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REGISTRATION FORM-Impact Investing 2023 EAST AFRICA FEB 2023
January 11 2023
ANNUAL AFRICA ESG /IMPACT INVESTING & SUSTAINABLE FINANCE SUMMIT-EAST AFRICA FORUM
Here is the upcoming Annual Africa ESG, Impact Investing & Sustainable Finance Summit-East Africa Forum which will be hosted on the 27-28 Feb 2023 in Nairobi | Kenya. The East Africa forum is part of our continental series of ESG summits hosted in Southern, East and Central, West and North Africa annually over the last decade. The forums offer exclusive and premium opportunities to relevant industry stakeholders to speak, partner, present, sponsor, collaborate, engage and exhibit within a custom-curated setting with local, continental and global industry players, captive audiences and unparalleled multi-media exposure.
Summit Overview
Climate change poses an existential threat to the planet as we know it and its impact cuts across all sectors and facets of humanity. The Annual Africa ESG, Impact Investing & Sustainable Finance Summit-Forums were launched in South Africa in 2015 in cognisance of these risks especially on the African continent. The Africa forums have been hosted under different banners in several South African and African cities annually bringing together local, continental and global thought leaders, experts, policy makers, institutional investors, researchers, impact investors, financial institutions, philanthropists, DFI’s, governments and the private sector to address the promotion and incorporation of ESG considerations into investment decisions, mobilise and promote the deployment of capital into Impact Investing in the continent, champion sustainable finance initiatives, and create awareness on impacts of climate change with the objective to lead the way towards promoting climate adaptation and mitigation.
The continental summit with regional forums under the new banner is in its 4th year and in 2022; we successfully hosted the 3rd Southern Africa edition in May at the Mdluli Safari lodge, Kruger National Park, South Africa bringing together over 40 international speakers, delegates from over 20 countries and 4 continents on a fully hybrid (physical and virtual setting. The summit which is part of our Africa series brings together key stakeholders in the ESG, Impact Investing, Sustainability, Green Finance and Climate change. The 2023 forums, coming in the backdrop of COP27, will address critical and necessary interventions that Governments, investors, financial intermediaries, asset owners, development and donor agencies, asset managers, regulators and policy makers, and the private sector in general will need to deploy towards achieving the UN sustainable development goals as well as to mitigate against climate related risks
The summit will also explore the role of Institutional Investors, Financial services providers, Foundations, and charities plus NPOs, regulators, asset owners and managers in impact investing across the African continent and will examine critical approaches and strategies towards climate action and social impact.
Some of the key objectives and desired outcomes of this summit include.
- To address climate related risks
- To promote sustainable finance
- To provide thought leadership through discussions, case studies and expert insights
- To explore investment opportunities within impact investing and sustainable finance in the region
- To drive impact investing within key sectors such as renewable energy, conservation, sustainable agriculture, microfinance, housing, healthcare, and education
- Promote Environmental, Social and governance uptake within investments decisions
- Mobilise capital towards sustainable development initiatives
- Promote the achievement of sustainable development goals
Some of the confirmed speakers include.
- H.E. Mrs. Giovanna Valverde Stark, Ambassador & Permanent Representative to UNEP and UN-Habitat, Embassy of Costa Rica, Nairobi, Kenya
- Somorin, Olufunso Adegbenga, Regional Principal Officer, Climate Change and Green Growth Program, African Development Bank
- Frank Mwiti, Managing Partner & Eastern Africa Markets Leader, EY-Parthenon
- Christina Nduba, Partner, Bowmans Law Firm. Kenya
- Ada Marmion, Director of Partnerships Knowledge and Impact , AECF
- Ruth Otieno, Â Field Service Engineer / Philips Women Lead Network (ERG) Technical Operations Lead, Phillips
- Adero Okudo, Founder And MD, Catalyse Capital
- Andrew Amadi, CEO, Kenya Renewable Energy Association
- Martin Edlund, CEO Malaria No More
- Prof. Bhupendra Kumar, Professor of Accounting and Finance, Debre Tabor University, Ethiopia,
- Prof. Migai Aketch, Proprietor, Prof. Migai Akech & Associates, Advocates, International Trade Law Expert
- Prof. Miriam Were  Chair, The University Council, University Of Nairobi , Co-Founder, UZIMA Foundation, Kakamega Forest Heritage Foundation
- Reshma Shah, Head Of Sustainability, Equity Bank
- Serena Li, Research Lead At WRI’s Center For Sustainable Business, World Resource Institute
- Tolulope Babajide, Gender Network Manager, FSD Africa
- Anne Kitelesi, Manager, Energy, Environment & Climate Change (EE&CC), Equity Group Foundation
- Azmeena Bhanji, Regional General Manager, Real Estate Development, PDM Holdings Limited     Â
- Charity Njoka, Lecturer /Consultant, Kenyatta University
- Christian Kingombe, Founder/ CEO IPA (UK)
- Cynthia Ikamari, Executive Board, OWSD – Kenya And Senior Lecturer, OWSD Kenya, Head, Research And Innovation, ESG Taskforce, Actuarial Society Of Kenya, Senior Lecturer – Actuarial Science, Multimedia University of Kenya
- Dr Abuobayda Shabat, Deputy Chief Executive Office & Head of The Data Science Lab, Risk Insights, South Africa
- Eric Naivasha, Associate Director, Energy, Environment & Climate Change (EE&CC), Equity Bank
- Erin Gray, Senior Economist, WRI’s Economics Center, World Resource Institute
- Fahd Al-Guthmy, Programme Manager, Wildlife Conservation Society
- Florence Wairimu ,Executive Director of The Institute of Certified Retail Professionals (ICREP)
- Fred Amonya, Infrastructure Policy (Excitation of PPP, 4IR and Climate), Lyciar, UK
- Gladys Kivati, Director, SBC Limited
- Grace Mdemu, Associate, Capital Markets, FSD Africa
- Ann Congo, Independent Consultant and Researcher
- Henry Erimodafe, CEO, Abrod
- Jael Amati, Gender Specialist, AECF
- John Kalungi, Founder /CEO, Besic Group, Kenya
- Kevin Holiday, Managing Director, Companies Creating Change C3, UAE
- Mathew Munyao, ESG Risk Consultant, Kenya Institute Of Occupational Safety And Health
- Nasra Nanda, CEO, Kenya Green Building Society
- Natasha Ezekiel, Managing Director, Rise Sustainability
- Nicholas Selby, Director Of Engineering, Renewvia
- Dr. Vincent G. Gaitho (PhD), Pro-Chancellor & Vice Chair of Council, Mount Kenya University
- Wakina Mutembei, Founder / ESG & Sustainability Consultant,ESG Whiz , Kenya
 Key Themes & Topics:
The following topics and themes will be covered plus other various and relevant sub-themes;
Day 1: ESG / Impact Investing
- Impact Investing in Africa
- Impact Investing Post Covid19
- Impact measurement
- Gender lens investing
- Circularity / Circular economy
- Impact Risk / Impact risk/return trade-offs
- Diversity, equity & Inclusion-Plus Transformation and Justice
- Policy, legal & regulatory guidelines for impact investing
- Tech for Impact
- Mission Investing
- Impact/Green washing.
- Millennials, shareholder Activism and Impact Investing
- Social entrepreneurship, poverty alleviation and job security
Day 2: Sustainable Finance in East Africa
- Sustainable / Green Finance in East Africa- A regional overview
- Developing Policy and regulatory Frameworks and taxonomies for green Finance
- The role of capital Markets in green Finance
- Blended Finance
- Investment opportunities
- Developing green project pipelines
- Incentives for sustainable finance
- Developing sustainable finance products withing the financial sector
- How the financial sector can accelerate and implement green finance initiatives
- Green bonds
Target Sectors:
The summit will focus on Impact investments and ESG in key sectors such as;
- Climate Change
- Healthcare
- Education
- Agriculture & Food Security
- Energy
- Water & Sanitation
- Sustainable Infrastructure
- Financial Services
- Housing
- Mining & Manufacturing
- Technology etc