As part of SF Climate Week 2025, join the California Lieutenant Governor and Kenya Climate Envoy in San Francisco on Earth Day to participate in a forum focused on deepening collaboration between California and Africa.

With a spotlight on transportation decarbonization, this forum will feature critical areas of shared interest ripe for policy sharing, academic exchange, investment, and trade. This forum will bring together leaders from Kenya, Nigeria, the State of California, the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, and will be supported by the Bay Area Council, to uplift and explore future pathways for sustained and meaningful climate and economic engagement.

Guests:

• California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis
• San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie
• Kenya Climate Envoy Ali Mohamed
• Kenya Ambassador Ezra Chiloba
• Kenya Ambassador Akiniyi Odinga
• Governor of Nairobi County Sakaja Johnson
• California Secretary of Transportation Toks Omishakin
• California Director of the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Samuel Assefa
• California Energy Commission Chair David Hochschild
• University of California Davis Chancellor Gary May

Details:

What: California Africa Climate and Economic Forum

When: Tuesday, April 22, 2:00pm-5:00pm | Reception: 5:00pm-6:30pm

Where: The Historic Klamath, Pier 9, The Embarcadero at Broadway, San Francisco

Space is limited. Please contact Karina Salomatina at ksalomatina@bayareacouncil.org if you have any questions. We hope you can attend!