Full Name
Ravanya Naidoo
Job Title
Senior Program Manager, African Bioeconomy Nature Economy
Organisation
Nature Finance
Speaker Bio
Ravanya is Senior Programme Manager for the African Bioeconomy Finance Hub at NatureFinance, where she leads capital mobilization and multi‑stakeholder alignment for nature‑positive transformation across Africa. Her professional background spans climate‑risk leadership, sustainable finance advisory, and coalition building across Africa and internationally. She has directed climate and nature due diligence engagements, shaped climate strategy processes for major financial institutions, and supported agricultural and food‑systems transitions. In her role at NatureFinance, Ravanya also contributes to the Bioeconomy Challenge Secretariat, a global initiative launched in the lead‑up to COP30 in Brazil, underscoring her commitment to advancing bioeconomy and financing solutions at both regional and international levels.
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