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AFRICA E-MOBILITY WEEK & FORUM 2026 PROGRAMME

28–30 September 2026
Nooitgedacht Estate, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Download PDF Programme (16 September 2026)

DAY 1 | Monday, 28 September 2026

TimeForum StageWarren Ondanje, Africa E-Mobility Alliance (AfEMA) / Millicent Owusu-Ansah, Charge ExpressSolutions StageMoshiuzzaman Mahmud, CPCSCollaboration StageMarumbo Sichinga, CalstartInnovation StageZiphozakhe Miti, ELIDZThe Manor House
08:00
Rolling networking, refreshments & exhibition
09:00
The African E-Mobility Strategy: From Policy to Action
  1. Opening Remarks — Warren Ondanje, AfEMA
  2. Welcome Address — Nelson Muffuh, UN Resident Coordinator, SA (TBC)
  3. Lightning Talk I: Introduction to the AU Continental Framework on Electric Mobility — Eric Ntagengerwa, African Union Commission (AUC) (7 minutes)
  4. Lightning Talk II: State of the art of electric mobility on the continent — Yohannes Hailu, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) (7 minutes)
  5. Lightning Talk III: National projects, sub-regional e-mobility strategies and a continental framework: A Programmatic Approach to Go From Policy to Action — Alexander Koerner, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (7 minutes)
  6. International Cooperation on E-Mobility and Industrialisation — Representative of the Germany government delegation — to be confirmed with Daniel at GIZ
  7. LEAP Project Announcement — Daniel Bongardt, GIZ Kenya (10 minutes)
  8. LEAP Project Launch — Dr Juma Mukhwana, State Department for Industry, Kenya (5 minutes)
  9. Handover of the hosting of AEW & Forum 2026 from Ethiopia to South Africa and announcement of the “Way Ahead to Addis – COP32” — Hon. Bareo Hassen, State Minister for Transport & Logistics, Ethiopia (10 minutes)
  10. Formal Opening — Deputy Minister of Transport, South Africa (10 minutes)
10:10
Group Photo – Main Stage Participants
10:30
Spotlight Series
  • 10:30 Turning Points Report Spotlight — Daniel Bongardt, GIZ Kenya
  • 10:37 Industry Spotlight — In partnership with Stroom Cargo
  • 10:44 Market Spotlight — Janine George, The Electric Vehicle Collective
  • 10:51 Programme Spotlight — José Rivera, WTS Foundation
10:58
Transition & Refreshments
11:15
From Projects to Scale – Lessons Learned from E-Mobility Initiatives in Africa
Moderator: David Niyonsenga, African Union Commission (AUC)
In partnership with UNEP, AUC and UNECA
Presentations:
  1. Placide Aconkpanle — UNECA
  2. Yizengaw Yitayih — Ethiopia
Panel:
  1. Prof Valerie Ongolo Zogo — Ministry of Transport, Cameroon
  2. Mamadou Ndiaye — Senegal
  3. Moses Ntlamelle — SADC
  4. Alexander Koerner — UNEP
South Africa’s E-Mobility Journey: What Is Working, What Is Missing, and What Comes Next
In partnership with CPCS
Presentation:
  1. Ethan Schwartz — CPCS
Panel:
  1. Nathan Fredericks — JET Project Management Office
  2. Hiten Parmar — The Electric Mission
  3. Eskom Distribution
  4. Gideon Neethling — Golden Arrows Bus Services
What It Takes to Build an Electric Freight Corridor in Africa
In partnership with Kuehne Climate Center
  1. Alicia Fortuin-Brown — University of Cape Town
  2. Iliiza Karangwa — Kabisa
  3. Hezbon Mose — Electric Mobility Association of Kenya (EMAK)
  4. Dany Ayida — Africa Label
From Kenya to Africa: Scaling Investment-Ready and Interoperable EV Charging Infrastructure
In Partnership with GIZ KE
  1. Carl Otwack — Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, Kenya
  2. Thatcher Mweu — Electric Mobility Association of Kenya (EMAK)
  3. Hilton Musk — Rubicon SA
  4. Jeroen Boeve — Metropolitan Area of Amsterdam
Electrifying Popular Transport: Barriers and Opportunities in Kenya and South Africa
Moderator: Tom Courtright, GNPT
In partnership with Global Network for Popular Transportation (GNPT)
  1. Winnie Miranyi — Africa E-Mobility Alliance
  2. Thinus Booysen — University of Stellenbosch
  3. Brian Njao — M-KOPA
  4. Justin Coetzee — FlxEV
  5. Tenele Ndlovu — C40 Cities
12:45
Lunch & Exhibition
45 minutes
13:30
The journey of an electric truck operating in one of Africa’s busiest corridors
In partnership with Kuehne Climate Centre (including a video presentation)
  1. Hezbon Mose — EMAK
  2. Justin Coetzee — FlxEV
14:15
Transition Break
14:30
Global South Policymakers Exchange
In partnership with World Resources Institute (WRI)
  1. Eng. Mwakio Joseph — Vehicle Efficiency Working Group
  2. Yizengaw Yitayih — Ministry of Transport and Logistics, Ethiopia
  3. Thawatchai Wongchaichana — Ministry of Industry
  4. Jorge Jiménez — Ministry of Transport
How to Design and Develop Harmonised EV Charging Standards Across Africa?
In partnership with UNEP
  1. Alexander Koerner — UNEP
  2. Lonneke Driessen — Open Charge Alliance
  3. Emmanuel Kirwa — ARSO
  4. Aline Uwamahoro — RURA
  5. Moses Ntlamelle — SADC
E-mobility industry development, with a focus on supply and value chains – Tunisia, Côte d’Ivoire and South Africa
In Partnership with UNIDO
  1. Charlene Kouassi — Movin’On
  2. Fakhruddin Azizi — UNIDO
  3. Mchenge Nyoka — UNIDO
  4. Abdelhamid Gannouni — Agence Nationale pour la Maîtrise de l’Énergie (ANME)
  5. Burin Gerdsup — National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC)
Creating Investment and Innovation Hubs for a Growing E-mobility Ecosystem
In partnership with GIZ KE
  1. Eng Dennis Kiprotich — Ass. Director Industries, Ministry of Trade & Industrialisation Kenya
  2. Edem Foli — UYilo E-Mobility Programme
  3. Naville Geiriseb — Agora
  4. David David — Clean Technologies Hub
WORKSHOP / LAB 4 – Designing Supply Side Regulations for transitioning to Zero Emission Vehicles
In Partnership with UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
  1. Roland Hwang — Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis (ITS-Davis)
  2. Aakansha Jain — Global South Center, Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis (ITS-Davis)
  3. Ricardo Garcia Coyne — CALSTART
15:45
Transition & Refreshments
16:00
Day 1 Closing Session
17:00
Evening Networking Event

DAY 2 | Tuesday, 29 September 2026

TimeForum StageOlivia Lamenya, Kuehne Climate CenterSolutions StageAndrew Bouffard, CPCSCollaboration StageDiana Paez, William Davidson Institute at University of MichiganInnovation StageLesego Moshikaro, Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS)The Manor House
08:00
Rolling networking, refreshments & exhibition
09:00
Making an Investable Continental Market
In partnership with AfEMA/UNEP
  1. Nancy Seck Sow — CETUD
  2. Alex Rugamba — African Development Bank (AfDB)
  3. Nupur Gupta — World Bank Group
  4. Cygnum Capital — tbc
  5. Roland Hwang — Global South Center, Institute of Transportation Studies UC Davis (tbc)
10:30
Spotlight Series
  • 10:30 Building Africa’s E-Mobility Supply Chain: Why Reliable Interconnection Matters Spotlight — Dominic S. David, Chogori Technologies Limited
  • 10:37 Spotlight Session 2: Green Ride Africa: Building Africa’s Local Green Mobility Ecosystem — Yao Li, TAILG
  • 10:44 Product Spotlight: Partnership Announcement — Jeffrey Dzhang, Duolong Tech & Justin Coetzee, FlexEV
10:51
Transition & Refreshments
11:00
Safe and Electric: Scaling Africa’s E-mobility Transition through coordinated action and road safety leadership
In partnership with African Road Safety Observatory (AfRSO)
  1. Prof Valerie Ongolo Zogo — Ministry of Transport, Cameroon
  2. Abdelhamid Gannouni — Directeur de l’efficacité énergétique – Tunisia
  3. Eric Ntagengerwa — Head of Transport and Mobility, AUC
  4. Athanase Ndayiragije — Director of International Transport, Ministry of Transport of Burundi (tbc)
  5. Augustino Andrew Bwambala — Environmental Officer, Ministry of Transport, Tanzania (tbc)
What Interoperability is Worth
In partnership with Cygnum Capital
  1. Josh Whale — Ampersand
  2. Paul Matellanes — Cygnum Capital
  3. James Obarowski — Zembo
  4. Aline Uwamahoro — RURA
Peer-Exchange on Policy Frameworks for E-mobility
In partnership with AfEMA/LEAP
Presenters:
  1. GIZ
  2. South Africa DTIC
  3. Doreen Orishaba — Basigo
  4. Senegal – MITA
Panel Discussion:
  1. Joel Pompee — Seychelles MOT
  2. Kenya
  3. Moses Ntlamelle — SADC
Financing the Just Transition
In partnership with JET NEV Project Management Office
Presenters:
  1. Nathan Fredericks — JET NEV Project Management Office
  2. Gary Davies — Thula Solutions
  3. Olympus Manthata — Development Bank of Southern Africa
  4. Zimi Charge
Roundtable:
  1. Yassine Oussaifi — AfricInvest
  2. Kaloli Tsekoa — JET Project Management Unit
  3. Teni Ntoi — British International Investment (BII)
  4. Ndia Magadagela — Everlectric
From Demand to Deployment: Powering South Africa’s EV Future
Moderator: Lebohang Radebe, Mobility Infrastructure Partners
In partnership with EV100
  1. Stuart Minnaar — MobilityX Africa
  2. Marco Rahner — Siemens
  3. Ulrich Terblanche — GreenCape
  4. Marumbo Sichinga — CALSTART
  5. Liesl De Wet — Unitrans
  6. Raugmé Buys — Zimi Charge
  7. Eskom
12:15
Lunch & Exhibition
45 minutes
12:45
Partner Announcement & AEW2027 Preview
15 minutes — One partner announcement, followed by an AEW2027 host city and date teaser
13:00
The Next Twelve Months: Signals Shaping Africa’s E-Mobility Transition (45 minutes)
In partnership with AfEMA
  1. Prian Reddy — ICCT
  2. Winnie Miranyi — AfEMA
  3. Samuel Onyango — AERS
  4. National e-mobility associations — In partnership with
  5. Christian Hochfeld — Agora
13:45
Continental Briefing and Dialogue: Building a Unified African E-Mobility Agenda for Freight and Trade
In partnership with Africa Energy Risk Signals (AERS) — 13:45–14:30
Advancing E-Mobility as a Platform for Regional Growth and Industrialisation
In partnership with Atlantis Special Economic Zone (SEZ)
Presenting:
  1. Matthew Cullinan — Atlantis Special Economic Zone (SEZ)
  2. Yaasier Ahmed — City of Cape Town
Panel Discussion:
  1. Chanel Schoeman — Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
  2. Neil Du Preez — MellowVans
  3. Betran Strydom — GreenCape
  4. Winnie Miranyi — AfEMA
Financing E2W enterprises and riders: barriers and pathways across African markets
In partnership with William Davidson Institute (WDI) and Ghana Chamber of Clean Energy
  1. Dr Eric Agyeman — Ghana Chamber of Clean Energy
  2. Brian Njao — M-KOPA
  3. Stephan Lacock — ROAM
Managing End-of-Life EV Batteries in Low and Middle-Income Countries
In Partnership with UNEP/AfEMA
  1. Warren Ondanje — Africa E-Mobility Alliance
  2. Alexander Koerner — UNEP
  3. Dr Naveed Arshad — LUMS Energy Institute
Finance/Investor Roundtable
Moderator: TBC
In partnership with World Bank & WRI
  1. Eric de Moudt — African Frontier Capital (AFC)
  2. Lisa Pinsley — African Infrastructure Investment Managers
  3. Joseph Hurst-Croft — ARC Ride
  4. Teni Ntoi — British International Investment (BII)
  5. Charles Neale — British International Investment (BII)
  6. Matthew Lines — LeapFrog Investments
  7. Laurentius Human — Convergence Partners
  8. Bhushan Vaidya — Tata Motors Limited
  9. Nupur Gupta — World Bank
14:45
Transition & Refreshments
15:00
Day 2 Closing Session
16:15
Close of AEW2026 Public Programme

DAY 3 | Wednesday, 30 September 2026: Industry Tours

The AEW2026 Industry Tours will give delegates direct exposure to e-mobility implementation in Cape Town and the Western Cape. The programme is being developed with GreenCape and will connect delegates with selected companies, projects and institutions working across electric public transport, charging infrastructure, vehicle and component manufacturing, battery systems, fleet operations and local innovation. The final route, participating sites and delegate arrangements will be announced as confirmations are completed.

Industry Tours | Wednesday, 30 September 2026

The AEW2026 Industry Tours give delegates direct exposure to e-mobility implementation in Cape Town and the Western Cape. The programme is being developed in partnership with GreenCape and will connect delegates with selected companies, projects and institutions working across electric public transport, charging infrastructure, vehicle and component manufacturing, battery systems, fleet operations and local innovation.

Organisations to be visited

The final route, visit sequence, timings and delegate arrangements will be shared as logistics are confirmed.

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Programme Moderators

Warren Ondanje
Warren Ondanje
AfEMA
Moshiuzzaman Mahmud
Moshiuzzaman Mahmud
CPCS
Marumbo Sichinga
Marumbo Sichinga
CALSTART
Olivia Lamenya
Olivia Lamenya
Kuehne Climate Center
Andrew Bouffard
Andrew Bouffard
CPCS
Diana Paez
Diana Paez
William Davidson Institute (WDI)
Tom Courtright
Tom Courtright
GNPT
Lebohang Radebe
Lebohang Radebe
Mobility Infrastructure Partners

Speakers & Programme Contributors

Aakansha Jain
Aakansha Jain
Global South Center, UC Davis
Abdelhamid Gannouni
Abdelhamid Gannouni
ANME, Tunisia
Alex Rugamba
Alex Rugamba
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Alexander Koerner
Alexander Koerner
UNEP
Alicia Fortuin-Brown
Alicia Fortuin-Brown
University of Cape Town
Aline Uwamahoro
Aline Uwamahoro
RURA
Bareo Hassen
Bareo Hassen
Ministry of Transport & Logistics, Ethiopia
Bhushan Vaidya
Bhushan Vaidya
Tata Motors Limited
Brian Njao
Brian Njao
M-KOPA
Carl Otwack
Carl Otwack
Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, Kenya
Chanel Schoeman
Chanel Schoeman
CSIR
Charlene Kouassi
Charlene Kouassi
Movin'On
Charles Neale
Charles Neale
BII
Christian Hochfeld
Christian Hochfeld
Agora
Daniel Bongardt
Daniel Bongardt
GIZ Kenya
Dany Ayida
Dany Ayida
Africa Label
Dennis Kiprotich
Dennis Kiprotich
Ministry of Trade & Industrialisation, Kenya
Dominic S. David
Dominic S. David
Chogori Technologies Limited
Doreen Orishaba
Doreen Orishaba
BasiGo
Dr Eric Agyeman
Dr Eric Agyeman
Ghana Chamber of Clean Energy
Dr Juma Mukhwana
Dr Juma Mukhwana
State Department for Industry, Kenya
Dr Naveed Arshad
Dr Naveed Arshad
LUMS Energy Institute
Edem Foli
Edem Foli
UYilo E-Mobility Programme
Emmanuel Kirwa
Emmanuel Kirwa
ARSO
Eric de Moudt
Eric de Moudt
African Frontier Capital (AFC)
Eric Ntagengerwa
Eric Ntagengerwa
African Union Commission (AUC)
Ethan Schwartz
Ethan Schwartz
CPCS
Fakhruddin Azizi
Fakhruddin Azizi
UNIDO
Gideon Neethling
Gideon Neethling
Golden Arrows Bus Services
Hezbon Mose
Hezbon Mose
EMAK
Hilton Musk
Hilton Musk
Rubicon SA
Hiten Parmar
Hiten Parmar
The Electric Mission
Iliiza Karangwa
Iliiza Karangwa
Kabisa
Janine George
Janine George
The Electric Vehicle Collective
Joseph Hurst-Croft
Joseph Hurst-Croft
ARC Ride
Josh Whale
Josh Whale
Ampersand
José Rivera
José Rivera
WTS Foundation
Justin Coetzee
Justin Coetzee
FlxEV
Laurentius Human
Laurentius Human
Convergence Partners
Liesl De Wet
Liesl De Wet
Unitrans
Lisa Pinsley
Lisa Pinsley
AIIM
Lonneke Driessen
Lonneke Driessen
Open Charge Alliance
Marco Rahner
Marco Rahner
Siemens
Matthew Cullinan
Matthew Cullinan
Atlantis SEZ
Matthew Lines
Matthew Lines
LeapFrog Investments
Mchenge Nyoka
Mchenge Nyoka
UNIDO
Moses Ntlamelle
Moses Ntlamelle
SADC
Mwakio Joseph
Mwakio Joseph
Vehicle Efficiency Working Group
Nancy Seck Sow
Nancy Seck Sow
CETUD
Nathan Fredericks
Nathan Fredericks
JET Project Management Office
Naville Geiriseb
Naville Geiriseb
Agora
Ndia Magadagela
Ndia Magadagela
Everlectric
Neil Du Preez
Neil Du Preez
MellowVans
Nelson Muffuh
Nelson Muffuh
United Nations, South Africa
Nupur Gupta
Nupur Gupta
World Bank Group
Olympus Manthata
Olympus Manthata
DBSA
Paul Matellanes
Paul Matellanes
Cygnum Capital
Prian Reddy
Prian Reddy
ICCT
Prof Valerie Ongolo Zogo
Prof Valerie Ongolo Zogo
Ministry of Transport, Cameroon
Ricardo Garcia Coyne
Ricardo Garcia Coyne
CALSTART
Roland Hwang
Roland Hwang
ITS-Davis
Stephan Lacock
Stephan Lacock
ROAM
Stuart Minnaar
Stuart Minnaar
MobilityX Africa
Tenele Ndlovu
Tenele Ndlovu
C40 Cities
Teni Ntoi
Teni Ntoi
British International Investment (BII)
Thatcher Mweu
Thatcher Mweu
EMAK
Thawatchai Wongchaichana
Thawatchai Wongchaichana
Office of Industrial Economics, Thailand
Thinus Booysen
Thinus Booysen
University of Stellenbosch
Ulrich Terablanch
Ulrich Terablanch
GreenCape
Winnie Miranyi
Winnie Miranyi
AfEMA
Yaasier Ahmed
Yaasier Ahmed
City of Cape Town
Yao Li
Yao Li
TAILG
Yassine Oussaifi
Yassine Oussaifi
AfricInvest
Yizengaw Yitayih
Yizengaw Yitayih
Ministry of Transport and Logistics, Ethiopia
Yohannes Hailu
Yohannes Hailu
UNECA

Confirmed Exhibitors

Flx EV
Valternative Energy
Go Kabisa
Duolun Technologies
Chogori Tech Ltd
Xtemp Test & Measurement
Scoot Hero
Atlantis SEZ
Everlectric

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