Conference

WACEE'24 Conference Overview

Over the course of two days, industry experts, business executives, and key decision makers from the clean energy, water, and circular economy sectors will come together to discuss important issues in their respective fields and engage in stimulating discussions about current events, opportunities, and challenges related to clean energy, sustainability, climate change and hydrogen topics. Using the conference platform, there would also be opportunities for keynote and business presentations.

Day 1 - Tuesday

8th October 2024

  • H.E Ambassador Daniel Krull, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ghana
  • Hon. Andrew Kofi Egyapa Mercer, Deputy Minister of Energy
  • Mr. Burkhardt Hellemann, Delegate of German Industry and Commerce in Ghana (AHK Ghana)
  • H.E Ambassador Daniel Krull, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ghana
  • Hon. Andrew Kofi Egyapa Mercer, Deputy Minister of Energy
  • Mr. Burkhardt Hellemann, Delegate of German Industry and Commerce in Ghana (AHK Ghana)
  • Ms. Doreen Kanetey-Essel, Head of Sub-Saharan Africa, Ecoligo
  • Frederick Ken. Appiah, Deputy Director, Renewable Energy, Energy Commission
  • Ing Osei Louis Kwasi, Technical Advisor PDP-Green/Renewable Hydrogen, GIZ GmbH 
  • Ing. Kwaku Wiafe, Director, Engineering Services Department, Volta River Authority
  • Jo Ann Takyiwah Sackey, Deputy Country Director & Business Engagement Lead, UK Department for Business & Trade British High Commission
  • Enoch Yeboah Agyepong, Sustainable Development Consultant + Director & Co-Founder, Renewable Energy Association of Ghana (REAG)
  • William Addo, Development Finance and Investment consultant
  • Richard Hammond, Country Lead Advisor for Ghana and Liberia, USAID Power Africa Off-grid Program (PAOP) 
  • Dr Prince Oppong Kwarteng, Entrepreneurship and Industrial Development Professional, GIZ
  • Ing. Seth Mahu, Director, Renewable Energy, Ministry of Energy
  • Abraham Dsane, Relationship Manager, Corporate and Institutional Banking Department, CalBank PlC 
  • Kwasi Agyenim Boateng, Secretary, Association of Ghana Solar Industries (AGSI)
  • Enoch Yeboah Agyepong, Sustainable Development Consultant + Director & Co-Founder, Renewable Energy Association of Ghana (REAG)

Day 2 - Wednesday

9th October 2024

  • 9:00 - 9:05 Welcome Address
  • 9:05 - 9:30 General Overview Waste Management
  • 9:30 - 10:15 Presentation of German Companies in the Waste Management and Recycling Sector 
  • 10:15 - 10:30 Networking Break
  • 10:30 - 11:15 Presentation of German Companies in the Waste Management and Recycling Sector Cont’d 
  • 11:15 - 11:45
    Opportunities in the Waste Management & Recycling Sector in Ghana
    Round Table and Q&A
  • 11:45 - 12:00 Closing Remarks
  • André Rückert, Project Developer, ECOLOGICON
  • Larry Kotoe, Deputy Director, E-waste Programme, Environmental Protection Agency
  • Vivian Ahiayibor, Managing Director, City Waste Recycling
  • Dr. Vincent Kyere, Team Lead, E-waste PIU, Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation
  • Dr Sampson Atiemo, Executive Chairman, Mountain Research Institute
  • Kweku Ennin, Chief Executive Officer, Zeal Environmental Technologies
  • Larry Kotoe, Deputy Director, E-waste Programme, Environmental Protection Agency
  • Prof. Martin Oteng-Ababio, Environmental Geography Expert/Professor of Geography, University of Ghana
  • Prof. Dr. Henning Wilts, Head of Circular Economy at the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy
  • Ljubitza Happe, Projektkoordination & Key Account Management, Circular Valley