Bogolo Joy Kenewendo
Africa Director and Special Advisor, UN High-Level Climate Champions Team
Bogolo J. Kenewendo is a global economist and strategic advisor who has served as the Cabinet Minister of Investment, Trade, and Industry and a specially elected member of Parliament in Botswana. She is currently championing climate action and finance as a catalyst for development in Africa and the global south in her role as Africa director and special advisor of the UN High-Level Climate Champions team. Kenewendo is a vocal advocate for gender equity and the protection of children’s rights. She has received global recognition for her work, including being appointed as a member of the G7 gender equality advisory council and a member of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres’ high-level panel on digital cooperation.