Participants
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Ashvin Dayal Senior Vice President Ashvin Dayal leads The Rockefeller Foundation’s Power & Climate program, aimed at scaling up energy access and accelerating an inclusive energy transition in emerging markets. Over more than a decade with the Foundation, Ashvin has overseen investments in urban climate change resilience and distributed renewable energy, including leading the establishment of local dedicated platforms to […] -
Dr. Rajiv J. Shah President Dr. Shah serves as President of The Rockefeller Foundation, a global institution with a mission to promote the well-being of humanity around the world. The Foundation applies data, science, and innovation to improve health for women and children, create nutritious and sustainable food systems, end energy poverty for more than a billion people worldwide, and […] -
Ernest Moniz GCEEP Co-Chair and Former US Secretary of Energy Ernest J. Moniz served as the thirteenth United States Secretary of Energy from 2013 to January 2017. As Secretary, he advanced energy technology innovation, nuclear security and strategic stability, cutting-edge capabilities for the American scientific research community, and environmental stewardship. He placed energy science and technology innovation at the center of the global response to […] -
Damilola Ogunbiyi CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for SEforALL Before joining SEforALL, Damilola Ogunbiyi was the first female Managing Director of the Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency and responsible for successfully negotiating within 18 months the Nigerian Electrification Project which is a USD 550m facility (World Bank USD 350m and AfDB USD 200m) to rapidly construct solar mini-grids and deploy solar home systems across Nigeria. […] -
Robert Stoner GCEEP Secretary and Co-Director of Research and Deputy Director for Science and Technology, MIT Energy Initiative Dr. Robert Stoner is Deputy Director of the MIT Energy Initiative and Director of the Tata Center for Technology and Design. His current research interests include energy technology and policy for developing countries, as well as design for resource-constrained settings. Dr. Stoner has worked extensively in academia and industry throughout his career, having built and […] -
Praveer Sinha GCEEP Commissioner and CEO, Tata Power Praveer Sinha is the CEO & Managing Director of The Tata Power Company Limited (TPC, Mumbai), India’s largest power Integrated company with a significant International presence. The Company has its presence in all the segments of power sector viz. Fuel & logistics, Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Trading. It is one of the largest renewable energy […] -
Diego Mesa Puyo Minister of Energy, Colombia -
Ije Ikoku Okeke GCEEP Commissioner and CFO, Abuja Electricity Distribution Company Ije Ikoku brings over 20 years of experience in the fields of Infrastructure Finance, Project Development and Operations in the Power sector. She is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, overseeing Financial Operations, Product Innovation and Strategy. Prior to this she was a Founding Team member and CFO of CECAfrica, a multi-country infrastructure […]