PROGRAMME

Opening Session

3:00-3:05

3:05-3:20

Role

Introduction and Agenda Overview

Welcome Remarks

Goodwill Message

Opening Remarks

Speakers

Mr. Ayodele Odusola, UNDP Resident Representative, Zimbabwe

Mr. Taonga Mushayavanhu, Permanent Representative of Zimbabwe to the UN

H.E. Ms. Monique Nsanzabaganwa, Deputy Chairperson, African Union

Mr. Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator

Accelerating Women’s Entrepreneurship Development in Africa :

A Catalyst For Inclusive Development

3:20 - 3:45PM

Keynote Speakers

Chair

Keynote speaker: 15 minutes

Ms. Ahunna Eziakonwa, UNDP Assistant Administrator and Regional Director for Africa

Minister, Hon. Ms. Monica Mutswangwa, M.P. Ministry of Women Affairs Community Development, Small and Medium Enterprise Development, Zimbabwe

Final Reflections from the Chair

3:45 - 4:30PM

Panel Discussions

Chair

Ms. Crystal Rugege, Managing Director, National Centre for the

Fourth Industrial Revolution, Rwanda

Mr. Djibril Diallo, President & CEO

African Renaissance and Diaspora Network Inc.

Ms. Blessing Hungwe-Nharara

Founder, Zimbabwe Women in Mines and Mining Development Trust

Ms. JoAnn Rolle, Dean of the School of Business

Medgar Evers College

Final Reflections from the Chair

De-Risking the Renewable Energy Viability Gap in Africa

Keynote Speakers

4:30-4:55

Chair and Final Reflections

Ms. Nardos Bekele-Thomas

CEO, Africa Union Development Agency- New Partnerships for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)

Mr. Sidney Gata, Executive Chairman, Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority

Ms. Diana Layfield, Chair, British International Investment

Mr. Ron Mincy, Head of Africa for the Climate Finance Partnerships, BlackRock

4:55 - 5:35

Panel Discussions

Chair

Ms. Nardos Bekele-Thomas CEO, Africa Union Development Agency- New Partnerships for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)

Mr. Kudakwashe (Kuda) Ndhlukula, Executive Director, SADC Centre for

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

Mr. Ron Mincy, Head of Africa for the Climate Finance Partnerships, BlackRock

Mr. Mahamadou Coulibaly, Operating Advisor, Pegasus Capital Advisors

Ms. Diana Layfield, Chair, British International Investment

Mr. Sidney Gata, Executive Chairman, Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority

5:35-5:55

5:55-6:00

Q&A and Floor Discussions

Closing Remarks

Ms. Nardos Bekele-Thomas CEO, Africa Union Development Agency- New Partnerships for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)

Mr. Ayodele Odusola, Représentant résident du PNUD, Zimbabwe

Ms. Ahunna Eziakonwa, UNDP Assistant Administrator and Regional Director for Africa