YES! Speakers 2025
Academics, Initiative Providers and Recruiting Companies:
Gqi Raoleka
CEO, Pele Energy Group
Anel Bosman
CEO, Nedbank CIB
Thabile Ngwato,
CEO & Co-Founder, Newzroom Afrika
Layton Nenzinane
CFO, Seriti Green
Brian Kelly
Founder & CEO, Anzana Electric
Kweku Awotwi
Co-Founder & Non-Executive Director, Cenpower Generation Company
Ahmed Mulla
Deputy CEO,, Infinity Power
George Njenga
Executive Chairman, Lake Turkana Wind Power
Jan Martin Witte
COO – Asset Management, Cygnum Capital
Kingsley Okenyi
COO, SunBridge Power
Danna Mhango
Business Development Manager, Globeleq
Candice Hartley
Chief People Officer, Eskom
Calib Cassim
CFO, Eskom
Aleem Tharani
Partner,, Bowmans
Shalin Ledwaba
Head of Talent Acquisition, Bowmans
Rodolfo Perecin Mareño
Program Lead, Strategic Sourcing and Recruitment Initiatives, IFC
Candice van der Ventel
Investment Officer, Energy (Eastern & Southern Africa), FMO
Cyprien Musimar
Director General, ANSER (Agence Nationale d’électrification et des Services Énergétiques en milieux Rural et périurbain), Democratic Republic of the Congo
Felister Makumbinde
Acting CEO, Rural Electrification Agency Zimbabwe
Norman Moyo
CEO, Grid Africa
Seithati Bolipombo
CCO,, Mulilo
Marius Harmse
Country Manager of South Africa, Tecloman
Mohamed Rali Badissy
Professor & PPA Watch Co-Director, Penn State Dickinson Law & The Energy for Growth Hub
Dan Kammen
Professor, University of California, Berkeley
Cynthia Kankind,
Legal Counsel, African Legal Support Facility
Sampson Mamphweli
Head, Energy Secretariat, SANEDI
Sarah Malm
Executive Director, GOGLA
Melissa Wilkinson
Chief People Officer, Pele Energy Group
Obbie Banda
Senior Underwriter & RLSF Coordinator, ATIDI - African Trade & Investment Development Insurance
Frank Spencer
Regional Director, Southern Africa, Cainmani
Beatrice Nyabira
Partner- Projects, Energy and Restructuring, DLA Piper Africa, Kenya
Lucy Mutuku
CEO, National Youth Caucus Kenya
David Arinze
Program Officer, Off Grid Energy, Diamond Development Initiatives
Geoffrey Ronoh
CTO, OFGEN Africa
Wangari Muchiri
Director: Africa, Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)
Aatifah Latief
Professional Officer: Communications, Training and Education. Sustainable Energy Facilitation, City of Cape Town.
Shaun McLaughlin
Director of Learning & Leadership, The Challenges Group
Mokgabo Tshenkeng
Investment Advisor, Autonomi Capital
Atiku Jafar
Partner & Energy and Infrastructure Lawyer, Bowyard Partners
Mumbi Ndung’u
Executive Director & Co – Founder, Power Learn Project
Omaira Jajbhay
Electrical Engineer ZUTARI
Imo-Obong Utoh
Mini-Grids Business Development Officer, ENGIE Energy Access (Africa), Nigeria
Agbor Mbi Sobeh
Business Development Executive, EnergyNet
Mary Mindo
Assistant Manager, Digital Banking (Innovation Lab), Afreximbank
Ammaara Ebrahim
Associate: Energy Finance, Nedbank CIB
Mpho Phasha
Associate: Energy Finance, Nedbank CIB
Priya Surendra
Executive Head: Human Resources, Nedbank CIB
Latifa Zandamela
Attorney at Law, SAL & Caldeira Advogados, Lda. (A member of DLA Piper Africa)
Charlene Ruto
Founder & Patron, Smachs Foundation & The Young Peoples Network International
Wikus Kruger
Director of the Power Futures Lab, Graduate School of Business at the University of Cape Town
Chisala Bwalya
Director of Research and Development, Zambia Research and Development Centre
Grace Waswa
ESG Lead and Associate Advocate, MMW Advocates
Aatifah Latief
Professional Officer: Sustainable Energy Facilitation, Sustainable Energy Markets Department, Energy Directorate City of Cape Town
Raymond Takuba
MBA Candidate Project Developer, UCT Graduate School of Business
Adekoyejo Kuye
Managing Director, KAMIM Technologies
Bertha Tobias
Rhodes Scholar, MSc student (Environment and Enterprise), Oxford University
Nonjabulo Sokhela
CEO, Nepoworx
Zvikomborero Garahwa,
Head of Engineering, Matla Energy
Pitso Sekhoto
Middle Manager, NTCSA (Eskom)
Peter Twesigye
Research Lead: Power Market Reforms & Regulation, Power Futures Lab, Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town
Denis Kirera Muchoki
CEO and Co-founder, E-Moti
Ayodeji Stephen
Lead Consultant, HydroGEM Energy Advisory
YES! Alumni – Walk with Me Programme (Featuring YES! Alumni who have made great strides in the past year through YES!):
Thuso Xola Kuali
MBA Student, IESE
Madalitso Chimpeni
Co-Founder, Mpepu Energy, Malawi represented by Steven Malenia
Granny Lesiamang
Founding Director, Clauseph BioFuels, Botswana
Matsepiso Majoro
Co-Founder/Managing Director, Mahlaseli Energy, Lesotho
Jane Nakasamu
Co-Founder,, Greenbelt Energy, Zambia
Sani Kamilu
Drilling Fluid Engineer,, Hamilton Technologies, Nigeria
Imo-Obong Utoh
Minigrids Business Development Officer, ENGIE Energy Access (Africa), Nigeria
Rebecca Agadumo
Assistant Project Manager, UNIDO Global Cleantech Innovation Program (GCIP), Nigeria
Haruna Inuwa
Energy Systems & Future Fuels Researcher, University of Okada, Nigeria
Mercy Kayalo
Founder & CEO,, Feion Green Ventures, Nairobi
Emmanuel Terwase
Founder & CEO, Boost Power
YES! Members Who are Now developing in the Sector:
Noella Molefe
Senior Specialist- Climate Change & Air Quality, Exxaro Resources
Daniel Aryee
Policy Advocacy Coordinator, African Union Commission, Ethiopia
Damilola Hamid Balogun
Co-Founder/CEO, Youth Sustainable Development Network (YSDN)
Benaiah Namunyu
Chairperson, MURESA, Kenya
Abubakar Shuaibu
Founder & CEO, Green Energy Mission Africa