Industry Insights Session - Practical Perspectives from Industry Partners

Wednesday, February 04, 2026

Time: 11:00 am - 03:00 pm
Hall: Karibu Expo Stage

11:00 am - 11:30 amRenewable Load Balancing: Is the African Grid Flexible Enough for Future Involving PV & ESS

Victor Koyier

Vice President SSA Smart PV

Huawei Digital Power Eastern Africa Region

11:30 am - 12:00 pmLatest Advances of AI in Solar and Storage Systems

Elliot Wang

Director of Africa Area of Midea New Energy

Midea Group

12:00 pm - 12:30 pmThe Future of Mini-Grids in Africa: Enabled by DC-Coupled C&I Solutions

Eustace Ochieng Okoth

Technical Director

Sanjing Electric

12:30 pm - 01:00 pmBankable PV Substructure Solutions: Securing Long-term Returns Through State-of-the-art Technology for PV Substructures and Customized Foundation Solutions

Christof Thannbichler

Team Lead Business Development

Zimmermann PV-Steel Group

01:00 pm - 01:30 pmAccelerating Renewables in Kenya: Milestones and Impact of APRA Partnership

Samwel Naimasia

Programme Component Manager

GIZ Kenya

01:30 pm - 02:00 pmOptimizing Renewables Generation by Combining Solar-Wind-BESS

Jiangbing Qi

Solution Director of MEA

HyperStrong

02:00 pm - 02:30 pmBuilding a Resilient Grid: How Battery Energy Storage System are Reshaping Africas Energy Future

Ling Lao

Presales Manager

Eve Energy Storage Co., Ltd.

02:30 pm - 03:00 pmImpact of BESS on African Grid Infrastructure

Aaron Liu

Regional Director of Technology

CATL

To Program Overview

Speakers

Speaker

Eustace Ochieng Okoth, Sanjing Electric

Technical Director

China

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Christof Thannbichler, Zimmermann PV-Steel Group

Team Lead Business Development

Germany

Speaker

Victor Koyier, Huawei Digital Power Eastern Africa Region

Vice President SSA Smart PV

Kenya

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Aaron Liu, CATL

Regional Director of Technology

China

Speaker

Samwel Naimasia, GIZ Kenya

Programme Component Manager

Kenya

Speaker

Ling Lao, Eve Energy Storage Co., Ltd.

Presales Manager

China

Speaker

Elliot Wang, Midea Group

Director of Africa Area of Midea New Energy

China

Elliot Wang, Director of African Sales at Midea New Energy, with 10 years of experience in the new energy industry, excels in strategic planning and marketing. He looks forward to collaborating with everyone to build a blueprint for the new energy market in Africa. This is the biography of Elliot Wang as a speaker.

Speaker

Jiangbing Qi, HyperStrong

Solution Director of MEA

China