Wangui Kaniaru is a Partner at ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna and a member of the firm’s Corporate M&A department. She advises on complex commercial transactions, including joint ventures, acquisitions, restructurings, and regulatory compliance across diverse sectors. Her legal expertise spans both regulated and unregulated industries, with additional focus on ESG compliance and certification, climate-centric investment, telecommunications and data protection.

Building on her distinguished legal career, Wangui is now pivoting towards the intersection of law, policy, and ethics in climate governance, ESG, and the just transition. Her current focus is on co- creating climate-aligned investment frameworks that integrate diverse, intergenerational voices—from policymakers and scientists to youth and cultural leaders. She believes that enduring climate solutions must be grounded in empathy, trust, and ethical responsibility, and that technical expertise must be matched by inclusive, human-cantered dialogue.

Emily Wanja is an award-winning impact strategist and producer who harnesses the power of storytelling to drive social change and climate justice. As Project Lead for Climate Story Lab Africa, Emily collaborates with organizations, communities, and creatives to envision and build a more climate-just world, designing strategies that bridge policy, culture, civil society, and media.
Emily’s expertise spans stakeholder engagement across the policy, philanthropic, and creative sectors. She has served on the Climate Justice Resilience Fund Advisory Council and the Global Impact Producers Alliance Committee, and currently sits on the board of STEPS, the advisory board of Open Planet, and the steering committee for ECCA (Entertainment & Culture for Climate Change) by UNFCCC, among other leadership roles. As Director of African Programs at Doc Society, she champions African voices and narratives on the global stage.
Emily is known for, among other works, Valentine ya Njaramba (2011), The Trance (2008), Makutano Junction (2007) and Burnt Forest (2013).

Austin Odera Onyore Nyambok is a seasoned communications professional whose background spans strategic communications, media, arts, entertainment, and education. As the Communications Officer at DocA – Documentary Africa, Austin plays a pivotal role in shaping the organization’s impact in the documentary film sector across the continent.
He is notably involved in the co-design and implementation of the DocA Real Reel Impact (RRI) Program, which holistically supports documentary producers and filmmakers in developing and executing effective impact campaigns. With DocA’s portfolio of over 40 beneficiaries, Austin guides filmmakers through the production process, helping them position their films for greater distribution, outreach, and social impact.