South African National Energy Association (SANEA) and
EE Publishers invite you to attend an open panel discussion and debate on:
AN ASSESSMENT OF NATIONAL ENERGY AND CLIMATE POLICIES AND PRACTICES IN SOUTH AFRICA DATE: Thursday 23 February 2012
TIME: 15h30 for 16h00 to 18h00, with a cocktail party thereafter
VENUE: Axiz Auditorium, Midrand, Gauteng (
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COCKTAIL PARTY: A cocktail party will be served after the event.
COST: Except for bona fide working journalists, editors and camera crews covering the debate, there is a fee of R50 per person, payable at the door, to help cover catering costs.
Click here to register online and reserve your seat(s) PRESENTERS AND CHAIRMAN / MODERATOR The presenters at the panel discussion and debate are:
- Dr. Christoph Frei, secretary-general of the World Energy Council (WEC)
- Shaun Nel, project director and advisor to the Energy Intensive User Group (EIUG)
- Henning Holm, chairman of the Sustainable Energy Society of Southern Africa (SESSA)
The chairman and moderator for the panel discussion and debate will be:
- Brian Statham, chair of studies, WEC , and chairman of SANEA
Dr. Frei will speak for 40 minutes, followed by 10 minute responses from
Shaun Nel and
Henning Holm, and then 60 minutes of Q & A and open discussion from the floor, and between presenters.
CONTEXT AND BACKGROUNDSouth Africa's ranking in the WEC's annual assessment of national energy and climate policies and practices has slipped from 45 to 59 out of the 92 countries assessed. This should be a matter of concern for government, energy professionals and indeed all South Africans, deserving of our immediate attention. On 23 February 2012, Dr. Christoph Frei, secretary-general of the WEC will address a public meeting hosted by SANEA and EE Publishers at which the key messages for South Africa will be explored. The WEC has developed an energy sustainability index and their latest publication includes an assessment of country energy and climate policy aiming to identify key areas for policy improvements and to understand how successful policies can be transferred from one country to another.
This open panel discussion and debate will bring together diverse expert views to discuss what government and the industry is doing right and wrong, and how the implementation of energy and climate policies and practices in South Africa should proceed.
DR. CHRISTOPH FREIDr. Christoph Frei is the secretary general of the World Energy Council (WEC), based in London. Dr. Frei received his PhD from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, in 2001. He also holds degrees in electrical engineering, econometrics, energy systems and applied ethics. He has an assignment as adjunct professor and acts as advisor to the president of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, and is a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Energy Security. Before joining the WEC, Dr. Frei was senior director, energy industries and policy at the World Economic Forum (WEF), and a member of WEF's executive council (2001 - 2009). Dr. Frei regularly speaks at the board and strategy meetings of international energy companies, and presents WEC's strategic insight and global agenda at international energy conferences around the world such as the World Economic Forum, International Energy Forum and Harvard Kennedy School's International Development Conference.
DIRECTIONS AND MAP From the N1 highway between Johannesburg and Pretoria, take the New Road off-tamp, and head west (away from Midrand). At the first traffic light after the N1/New Road intersection, turn right into Sixth Road, and into the International Business Gateway, where you will be directed to the Axiz Auditorium. There is ample secure parking.
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