Climate Change Global Business Summit on Africa

The "Climate Change Global Business Summit on Africa" builds on the significant results of the Africa Climate Summit chaired by President Ruto in September 2023, and was designed to highlight the challenges and opportunities that the African continent is facing in relation to climate change, and to promote a closer cooperation between the public and private sectors in order to address these challenges effectively.

The Summit aims to catalyze a global discussion on the crucial role of industry in building a climate-resilient Africa. Through a series of plenary sessions and panels, participants will have the opportunity to examine best practices, innovations and policies needed to mitigate the impacts of climate change on the African continent.

The 2nd edition took place in Nairobi on March 19-20, 2025.



Topics

• Fostering climate resilience in the African continent: the role of public-private cooperation
• Sustainable infrastructure and innovation: building Africa green economy
• CEO’s view: driving climate leadership and sustainable growth
• Empowering Africa’s future: new approaches for resilient economic development
• Unlocking climate finance in Africa

Speakers

Khadija Al-Makhzoumi (Minister of Family and Human Rights, Federal Republic of Somalia); Claudio Barbaro (Undersecretary of State for Environment and Energy Security, Italy); Richard Calland (Fellow, Cambridge University Institute for Sustainability Leadership; Director, Africa Programme); Carlo Carraro (Vice Chair, UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; Rector Emeritus and Professor of Environmental Economics, Ca’ Foscari Venice University); Chris Diaz (Executive Chairman, Adili Group; Director of Growth and New Markets, ALN Africa and Middle East); Aden Duale (Cabinet Secretary of Environment, Climate Change & Forestry, Republic of Kenya); Lorenza Gambacorta (Deputy Ambassador of Italy to Kenya); Heike Harmgart (Managing Director, Sub-Saharan Africa, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development); Hennie Heymans (Chief Executive Officer, DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa); Wangui Kaniaru (Partner, ALN Africa); Carole Kariuki (CEO, KEPSA); Euan Low (Africa Sub Regional Lead, Green Climate Fund); Salvatore Mancuso (Professor of Comparative Law, African Law and Legal Anthropology, University of Palermo; Rector’s Delegate for the Cooperation with Sub-Saharan African Universities); Stefano Marguccio (Deputy CEO, Sustainable Energy for All); Ibrahim Imedi Matola (Minister of Energy, Republic of Malawi); John Mbadi Ng’ongo (Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic Planning, Republic of Kenya); Wamkele Mene (Secretary General, African Continental Free Trade Area); Ali Mohamed (Special Envoy for Climate Change in the Executive Office of the President, Republic of Kenya); Nhlanhla Nene (Chairperson, Thebe Investment Corporation; Chairman, TEHA Africa; former Minister of Finance, South Africa); Eric Ombok (Correspondent, Bloomberg); Lorenzo Ortona (Deputy Coordinator, Mission Structure for the Implementation of the Mattei Plan); Alice Ruhweza (President, AGRA); Giorgio Silli (Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Republic of Italy); Houda Boudlali (Head of Compliance, Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa); Enrico Tavolini (Managing Director, Eni Kenya); Bonney Tunya (Former broadcaster, BBC; Multi-platform communicator; Anchor, Thomson Reuters Foundation); Henk Van Duijn (President and CEO, IFDC); Hans Van Toor (Chief Electric Mobility, KAM).