A meeting convened by the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), UN Environment Programme’s Principles for Sustainable  Insurance Initiative (PSI) and FSD Africa.

Hybrid event: In-person in Addis Ababa & virtual connection for international participants

08:00 – 08:30

Arrival & Registration 

08:30 – 08:40

Welcome and introductory remarks

• Zillah Malia| Manager, Risk and Resilience, FSD Africa 

08:40 – 09:00

Opening remarks

• Mark Napier| CEO – FSD Africa  
• Belay Tulu | Director Insurance Directorate, National Bank of Ethiopia 

09:00 – 10:00

High-Level Panel Discussion – Theme: ‘As ESG-related risks evolve in Africa, what are the gaps and  opportunities for African insurers?’

Facilitator: Kelvin Massingham | Director, Risk and Resilience, FSD Africa  

Potential Panelists:

• Zufan Abebe | CEO, Nib Insurance SC 
• Almaz Mogus | CEO, Nile Insurance 
• Munir Duri | CEO, Kifiya 
• Yared Mola | CEO, Nyala Insurance  
• Victor Malu |Director, Future Systems Consulting 

10:00 – 10:30 Break

10:30 – 11:00

Presentations 

The role of Innovation in achieving a sustainable future

• Elias Omondi| Senior Manager, Risk Regulation, FSD Africa (15 min)  

ESG Integration in Financial Markets

• Mark Robertson| Genesis Analytics, (15 min) 

11:15 – 11:30

Endorsement of the Nairobi Declaration on Sustainable Financial Markets

• Kelvin Massingham| Director, Risk and Resilience, FSD Africa  

11:30 – 12:00

Closing and Vote of Thanks

12:00 – 13:30 Lunch Break