Africa Business Conference

Conference Agenda

Location: One & Only, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town
Tuesday, 1 October from 08:00am till 5:00pm

08:00	Registration
09:00	Welcome Remarks	Vaylen Kirtley (MBA Student) Mzwanele Ntlathi (MCom Development Finance Student)
09:15	Speaker 1: Investing for Change in Africa	Dr. Catherine Duggan - Director, Graduate School of Business (GSB)
09:50	Speaker 2: Exploring Climate-Smart Agriculture	Allen Augustine -Southern Africa Hub Lead, Agribusiness, Food & Beverage Investments, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
10:20	Refreshments
10:35	Panel 1: Climate finance to build resilience in emerging markets Financial innovation to build climate adaptation in Africa Financing instruments to build resilience to climate change Case studies of how climate finance is contributing to buidling resilience to climate change in Africa Q&A	Panelists: Ziyanda Mpakama, Associate Vice President, Business Development, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) Anne Keppler, Regional Director, Southern Africa, DEG Koketso Morakile, Vice President: Sustainable Finance, ABSA Group,  Austin Chijikwa, Head of Investment Business Banking, Zanaco PLC Moderator: Maseabi Marageni, Head of Business Development, Futuregrowth Asset Management
11:40	Keynote Speaker 3: Maximising Impact through Blended Finance	Fola Fagbule, Deputy Director & Head, Financial Advisory, AFC
12:15	Break
12:30	Panel 2: Investing in Energy Transition in Africa Exploring the social and economic value of energy transition in Africa Financing strategies and instruments to support a just energy transition in Africa Case studies of impact investments in energy transition	Panelists: Kome Ajegbo, Vice President, Product Solutions & Sustainability - AFC #Lamine Savadogo, President, Marison Energy Systems Kenneth Milanzi, Head: ESG, Commercialisation, ABSA CIB Gadi Taj Ndahumba, Chief Legal Counsel at the ALSF, Energy & Sovereign Debt, African Development Bank Group Moderator: Ulric Daniel, CEO, Yalelo
13:30	Networking lunch
14:30	Speaker 4: Financing Intermediaries to Enhance Access to Finance	Keval Bid, Southern African Regional Head, FMO, Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank
15:05	Panel 3: Inclusive Growth: Promoting Economic Opportunites for all in Africa through Impact Finance Inclusive innovation as a catalyst for sustainable growth Capacity building for creating resilient economies Sustainable Growth with a Focus on Gender Lens Investing (GLS) Case studies on inclusive innovation and capacity building through impact finance	Panelists: Kona Nkanza, Vice President, Structured Product Solutions - AFC Tomi Amosun, Group Managing Partner, Summit Africa Adam Boros, Manager - Development Impact - Investments, British International Investment (BII) #Dr. Wilmot Allen, Founder & Chairman, VentureLift Africa Moderator: Happygirl Buthelezi, Director - Growth Capital Solutions, ABSA Group
16:05	Networking Break
16:15	Speaker 5: Transforming Healthcare in Africa through Impact Investing	Dr. Egbe Osifo-Dawodu, Founding Partner, Anadach Consulting Group
16:50	Closing remarks	Kudakwashe Chawadya - MCom Development Finance Student
17:00	End	# Virtual participation

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