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 PROGRAM DAY 1

12 JUNE

9.00 – 9.45 AM

Opening Session

Welcome & Opening Statements·

• Jem Porcaro, United Nations Foundation
• Charlie Miller, Global Off-Grid Lighting Association

Presentation: State of the Off-Grid Energy Market in Tanzania

• Eng.Deusdedit Malulu – Rural Energy Agency

9.45 – 10.30 AM

Market Development

Presentation: Tanzania Energy Access Map

•  Sanjoy Sanyal, World Resources Institute (WRI)

10.30 – 11.00 AM

Break

11.00 – 12.00 PM

Retail and Distribution (Part #1)

Introduction to new products/technologies

• Snehar Shah, Azuri
• Dr. Huashan Wang, Omnivoltaic Energy Solutions
• François Gordon, Enlight
•  Jodie Wu, Greenlight Planet
• Ronald van Harten, Ecozoom
• Glory Tarimo, d.light

12.00 – 1.00 PM

Lunch

1.00 – 2.00 PM

Retail and Distribution (Part #2)

Learning about quality standards/verification

• Moderator: Jem Porcaro, United Nations Foundation
• Andrew Mnzava, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• Agnes Mneney, Tanzania Bureau of Standards
• Sam Grant, Collaborative Labelling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP)

2.00 – 2.30 PM

Break

2.30 – 3.30 PM

Retail and Distribution (Part #3)

Marketing and customer awareness/education

• Moderator: Andrew Mnzava – International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• Katherine Lucey, Solar Sister
• Muhammed Sonko, Solarkiosk
• Stephen Njenga, BoP Innovation Center

3.30 – 4.45 PM

Matchmaking

4.45 – 5.45 PM

Policy What distributors need to know about taxes and regulation on small scale solar

• Moderator: Charlie Miller, GOGLA
• Pauline Githugu, M-KOPA 
• Ministry of Energy and Minerals

5.45 – 6.00 PM

Day 1 – Closing Remarks

• Charlie Miller, Global Off-Grid Lighting Association
• Jem Porcaro, United Nations Foundation

 PROGRAM DAY 2

13 JUNE

9.30 – 9.45 AM

Day 2 – Opening Remarks

• Jem Porcaro, United Nations Foundation
• Charlie Miller, Global Off-Grid Lighting Association
• Jan Cloin, RECP

9.45 – 11.45 AM

After-Sales Services

Strategies for providing effective maintenance services and warranties, Product life-cycle management (e.g. materials, ‘take-backs’, recycling, disposal)

• Moderator: Sarah Mbuya, Solar Sister
• Justus Mucyo, BBOXX
• Prosper Magali, ENSOL
• Charlie Miller, GOGLA

Informal Introduction on the Emerging ‘Global Distributor Collective’

• Emma Colenbrander – Practical Action

11.45 – 12.00 PM

Group Photo

 12.00 – 1.00 PM

 Lunch

1.00 – 2.15 PM

 Mini-Academy #1: Off-Grid Investment

Strategies for determining what kind of finance enterprises need, how much they should aim to raise and by when, how to raise it and where to raise it fromInstructors:

• Lais Lona, SunFunder
• Martijn Veen, SNV

2.15 – 3.30 PM

Mini-Academy #2: Business Development Support

Support on building entrepreneurial, business and leadership management and workforce developmentInstructors:

• Francis Rwebogoro, FRAXEN Consult Ltd
• Emma Colenbrander, Practical Action

3.30 – 4.00 PM

Break

4.00 – 5.15 PM

Mini-Academy #3: Data

Approaches to generating, collecting and analyzing high-quality data and insights about customers and social impactInstructor:

• Ashley Speyer, Acumen

5.15 – 5.30 PM

Day 2 – Closing Remarks

• Charlie Miller, Global Off-Grid Lighting Association
• Jem Porcaro, United Nations Foundation

6.00 – 8.00 PM

Practitioner Network Happy Hour