Speakers

The 2nd Edition

Together for a Global Recovery, Green Transition & Sustainable Future

The second edition of the Egypt – International Cooperation Forum and Meeting of the African Ministers of Finance and Environment aim to highlight Africa’s needs and ambitions towards the climate change agenda, and identify the necessary support to develop their updated nationally determined contributions (NDCs) before COP27.

To know more about the 1st edition of the Egypt–ICF and its communiqué please click here.

H.E. Dr. Mostafa
Madbouly

Prime Minister of Egypt

H.E. Amb. Sameh
Shoukry

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Arab Republic of Egypt

H.E. Dr. Mohamed
Shaker El-Markabi

Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy

H.E. Dr. Rania
A. Al-Mashat

Minister of International Cooperation, Arab Republic of Egypt

H.E. Dr. Mohamed
Maait

Minister of Finance, Arab Republic of Egypt

H.E. Dr. Yasmine
Fouad

Minister of Environment, Arab Republic of Egypt

Amina
J. Mohamed

Deputy Secretary-General of the UN & Chair of the UN Sustainable Development Group

H.M. Queen Máxima
of the Netherlands

UN Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA) - (pre-recorded message)

John
Kerry

U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate

Odile
Renaud-Basso

President, EBRD

Dr. Mark
Carney

Co-Chair of GFANZ & UN Special Envoy on Climate Action & Finance

H.E. Barbara
Creecy

Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, South Africa

Hon. Dr. Zainab
Shamsuna Ahmed

Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

H.E.
Alamine Ousmane Mey

Minister of Economy, Planning and Regional Development, Cameroon

H.E. Mr. Ilyas Moussa
Dawaleh

Minister of Economy and Finances in charge of Industry, Djibouti

Hon. Amb. Ukur
Yatani Kanacho

Treasury Secretary, National Treasury and Planning, Kenya

H.E.
Dier Tong Ngor

Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, South Sudan

H.E.
Garam Saratou Rabiou Inoussa

Minister of Environment and Combatting Desertification, Niger

H.E. Romuald
Wadagni

Minister of Economy and Finance, Benin

H.E. Jose
Didier Tonato

Minister of Living Environment and Sustainable Development, Benin

Hon. Dennis
Dennis K. Vandi

Minister of Finance, Sierra Leone

H.E. Arlette
Soudan-Nonault

Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Congo

Dr. Hippolyte
Fofack

Chief Economist of Afreximbank

H.E. Mohamed
Abdoulkader Moussa

Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Djibouti

H.E. Dr. Seglaro
Abdel Some

Minister of Economy, Finance and Prospective, Burkina Faso

H.E. Dr. Smaila
Ouedraogo

Minister of Ecological Transition and Environment, Burkina Faso

H.E. Guy
Loando Mboyo

Minister for Regional Planning, DRC

H.E. Francisca
Eneme Efua

Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Forests and Environment, Republic of Equatorial Guinea

H.E. Christian
Mwando

Minister of Planning, DRC

Hon. Kavydass
Ramano

Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mauritius

H.E. Mr.Katari
Foli Bazi

Minister of Environment and Forest Resources, Togolaise

H.E. Édith Ekiri
Mounombi-Oyouomi

Minister of Budget and Public Accounts, Gabon

Ayumi
Yuasa

Deputy Director, OECD Development Center

Erica
Ehst

Director of Structured Finance

Hon. Amos
Lugoloobi

Minister of Finance and Planning, Uganda

Hon. Heather
Mwiza Sibungo

Deputy Minister of Environment, Fisheries and Tourism, Namibia

Hon. Jenelly
Matundu

Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Namibia

H.E. Ivete
Joaquim Maibaze

Minister of Environment, Mozambique

H.E. Lee
White

Minister of Environment, Gabon

Mrs.Hilde
Klemetsdal

Ambassador of Norway

H.E. Flavien
P. Joubert

Minister of Agriculture, Climate Change, and Environment, Seychelles

H.E. Adam
Ibrahim Aw Hirsi

Minister of Environment and Climate Change, The Federal Republic of Somalia

Mathias
Cormann

Secretary-General, OECD

Prof. Benedict
O. Oramah

President, Afreximbank

Dr. Khalida
Bouzar

Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator & Regional Director of Arab States, UNDP

Vera
Songwe

Co-Chair of High-level Expert Group on Climate Finance

Mari
Elka Pangestu

Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnerships, World Bank

Makhtar
Diop

Managing Director and Executive Vice President

Amb. David
Thorne

US Ambassador

Dr. Mahmoud
Mohieldin

Executive Director for Arab States at IMF, UN Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Agenda, and UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP27

Dr. Ghada
Waly

Executive Director of UNODC & Director-General of the UN Office at Vienna

Nigel
Topping

UK’s High-Level Climate Action Champion

Ms. Nili
Gilbert

Board Member & Chair of Investment Committee, David Rockefeller Fund, GFANZ

Dr. Kerri-Ann
Jones

Deputy Secretary-General, OECD

Emmanuel
Nyirinkindi

Vice President for Cross-Cutting Solutions, IFC

Solomon
Quaynor

Vice President for the Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization Complex

Prof. Kevin
Chika Urama

Acting Vice President & Chief Economist

Kevin
Kariuki

Vice President for power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth

Ethiopis
Tafara

Vice President, Chief Risk, Legal and Sustainability Officer and Partnerships

Ambroise
Fayolle

Vice President, European Investment Bank (EIB)

Dr. Robert
Orr

Senior Advisor to the UN Secretary- General on Climate Change

Mafalda
Duarte

CEO of Climate Investment Funds

Hiroshi
Matano

Executive Vice President, MIGA

Catherine
Russell

Executive Director, UNICEF

Ragnheiður
Elín Árnadóttir

Director of Development Center, OECD

Frank
Rijsberman

Director General, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)

Sidi
Ould Tah

Director General, Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA)

Hany
Sonbol

CEO International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), Acting CEO, The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD)

Mr. Abdul-Malik
bin Saleh Al-Sheikh

Minister of Plenipotentiary, Head of the Economic Affairs Sector, Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf

Muhammad
Falah Al-Rashidi

Director of Energy and General Secretariat of Labor, Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf

Pekka
Morén

Finnish Co-Chair Sherpa and Special Envoy of the Finance Minister

Masyita
Crystallin

Indonesian Co-Chair Sherpa and Special Advisor to the Finance Minister

Mart
Kivine

Secretary of the Coalition based at the World Bank

Cheick-Oumar
Sylla

Regional Director for North Africa

Vivek
Pathak

Director and Global Head for Climate Business

Kenichiro
Kitamura

Chief Representative for the Middle East, JBIC

Amy
E. Pope

Deputy Director General for Management & Reform, IOM

Dina
Dina Saleh

Regional Director of the Near East, North Africa and Europe Division

Ian
Bremmer

President and Founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO media

Naeema
Al Gasseer

Egypt Country Director, WHO

Alfredo
Abad

Head of representation, EIB

Holger
Illi

Head of the German Development Cooperation in Egypt

Francesco
La Camera

Director General, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Yasmine
El-Hini

Acting Country Manager, IFC

Dr. Nasreldin
Hag Elamin

Country Representative, FAO

Martino
Melli

Head of Cairo Office for Italian Agency for Development Cooperation

Frederika
Meijer

Country Representative, UNFPA

Carlos
Castillo

Director General of Planning and Evaluation, AMEXCID

Leslie
Reed

Mission Director for Egypt, USAID

Dr. Alexander
Solyga

Egypt Country Director

James
Zhan

Senior Director, Investment and Enterprise Division, UNCTAD

Pia
Roman Tayag

Director, UNSGSA

Hong
Paterson

CFO and COO, Green Climate Fund

Estherine
Lisinge-Fotabong

Director at Programme Innovation and Planning Directorate, The African Union Development Agency-NEPAD

Erik
Berglof

Chief Economist, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Harry-Boyd
Carpenter

Managing Director for Green Economy and Climate Action, EBRD

Maroun
Kairouz

Director for the MENA, World Economic Forum

Laurence
Tubiana

Chief Executive Officer, European Climate Foundation

Chido
Mpemba

AU Youth Envoy

The 2nd Edition

Speakers

H.E. Dr. Mostafa Madbouly

H.E. Amb. Sameh Shoukry

H.E. Dr. Mohamed Shaker El-Markabi

H.E. Dr. Rania A. Al-Mashat

H.E. Dr. Mohamed Maait

H.E. Dr. Yasmine Fouad

Amina J. Mohamed

H.M. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands

John Kerry

Odile Renaud-Basso

Dr. Mark Carney

H.E. Barbara Creecy

Hon. Dr. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed

H.E. Alamine Ousmane Mey

H.E. Mr. Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh

Hon. Amb. Ukur Yatani Kanacho

H.E. Dier Tong Ngor

H.E. Garam Saratou Rabiou Inoussa

H.E. Romuald Wadagni

H.E. Jose Didier Tonato

Hon. Dennis Dennis K. Vandi

H.E. Arlette Soudan-Nonault

Dr. Hippolyte Fofack

H.E. Mohamed Abdoulkader Moussa

H.E. Dr. Seglaro Abdel Some

H.E. Dr. Smaila Ouedraogo

H.E. Guy Loando Mboyo

H.E. Francisca Eneme Efua

H.E. Christian Mwando

Hon. Kavydass Ramano

H.E. Mr.Katari Foli Bazi

H.E. Édith Ekiri Mounombi-Oyouomi

Ayumi Yuasa

Erica Ehst

Hon. Amos Lugoloobi

Hon. Heather Mwiza Sibungo

Hon. Jenelly Matundu

H.E. Ivete Joaquim Maibaze

H.E. Lee White

Mrs.Hilde Klemetsdal

H.E. Flavien P. Joubert

H.E. Adam Ibrahim Aw Hirsi

Mathias Cormann

Prof. Benedict O. Oramah

Dr. Khalida Bouzar

Vera Songwe

Mari Elka Pangestu

Makhtar Diop

Amb. David Thorne

Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin

Dr. Ghada Waly

Nigel Topping

Ms. Nili Gilbert

Dr. Kerri-Ann Jones

Emmanuel Nyirinkindi

Solomon Quaynor

Prof. Kevin Chika Urama

Kevin Kariuki

Ethiopis Tafara

Ambroise Fayolle

Dr. Robert Orr

Mafalda Duarte

Hiroshi Matano

Catherine Russell

Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir

Frank Rijsberman

Sidi Ould Tah

Hany Sonbol

Mr. Abdul-Malik bin Saleh Al-Sheikh

Muhammad Falah Al-Rashidi

Pekka Morén

Masyita Crystallin

Mart Kivine

Cheick-Oumar Sylla

Vivek Pathak

Kenichiro Kitamura

Amy E. Pope

Dina Dina Saleh