Networking Lounge @ AGIS 2026

9 – 10 Sept 2026

Thursday, 10 September 2026 | 14:30 - 15:15

Panel 11 - ESG in Action: Ensuring Communities Benefit from Africa’s Green Transition

Session Chair: Drs. Eline van der Linden - Head: Impact & ESG, Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme

Concept Note:

  • Building trust between developers, governments and communities

  • Measuring long-term social and environmental impact

  • Community benefit-sharing models and social impact strategies

  • Indigenous knowledge, land rights and stakeholder inclusion

  • Environmental protection and sustainable resource management

  • ESG compliance expectations

Panel Speakers:

  1. Dr. Grant Muller - Chairman, Namibia Green Hydrogen Association

  2. Ronny Dampers - Executive Director, Namibia Development Agency

  3. Graham Hopwood - Executive Director, Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)

  4. International Civil Society Organization - TBC