Enhancing Global South Capacity to Address Climate Emergencies

Dr. Rose M. Mutiso is the Founder and Executive Director of the African Tech Futures Lab (ATFL), an African-led institute focused on emerging technologies in energy, climate, and digital systems. Previously, she was the Research Director at the Energy for Growth Hub, leading work on energy transitions and emerging energy technologies in Africa and other energy-poor regions. She also served as a Senior Fellow in the U.S. Department of Energy, where she co-led DOE’s engagement on the technology and policy dimensions of energy access in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Prior to this, she served as an Energy and Innovation Policy Fellow in the office of U.S. Senator Christopher A. Coons, co-authoring several pieces of legislation that were signed into law by President Barack Obama. She is also the co-founder and former CEO of the Nairobi-based nonprofit Mawazo (“Ideas”) Institute, which provides doctoral research funding and professional development support to early-career African women scientists.

Rose holds a BA and BE in Engineering Sciences from Dartmouth College and a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Her TED talks on African energy and climate futures have been viewed over 3.6 million times, and she is a contributor on these issues across major media platforms. She writes Kibao, a Substack focused on energy, climate, tech, and Africa. Learn more at www.rosemutiso.com.