Agenda

Women in Energy Summit - Time for change

AT A GLANCE

Opening
Plenary
14:00 – 14:50
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  • Welcome address by ADB
  • Opening remarks by government representative from Central and West Asia
  • Interactive Poll with the audience
  • Keynote Address:

    Equal by 2030 – What does it mean?

Thematic
Sessions
15:00 – 16:50

STREAM 1
15:00-15:50

Option A: Investing in Women! Overcoming norms, stereotypes, and barriers

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Option B: Preparing for the Future. Building the talent pipeline for the energy sector

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STREAM 2
16:00-16:50

Option A: Advancing women’s leadership. Time for change.

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Option B: Women in Clean Energy Systems. Making the just transition

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WOMEN IN ENERGY NETWORKS AUDITION
17:00 – 17:50
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Members from 2 international Women-in-Energy networks share their perspectives on benefits from being part of a professional network

Attendees have the possibility to join a network of their choice instantaneously through the conference platform

WOMEN IN ENERGY CAFÉ
15:00 – 18:00
  • Attendees can tune into the café anytime during the conference for short one-on-one coaching sessions with energy experts and other professionals
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Closing
Plenary
18:00 – 18:30
  • Nailing down the Do’s and Don’ts:
    Key summit take-aways for women and men
  • Official launch of the Women in Energy Program and closing by ADB
WOMEN IN ENERGY CAFÉ
15:00 – 18:00
Connect to Session
  • Attendees can tune into the café anytime during the conference for short one-on-one coaching sessions with energy experts and other professionals

All times are in Manila time zone

AGENDA:

Opening Plenary

Moderator: Ms. Sonal Bhutra, Anchor at CNBC-TV18

14:00 – 14:15
Welcome Address

 

Mr. Joonho Hwang

Director Energy, Central and West Asia Department, ADB

14:15 – 14:25
Opening Remarks

 

Ms. Sharifa Khudobakhsh

Deputy Minister of Energy and Water Resources,
Tajikistan

14:25 – 14:40
Interactive Poll with the audience
Ms. Sonal Bhutra

Moderator

14:40 – 14:50
Keynote Address

“Equal by 2030 – What does it mean?”

Ms. Damilola Ogunbiyi

CEO, Sustainable Energy for All and Co-Chair of UN-Energy

Thematic Session – Stream 1

Women in Energy Café ongoing in parallel

OPTION A
15:00 – 15:50
Investing in Women! Overcoming norms, stereotypes, and barriers

Moderator:

Ms. Shannon Cowlin

Principal Energy Specialist,
ADB

Panelists
Ms. Rida Javaid

 HR Manager, Central Power Purchasing Agency Pakistan

Ms. Elisabeth Duban

International Gender Expert

Ms. Nargis Wieck

Director, German Energy Agency

Ms. Biljana Radonjic Ker-Lindsay

Associate Director, Access to Skills and Employment, Gender and Economic Inclusion, EBRD

OPTION B
15:00 – 15:50
Preparing for the Future. Building the talent pipeline for the energy sector

Moderator:

Mr. Francesco Tornieri

Principal Social Development
Specialist, ADB

Panelists
Mr. Akhmed Gumbatov

Head of the Energy and Sustainable Development Program, Institute for Development and Diplomacy, ADA University

Ms. Saule Sagintaeva

Vice-Chancellor of the Almaty University of Energy and
Communications

Ms. Rafika Musaeva

Head of the Association of Energy Professionals of Tajikistan

Ms. Bayan Abylkairova

Deputy Chief of Party, USAID Power Central Asia Activity

Thematic Session – Stream 2

Women in Energy Café ongoing in parallel

OPTION A
16:00 – 16:50
Advancing Women’s Leadership. Time for change.

Moderator:

Ms. Kelly Hewitt

Principal Energy Specialist,
ADB

Panelists
Ms. Maia Melikidze

Commissioner, Georgian National Energy and Water Supply
Regulatory Commission

Ms. Tatyana Bystrushkina

Executive Director, American Chamber of Commerce,
Uzbekistan

Ms. Malika Saidkhodjaeva

Founder of www.energy.uz

Ms. Louise Chamberlain
UNDP Resident Representative in Kyrgyz Republic
Ms. Sudeshna Ghosh Banerjee

Energy Practice Manager, ECA region, World Bank

OPTION B
16:00 – 16:50
Women in Clean Energy Systems. Making the just transition.

Moderator:

Ms. Zonibel Woods

Senior Social Development
Specialist, ADB

Panelists
Ms. Celia García-Baños

Associate Programme Officer, International Renewable Energy
Agency

Ms. Saida Yusupova

Founder, Green Business Innovation, Uzbekistan

Ms. Aliya Kydyrbekova

 Founder Waternovation

Ms. Michaela Bergman

Principal Social Specialist, Department of Strategy, Policy and
Budget, AIIB

Women-in-Energy Networks Audition

Women in Energy Café ongoing in parallel

Moderator: Ms. Sonal Bhutra, Anchor at CNBC-TV18

17:00 – 17:10
Keynote Address
Ms. Aizada Akkaisiyeva

Chairwoman of the
Kazenergo Women’s Energy
Club

17:10 – 17:45
Auditions

This session will convene members of 2 international Women-in-Energy networks to share their personal perspectives on the benefits, collaboration and mentoring support to be gained from professional membership in a women’s network.

GWNET – Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition
Ms. Christine Lins

Co-founder and Executive Director, GWNET

Ms. Tatiana Mitrova

Member of GWNET, Skolkovo Energy Center

Ms. Yanan LV

Member of GWNET, GIZ

Women in Energy Pakistan Network
Ms. Nameerah Hameed

Founder, Women in Energy Pakistan Network

Ms. Sarah Kazmi

Member of Women in Energy Pakistan, Energy Resource Management

Ms. Seher Abbas

Member of Women in Energy Pakistan, IFC

17:45 – 17:50
Closing
Ms. Sonal Bhutra

Moderator

Summit participants can sign up to become member of the featured networks through:
women-energy-summit.org

Closing Plenary

Moderator: Ms. Sonal Bhutra, Anchor at CNBC-TV18
18:00 – 18:10
Nailing down the Do’s and Don’t’s: Key summit take-aways for women and men

 

Ms. Aziza Umarova

CEO, SmartGov

18:10 – 18:15
Official launch ceremony of the Women in Energy Program 2030

 

Ms. Sonal Bhutra

Moderator

18:15 – 18:30
Closing Remarks
Ms. Nino Enukidze

Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Georgia

Ms. Lyaziza Sabyrova

Director Regional Cooperation, Central and West Asia Department, ADB

Women in Energy Café

Have a coffee conversation with one of the following coaches

15:00 – 16:00
Ms. Shanny Campbell

Country Director Tajikistan, ADB

Ms. Nana Gurgenidze

Energy Specialist, ADB

Ms. Sona Poghosyan

Social Development Specialist, ADB

Ms. Andrijana Nelkova-Chuchuk

Commissioner, Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA)

Ms. Christine Lins

Co-founder and Executive Director, GWNET

16:00 – 17:00
Ms. Zulfia Karimova

Principal Regional Cooperation Specialist, ADB

Ms. Sarin Abado

Energy Specialist, ADB

Ms. Anna Kotskaya

Professional Business Coach

Ms. Yolanda Fernandez Lommen

Country Director People’s Republic of China, ADB

Ms. Barbara Fischer-Aupperle

Board Member and Executive Coach, Global Women’s Network
for the Energy Transition

17:00 – 18:00
Ms. Nidhi Tandon

Executive Director, Networked Intelligence for Development

Ms. Takhmina Mukhamedova

Energy Specialist, ADB

Ms. Jamola Khusanjanova

Head of Foreign Economic Relations, Ministry of Energy of
Uzbekistan

Ms. Borbala Takacsne-Toth

Senior Researcher
Regional Centre for Energy Policy Research

Ms. Irene Giner-Reichl

Senior Advisor, Global Women’s Network for the Energy
Transition

End of Conference