08:00 am Registration

AUC main conference entrance

09:00 am
Welcome Statement

Venue: Multi-purpose Hall

• Mr. H.E. Alemayehu Tegenu
  Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Ethiopia
• Mr. H.E. Elham Ibrahim
  Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, African Union Commission (AUC)
• Mr. H.E. Andris Piebalgs (video message)
  Commissioner for Development Cooperation, European Commission

09:30 am
Message from the Co-Chairs

Venue: Multi-purpose Hall

• Mr. H.E. Christian Schmidt
  Deputy Minister, Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
• Mr. H.E. Andreas Melan
  Austrian Ambassador to Ethiopia, Republic of Austria

AEEP Trailer

10:00 am
Keynote Address and Inspirational Message

Venue: Multi-purpose Hall

• Ms. H.E. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
  Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC)

10:15 am Group Photo Session for Ministers

Followed by

Ministerial Press Conference with the Media and Young Journalists

Venue: Media Briefing Room

Coffee

10:45 am
High Level Segment I
“Measuring Success” – Achievements of Africa-EU Cooperation in the Energy Sector

Venue: Multi-purpose Hall

Panellists mention and discuss “what has been achieved”, highlighting major commitments and actions implemented since the 1st High Level Meeting in 2010.

• Mr. H.E. Christian Schmidt
  Deputy Minister, Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
• Mr. H.E. Barthélémy Dahoga Kassa
  Minister of Energy, Petroleum Exploration, Mining, Water and Development of Renewable Energy, Benin
• Mr. Simon Trace
  CEO, Practical Action, United Kingdom
• Mr. H.E. Tseliso Mokhosi
  Minister of Energy, Meteorology and Water Affairs, Lesotho

11:45 am
High Level Segment II
“The Chrystal Ball” – Energy Challenges and Opportunities Facing Europe and Africa in the 21st Century

Venue: Multi-purpose Hall

Panellists discuss “what needs to be done”, i.e. the major challenges and opportunities Africa and Europe will face in the coming decades, as well as related issues at a global level.

Setting the stage

• Ms. H.E. Maria van der Hoeven
  Executive Director, International Energy Agency (IEA)

Panellists

• H.E. Maria van der Hoeven
  Executive Director, International Energy Agency (IEA)
• H.E. Ali Yacoub Mahamoud
  Minister of Energy and Water, Republic of Djibouti
• Mr. H.E. Teneng Mba Jaiteh
  Minister of Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Resources, The Gambia
• Ms. Lisbeth Jespersen
  Deputy Head of Department, Global Green Growth, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark

Download

• Presentation “Energy Challenges: Africa, Europe, and Worldwide”
  by Maria van der Hoeven
  Executive Director, International Energy Agency (IEA)
  PDF, 505 kB

12:45 pm Lunch

2:15 pm
High Level Segment III
“The Toolbox” – Taking action, mobilizing commitment, and coordinating efforts towards the AEEP and SE4All targets

Venue: Multi-purpose Hall

Panellists discuss “how to go about it”, i.e. the concrete actions to be taken, bringing together the contributions from the various partners, including the challenge of managing complexity, maintaining coherence, and realizing synergies.

Panellists

• Mr. H.E. Elham Ibrahim
  Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, African Union Commission (AUC)
• Mr. Kandeh Yumkella
  UN Special Representative, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All), United Nations
• Mr. Klaus Rudischhauser
  Deputy Director General, Directorate General Development and Cooperation (DG DEVCO), European Commission
• Ms. Tamsyn Barton
  Director General, Directorate for Operations outside the European Union and Candidate Countries, European Investment Bank (EIB)
• Mr. Juraj Chmiel
  Special Envoy for the External Dimension of the European Union, Czech Republic (former Minister of European Affairs)

Download

• Presentation “Sustainable Energy for All”
  by SRSG Kandeh Yumkella
  UN Special Representative, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All), United Nations
  PDF, 412 kB

3:15 pm
Business and Policy Leaders Round Table

Venue: Multi-purpose Hall

At the round table, panellists will discuss on how to improve cooperation between the policy and the business sector in order to attract and substantially accelerate private investments with a view to meet the AEEP targets by 2020.

Setting the stage

• Mr. Adnan Amin
  Director General, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Panellists

• Mr. H.E. John Abdulai Jinapor
  Deputy Minister for Energy and Petroleum, Ghana
• Mr. Ompi Aphane
  Deputy Director General (Policy, Planning and Clean Energy), Department of Energy, South Africa
• Mr. Ernesto Macías
  President, Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE)
• Ms. Helen Tarnoy
  Founder and Managing Director, Aldwych International

4:45 pm Coffee

5:15 pm
Presentation and Adoption of Addis Ababa Declaration

Venue: Multi-purpose Hall

AEEP Co-Chairs: Mr. Aboubakari Baba Moussa (AUC) and Mr. Franz Marré (BMZ)

5:45 pm
Young Journalists – Impressions from the second AEEP HLM

Photo impressions and/or video edited by young journalists throughout the conference

6:00 pm
Concluding Remarks

• Mr. H.E. Alemayehu Tegenu
  Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Ethiopia
• Mr. H.E. Gary Quince
  Head of Delegation of the European Union to the African Union

6:30 pm Cocktail Reception

Venue: AUC Headquarters

Courtesy of African Union Commission (AUC)