EPD2026: Official Opening
Official Opening Speakers
Website: https://cejzambia.org/
She is the Executive Director at CEJ, specialised in environmental sustainability, corporate government, sustainable livelihoods and community development. She is currently a PhD Candidate focusing on Green Bonds and Sustainable Investment and holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with specialty in corporate governance and sustainability. She has professional qualifications in Strategic Environmental Assessment, Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Social Safeguards, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Climate Diplomacy and Governance.
He is the Presiding Bishop of Liberty Christian Centres, and the founder of Liberty Christian Academy, Liberty Bible College, and Kabod Ministries International. With over 27 years of ministry experience, he is a respected preacher, teacher, worship leader, conference speaker, and media personality. He holds advanced qualifications in Global Leadership and Conflict Resolution, Organisational Leadership, and Divinity.
Website: https://www.twnafrica.org/
He is the Coordinator of TWN-Africa, a pan-African advocacy organisation based in Accra that works for social and economic equity through a focus on trade, investment, development finance, minerals and gender. Holding an LLB from the University of Ghana, an LLM from the Free University of Brussels and a PhD from the University of Warwick, he has extensive experience as a public intellectual, activist, government official and expert for UN bodies and the African Union. He contributed to the Africa Mining Vision, the landmark report Minerals and Africa’s Development* (2011), and related governance frameworks, and is a member of the Editorial Working Group of the Review of African Political Economy as well as co-editor of Africa’s Development Challenges in the New Millennium (2006).
Website: https://www.mgee.gov.zm/
He is the Minister of Green Economy and Environment. He holds both a Master’s degree and PhD in city and regional planning from University of Cape Town in South Africa. Until his nomination to Parliament, He has been a lecturer and researcher in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Zambia (UNZA).
Website: https://cornerstone-intl.org/
A Munich-based foundation and non-governmental organisation committed to environmental protection, renewable energy, and sustainable development through community-centred approaches guided by its ethos, Strength through Unity. Operating globally, CsI integrates clean energy, ecosystem protection, youth education, and social inclusion to strengthen environmental resilience while improving long-term livelihoods for communities.
