Barbara Buchner and Jonathan First will participate in the Africa’s Green Economy Summit (AGES), convened by VUKA Group, which brings together policymakers, investors, and private sector leaders to advance green investment opportunities across Africa.
Barbara will participate in the following session on 25 February at 11:35 – 11:55 SAST:
The State of Climate Capital Fireside Chat: Where will the money flow in 2026 and beyond?
GROUND FLOOR, HALL A & B
A candid conversation with leading investors and financiers on where climate and nature finance is actually moving, what’s drying up, and how Africa can compete in a world of shrinking concessional flows and rising private capital.
Speakers:
Deerosh Maharaj, Executive Head: Energy, Infrastructure & Mining, Business & Commercial Banking, Standard Bank
- Barbara Buchner, Global Managing Director, Climate Policy Initiative
- Aguil Deng, Regional Director, Africa Network, Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) & Strategic Engagement, Bloomberg
Jonathan will participate in the following session on 25 February at 11:55 – 12:25 SAST:
Fireside Chat: How can Country Platforms become the Key to Delivering Green Growth at Scale?
GROUND FLOOR, HALL A & B
This fireside chat explores how sovereign climate strategies and country platforms can mobilize capital, create local ownership, and turn national plans into investable pipelines.
Moderator: Jonathan First, Climate Policy Initiative, South Africa
Claudine Uwera, Senior Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister Office, Rwanda
Crispian Olver, Deputy Chairperson, Presidential Climate Commission, South Africa
Alain Beauvillard, Director, Department of Strategy, Policy, and Innovation, Green Climate Fund
