Breakout/Parallel Sessions
Breakout/Parallel Sessions
Breakout/Parallel Sessions
Breakout/Parallel Sessions
Breakout/Parallel Sessions
Breakout/Parallel Sessions
Master of Ceremonies
Welcome from Mr. Simunza Muyangana, NABII Board Chairperson (5 min)
Remarks from Ms. Atieno Otonglo, Head of Africa Region, GSG Impact (5 min)
Remarks from Ms. Karolina Stasiak, European Union Ambassodor to Zambia (5min)
Remarks from Dr. James Wakiaga, UNDP Zambia Resident Representative (5 min)
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: Mr. Peter Chintu – Zambia NP, Ms Rosemary Amondi – Impact Investing Kenya, Ms. Amma Lartey – Impact Investing Ghana, Ms. Etemore Glover – Nigeria NABII, Ms. Kirsten Amsterdam – Impact Investing South Africa, Mr. Landry Parkouda – 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: Ms. Amma Lartey – CEO Impact Investing Ghana, Mr. Kevin Simmons – Principal Catalytic Capital Investments, FSD Africa, Ms. Alix Pinel – Partner, Enko Capital Managers, 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, Mr. Roman Mukendi – CEO Wiggle Ventures
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 , Ms. Laura Foschi – Executive Director, ADA, Mr. 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 de-risking investment in the Green, Circular and Digital Economy-The Case of the EU Funded GreenTech4CE Project. (Invite Only Round Table)
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
Refugee Lens Investing: An emerging Impact Opportunity in East and Southern African with a focus on Zambia
Sponsored by the Refugee Investment Network
Africa Investment Insights Report Carbon Markets Report.
To be launched by UNDP
The investor connect in the deal room.
Insights from breakouts.
What to expect on day 2
Ecosystem Builders and Market Catalysts, DFIs, Foundations and Philanthropic Capital Providers, Institutional Investors exploring impact allocations.
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
Interactive welcome wall: “Name one border we must remove to scale African impact.”
Moderator: Ms. Genius Mapalo Mukuka
Panelists: Dr. Tralance Addy – Founder & CEO, Yaro Capital (Presenter), 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.
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, Mr. Kevin Simmons – FSD Africa, Ms. Alix Pinel – Partner, Enko Capital Managers, Ms. Ester Bortot – Director, Elea
Focus: This session examines practical ways of supporting emerging fund managers as a way of enhancing capital flows to SGBs
AIIG Policy Dialogue in Partnership with ZIPAR & KRUTHAM
Insights from the GSG Impact Africa Policy Toolkit Launch of the Zambia Impact Policy Roadmap
Facilitator: Esther Ndeti, Vice Chairperson, AIIG
Building Billion-Dollar SME Banking Portfolios – The Role of Catalytic Technical Assistance AIIG Policy Dialogue
Argidius Foundation – NABII Zambia Roundtable
Beyond Border, IF WE MEAN IT – UNDP timbuktoo
Opening Africa’s markets to trade, capital and people for sustainable transformation
Mr. Elias Masilela, AIIG Board Chairperson
Impact Investing Awards in partnership with Krutham
Sponsored by First National Bank (FNB)
Good Nature is a social enterprise established in 2014 as a for-profit organisation focused on improving the livelihoods of small-scale farmers across Africa. It provides high-quality legume seeds and commodities to help farmers increase productivity and move out of poverty. Its goal is to support their transition into the middle class through a simple, human-centred model.
The MineTech Hub is a Pan-African innovation and acceleration centre in Lusaka under the UNDP Timbuktoo initiative, focused on transforming mining through technology and sustainable practices. It supports startups, entrepreneurs, and researchers developing solutions that improve mining efficiency, safety, and environmental impact. Its goal is to drive sustainable economic growth across Africa’s mining sector.
