Unlocking Trapped Capital for Sustainable and Inclusive Development
This high-level session is an official side event of the T20 Summit. The T20 is the ideas bank for South Africa G20. The session is conceived by Resilience Capital Ventures, as part of its series of activities to reimagine finance and investment in ways that serve human thriving and planetary stewardship.
The “Unlocking Trapped Capital for Sustainable and Inclusive Development” session is organized as follows: a keynote presentation of the main theme, followed by a panel discussion for dialogue and sense making. The design is intended to allow for interactive engagement with a global audience. The event brings together senior experienced practitioners, academics, and civil society leaders to consider original, innovative and actionable ways to mobilize financial and non-financial capital.
It is delivered in partnership with the T20 South Africa 2025 Secretariat, championed by Dr. Philani Mthembu the co-lead and Executive Director of Institute for Global Dialogue (IGD). TIME Africa is the official media partner for the event.
Session Summary
The session will include opening remarks from the Dr. Philani Mthembu, followed by a keynote from Dr. Gillian Marcelle, CEO and Founder, Resilience Capital Ventures. After which, a panel will present specific actionable interventions for untrapping all forms of capital in ways that promote sustainable and inclusive development. Participants will be able to engage with the panel during a facilitated discussion session. The event will have a wrap up to close and identify follow on actions for policy and practice.
Time: 10:00-12:00pm EST │17.00-19.00 SAST
Location: Virtual
Date: Monday, November 10, 2025
