Johannesburg | Nairobi, January 24, 2025: The speakers and dates for the much anticipated Africa Sustainability summit have now been confirmed. Dubbed the 5th Annual Africa ESG, Impact Investing and Sustainable Finance Summit and Expo 2025 the summit will be hosted on the 27-28 Feb 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa. The summit which is the leading ecosystem on the continent at the intersection of Sustainable Development, Climate Change, ESG, Impact Investing and Sustainable Finance is Africa’s most comprehensive and diverse forum addressing critical interventions and solutions necessary in achieving sustainable development on the continent.
Hosted annually across Africa, the 2-day summit and expo will bring together key sustainability stakeholders, experts, academics, goverments, development finance institutions, reserachers and thought leaders drawn from Southern Africa, the African continent and beyond.
Speaking during the announcement, the convener and host of this continental showpiece Mr Steve Munyao on behalf of the organising committee said, “As part of the Africa series, we will also have the forum hosted in Southern, Eastern, West and North Africa in 2025” He further called upon key stakeholders to participate saying, “Iam keen to engage with you key stakeholders and explore potential opportunities to partner, collaborate and engage towards shared outcomes, leveraging on the forums key stakeholders, footprint, networks, partners and audiences”. He further emphasized the need to be cognisant of the risks presented by climate change and noted that, ” climate change presents a dire and existential threat to the planet and organisations, companies and economies world wide need to address climate risks as a matter of urgency”
The summit has attracted over 60 local and international speakers and some of the confirmed speakers include, Ernst Muller, Director, Environment, Social and Governance (EMEA), Herbert Smith Freehills South Africa LLP, Keith Kibirango, TISFD Engagement Lead for Africa, The Taskforce on Inequality and Social-Related Financial Disclosures, Dr. Koketso Rakhudu: Chief/Traditional Leadership, Royal Bafokeng Nation, Tsitsing, North West Province, Nicole Martens, Head of Impact Investing Research, Krutham, Sayuri Modliar: ESG Director, WIOCC-Open access data centers Janine Osborne: Chief Executive Officer, Sustainable Seas Trust, Chris Wild, Executive Director of Food & Trees for Africa, Food and Trees Africa.
Others include, Sam Gqomo, Founder Womandla Global Network and President Womandla Foundation, Raciel Castillo, Founder, RC Technologies (USA), Kea Sape: Associate Principal- JSE Debt Sponsor Executive, Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking , Dr. Collin G joseph, Associate Professor-Industrial Chemistry, University of Malaysia, Sabah, Malaysia, Johnson Kilangi: Founder And Chief Executive Officer, Miundo Misingi Hub, Kenya, Dr. Fred Amonya, Complex systems and public investment policy, University of Birmingham, UK, Aurelie Kalenga, Branch Manager, Food and Trees AFRICA / The Climate Reality Project, Richard Pfaff, Managing Direct, Spectrum Sustainability and ESG, Sarah Slabbert, Consultant, Frost & Sullivan, Andy Du Plessis, Managing Director, FoodForwardSA.
Additional experts and thought leeaders unveiled included, Robyn Hills, Head of Programmes, Food and Trees AFRICA, Breyten, CEO, KT 1,5 Environment, David Rajak, Executive Director, Kendall IP, Kevin James, Chief Executive Officer, GCX, Dionne Kerr-Marherbe, Chief Executive Officer, Siyakha Consulting, Sentle Nell, Managing Director , Etsahale, Gerrit Davids, Lead Advisor, Taranisco Advisory, Keith Roman: Zero Waste association of south Africa (ZWASA) and many more
The organising committe will unveil additional speakers, partners and sponsors on the 31st January 2025 in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
For more information contact
Imani Makau
Africa ESG Forums } south Africa | kenya | Nigeria | Mauritius
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