UNIDO
AFRICAN UNION
A joint activity of the African Union Commission, Brazilian Government and UNIDO.
The First High-Level Biofuels Seminar in Africa
30 July – 1 August 2007, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Program of the Seminar
Plan of the Seminar
Time
29 July 2007
09:00
To
18:00
Registration
and
Accreditation
of Delegates
30 July 2007
Opening
Ceremony and
Exhibition
31 July 2007
The Brazilian
Experience
Keynote
presentations
The Brazilian
Experience
Countries and subregional
experiences
Countries and subregional
experiences.
1 August 2007
Report of parallel
sessions, summary
of seminar and way
forward.
Biofuels in RECs and
weigh in on way
forward.
Ministerial roundtable
Biofuels
Conversion
Technologies
Cross-cutting Ministerial roundtable
Issues
and closing.
Index
1. Plenary Sessions
2. Parallel Sessions
3. Ministerial round table
UNIDO
AFRICAN UNION
A joint activity of the African Union Commission, Brazilian Government and UNIDO.
Day 1 (30 July 2007)
09:00-10:00
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Opening Ceremony
Chair: African Union
Mr. B. Zoba - Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, African Union.
Mr. Kandeh Yumkella - Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation.
Brazilian Delegate.
Mr. Corrado Clini, Chair of the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP),
Mr. Alpha Oumar Konaré - Chairperson of the African Union.
Prime Minister of Ethiopia (Opening)
Tea / Coffee Break
10:10 – 11:00 Opening of Exhibition/poster session
Chair: African Union
11:00 – 11:15 Procedural Matters
Chair: UNIDO
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Working conduct and adoption of agenda and work programme – Mr. Abouari Baba-Moussa, Director,
Infrastructure and Energy, African Union.
11:15 – 13:00 Session 1 Seminar overview and objectives
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Chair: UNIDO
Seminar overview, objectives, challenges, and vision – Mr. B. Zoba, Commissioner for Infrastructure and
Energy, African Union.
Key note presentation: Biofuels for Industrial Development and Poverty Reduction in Africa– Mr. H. Leuenberger,
Director, Energy and Cleaner Production Branch, UNIDO
Biofuels feedstock supply, food security issues and sustainability issues– UNEP/FAO/UNCTAD
Lunch break
14:00 – 16:00 Session 2: Country and sub-regional experiences
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Chair: UNIDO
Overview of biofuels potential, challenges and development: countries and sub-regional experiences. – Stephen
Karekezi, Africa Energy Policy Research Network, AFREPREN/FWD
Sub-regional assessments and biofuels issues from sub-regions
o North Africa – Dr. Elham Mahmoud, Ministry of Electricity and Energy, Egypt.
o West Africa – Dr. Ben Hagan. Chairperson, Ghana Engineers Association, Ghana.
o Central Africa – Mr. Mouiri Boussougnou
o Southern Africa – Oscar Kalumiana, Director, Department of Energy, Zambia.
o East Africa – Stepen Karekezi, Director, AFREPREN/FWD.
Tea / Coffee Break
15:45 – 17:00 Session 3: Country and sub-regional experiences
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Chair: SEI
Panel discussions on countries and sub-regional assessments.
17:00 – 17:05 Summary
African Union
Day 1 Finished
17:30 – AU/UNIDO Reception
Day 2 (31 July 2007)
Chair: Brazil
UNIDO
AFRICAN UNION
A joint activity of the African Union Commission, Brazilian Government and UNIDO.
Recap: UNIDO
09:00 – 11:00 Session 4 : The Brazilian Experience
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Chair: African Union
Brazilian experience in biofuels – from Pro-Alcohol to the present.
Policy and regulatory framework for biofuels in Brazil.
Biodiesel program
Tea/Coffee Break
11:15 – 13:00 Session 5 : The Brazilian Experience
Chair: UNIDO
Panel discussion on the Brazilian presentations by 5 experts from Africa and Brazilian Panel.
 The case for conducive policy and regulation in promoting biofuels in Africa, implications for the Brazilian
Experience .
 The role of international cooperation and networking in developing biofuels in Africa, implications for the Brazilian
Experience
 Technology Transfer
 The role of biofuels in poverty reduction
 Biofuels for local industry development – Multi functional platform
 Implications for financing and investing in biofuels projects
Lunch break
14:00 – 15:30 Sessions 6 – 9 Conversion Technologies
(Parallel Sessions)
Experiences, potential of the following priority biofuels technologies in Africa.
 Bioethanol Technologies. Chair : Brazil, Expert Panel – B.Batidzirai, Experts from West Africa – Cassava
Project,
 Biodiesel; Chair – African Union, Experts Panel – I.Togola - Mail, Tanzania, Dr. Dakwa, Ghana,
 Biogas; Chair, Experts – J. Idan, G. Nzamujo - Shongai
 Gasification., Chair – UNIDO, Experts, Dassapa, Mr. Philippe Girard, Madagascar
Tea / Coffee Break
15:45 – 17:00 Sessions 10-12 Biofuels Crosscutting Issues (Parallel Sessions)
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Policy and Regulatory. Chair : UNECA, ,
Environment and Sustainability Issues. Chair , UNEP,
Financing and Investment. Chair: Shell, Experts : AfDB, WB, DBSA,
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17:00 – 17:05 Summary
Day 2 Finished
African Union
17:30 – Global Bioenergy Partnership Reception
Chair: Brazil
UNIDO
AFRICAN UNION
A joint activity of the African Union Commission, Brazilian Government and UNIDO.
Day 3 ( 1 August 2007)
Recap: African Union
09:00 – 11:00 Session 13 : Summary and Way forward
Chair: African Union
 Report on outcomes of parallel sessions - Plenary
 Summary of Seminar - UNIDO
 Way forward / Action Plan – Stephen Karekezi, Director, AFREPREN
Tea / Coffee Break
11:15 – 13:00 Session 14 : RECs perspectives on Action Plan
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Chair: UNIDO
Statements/presentations from Regional Economic Communities - CEN-SAD, COMESA, ECOWAS + UEMOA,
EAC, CEEAC, SADC, IGAD and UMA.
Lunch break
14:00 – 15:30 Session 15: Ministerial Roundtable on developing biofuels
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Summary of the seminar/way forward / action plan.
Perspectives on biofuels development in Africa
Tea / Coffee Break
14:00 – 15:30 Session 16: Ministerial Roundtable on developing biofuels
 Perspectives on biofuels development in Africa
15:30 – 16:45 Session 17: Summary and Closing Remarks: AU/UNIDO/Brazilian
Government.
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Mr. B. Zoba - Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, African Union.
Mr. Kandeh Yumkella - Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation.
Brazilian Delegate.
Mr. Alpha Oumar Konaré - Chairperson of the African Union.