OUR SPEAKERS
The African Forum on Green Economy brought together policymakers, researchers, citizen groups, NGOs, governments and businesses large and small to forge new connections, share stories of success and build a new community of practice for a resilient and prosperous Africa.
Alice Ruhweza
Africa Region Director,
World Wildlife Fund
Dr. Arsene Sanon
Acting Regional Coordinator for Protected Areas and Biodiversity, IUCN Burkina Faso
Evelyn Atuhaire
Economist, Uganda Ministry of Water and Environment
Sareme Gebre
Regional Coordinator for Business and Biodiversity, IUCN Burkina Faso
Ronald Kaggwa
National Planning Authority of Uganda
Professor Kevin Urama
Senior Director, African Development Institute, AfDB
Thomas O'Brien
Senior Advisor for Africa to the World Bank
Lewis Akenji
Executive Director,
SEED
Charles Karangwa
Regional Coordinator: Forests, Landscapes & Livelihood, IUCN Eastern & Southern Africa
Sebutsoe Nkoanyane
African Development Institute
Dr Arthur Bainomugisha
Executive Director,
Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment
Lucy Muchoki
CEO, Pan African Agribusiness and Agroindustry Consortium
Vanessa Ushie
African Development Bank
John Mudany
Director, African Institute for Development Policy (Kenya)
Lucy Waruingi
Executive Director, African Conservation Centre
Dr Najma Mohamed
Policy Director, Green Economy Coalition
Oshani Perera
Director, Sustainable Infrastructure
IISD
Mersie Ejigu
IUCN Commission on Economics, Environment and Social Policy
John Maughan
Green Growth Knowledge Platform
Shakespear Mudombi
Researcher, Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies South Africa
Ulrike Troeger
Helmholtz Centre
for Environmental Research
Ntiokam Divine
Founder, Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network
Tom Sengalama
Climate & Resources Advisor,
UK Department for International Development - Uganda
Nadine Bowles-Newark
Deputy Head, Ecosystem Policy Support, UNEP-WCMC
Mark Eigenraam
Director, Institute for the Development of Environmental-Economic Accounting
Philippe Puydarrieux
Lead Natural Resource Economist, IUCN
Sareme Gebre
Regional Coordinator for Business & Biodiversity, IUCN
Peter Katanisa
National Program Coordinator for Global Programme of Sustainability in Rwanda; Coordinator of Africa NCA CoP
Luther Bois Anukur
Regional Director for IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa
Beria Namanya
Fresh Water Governance Manager, WWF Uganda
Dr. William Oweke Ojwang
WWF Kenya
Dr Nontutuzelo Pearl Gola
South African
National Biodiversity Institute