Youth Solutions Days and International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum (IVECF)

The International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum (IVECF) will gather senior decision-makers, international experts and other stakeholders on 2 and 3 November 2023 at the Hofburg Conference Centre in Vienna, Austria.

The event takes place at a critical moment for global climate action and sustainable development. Convening only a few weeks before the United Nations Climate Conference COP28, the Forum will provide insights and practical solutions to best support the global summit.

Youth Solutions Days will also be held 30 October to 1 November in the lead-up to the main forum.

SEforALL is a partner in the Youth Solutions Days and we are participating and organizing various sessions during the IVECF.

Youth Solutions Days

Keynote Speeches: Green Jobs in Focus

Monday 30 October 2023 | 12:30 - 14:10 | Festsaal at Wirtschaftsuniversität (WU) Vienna, Austria.

Speakers:

• Berthold Kren, Chief Executive Officer at Holcim Austria
• Mr. Jeffrey Sachs, Economics Professor at Columbia University, Author, UN Advisor
• Cristiano Passini, Director of Division for Capacity Development, Industrial Policy Advises and Statistics, UNIDO
• Kanika Chawla, Chief of Staff, Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL)
• Jonas Puck, Professor at WU

Workshop: Cooling and heating (SEforALL)

Tuesday 31 October 2023 | 09:00 - 10:30 |  Room CR5, Vienna International Center (VIC), Vienna, Austria.

Speakers:

• Giorgia Pasqualetto, Energy Efficiency and Cooling Specialist, SEforALL
• Anant Wadha, Energy Data Specialist, SEforALL
• Cherop Soy, SDG7 Global Youth Ambassador for Africa

Workshop: Clean Cooking (SEforALL)

Tuesday 31 October 2023 | 09:00 - 10:30 |  Room CR6, Vienna International Center (VIC), Vienna, Austria.

Speakers: 

• Jee-Hyun Nam, Clean Cooking Analyst, SEforALL
• Jean-Louis Racine, Chief Programme Officer at the Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA)
• Andrea Stanisic, Global Networks & Partnerships Coordinator at the Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA)

Workshop: Gender and Energy (SEforALL)

Tuesday 31 October 2023 | 09:00 - 10:30 |  Room C0739, Vienna International Center (VIC), Vienna, Austria

Speakers: 

• Rosemary Idem, Programme Manager, Women and Youth at the Forefront, SEforALL
• Katharina Pröstler, Gender and Youth Advisor, UNIDO

Workshop: Energy Access (SEforALL)

Tuesday 31 October 2023 | 09:00 - 10:30 |  Room C0713, Vienna International Center (VIC), Vienna, Austria

Speakers: 

• Hadley Taylor, Programme Manager, Policy and Regulatory Frameworks, SEforALL
• Sheikh Wase Khalid, Programme Associate, CEEW
• Lea Pujol, Energy Analyst, Executive Office, SEforALL

Workshop: Energy, Climate and Development (SEforALL)

Tuesday 31 October 2023 | 11:00 - 12:30 |  Room C06, Vienna International Center (VIC), Vienna, Austria

Speakers: 

• Iqlima Fuqoha, Energy Transition Specialist, SEforALL
• Dr. Ioannis Pappis, Senior Energy Transition Specialist, SEforALL

Opening Session: Reverse Q&A Decision-makers listen to youth (SEforALL)

Wednesday 1 November 2023 | 10:00 - 10:30 |  Boardroom D, Vienna International Center (VIC), Vienna, Austria

Speakers: 

• Gerd Müller, Director General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• Damilola Ogunbiyi, Chief Executive Officer and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL)

International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum

Taking stock: assessing progress towards net zero

Thursday 2 November 2023 | 10:20 - 10:55 |  Festsaal, Hofburg Conference Center, Vienna, Austria

Speakers: 

• Damilola Ogunbiyi, CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Sustainable Energy for All
• Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency
• Helen Watts, Executive Director, Student Energy

Catalyzing sustainable development goals through clean cooking solutions

Thursday 2 November 2023 | 11:30 - 13:00 |  Festsaal, Hofburg Conference Center, Vienna, Austria

High-level statements:

• Mr. Gerd Müller, Director General, UNIDO
• Mr. Abdulhamid Alkhalifa, Director General, OPEC FUND
• Ms. Damilola Ogunbiyi, CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Sustainable Energy for All
• Mr. Kandeh Yumkella, Chairman, Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Food Security and Representing Sierra Leone on Council on Ethanol Clean Cooking
• Ms. Dymphna van der Lans, Chief Executive Officer, Clean Cooking Alliance
• Mr. Alexander Haack, Programme Manager, ENDEV/GIZ

Panel on Sharing Lessons from Clean Cooking Policies and Projects Implementation

Moderator:

• Ms. Caroline Ochieng, Finance Specialist, SEforALL

Panelists:

• Mr. Thierry Andriantsoa, Secretary General, Ministry of Energy and Hydrocarbons of Madagascar, GOM
• Mr. Emilian Nyanda, Senior Energy Officer, Ministry of Energy of Tanzania
• Mr. Dan Marangu, Director, Renewable Energy Directorate, Ministry for Energy and Petroleum Kenya
• Ms. Justine Akumu, Energy Officer, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development Uganda
• Ms. Lindsay Umalla, Director of Market Strengthening, CCA
• Mr. Ed Brown, Research Director, Modern Energy Cooking Services Programme, MECS

Powering Progress with Energy Efficiency

Thursday 2 November 2023 | 14:00 - 14:50 | Trabantenstube, Hofburg Conference Center, Vienna, Austria

Opening remarks - Scene setting: Brian Dean, Head of Energy Transition, SEforALL

Panel moderator: Elizabeth Chege, SEforALL

Panelists:

• Sri Abhay Bakre. Director General. Bureau of Energy Efficiency in India. (TBC)
• Hon. Herbert Krapa. Deputy Minister. Ministry of Energy in Ghana (TBC)
• Mr. Abdulrahman Bashir, Senior Scientific Officer, Ministry of Environment, Nigeria (TBC)
• Mrs. Karin Reiss, Project Manager, UNIDO
• Mrs. Elisabeth Resch, Senior Advisor, UNEP-CCC
• Mr. Jens Jaeger, Director of Policy & Business Development, Alliance for Rural Electrification
• Mrs. Cherop Soy, SEforALL SDG7 Global Youth Ambassador

Closing remarks: Brian Dean, Head of Energy Transition, SEforALL

Catalyzing sustainable development goals through clean cooking solutions

Thursday 2 November 2023 | 14:45 -15:30 | Hofburg Conference Center, Vienna, Austria

Opening by Moderator, Ms. Sheila Oparaocha, Director, Energia

Panelists:

• Ms. Stella Funsani Gama, Deputy Director of Forestry/Climate Change Negotiator, Ministry of Forestry of Malawi/LDC Group
• Ms. Mariana Butron Oporto, Project Coordinator, EnDev AV, Bolivia
• Ms. Voeun Sivleng, Project Manager of Cambodia, SNV
• Ms. Andrea Stanisic, Coordinator, Global Networks & Partnerships, CCA
• Mr. Akil Callendar, Youth Specialist, SEforAll

Closing remarks by Ms. Semida Silveira, Professor, Cornell University/ CEET UN Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition

Global solutions for closing the energy ambition-action gap. Energy Compacts by UN-Energy

Friday 3 November 2023 | 11:30 - 11:40 | Festsaal, Hofburg Conference Center, Vienna, Austria

Keynotes:

• Martin Niemetz, Sustainable Development Expert on Energy, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs 
• Kanika Chawla, Chief of Staff, Sustainable Energy for All

Energizing Equality: Harnessing womens’ power and skills for a sustainable energy workforce (Lean In, OSCE, SEforAll, IRENA, UNIDO, GWNET)

Friday 3 November 2023 | 11:30 - 13:00 | Trabantenstube, Hofburg Conference Center, Vienna, Austria

Moderator:

• Ms. Sheila Oparaocha, Director, Energia

Keynotes:

• Ms. Stella Funsani Gama, Technical Advisor, Ministry of Natural Resources and Climate Change of Malawi
• Ms. Christine Lins, Executive Director, Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET)

Panelists:

• Ms. Maria Flouda, Co-Chair
• Lean In Equity and Sustainability
• Ms. Giulia Manconi
• Senior Programme Officer Energy Security, OSCE
• Ms. Ute Collier, Deputy Director of Knowledge, Policy and Finance Centre, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Energising health – SDG 7 for 3 and 13

Friday 3 November 2023 | 14:00 - 14:55 | Trabantenstube, Hofburg Conference Center, Vienna, Austria

Moderator:

• Nashwa Naushad, SEforALL

Panelists: 

• Michelle Seidel, UNICEF
• Michelle Carvalho Hallack, World Bank
• Mwenge Mwanamwenge, GAVI (remote speaker)

Clean cooling – Call for action on energy efficiency in the context of the Kigali amendment

Friday 3 November 2023 | 15:00 - 16:00 | Rittersaal, Hofburg Conference Center, Vienna, Austria

Keynote:

• Mr. Brian Dean, Director Energy Transition and Head of Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL)

Panelist:

• Mr. Readlay Makaliki, Lead Technical Expert, Southern African Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE)