| Monday 23 May 2016 | |
| 0930 | Welcome address |
| James Robinson, Country Sector Leader, Energy, SNV Ghana | |
| 0945 | Introduction to the Smart Villages Initiative |
| Dr. John Holmes, University of Oxford and Co-Leader, Smart Villages Initiative | |
| 1015 | Keynote address |
| Kwabena Otu-Danquah, Director, Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Promotion, Energy Commission, Government of Ghana | |
| 1045 | Workshop objectives |
| Dr. Bernie Jones, Co-Leader, Smart Villages Initiative | |
| 1100 | Tea Break |
| 1130 | Panel Session 1: Opportunities for improving energy access in West Africa |
| Yuri Lima Handem, ECOWAS Renewable Energy Entrepreneurship Support Coordinator, ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Allwell Nwankwo, Lighting Africa Programme, International Finance Corporation Abdulmutalib Yussuff, Head, Research Unit and Senior Research Officer, National Centre for Energy Efficiency and Conservation, Energy Commission of Nigeria Kwabena Otu-Danquah, Director, Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Promotion, Energy Commission, Government of Ghana |
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| 1230 | Discussion |
| 1245 | Findings of the Smart Villages engagement programme in East Africa |
| Dr. John Holmes, University of Oxford and Co-Leader, Smart Villages Initiative | |
| 1300 | Lunch |
| 1415 | Entrepreneurs in the off-grid energy ecosystem in West Africa: Elevator pitches |
| Kwasi Owusu Gyeabour, Barefoot Power, Ghana Fatima Oyiza Ademoh, Ajima Farms and General Enterprises Nigeria Limited Sayouba Guira, Nafa Naana, Burkina Faso Sokhna Khadidia Thiam, Consortium Sahélien d’Energies Renouvelable (COSEER), Senegal Kofi Tandoh, Azuri Technologies, Ghana Olasimbo Sojinrin, Solar Sister, Nigeria Akua Adu, PEG Solar, Ghana Ifeanyi Orajaka, Green Village Enterprises (GVE) Limited, Nigeria Ron Acquah, Solarkiosk, Ghana |
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| 1515 | Tea Break |
| 1545 | Plenary Session: Discussion on entrepreneurial case studies |
| 1645 | Recommendations from the day’s session |
| Professor Howard Alper, Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Ottawa, Chair, Science, Technology, and Innovation Council (Canada) and Member Advisory Board, Smart Villages Initiative | |
| Tuesday, 24 May | |
| 0915 | Supporting energy access in off-grid areas: The role of public, private and multi-lateral investment |
| Godfrey Mwindaare, West Africa Director, Acumen Fund Dr. Peter Förster, Chargé de Programme, ENDEV Bénin Bokar Ture, Chief Operating Officer, Solektra Intrenational Eluma Obibuaku, Vice President (Power), Africa Finance Corporation, Nigeria |
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| 1030 | Discussion |
| 1100 | Tea Break |
| 1100 | Breakout Session 1: How can financing bottlenecks facing off-grid energy projects be alleviated? What are the mechanisms through which co-ordination between different financing agencies at the local, national and multi-lateral be improved for off-grid energy projects? How can investment be promoted in the production and dissemination of improved cook-stoves? |
| 1230 | Report back to Plenary |
| 1300 | Lunch |
| 1400 | Panel Session 3: Linking improved energy access to increased opportunities for gainful employment |
| Eugene Ikejemba, PhD Candidate, University of Twente, Netherlands Benjamin Palliere and Kalifa Koulibaly, GERES West Africa Dr. Kelleh Gbawuru-Mansaray, Consultant, UNIDO, Sierra Leone James Robinson, Country Sector Leader, Energy, SNV Ghana |
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| 1545 | Tea Break |
| 1615 | Plenary discussion: |
| What are the framework conditions necessary for improved energy access to contribute to improved livelihoods and productivity increases in rural areas? How can women gain from improved energy access? What is the role of credit in promoting rural enterprises in these areas? |
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| 1730 | Recommendations from the day’s session |
| Professor Howard Alper, Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Ottawa Chair, Science, Technology, and Innovation Council (Canada) and Member Advisory Board, Smart Villages Initiative |
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| Wednesday, 25 May | |
| 0915 | Panel Session 4: Linking improved energy access to increased access to essential services (markets, health, education, democracy) |
| Yusuf Mohammad Ganda, Sokoto Energy Research Centre, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Nigeria Abdoul Karim Dosso, Project Manager, GVEP, Senegal Ifenayi Orajaka, CEO, Green Village Electricity Ltd. Samuel Adoboe, EnDev, GIZ Ghana Dr. Thierry Tovignan, CERAAS, Benin and Senegal |
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| 1015 | Breakout Session 2: How can improved energy access contribute to broad-based socio-economic growth in rural communities? Can community ownership of off-grid energy access projects be improved and does it increase long-termeconomic sustainability of these projects? What steps can be taken to increase local women’s participation in the design and implementation of improved cookstove interventions? |
| 1200 | Report back to Plenary |
| 1230 | Closing Remarks |
| Dr. John Holmes, University of Oxford and Co-Leader, Smart Villages Initiative | |
| 1300 | Lunch |
