Kandeh Yumkella – Kapuscinski Development Lectures – what top thinkers think about development

Dr Kendah Yumkella is an internationally renowned consultant, is a distinguished development economist and an expert in agricultural economics with over 25 years of experience. He is founder and CEO of The Energy Nexus Network (TENN), a regional ecosystem hub for sustainable energy solutions. Previously he served for almost two decades in United Nations System including as Under-Secretary-General and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All and founding Chief Executive Officer for the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Initiative (2013 – 2015). He also served two four-year terms as Director-General of the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO, 2005-2013). In both capacities, inter alia, he mobilized global consensus for SDG-7 and SDG-9. Currently, he serves on both the Pan-African Parliament and the Parliament of Sierra Leone while continuing his global engagements as a member of various international advisory bodies and commissions.

COVID-19 and the urgency of the African energy transition

10.02.2021, Dublin, Ireland / online