ADB’s Women in Energy Program for Central and West Asia is the first targeted initiative to advance women in the energy sector in the region. The goal is to make the principles of EQUAL by 2030 the modus operandi in the region’s energy industry, making equal opportunity, equal pay, and equal leadership the new standard by 2030.
This inaugural Women in Energy Summit Workshop for Central and West Asia will launch the Women in Energy Program following the commitment made by the Energy Ministers of the region to achieve gender equality in the energy sector:
“We note that women remain underrepresented in the energy industry of the CAREC region. Recognizing the benefits of a diverse, inclusive and balanced talent pool in the energy sector, we strive to reach gender equality by 2030. In this regard, we also endorse the principles of EQUAL by
2030, a Clean Energy Ministers’ campaign of Equal Opportunity, Equal Pay and Equal Leadership”.
-1st Energy Ministers Dialogue, 2019, Tashkent
The emerging priorities on both energy efficiency and renewable energy opens new opportunities in the industry to diversify the sector’s workforce. The rise of a wide spectrum of new jobs in response to the greening of energy offers a timely window of opportunity to fundamentally change the current bias in the
sector. Women must come out of the shadows in the energy sector.
Women in Energy Summit Workshop - Time for change:
- Offer solutions to advance women’s education, leadership and employability in the energy sector
- Discover new opportunities, increase awareness and meet energy sector stakeholders
- Join an international women-in-energy network during the summit
- Drop by the Women in Energy Café for a coaching session with energy experts and other professional
| Session / Activity | Title | Speaker(s) |
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| Moderator | Ms. Sonal Bhutra, Anchor at CNBC-TV18 | |
| Opening Plenary | Welcome Address | Mr. Joonho Hwang Director Energy, Central and West Asia Department, ADB |
| Opening Remarks | Ms. Sharifa Khudobakhsh Deputy Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Tajikistan | |
| Interactive Poll with the audience | Moderator Ms. Sonal Bhutra | |
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Keynote Address “Equal by 2030 – What does it mean?” |
Ms. Damilola Ogunbiyi CEO, Sustainable Energy for All and Co-Chair of UN-Energy | |
| THEMATIC SESSION – STREAM 1 | Moderator | Ms. Shannon Cowlin Principal Energy Specialist, ADB |
| Investing in Women! Overcoming norms, stereotypes, and barriers | Panelists | |
| Panelists |
Ms. Rida Javaid, HR Manager, Central Power Purchasing Agency Pakistan Ms. Elisabeth Duban, International Gender Expert |
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Ms. Nargis Wieck, Director, German Energy Agency Ms. Biljana Radonjic Ker-Lindsay, Associate Director, Access to Skills and Employment, Gender and Economic Inclusion, EBRD |
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| Preparing for the Future. Building the talent pipeline for the energy sector |
Moderator Mr. Francesco Tornieri Principal Social Development Specialist, ADB |
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| Panelists |
Mr. Akhmed Gumbatov, Head of the Energy and Sustainable Development Program, Institute for Development and Diplomacy, ADA University Ms. Saule Sagintaeva, Vice-Chancellor of the Almaty University of Energy and Communications |
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Ms. Rafika Musaeva, Head of the Association of Energy Professionals of Tajikistan Ms. Bayan Abylkairova, Deputy Chief of Party, USAID Power Central Asia Activity |
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| THEMATIC SESSION – STREAM 2 | Advancing Women’s Leadership. Time for change. |
Moderator Ms. Kelly Hewitt Principal Energy Specialist, ADB |
| Panelists |
Ms. Maia Melikidze, Commissioner, Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission Ms. Tatyana Bystrushkina, Executive Director, American Chamber of Commerce, Uzbekistan |
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Ms. Malika Saidkhodjaeva, Founder of www.energy.uz Ms. Louise Chamberlain, UNDP Resident Representative in Kyrgyz Republic Ms. Sudeshna Ghosh Banerjee, Energy Practice Manager, ECA region, World Bank |
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| Women in Clean Energy Systems. Making the just transition. |
Moderator Ms. Zonibel Woods Senior Social Development Specialist, ADB |
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| Panelists |
Ms. Celia García-Baños, Associate Programme Officer, International Renewable Energy Agency Ms. Saida Yusupova, Founder, Green Business Innovation, Uzbekistan |
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Ms. Aliya Kydyrbekova, Founder Waternovation Ms. Michaela Bergman, Principal Social Specialist, Department of Strategy, Policy and Budget, AIIB |
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| WOMEN-IN-ENERGY NETWORKS AUDITION Women in Energy Café ongoing in parallel | ||
| Keynote Address | Ms. Aizada Akkaisiyeva Chairwoman of the Kazenergo Women's Energy Club | |
| GWNET – Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition |
Ms. Christine Lins, Co-founder and Executive Director, GWNET Ms. Tatiana Mitrova, Member of GWNET, Skolkovo Energy Center |
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| Ms. Tatiana Mitrova, Member of GWNET, Skolkovo Energy Center | ||
| Women in Energy Pakistan Network |
Ms. Nameerah Hameed, Founder, Women in Energy Pakistan Network WOMEN IN ENERGY SUMMIT WORKSHOP | AGENDA https://women-energy-summit.org 6 Moderator: Ms. Sonal Bhutra, Anchor at CNBC-TV18 WOMEN-IN-ENERGY NETWORKS AUDITION Women in Energy Café ongoing |
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| Ms. Seher Abbas, Member of Women in Energy Pakistan, IFC | ||
| Closing |
Moderator Ms. Sonal Bhutra |
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| CLOSING PLENARY | Nailing down the Do’s and Don’t’s: Key summit take-aways for women and men | Ms. Aziza Umarova CEO, SmartGov |
| Launch ceremony of the Women in Energy Program 2030 |
Moderator Ms. Sonal Bhutra |
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| Closing Remarks | Ms. Nino Enukidze Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Georgia | |
| Ms. Lyaziza Sabyrova Director Regional Cooperation, Central and West Asia Department, ADB |
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Event Coordinator/s
- Zonibel Woods
- Ma. Celia Guzon
ADB Organizer/s
- Gender Equality Division
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