Africagua Canarias 2021 Program

• His Excellency the Prime Minister of Cape Verde, Mr Ulisses Correia e Silva
• His Excellency the President of the Canary Islands, Mr Ángel Víctor Torres
• His Excellency the Minister of Water and Sanitation of Mauritania, Mr Mohamed El Hacen Ould Boukhreiss
• The Ambassador on Special Mission for the Third Plan Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of the Government of Spain, Mr Alberto Virella Gomes
• The Director General of Casa África, Mr José Segura Clavell
• The President of the Cabildo de Fuerteventura, Mr Sergio Lloret
• The Mayor of Puerto del Rosario, Mr Juan Jiménez
• The President of the Official Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Services and Shipping of Fuerteventura, Mr Antonio Rodríguez Marichal

• Her Excellency the Regional Minister of Economy, Knowledge and Employment of the Government of the Canary Islands, Ms Elena Máñez Rodríguez

• His Excellency the Prime Minister, Mr Ulisses Correia
• His Excellency the Minister of Agriculture and the Environment, Mr Gilberto Correia Carvalho Silva

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain, Subdirectorate-General of Multilateral and Horizontal Affairs, Subdirector-General, Mr Tomás López Vilariño

• Government of the Canary Islands, Directorate-General of Economic Affairs with Africa, Director, Ms Nasara Cabrera Abus

• Presentation of the Horizon Africa Strategy. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism of the Government of Spain, Subdirectorate-General of Policy for Trade with Mediterranean Countries, Africa and the Middle East, Ms Teresa Amaro

• Moroccan National Office for Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE). Head of the Drinking Water Planning Division, Mr Mohammed Kharif
• Senegalese National Sanitation Office (ONAS). Director of Studies and Planning, Mr Kader Konate
• Mauritanian Ministry of Water and Sanitation. Technical Advisor on the Water Sector, Mr Mohamed El Moctar Ould Mohamed.
• Cape Verdean National Water and Sanitation Agency (ANAS). President, Mr Claudio Lopes dos Santos
• Ministry of Infrastructure and Natural Resources of São Tomé and Príncipe. Director of Water, Mr Chicher Diogo
• Ministry of Infrastructure and National Resources of São Tomé and Príncipe. Director of Sanitation and Environmental Quality, Mr Victor Bomfim
• Ivorian National Drinking Water Office (ONEP). Director General, Mr Berté Ibrahiman
Moderator: Tony Tiyou

• Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN). Director General, Head of Development and Member of the Executive Committee, Mr Tarik Hamane
• Senegalese National Renewable Energies Agency (ANER). Head of Project Execution and Programmes, Mr Sidy Bouya Ndiaye
• Mauritanian Directorate of Electricity and Energy Management (DEME). Director of the Department of Electricity and Energy Management, Mr Brahim Abdallahi
• Ministry of Infrastructure and National Resources of São Tomé and Príncipe. Director of Sanitation and Environmental Quality, Mr Victor Bomfim
• Ministry of Infrastructure and National Resources of São Tomé and Príncipe. Director of Energy, Mr Gabriel Lima Maquengo
Moderator: Tony Tiyou

Organisations/Programs

• World Bank. Senior energy specialist and programme leader for infrastructure for Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Senegal, Mr Manuel Luengo García
• African Development Bank. Representative of Spain to the bank, Ms Ana Jiménez Martínez
• Inter-American Development Bank. Financial and Institutional Specialist, Water and Sanitation Division, Ms Maria Eduarda Gouvêa Berto
• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Government affairs officer, Ecosystems Division, Mr Alejandro Martín Rodríguez

Specialist in international tenders:

• Karine Brück International. Consultant specializing in tendering procedures for multilateral organizations, Ms Karine Brück

Success story:

• ECOS environmental and oceanographic studies. Export Manager, Mr Dalai Jesús Perdomo Pérez

Organisations/Programs:

• FIEM. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism of the Government of Spain. Deputy Subdirector General for Financial Promotion of Internationalization, Mr Jaime Alcaide Arranz
• Spanish Export Credit Agency (CESCE). Directorate of State-Funded Operations, Analyst, SME Unit, Ms Pilar Calzada Sosa
• Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI). Delegate of the Centre for Industrial Development and Technology (CDTI) in North Africa and the Middle East, Mr José Manuel Durán Cuevas
• TENDERboost Programme. Specialist in the PROEXCA International Tender Programme, Ms Paula Hernández Reyes

Specialist in international tenders:

• PROEXCA. Project Manager of the International Tender Programme, Ms Silvia Camacho Martín

Success story:

• AfriCana Connection. Developer and Manager, Mr Benjamín Eche Cazelles

• Economic and Trade Office of the Spanish Embassy (OFECOME Belgium and Luxembourg). Head of the Multilateral Department of European Programmes, Ms María Lacasa Díaz

• EU Europe-Africa Entrepreneurial Cooperation Program

• European Union Delegation to Mauritania. Ms Madeleine Catherine Onclin

• European Union Delegation to Cape Verde. Mr Ignacio Sobrino Castello

This block will focus on the presentation of the “Africagua Accelerator” programme, an initiative promoted by Africagua Accelerator and which proposes a six-month acceleration programme for up to ten companies with technological ideas or projects relating to water and renewables, to be developed in the Canary Islands.

The aim is to enable access to resources to set high global impact initiatives in action, and to promote collaboration between professionals from different countries for the resolution of problems of worldwide scope.

• Specialist in the Directorate-General of European Affairs of the Government of the Canary Islands and manager of the Interreg MAc – GobCan Programme, Ms Elsa Casas Cabello.

• Adaptation to climate change in Macaronesia through efficient water use and water recovery. Vice-Dean for Quality and Equality, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Dr María Pino Palacios.

• Joint R&D&i platform in Macaronesia (Canary Islands, Madeira, Cape Verde and Mauritania) with high research capabilities and infrastructure of international excellence in water desalination, knowledge of the desalinated water/energy relationship and exclusive use of renewables. Head of the Water Department, Canary Islands Technological Institute, Mr Baltasar Peñate

• Infrastructure and Risk Management Planning Tools for the Development of Coastal Economies with Resilience to Climate Change in West Africa. Project Specialist, Canary Islands Technological Institute. Mr Javier Acerete Navarro; Vice-Rector for Internationalization, Mobility and International Presence, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Dr Jin Taira

• Solutions to overcome the barriers to the incorporation of renewable energy technologies and develop strategies aimed at maximizing renewables in the energy mix of the Macaronesian archipelagos and developing countries in West Africa. Project Specialist, Canary Islands Technological Institute, Ms Cataiza Santana de la Cruz.

• Smart microgrids for massive integration of renewables distributed through the electrical systems of the Canary Islands and West Africa. Section Head of the Renewable Energies Department, Canary Islands Technological Institute, Mr Daniel Henríquez Álamo.