Master of Ceremonies
Welcome from the Mr. Simunza Muyangana, NABII Board Chairperson
Remarks from Ms. Atieno Otonglo, Head of Africa Region, GSG Impact
Remarks from the EU Delegation
Remarks from Dr. James Wakiaga- UNDP Zambia Resident Representative
Speaker: Dr. Denny H. Kalyalya, Governor, Bank of Zambia
Speaker: Dr. Alwaleed Alatabani, Practice Manager, World Bank
Speaker: Mr. Jito Kayumba, Special Assistant President of Zambia
Speaker: Yushi Nagano, Head of Africa Investment, JICA
Moderator: Ms. Sheila Garakara – Solidaridad Network Zambia
Panelists: Peter Chintu – Zambia NP, Rosemary Amondi – Impact Investing Kenya, Amma Lartey – Impact Investing Ghana, Etemore Glover – Nigeria NABII, Kirsten Amsterdam – Impact Investing South Africa, Yacouba Ouedraogo – Impact Investing Burkina Faso,
Focus: Convene Africa NP CEOs to share progress and insights from their impact investing ecosystems, explore opportunities for regional collaboration, and introduce the AIIG CEO.
Moderator: Percival Ofori Ampomah
Panelists: Amma Lartey, Kevin Simmons – Principal Catalytic Capital Investments, FSD Africa , Joan Manda – Global Lead Timbuktoo, Mr. Chris Maranga – Regional Director, Acumen, Oguche Agudah
Focus: This session moves from theory to action by unpacking how to harmonize regional regulations and de-risk investments to allow African pension funds and insurance companies to invest in high-impact SGBs across borders.
Moderator: Mr. Prateek Jain, Sattva Consulting
Panelists: Mr. Yugen Pillay – IMM Specialist Timbuktoo, Ms. Mathilde Bauwin – Head of Knowledge Management ADA, Ms. Lienda Kavindele – Senior Associate Director Impact & ESG , Lendable,
Focus: How can funds design practical impact management systems that meet Limited Partner (LP) expectations while remaining realistic and workable for portfolio companies?
Moderator: Ms. Esther Zulu
Panelists: Mr. Landry Parkouda – President & Co-Founder, ForthInvestment , Laura Foschi – Executive Director, ADA, Gagandeep Bakshi – William Davidson Institute, Ms. Geraldine Mupandanyama – CEO & Founder, Darena Ventures, Ms. Nozipho Kumalinga – UNDP
Focus: This session will focus on creating a standardised, cross-border support architecture that provides SGBs with the “investment-readiness” data and technical tools needed to scale beyond their home markets.
Moderator: Ms. Precious Wilson Nkandu
Panelists: Ms. Tidzitwa Zulu – Country Director, Aceli Africa, Ms. Yvonne Mpala – Chief Operations Officer, wCap, Mr. Austin Chijikwa – Head Business Banking, ZANACO, Habiba Ali CEO, Sosai Renewable Energies
Focus: This session analyzes how regional de-risking mechanisms can turn “historically reluctant” lenders into active agri-SME partners, using the Aceli model of over USD400M in mobilized capital as an example for continental expansion.
The role of matching grants in derisking investment in the Green, Circular and Digital Economy-The Case of the EU Funded GreenTech4CE Project.
GREEN Tech4CE Sponsored Session
From Evidence to Instrument: What Market Research Reveals About the Capital Barriers Holding African SMEs Back — and the Structures Closing the Gap
Acumen Sponsored Session
Deal Room: will run throughout both days of the summit
Insights from breakouts.
What to expect on day 2
Focus: The invite-only breakfast dialogue will explore how catalytic capital can accelerate the scale and reach of impact investing across Africa, unlocking new pathways for private sector participation in sustainable development.
Facilitator: Amahoro Coalition
Format: Roundtable
Interactive welcome wall: “One border we must remove to scale African impact.”
Focus: This session will serve as a platform to officially launch the SBGI in collaboration with the BoZ. The session will take the form of a fireside chat between the NABII SBGI Strategic Lead (Dr. Austin Mwape) and the BoZ Deputy Governor, Operations (Dr. Francis Chipimo). This will be followed by an official launch session, officiated by the Bank of Zambia Governor, on the main stage, where NABII and BoZ will be joined GSG Impact and other partners.
Moderator: Ms. Genius Mapalo Mukuka,
Panelists: Dr. Tralance Addy – Founder & CEO, Yaro Capital, Ms. Astria Fataki – Lead Tech Hubs, timbuktoo, Ms. Nyeji Mhango – Co-Founder & Managing Partner, wCap, Ms. Wanji Ng’ang’a – Associate Director of Investing in East Africa, Acumen
Focus: Explore how Africa can transition from trader economies to maker economies by scaling innovation and manufacturing to drive sustainable growth and job creation.
Pipeline to be sourced through the AIIG NPs
Moderator: Ms. Nampaka Nkumbula – Head of Experimentation UNDP
Panelists: Mr. Greg Merchand – Avencion, Batho Bayendi – African Union Commission, Mkhululi Ncube – AMDC, Ministry of Mines Zimbabwe Speaker, Ministry of Mines Zambia, Mr. Walter Mbonyimwami – CEO, Synchros Tecnologies
Q&A on the report insights
UNDP SPONSORED SESSION
Moderator: Ms. Etemore Glover
Panelists: Mr. Olamide Adeosun – Director, Kuramo Capital Nigeria, Kevin Simmons – FSD Africa, Maame Tutua Dadson
Focus: This session examines practical ways of supporting emerging fund managers as a way of enhancing capital flows to SGBs
Deal Room: will run throughout both days of the summit
AIIG Policy Dialogue
Argidius Foundation – NABII Zambia Roundtable
Elias Masilela, AIIG Board Chairperson
Impact Investing Awards in partnership with Krutham
