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Speakers
Invited Speakers

Voices Shaping Africa's Carbon Economy

Heads of state, financial institutions, standards bodies, technology leaders and project developers — gathered in Lusaka to move the regenerative carbon agenda from concept to deployment.

Invited Speakers

Hon. Mike Mposha

Hon. Mike Mposha

Minister of Green Economy and Environment

Government of Zambia

Sessions
  • Opening Ceremony
  • Policy, Regulation & Article 6
Mandy Rambharos

Mandy Rambharos

Chief Executive Officer

Verra

Sessions
  • Opening Keynote: Africa's Carbon Opportunity
  • The Regenerative Edge in Nature-Based Credits
  • DMRV: Killing Greenwashing, Building Trust
  • Verification, Integrity & Market Confidence
  • Buyer Dialogue: What Creates Demand?
Margaret Kim

Margaret Kim

Chief Executive Officer

Gold Standard

Sessions
  • Bringing the Entire Ecosystem Together
  • The Regenerative Edge in Nature-Based Credits
  • From Farmer to Buyer
  • Verification, Integrity & Market Confidence
  • Policy, Regulation & Article 6
Jan-Willem Bode

Jan-Willem Bode

Chief Executive Officer

Puro.earth

Sessions
  • Bringing the Entire Ecosystem Together
  • From Farmer to Buyer
  • Buyer Dialogue: What Creates Demand?
  • Biochar at Scale: Restoring Soils & Ecosystems
  • Case Studies: What's Already Working
Daniel Ngaruiya

Daniel Ngaruiya

Lead, Business Development, Sustainable Technologies – Africa

South Pole

Sessions
  • From Idea to Fundable Project
Ethiopis Tafara

Ethiopis Tafara

Vice President for Africa

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Sessions
  • From Idea to Fundable Project
  • From Summit to Deployment
Dr Martin Fregene

Dr Martin Fregene

Director of Agriculture and Agro-Industry

African Development Bank

Sessions
  • From Idea to Fundable Project
  • Cooperative Scale and Rural Delivery
  • Biochar at Scale: Restoring Soils & Ecosystems
  • Jobs, Skills & Technology Transfer
Kavita Sinha

Kavita Sinha

Director, Private Sector Facility

Green Climate Fund

Sessions
  • Where Is the Money?
  • Creating Real Farmer Income
Punki Modise

Punki Modise

Group Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer

Absa Group

Sessions
  • Where Is the Money?
  • What Do Funders Actually Want?
  • Designing Farmer Access to Finance
  • Closing Plenary
Dr James Mwangi

Dr James Mwangi

Group Managing Director & CEO

Equity Group Holdings

Sessions
  • What Do Funders Actually Want?
  • Designing Farmer Access to Finance
  • Creating Real Farmer Income
  • Cooperative Scale and Rural Delivery
Will Marshall

Will Marshall

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Planet Labs

Sessions
  • DMRV: Killing Greenwashing, Building Trust
  • Case Studies: What's Already Working
Hon. Sylvia Masebo

Hon. Sylvia Masebo

Member of Parliament & Former Minister of Health

Government of Zambia

Sessions
  • Jobs, Skills & Technology Transfer
Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane

Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane

Minister of Finance and National Planning

Government of Zambia

Sessions
  • From Summit to Deployment
  • Closing Plenary
Madhur Jain

Madhur Jain

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Varaha ClimateAg

Sessions
  • DMRV: Killing Greenwashing, Building Trust
  • Biochar at Scale: Restoring Soils & Ecosystems
  • Case Studies: What's Already Working

Speaker line-up subject to confirmation. Additional speakers and panellists to be announced.

Join the Conversation

Two days alongside the institutions and operators building Africa's regenerative carbon economy.