Making Markets Work – Session 2 - Revision history

Ranisha at 15:39, 5 May 2021

2021-05-05T15:39:24Z

Ranisha at 15:02, 5 May 2021

2021-05-05T15:02:44Z

Ranisha at 15:02, 5 May 2021

2021-05-05T15:02:18Z

Ranisha at 14:58, 5 May 2021

2021-05-05T14:58:49Z

Ranisha at 14:55, 5 May 2021

2021-05-05T14:55:24Z

Ranisha at 14:53, 5 May 2021

2021-05-05T14:53:30Z

Ranisha: Created page with "{| style="width: 100%" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" |- | style="width: 85%; border-bottom: 4px solid rgb(255, 206, 0); vertical-a..."

2021-05-05T14:51:15Z

Created page with "{| style="width: 100%" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" |- | style="width: 85%; border-bottom: 4px solid rgb(255, 206, 0); vertical-a..."

New page

{| style="width: 100%" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
|-
| style="width: 85%; border-bottom: 4px solid rgb(255, 206, 0); vertical-align: bottom; text-align: left" | '''Making Markets Work | Models for Private Sector Engagement in Humanitarian Energy''' 
|}

 
'''Session 2: Speaking from experience: ‘Private sector learnings from engaging in humanitarian energy’'''
 

= Facilitator =

{|
|-
| [[File:Susie.png|border|center|100px|link=]]
| 
| '''Susie Wheeldon, Head of Communications and Insights, GOGLA ''' 

Susie leads GOGLA’s research activities and programmes, including the multi-country, multi-company Powering Opportunity impact series. Prior to GOGLA, Susie held roles as the Senior Communications Manager at Power for All and Campaigns Manager at SolarAid. Before her move into the off-grid industry, she spent 12 years in the finance sector at Lloyd’s of London, working in a variety of research, advisory and management roles, and as a consultant to the insurance industry ClimateWise group -- facilitated by the University of Cambridge. Susie holds an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College London, and a BA Hons in History and Politics from Warwick University.

'''Individual’s experience in the humanitarian/energy sector:''' Susie has worked with GOGLA for a number of years, after holding roles at Power for All and SolarAid.

'''Organization’s experience in the humanitarian/energy sector:''' GOGLA is the Voice of the Off-Grid Solar Industry. We represent over 200 members, assisting the industry to build sustainable markets and profitable businesses to deliver quality, affordable off-grid electricity products and services to the 800 million who lack access. Through our work, we strive to reach SDG7 by 2030 – a target that cannot be met without increasing energy access for displaced populations.

|}

= Panelists =
{|
|-
| [[File:Eva Hatzidemou.png|border|center|100px|link=]]
| 
| '''Eva Hatzidemou, Head of Enter Energy, Shell''' 
Eva is the Head of the Enter Energy program at Shell.

At Shell, Eva is responsible for leading the development of sustainable access to energy solutions for displacement settings, in collaboration with humanitarian and private sector actors. Prior to Enter Energy, Eva worked in Shell’s Downstream division, where she held numerous commercial and leadership roles in Shell’s customer facing businesses across multiple B2B sectors. Eva brings energy sector expertise in the areas of business development, deal making, strategic marketing, and customer value proposition development.

'''About Enter Energy

Enter Energy is Shell’s global social initiative to develop sustainable models of energy access in displacement settings. The initiative is part of Shell’s contribution to SDG7, providing clean energy to refugees and internally displaced people. Current Enter Energy projects are focused on developing and testing concepts in Ethiopia and Mozambique in collaboration with Mercy Corps and IOM, respectively. In parallel, Enter Energy continues to support initiatives to reduce market-entry barriers for private sector actors in the areas of data, skills and finance.

|-
| [[File:Efrem.png|border|center|100px|link=]]
| 
| '''Efrem Ferrari, Consultant, IFC ''' 
Efrem is a consultant working at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group.

Over the past 4 years, Efrem worked on the Lighting Pakistan & Afghanistan project, an initiative promoting a commercial market for sustainable, accessible and clean off-grid energy lighting products in rural communities in the two countries. In Afghanistan, Efrem led an assessment of the off-grid energy market and provided business development support to private sector firms interested in entering the sector. He also helped designing and implementing consumer awareness campaigns to advocate the use of quality certified products in both countries.

'''Individual’s experience in the humanitarian/energy sector:''' Efrem led an Energy Access Assessment in Lebanon, targeting Syrian refugees and the host community. The assessment helped shedding the lights on the appetite for solar energy, especially among Syrian and the main barriers that persists to for a wider private sector involvement.

'''Organization’s experience in the humanitarian/energy sector:''' Lighting Global is the World Bank Group’s initiative to rapidly increase access to off-grid solar energy for the 789 million people living without electricity world-wide. Lighting Global – managed by IFC and the World Bank, with support from the Energy Sector Management Assistant Program (ESMAP) – works with manufacturers, distributors, governments, and other development partners to build and grow the modern off-grid solar energy market. Our programs are funded with support from ESMAP, the Public – Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF), the Netherlands’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land, and Sea (IMELS), and the IKEA Foundation.

|-
| [[File:Cecilia.png|border|center|100px|link=]]
| 
| '''Cecilia Ragazzi, Senior Advisor Access to Energy Lead, Mercy Corps''' 
Cecilia is a Senior Advisor and Access to Energy Lead at Mercy Corps and provides technical assistance on community energy services, private sector partnerships and innovative financing solutions to teams working on Energy Access across Mercy Corps. Prior to joining her current role at Mercy Corps, she project managed a multi-country EU-funded program that focused on women’s economic development through renewable energy - reaching 4,650 small-medium enterprises and 21,000 women.

'''Individual’s experience in the humanitarian/energy sector:''' Having lived and worked in 20 countries, Cecilia has more than 12-years experience in humanitarian and development contexts, with a focus on social inclusion (energy, financial services, and protection). Cecilia is passionate about the catalytic potential that access to energy offers in terms of increased well-being and she believes in the scaling power of partnerships with the private sector to offer quality products and services. At Mercy Corps, she provides technical support to design and deliver highly impactful programs and is active in the global humanitarian energy community of practice.

'''Organization’s experience in the humanitarian/energy sector:''' Mercy Corps’ Energy Access portfolio spans over 15 countries, providing clean, affordable and reliable access to energy to the world's most vulnerable communities. Our approach to energy access is rooted in innovative, market-based programming that supports resilient livelihoods. Projects range from last-mile distribution of certified solar and clean cooking products, to energy efficiency, rural electrification, and grid scale productive power projects.

|}

__NOTOC____NOAUTHORLIST____NOTITLE__ __NOEDITSECTION__

@@ Line 54: / Line 54: @@
 <span style="color:#808080">'''Organization’s experience in the humanitarian/energy sector:</span>''' Bboxx has been operating since 2010 to provide energy access through solar power, impacting the lives of 1.8 million people to date. Bboxx has also engaged with the Moving Energy Initiative to distribute high-quality solar products in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, establishing a retail outlet there.
 |}
 __NOTOC____NOAUTHORLIST____NOTITLE__ __NOEDITSECTION__

@@ Line 49: / Line 49: @@
 Bboxx is a next generation utility, transforming lives and unlocking potential through the provision of affordable, reliable, and clean energy. As CEO, Mansoor leads Bboxx in all aspects of its business – from its head office and engineering lab in London to its factory in China, to distribution from its local shops in 12 markets. Mansoor is an expert in energy strategy development and particularly innovative financing solutions for the off-grid energy industry, chiefly for debt and subsidy solutions.
 <span style="color:#808080">'''Individual’s experience in the humanitarian/energy sector:</span>''' Prior to founding Bboxx, Mansoor established e.quinox at Imperial College London, a non-profit society focused on energy access, focusing initially on Rwanda. Following this, he co-founded Bboxx in 2010.
 <span style="color:#808080">'''Organization’s experience in the humanitarian/energy sector:</span>''' Bboxx has been operating since 2010 to provide energy access through solar power, impacting the lives of 1.8 million people to date. Bboxx has also engaged with the Moving Energy Initiative to distribute high-quality solar products in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, establishing a retail outlet there.

@@ Line 43: / Line 43: @@
 |-
-| [[File:Cecilia.png|border|center|100px|link=]]
+| [[File:Mansoor.png|border|center|100px|link=]]
 | <br/>
 | '''Mansoor Hamayun, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Bboxx'''<br/>

@@ Line 33: / Line 33: @@
 |-
-| [[File:Efrem.png|border|center|100px|link=]]
+| [[File:Stefan webinar.png|border|center|100px|link=]]
 | <br/>
 | '''Stefan Grundmann, COO, FINCA International'''<br/>
@@ Line 39: / Line 39: @@
 <span style="color:#808080">'''Individual’s experience in the humanitarian/energy sector:</span>''' Stefan holds a master’s degree in Global Human Development from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, with a focus on private sector development and social enterprises and holds a BA in African Studies from Dartmouth College.
 <span style="color:#808080">'''Organization’s experience in the humanitarian/energy sector:</span>''' In 2019, BrightLife launched solar home system sales in the Kiryandongo refugee settlement in Uganda, with support from USAID under the “De-Risking Pay-As-You-Go Solar Home Systems in Uganda Refugee Settlements” Project.
@@ Line 46: / Line 45: @@
 | [[File:Cecilia.png|border|center|100px|link=]]
 | <br/>
-| '''Cecilia Ragazzi, Senior Advisor Access to Energy Lead, Mercy Corps'''<br/>
+| '''Mansoor Hamayun, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Bboxx'''<br/>
-Cecilia is a Senior Advisor and Access to Energy Lead at Mercy Corps and provides technical assistance on community energy services, private sector partnerships and innovative financing solutions to teams working on Energy Access across Mercy Corps. Prior to joining her current role at Mercy Corps, she project managed a multi-country EU-funded program that focused on women’s economic development through renewable energy - reaching 4,650 small-medium enterprises and 21,000 women.
+Mansoor is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Bboxx.
-<span style="color:#808080">'''Organization’s experience in the humanitarian/energy sector:</span>''' Mercy Corps’ Energy Access portfolio spans over 15 countries, providing clean, affordable and reliable access to energy to the world's most vulnerable communities. Our approach to energy access is rooted in innovative, market-based programming that supports resilient livelihoods. Projects range from last-mile distribution of certified solar and clean cooking products, to energy efficiency, rural electrification, and grid scale productive power projects.
+<span style="color:#808080">'''Individual’s experience in the humanitarian/energy sector:</span>''' Prior to founding Bboxx, Mansoor established e.quinox at Imperial College London, a non-profit society focused on energy access, focusing initially on Rwanda. Following this, he co-founded Bboxx in 2010.
 |}
 __NOTOC____NOAUTHORLIST____NOTITLE__ __NOEDITSECTION__

@@ Line 35: / Line 35: @@
 | [[File:Efrem.png|border|center|100px|link=]]
 | <br/>
-| '''Efrem Ferrari, Consultant, IFC '''<br/>
+| '''Stefan Grundmann, COO, FINCA International'''<br/>
-Efrem is a consultant working at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group.
+Stefan is currently COO of FINCA International. Through March 2020, Stefan led BrightLife, a social enterprise by FINCA International in Uganda. BrightLife provides last-mile distribution and end-user financing for basic service products, including solar home systems and improved cookstoves.
-Over the past 4 years, Efrem worked on the Lighting Pakistan & Afghanistan project, an initiative promoting a commercial market for sustainable, accessible and clean off-grid energy lighting products in rural communities in the two countries. In Afghanistan, Efrem led an assessment of the off-grid energy market and provided business development support to private sector firms interested in entering the sector. He also helped designing and implementing consumer awareness campaigns to advocate the use of quality certified products in both countries.
+<span style="color:#808080">'''Individual’s experience in the humanitarian/energy sector:</span>''' Stefan holds a master’s degree in Global Human Development from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, with a focus on private sector development and social enterprises and holds a BA in African Studies from Dartmouth College.
-<span style="color:#808080">'''Organization’s experience in the humanitarian/energy sector:</span>''' Lighting Global is the World Bank Group’s initiative to rapidly increase access to off-grid solar energy for the 789 million people living without electricity world-wide. Lighting Global – managed by IFC and the World Bank, with support from the Energy Sector Management Assistant Program (ESMAP) – works with manufacturers, distributors, governments, and other development partners to build and grow the modern off-grid solar energy market. Our programs are funded with support from ESMAP, the Public – Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF), the Netherlands’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land, and Sea (IMELS), and the IKEA Foundation.
+<span style="color:#808080">'''Organization’s experience in the humanitarian/energy sector:</span>''' In 2019, BrightLife launched solar home system sales in the Kiryandongo refugee settlement in Uganda, with support from USAID under the “De-Risking Pay-As-You-Go Solar Home Systems in Uganda Refugee Settlements” Project.
 |-

@@ Line 17: / Line 17: @@
 Susie leads GOGLA’s research activities and programmes, including the multi-country, multi-company Powering Opportunity impact series. Prior to GOGLA, Susie held roles as the Senior Communications Manager at Power for All and Campaigns Manager at SolarAid. Before her move into the off-grid industry, she spent 12 years in the finance sector at Lloyd’s of London, working in a variety of research, advisory and management roles, and as a consultant to the insurance industry ClimateWise group -- facilitated by the University of Cambridge. Susie holds an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College London, and a BA Hons in History and Politics from Warwick University.
 <span style="color:#808080">'''Individual’s experience in the humanitarian/energy sector:''' </span>Susie has worked with GOGLA for a number of years, after holding roles at Power for All and SolarAid.
 '''<span style="color:#808080">Organization’s experience in the humanitarian/energy sector:</span>''' GOGLA is the Voice of the Off-Grid Solar Industry. We represent over 200 members, assisting the industry to build sustainable markets and profitable businesses to deliver quality, affordable off-grid electricity products and services to the 800 million who lack access. Through our work, we strive to reach SDG7 by 2030 – a target that cannot be met without increasing energy access for displaced populations.
@@ Line 29: / Line 27: @@
 {|
 |-
-| [[File:Eva Hatzidemou.png|border|center|100px|link=]]
+| [[File:Olivier Jacquet.png|border|center|100px|link=]]
 | <br/>
-| '''Eva Hatzidemou, Head of Enter Energy, Shell'''<br/>
+| '''Olivier Jacquet, Business Development VP, Access to Energy, Africa, Middle-East and South Africa – Sustainable Development – Schneider Electric'''<br/>
-Eva is the Head of the Enter Energy program at Shell.
+Olivier Jacquet studied electrical engineering at University College, London UK, and at the French High School Centrale-Supélec. After he graduated his MSc, he also studied his MBA at College des Ingénieurs in Paris, France.  Since 1998, Olivier hold various positions at Schneider Electric in solution sales, manufacturing, and entered general management roles since 2004, as Factory Manager in Western France, then as Zone Manager in Vietnam Philippines and Cambodia, and lately Senior Vice President for international projects in EMEA region.
-−
-At Shell, Eva is responsible for leading the development of sustainable access to energy solutions for displacement settings,  in collaboration with humanitarian and private sector actors. Prior to Enter Energy, Eva worked in Shell’s Downstream division, where she held numerous commercial and leadership roles in Shell’s customer facing businesses across multiple B2B sectors. Eva brings energy sector expertise in the areas of business development, deal making, strategic marketing, and customer value proposition development.
-−
-<span style="color:#808080">'''About Enter Energy</span>
-−
-Enter Energy is Shell’s global social initiative to develop sustainable models of energy access in displacement settings. The initiative is part of Shell’s contribution to SDG7, providing clean energy to refugees and internally displaced people. Current Enter Energy projects are focused on developing and testing concepts in Ethiopia and Mozambique in collaboration with Mercy Corps and IOM, respectively. In parallel, Enter Energy continues to support initiatives to reduce market-entry barriers for private sector actors in the areas of data, skills and finance.
 |-