UNEP FI Regional Roundtable Africa and Middle East 2023 | United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) | 13 June 2023 | Windhoek Country Club Resort, B1 Western Bypass, Windhoek, Namibia

This event, co-organised with NamibRe, will convene UNEP FI member banks and insurers, policymakers, civil society, and academia to discuss sustainable finance trends, challenges, and solutions in Africa and Middle East.

Speakers and participants will have the opportunity to network and explore topics such as regulations and their effects on sustainable finance, climate mitigation, and adaptation action, financial health and inclusion, sustainable insurance, nature-related risks, existing projects and partnerships in the regions, and much more.

2023 Speakers

Abimbola Agbejule
Head, Corporate Sustainability, Wema Bank

Walid Ali
General Manager, Sustainability Department, Central Bank of Egypt

Alice Anders
Implementation Coordinator, Banking and Climate

David Ashiagbor
Chief Financial Sector Strategy Officer, African Development Bank Group

Nuran Atef
Regional Coordinator, Africa & Middle East

Butch Bacani
Insurance Lead

Tassius Chigariro
Group Chief Executive Officer, Old Mutual Namibia

Graham Ching’ambu
Regional Fund Manager, SADC Water Fund, DBSA

Ange Chitate
Chief Operating Officer, African Risk Capacity

Hauke Dahl
Scaling Lead, East and Southern Africa, International Water Management Institute

Munyaradzi Daka
Technical Manager, Agro Consortium (AIC)

George Fedha
Country Director and Representative, World Food Programme, Namibia

Dennis Fritsch
Associate Nature Lead

Louise Gardiner
Africa and Working Groups Coordinator, Sustainable Banking and Finance Network

Ali Haider
Senior Climate Finance Specialist, Global Center on Adaptation

Dylan Hauser
Africa Regional Lead and Netherlands Coordinator, Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF)

Louise Heaps
Head of Sustainable Blue Economy, WWF

Roland Hunter
Senior Sourcing Manager Africa, Nature-based Solutions, South Pole

Patty Karuaihe-Martin
Managing Director, NamibRe (Namibia)

Sarah Kemmitt
Lead Secretariat, Net-Zero Banking Alliance

Jack Kimani
CEO, The Climate Action Platform, Africa (CAP-A)

Stéphane Lebon
Sustainability Manager, MCB Group

Peggy Lefort
Pollution & Circular Economy Lead

Philip Lopokoiyit
CEO, ICEA LION Holdings and ICEA LION General Insurance

Mbombo Luhembe
Group Head Of Sustainability Analytics, Absa Group

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

Andrew Mashanda
Chief Executive, Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited

Kelvin Massingham
Director, Risk and Resilience FSD Africa

Tosin Mfon
Head, External Relations & Sustainability, Bank of Industry

James Mnyupe
Presidential Economic Advisor, Government of The Republic of Namibia

Punki Modise
Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer, Absa Group

Kasonde Mulenga
Programme Manager, Transforming Investments in African Rainfed Agriculture, Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)

Naomi Munyi
General Manager, ICEA Lion Group

Romeo Nel
Special Advisor to the Governors, Bank of Namibia

Olamide Oladele
Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility Practitioner, Wema Bank

Mo' Omamegbe
Director and Head of Strategy, Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria

Saphira Surina Patel
Climate Change Manager, British International Investment

Dipeeka Seeruttun Ramgolam
Sustainability Reporting Coordinator, MCB Group

Harald Schütt
Founder, REIAoN, and MD Amusha Solar Namibia, and Hungileni Investment

Boitumelo Sethlatswe
Head of Societal Impact, Group Corporate Citizenship at Standard Bank Group

Reshma Shah
Group Director, Sustainability, Equity Group Holdings

Paul Smith
Senior Consultant, Climate

Caroline Wakesho Sonje
ESG Specialist, ICEA Lion

John Steytler
Project Leader, Sustainable Development Goals Initiative, GIZ Namibia

Mia Thom
Technical Director, Cenfri, Microinsurance Network

Nangula Nelulu Uaandja
CEO & Chairperson, Namibia Investment Promotion & Development Board (NIPDB)

Monday Utomwen
Chief Risk Officer, WAICA Reinsurance Corporation

Davinah Milenge Uwella
Principal Program Coordinator, Climate Change and Green Growth Department, African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

Liesel van Ast
Membership and Regional Co-ordination Manager

Omobolanle Victor-Laniyan
Head of Sustainability, Access Bank, Nigeria

Nico E. Willemse
Project Review & Development Specialist

2023 Sponsors

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Access
• FSD Africa
• Standard Bank
• Bank of Industry
• ICEA Lion Group