On September 23 at 1:30 p.m. ET, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted the Africa Energy Forum on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly session in New York.

In the United States, President Donald Trump is shifting US foreign policy and pursuing both an “America first” agenda and a major overhaul in the energy space. Meanwhile, Africa still faces the world’s most acute energy access challenge, with over six hundred million people still lacking electricity. At the same time, the continent contributes less than 4 percent of global emissions. With Africa home to immense gas resources, and the recognition of gas as an important source of fuel for the energy transition, all eyes are on the new administration.

The Africa Energy Forum, the Africa Center’s flagship event, is part of the center’s Critical Minerals Task Force.

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Speakers

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Agenda

1:30 p.m. – 1:35 p.m. ET | Welcoming remarks 

Fred Kempe
President and CEO
Atlantic Council

1:35 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. ET | Keynote speaker

H.E. President Daniel Francisco Chapo
President
Republic of Mozambique

1:50 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. ET | Keynote speaker

Amb. Jonathan Pratt
Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of African Affairs
US Department of State 

1:55 p.m. – 2:10 p.m. ET | Report launch | “Public health governance and mining in Africa: Leveraging Africa’s critical minerals boom for public health and sustainable development”

Featuring

Rebecca Katz
Professor and Director, Center for Global Health Science and Security
Georgetown University

Moderated by

Aubrey Hruby
Senior Advisor, Africa Center
Atlantic Council

2:10 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. ET | Fireside chat: Morocco’s role in West African gas development

Featuring

Youssef Amrani
Ambassador to the United States
Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco  

Moderated by

Aubrey Hruby
Senior Advisor, Africa Center
Atlantic Council

2:20 p.m. – 2:55 p.m. ET | Panel: Harnessing Africa’s natural resources for industrialization and growth

Speakers

Katie Auth
Policy Director
Energy for Growth Hub

Jeffrey Krilla
Vice President of Global Public Policy and Government Affairs,
Kosmos Energy

Reggie Singh
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy and Critical Minerals, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
US Department of State

Ayotola Jagun
Executive Director
Oando

Moderated by

Reed Blakemore
Director, Research and Programs, Global Energy Center
Atlantic Council

2:55 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET | Closing remarks

Guy-Robert Lukama
Chairman
Gecamines

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