Time Sessions – Day 1
9:00 Welcome remarks
- Liesel van Ast, Deputy Head, UNEP FI
9:10 Opening keynote
9:20 Keynote address
- Rose Mwebaza, Director, Africa, UN Environment Programme
9:30 Panel: Transforming the real economy for a sustainable future
- Anne Juuko, CEO, Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited
- Patty Karuaihe-Martin, Managing Director, NamibRe
- Liesel van Ast, Deputy Head, UNEP FI
10:30 Break
11:00 High level dialogue: Making credible climate commitments count – the road to COP28
- Randa Mounir Africa and Middle East Engagement Lead, UNFCCC Climate Champions Team
- Sarah Kemmitt, Head of Net-Zero Banking Alliance, UNEP FI
11:40 Panel: Regulatory developments promoting sustainable finance in Africa and Middle East
- Louise Gardiner, Sustainable Banking Network Africa Coordinator, IFC
- Nuran Atef, Regional Coordinator for Africa and Middle East, UNEP FI
- More to be announced…
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Panel: Climate adaptation in Africa and Middle East: The finance journey
- Ali Haider, Senior Climate Finance Specialist, Global Center on Adaptation
- Dipeeka Rangolam, Sustainability Reporting Coordinator, MCB Group
- James Mnyupe, Presidential Economic Advisor – Government of The Republic of Namibia
- Paul Smith, Senior Consultant, Climate Change, UNEP FI
Parallel sessions (Room 1)Parallel sessions (Room 2)
14:30 Advancing sustainability in banking through the Principles for Responsible Banking
- Alice Anders, Implementation Coordinator Banking and Climate, UNEP FI
- More to be announced…
Tackling loss and damage through innovative insurance facilities
- Patty Karuaihe-Martin, Managing Director, NamibRe
- Kelvin Massingham, Director of Risk and Resilience, FSD Africa
- Butch Bacani, Principles for Sustainable Insurance Lead, UNEP FI
15:20 Break
15:50 Addressing water risks and management through finance
- Graham Ching’ambu, Regional Fund Manager, SADC Water Fund at Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
- Dr Anton Earle, Director, Africa Regional Center, SIWI
- Peggy Lefort, Pollution & Circular Economy Lead, UNEP FI
Launch: White paper on nature positive insurance
- Dennis Fritsch, Associate Nature Lead, UNEP FI
- Butch Bacani, Principles for Sustainable Insurance Lead, UNEP FI
- More to be announced…
16:40 Finance solutions for nature and biodiversity risks
- Lina Osman, Regional Head, Sustainable Finance, West at Standard Chartered
- Louise Heaps, Head of Sustainable Blue Economy, WWF
- Dennis Fritsch, Associate Nature Lead, UNEP FI
ESG risk management and insurance underwriting
- Monday Utomwen, Chief Risk Officer, Waica Re
- Butch Bacani, Principles for Sustainable Insurance Lead, UNEP FI
- More to be announced…
17:30 End of Day 1
Time Sessions – Day 2
9:00 Opening remarks
- Patty Karuaihe-Martin, Managing Director, NamibRe
9:10 Keynote address
9:20 Panel: The role of finance in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
- Ange Chitate, Chief Operating Officer, African Risk Capacity
- More to be announced…
10:20 High-level dialogue: Financing resilient food and water systems in Africa and Middle East
- Peggy Lefort, Pollution & Circular Economy Lead, UNEP FI
- More to be announced…
10:50 Break
11:20 Panel: Scaling up sustainable finance: African Financial Alliance on Climate Change
- Nuran Atef, Regional Coordinator for Africa and Middle East, UNEP FI
- More to be announced…
12:20 Lunch
13:20 Panel: Climate mitigation in Africa and Middle East: The finance journey
14:20 Addressing environmental concerns through Islamic Finance
- More to be announced…
- Paul Smith, Senior Consultant, Climate Change, UNEP FI
Advancing a circular economy in Sub-Saharan Africa
- More to be announced…
- Peggy Lefort, Pollution & Circular Economy Lead, UNEP FI
15:10 Intersections between climate and nature: insights into TCFD and TNFD frameworks
- More to be announced…
- Dennis Fritsch, Associate Nature Lead, UNEP FI
Embedding the Just Transition in the finance industry
- Stephane Lebon, Sustainability Manager, MCB Group
16:00 Break
16:30 Panel: Next steps to promoting sustainable finance in AME: Projects and partnerships
- Ali Haider, Senior Climate Finance Specialist, Global Center on Adaptation
- More to be announced…
17:20 Closing Remarks
17:30 End of Day 2
