AIX: Nairobi builds on four years of AIX: Power and Renewables meetings, which have brought together project developers, suppliers of off-grid services, policy-makers, established and non-traditional investment sources and other stakeholders to discuss the issues and challenges facing investors in clean energy projects in Africa.  Co-produced by African Energy, AIX Nairobi will be limited to 90 senior executives to allow for in-depth discussion of strategies to tackle pan-African issues. The meeting is held under the Chatham House Rule and structured through a series of panel-led sessions with a remit to debate ways of scaling up electricity supply industries across Africa.

Panellists include:

• Ziria Tibalwa Waako, Chief Executive Officer, Electricity Regulatory Authority, Uganda
• Caroline Kimathi, Acting Renewable Energy Director, Energy Regulatory Commission, Kenya
• Patrick Mawala, Manager, Energy Purchase & Regulatory Affairs, Kenya Power and Lighting Company
• Elizabeth Njenga, Capital Planning & Strategy Manager, Kenya Electricity Generating Company
• Kevin Kariuki, Head of Infrastructure, Industrial Promotion Services
• Simbarashe Mhuriro, Founder and Managing Director, Oxygen Africa
• John Lentaigne, Chief Underwriting Officer, African Trade Insurance Agency
• Brian O’Hanlon, Director of Business Development, Overseas Private Investment Corporation
• Andrew Githaiga, Senior Investment Manager, SunFunder
• John Kimotho, Investment Manager, African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM)