Conference

WACEE'25 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.

DAY 1 - TUESDAY, 11TH NOVEMBER 2025

8:30 am – 9:00 am: Welcome and Registration.

9:00 am – 9:30 am: Welcome addresses and speeches from dignitaries.

Dr. Michael Blank, Delegate of German Industry and Commerce in Ghana (AHK Ghana).
H.E. Frederik Landshöft, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ghana.
H.E. Rune Skinnebach, Ambassador of the European Union to Ghana.
Ms. Janine Walz, Deputy Ambassador and Head of Cooperation at the Embassy of Switzerland.
Representatives of the Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry and the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition.

9:30 am – 10:20 am: Ribbon cutting and tour of the WACEE fair.

Dr. Michael Blank, Delegate of German Industry and Commerce in Ghana (AHK Ghana).
H.E. Frederik Landshöft, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ghana.
H.E. Rune Skinnebach, Ambassador of the European Union to Ghana.
Ms. Janine Walz, Deputy Ambassador and Head of Cooperation at the Embassy of Switzerland.
Representatives of the Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry and the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition.

10:20 am – 11:20 am: Developing Ghana as an E-mobility Hub – Green Infrastructure.

Eugene Sangmortey, Team Leader, Jobs and Economic Transformation (JET) Programme, The Palladiam Group (moderator).
Doris Agbevivi, Project Manager, Energy Transition & Green Infrastructure for Ghana and Liberia, Agence Française de Développement.
Ewuraesi Thompson, Chief Operations Officer, Charge Express.
Subhi Accad, CEO, Grace Mobility Ghana and Universal Motors.

11:20 am – 12:20 pm: Diversity as a Key Driver of the Energy Transition – Building a Sustainable Workforce Ecosystem.

Caleb Kudah, Radio Broadcast and Development Journalist (Moderator).
Eunice Biritwum, Executive Secretary, Energy Commission.
Damilola Asaleye, Vice President of the Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria.
Katrin Pütz, Managing Director, B-energy and Founder, BiogasUnite.

12:20 pm – 1:00 pm: Lunch/Exhibition Break.

1:00 pm – 1:05 pm: Green Hydrogen Conference: Welcome Remarks.

Flurina Graf, Head of Competence Centre Energy and Environment at AHK Ghana.
Ms Nilgün Parker, German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety.

1:05 pm – 1:30 pm: Presentation of AHK Ghana H2 Project in Ghana.

Caleb Kofi Sarpong, Project Manager, Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Ghana.

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm: Presentations of Green Hydrogen Projects in Ghana.

Eric Yankah, Country Manager, Enertrag Ghana.
Jonas Pluschke, Research Associate, Hochschule Bochum/GH2GH consortium.
Michele Velenderic, CEO of Green Power Brains/ Project Lead, SM4GH2 consortium.

2:00 pm – 2:15 pm: Presentation of the German Nigerian Hydrogen Office.

Kristina Fuerst, Head of the German Nigerian Hydrogen Office, GIZ Nigeria.

2:15 pm – 2:30 pm: Exhibition Break.

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm: Presentation on GIZ PDP Green Ammonia Value Chain Study.

Michael Boateng, Managing Director, Blue Alliance.

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Green H2 Policy integration and market potential.

Ing. Louis Osei, Technical Advisor, Project Development Programme (PDP) of the German Energy Solutions Initiative (Moderator).
Julius Nkansah-Nyarko, Senior Manager, Renewable Energy Regulation, Energy Commission, Ghana.
Benjamin Struss, Advisor, Project Development Programme (PDP) of the German Energy Solutions Initiative.
Eric Yankah, Country Manager, Enertrag Ghana.
Michele Velenderic, CEO of Green Power Brains.

DAY 2 - WEDNESDAY, 12TH NOVEMBER 2025

9:00 am – 9:02 am: Energy Efficiency and Energy Management Conference – Opening Address.

Dr. Michael Blank, Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Ghana.
Nicolas Commeignes, Regional Manager Sub-Saharan Africa, Energy Solutions Initiative.

9:02 am – 9:10 am: German Energy Solutions Initiative and Project Development Programme (PDP) Presentation

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

9:10 am – 9:25 am: Energy Efficiency – where does Ghana stand?

Emmanuel Baba Anaba, Senior Officer, Energy Efficiency Regulations, Energy Commission, Ghana.

9:25 am – 9:40 am: Product regulations: From energy efficiency to sustainable products

Antoine Durand, Fraunhofer Institut für System und Innovationsforschung ISI.

9:40 am – 9:50 am: Empowering Communities, Businesses & Education with Specialized Renewable Energy Solutions

Martin Forkort, Project Developer, Green Power Brains GmbH, Germany.

9:50 am – 10:00 am: Managing Energy for a Sustainable Future

Hanjo Kubish, Account Manager, SUNET Energietechnik GmbH.

10:00 am – 10:10 am: How to Earn Money with Renewable Energies

Dr. Eckehard Buscher, Managing Director, DB Consult. NRW, Germany.

10:10 am – 10:25 am: Exhibition Break.

10:25 am – 10:35 am: Microgrid Applications in Industrial Sectors.

Erich Jiang, CTO, Eng2Move Technology GmbH, Germany.

10:35 am – 10:45 am: Will the vehicles that we know today change in the future?

Stefan Simon, CEO, United Electric Vehicles AG, Germany.

10:45 am – 11:45 am: Round Table on the Topic of Energy Efficiency and Energy Management, including Q&A.

Isaac Kofi Batini, Marketing & PR Officer, AGI Energy Service Centre (moderator).
Baba Anaba, Senior Officer Energy Efficiency Regulations, Energy Commission Ghana.
Martin Forkort, Project Developer, Green Power Brains GmbH, Germany.
Hanjo Kubish, Account Manager, SUNET Energietechnik GmbH.
Dr. Eckehard Buscher, Managing Director, DB Consult. NRW, Germany.
Erich Jiang, CTO, Eng2Move Technology GmbH, Germany.
Stefan Simon, CEO, United Electric Vehicles AG, Germany.
Antoine Durand, Fraunhofer Institut für System und Innovationsforschung ISI.

11:45 am – 12:00 pm: Green Cooling Solutions.

Gunnar Wegner, Cluster Coordinator Sustainable Energy and Climate, GIZ Ghana.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Exhibition Break

1:00 pm – 1:20 pm: Euler Hermes Presentation on Export Finance.

Emilia von Mettenheim, Director Competence Centre for German Export Finance, West Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Sophia Schultz-Renz, Euler Hermes Germany.
Diogo Serra, INZAG.

1:20 pm – 2:30 pm: Panel Discussion: Financing of Energy Efficiency and Energy Management Projects.

Isaac Hagan, Senior Portfolio Coordinator, KfW (Moderator).
Monojeet Pal, Manager – Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, African Development Bank.
Sophia Schultz-Renz, Head of Department Underwriting Africa/East EU, Euler Hermes Germany.
Kwame Abrokwa, Senior Sustainable Finance Manager, Fidelity Bank

2:30 pm – 2:40 pm: Exhibition Break

2:40 pm – 3:40 pm: Scaling up Energy Efficiency Networks in Ghana.

Thomas Tisong, Technical Adviser, Sustainable Energy for Climate Protection in Ghana (SustainE4Climate) project, GIZ Ghana (Moderator).
Antoine Durand, Fraunhofer Institut für System und Innovationsforschung ISI.
Emmanuel Baba Anaba, Senior Officer, Energy Efficiency Regulations, Energy Commission, Ghana.
Baerbel Freyer, Chief Technical Officer, AGI Energy Service Centre.

3:40 pm – 4:00 pm: Closing Remarks and setting Sail to WACEE’26 in Nigeria.

guest Speakers

H.E. Ambassador Rune Skinnebach

Ambassador of the European Union to Ghana

H.E. Ambassador Frederik Landshöft

Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Ghana

Janine Walz Frederik Landshöft

Deputy Ambassador and Head of Cooperation, Embassy of Switzerland

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