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WELCOME TO THE VIRTUAL AFRICA CLIMATE FINANCE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME

7 – 11 FEBRUARY 2022

This programme is designed for regional policymakers, regulators, academia,
industry and financial market participants, to create a new class of African
leadership and financial capability.

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AFRICA CLIMATE FINANCE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME

THIS PROGRAMME WILL EQUIP NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEADERS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND
CAPABILITIES REQUIRED TO REDIRECT CAPITAL FLOWS IN SUCH A WAY AS TO MITIGATE THE
ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF A CHANGING CLIMATE.




BRIEF OVERVIEW

The programme includes a focus on the following issues:

 * The global context
 * Climate finance
 * Overcoming barriers
 * Innovative thinking for adapting to climate change
 * Regenerating our thinking for the Africa we want
 * Pathways to Accessing Climate Finance

Watch SeminarFull Overview and Agenda


PROGRAMME TEAM & FACULTY

THE PROGRAMME IS SUPPORTED BY THE CISL SOUTH AFRICA TEAM WHO AIM TO ENGAGE WITH
YOU THROUGHOUT THE COURSE, ENHANCE YOUR LEARNING EXPERIENCE AND PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE WHERE REQUIRED.

PROF RICHARD CALLAND

FELLOW, CAMBRIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP

Richard Calland has thirty years of experience in law, politics and
sustainability. As a member of the London Bar, he practiced law for seven years
before coming to South Africa in 1994, where he is now based at the University
of Cape Town (UCT) as an Associate Professor in Public Law.

In the field of sustainability strategy, Richard is a Fellow of the University
of Cambridge’s Institute for Sustainability Leadership and as such has served as
a member of faculty on numerous CISL leadership programmes for organisations
such as the World Bank, African Development Bank, PWC, Network Rail, Namdeb,
Tata, Anglo Platinum and Nedbank. He is also the co-director of the African
Climate Finance Hub – the only African-based organisation with a specialist
track record of working with governmental and development partners on climate
finance in Africa.

He was the co-lead, with Amar Bhattacharya of the Brookings Institute, of a
technical task team of experts appointed by the UN Secretary-General to prepare
a report on the state of international climate finance ahead of his climate
summit in September 2019 and was re-appointed to provide an updated post-COVID
report in late 2020.

In February 2019, Prof Calland was appointed by the South African Minister for
International Relations to chair an eight-person Ministerial Task Team to make
recommendations on the design and establishment of a new diplomatic academy, a
process that was completed on schedule in August 2019. In 2020, he was asked by
the Minister of Trade & Industry in South Africa to be part of an informal
advisory team to help him develop a coherent vision for the post-COVID economy.

A prominent political analyst, and a columnist for the Mail & Guardian newspaper
in South Africa since 2001, his latest book – Presidential Leadership in South
Africa since 1994 – is due to be published in 2021. Earlier books include
Anatomy of South Africa: Who holds the power? (2006), The Zuma Years (2012) and
Make or Break: How the next three years will shape South Africa’s next three
decades (2016).

ANTON CARTWRIGHT

SENIOR ASSOCIATE, CAMBRIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP

Anton is an economist working with African Centre for Cities, University of Cape
Town. His research is focused on the interactions between ecological degradation
and human well-being.
He is director of Econologic where he has completed contracts for the World
Bank, The European Union, DfID, WWF, local and international companies, NGOs and
local governments. He is the founder of the company Credible Carbon, which
enables poverty alleviating carbon sequestration and renewable energy projects
to benefit from carbon market transactions. He is an associate of the African
Climate and Development Institute and was a Lead Author of the IPCC's Special
Report on 1.5C of Warming in 2018.

At the African Centre for Cities, he previously convened the City of Cape Town's
Climate Change Think Tank, an inter-disciplinary partnership between civil
society, business and government and was part of a three-year knowledge
co-generation project with the City of Cape Town around the green economy. He
leads the Coalition for Urban transition's work in Africa and established the
Tanzanian Urbanisation Laboratory (TULab) and the Ghana Urbanisation Think Tank.
His postgraduate qualifications were obtained from Oxford University, where he
was a Rhodes Scholar.

TSOTETSI MAKONG

TRADE LAW AND TRADE POLICY LECTURER, TRADE POLICY TRAINING CENTRE IN AFRICA
(TRAPCA)

Makong holds a MSc in International Trade Policy and Trade Law, LLM in
Intellectual Property and Technology Law and LLM in Computer and Communications
Law respectively from Lund University, University of Liverpool and Queen Mary
University of London. He also holds a post graduate certificate in Trade Finance
from Middlesex University. He is currently an employee of ESAMI based at its
trade policy training centre in Africa (TRAPCA). He is charged with lecturing,
research and teaching in several responsibilities ranging from policy analysis,
business law, transport law, trade law to climate change and trade and
environment.

Previously he was a chairman of WTO Committees on Trade Related Investment
Measures and Import Licensing, Coordinator and Chief negotiator of G77 and China
Geneva Chapter, expert level Coordinator and Chief Negotiator of the African
Group on WTO issues, and focal negotiator of the Geneva based ACP group on trade
and environment, and for the LDCs on non-agricultural market access.
Furthermore, he was expert negotiator of LDCs Group’s negotiations on TRIPS
flexibilities and LDCs services waiver as well as Africa Groups chief negotiator
on WTO’s trade facilitation Agreement.

He brings a wealth of experience on matters pertaining to the African continent
and regions where among others he provides research and advisory support to the
individual countries, regional and continental blocks. He contributed directly
in the drafting and legal scrubbing of the AfCFTA. Makong is currently on the
roster of arbitrators on SADC-EU economic partnership agreement and SACU –
MERCOSUR trade agreement.

SUSAN NJOROGE

MANAGING DIRECTOR, RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS CONSULTING

Susan provides freelance/ independent consulting services to create and deliver
tailored sustainability and communications solutions in strategy, programme
design and implementation; capability building; stakeholder dialogue and
partnerships, and reporting/evaluation to organisations that bring tangible
value and contribute to building a responsible business landscape.

Prior to consulting, Susan was Head of Sustainability & Community Engagement at
Standard Chartered Bank Kenya. Before this, she worked with Unilever as Head of
Corporate Affairs, East Africa and prior to that with DHL Express as Head of
Marketing & Communications East Africa. She has held various management roles
with DHL in corporate responsibility and communications in Europe and Asia.
Susan also worked with CSR Europe, Europe’s leading business network for CSR, as
Senior Programmes Manager leading CSR services delivery, project design and
management for CSR Europe’s members.

YVETTE NOWELL

PROGRAMME DIRECTOR, CAMBRIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP (SOUTH
AFRICA)

Yvette has a background in high school teaching, working with non-profit
organisations and a significant chapter as a social investment specialist in a
corporate and investment bank. Her interest in sustainability has grown
alongside her experience of different sectors and silos – and the people in all
of them, who make change happen. Her facilitation style helps to level the
playing field and aims to connect people, so we can be more creative and find
better solutions, together.

KHUMO SHONGWE

SENIOR ASSOCIATE, CAMBRIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP

Khumo has over 16 years’ experience in various senior human resources-related
roles in the mining industry in South Africa. Until the end of January 2013, she
was the Executive Director of Royal Bafokeng Holdings, responsible for people
and sustainability.
Khumo has worked in a wide variety of capacities including transformation, HR
consulting, HR strategic planning, BEE and related community empowerment, HR
turn-around projects, sustainable development, shared services applications, and
rollouts of information technology systems. Khumo has sat on a number of boards,
including Royal Bafokeng Holdings, Impala Platinum, Astrapak, Fraser Alexander,
Vodacom South Africa, MB Technologies Lebone 11 College of the Bafokeng, among
others. She is a fellow of the Africa Leadership Initiative (ALI). She is also
an alumna of the University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability
Leadership. Her formal qualifications are Journalism (Rhodes); BSc (Med) Hons
(Psychology); MSc (Clinical Psychology) (MEDUNSA) and Executive Masters in
Consulting and Coaching for Change (HEC Paris and University of Oxford).

ALLEN SALO

MARKETING & BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS MANAGER, CAMBRIDGE INSTITUTE FOR
SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP (SOUTH AFRICA)

With nearly 15 years of experience in the international tourism sector, Allen
has a history of assisting tourism organisations to move towards more
sustainability-focused business solutions. As Marketing and Business
Relationships manager for CISL South Africa, Allen looks to deepen his own
understanding of the concepts underpinning sustainable development and
circularity, and to help spread the word among corporate clients in the Global
South.


CONTRIBUTORS

CISL DRAWS UPON ITS EXTENSIVE AND KNOWLEDGEABLE NETWORK TO BRING ENGAGING,
INSPIRING AND ACCOMPLISHED CONTRIBUTORS TO ENHANCE YOUR LEARNING EXPERIENCE AND
TO CHALLENGE YOUR THINKING DURING THE PROGRAMME.

SAM BARRETT

RESEARCHER IN ADAPTATION FINANCE, INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND
DEVELOPMENT

Sam is a researcher developing empirical evidence on the effectiveness of
adaptation investments, the cash flows of adaptation, and ultimately, the
commercial viability of adaptation investments. He is currently working towards
developing a new direction in the study of adaptation finance that addresses the
information deficit through an empirical investigation into the performance and
commercial viability of private investment in local adaptation in LDCs. Through
a suite of novel and innovate methods applied to the field of adaptation –
including standardised investment performance ranking, portfolio analysis, asset
pricing models and financial gradient approaches – his aim is to present
multiple ways to empirically evaluate the performance of private investment in
local adaptation, and document best practices for local actors to access, use
and repay capital.

MATTEO BIGONI

SENIOR CLIMATE FINANCE SPECIALIST, FSD AFRICA

Matteo is a stalwart believer that capital markets have a key role in financing
the transformation of our society into a zero-carbon and sustainable
civilisation as envisioned by the Paris Agreement. His interests are in
forestry, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and biodiversity
conservation. Matteo has extensive knowledge of the carbon market, CDM and
international climate change policy.

Prior to joining FSD Africa, Matteo worked at the Climate Bonds Initiative as
Head of the Certification and managed the Certification Scheme under the Climate
Bonds Standard. He worked with and provided climate finance capacity building
training to many green bond stakeholders around the world including external
reviewers, government agencies, central banks, underwriters, green bond issuers
and development banks.

From 2015 to end of 2016, he was Programme Manager for the Plan Vivo Foundation,
a Scottish charity that manages the Plan Vivo Standard, a set of requirements
for smallholders and rural communities wishing to generate voluntary carbon
credits by managing their forests sustainably. From 2009 to 2014, Matteo worked
on the development of projects under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of
the Kyoto Protocol seeking to address energy needs in rural populations in West
Africa (efficient cookstoves, solar energy and sustainable wood fuel).

From 2008 to 2009, he also worked in Beijing under the EU-China Clean
Development Mechanism (CDM) Facilitation Project and conducted research on the
effective sustainability of CDM and its impact on renewable energy in China

TRACEY DAVIES

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, JUST SHARE

Tracey is executive director of Just Share, a South African non-profit
shareholder activist organisation using research, engagement, advocacy and
activism to drive urgent action to combat climate change and reduce inequality.

Just Share works with local and international activists and responsible
investors to advance sustainable finance and a just transition to a low carbon
economy in South Africa. Just Share works collaboratively with environmental
justice organisations and responsible investors and co-filed South Africa’s
first shareholder resolutions on climate risk.
She sits on the Advisory Board for the National Business Initiative’s Just
Transition Pathways Initiative, and the Global Reporting Initiative’s Human
Rights Technical Committee. She is recognised as an expert on responsible
investment, shareholder activism and corporate governance.

Tracey holds a BA LLB from the University of Cape Town and an LLM from New York
University. She is admitted as an attorney in South Africa and as a solicitor in
England & Wales.

WILL DAY

FELLOW OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP

For the last 10 years, Will has been Sustainability Advisor to PwC UK. In this
role he works regularly with senior staff at Board and Executive team level of
global and large national companies, and governments around the world to help
them better understand and identify the strategic risks and opportunities that
accompany the rapidly evolving global context.

In addition, he has the following roles:

•   As a Fellow of CISL and a faculty member of the Prince of Wales’ Business
and Sustainability Programme, Will has worked with sustainability leaders from
private sector and government and civil society. Clients have included:
Sainsbury’s, Old Mutual, Nedbank, Kingfisher, EDF, Johnson Matthey, the Beijing
Municipal government, China Telecom, Tata Group, Laing O’Rourke, Interface, the
World Bank, the Africa Development Bank, Arup, Saint Gobain, Grosvenor and Coca
Cola Enterprises.
•   Chairman of the Sainsbury’s Foundation Advisory Board which oversees the
development of the retailer’s Fairly Traded procurement processes.
•   Advisory Board member of SDGLead, a Danish impact investment consultancy.
•   Chairman of On Purpose, an NGO developing leaders for Social Enterprise.
•   Member of the Council of Ambassadors of WWF (UK), a major global
conservation NGO.

Previously, he was Chairman of the Sustainable Development Commission, the UK
government’s independent advisory body. A member of the P&G Sustainability
Advisory Board, a global consumer goods corporation. He was involved with the
establishment of Comic Relief, a major UK fundraising and grant giving
organisation, and was its first Grants Director for Africa. Has been Chairman of
the BBC Children in Need Appeal and was Special Advisor to the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) between 2004 and 2009. For twelve years he was a
Trustee, and latterly Chairman, of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI).
Until 2018, he was also Chairman of Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor
(WSUP), a ‘hybrid’ non-profit company, bringing together private sector and NGO
organisations to deliver WatSan services to low-income communities in the
developing world.

ISABELLE DJENI

LEGAL EXPERT AT ZENIZENI SUSTAINABLE FINANCE

Isabelle has over 17 years’ experience in the fields of law and finance in
various organisations from the private and public sectors in Africa and Europe.
Her areas of expertise include public policy design, analysis & advocacy, legal
& strategic advisory, negotiation, sovereign debt management, investment banking
and corporate governance.

She led the Review and Evaluation of Côte d’Ivoire’s Financial Inclusion Support
Framework (FISF) Program, a World Bank Group initiative to accelerate and
increase the effectiveness of reforms to achieve national financial inclusion
goals. She negotiated Côte d’Ivoire’s $524.7M Compact with the US Millennium
Challenge Corporation (MCC) to finance projects in the education and transport
sectors, and successfully designed reforms such as online tax returns and
payment systems that helped improve Côte d’Ivoire’s ease of doing business,
digital reach and reducing fraud.
Isabelle currently works as an expert, Finance & Africa Groups at ZeniZeni
Sustainable Finance. She has previously worked as Associate Director at UBS
Investment Bank, Head of legal for EcoBank Capital in the EMEA region (excluding
Nigeria), Business Development Director at African Leadership Network, Ecobank
Capital, and as Technical Advisor for the Minister of Budget & SOEs in Côte
d’Ivoire.

Isabelle holds a Master’s degree in Internationl & European Law from the
University of Poitiers, a Master’s in Business Law from the University of Paris
X Nanterre, and a Master’s degree in Internationl Business Law from the
Université de Tours.

MALCOLM GRAY

SENIOR ASSOCIATE, CAMBRIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP

Prior to co-founding Libryo he spent 16 years working for Investec Asset
Management in several senior roles, including as Portfolio Manager of various
ESG funds and Global Head of ESG.

Malcolm is an admitted attorney, who graduated with a BSc in Geology and
Hydrology, an LLB and an LLM in Environmental Law. Malcolm has been involved in
the establishment of a number of key sustainability initiatives in South Africa
and abroad. He was a founding member of the JSE SRI Index Advisory Board, the
world’s first emerging market Sustainability Index. He was a member of SAICA
Integrated Reporting Working Group which developed the original guidelines for
Integrated Reporting () and an active participant in the early establishment of
the PRI (Principle for Responsible Investment). He was the conceptualiser and
founding portfolio manager of the WWF Prescient Living Planet Fund in South
Africa.

Malcolm is currently a Senior Associate of the University of Cambridge’s
Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) where he contributes and teaches
on sustainability, climate change, sustainable finance, and regulation. Malcolm
is also an ALI and Aspen Global Leadership Fellow.

GARY KENDALL

STRATEGY AND SUSTAINABILITY SPECIALIST AT NEDBANK

Dr Gary Kendall has been working at the intersection of business strategy and
systemic risk for more than a decade. Prior to joining Nedbank in November 2013,
he was Deputy Director at the University of Cambridge Institute for
Sustainability Leadership (CISL) in Cape Town for 3 years, helping business
leaders in Southern Africa to understand the mounting system pressures that will
reshape their operating context.

Gary previously served as Executive Director at SustainAbility, a hybrid
think-tank and strategy consultancy based in London, where he advised numerous
blue-chip organisations - including Ford, Shell, Nestlé, Novo Nordisk, Anglo
American, A.P. Moller-Maersk and Sasol – on how to strengthen their business
strategies with enhanced systems intelligence. His career in sustainable
development began when he joined WWF International’s Climate & Energy team in
2006, which followed 9 years in the downstream oil industry with ExxonMobil,
spanning diverse roles from technical services to sales, marketing and business
development. Working across Europe, the US and Asia offered Gary first-hand
insight to the strategic challenges faced by one of the economy’s most important
yet problematic sectors.

Gary is the author of the WWF publication on electromobility “Plugged In: The
End of the Oil Age”. He has a PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of
Liverpool and has been a season ticket holder with Liverpool F.C. since 1991.

JACQUELINE MUSIITWA

GLOBAL LEGAL AND REGULATORY EXPERT, AND ESG ADVISOR

Jacqueline Musiitwa is an international trade lawyer representing investors
interested in cross-border investments and governments in improving their
business environment.

Jacqueline's research interests include economic diplomacy between China and
Africa, environmental, social and governance performance of Chinese companies
abroad and media perception of China. She has published and spoken widely on
China-Africa matters in main-stream media.

In addition to working as a lawyer in private practice, she has worked in
various leadership capacities for the World Trade Organization, International
Finance Corporation, Trade and Development Bank Group and Rio Tinto. She is a
member of the International Rescue Committee UK board and has served on the
boards of various institutions across Africa.

Lastly, she’s a Cybersecurity fellow at New America Foundation. She has a Juris
Doctor from the Melbourne Law School at the University of Melbourne and a
Bachelor of Arts from Davidson College.

MARY NJUGUNA

PRINCIPAL SPECIALIST, CAPITAL MARKETS AT FSD AFRICA

Mary has over 16 years’ experience in capital markets regulation and legal
practice and is passionate about supporting initiatives that promote economic
development in Africa. She currently manages capital market development projects
in sub-Saharan Africa with specific focus on FSD Africa’s flagship Africa
Regulatory Support Programme (ARSP) whose objective is to strengthen the
capacity of securities regulators in the region.

Before joining FSD Africa, Mary worked at the Capital Markets Authority, Kenya
from 2009 to 2018 as Manager, Corporate Approvals, responsible for leading the
legal and financial analysis of capital raising transactions and license
applications.

Prior to this, she worked as a corporate and commercial associate in a legal
practice in Nairobi, providing advisory services on a variety of financial
transactions. Mary holds an MSc in Finance and Financial Law from SOAS,
University of London and a Bachelors’ degree in law from the University of
Manchester, UK.

EVANS OSANO

DIRECTOR, CAPITAL MARKETS AT FSD AFRICA

Evans has a keen interest in how sustainable capital markets can address social
and developmental challenges in Africa. He has over 20 years of global
experience in investments, financial markets and development finance. This spans
sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East & North Africa (MENA), North America, Europe and
South Asia covering over 30 countries.
At FSD Africa he leads capital markets development initiatives across
sub-Saharan Africa. These include green bond markets and market infrastructure
development. He also sits on the board and investment committee of the African
Local Currency Bond Fund (ALCBF).

Prior to joining FSD Africa, he worked with the IFC/World Bank as Head,
Efficient Securities Markets Institutional Development (ESMID) Africa. At the
World Bank Group, he participated in Financial Sector Assessment Programs
(FSAPs) and provided technical assistance in debt (government and corporate) and
equity capital markets and institutional investors in diverse regions. Before
joining the World Bank Group, he was Chief Investment Officer/Head of
Investments at AIG Global Investment Group where he headed the investment team
that built and was responsible for US$1 billion assets, including a pan-African
total return fund that was a pioneer investor in debt and equity markets across
Africa.

Evans developed the first Government Bond Market Index in Kenya, a widely
followed equity market index and is the co-developer of the concept of M-Akiba
to distribute government securities through mobile phones.

Evans holds Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degree from the Maastricht
School of Management, Netherlands and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He
also holds two masters level degrees; MBA and MPhil (Development Economics).

MAREK SOANES

RESEARCHER IN CLIMATE FINANCE, INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND
DEVELOPMENT

Marek is a climate finance expert, with over 10 years of experience across
climate change mitigation and adaptation. He led IIED’s influential climate
finance research programme, supporting inclusive climate finance access across
public, private, and civil society actors in Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin
America – including working directly with commercial banks, asset managers and
other non-banking financial institutions. Across Africa Marek has supported
climate finance access in francophone and anglophone countries, including Mali,
Tanzania, Kenya, Senegal. He possesses strong networks and knowledge across
development finance institutions, foundations, northern and southern government,
academia, think tanks and grassroots organisations helping unlock money and
build capabilities for transformative climate change.

PROF MARY SCHOLES

PROFESSOR AND RESEARCH CHAIR IN APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, UNIVERSITY OF THE
WITWATERSRAND

Prof Mary Scholes, a graduate of the University of the Witwatersrand, is
currently a full professor in the School of Animal, Plant and Environmental
Sciences and holder of a Research Chair in Global Change and Systems Analysis.
Her research activities focus on systems analysis in a variety of disciplines
including, soil fertility, food security and biogeochemistry in savannas,
plantation forests and croplands.

She is currently actively involved in monitoring water pollution, food security,
forestry and climate change and policy implementation in South Africa. Her
publication record is extensive; she has mentored over 85 postgraduate students,
and she teaches at postgraduate level and undergraduate levels at the
University. She has been awarded the Vice-Chancellors Teaching, Research and
Academic Citizen Awards. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa,
the South African Academy of Science, the World Academy of Sciences and the
African Academy of Sciences. She is the recipient of several national and
international awards including being elected as a foreign member of the Royal
Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry. She has served on Senate at Wits
for over 25 years and has served on Council for three terms.

MAY THAZIN AUNG

RESEARCHER, CLIMATE CHANGE GROUP, IIED

May Thazin Aung is a climate finance researcher at IIED working to promote
locally led adaptation and access to climate finance to least developed
countries. She has extensive experience using knowledge co-production methods to
engage with diverse stakeholders and using policy analysis to promote
evidence-based decision-making. She has worked in various thematic areas ranging
from natural resource management, just transitions to green growth where she has
sought to understand impacts of environmental degradation and climate change on
the most marginalized groups in society.


DELEGATES

CISL IS PROUD TO EDUCATE THE PEOPLE WHO WOULD USE THE KNOWLEDGE OBTAINED FROM
THE PROGRAMME.

SANDY BANDA

CHIEF ACCOUNTANT, ESAMI

I am a Fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (UK)
and an Associate member of Association of Corporate Fraud Examiners (USA). I
have an MBA in addition to BAcc. Currently I am working as the Chief Accountant
for ESAMI.

ABU MOHAMMED BOMZAA

RESEARCHER AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADVOCATE, NAANIGROUPS

I'm Abu Mohammed Bomzaa from Nanton district of the northern region of Ghana
specifically Tamale. I graduated from the University for development studies
with management option. I'm a reseacher who has contributed my knowledge in
research into climate change issues in Ghana specifically the farmers, market
women, agro chemical sellers, and charcoal burners who are distroying the
environment through bad habit of cutting down of trees without planting other
trees. I have taken some assignments to educate the general public about the
effects of indiscriminately of cutting down trees and effect on chemicals
products on the soil. Indeed climate change is very much appreciated for us to
take it seriously without compromising with quality and details of the the
society.

ANNE-MARIE CHIDZERO

CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER, FSD AFRICA

Anne-Marie is CIO of FSD Africa Investments, the investment arm of FSD Africa. A
Zimbabwean, she is the former CEO of FSD Mozambique, and Co-founder of Alitheia
IDF Managers, a private equity fund manager investing in women-led businesses.
Anne-Marie has a wealth of experience in building African financial markets.
Across her career, she has led a range of development finance investments and
implemented strategies for private sector growth, in roles at the World Bank
Group, CGAP, and UK Aid among other development finance institutions. She has
held Board and Advisory positions at pioneering inclusive finance organisations
in Africa.

KINDE DISASA

LECTURER, AMBO UNIVERSITY

My name is Kinde Negessa Disasa from Ethiopia. I obtained BSc. in Agricultural
engineering and mechanization in 2010 and MSc. in Irrigation and Drainage
engineering in 2017 both from Hawassa University of Ethiopia. Currently, I am a
lecturer at Ambo University under the Department of Water Resources and
Irrigation Management. My research area is on modelling the impact of climate
change on yield production and water resources.

HABTAMU FARADA

UNA, REGIONAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION EXPERT, MINISTRY OF FINANCE

In my current role as CSIRDP Coordinator at Ministry of Finance, Preparing and
allocate annual federal and regional budget ceiling of programs and projects
which assist by United Nation agencies; Preparing the annual and quarter work
plan for the Federal and Regional Implementing partners in collaboration with
them; Monitoring the fiscal and Financial performance; Developing and Reporting
activity based report to Adaptation fund board;Preparing regular fieldwork plan
of Programs and Projects, conduct field visits and reporting its implementation.

JEMIMA GATHUMI

SENIOR MANAGER CAPITAL MARKETS, FSD AFRICA

I am a development finance practitioner with over 14 years of experience in
international development, gained from KPMG’s International Development Advisory
practice and from FSD Africa, a specialist development agency working to build
and strengthen financial markets across sub-Saharan Africa. I am a lawyer and
chartered accountant (ACCA) by training and hold an MPhil in Development Finance
from the University of Stellenbosch Business School. I have worked with
policymakers, regulators, the private sector and other actors in Africa
deploying capital, technical assistance and insights to catalyse financial
sector development. I am passionate about Africa and the role of finance in
enabling a sustainable future for the continent.

SOLAPE OLUSOWAPE HAMMOND

SPECIAL ADVISER SDGS AND INVESTMENT, LAGOS, STATE GOVERNMENT

Solape Hammond is the Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on the SDGs
and Investment. Prior to this, she worked in the private sector for over 20
years in various capacities, gathering experience in Management Consulting, Risk
Management, Banking and Financial Advisory. Solape has supported national
transformation initiatives including the Central Bank of Nigeria Transformation
Programme (Project EAGLES 2003-2005) and the Security and Exchange Commission
Capital Markets Transformation Plan (2013-2014). She has also provided
interventions for SMMEs and startups, including fundraising and advisory
services, consulting support and research. Solape holds a B.Sc Economics
(University of Ibadan) and an MBA (INSEAD). She is passionate about social
change and has served on the Boards or Advisory Councils of various
organisations in and outside the country and is currently a Board member of the
Lagos State Science, Research and Innovation Council (LASRIC) and the Lagos
State Sports Trust Fund (LSTF).

DONALD KARIUKI

SENIOR INVESTMENT ASSOCIATE, AGRIBUSINESS & MANUFACTURING, NORFUND

Donald Kariuki is an investment professional with 7 years’ experience in private
equity in Sub-Saharan Africa. He has been involved with evaluation and
management of investments across floriculture, aquaculture, beef processing,
FMCG and agri specialized investment funds. Donald has a master’s in finance
from BI Norwegian Business School (Norway) and a bachelor’s degree in Financial
Economics from Strathmore University (Kenya). He is passionate about sustainable
solutions to poverty alleviation in Africa.

NELLY MASAYI

ASSISTANT LECTURER, KIBABII UNIVERSITY

I have a bachelor degree in Education (Mathematics and Geography), Masters of
Arts degree(Geography) from Maseno University in Kenya. I also have a
PhD(Geography) from Moi University, Kenya. My research areas mainly focus on
effects of land use change and climate variability on Biodiversity. I also carry
out research on sustainable utilization of forest ecosystem so as to enhance the
availability of ecosystem services and improved livelihoods.

MICHAEL NLANDU MBUMBA

INVENTOR, RESEARCHER & FOUNDER, AREEETS (PTY) LTD

Michael Nlandu Mbumba, is an Industrial Engineer, student and entrepreneur,
mathematician and researcher, author and publisher, student of Business
Analytics, Big Data Technologies and student of Environment and Sustainability,
PhD

MPAFYA MUTAPA

PRINCIPAL FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OFFICER, ESAMI

Mpafya Joined ESAMI-trapca in 2014 and is currently overseeing the financial and
administration functions of ESAMI-trapca (the Centre). Being a Chartered
Management Accountant with vast experience in finance and accounting. Holding an
MBA from Ulyanovsk State University, Bachelor Degree In Accounts (Athlone
Institute of Technology Ireland), FCMA (Fellow of the Chartered Institute of
Management Accountants, UK), FCGMA (Fellow of Chartered Global Management
Accountants, USA), and a Fellow member of ZICA (Zambia Institute of Chartered
Accountants, Zambia). A Certified Trade Finance Professional. His areas of
expertise include financial management, analysis and forecasting, business
strategies, Trade Finance, and World Bank project procurement strategy for
development. I have over 12 years experience in finance and management
accounting and commands strong management skills and his result oriented. Prior
to joining ESAMI-trapca, he enjoyed being in decision making position at the
following institutions; At National AIDS Council as the financial accountant and
Zambian Breweries Plc. a subsidiary of SABMiller; as Payables accountant,
Financial accountant and Asset management accountant. Currently lectures in
ESAMI courses in areas of expertise in addition to his administrative duties.

BULELWA NGEWANA

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATION

Bulelwa Ngewana is the Executive Director of the Open Society Foundation for
South Africa. Bulelwa has extensive expertise in community engagement along with
a passion for social justice. Her experience includes leadership positions at
the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Philippi
Strategy Project, and the Cape Town Partnership, a public-private organisation
set up to ensure that Cape Town has an inclusive, vibrant, and sustainable
central city that reflects a common identity for all its people. Bulelwa holds a
masters degree in Town and Regional Planning from the University of
Kwazulu-Natal.

CAROLINE OKONG’O

ADVISOR, FSD AFRICA

I am an experienced finance risk and strategy advisor with a history of
supporting blue chip companies in business restoration, growth and achieving
sustainable impact. I am also a board advisor to FSDA, and a non-executive
director in financial institutions involved in developing green finance
solutions and incorporating ESG in the organizations. I support WWF Kenya, an
organization focused on environment and sustainability, as a non-executive
director.

SANDY OKOTH

CAPITAL MARKETS SPECIALIST , GREEN FINANCE, FSD AFRICA

Sandy is a Sustainable Finance Expert with over 7 years experience in
implementing initiatives and projects in Sub Saharan Africa. Prior to joining
FSD Africa, he was an acting Regional Manager for Sustainable Investments and
Regional Sustainable Finance Expert at WWF where he Co-led a Regional
Sustainable Investments Programme (UK and Norway donor funded) and led the
Africa Sustainable Finance hub. Through the programme he coordinated WWF’s
technical input towards development of Green Finance in Kenya, Tanzania,
Mozambique, Madagascar with links to China. At WWF he has additionally served as
a project manager supporting the development of multi sector Bankable Nature
Solutions (BNS), as part of support to the Dutch Fund for Climate and
Development (DFCD).

MARTIN OKWIR

HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR, BRAC UGANDA

I have over ten years experience in Humanitarian settings including
Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework in Uganda; Policy analyst, research,
advocacy/lobbying through extensive research, writing and publication and
reporting including development programmes, stakeholder engagement to UN Bodies;
UNDP, UN WOMEN, USAFRICOM, UNHCR, and AU through evaluation, education and
innovative research.

VIMAL PARMAR

SENIOR CAPITAL MARKETS SPECIALIST, FSD AFRICA

Vimal is a Senior Capital Markets Specialist at FSD Africa responsible for
leading the implementation of capital market development initiatives across
Africa. He leads the execution of strategies for strengthening African capital
markets, sustainable finance and enhancing access to capital, including
facilitating transformative development through policies, climate/green finance,
long-term finance and knowledge management. He is also involved in development
capital, financial integrity and fintech initiatives. Prior to joining FSD
Africa, Vimal has provided strategic executive board leadership, senior
management and independent consultancy expertise in well-respected African and
global firms in the investment banking and stock brokerage space. He has led
teams on the research front and advised on debt and equity transactions in
Africa on capital raising and valuations, transaction advisory, listings,
economic and industry research and provided strategic direction to both private
and public companies in various sectors. Vimal has also presented at various
global conferences on thought leadership on different themes. He is a CFA
Charter holder and holds an MBA from the UK. He is also a certified expert in
Health Economics and Policy and completed executive training in Climate and
Sustainable Energy Finance and ESG Investing.

LILIAN SIMIYU

INVESTMENT MANAGER, NORFUND

Lilian is an investment professional with over 10+ years’ experience from
commercial banking, private equity and development finance. She has participated
in transactions within varied sectors including Agribusiness, Food processing
and Manufacturing and Retail. She is a Certified Expert in Financial Inclusion
(CEFI), Certified Expert in Risk Management (CERM), Certified Expert in
Agricultural Finance (CEAF); all from the Frankfurt School of Finance &
Management. She is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and has a Master of
Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Nairobi. In addition, she
has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Catholic University of Eastern
Africa.

AMANUEL TAFESSE

RESEARCH OFFICER, NATIONAL BANK OF ETHIOPIA

I hold the MSc degree in Economics and specialized on economic policy analysis
in particular. My graduation thesis focused on the impact of budget deficit in
inflation a case of Ethiopia. Furthermore, I have been accomplished various
research papers at the bank.E.g the role of commercial banks on economic growth
in Ethiopia and the determinants of parrallel market in Ethiopia. I am working
economic researches on topic pertinent to policy formulation using by
econometric models and various statistical software.

DAVID GANESHA TETTEH

GHANA CAPITAL MARKETS COORDINATOR, FSD AFRICA

I have been involved in capital market activities in West Africa for the last 20
years. My work has covered Market developmenot, Securities Trading, Corporate
Finance, Research, IPO's and Private Placements. I served as CEO of a brokerage
firm in Ghana for 12 years after which I transitioned into Development Finance.
I have worked as a Consultant for the African Development Bank, where I was
responsible for developing the Ghana Alternate Market (GAX) and now work as the
Ghana Capital Markets Co-ordinator for FSD Africa. I have been responsible for
coordinatIng work including the development of Green rules for the Ghana Stock
Exchange, REITS scoping and Corporate Bond Market diagnosti studies in the
Ghanaian market. I also work as a Senior Advisor to Ghana based brokerage and
Fund Management companies that are creating new products for the local capital
markets.

BRIAN YALLA

MANAGER, CAPITAL MARKETS, FSD AFRICA



PETER KALUNDA KIULUKU

DIRECTOR - BUSINESS SCHOOL, ESAMI

An international Management Consultant and Trainer in Management and strategy.
Currently also teaching Global corporate strategy in the ESAMI MBA.


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