Valerie is currently the National Coordinator for South Africa in a global programme called the Economic Empowerment of Women in Green Industry implemented by UNIDO in partnership with UN Women.The purpose of this programme is to advise policy makers and practitioners on Read More
Patrick Bond specialises in political economy, geopolitics, political ecology (resource extraction, energy, water and climate change), social mobilisation, state-society relations and public policy. From 2015-2019 Patrick was Distinguished Professor of Political Economy at the University of the Witwatersrand School of Governance (WSG), where he also worked from Read More
Mr Lawrence Juku has been in the energy management industry for over 20 years in various positions from utility sector to private sector. He started his career at Eskom where he held various positions across Transmission and Distribution and Generation divisions. He Read More
Michael joined the Marine Stewardship Council in 2010 and for the past five years has held the position of Programme Manager for the MSC’s outreach work in Africa, the Middle East and south Asia. He has a Masters degree in Ichthyology and Read More
Mr Lawrence Juku has been in the energy management industry for over 20 years in various positions from utility sector to private sector. He started his career at Eskom where he held various positions across Transmission and Distribution and Generation divisions. He Read More
Regional Director: ICLEI Africa Kobie has more than 25 years of practical and managerial experience in Environmental Management and Urban Development. Her expertise range from biodiversity, climate change, coastal management to urban sustainability and planning. She is responsible for the strategic direction, Read More
Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa is the Chief Executive Officer at the Tourism Business Council of South Africa with 20 years’ experience in International Marketing, Business Development, International Trade Relations, and Leadership among others in tourism. Tshifhiwa has worked for various companies in tourism value Read More
REGIONAL MANAGING DIRECTOR Mandla Nkomo joined Solidaridad in 2017as the Regional Managing Director for Southern Africa. In his current role, Mandla takes care of country operations in South Africa, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi. Running programmes within horticulture, livestock production, soy andsugarcane out-grower Read More
Dr.Kate Strachan is a senior professional officer in the Climate Change, Energy and Resilience work stream at ICLEI Africa. Kate holds a PhD in coastal science and has a nearly a decade of experience in climate change and coastal management. Her experience Read More
Andrew holds a B Eng (Chemical) and M Com (Financial Economics) and worked in production and project roles up to 2006, when his focus shifted to strategy, business development and valuation. He has spent several years as technical advisor to government committees Read More