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400+ Attendees | 30+ Expert Speakers | 170+ Borrowers & Issuers
150+ Investors, Lenders & Arrangers | 40+ Countries
This is the only virtual gathering focused on ESG and sustainable finance solutions for the African market, and your best opportunity to grow your business in this space without travelling. The event will bring together over 400 leading government officials, regulators, investors, bankers and corporates and feature over 30 expert speakers.
THE ONLY EVENT TO:
- Deliver solution driven content on ESG finance focused solely on the African market
- Bring international sustainable finance leaders together with local financial markets to shape what ESG looks like in Africa
- Map out the journey for African issuers to raise sustainable instruments in this new environment
Livestream Agenda
Opening remarks
Tue 15th Jun 2021, 7:55am (Europe/London)
COP26 and net zero by 2050: How does the African ESG and transition story fit within a global context?
Tue 15th Jun 2021, 8:00am (Europe/London)
- North vs. South vs. East vs. West: How is a just transition being supported and delivered across Africa? How achievable is “transition” for the continent’s regions?
- To what extent is the application of global climate change policies affecting the African transition story? Should the continent be following its own path?
- In what way is there a mismatch between Africa’s needs vs. the rest of the world?
- Which elements of the EU and (newly created) South African ESG taxonomies could be adopted by other African economies?
Moderator
Director, Sustainable Finance
Speakers
Vice-Minister of Finance for Fiscal Policies & Institutional Reforms
Director, Martens Impact Advisory and Acting Head of Africa & Middle East,
Co-Head of South Africa & Africa Fixed Income
Head of Sustainable Finance & ESG Advisory
Green, blue and sustainable: What are the markets conditions that will allow an ESG related bond market to develop in Africa?
Tue 15th Jun 2021, 8:45am (Europe/London)
- Pricing, tenor and a diversity of instruments: How do these factors stack up when looking at issuing sustainably? To what extent do more instruments mean more issuances (and therefore a deeper bond market)?
- Bringing ‘S’ to the fore: To what extent has and will an increase in social bond issuances aid the recovery from COVID-19 across Africa?
- Exploring the role of the development finance community: What role are DFIs, IFIs and ECAs playing in supporting the market to issue sustainably and in a cost-effective manner?
- What more could FIs be doing to aid and deepen the bond market in Africa?
Moderator
Head: Sustainable Finance Solutions
Speakers
Director, ESG Research, Sustainable Finance
Managing Director
Regional Head, Southern Africa & Indian Ocean
Managing Director, Sustainability and Corporate Transitions
Senior Director, Head of Treasury & Financial Institutions
How can commodity-based and hydrocarbon-rich sovereigns and companies prepare themselves for and manage the ‘green transition’?
Tue 15th Jun 2021, 9:40am (Europe/London)
- Sharing best practices and success stories: How and to what extent have African corporates adopted ESG principles into their growth strategies?
- Joining the dots between cost and ROI: How can sovereigns and corporates access capital in these early stages to help with their transition?
- Looking beyond ‘pure renewables’ and helping to make the infrastructure sector more sustainable: Should (and are) investors and financiers be looking at Africa through a different lens when thinking about sustainability? What support are they offering to companies looking to define a corporate ESG policy?
Moderator
Head of Sustainable Finance
Speakers
Head of Corporate Finance
Director, Sovereign Research
Head of ESG Capital Markets, EMEA
Head: Resource & Project Finance
Managing Director, Sovereign Risk Group
Reconciling S & G with E: What are the key credentials that investors are looking for when assessing investment into Africa?
Tue 15th Jun 2021, 10:35am (Europe/London)
- How are investors weighing up the commodity-rich make-up of Africa’s economies and (infrastructure) needs vs. their own requirements to invest sustainably What weighting is being placed on S and G vs. E in a post-COVID world?
- What are investors looking for from ‘brown’ companies? Under what conditions could fossil fuel companies (or fossil fuel-dependent sovereigns) qualify as investable for ESG funds? What questions are being asked?
- Is divestment an option?
- Green Reporting: What metrics are investors looking for/following? Is there a benchmark?
- How much of a bearing does an ESG rating impact investment decisions
Moderator
Chief Executive Officer
Speakers
Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Emerging Markets Debt
Deputy Head of the Financial Institutions Debt Group
Head of Stewardship
Chief Executive Officer
Head of ESG Business Development
How should prospective ESG-related issuers be navigating and implementing frameworks, regulations and reporting metrics?
Tue 15th Jun 2021, 11:30am (Europe/London)
- What are the expectations when it comes to ESG reporting in Africa? What is looking to be achieved?
- Are there sufficient (tangible) metrics in place across Africa to make ESG reporting achievable?
- What information is required from companies in order to comprehensively complete ESG reporting?
- Understanding the first steps that institutions should be taking when drafting their own ESG frameworks
- Does reporting look different for an O&G (or commodity-related) company? If so, how?
Moderator
Head of Sustainable Finance, EMEA
Speakers
ESG Manager
Head of Debt Capital Markets
Chief Economist
Associate Director (ESG/ Sustainability)
To what extent is there a mispricing of African risk when it comes to ESG?
Tue 15th Jun 2021, 12:15pm (Europe/London)
- Greenium of issuing sustainably: How does pricing stack up when looking at green vs. vanilla vs. ESG-linked bonds?
- How much have green issuances out of Africa helped current and future pricing for African issuers?
- How does pricing of non-debt green products compare?
- How are banks handling credit risk management in terms of sustainability?
Moderator
Principal: Distribution
Speakers
Fund Manager, Emerging Markets Fixed Income
Head, ESG & Sustainable Finance
Director, Sustainable Finance
Partner, ESG Risk Management
Closing remarks
Tue 15th Jun 2021, 13:00pm (Europe/London)
