2026 Cohort

Afua A Baiden

Senior Environmental & Social risk Coordinator, Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund

Carol Misiko

Group Sustainability and Risk Executive, Old Mutual East Africa

Chanda Banda

Government Relations and Policy Senior Manager, One Acre Fund

Daniel Jooste

Principal, Sustainable Finance Solutions, Nedbank

Gray Maguire

Associate Director Nature‑Based Solutions, Save the Children Global Ventures

Josphine Kimanzi

Executive Programs Manager, Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)

Justine Bolton

Technical Lead Environmental and Climate Risk, FirstRand Group

Dr Melissa Whitecross

Performance Lead, Conservation Alpha (CA)

Dr. Monday Utomwen

Group Head of Enterprise Risk Management and Compliance, WAICA Reinsurance Corporation PLC

Reshma Shah

Carbon Markets Lead, FSD Africa

Rose Mugo

Senior Manager Business Finance, Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB)

Samuel Yaw Fosu

Commercial Manager, Tree Global Ltd

Stephen Okundi Olweya

CEO and Principal Officer, Saha Reinsurance (Pty) Ltd

Yaseen Lockhat

Senior Specialist Sustainable Finance, The Banking Association South Africa (BASA)

Zillah Malia

Senior Manager, Sustainable Finance, FSD Africa

Zvikomborero Tangawamira

Senior Programme Manager, Herding for Health (H4H) Programme

2025 Cohort

Nicholas Kabaso

CEO, Lusaka Securities Exchange PLC

Sabelo Blessing Nkosi

EThekwini Municipality

Alessandro Michele Scalco

Rand Merchant Bank

Diederick Ferrandi (“Dee”)

Natural Heritage Capital

Samir Randera-Rees

WWF South Africa

Mburu Hezekiah Macharia

Kenbright Actuarial & Financial Services

Brenda Reson Sapuro

Enyuatta EcoJustice Centre

Kipkorir Koskei

Insurance Development Forum

Beatrice W. Karanja

Natural State

Stephen Kinuthia Macharia

FSD Africa Investments

Cecilia Bjerborn Murai

FSD Africa Investments

Atna Mutago Chituti

Development Bank of Namibia

Dipeeka Ramgolam

Mauritius Commercial Bank

Hellen Dalali

Equity Bank Tanzania

Adeleke Gbenga Sheriff

Access Bank PLC

Sarah Scott

Kijani Pamoja