Driving Sustainable Energy Innovation: Insights from Industry Leaders

I am African general manager of deye. Was worked in Huawei，MTN and Deye for 15 years in African since from 2010. Very exciting for join this conference. I believe deye will supply with more reliable, affordable, flexible products to African to run the green power.

Sonia Dunlop is CEO of the Global Solar Council, where she represents the world's solar PV industry with respect to policy-makers, other sectors and the media. She previously worked for SolarPower Europe, Solar Energy UK and the RE-Source Platform. Previously she was for five years part of the senior management team of global climate politics think tank Third Generation Environmentalism (E3G) and worked for the COP26 Glasgow organising team in the UK government. She also spent five years in the European Parliament in Brussels working on renewables policy. She has expertise in solar PV, development finance, renewables, digitalisation of energy, Multilateral Development Banks climate finance and corporate Power Purchase Agreements. Sonia speaks fluent English, French and Italian as well as basic Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese, has two children and is based in London.

As Nextracker's BD Manager for the Africa region, Rad Abdalhaq leads the organization's efforts in driving new business across the region. He is an energy engineer with a strong passion for renewable energy as a key solution to global energy challenges. Rad's success stems from his customer-centric approach and deep technical expertise, allowing him to build strong relationships and secure new clients in the region.

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Viki Zhang, the Kenya Country Manager for the Hithium Residential Energy Storage Business Unit, boasts extensive experience in the residential energy sector. With a comprehensive understanding of the Kenyan energy market, Viki has closely monitored the trends and demands within the residential energy storage domain.. By making use of professional expertise and acute market insights, Viki has been striving to bring reliable and efficient energy solutions to Kenyan households, enhancing the overall energy resilience and cost - effectiveness for the local population.