DEAL
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DEAL at COP27
Presidential Session ‘Empowering a Climate-Resilient Digital Africa for the 21st Century: Articulating vision and opportunity’
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
7 November 2022
DEAL at COP27
Presidential Session ‘Empowering a Climate-Resilient Digital Africa for the 21st Century: Articulating vision and opportunity’
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
7-17 November 2022
Presidential Session ‘Empowering a Climate-Resilient Digital Africa for the 21st Century: Articulating vision and opportunity’
Venue: Africa Pavilion – Blue Zone
Date: 7 November 2022
Time: 14:00-15:30 hrs
Held strategically on the day of the opening of the UN Conference of the Parties for the Climate Convention (COP 27), the event aims to:
- Reshape the conversation about climate diplomacy and empowerment in relation to Africa and the developing world.
- Reaffirm a renewed commitment towards Africa’s vision and leadership vis a vis adaptation and building resilience through technology empowerment, innovative financing and climate diplomacy.
Promote Africa as a hub for innovation, sustainable technologies and innovative financing by inviting top technology giants and investment institutions to share their vision and showcase the solutions capable of realizing Africa’s vision. Read More
Our speakers
- H.E. Mokgweetsi E.K Masisi, President of the Republic of Botswana
- H.E Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, President of Zimbabwe
- Inger Andersen, Executive Director, UNEP
- Eric Usher, Head UNEP Finance Initiative
- Anthony Lea, President, International Copper Association
- Mohamed Saad, Regional Leader, Signify NE-Africa
- Sheri Hinish, Global Head of Consulting, Sustainability Services, IBM
- Miroslav Polzer, CEO of International Association for the Advancement of Innovative Approaches to Global Challenges (IAAI)
- H.E. Alar Karis, President of Estonia
- Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank
- Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary, UNCCD
- Marcel Ondele, Vice President, Development Bank of the Central African States
- Sebastien Riez, Cluster President Northeast Africa & Levant, Schneider Electric
- Kate Brandt, Chief Sustainability Officer, Google
- Niklas Gustafsson, Senior Vice President & Head of Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs, Volvo Group
For more information, please contact:
William Thornton
Strategic Partnerships Officer
UN Science-Policy-Business Forum on the Environment (UNSPBF)
Margaux Abrieu
Strategic Partnerships, Research & Events Officer
UN Science-Policy-Business Forum on the Environment (UNSPBF)