{"id":355,"date":"2026-04-22T09:02:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.oxygenehosting.com\/ndsi\/?post_type=events&#038;p=355"},"modified":"2026-04-22T09:02:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:02:22","slug":"the-role-of-african-financial-markets-in-creating-a-sustainable-future-for-africa","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/demo.oxygenehosting.com\/ndsi\/events\/the-role-of-african-financial-markets-in-creating-a-sustainable-future-for-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Role of African Financial Markets in creating a Sustainable Future for Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A meeting convened by the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), UN Environment Programme\u2019s Principles for Sustainable\u00a0 Insurance Initiative (PSI) and FSD Africa.<\/p>\n<p><b>Hybrid event:\u00a0<\/b>In-person in Addis Ababa &amp; virtual connection for international participants<\/p>\n<p>08:00 \u2013 08:30<\/p>\n<p><b>Arrival &amp; Registration\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>08:30 \u2013 08:40<\/p>\n<p>Welcome and introductory remarks<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Zillah Malia| Manager, Risk and Resilience, FSD Africa\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>08:40 \u2013 09:00<\/p>\n<p>Opening remarks<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Mark Napier| CEO \u2013 FSD Africa\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Belay Tulu | Director Insurance Directorate, National Bank of Ethiopia\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>09:00 \u2013 10:00<\/p>\n<p><b>High-Level Panel Discussion \u2013\u00a0<\/b>Theme: \u2018As ESG-related risks evolve in Africa, what are the gaps and\u00a0 opportunities for African insurers?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Facilitator:\u00a0<b>Kelvin Massingham | Director, Risk and Resilience, FSD Africa\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Potential Panelists:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Zufan Abebe | CEO, Nib Insurance SC\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Almaz Mogus | CEO, Nile Insurance\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Munir Duri | CEO, Kifiya\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Yared Mola | CEO, Nyala Insurance\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Victor Malu |Director, Future Systems Consulting\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>10:00 \u2013 10:30 Break<\/p>\n<p>10:30 \u2013 11:00<\/p>\n<p><b>Presentations\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The role of Innovation in achieving a sustainable future<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Elias Omondi| Senior Manager, Risk Regulation, FSD Africa (15 min)\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ESG Integration in Financial Markets<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Mark Robertson| Genesis Analytics, (15 min)\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>11:15 \u2013 11:30<\/p>\n<p>Endorsement of the Nairobi Declaration on Sustainable Financial Markets<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Kelvin Massingham| Director, Risk and Resilience, FSD Africa\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>11:30 \u2013 12:00<\/p>\n<p>Closing and Vote of Thanks<\/p>\n<p><b>12:00 \u2013 13:30 Lunch Break<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-355","events","type-events","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.oxygenehosting.com\/ndsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events\/355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.oxygenehosting.com\/ndsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.oxygenehosting.com\/ndsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/events"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.oxygenehosting.com\/ndsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}