Climate Summit 2025
Standard Bank’s 2025 Climate Summit will spotlight Africa’s urgent need for a resilient energy mix and faster climate adaptation, as the continent faces deep energy poverty and high climate vulnerability.
The Summit will explore how policy, infrastructure investment, and capital mobilisation can unlock inclusive growth and sustainability.
Agenda
Discover the key topics, speakers, and sessions shaping the future.
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Welcome Address by Mr. Sim Tshabalala
Interview with Prof. Ricardo Hausmann and Mr. Sim Tshabalala
Panel 1 African Geopolitics in Africa
Panel 2 Energy security and the infrastructure gap
Panel 3 Adaption and resilience, becoming climate-ready
Presidential Address by H.E. Dr. Netumbo Nandi Ndaitwah
Presidential Address by H.E. DR. William Ruto
Closing Keynote by Prof. Michael Wilkins
Closing Address by Mr. Luvuyo Masinda
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Speakers and Moderators:
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Panel 3:
Dr. Bjorn Lomborg
A prominent author, President of the Copenhagen Consensus Center (CCC) and a visiting fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution
Dipak Patel
Head of Climate Finance and Innovation at the South African Presidential Climate Commission (PCC)
Helen Lubamba
Executive Director and Head of Corporate & Investment Banking, Stanbic Bank Zambia
Nicole Roos
Chairperson and Managing Director at East & Southern Africa Region Nestlé (South Africa)