Southern Africa 2025

The 5th Annual Africa ESG, Impact Investing & Sustainable Finance Summit-Southern Africa  forum which is part of our Africa series will be hosted on the 27-28 Feb 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa and this marks the third time the summit has been hosted in Cape Town. The Africa ESG summits are hosted annually in Southern, East and Central, West and North Africa under different banners in several South African and African cities bringing together local, continental and global thought leaders, experts, policy makers, institutional investors, researchers, impact investors, financial institutions, philanthropists, DFI’s, governments and the private sector to address climate related risks in different sectors, promotion and incorporation of ESG considerations into investment decisions, mobilisation and promotion of  the deployment of capital into Impact Investing in the continent, championining sustainable finance initiatives, and creating awareness on impacts of climate change with the objective to lead the way towards promoting climate adaptation and mitigation.

Some of the confirmed speakers include:

• Ernst Muller, Director, Environment, Social and Governance (EMEA), Herbert Smith Freehills South Africa LLP
• Keith Kibirango, TISFD Engagement Lead for Africa,  The Taskforce on Inequality and Social-Related Financial Disclosures
• Dr. Koketso Rakhudu: Chief/Traditional Leadership, Royal Bafokeng Nation, Tsitsing, North West Province
• Nicole Martens, Head of Impact Investing Research,  Krutham
• Sayuri Modliar: ESG Director, WIOCC-Open access data centers
• Janine Osborne: Chief Executive Officer, Sustainable Seas Trust
• Chris Wild, Executive Director of Food & Trees for Africa, Food and Trees Africa
• Sam Gqomo, Founder Womandla Global Network and President Womandla Foundation
• Raciel Castillo, Founder, RC Technologies (USA)
• Kea Sape: Associate Principal- JSE Debt Sponsor Executive, Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking 
• Dr. Collin G joseph, Associate Professor-Industrial Chemistry, University of Malaysia, Sabah, Malaysia
• Johnson Kilangi: Founder And Chief Executive Officer, Miundo Misingi Hub, Kenya
• Dr. Fred Amonya, Complex systems and public investment policy, University of Birmingham, UK
• Aurelie Kalenga, Branch Manager, Food and Trees AFRICA / The Climate Reality Project
• Richard Pfaff, Managing Direct, Spectrum Sustainability and ESG
• Sarah Slabbert, Consultant, Frost & Sullivan
• Andy Du Plessis, Managing Director, FoodForwardSA
• Robyn Hills, Head of Programmes, Food and Trees AFRICA
• Breyten, CEO, KT 1,5 Environment
• David Rajak, Executive Director, Kendall IP
• Kevin James, Chief Executive Officer, GCX
• Dionne Kerr-Marherbe, Chief Executive Officer, Siyakha Consulting
• Sentle Nell, Managing Director , Etsahale
• Gerrit Davids, Lead Advisor, Taranisco  Advisory
• Keith Roman: Zero Waste association of south Africa (ZWASA)
• And many more

The forums offer exclusive and premium opportunities to relevant industry stakeholders to speak, partner, present, sponsor, collaborate, engage and exhibit within a custom-curated setting with local, continental and global industry players, captive audiences and unparalleled multi-media exposure. For more details email: esg@esg-impact.africa