Global Climate Action: An Opportunity for Africa Growth

Thloni is an applied mathematician with experience in the financial services sector, focusing on financial risk management in global markets and banking strategy. She is passionate about young people, particularly the development of young mathematical scientists in industry and applied fields.

Mohamed leads fundraising and investing at Africa Climate Ventures. Prior to founding Africa Climate Ventures, Mohamed founded and was the Managing Partner of Abacus Advisory and Abacus Financial Crime Advisory in South Africa. At Abacus, Mohamed facilitated the drafting of South Africa’s National Treasury strategy between 2006 and 2015. 

David is a Chartered Accountant CA (SA) and Certified FRM® with experience working in financial services as a credit analyst, technical accounting adviser, risk advisory consultant and SCR®-qualified climate-related financial risk practitioner.

James is an early investor and board member of Koko Networks, a Non-Executive Director of Old Mutual Limited, and the Board Chair of One Acre Fund. In 2022 James received a Climate Breakthrough Award, and he is also an Archbishop Tutu Leadership Fellow, a WEF Young Global Leader, and a member of YPO. He holds a degree in economics from Harvard University and is a Yale World Fellow.

In 2021, James founded the Climate Action Platform for Africa, a not-for-profit organisation that aims to help Africa achieve broad-based economic growth through climate action leadership.