of the energy transition. The slow pace at which the system around it was learning to share value became apparent: between developers and customers, between the grid and those connected to it, assets in the field and the markets that pay...

Nicholas Jay is Chief Commercial Officer for FirstRand’s Commercial and Corporate Banking (CCB) segment, working across FNB and RMB. He leads the segment’s financial resource strategy, identifies  opportunities to create greater value through cross-segment collaboration, and develops new income...

Ismail Jefferies, Head of Service Connection Planning at the City of Cape Town, has over 25 years’ experience in electricity distribution and engineering management. He spent 11 years at Eskom on Quality of Supply audits and overhead line design, and the past 17 years at the City managing MV/LV...

Antje Klauss-Vorreiter is an engineer, renewable energy professional and CEO of GREEN Solar Academy. She has more than 20 years of international experience in environmental engineering, renewable energy, project management and skills development, including 15 years focused on solar PV in African...

Percy Morapedi Koji is an entrepreneur and business leader, currently serving as Founder and CEO of Hosano Green Energy and as an Advisory Board Member at Howard University. Based in Johannesburg, he is also a co-founder of the Africa Economic Leadership Council and has built a diverse career...

Charlotte Kubeka-Thwala is a qualified Banker by profession, with vast experience in the banking and financial services industry, specialising in finance, business development, investment and strategic management. She is also an Energy Expert, with a strong interest and growing expertise in...

James is a multi-disciplinary professional, qualified in engineering and finance, and brings a broad range of technical, commercial and strategic experience to his role as Chief Executive Officer of the Energy Council of South Africa. He leads business engagement to advance energy reform as a...

Willibrod Majola is a registered professional engineer with  almost forty years experience. He holds a B.Sc (Eng) degree as well as an MBA degree. He has experience  in Mining, Electricity Generation, Electricity Transmission and Energy Regulation.

Ethel Makovah is an MC, presenter and connector who believes in the power of people, stories and good conversations.Based in Cape Town, Ethel has a background in partnerships, business development, events and community building. She has worked closely with founders, entrepreneurs, business leaders...

Sarah Malm is the Executive Director of GOGLA, the global association for the off-grid solar energy industry. She drives progress and supports GOGLA members in building a sustainable off-grid sector that delivers clean, low-cost solar products and services. Sarah led strategic communications and...

Dr. Arthur Mangwende is an independent energy consultant and renewable-energy executive with more than 20 years of leadership and commercial experience. His work spans utility-scale solar, battery energy storage systems, inverters and related energy infrastructure across Africa and emerging...

I have more than 18 years’ professional experience in banking and telecoms, and an academic background in Applied Stats & Math’s. I have large team management experience in product management, strategy and analytics. My key strengths are my product owner and strategy consulting expertise. By...

Commercial growth has been the centre of my career for close to three decades. I started in direct customer-facing sales and progressed into branch leadership, technical sales, regional business development, product category ownership and country-level renewable-energy growth. That path has shaped...

Dr Ramatsemela Masango is a Director and Chief Executive Officer the Ario companies. ArioGenix (Pty) Ltd is an engineering and project management consulting company operating in the engineering, technology, energy, mining and defense sectors. Ario MetaPower (Pty) Ltd designs and manufactures...

Senior Investigator who is responsible for amendment of tariff investigations for increases or reductions in customs duties, as well as the creation of rebate provisions for products that are not locally available. Also involved in the administration of the Automotive Production and Development...

Murendeni Matshinyatsimbi is responsible for Energy and Decarbonization at Sibanye-Stillwater, an international precious metals company.He currently serves as the Chairperson of the EIUG and has designed and develop a first electricity market board game in South AfricaMurendeni has extensive...

Nomfundo Mbijekana is an Electrical Engineering Professional with over 18 years of experience in South Africa's energy sector. Her expertise spans conventional power generation, power distribution, and utility-scale renewable energy, with a strong focus on asset management, operations, and grid ...

I am a chartered accountant having studied Business Science at the University of Cape Town and then doing my articles at KPMG. After articles, I joined an Old Mutual start up, Old Mutual Specialized Finance where I later became a director and headed up the trading and structuring function. After...

Jesse Mekwa Pr. Eng. is a Senior Engineer within Grid Code Management at the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA), where she is responsible for the research, development, and governance of the South African Grid Codes. She serves as part of the Secretariat for the Grid Code Advisory...

Maria Michael is an Electrical Engineer and Energy Specialist delivering sustainable power solutions across both the public and private sectors over the past 15 years. As the Managing Director of Michael & Co| Sustainable Power, an energy advisory and project development firm headquartered in...

Theron Moonsamy is an accomplished engineer and sustainability consultant with over 10 years of experience in the sectors of energy, chemicals, mining, and sustainability advisory. He possesses significant expertise in renewable energy project development, electricity market dynamics, commercial...

Dermott is a solar energy professional with over 15 years’ experience in the design, implementation, operations, and maintenance of solar energy assets. Dermott currently serves as the Deputy co-Chair of the Distributed Generation Working group at SAPVIA and Head of Engineering at Sustainable Power ...

Kadri Nassiep is the Executive Director of Energy at the City of Cape Town. He holds a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and has over 30 years’ experience in the Energy sector. He has played a key role in coordinating energy research in the country to advocate for a greater share of cleaner ...

Sentle Nell is the Founder and Executive Director of Estahale Advisory, an African climate advisory firm dedicated to demystifying climate change across the continent by translating complex climate policy, science, and finance into practical, community-centred solutions. She holds an MSc in Climate ...

Mr Bongani Nhlabathi he’s the Director: Integrated National Electrification Programme- Technical Planning within the Department of Electricity and Energy. He is responsible for the development of Intergraded Electrification Plan and implementation of bulk infrastructure plan to achieve universal...

Ncebakazi Nompula is a distinguished Chemical Engineer and high-impact manufacturing leader with over 25 years of experience across leading multinational organizations, including Johnson Matthey, Cadbury, Nestlé, Heineken, South African Breweries, Unilever, and recently Revlon. A Top academic...

Vuyo Ntoi, B.Com (Hons), M.Sc, MBA, Co-Managing Director:Vuyo has been Co-Managing Director since 2020. He has more than two decades of investment experience and has been involved in private infrastructure investing in Africa since 2003.In addition to the Co-Managing Director role, Vuyo is the...

Ms Nomawethu Qase (Noma) is the Director responsible for renewable energy at the Department of Electricity & Energy (DEE). Her principal responsibility is to guarantee the seamless integration of renewable energy into the mainstream energy supply by identifying, planning, and coordinating...

David Raphael holds an Engineering Master's Degree with a focus on renewable and sustainable energy. He has worked on over 100 renewable energy projects in various roles throughout the full project lifecycle, from feasibility and design through to commissioning and performance monitoring. David ...

Evan Rice is CEO of Etana Energy, a licensed energy trader that supplies wheeled renewable energy to business customers in SA. Evan has spent the last 20 years in the energy and cleantech sectors in South Africa and Europe, working at the cutting edge of the global energy transition. He previously...

Kim Roberts is the Commercial Lead at Downings Group, where she drives strategic business development, client partnerships, and commercial growth across the temporary infrastructure sector. With more than 30 years' experience in hospitality, business events, and commercial operations, Kim has...

Heinz Schoeman-Struwig is the Africa Energy Practice Lead at Inuka Partners, focused on renewable energy, infrastructure and investment markets across Africa and emerging economies. He partners with energy platforms, IPPs, EPCs and investors, working at the intersection of market...

Sindi Shozi is a seasoned electrical engineering professional and Chief Engineer in Advanced Metering at eThekwini Municipality, with extensive experience in electricity distribution, metering engineering, smart metering, revenue enhancement and the development of smart grid solutions. In her...

Nonqubeko Sikhakhana is a Senior Investigator at the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC), where she conducts tariff investigations within the Metals, Machinery and Electronics sector. Her work focuses on assessing applications for customs duty amendments and rebate...

Shaun Slabber is a South African entrepreneur and co-founder building at the intersection of renewable energy, carbon markets and the built environment. Since 2015 he has co-founded many ventures spanning solar PV delivery, construction cost consultancy and social impact and most recently Crunch...

Frank Spencer is a well-known Renewable Energy personality in the South African Renewable Energy Space. He is the CEO of ENERSET, a company enabling municipalities to deliver affordable, clean power to all customers, and also the CEO of the renewables consultancy SBG.earth. He is passionate about...

Titania Stefanus-Zincke is the Interim Chief Executive Officer of the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA), a role she assumed in April 2026.She brings extensive leadership experience spanning renewable energy, operations, engineering, sustainability, and socio-economic development. Prior...

Johan Strydom is the technical lead of GreenCape's Energy team with expertise in various facets of the energy industry, focusing on demand-side management, small-scale embedded generation, wheeling and smart grid engineering. Johan brings a multifaceted approach to his work. He has worked...

Andrew Taylor has spent more than 15 years at the intersection of energy law, business development, renewable energy project finance, with transactions spanning Southern Africa and Europe.  As Head of Trading and a co-founder of NOA, he has been integral to the design of the company's trading...

Lindy Taylor is the CEO and Founder of 5th Discipline, a Cape Town–based consultancy and advisory firm that helps renewable-energy and climate-change businesses across Africa scale through the lens of people, culture, brand and systems. With over a decade in the sustainability and renewables...

After 11 years running energy management programs at some of South Africa’s largest companies, Bernhard joined the Western Cape Government as part of the Energy Resource Team. His responsibilities as a Deputy Director focus mainly on private sector enablement in the energy space, including the...

Gert began his banking career in the UK, spending a decade in banking after qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in South Africa. During this time, he built deep expertise in SME banking and the related Commercial Credit products. After returning to South Africa, he founded a commercial credit...

Nicholas is a climate policy and energy analyst at Meridian Economics, where he works at the intersection of energy, climate and industrial policy, with a focus on South Africa's transition towards a more competitive power market and a lower-emissions electricity system. His work spans...

Frans-Willem is a registered Professional engineer holding a master’s degree in mathematical modelling from University of Witwatersrand. He has varied industry and business experience spanning across the Renewable Energy-, Energy-, Mining- and Telecommunications sectors.Over the last decade...

Bain Viljoen is the CEO of Lithium Batteries SA (LBSA), a proudly South African energy storage company focused on advanced lithium battery solutions for residential, commercial, agricultural, and industrial applications. With a strong passion for innovation and engineering, Bain plays a leading...

Richard von Moltke qualified as electrical engineer and project management professional is the General Manager of ACTOM Static Power and Static Energy. With more than 25 years of experience in manufacturing, electrical engineering, renewable energy, and energy infrastructure, he leads the...

Premier Alan Winde is a seasoned politician and entrepreneur. He has been serving as the Premier of the Western Cape since 22 May 2019 and was re-elected for a second term on 13 June 2024. Hon.Winde's political journey began in 1996 when he was elected as an independent councillor to the South...