Technical Working Group 4: Innovation, Technology and Data
Co-Leads: FAO, UN-Habitat, and UNIDO
This cross-cutting theme will focus on advancing energy access, energy transitions as well as enabling the SDGs through the development and application of data; technology, innovation, research and capacity building measures, as well as through integrated policy making and regulation that are necessary to achieve the Energy Compact commitments, and SDG7.
Technical Working Group Meeting Summaries| Members | Titles & Affiliations |
|---|---|
| Ms. Rana Adib | Executive Secretary, REN21 |
| Ms. Doris Edem Agbevivi | Energy Analyst, Energy Commission of Ghana |
| Mr. Feng An | Member of the UN Secretary General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change |
| Ms. Mengrong Cheng | President of State Grid Corporation of China North American Office |
| Ms. Fatima Denton | Director, UNU Institute for Natural Resources in Africa |
| Ms. Jiska de Groot | Skills and Enterprise Development Manager, Transforming Energy Access Programme, African Climate and Development Initiative (University of Cape Town) |
| Mr. Nazmul Haque | Director (Investment) & Head of Advisory, IDCOL |
| Mr. Mark Howells | Professor, Loughborough University and Imperial College, London |
| Mr. Gary Jackson | Executive Director, CCREEE |
| Mr. Abishek Jain | Director for Powering Livelihoods, CEEW |
| Mr. Matthew Jordan-Tank | Director, Sustainable Infrastructure Policy & Project Preparation, EBRD |
| Mr. Joseph McMonigle | Secretary-General, International Energy Forum |
| Mr. Thomas Mitschke | Energy Solutions Advisor, CARILEC |
| Ms. Nithya Ramanathan | Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Nexleaf Analytics |
| Mr. Bah F M Saho | Executive Director, ECREEE |
| Mr. Değer Saygın | Director, SHURA Energy Transition Centre |
| Mr. Rafael Amaral Shayani | Professor for Electrical Engineering, University of Brasilia |
| Mr. Johnathan Spremulli | Principle Director - Marine and Head of Marin Department, International Chamber of Shipping, ICS |
| Ms. Mary Swai | Programme Manager for Sustainable Energy and Climate Change, Tanzania Traditional Energy Development Organisation |
| Ms. Chelsea Tucker | Research Coordinator, Waste to Fuel Initiative |
| Ms. Reyna Ubeda | Project Officer, ITU |
| Mr. Nuki Agya Utama | Executive Director, ASEAN Centre for Energy |
| Mr. Pablo Vieira | Global Director, NDC Partnership |
| Mr. Frank Vukikomoala | Energy Data Base Officer, Secretariat of the Pacific Community |
| Mr. Eric Wanless | Director, Technology and Innovation, The Rockefeller Foundation |
| Ms. Helen Watts | Director of Innovation and Partnerships, Student Energy |
| Ms. Brianna Welsh | Vice-President, Sindicatum Blockchain Technologies |
| Mr. Michael Wilkinson | Digitalization Segment Leader, DNV-GL |
| Mr. Oleg Zhdaneev | Head of Technology Development Center for Energy Sector, Russian Energy Agency |
Status as of 2 February 2021
Note: In addition to the Members listed below, the technical focal points of UN-Energy organisations will by default participate in any of the Technical Working Groups, as and where relevant.