FSD Africa @ AFSIC 2023

Overview

This year FSD Africa joins AFSIC 2023 in celebrating their 10-year anniversary with a decade of impact in strengthening and greening financial markets in Africa. At AFSIC 2023, FSD Africa will host an afternoon of high-profile dialogue including sessions entitled Leveraging Carbon Markets for Africa’s Green Transition, Africa’s Green Future, Harnessing the Power of Finance for Nature and Finance for Africa’s Climate Agenda: Innovative Instruments and Structures

FSD Africa, one of AFSIC 2023’s top sponsors, is focused on making finance work for Africa’s future. From its base in Nairobi, Kenya, its financial sector experts work alongside partners to design and deliver programmes in more than 30 countries across Africa with the aim of driving large-scale change in financial markets and accelerating the role of finance in Africa’s green economic growth. Panel content at AFSIC 2023 will feature excellent invited speakers who are leaders in their field, and they will take advantage of discussing the below hot topics ahead of the November 2023 COP28.

Sessions

Capital Markets

Ethiopia Investment Summit

Moderator/Speakers

Ermias Eshetu - CEO, FSD Ethiopia
Her Excellency Semereta Sewasew Aweke - State Minister, External Economic Cooperation Ministry of Finance, Ethiopia
Michael Habte - Project Manager, Ethiopian Securities Exchange
Her Excellency Lelise Neme - Commissioner, Ethiopian Investment Commission
His Excellency Abdurehman Eid Tahir - CEO, Ethiopian Investment Holdings
His Excellency Dr. Brook Taye - Director General, Ethiopian Capital Market Authority

Capital Markets

Meet the African Dealmakers event

The Meet African Dealmakers Networking Event is specifically designed for dealmakers such as investment bankers, corporate finance advisors, stockbrokers, lawyers, debt and equity experts, African business leaders and investors to network with each other in a relaxed environment. The event has a consistently high quality of attendance, offering dealmakers the opportunity to develop their pan Africa network efficiently, removing the requirement for a considerable amount of travel on the continent.

Moderator/Speakers

Digital Innovation

Leveraging Carbon Markets for Africa’s Green Transition

A discussion framing the opportunity that carbon markets present in enabling Africa’s – and therefore the world’s – green transition, seen through the eyes of investors that are actively investing in de-carbonisation enterprise in Africa.

Moderator/Speakers

Capital Markets

Africa's Green Future: Unlocking Capital for Climate-Positive Growth

Africa has the potential to achieve both climate targets and economic prosperity through a climate- positive growth path. However, this requires substantial investment and creative solutions across the finance sector. From small climate-tech start-ups to large sustainable infrastructure projects, mobilising capital is crucial to realising this ambition.

In this session delivered in a TED talk style, experts from capital markets in Africa and globally will discuss how innovative approaches in finance can transform green growth and resilience on the continent. By unlocking capital and fostering collaboration, Africa can pave the way for a sustainable and prosperous future.

Moderator/Speakers

Risk and Resilience

Harnessing the Power of Finance for Nature

This session will present current investable nature-positive opportunities for institutions. High-level speakers from both financial institutions and development organisations will discuss the role of governance and frameworks such as the TNFD (Taskforce on Nature Related Financial Disclosures) as a catalyst for investment in nature. The session will also elicit debate and discussion on the role of finance in enabling nature conservation from the perspectives of the real economy for instance by presenting examples of where financing for nature has worked in Africa.

Moderator/Speakers

FSD Africa Investments

Finance for Africa’s Climate Agenda: Innovative Instruments and Structures

Africa faces significant challenges in financing its climate agenda with traditional funding models often insufficient for implementing ambitious climate projects across the continent. To overcome this, novel financing structures are emerging as solutions to unlock the necessary resources. These new financing approaches go beyond traditional grants and loans to encompass mechanisms such as climate bonds, green bonds, carbon exchanges and alternative investment vehicles along with instruments that reduce private investment risk including guarantees, insurance, and blended capital, as well as public-private partnerships.

This panel discussion brings together experts to discuss innovative financing approaches, identifying key success factors and the challenges and how they can be overcome. The session will also highlight the importance of collaboration and partnerships between various stakeholders in mobilising resources and driving climate action in Africa.

Moderator/Speakers

Our Impact – Building Africa’s Financial Markets

News

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