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First Women in Energy Summit Central and West Asia Equal by 2030 -Time for Change

Series: Gender Month 2022: Women Leading Towards An Equal, Greener and More Resilient Future

First Women in Energy Summit Central and West Asia Equal by 2030 -Time for Change

03 March 2022

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

 

Program and Learning Materials: 
Date Session / Activity Presentation Material Speaker(s)
03 Mar 2022 Moderator Ms. Sonal Bhutra, Anchor at CNBC-TV18
03 Mar 2022 Opening Plenary Welcome Address Mr. Joonho Hwang Director Energy, Central and West Asia Department, ADB
03 Mar 2022 Opening Plenary Opening Remarks Ms. Sharifa Khudobakhsh Deputy Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Tajikistan
03 Mar 2022 Opening Plenary Interactive Poll with the audience Moderator Ms. Sonal Bhutra
03 Mar 2022 Opening Plenary Keynote Address
“Equal by 2030 – What does it mean?” 		Ms. Damilola Ogunbiyi CEO, Sustainable Energy for All and Co-Chair of UN-Energy
03 Mar 2022 THEMATIC SESSION – STREAM 1 Moderator Ms. Shannon Cowlin Principal Energy Specialist, ADB
03 Mar 2022 THEMATIC SESSION – STREAM 1 Investing in Women! Overcoming norms, stereotypes, and barriers Panelists
03 Mar 2022 THEMATIC SESSION – STREAM 1 Panelists Ms. Rida Javaid, HR Manager, Central Power Purchasing Agency Pakistan
Ms. Elisabeth Duban, International Gender Expert
03 Mar 2022 THEMATIC SESSION – STREAM 1 Ms. Nargis Wieck, Director, German Energy Agency
Ms. Biljana Radonjic Ker-Lindsay, Associate Director, Access to Skills and Employment, Gender and Economic Inclusion, EBRD
03 Mar 2022 THEMATIC SESSION – STREAM 1 Preparing for the Future. Building the talent pipeline for the energy sector Moderator
Mr. Francesco Tornieri Principal Social Development Specialist, ADB
03 Mar 2022 THEMATIC SESSION – STREAM 1 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
03 Mar 2022 THEMATIC SESSION – STREAM 1 Ms. Rafika Musaeva, Head of the Association of Energy Professionals of Tajikistan
Ms. Bayan Abylkairova, Deputy Chief of Party, USAID Power Central Asia Activity
03 Mar 2022 THEMATIC SESSION – STREAM 2 Advancing Women’s Leadership. Time for change. Moderator
Ms. Kelly Hewitt Principal Energy Specialist, ADB
03 Mar 2022 THEMATIC SESSION – STREAM 2 Panelists Ms. Maia Melikidze, Commissioner, Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission
Ms. Tatyana Bystrushkina, Executive Director, American Chamber of Commerce, Uzbekistan
03 Mar 2022 THEMATIC SESSION – STREAM 2 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
03 Mar 2022 THEMATIC SESSION – STREAM 2 Women in Clean Energy Systems. Making the just transition. Moderator
Ms. Zonibel Woods Senior Social Development Specialist, ADB
03 Mar 2022 THEMATIC SESSION – STREAM 2 Panelists Ms. Celia García-Baños, Associate Programme Officer, International Renewable Energy Agency
Ms. Saida Yusupova, Founder, Green Business Innovation, Uzbekistan
03 Mar 2022 WOMEN-IN-ENERGY NETWORKS AUDITION Women in Energy Café ongoing in parallel
03 Mar 2022 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
03 Mar 2022 WOMEN-IN-ENERGY NETWORKS AUDITION Women in Energy Café ongoing in parallel 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
03 Mar 2022 WOMEN-IN-ENERGY NETWORKS AUDITION Women in Energy Café ongoing in parallel Ms. Tatiana Mitrova, Member of GWNET, Skolkovo Energy Center
03 Mar 2022 WOMEN-IN-ENERGY NETWORKS AUDITION Women in Energy Café ongoing in parallel 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
03 Mar 2022 WOMEN-IN-ENERGY NETWORKS AUDITION Women in Energy Café ongoing in parallel Ms. Seher Abbas, Member of Women in Energy Pakistan, IFC
03 Mar 2022 WOMEN-IN-ENERGY NETWORKS AUDITION Women in Energy Café ongoing in parallel Closing Moderator
Ms. Sonal Bhutra
03 Mar 2022 CLOSING PLENARY Nailing down the Do’s and Don’t’s: Key summit take-aways for women and men Ms. Aziza Umarova CEO, SmartGov
03 Mar 2022 CLOSING PLENARY Launch ceremony of the Women in Energy Program 2030 Moderator
Ms. Sonal Bhutra
03 Mar 2022 CLOSING PLENARY Closing Remarks Ms. Nino Enukidze Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Georgia
03 Mar 2022 CLOSING PLENARY Ms. Lyaziza Sabyrova Director Regional Cooperation, Central and West Asia Department, ADB

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