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Innovation For The Energy Transition – How Can It Ensure Shared Prosperity Between Africa And Europe?
January 24, 2022
Second workshop of Ukȧmȧ, the Africa-Europe platform for sustainable development thinker
Guiding questions for this second interactive Ukȧmȧ workshop (of the Ukȧmȧ: the Africa-Europe platform for sustainable development thinkers):
- How can we characterize the current state of Africa-Europe relations for energy transformation and innovation?
- What needs to change? How to ensure that the new supply chains needed for the energy transition in both continents comes with a fair distribution of value and jobs? Germany’s investment needs in green hydrogen in Africa will be discussed as a case study.
Read the blog post >> Africa’s transition from a provider to a key actor of the global energy transition (February, 2022)
List of participants:
| Name | Position | Organization |
| Amara Nwankpa | Director, Public Policy Initiative | Yar’Adua Foundation |
| Ann Kingiri | Senior Research Fellow | African Centre for Technology Studies |
| Anzetse Were | Senior economist at FSD Kenya and Columnist | FSD |
| Brice Roinsard | Senior Associate | European Climate Foundation |
| Camilla Toulmin | Leader of Strategy group on sustainable energy | Africa Europe Foundation |
| Chantal Naidoo | Founder | Rabia Transitions |
| Chuks Okereke | Director | Centre for Climate Change and Development (CCCD) |
| Damien Barchiche | Programme Director Governance | IDDRI |
| Daniele Fattibene | Senior Researcher/Coordinator | IAI and ETTG |
| Eleaonor Fisher | Professor & Head of Research | The Nordic Africa Institute |
| Elisabeth Hege | Senior Research Fellow | IDDRI |
| Imme Scholz | Deputy Director | DIE |
| Iskander Erzini Vernoit | Think tank founder, Policy Adviser | E3G |
| Jamal Msami | Senior Researcher and Director of Strategic Research | Repoa |
| John Asafu Adjaye | Head of research | African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) |
| John Mugabe | Professor | Pretoria University |
| Jörgen Levin | Senior Researcher | Nordic Africa Institute |
| Jule Könneke | Researcher Climate Diplomacy | E3G |
| Kerstin Opfer | Policy Advisor Energy Policy and Civil Society – Africa and MENA | Germanwatch |
| Louise van Schaik | Head of Unit EU & Global Affairs | Clingendael Institute |
| Martin Paul Jr. Tabe-Ojong | Associate Research Fellow in the Development, Strategy and Governance Division | International Food Policy Research Institute |
| Matthias Deutsch | Lead hydrogen program | Agora Energiewende |
| Niels Keijzer | Senior Researcher | German Development Institute |
| Rim Berahab | Senior Economist | Policy Center for the New South (PCNS) |
| Saliem Fakir | Executive Director | African Climate Foundation |
| San Bilal | Head of Programme Trade, Investment and Finance, Economic and Agricultural Transformation Programme | ECDPM |
| Sébastien Treyer | Director | IDDRI |
| Shilpa Asokan | Senior Researcher | Nordic Africa Institute |
| Thomas Opande | Lead Africa Energy Access Initiative | WWF Uganda Country Office |
| Viictoria Harris | Senior Associate | European Climate Foundation |
| Youba SOKONA | Vice-Chair | IPCC |
| Zaffar Hussain | Research fellow | Agora Energiewende |