Leela Hazzah
Co-Founder & Executive Director, Lion Guardians
Leela Hazzah grew up listening to her family’s stories of lions roaring and has dedicated her life to helping bring lions and other wildlife back from the brink. She is Lion Guardians’ Co-Founder and Executive Director, and her commitment to including and empowering communities has been key to the organization’s incredible impacts.
Day 0
October 10
Sessions by Leela Hazzah
Day 1
October 11
Sessions by Leela Hazzah
9:30 am-11:30 am
Adlon Ballroom
Opening Plenary
Speakers
Dymphna van der Lans
CEO, Clean Cooking Alliance
H.E. Hajia Samira Bawumia
Second Lady of Ghana
Honorable Matthew Opoku Prempeh
Minister of Energy, Ghana
Adwoa Etsiwaa Sey
Chairperson, Ghana Alliance for Clean Cooking
H.E. Ingrid Mollestad
Ambassador to Ghana, Government of Norway
Honorable Virginia E. Palmer
U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Ghana
Carla Montesi
Director, European Commission's Directorate-General for International Partnerships
Katja Lasseur
Deputy Ambassador, Government of Netherlands
Gabriela Elizondo Azuela
Practice Manager, Energy Sector Management Assistance Program, World Bank
Vincent Wierda
IDE Energy Lead, UNCDF
Ashvin Dayal
Senior Vice President, Power & Climate and The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, The Rockefeller Foundation
Fatih Birol
Executive Director, International Energy Agency
Damilola Ogunbiyi
CEO, Sustainable Energy for All
Kandeh Yumkella
Founder & CEO, The Energy Nexus Network
Leela Hazzah
Co-Founder & Executive Director, Lion Guardians
Dr. Mokowa Blay Adu-Gyamfi
Presidential Advisor on HIV/AIDS, Executive Office of the President, Ghana
Shirley McAlpine
Founder, Shirley McAlpine & Associates
Day 2
October 12
Sessions by Leela Hazzah
Day 3
October 13
Sessions by Leela Hazzah
Day 4
October 14
Sessions by Leela Hazzah
Sessions by Leela Hazzah
Sessions by Leela Hazzah
9:30 am-11:30 am
Adlon Ballroom
Opening Plenary
Speakers
Dymphna van der Lans
CEO, Clean Cooking Alliance
H.E. Hajia Samira Bawumia
Second Lady of Ghana
Honorable Matthew Opoku Prempeh
Minister of Energy, Ghana
Adwoa Etsiwaa Sey
Chairperson, Ghana Alliance for Clean Cooking
H.E. Ingrid Mollestad
Ambassador to Ghana, Government of Norway
Honorable Virginia E. Palmer
U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Ghana
Carla Montesi
Director, European Commission's Directorate-General for International Partnerships
Katja Lasseur
Deputy Ambassador, Government of Netherlands
Gabriela Elizondo Azuela
Practice Manager, Energy Sector Management Assistance Program, World Bank
Vincent Wierda
IDE Energy Lead, UNCDF
Ashvin Dayal
Senior Vice President, Power & Climate and The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, The Rockefeller Foundation
Fatih Birol
Executive Director, International Energy Agency
Damilola Ogunbiyi
CEO, Sustainable Energy for All
Kandeh Yumkella
Founder & CEO, The Energy Nexus Network
Leela Hazzah
Co-Founder & Executive Director, Lion Guardians
Dr. Mokowa Blay Adu-Gyamfi
Presidential Advisor on HIV/AIDS, Executive Office of the President, Ghana
Shirley McAlpine
Founder, Shirley McAlpine & Associates