21 - 23 OCTOBER 2025
Johannesburg, South Africa Protea Hotel by Marriott – Balalaika Sandton

Unlocking Africa’s Carbon Value: Integrity, Investment, Impact

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Scaling carbon markets for Africa’s sustainable growth amid a shifting global landscape

Carbon Markets Africa Summit (CMAS) is the leading platform dedicated to catalysing high-integrity carbon markets across Africa. By connecting supply and demand, the summit brings together project developers, policymakers, investors, and standards bodies to build a credible, investable carbon pipeline grounded in African readiness.

“High-integrity carbon markets can offer Africa a powerful tool to mobilise the financing required to advance climate action and ensure fairly shared benefits while driving sustainable and inclusive development.”

Maxwell Gomera, Resident Representative and Director, Africa Sustainable Finance Hub (ASFH), UNDP South Africa

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CMAS will explore how Africa can leverage its vast natural resources for sustainable development while navigating geopolitical shifts and emerging carbon policies.

“Carbon Markets Africa Summit: Not just another carbon event”

• Africa’s marketplace for carbon credit supply and demand

• Focused on high-integrity, MRV-ready solutions

• Grounded in African policy, finance, and climate priorities

• Shaped by expert guidance from AfDB, VCMI, Verra, and more

• Timed to influence global climate finance and Article 6 agendas

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WE WORK TOWARDS THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS FOR AN INCLUSIVE, CLEANER AND MORE PROSPEROUS WORLD BY 2030.

Objectives

Promote high-
integrity carbon markets

Strengthen policy
and regulatory frameworks

Facilitate
partnerships

Build capacity
among African stakeholders

Showcase
successful projects

Unlock investment

Meet our speakers

Andrew Ocama

Coordinator, East Africa Alliance on Carbon Markets and Climate Finance
Abdilahi Nuh

Founder and Director - Climate, InnovationPresto innovations
Andrew Gilder

Director, Climate Legal, South Africa
Anelisa Matutu

Head: Commodities, Capital Markets, JSE
Atang Masilomagwe

Technical Advisor - CooPSA, GIZ
Ayub Ochieng Buyu

Farmer, Trees for the Future
Ben Taylor

CEO, Agora Global Ltd
Bernardin Uzayisaba

Regional Carbon Market Programme Specialist, UNDP
Brad Moreland

Regional Lead - Africa Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI)
Bryan Adkins

CEO, Eden: People+Planet
Candice Stevens

Founder and CEO, Sustainable Finance Coalition
Carmen Alvarez

Jurisdictional Policy Lead, Sylvera
Charles Nweke

Venture Building Engagement Lead, Catalyst fund
Cheikh Bamba Thioye

Consultant, Africa Carbon & Commodities (ACC)
Chidalu Onyenso

Founder & CEO, Earthbond
Chileshe Chilangwa

Chief Operations Officer Mafisa
Colin Porteous

CEO, Peace Parks Foundation
Daniel Okoth

Head of Carbon, SunCulture
Dominic Wilhelm

The Global Trust Project
Dorah Modise

Executive Director, Presidential Climate Commission
Edwin Cogho

Carbon Portfolio Head TASC
Ephraim Mwepya Shitima

Chair, African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change (AGN); Director, Climate Change Department, Ministry of Green Economy and Environment
Erisa Senerdem

Global Lead, CarbonArgus Media
Estherine Lisinge Fotabong

Director, Agriculture, Food Security and Environmental Sustainability, African Union Development Agency – NEPAD
Felix Mechnig-Giordano

General Manager, Terraviva
Fenella Aouane

Managing Director – Head of Carbon Pricing, GGGI
Fidoh Kens Ochieng

CEO, WICCARE Africa
Flora Ji

Vice President - Shell Nature Based Solutions, Shell
Francesca Cerchia

Global Head of Climate Solutions, SGS
Franz Rentel

Managing Director, Anthesis South Africa
Gevano Dantu

CEO & Co-Founder, African Carbon Coin (ACC)
Gladys Warigia

Policy Advocacy Manager, Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association
Gofaone Modise

Director, Inbound Media
Heather McEwan

Regional Representative, Africa, and the Middle East - Strategy, Policy, and Markets Department, Verra
Herman Neethling

General Manager, Shell Nature Based Solutions Europe, Middle East and Africa
Hugh Salway

Senior Director, Market Development and Partnerships, Gold Standard
Ibrahim Shelleng

Senior Special Assistant to the President, Government of Nigeria
Isaac Bosire

Senior Special Assistant to the President, Government of Nigeria
James Mansfield

Managing Director, Finance Earth
Jonathan First

Senior Advisor, Climate Policy Initiative
Kalyani Inampudi

Independant Consultant (ESG, Sustainability, Carbon)
Kwame Ababio

Head of the Environment and Climate Change UnitAUDA-NEPAD, South Africa
Kyoo-Won Oh

Senior Underwriter, Carbon Finance Lead, MIGA
Kent Davis

Partner, Webber Wentzel
Laura Lahti

Head of Impact, Camco
Lawrence Cole-Morgan

Global Markets: Lead, Carbon Credit Trading, Standard bank
Lincoln Teo

Board Advisor, ZERO13
Lize Kok

Carbon Portfolio Manager, TASC
Lorna Ritchie

Policy Director, Integrity Council on Voluntary Carbon Markets (ICVCM)
Lucy Pieterse

Chief Technical Officer, Progreen Earth
Madeleine Garlick

Africa Director, One Carbon World
Mandy Rambharos

CEO, Verra
Marc Baker

Director & Co-Founder, Carbon Tanzania
Maxwell Gomera

Resident Representative of UNDP South Africa and Director of the Africa Sustainable Finance Hub, Africa Region
Mercy Karunditu

Country Director, Trees for the Future
Mkuthazi Steleki

Director: Climate Change Developments and International Mechanisms, Department of Fisheries Forestry and the Environment (DFFE)
Muireann Mageras

Global Head of Sustainability Strategy, Hartree Partners
Narend Singh

Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, South Africa
Nick Marshall

Co-founder & Head of Carbon TASC
Nicole Dewing

Co-Founder & Managing Director, Africa Carbon & Commodities
Olivia Tuchten

Principal Climate Change Advisor, Promethium Carbon, South Africa
Olu Ademuwagun

Chief Executive Officer, NOBLESSE GREEN ENERGY
Dr. Olufunso Somorin

Regional Principal Officer, AfDB, Kenya
Ousmane Fall Sarr

Coordinator West African Alliance on Carbon Markets and Climate Finance
Paul Muthaura

CEO, ACMI
Peng Liu

Senior Climate Finance Specialist, World Bank
Ravi Raichoora

Special Advisor Carbon Markets and Climate Finance African Union Development Agency – NEPAD
Renier van Vuuren

CEO, Pro Green Earth & co-founder and Managing Director, Impuls Africa, Pro Green Earth
Reshma Shah

Lead, Carbon Markets, FSD Africa, Kenya
Robin Bartmann

Chief Operations Officer, Vlinder
Roland Hunter

Regional Lead for Business Development – Africa, South Pole
Roland Dieterle

CEO, Spacial Solutions GmbH
Roselyn Fosuah Adjei

Director of the Forestry Commission Training Centre of Ghana and Senior Advisor Consultant to the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
Samantha Petersen

West Indian Ocean Seascape Lead, WWF Africa
Sandra Linstrom

Head of International Climate Cooperation, Swedish Energy Agency
Shalendra Subramoney

Senior Manager Sustainable Business Mechanisms, Strategy and Sustainability, Business Building Strategy and Technology, Sasol
Shaun Slabber

Co-Founder & CEO, Crunch Carbon
Shikha Sharma

Global Technical Lead for Climate Change projects, SGS Group
Stefan Simon

CEO, SURUS Automotive
Stella Napanu

Indigenous Peoples Outreach and Policy Senior Manager, ICVCM
Storm Patel

Commercial Director, TASC
Taboka Motlhabane

Project Manager and Technical Advisor, PDP and CooPSA,GIZ
Tim McLellan

CEO, Trees for the Future
Tomas Sales

Special Advisor, UNDP Africa Sustainable Finance Hub (ASFH)
Toni Heigl

Founder & CEO, CarbonWise Consultingription goes here
Wakina Mutembei

Sustainability Lead, Kenya Airways
William Makwinja

CO-CEO, Phambili Energy
Will Gifford

Policy Manager, Aviation & NCS Lead, IETA
Wouter Drinkwaard

Business Development Manager, Shell
Ivan Mozharov

Co-founder, Offset8 Capital

About the experts

Overview

Keynote session on geopolitics & carbon markets: Examining global shifts, including U.S. policy changes, EU regulations, and Africa’s strategic positioning
Ministerial roundtable: Looking at the future of carbon regulations in Africa
Plenary sessions: Covering pathways for scaling high-integrity carbon markets
Deep-dive workshops: Capacity building and knowledge sharing sessions for regulators, project developers and investors
Investor round tables: Exclusive, high-impact discussions designed to connect investors, project developers, and policymakers
Project presentations: Showcasing investable carbon market initiatives across Africa
Carbon markets 101: Provides a foundational understanding of how carbon markets work
High-impact dialogue by the Global Trust Project: Strategic, solutions-driven conversation that brings together key stakeholders to address trust, integrity, and accountability in carbon markets
Networking space: Facilitating partnerships between key players in the carbon finance ecosystem

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What to expect?

250+

delegates

60

investors

30

carbon project developers

20+

African countries

Why attend?

Gain exclusive insights on carbon market trends, geopolitical shifts, and regulatory developments
Network with top policymakers, investors, developers, buyers and carbon finance experts
Explore investment and funding opportunities to scale carbon projects
Stay updated on evolving regulations, carbon pricing, and Article 6 implementation
Discover investment-ready carbon projects in naturebased solutions, renewables, and tech innovations
Learn from case studies and best practices for transparency and integrity in carbon trading

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