GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2023 | Green Climate Fund | 3 September 2023 | Mövenpick Residences Nairobi, Mkungu Close, Off Parklands Rd, Nairobi, Kenya

A flagship event that gathers global leaders from the private and public sectors to accelerate private finance for climate action in developing countries.

Why Attend?

Engage with Top-Level National Leaders and Innovators in Climate Action.

Collaborate with Business Leaders, Investors, and Policymakers to Identify New Approaches in Climate Action.

Learn About the Transformative Impact of Gcf’s Private Sector Support, Highlighting the Role of Direct Access Entities, Local Financial Institutions, and Sm Es.

Amplify the Voices of Local Private Sector Leaders and Accelerate Climate Investment in Developing Countries.

Uncover Success Factors of Private Sector-Driven Initiatives to Enhance the Climate Resilience of Vulnerable People, Communities, and Ecosystems.

Examine Early Results from Gcf's Work in Greening the Financial Sector and Discuss Opportunities for Further Innovation.

Discover Successful Climate Technology and Business Model Innovations Driving Climate Action in Developing Countries.

2023 Speakers

Mafalda Duarte
Executive Director, GCF

Alexia Latortue
Assistant Secretary for International Trade and Development, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Jacqueline Novogratz
Founder & CEO, Acumen

Sophie Mbugua
Environmental Journalist

Syed Jafar Raza Rizvi
Group Head Investment, International and Transaction Banking, JS Bank Limited

Anita Marangoly George
Co-Founder, Edhina Capital

Tamer El-Raghy
Managing Director, Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund (ARAF)

Brian Lukera Wambani
Investment Director and Director, East Africa, Camco

Diana Chepng’eno
Africa & Middle East Coordinator, Vulnerable Twenty Group of Ministers of Finance (V20) Sustainable Insurance Facility, UNEP FI

Cynthia Mbaru
Director, Corporate Finance, Dyer & Blair Investment Bank

Olukayode Pitan
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Bank of Industry Ltd

Daniel Farchy
Climate Investment Manager - Nature & Ecosystems, GCF

Dorothy Maseke
Africa Lead - Nature Finance & TNFD, FSD Africa

Katherine Stodulka
Partner, Systemiq & Chair of the Blended Finance Taskforce

Mary Njuguna
Principal Specialist, Capital Markets, Financial Sector Deepening Africa (FSDA)

Aakif Merchant
Associate Director, Convergence Blended Finance

Alexander Hogeveen Rutter
Private Sector Specialist, International Solar Alliance

Gillian Caldwell
Chief Climate Officer and Deputy Assistant Administrator, USAID

Harry Boyd-Carpenter
Managing Director, Climate Strategy and Delivery, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Alloysius Attah
CEO & Co-founder, Farmerline Group

Raphaël Dumont
Director of Acceleration & Seed Funding, I&P

Rajeev Mahajan
Manager (Head) – Climate Resilient Infrastructure, Private Sector Facility, GCF

Harold K. Mogale
Climate Finance Specialist, Development Bank of Southern Africa

Samir Ibrahim
Founder and CEO, SunCulture

Elia Timotheo
CEO, EA Foods

Amar Inamdar
Managing Director of the KawiSafi Fund, Acumen Fund

Kavita Sinha
Director of the Private Sector Facility, GCF

Rogelio De los Santos
Founding Managing Partner, Dalus Capital

Zhengzheng Qu
Programme Manager, UNEP

Euan Low
Climate Sector Lead, Energy, Transport & Industry Sectors, Division of Mitigation & Adaptation, GCF

Karin Isaksson
Managing Director, Nordic Development Fund

Mercyline Njoroge
Senior Investment Officer, PROPARCO Regional Office for East Africa

Laís Braido
Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Solinftec

Milton Lore
Head of Partnerships, Open Capital

Jacqueline Musiitwa
Senior Climate Finance Advisor, USAID

Lyndsay Holley Handler
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Delta40 Venture Studio

Claudia Dobles Camargo
Research Scholar, MIT/ The Leventhal Center for Advanced Urbanism

Vincent Chin Sze Heong
Global Vice Chair, Public Sector Practice Managing Director and Senior Partner, The Boston Consulting Group

Anjali Bansal
Founding Partner, Avaana Sustainability Fund

Ayaka Fujiwara
Climate Investment Specialist, Private Sector Facility, GCF

Elie Aloko
Vice President, Head of Business Development and Fundraising, AFC

Lilian Macharia
Director of Portfolio Management, GCF

Georges Ernest Sander
Climate Investment Specialist, GCF

Mahesh Punia
Head of Advisory & Geo-Economist, Andersen

Remilekun Soyannwo
Managing Director / CEO, Shell Nigeria Closed Pension Fund Administrator Ltd (SNCPFA)

Timothy Breitbarth
Investment Operations Manager, GCF

Tariye Gbadegesin
CEO, ARM Harith Infrastructure Fund Managers

Ellie Turner
Deputy Agriculture Lead, 60 Decibels

Judith Odhiambo
Corporate and Regulatory Affairs , Kenya Commercial Bank Group (KCB)

Nestan Devidze
Climate Investment Officer, GCF

Timothy Afful-Koomson
Regional Director, GFANZ Africa

Bruce Woo
Managing Director, Head of EMEA, Shinhan Bank

Alain Ebobissé
CEO, Africa 50

David Thompson
Head of Power Africa, USAID

Abdulmajid Mussa Nsekela
Group CEO & Managing Director, CRDB Bank Plc

Sagarika Chatterjee
Department Director, Climate Finance, UN Climate Change High-Level Champions

Soji Omisore
Deputy Director of the Private Sector Facility, GCF

Daniel Schroth
Director Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Department, AfDB

Mahmoud Mohieldin
UN Climate Change High Level Champion for COP27, Chair of GFANZ Africa Advisory Board and Facilitator of GCF Second Replenishment

Rita Babihuga-Nsanze
Chief Economist, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)

Patrick Dupoux
Senior Managing Director & Partner and Head of BCG Africa

Nonhlanhla Zindela
Deputy Director and Head of Country Programming, GCF

Ariesta Ningrum
Manager, Technology Sub-Division, UNFCCC

Mahamat Abakar Assouyouti
Senior Climate Change Specialist, AF

Rajiv Garg
Director a.i., CTCN

Sara Traerup
Head, Technology – Transitions and System Innovation, UNFCCC

David Damberger
Managing Director - Mobility, M-KOPA

Joseph Nganga
CEO, Africa Climate Summit