OPENING REMARKS
New Solutions
to New Challenges
What worked a decade ago may not work today, let alone a decade from now. And when it comes to sustainability, we cannot expect 2014’s solutions to solve the challenges of 2024.
Mr. KENNY FIHlA
Deputy Chief Executive of the Group and Chief Executive of The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (SBSA)
AGENDA
OPENING
OPENING BY MS. IMAN RAPPETTI
Programme Director, Journalist and Broadcaster6:00
OPENING ADDRESS BY MR. SIM TSHABALALA
Chief Executive, Standard Bank Group7:10
KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY HONOURABLE DR. KGOSIENTSHO RAMOKGOPA
Minister of Electricity & Energy, South Africa35:28
IN CONVERSATION WITH MR. SIM TSHABALALA AND MR. MTETO NYATI
Chief Executive, Standard Bank Group and Chairman, Eskom22:40
PANELS
AFRICA’S ENERGY TRANSITION PARADOX
1:00:26
Moderated by Prof. Morris Mthombeni
Setting the scene: The energy transition presents a difficult balancing act. The pace of transition has significant implications for both opportunities and risks. Prioritising key energy transition levers is essential.
MEET THE PANEL
Panelists: Mr. Adedayo Olowoniyi, Prof. Mark Swilling, Ms. Rentia Van Tonder, Mr. Saliem Fakir
POWERING AFRICA’S ENERGY TRANSITION
33:00
Moderated by Ms. Iman Rappetti
An integrated energy approach: Corporates are responding to the energy transition with tailored strategies. Regional and sectoral factors must be considered to fully capture the market size and opportunity.
MEET THE PANEL
Panelists: Mr. Baafour Asiamah-Adjei, Mr. Jean-Pascal Clémençon, Mr. July Ndlovu, Mr. Luvuyo Masinda
GEOPOLITICS AND THE JUST ENERGY TRANSITION
1:06:19
SESSION FRAMER BY DR. CRISPIAN OLVER
Executive Director, Presidential Climate Commission17:08
Moderated by MR.
SIMON FREEMANTLE
Geopolitics and the just energy transition: Regional dynamics play a crucial role in shaping the geopolitics of the just energy transition.
MEET THE PANEL
Panelists: Ms. Cristina Duarte, Mr. Goolam Ballim, Mr. Mteto Nyati
CLOSING
CONCLUDING REMARKS AND THANK YOU BY MR. LUVUYO MASINDA
Chief Executive, Corporate and Investment Banking, Standard Bank Group6:12
IN CONVERSATION WITH DR. AVIKAAR RAMPHAL AND PROF. ANTONIO ANDREONI
Portfolio Head, Strategy Enablement Standard Bank CIB and Professor of Development Economics at the Department of SOAS University of London14:24
LIBRARY
DEALS AND AWARDS
Africa’s best investment bank
Standard Bank’s leadership in sustainable finance is evident through its multiple awards for green finance and ESG initiatives. Recognized for driving sustainable infrastructure and project finance across Africa, the bank continues to set the standard in advancing responsible financial practices.
WHAT TO WATCH NEXT
Standard Bank’s African Markets Revealed is a research report providing detailed, comprehensive, medium term (up to 2 years ahead) forecasts for 21 key African economies.
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