The event, hosted by Ambition Loop, AfriCatalyst, and the Climate Capital Mobilization Accelerator (CCMA) on September 22 during Climate Week New York City, focused on the urgent need to reform the global financial system as the 2030 deadline for the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) approaches. Discussions centered on reshaping the Bretton Woods framework to better support climate resilience and sustainable development, with a focus on policy reforms and reducing barriers to investment.
Speakers included:
Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Agenda
Nigel Topping, Co-founder of Ambition Loop
Jacinda NJIKE, Managing Director Climate Capital Accelerator
Daouda Sembene, Founder and CEO of AfriCatalyst
Bogolo Kenewendo, Global Economist
Sagarika Chatterjee, UN High-Level Climate Champions
Peter Hall, President of Kraft Heinz
Jean-Paul Adam, Director of Policy, Monitoring, and Advocacy at the UN Office of the Special Advisor on Africa
Sara Lemniei, CEO of SLK Capital
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