Conference

WACEE'26 Conference Overview

Over two days, industry experts, business leaders, and key decision makers from the clean energy, water, and circular economy sectors will gather to discuss critical issues in their fields. They will engage in insightful discussions on current trends, opportunities, and challenges related to clean energy, sustainability, climate change, and hydrogen. The conference will also provide a platform for keynote speeches and business presentations, offering valuable insights and opportunities for collaboration.

Past Conference Speakers

Eugene T. Sangmortey

Team Leader, Jobs and Economic Transformation (JET) Programme, The Palladium Group

Doris Agbevivi

Project Manager, Energy Transition & Green Infrastructure, Agence Française de Développement

Jabesh Amissah-Arthur

Partner at Arthur Energy Africa (AEA)

Subhi Accad

CEO, Grace Mobility Ghana and Universal Motors

Eunice A. Biritwum

Ag. Executive Secretary, Energy Commission, Ghana

Damilola Asaleye

Vice President of the Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria

Katrin Pütz

Managing Director, (B)energy and Founder, BiogasUnite

Caleb Kudah

Radio Broadcast and Development Journalist

Eric N. Yankah

Country Manager, ENERTRAG Ghana Ltd.

Jonas Pluschke

Research Associate, Hochschule Bochum/GH2GH consortium

Michele Velenderic

CEO of Green Power Brains Project Lead, SM4GH2 consortium

Kristina Fuerst

Head of the German Nigerian Hydrogen Office, GIZ Nigeria

Michael A. Boateng

Managing Director, Blue Alliance

Ing. Osei Louis Kwasi (PhD)

Technical Advisor, Project Development Programme (PDP) of the German Energy Solutions Initiative

Julius Nkansah-Nyarko

Senior Manager, Renewable Energy Regulation, Energy Commission Ghana

Benjamin Struss

Advisor, Project Development Programme (PDP) of the German Energy Solutions Initiative

Kwadwo Botuo Gyimah

Sector Expert for Construction on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy at AHK Ghana

Ing. Yaa Obenewaa Okudzeto

Director and Principal Engineer, Built Services Consult

Arch Agnes Catherine Afua Oye Ofosu-Appiah

Principal Architect at ArchXenus E

Ing. Nana Danquah

Construction and Development Lead, RENDEAVOUR Ghana

Irene Yeboah

Environment & Social Safeguards Specialist, Constromart Africa

Samuel Siaw

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Geointell Housing

Stefan Wittek

Managing Director, B.T. innovation GmbH

Emmanuel Baba Anaba

Senior Officer Energy Efficiency Regulations, Energy Commission Ghana

Antoine Durand

Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI

Hanjo Kubisch

Account Manager, SUNET Energietechnik GmbH

Dr. Eckehard Büscher

Managing Director, DB Consult. NRW, Germany

Erich Jiang

CTO, Eng2Move Technology GmbH, Germany

Stefan Simon

United Electric Vehicles AG, Germany

Isaac Kofi Batini

Marketing & PR Officer, AGI Energy Service Centre

Gunnar Wegner

Project Manager and Cluster Coordinator Energy, GIZ Ghana

Emilia von Mettenheim

Head of the Export Credit Guarantees, AHK Côte d’Ivoire

Sophia Schultz-Renz

Head of Department Underwriting, Euler Hermes AG

Diogo Serra

Commercial Director, INZAG

Isaac Hagan

Senior Portfolio Coordinator with German Development Bank (KfW)

Monojeet Pal

Manager, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, African Development Bank

Kwame Abrokwa

Senior Sustainable Finance Manager, Fidelity Bank Ghana Limited

Bärbel Freyer

Chief Technical Officer, AGI Energy Service Centre

Thomas Tisong

Technical Adviser, Sustainable Energy for Climate Protection in Ghana (SustainE4Climate) project, GIZ Ghana

Dr. Marindame Kombate

Executive Director, Ghana Circular Economy Centre, UNIDO

Joseph Yeboah

Strategic Partnerships and Engagements Lead, UNIDO

Babilo Mahama

Managing Partner, CDC Consult

Stephen Essien

Head of Consumer Banking at CalBank Ghana

Leticia Nyaaba

Director, Ghana National Cleaner Production Centre

Justine S. Seyire Dzadzra

Ag. Director/ Mining Department of Environmental Protection Authority

Michael Funcke-Bartz

Senior Advisor in International
Development Cooperation

Dr. David Odikro

Head of Research & Innovation,
Ghana TVET Service

Godfred Fiifi Boadi

Head of Climate Action
(MLGCRA)

Burcu Goezet

Senior Research Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, Energy

Ousman Touray

Head of Special Projects
at Looper Textile Co.

Rose Bentsil-Quaye

Principal Planning Officer at the Ministry of Education, Ghana

David Yayra Agbofah

Founder & Creative Director
The Revival Earth Organization

Hannah Krakani

Assistant Programme Officer,
EPA, Ghana

Jan Stienemann

Research & Development
ALTEX Textil-Recycling GmbH & Co.

Eric Agyare

Researcher, The Revival Earth Organization

Dominik Haendler

Director Sourcing & Product Management, MOCOM Compounds GmbH & Co. KG

Larry Kotoe

Environmental Protection Deputy Director, Ghana Environmental Protection Agency

Regina Kohlmeyer

German Environment
Protection Agency

Uwe Guenzel

Director, Compower
Germany

Patrick Asante Okyere

Chief Executive Officer,
Suame Magazine

Dominik Martin

Researcher, Wuppertal Institute for Climate,
Environment, Energy

Vincent Nartey Kyere

Executive Director,
HOPin Academy

MacCarthy Mac-Gbathy