Nordic-Africa EV Summit
May 2026 - Oslo
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After a successful gathering in Oslo, we are taking the event to Addis Ababa this coming September 14-16.
Speakers
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Christina Bu
General Secretary
Norwegian EV Association (NO)
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Bareo Hassen
State Minister
Ministry of Transport and Logistics, Ethiopia
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Eng. Eric Ntagengerwa
Head of e-Mobility Division
African Union
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Warren Ondanje
CEO
Africa E-Mobility Alliance (AfEMA) (KE)
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Hosaena A. Samuel
Co-Founder and CEO
Eazy Power Plc (ET)
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Hezbon Mose
Kenya Country Director
Ampersand
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Hiten Parmar
CEO
the electric MISSION (SA)
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Stuart Minnaar
Founder & Managing Partner
MobilityX Africa (SA)
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Solveig Tangen
CEO
Norwegian African Business Association NABA
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Herman Kwoba
Transport and Climate Change Project Officer
GIZ
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Julia Poliscanova
Senior Director Vehicles and E-mobility
Transport & Environment (LV)
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Johan Mild
CEO
Plugit Finland (FI)
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Natalie Becker-Aakervik
Co-Founder
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Nicholas Hu
Co-founder
Kabisa
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Bent Vistisen
Board Member
Base2Charge (DK)
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Marie Carlsson
VP
Volvo Trucks (SE)
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Einar Kleppe Holthe
Founder
Natural State
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Bernard Chiira
Founder & CEO
Assistive Technologies For Disability Trust (KE)
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Douglas Injugu
Business Consultant
(KE)
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Bjørn Utgård
Chairman
Utgard AS (NO)
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Frode Kjos
Thought Leader
in Mobility and Transport (NO)
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Verena Knoell
Advisor for E-mobility and Vehicle Efficiency
GIZ
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Prof. Dr. Ing. Christoph Wolff
CEO
Smart Freight Centre
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Mikkel Becker-Aakervik
Co-Founder
Thought Leader
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*Selected Speakers for the Nordic-Africa EV Summit & the Nordic EV Summit in Oslo 4-7 May.
THEMATICS
Unconstrained Charging
In many African markets, charging demand will outpace grid upgrades. This pillar looks at how storage-backed charging infrastructure and BESS enable high-power, reliable charging without waiting for grid expansion, and how Nordic technologies and financing structures can accelerate rollout for fleets and corridors.
Heavy-Duty Electrification
Electrifying buses, commercial fleets and transport corridors offers Africa the fastest route to scale and impact. This pillar focuses on heavy-duty deployment models, showcasing how Nordic vehicle platforms, charging solutions and operational expertise can support reliable, high-utilisation transport systems across cities and regions.
Policy Enabler
The focus is on the regulatory, public transport and market structures that shape investment decisions, highlighting how Nordic experience in regulation, public procurement and public–private partnership models can support African governments and cities in creating predictable, investable conditions for long-term electrification.
Grid Readiness
Africa’s electric mobility rollout will be limited by grid capacity unless power systems evolve in parallel. This pillar examines how grid planning, renewable integration and system resilience can enable EV deployment at scale, drawing on Nordic experience in building robust, flexible power systems suited for long-term growth.
Twin-City summit
The Nordic–Africa EV Summit 2026 will be the first high-level platform connecting the Nordic e-mobility ecosystem with the rapidly growing African electric mobility movement. This twin-city event will convene under the Nordic EV Summit in May 2026 in Oslo and under Nordic Africa EV Summit in Addis Ababa in September 2026. The summit will bring together government leaders, private sector innovators, investors, policymakers, researchers, and development partners to catalyse a shared future of sustainable and connected transportation.
The Nordic Edge - The Nordic countries Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland are global pioneers in e-mobility and renewable energy. Their leadership in electrifying transportation across sectors demonstrates how integrated policy, innovation, and partnership can accelerate climate goals aligned with the Paris Agreement.
The African E-Mobility space is on the move and this is the moment for the International Community to join in to accelerate the transition.