• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Amadou Ly

Akilee S.A.

Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Amadou Ly is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Akilee S.A., a technologically based energy service company. He worked for EDF for seven years, first in R&D then with the Nuclear Engineering Division. In 2013 after 12 years in France, he returned to Senegal to embark on entrepreneurship, through the creation of engineering consulting firm integrated-Negawatt Energy Services (i-NES), which specialized in energy efficiency and renewable energy services. During that time, he also served as a consultant and eventually became a Partner at one of Senegal’s most recognized strategy and management consulting firms, Performances Group. Deeply interested in energy sector issues, Dr. LY decided to shift to innovative solutions dedicated to power utilities and their customers by creating Akilee S.A., in collaboration with the Senegalese national power utility, Senelec. Dr. LY holds an Engineer in physics degree, a Master of Research in material science, and a PhD in physics and from Grenoble INP in France.

Sessions With Amadou Ly

Tuesday, 10 March

  • 03:30pm - 04:20pm (CST) / -

    African Energy Innovation: Gaining momentum
    Geopolitics/Policy/Regulatory Digitalization Innovation & Technology

    The African continent has seen the transformative power of technological innovations, such as mobile money services, so that today the region is the global leader in their adoption and use. Africa is on the cusp of applying technology and innovation to energy sector issues, from electricity access to energy infrastructure. Considering the unique history, culture, and languages across Africa, can startups make an impact on the region’s long-term energy dynamics? Can African startups be relevant globally?

Wednesday, 11 March