History of speakers and topics covered at all meetings of the
Energy Efficiency Forum for the Commercial Sector
www.capetown.gov.za/EnergyEfficiencyForum
FORUM
DATE
SPEAKER
POSITION
ORGANISATION
TOPIC / PRESENTATION
21st EE Forum
+ Marketplace 5
16 March 2016
Sarah Rushmere
Energy Efficiency Strategist
City of Cape Town (CCT)
Welcome, EE update, resources and events updates
Wayne Fortuin
Tyrel Momberg
IDM Implementation Manager
Technical Manager
Eskom
Green Building Council
South Africa (GBCSA)
Eskom's funding programme announcement
GBCSA updates
Patricia de Lille
Executive Mayor
CCT
Keynote address on progress towards a sustainable energy
future
Andrew Janisch
Principal Engineer
CCT
City of Cape Town's requirements on 'Safe & Legal Solar PV
installation' document launch presentation
Ursula Jordaan
Skills Development Practitioner
GreenCape
Green Cape's PV training updates
Songo Didiza
Sector Manager
GreenCape
Green Cape's Energy Services and Renewable Energy 2016
market intelligence reports
Panel discussion:
PJ Rabie (Black River Park), Sumaya
Mahomed (CCT), Christian Skosan
(V&A Waterfront), Sebastien Lacour
(Energy Intelligence), Michael Vice
(Jeffares & Green), Simon Penso
(Spire), Chris Haw (Sola Future
Energy), Frank Spencer (SAPVIA),
Ryno van der Riet (CCT) &
Nonhlanhla Miya (Eskom)
FORUM
20th EE Forum
FORUM
19th EE Forum
FORUM
18th EE Forum
PV 'lessons learned' panel discussion
DATE
SPEAKER
POSITION
ORGANISATION
10 November 2015
Sarah Rushmere
Refqah Ho-Yee
Energy Efficiency Strategist
Chairperson: Western Cape
City of Cape Town (CCT)
Welcome, EE update, resources and events updates
South African Property
Welcome
Owners Association (SAPOA)
Wayne Fortuin
Sarah Ward
IDM Implementation Manager
Head: Energy and Climate
Change
Eskom
CCT
Andrew Cunninghame
Chief Director: Infrastructure and Western Cape Government: Western Cape Hospitals case study
Technical Management
Health
Colin Devenish
Richard Larmour
Operations Executive
Energy Efficiency Engineer
Cllr Johan van der Merwe
Mayoral Committee Member for CCT
Energy, Environment & Spatial
Planning
Speech, announcement of winners and plaque hand-over
DATE
SPEAKER
POSITION
ORGANISATION
TOPIC / PRESENTATION
11 August 2015
Sarah Rushmere
Energy Efficiency Strategist
City of Cape Town (CCT)
Welcome, EE update, resources and events updates
Wayne Fortuin
Sarah Ward
IDM Implementation Manager
Head: Climate and Energy Unit
Eskom
CCT
Eskom's integrated demand management update
City's electricity consumption and energy game-changer
update
Songo Didiza
Alan Walker / John During
Sector Manager
Store Development Manager /
Architect
Green Cape
Makro Store and R & L
Architects
Green Cape's 'Green Building Material' publication
Makro store case presentation and site tour
Barry Bredenkamp
Senior Portfolio Manager
South African National
Energy Development
Iinstitute (SANEDI)
12-L, Carbon Tax Incentive and Energy Performance
Certification update
Kevin Tarr-Graham
Regional Account Manager
National Business Initiative
(NBI)
Private Sector Energy Efficiency (PSEE) progress update
Remy Kloos
Member
Growthpoint Properties
Growthpoint's sustainability drive and strategies
Stephan Olderwagen
Facilities Manager
CCT
Bloemhof Electricity Services head office presentation and
site tour
DATE
SPEAKER
POSITION
ORGANISATION
TOPIC / PRESENTATION
10 March 2015
Sarah Rushmere
Energy Efficiency Strategist
City of Cape Town (CCT)
Welcome, update from the City of Cape Town, news, events
& feedback
Lodine Redelinghuys
Marketing Operations Manager
Eskom
Update from Eskom
Alderman Ian Neilson
Executive Deputy Mayor
CCT
How can the City of Cape Town and the commercial sector
work together to best address the electricity crisis?
Lance Greyling
Director: Trade & Investment
CCT
Responding to the national energy crisis: the energy gamechanger process
V&A Waterfront
University of Cape Town:
Energy Research Centre
Panel discussion:
PJ Rabie (Black River Park), Axcel
Scholle (SA Photovoltaic Industry
Association), Brian Jones (CCT),
Nonhlanhla Miya (Eskom), Maloba
Tshehla (Green Cape), Lance
Greyling (CCT), Peter Haylett (Cape
Chamber of Commerce & Industry)
FORUM
17th EE Forum
+ Awards
FORUM
16th EE Forum
TOPIC / PRESENTATION
Eskom's advisory services update
City's Electricity consummption and Energy Game-Changer
update
V&A Waterfront case study
2015 EE Forum winners selection criteria
The way forward with embedded energy
Andre Harms
Founder: Ecolution Consulting
Ecolution / Hotel Verde
Living up to green building expectations: performance,
results and lessons learned.
DATE
SPEAKER
POSITION
ORGANISATION
TOPIC / PRESENTATION
19 November 2014
Sarah Rushmere
Energy Efficiency Strategist
City of Cape Town (CCT)
Welcome
Sarah Ward
Head: Energy and Climate
Change
CCT
Update from the City of Cape Town
Lodine Redelinghuys
Marketing Operations Manager
Eskom
Update from Eskom
Vincent Truter
Cycologyst and Social
Entrepreneur
Cycology
Lets #decongest the way we think and move - a twowheeled journey into green mobility
Richard Larmour
Awards judge
Energy Research Centre
(UCT)
Award selection criteria
Cllr Johan van der Merwe
Mayoral Committee Member for CCT
Energy, Environment & Spatial
Planning
Award presentations
DATE
SPEAKER
POSITION
ORGANISATION
TOPIC / PRESENTATION
30 July 2014
Sheryl Ozinsky
ESC Manager
City of Cape Town (CCT)
Welcome
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FORUM
15th EE Forum
FORUM
14th EE Forum
+ Marketplace 4
+ Awards
FORUM
13th EE Forum
DATE
06 March 2014
Sarah Ward
Head: Energy and Climate
Change
CCT
Update from the City of Cape Town
Lodine Redelinghuys
Marketing Operations Manager
Eskom
Update from Eskom
Tracy Brownlee
Daniel Silke
ESC consultant
Political Analyst
CCT
EEF Awards 2014 and ESCo website
Political Futures Consultancy Critical issues facing SA in 2014 and beyond
Aslam Champion
Facilities Manager
Cavendish Square Shopping Winning energy efficiency strategies
EE FORUM AWARDS WINNER 2013
Centre
Matt Rich
Oliver Stotko
Ralph Thomas
Sarah Rushmere
SPEAKER
Facilities Manager
WC Accounts Manager
Consulting Engineer
Black River office park
NBI
Black River Office Park: Green Initiatives and how the PSEE
can help
POSITION
GBCSA
ORGANISATION
Portside and the 100% lighting challenge
My Green Home
TOPIC / PRESENTATION
Sheryl Ozinsky
Sheryl Ozinsky
ESC Manager
ESC Manager
City of Cape Town (CCT)
CCT
Welcome
We Love Cape Town campaign and Earth Hour City
Challenge
Sarah Ward
Head: Energy and Climate
Change
CCT
News from the City of Cape Town
Riyaad Omer
Denis van Es
Megan Euston-Brown
Valerie Geen
Senior DSM Advisor
Eskom
Carbon Energy Africa
Sustainable Energy Africa
National Business Initiative
News from Eskom
A simple guide to HVAC and lighting efficiency in
commercial buildings
ESC consultant
SANEDI
CCT
Washtub Laundry Services
12L EE Tax Incentives
What's On
Case Study
EE FORUM AWARDS WINNER 2014
Hotel General Manager
Chief Engineer
POSITION
Radisson Blu Waterfront
Radisson Blu Waterfront
ORGANISATION
Case Study
DATE
Debra Sivertsen
Allan Peterson
SPEAKER
26 November 2013
MC
DATE
05 September 2013
FORUM
10th EE Forum
TOPIC / PRESENTATION
Welcome
Michael Smith
HoD: Infrastructure and Security
Allan Gray
No.1 Silo at the V&A Waterfront
EE FORUM AWARDS WINNER 2014
Cllr Xanthea Limberg
Chairperson: Economic,
Environmental and Spatial
Planning Committee
City of Cape Town (CCT)
Presentation to 2013 EE Forum Awards winners and videos
Lodine Redelinghuys
Marketing Operations Manager
Eskom
Cape Town Leading by Example
Sarah Ward
Head: Energy & Climate Change CCT
Cape Town Leading by Example
MC and exhibitors
SPEAKER
POSITION
Marketplace briefing
TOPIC / PRESENTATION
Sheryl Ozinsky
Sarah Ward
ESC Manager
City of Cape Town (CCT)
Head: Energy & Climate Change CCT
Welcome and closing
News from the City of Cape Town
Lodine Redelinghuys
Marketing Operations Manager
Eskom
News from Eskom
Tracy Brownlee
Lodine Redelinghuys
ESC Consultant
Marketing Operations Manager
CCT
Eskom
Roadmap to energy efficiency
Roadmap to energy efficiency
Steadfast Greening
CCT
Project 90 by 2030
SMART Office Toolkit
Events diary for the next 3 months
SMART Electricity Planning
ORGANISATION
ESC Consultant
Programme Manager: Policy &
Research
Sheryl Ozinsky
Sumaya Mahomed & Peet Botha
ESC Manager
CCT
Professional Officer: Monitoring CCT
(Energy & Climate Change) &
Senior Professional Officer
(Specialised Technical Services)
Cape Town Energy Efficiency Forum Awards 2013
Case Study: City of Cape Town Buildings Retrofit Programme
Chris Godinir
General Manager
Case Study: Peninsula All-Suite Hotel
EE FORUM AWARDS WINNER 2013
André Harms
Founder & Principal Sustainability Ecolution Consulting
Engineer
Case Study: Hotel Verde
EE FORUM AWARDS WINNER 2013
TOPIC / PRESENTATION
Peninsula All-Suite Hotel
DATE
SPEAKER
POSITION
18 April 2013
Sheryl Ozinsky
Donovan Leeuwendaal
ESC Manager
City of Cape Town (CCT)
Financial and Commercial
CCT
Manager, Electricity Department
Welcome and Closing
City Electricity Tariff Increases
Sarah Ward
Head: Energy & Climate Change CCT
Where to with the EE Forum?
Rob Kane
CEO
Vunani Property Investment How we did it: Local Case Studies
EE FORUM AWARDS WINNER 2012
Fund (14 Loop Street)
Colin Devenish
Executive Manager: Services
and Security
Head of the Good Business
Journey, Sustainability
Programme
V&A Waterfront
Valerie Geen
Director: Climate and Energy
Unit
National Business Initiative
Andrew Flemming
Wayne Fortuin
Senior Researcher
Manager: Integrated Demand
Management Implementation
for W. Cape and N. Cape
Cape Town Partnership
Eskom
Taking advantage of incentives
DATE
SPEAKER
POSITION
ORGANISATION
TOPIC / PRESENTATION
29 November 2012
Sheryl Ozinsky
ESC Manager
City of Cape Town (CCT)
Welcome
Andrew Borraine
Ald. Belinda Walker
CEO
CT Partnership
Mayoral Committee Member for CCT
Economic, Environmental and
Spatial Planning
One Cape 2040: The Economic vision for CT
City's vision for the awards
Sarah Ward
Head: Energy & Climate Change CCT
CCT leading by example
DATE
SPEAKER
POSITION
TOPIC / PRESENTATION
31 August 2012
Sarah Ward
Head: Energy & Climate Change City of Cape Town (CCT)
Justin Smith
FORUM
11th EE Forum
+ Marketplace 3
+ Awards
Introducing the Private Sector Energy Efficiency (PSEE)
Project
Barry Bredenkamp
Tracy Brownlee
Shameem Kumandan
Grace Stead
Tracy Brownlee
Robert Fischer
FORUM
12th EE Forum
Head of Energy
ORGANISATION
Woolworths
ORGANISATION
Page 2 of 4
V&A Waterfront saves R5.6m on annual electricity bill
EE FORUM AWARDS WINNER 2012
The Energy-Water Nexus: Managing the Links between
Energy and Water for a Sustainable Future
National Business Initiative – Update on the Energy Efficiency
Leadership Network
CCT Electricity Consumption figures
Last updated: 14/04/2016
Joseph Daron
Researcher
CSAG
Using climate model simulations to guide insurance
decisions in a changing climate
Onno Huyser
Senior Manager
WWF
Insurance in a climate of change
Jon Duncan
ESG Analyst
Old Mutual
Responsible investment
Ray Ann Sedra
Head: Sustainability
Santam
Santam’s sustainable insurance journey
Ralph Hamman
Research Director
UCT GSB
Business contribution to climate change governance
Lodine Redelinghuis
Marketing Operations Manager
Eskom
Eskom IDM small scale renewable energy
C&EA
Update: City of Cape Town electricity customer Eskom
EEDSM programme opportunity screening
ORGANISATION
TOPIC / PRESENTATION
Denis Van Es
FORUM
9th EE Forum
DATE
SPEAKER
POSITION
01 March 2012
Sarah Ward
Head: Energy & Climate Change City of Cape Town (CCT)
CCT Electricity consumption figures
Gary Ross
Principal Technician: Electricity
Services
CCT
City electricity tariff increases: What you can expect from
the new tariffs
Sumaya Mahomed
E&CC Unit Engineer
CCT
Brief overview of the Division of Revenue Act (DoRA) and
Energy Efficiency Demand Side Management (EEDSM)
programme
Gideon Brand
Head: LUMS
CCT
City Resource Efficient Development Policy
Peter Henshal Howard
Head: Building Development
Management
CCT
National Building Regulations Part XA
Lodine Redelinghuis
Marketing Operations Manager
Eskom
Eskom energy efficiency offerings
Justin Smith
Head: Sustainability
Woolworths
Woolworths: the Palmyra Junction Green Store
EE FORUM AWARDS WINNER 2013
Rob Fiander
Chief Engineer
Mount Nelson Hotel
Mount Nelson Hotel: Oasis heat pump project
Vivienne Walsh
E&CC Unit Engineer
CCT
City of Cape Town: Buildings Energy Efficiency Management
Eskom and CCT
FORUM
8th EE Forum
+ Marketplace 2
FORUM
7th EE Forum
Update: The City will help you in accessing the Eskom energy
efficiency offerings
DATE
SPEAKER
POSITION
10 November 2011
Sarah Ward
Head: Energy & Climate Change City of Cape Town (CCT)
CCT Electricity consumption figures
ESC Manager
CCT
DATE
Sheryl Ozinsky
ESCOs
SPEAKER
POSITION
ORGANISATION
Climate Change and Sustainability in SA
Presentation: Product Description
TOPIC / PRESENTATION
01 August 2011
ORGANISATION
Sarah Rushmere
Andrew Janisch
City of Cape Town (CCT)
SEA
Opening and Closing
New website for Cape Town Energy Service Companies
(ESCOs)
Hendrik Liebenberg
Zenprop
Case Study: Thibault Square Thibault Square: Zenprop finds a
way to save in a multi-tenanted building
Eskom
Case Study: Eskom cuts its own costs at Brackenfell complex
WSP
Focus on Green Leasing (Mini-workshop): A new way of
addressing the cost-benefit issue between owners and
tenants?
Riyaad Omar
Senior Energy Advisor: DSM
Eric Noir
Panel discussion:
Andre Fereirra (IPD), Chris Davy (Old
Mutual), Eric Noir (WSP/Green By
Design), Lodine Redelinghuis
(Eskom), Manfred Braune (GBCSA),
Paul Kollenberg (Growthpoint)
FORUM
6th EE Forum
FORUM
5th EE Forum
+ Marketplace 1
FORUM
4th EE Forum
DATE
SPEAKER
29 March 2011
Andrew Janisch
Green Leasing
POSITION
TOPIC / PRESENTATION
SEA
Looking into the Energy Future for Cape Town
Principal Technician: Electricity
Services
City of Cape Town (CCT)
Understanding the City of Cape Town’s electricity tariff
increases. What does it mean for you?
Lodine Redelinghuis
Marketing Operations Manager
Eskom
Update on financial instruments offered by Eskom
Gerschwynn Mckuur
National Industrial Energy
New ISO standards and the national Industrial Energy
Efficient Programme (NIEEP) Efficiency project
Wouter Roggen
Sarah Rushmere
CCT
CCT
Case Study: Retrofit of City of Cape Town buildings
Update on policy direction, resources, forthcoming training
and events etc.
ORGANISATION
TOPIC / PRESENTATION
DATE
SPEAKER
POSITION
01 December 2010
Sarah Ward
Head: Energy & Climate Change City of Cape Town (CCT)
Importance of electricity consumption
Brian Jones
Head: Green Energy
CCT
Case Study: Electricity Department's consumer reduction
DATE
SPEAKER
POSITION
ORGANISATION
TOPIC / PRESENTATION
14 September 2010
Sheryl Ozinsky
Energy Savings Campaign (ESC) City of Cape Town (CCT)
Manager
Opening and Closing Presentation
Sarah Ward
Head: Energy and Climate
Change
CCT
Case Study: what the CCT is doing about E&CC
Aurecon
GBCSA
Eskom
Case Study: Aurecon's Green Star Accreditation
GBCSA's tool for rating existing buildings
Eskom's Standard Offer subsidy mechanism
Energy Cybernetics
UCT
Cybernetics Energy Barometer
Impact of comparative consumption info supplied to
electricity consumers
ORGANISATION
TOPIC / PRESENTATION
Technical Executive
Marketing Operations Manager
Prof LJ Grobler
Grant Smith
FORUM
2nd EE Forum
Official launch
ORGANISATION
Gary Ross
Pieter Grabe
Manfred Braune
Lodine Redelinghuys
FORUM
3rd EE Forum
TOPIC / PRESENTATION
DATE
SPEAKER
POSITION
09 March 2010
Sarah Rushmere
Head: Energy & Climate Change City of Cape Town (CCT:
ERMD)
Opening and Closing presentations
Mike Rossouw
Chair
South African National
Electricity Response Team
Energy Insecurity
Rob Kane
CEO
Vunani Properties
Case Study: Greening and grooming 14 Loop Street
EE FORUM AWARDS WINNER 2012
Gary Ross
Principal Technician: Electricity
services
City of Cape Town (CCT)
The City and Eskom's required tariff increase
DATE
SPEAKER
POSITION
ORGANISATION
TOPIC / PRESENTATION
21 October 2009
Sarah Rushmere
City of Cape Town:
Environmental Resource
Management Dept. (CCT:
ERMD)
Opening and Closing presentations
V&A Waterfront
Case Study: V&A Waterfront Savings strategy
EE FORUM AWARDS WINNER 2012
Colin Devenish
Executive Manager: Services
and Security
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FORUM
1st EE Forum
Meeting
Chris Davey
Regional Technical Manager
Old Mutual Property
Investments
HVAC controls as a tool in energy management
Valerie Geen
Director: Climate and Energy
National Business Initiative
NBI's EE Accord
TOPIC / PRESENTATION
DATE
SPEAKER
POSITION
ORGANISATION
03 September 2009
Douw De Kock
Head: EE Committee
South African Property
Challenges facing South African electricity users
Owners Association (SAPOA)
Willliam Cass
Alex Kuzma
Head: Engineering Services
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FirstRand
Woolworths
Case Study: First Rand Saving Strategy
Case Study: Woolworths Saving Strategy
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