9-10 September 2026 | Swakopmund Hotel & Entertainment Centre, Namibia

Powering African industries for sustainable development.

Renewable Energy | Green Hydrogen | Critical Minerals

Welcome to AGIS

Welcome to the African Green Industries Summit (AGIS), taking place from 9 – 10 September 2026 in Swakopmund, Namibia.

The African Green Industries Summit will be held under the patronage and hosted by the Government of Namibia, endorsed by the National Planning Commission aswell as the Ministry of Industries, Mines & Energy of Namibia.

Themed: Empowering African Industries for Sustainable Development - Africa holds the highest renewable potential on Earth, offering enough clean energy to power a new era of industrial growth. AGIS is a high-level continental platform dedicated to advancing green industrialization, green energy and sustainable economic development across Africa.

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Confirmed Speakers

Erica Gerretsen

Director in Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) at The European Commission
Amb. Dr. Kaire Mbuende

Director-General of the National Planning Commission of Namibia
Hon. Modestus Amutse

Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy of Namibia
Juliana Kainga

Africa WindPower (AWP) Director of Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)
Ilya Asser

Managing Director of Neuman & Esser, Deutschland
Simson Haulofu

Managing Director of NamPower
Hanane El Hamraoui

Chief Executive Officer at HDF Energy (Hydrogène de France)
Joseph Mukendwa

Acting Head of Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme
Nadia Taobane

Lead Energy Specialist at The World Bank
Paul Louis Kiesow

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of HYTRA
David Mercer

Founder and Executive Director of the Phoenix Resource Association
Dr. Jiří Rus

Sales Director of Neuman & Esser, Africa
Andrew Kanime

Chief Executive Officer of NamPort
Ute Redecker

Managing Director of Ohlthaver & List Organic Energy Solutions
Zenzi Awases

President, Association of Women in Mining in Africa (AWIMA)
Jerome Namaseb

CEO of Daures Green Hydrogen Village
Robert Kahimise

Chief Executive Officer of the Electricity Control Board (ECB) of Namibia
Dr. Eino Mvula

Chief Executive Officer of the Namibian Standards Institution (NSI)
Eike Krafft

Managing Director of CMB.Tech Namibia
Desmond Van Jaarsveld

Chief Executive Officer of TransNamib
Ndeshihafela Ndivayele

Senior Consultant at Above Ground Advisory
Gys Joubert

Managing Director at Gondwana Collection Namibia
Mercia Geises

Chief Executive Officer of Namibia Hydrogen Fund Managers (Nam-H2)
Fabian Shaanika

Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Mines of Namibia
Aletta (Koesha) Martin

Senior TVET Manager at Open Doors Education Centre
Farai Chireshe

Sustainable Aviation Fuels Expert of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Stefanie Busch

Executive at ENSafrica
Marco Raffinetti

Chief Executive Officer at Hyphen Hydrogen Energy
Toni Beukes

Head of Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) at Hyphen Hydrogen Energy