SEED 2025.
Partnerships, capital, and knowledge for delivery.
The first Sustainable Energy, Entrepreneurship & Development Conference brought innovators, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and financiers together for Africa’s clean energy future.
“SEED 2025 was not just a conference, it was proof of concept. Africa does not suffer from a deficit of ideas or innovation; it suffers from a deficit of platforms that can move those ideas from brilliance into bankability.”Dr. Justin Dargin, Chairman of the Board
From dialogue to delivery.
Capital Pathways
Early-stage partner commitments to explore financing for Sunrise Spectrum’s 2026 deployment in northern Ghana, and new dialogues on gender-inclusive finance.
Policy & Advocacy
Youth and women leaders co-authored recommendations calling for mandatory grassroots consultation in national energy planning.
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Ventures presented at SEED were flagged for incubation and mentorship; Action Labs produced pilot concepts.
Community & Network
A transcontinental network of 80+ practitioners from 20 countries across Africa, the diaspora, and global allies.
Who led the conversation.
Youth Leadership
Young innovators are not the leaders of tomorrow; they are shaping policy, technology, and finance today.
Women’s Leadership
Women entrepreneurs advanced business models that made equity and resilience inseparable.
Innovation
From decentralized solar to clean cooking and digital platforms, ventures built for African realities.
Equity & Inclusion
Grassroots voices anchored strategies for a just energy transition rooted in dignity and opportunity.
The voices of SEED 2025.
- Dr. Justin DarginChairman of the Board, Tangelic · Convenor & Opening Welcome
- Professor Narnia Bohler-MullerDivisional Executive, HSRC; Head of Delegation, W20SA · Keynote
- Dr. Pius OkoRegional Program Manager, GreenFaith Africa
- Trent BilletteEntrepreneur and community leader
- Fabian SukuluBusiness Development Manager, B Lab Africa
- Shahd EltahirElectrical Engineer and Researcher
- Dr. Abena EngmannDean, Students and Community Affairs, Academic City University; Co-Founder, StradMed Innovation
- Kezia SanieFounder and President, For The Future Ghana
- Emmanuel TerwaseFounder & CEO, BoostPower
- Dr. Tam KemabontaCo-Founder, Entric Power Systems
- Michael BerkoEnergy Consultant, Bridge Height Investment; Founder, Ahabanmono Impact
- John Balankoo SumboExecutive Director, Green for Change Ghana
- Meseret HaileyesusCEO, Global Economic and Climate Justice
- Katleho Queen MojakisaneSustainable Futures Coordinator, Tangelic · Just Transition & Advocacy Action Lab Lead
- Shams KhattakSustainability Finance Strategist, Tangelic · Climate Finance Action Lab Lead
- Dr. Zanele MatsaneModerator, Innovation in Clean Energy in Africa
- Choma AninweModerator, Gender Equity in the Green Sector
- Nadiia SavchenkoModerator, Women Leading the Way
- Lynn ModesterModerator, Youth Leadership and Advocacy
Read the full SEED 2025 report.
Outcomes, speakers, and the three priority tracks that shape what comes next.
- Capital deployment: financing Sunrise Spectrum’s launch
- Policy & investment dialogues to surface bankable projects
- Collaboration & partnerships to deliver at scale
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