Who is
behind it.

Al Amin Ibrahim Al Amin is a climate finance, ESG and sustainable development specialist working at the intersection of climate policy, finance, technology and implementation.

He holds a Ph.D. in Sustainable Development from the University of Abuja, with research focused on how climate finance and ESG can accelerate sustainable energy development in Nigeria. His background also includes finance and investment management, business administration and operations management, giving him a multidisciplinary perspective on the economics and implementation of climate action.

His professional journey spans climate finance, renewable energy, e-mobility, carbon markets, climate-smart agriculture, biochar project, circular economy and nature-based solutions. He has worked with governments, development programmes and private-sector stakeholders to translate climate commitments into practical, investable interventions.

He has participated in seven consecutive UNFCCC Conferences of the Parties, from COP24 in Katowice to COP30 in Belém, serving as Lead Consultant supporting Nigerian subnational governments and development programmes. These engagements have deepened his experience in climate diplomacy, adaptation and resilience, energy transition, carbon markets, climate finance and investment mobilisation.

His practical work in the energy transition includes electric mobility, EV conversion, battery and charging infrastructure, renewable energy and fleet decarbonisation. He is the present vice president of the Electric Vehicles Assemblers and Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (EVAMAN). He is equally passionate about the agriculture-climate nexus, particularly climate-smart and regenerative agriculture, soil health, agricultural waste valorisation and biochar-based carbon removal.

In 2025, he further strengthened his executive capabilities through Oxford and Cambridge executive programmes in ESG and Artificial Intelligence, expanding his interest in how AI, digital MRV, climate data and emerging technologies can improve sustainability decision-making.

He believes Africa's climate transition must go beyond commitments and conference declarations. It must generate bankable projects, investable solutions, local technologies, resilient communities and measurable impact.

He is particularly interested in connecting with climate investors, DFIs, carbon-market actors, technology providers, policymakers and project developers interested in building scalable climate solutions across Africa.

His focus is simple: turning climate ambition into bankable action, bridging finance, technology, policy and people for sustainable impact.

Mahdi Jamila Abdullahi is an investment and development finance professional with over nine years of experience in portfolio management, blended finance, private-sector engagement, financial inclusion, and climate-resilient investment.

She has managed large-scale donor and investment portfolios, including a US$9 million Enterprise Investment Fund, and has contributed to mobilising over US$149 million in blended finance for private-sector and climate-resilient market investments. Her experience spans investment due diligence, portfolio performance, risk management, public-private partnerships, digital financial services, climate-smart agriculture, and inclusive business models.

As Chief Investment Officer of Net-Zero Impact Group, Jamila leads the Group's investment strategy, project and investment appraisal, capital mobilisation, and structuring of commercially viable climate and sustainable-development investments. Her focus is on connecting high-impact opportunities with private capital, development finance, climate finance, and strategic investors.

She holds an Executive Master's in Agribusiness Management from Rome Business School and is pursuing a Doctorate in Sustainable Development at the University of Abuja.

Master's in environmental rehabilitation and a PhD in Environmental Management from Lancaster University, with business and enterprise fellowships from Cambridge, Stanford and MIT. Consultant at the Lancaster Environment Centre and Chair for Africa of the Scientific Research and Innovation Council UK.

Anita Ehinome Adeyemi is a sustainable development leader who combines more than twenty years of financial acumen from banking and corporate management with a decade of work in climate action, renewable energy and community development.

Since 2015 she has been Senior Vice President for Sustainable Development and Climate Action at Ecologistics Integrated Services, where she has coordinated Nigeria's participation in the UNFCCC Conferences of the Parties from COP22 to COP29, led the team that designed and delivered the first Climate Change Investment Conference, developed the Technology Needs Assessment curriculum for climate change capacity building, and led SDG mainstreaming workshops that trained more than 200 state officials.

She is Vice President of the Women in Renewable Energy Association (WIRE-A) and of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Associations Alliance (REEEA-A), championing gender-inclusive clean energy transitions and renewable energy policy aligned with Nigeria's NDCs. In 2020 she founded Psychological and Emotional Wellbeing for Women and Youths (PEWY), and at COP28 she co-designed a side event that brought psychological wellbeing into the climate resilience conversation.

She holds a B.Sc. in Economics from Edo State University, a Level 6 Diploma in Mental Health and a certificate in renewable energy, and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Sustainable Development at the University of Abuja and a Ph.D. in Transpersonal Mental Health at El-Roi London Academy.