Speakers 2026

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Honorable Minister of Water & Environment

Maj. Gen Kahinda Otafiire

Dr. Alfred Okot Okidi

Permanent Secretary Ministry of Water and Environment

Chairman of Carbon Markets Association of Uganda, Partner at KTA Advocates


Kenneth Muhangi

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Commissioner AG, Climate Change Department, Ministry of Water and Environment

Mr. Bob Natifu

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Coordinator, Eastern Africa Alliance on Carbon Markets and Climate Finance

Andrew Ocama

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Howart Mwesigwa

Energy, Environment and Climate Change Law Specialist

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Bruce Mucunguzi

Deputy Country Head, Spiro Uganda

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Adrine Kirabo

Climate Officer (East Africa), Plan Vivo

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Juliet Nanyonga

Carbon Project Developer, Sub-Sahara Resilience Network

Aggie Patricia Turwomwe

Founder & CEO, Agile Media Africa

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Bauke Dekker

Founder, WDT Hubs Ltd 

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Anete Garoza

Vice President of the Carbon Markets Association of Uganda, Board Member of Next Media

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CEO, East Africa Carbon Company

Naveed Tariq

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Ely Sandler

Managing Partner at Article Six Group

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Peter BenHur Nyeko

Co-Founder & Director, Mandulis Energy, Top Innovator, UpLink

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Dr. Normunds Stivriņš

Scientific Advisor, Laflora Ltd, CO2 measurment expert (peatland, wetland)

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Natasha Kirabo

Senior Climate Finance Officer, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development

Phillip Kihumuro

Landscape Coordinator, WWF Uganda

Igor Silberud

CEO & Co-Founder of MVK Management and H5 Resources

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Tracy Izabera  Rubarema

Associate, KTA Advocates

Claire Goldfinch

Developer Engagement Manager, BeZero

Othniel Yila

Commonwealth National Climate Finance Adviser (CNCFA) to Uganda

Nicholas Katongole

Founder, NOA’s HERD

Board member, Sustainability partners
Co-founder, CSR Latvia Board Member, CSR Europe

Agnese Alksne - Bensone

 Indigenous Peoples Outreach and Policy Senior Manager at the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM)

Stella Napanu

Reinhardt Hauptfleisch

Senior Technical Advisor at C4 EcoSolutions,

Sabīna Alta

Development Director, Laflora Ltd

Anna Schniepper

Policy and Government Engagement Lead at Carbon Standards (CS)

Ruan van Mazijk

Lead Scientific Consultant, C4 EcoSolutions

Moa Rydell

Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Green Hub East Africa

Aaron Kaleeba

Strategy Lead, SBG Securities Uganda
Chairperson, Fund Managers' Association of Uganda

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Heather McEwan

Head of Africa and Middle East, VERRA

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