Fwd: INVITATION: Modern Africa: A Symposium on Opportunities for Women in Energy and Water Access - Washington, DC Feb. 13 Note that this will be webcast, I will forward the link when I receive it _/*IF*/_ you are interested in attending the webcast. Please email me for an RSVP. Note, also, the link to the full agenda is a download of a PDF file. Respectfully, Charles H. Tankersley -------- Original Message -------- Subject: INVITATION: Modern Africa: A Symposium on Opportunities for Women in Energy and Water Access - Washington, DC Feb. 13 Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 14:28:04 +0000 From: Yasemin Erboy To ensure receipt of our email, please add us to your address book. /The Center for Strategic and International Studies, in partnership with the Brookings Institution, the Center for Sustainable Development in Africa, and the United Nations Foundation, invites you to:/ *Modern Africa: A Symposium on Opportunities for Women in Energy and Water Access* *Thursday, February 13, 2014* *8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m* Center for Strategic and International Studies 1616 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20036 2nd Floor Conference Room Please join us for a conference on womens access to water and clean energy in Africa. Practitioners, thought leaders, experts, entrepreneurs, and policy makers will discuss and explore the opportunities in water-energy access in Africa, and give examples of successful policies and entrepreneurial ventures that are helping to increase womens participation in, and contribution to, the water and energy sectors in Africa. The panel sessions will focus on removing barriers to womens access to energy and water, and on harnessing opportunities at the water-energy access nexus through innovative social, impact, and for-profit investment models, and diaspora networks and platforms to establish business ventures and relationships that catalyze more investments. A *full agenda* can be viewed here /Panel discussions will cover:/ Womens Access to Energy Womens Access to Water Harnessing Opportunities to Increase Access to Energy and Water through Partnerships and Innovative Investment Models /and confirmed speakers include:// /*Pepukaye Bardouille*, International Finance Company* | Tim Boersma*, The Brookings Institution* | Jennifer Cooke*, Africa Program, CSIS *|* *Agnes Dasewicz*, USAID, Power Africa *| Alexander Dixon*, The Aspen Institute | *M. Eric V. Guichard*, Homestrings Ltd. *|* *Maya Harris*, U.S. Department of Energy * | Rachel Ishofsky*, InnoAfrica *| Paula Jackson*, American Association of Blacks in Energy *|* *Dr. Lawrence Jones*, Center for Sustainable Development in Africa *| Richenda Van Leeuwen*, U.N. Foundation *|* *Katherine Lucey*, Solar Sister * |* *Radha Muthiah*, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves *|* *Dr. Jacques Sebisaho*, Amani Global Works *|* *Frank Verrastro*, Energy and National Security Program, CSIS This event will be webcast -- no login or registration required. Details to follow. Please RSVP to [email protected] by February 10, 2014 Need help finding us? Use the map of our new location on csis.org with parking lots and metro stops. ** To unsubscribe from all CSIS emails, please click here .
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