“As we continuously strive to promote development and integration of African power systems through the interconnection of networks, we also ensure that the pooling of energy resources is a win-win approach for the entire market. We are therefore pleased to partner with RES: West in Senegal which will provide a vital platform in bringing together African power utilities and stakeholders to making power more accessible, affordable and reliable for the African peoples” 
- Abel Didier Tella, Director General, APUA

In addition to Abel Didier Tella, speakers confirmed include:

• H.E. Honourable Bachir Ismael Ouedraogo, Minister of Energy, Burkina Faso
• H.E. Hon. Boubacar Mbodji, Special Adviser to the President, Energy and Environment, Presidency of the Republic of Senegal
• Papa Mademba Biteye, CEO, SENELEC
• Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa, Chief Executive Officer, Volta River Authority (VRA)
• Ahmadou Bakayoko, Director General, Compagnie Ivoirienne de l'Electricité (CIE)
• Baba Ahmed Coulibaly, Director General, SONABEL
• Alpha Robinson, Managing Director, Gambia National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC)
• Mustapha Zakaria-Cisse, Director Energy Trading, Electricity Company Ghana (ECG)
• Molly A. Glenn, Resident Country Director Senegal, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)
• Josh Egba, West Africa Country Representative, U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)
• Yusuf H. Abubakar, Chairman, Kaduna Electric Company
• Djiby Ndiaye, Director General, Agence Nationale pour les Energies Renouvelables (ANER)

Official endorsing partners of the Summit include APUA, ANER, SENELEC, REA alongside Strategic Partners Fieldstone Africa and DLA Piper.