T&D Africa Conference Speakers
2025 Speakers
Keynote Address
Address
Konstantin Papailiou
President
CIGRE
Segomoco Scheppers
Interim Chief Executive Officer
National Transmission Company South Africa SOC Limited (NTCSA)
Moderators
Prudence Madiba, Pr.Eng, FSAIEE
General Manager – Research, Testing And Development (RT&D)
Eskom Holdings SOC Limited
Malcolm van Harte
General Manager – Distribution Strategy and New Business Development
Eskom
Speakers
Dr. Rob Stephen
University of KwaZulu Natal
Pr Eng Veer Ramnarain
Deputy President
South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE)
Clinton Cater-Brown
Head of Technical
ENERTRAG South Africa
Rod Crompton
Visiting Adjunct Professor
University of the Witwatersrand
Aradhna Pandarum
Head of Department: Just Energy Transition
The Impact Catalyst
Crescent Mushwana
Head of Technical
IPP Office
Oscar Mohale
Manager: Wildlife and Energy Programme
Endangered Wildlife Trust
Marv Sepe
Senior Vice President
CTC Global Corporation
Stephen Dihwa
Director
SAPP
Ethen Singh
Group CEO
Edison Power
Alison Chikova
Chief Engineer (Planning and Operations)
SAPP
Vally Padayachee
Strategic Advisor
Association of Municipal Electricity Utilities of Southern Africa (AMEU)
Marcel Bruhwiler
Manager Infrastructure Southern Africa
International Finance Corporation
Sy Gourrah
Senior General Manager
Actom Smart Technologies
Isabel Fick
General Manager
National Transmission Company South Africa SOC Limited (NTCSA)
Conference Advisory Board
Dr. Richard Candy
Power Application & SCADA Engineer
Rhythm Power Solutions
Dr. Mohamed Fayaz Khan
Senior Professional Engineer
Rhythm Power Solutions
Riaz Vajeth
Managing Director
Rhythm Power Solutions
Omar Vajeth
Corporate Relations Officer
African Development Bank
Dr. Pathmanathan Naidoo
Resident Professional Engineer
PNCE Engineer & Engineers(Southern Africa)