Overview of the Stakeholders' Day
This year’s theme, “Bridging Global Climate Initiatives with Local Business Needs: Interactive Dialogue,” is set to inspire dynamic discussions on how global climate strategies can effectively be localized to address pressing regional business and sustainability challenges. You will have the opportunity to engage with industry leaders, policymakers, NGOs, and academics from around the world, all dedicated to advancing sustainable climate solutions in Africa and beyond.
Keynote Speaker
Opening Ceremony
Ryad MEZZOUR
Minister of Industry and Trade - Kingdom of Morocco
Panel A : Climate Finance and Leadership : Leveraging Public Private Partnerships for Sustainable Transformation
Lamia Merzouki
DGA CFC Authority Chair UNDP-Financial Centers for Sustainability Networks (FC4S)
Omar Alaoui M’hamdi
Vice President of the Green Economy and Decarbonization Commission, Confédération Générale des Entreprises du Maroc (CGEM).
Abdalah Mokssit
Head Secretariat, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Said Mouline
Director of the Moroccan
Nuclear and Radiological Safety and Security Agency (AMSSNuR)
Zukiswa Mthimunye
Operations Officer
IFC - International Finance Corporation
Panel B : Educating for Change: Turning Insights into responsible and Impactful Solutions
Alex Kolker
Climate Scientist,
Oceanographer, and Geologist
Jeremy Williams
Ecological Economist at Zayed University, and Chair of the UN PRME Middle East Chapter. Zayed University, (UAE).
Nada Naufal
Director at Rami F. Makhzoumi Corporate Governance Initiative, Member of the UN PRME ME Chapter Committee, American University of Beirut. (Lebanon).
Amanuel G. Tekleab
Professor of Management, Mike Ilitch School of Business,
Wayne State University
Youssef Ben Meir
President of the High Atlas Foundation
Panel C : Shaping Climate Leaders: The Role of African Business Schools in Environmental Change
Samer Atallah
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research, American University in Cairo (AUC) School of Business.
Morris Mthombeni
Dean of the University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)
Christopher Ogbechie
Dean at Lagos Business School, Nigeria
Caesar Mwangi
Dean at Strathmore
University Business School, Kenya
Thami Ghorfi
President of
ESCA Ecole de Management
Jako Volschenk
Associate Professor of Strategy and Sustainability, Stellenbosch Business School