| 09h00 | Arrival and light refreshments |
|---|---|
| 09h30 | Welcome & setting the scene |
| Tracey Davies – Executive Director, Just Share | |
| 09h35 | The Rise of Fiduciary Capitalism: What it means for the just transition in Africa |
| Nicolas J. Firzli, L.L.M. – Director-General, World Pensions Council | |
| 10h00 | South African pension funds: powers and responsibilities in the just transition |
| Xolisa Dhlamini – lecturer, UCT Graduate School of Business | |
| 10h15 | Blending Finance: Incentivising private capital to invest in environmental outcomes |
| Aunnie Patton Power – Founder, Intelligent Impact; lecturer at Oxford, the LSE & UCT | |
| 10h30 | Q&A |
| 10h45 | Refreshments and networking |
| 11h00 | Coal transitions: risks & opportunities |
| Jesse Burton – Energy Systems Research Group, UCT & E3G | |
| 11h15 | The role of investors & the Just Transition Investor Statement |
| Nicole Martens – Head: Africa & Middle East, PRI | |
| 11h30 | Q&A and group discussion |
| Dugan Fraser – Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand and Director of the Centre for Learning on Evaluation and Results | |
| 12h25 | Closing remarks |
Extreme inequality is bad for people and bad for business. It causes instability, violence and uncertainty, slowing growth and diminishing levels of trust and social cohesion. The effects of climate change are already disproportionately impacting vulnerable economies, and deepening global inequality.
South Africa is one of the most unequal societies in the world. It is also extremely vulnerable to climate change: the government’s 2018 communication to the UNFCCC noted that over the period 1931–2015, SA warmed at twice the global rate of temperature increase.
The urgent need for a transition to a low-carbon economy to address the climate emergency is also an unprecedented opportunity for new ways to tackle the development challenges that South Africa faces.
Join us to hear from finance and energy experts and to debate practical, achievable steps – big and small – that the financial sector can take to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels, without stranding vulnerable communities and deepening inequality.
Date: Friday, 11 October 2019
Venue: Two Oceans Aquarium, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town
Time: 09:00 for 09:30 start – 12:30
