UNEP Finance Initiative Regional Roundtable in Africa and Middle East 2019 | United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) | 10 April 2019 | The Nile Ritz-Carlton, 1113 Corniche El Nil, Ismailia, Qasr an Nile, Cairo Governorate 11221, Egypt
Venue
The Nile Ritz-Carlton
The Nile Ritz-Carlton, 1113 Corniche El Nil, Ismailia, Qasr an Nile, Cairo Governorate 11221, Egypt
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| Event Date |
Wed Apr 10 EET - Thu Apr 11 EET (over 5 years ago)
In your timezone (EST): Wed Apr 10 2:00am - Thu Apr 11 11:00am |
| Location |
The Nile Ritz-Carlton
1113 Corniche El Nil, Ismailia, Qasr an Nile, Cairo Governorate 11221, Egypt |
| Region | EMEA |
Details
The biennial Regional Roundtable will bring together UNEP FI members and sustainable finance practitioners for two days of insights into advances in sustainable finance. The event will provide insight into key developments such as the benefits of sustainable finance integration in national economies in Africa and Middle East, uptake and implementation of the Principles for Responsible Banking, positive impact measurement and growth, delivering resilient infrastructure with insurers and investors, climate related disclosures, natural capital stress testing as well as social impact and inclusion.
Speakers
2019 Speakers
Amro Abouesh
Chairman, CEO & Co-Founder, Tanmeyah
Butch Bacani
Programme Leader at UN Environment’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative
Toussaint Badolo
Deputy Director of Enterprises and Financial Institutions, West African Development Bank (BOAD)
David Barker
Senior Manager-Banking and Insurance, Financial Services Regulatory Authority, Abu Dhabi Global Market
Juliette Biao
Director, Africa Office, UN Environment
Craig Davies
Head, Climate Resilience Investments Energy Efficiency & Climate Change Team, EBRD
Wendy Dobson
Head, Group Policy, Advocacy, and Sustainability, Standard Bank
Noha El-Mikawy
Director of Middle East and Africa, Ford Foundation
Sherif Elwy
CEO, Arab African International Bank
Remco Fischer
Climate Lead, UNEP FI
Jared Getenga
CEO, CIS Kenya
Khaldoun Hajaj
Head of Public Affairs and Sustainability for Africa and Middle East, Standard Chartered
Stuart Hutton
Chief Investment Officer, Simply Ethical
Dr. Dalia Abd El Kader
Director of Marketing and Communications, Arab Africa International Bank
Kishan Khoday
Climate Change Team Leader, Arab Region, UNDP
Heather Linton
Senior Environmental and social Risk Manager, FirstRand
Will Martindale
Director of Policy and Research at PRI
Dorothy Maseke
Group Head of Risk and Compliance, ICEA LION Group
Simon Messenger
Director, 2degrees Investing Initiative
Puleng Ndjwili-Potele
Banking Project Coordinator, UNEP FI
Ghizlaine Nourlil
Sustainable Finance Manager, BMCE
Dr Mohammed Omran
Executive Chairman, Financial Regulatory Authority Egypt
Wole Oshin
Managing Director, Custodian Investment Plc
Nehru Pillay
General Manager – Research and Intelligence, Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa
Judith Sidi Odhiambo
Head of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs, KCB Bank
Eric Usher
Head, UNEP Finance Initiative
Bennie van Rooy
CEO (Acting), Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa
Omobolanle Victor-Laniyan
Head of Sustainability, Access Bank
Sponsors & Partners
2019 Sponsors
PLATINUM:
• CIB
GOLD:
• Arab African Internation Bank
• Standard Bank
PARTNER:
• United Global Impact