Programme Section

Summit Programme.

This is a Tentative Programme, The final programme will be uploaded soon.

Dates: 6 – 7 July 2026  |  Location: Argyle Grand Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya
Convened by: Kenya Climate Ventures, UNIDO, Collaborative for Frontier Finance, Impact Investing Kenya, Office of Special Envoy for Climate.

Theme: Accelerating Climate Adaptation Finance and Innovation for a Resilient Africa

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SEGMENTTIME/DATEAGENDA
Pre - Summit Engagements5 June 2026Kenya Impact Finance Forum, hosted by Impact Investing Kenya (IIK) and KCV
-June 2026Early - Stage Climate Fund Managers Caucus
-June 2026State of NDCs: the Case of Kenya
-1 July 2026Financing Agri-Food Systems Sustainably (FINAS) 2026: Sessions _Unlocking Sustainable Food Systems through Green Infrastructure and County Level Investment Pipelines, co - convened by KCV & FSD Kenya
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Summit Badge Collection5 July 2026
1pm - 5pm		Summit Badge Collection (at Summit Venue)
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6TH JULY 2026
CLIMATE ADAPTATION, LEGACY, IMPACT & MARKET TRANSFORMATION.

SEGMENTTIME/DATEAGENDA
Registration0700 - 0830 hrsRegistration/ Networking Breakfast
High Level Opening0900 - 1000Hrs
  • Opening Video
  • Welcome by MC
  • Welcome Statements & Keynote Speeches
-1015 - 1115HrsHigh Level Plenary
--Climate Adaptation & Markets
-1130 -1230 HrsHigh Level Plenary
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Greening the Financial Ecosystem

-1230 - 1330Hrs

Investment Partnerships: possible announcements of related partnerships or MoUs.

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--Official Visit to the Exhibitions, led by the Chief Guest
-1330 - 1400HrsNETWORKING LUNCH
Thematic Dialogue1415 - 1530HrsSessions
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Session 1: Greening SACCOs _ exploring pathways for inclusion of SACCOs in climate adaptation finance, lessons learnt from on - going initiatives, capacity and policy support required.

Session 2: Public Sector Leadership in Climate Investment _ Public private coordination and leadership to enable climate adaptation markets.

Session 3: Sustainable Finance for adaptation, inclusive and resilient economies _ Role and challenges for Africa’s Pension Funds in Climate Adaptation Finance for Africa’s SMEs.

Role of institutional capital for SME climate adaptation finance.

Session 4: UNIDO Session

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-1530 - 1600HrsNetworking Health Break
-1600 - 1730Hrs

Session 5: Climate & Nature Governance - Explore mechanisms, policies, and institutional / governmental frameworks designed to steer adaptation to climate change, achieve effective accountability, and ensure a transformative transition to a low - carbon, resilient future.

Session 6: Gender & Adaptation Investing _ Gender responsive Financing and for Sustainable and Inclusive Climate Adaptation Systems.

Session 7: Investing, Trade and Innovation _ Matching Financing Supply With (bankable) agribusiness climate smart Pipelines along key African Corridors

Session 8: Investing in efficient and affordable last mile access to water:  delivery models, systems, technology and infrastructure.

Gala Dinner1830 - 2030Hrs

Gala Dinner & Impact Investing Champions Awards _ Invite Only, coordinated by Smart Regional Consultants

  • Celebration of leadership and innovation in adaptation investing.

7TH JULY 2026
CLIMATE FINANCE, RESILIENCE & INNOVATION

SEGMENTTIME/DATEAGENDA
Thematic Dialogues0830 - 1030Hrs

Keynote Address: Aligning macroeconomic policy for climate adaptation investment and inclusive green development: tax and other policy that allows for (green) public investment, structural transformation and global equity.

-1030 -1100HrsNetworking Health Break
-1115 -1300Hrs
Session-Deal Rooms

Session 9: Climate Adaptation and Fragile Markets - Highlighting investment pathways that strengthen resilience in arid, semi-arid, humanitarian, fragile and frontier markets using context - appropriate enterprise models.

Session 10: Climate Adaptation and Artificial Intelligence - exploring how technology, data, and AI can drive adaptive climate solutions and smarter investment decision making.

Leveraging data, digital tools, and AI to improve decision-making, risk management, and scaling of adaptation solutions.

Deal Room 1

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-1300 -1400HrsNetworking Lunch
-1415 -1600Hrss
Session-Deal Rooms

Session 11: Sustainability and Climate Impact Reporting

Measuring, reporting, and verifying adaptation impact aligned with global ESG and sustainability standards

Session 12: Capacity Building & Knowledge Exchange - Strengthening institutional, enterprise, and ecosystem capacities through training, technology transfer, peer learning, and applied knowledge sharing.

Deal Room 2

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-16000Hrs

Summit Close 

Call to Action / Summit Declaration