Our Speakers
Meet our speakers
Institution panel
Babacar Seck
Managing Partner, Askya
Hon. Biodun Ogunleye
Honourable Commissioner Lagos state, Ministry of energy and mineral resources.
Rock Bashala
Coordinator of the Business Climate Unit, DRC Presidency
Alain Fangman Ouattara
Controller General, Inter-African Conference of the Insurance Markets (CIMA)
Aissata Lam
Director General, Investment Promotion Agency of Mauritania (APIM)
Emmanuel Asafor
Deputy National Director, Central Bank for Central African States (Cameroon)
Investment panel
Hafeez G. Giwa
Managing Partner, H Capital International
Sada Ladan Baki
Group Executive Director Export, Dangote Industries.
Olusola Carrena
Managing Director, Helios Investment Partners
Ibrahim Malloum
Deputy Regional Head for West Africa, PROPARCO
Solange Amichia
Serge Thiémélé
Chairman of the Board, Phoenix Capital Management
Energy & Natural Resources Panel
Mohamed Traore
Schlumberger
Serge Nzoudja
Country Manager, Schlumberger Cameroon, EG & Sao Tome
Taiwo Okwor
Vice President, Natural Resources AFC
Seun Olatunji
CEO, GOLDSBOG
Platini Kipelo
CEO, EKMM
Sidonie Gwet
Regional Investment Lead Africa, GGGI
Financial services panel
Mayowa kuyoro
Partner, Head of West Africa Financial Services – McKinsey
Jean Guyonnet-Dupérat
Regional Director, Proparco
Jean Philippe Lowe
Deputy CEO, Activa Assurances
Joelle Kabayo
Head of Women’s Entrepreneur department, Rawbank
Tunde Alao
Divisional Director, Leadway Insurance
Yao Kouako
Head of Department – Directorate of Credit Institutions and External Finance, Ministry of Finance and Budget (Côte d’Ivoire)
Agriculture panel
Ada Osakwe
Founder, Nuli Foods
Nouss Bih
Principal, Sahel Capital Côte d’Ivoire
Wilfrid Korsaga
Managing director, ARM AGRI-BUSINESS
Yelena Fotso
CEO, ANFEL Consulting
Lucine Hapi
Managing Director, USAID Invest, DRC
Real estate and construction panel
Grace Ofure
CEO, Lifecard group
Cheick Sanankoua
Managing Partner, HC Capital Properties
Taslim Ngom
Group CEO, Sertem Group
Sanusi Dantata
Founder, DANTATA properties
Chimene Mercedes Zema
CEO, La Congolaise de Développement Immobilier
Igbuan Okaisabor
CEO, Group Kaiser Construction
FMCG/ Distribution panel
Ignatius Akpabio
Chief Growth Officer, TradeDepot
Ernest Ezenna
Director of business development, Orange Drugs Nigeria
Mike Ojeme
CEO, Mikado Group
Debola Badejo
Partner, UAC Nigeria
Princess Funlayo
Managing Director/CEO, FAE ltd
Infrastructure panel
Kome Ajegbo
Vice President, Africa Finance Corporation infrastructure
Javier Salvador
CFO, AFR-IX telecom
Azeez Amida
CEO, Pan-African Towers
DEEN Solebo
Co-CEO, Elektron Energy
Abiodun Aina
Senior Investment Officer, IFC
Fintech panel
Emeka Ajene
Founder and Publisher, AfriDigest (Moderator)
Bode Aregbesola
SVP – Country Manager, Flutterwave Senegal
Nkwenti Azong-Wara
CEO, Maviance Cameroon
Adia Sowho
Chief Marketing Officer, MTN Nigeria
Idris Ayodeji Bello
Founding Partner, LoftyInc Capital Management
Expansion Panel
Aderonke Onadeko
Johanna Monthe
Managing partner, Epena Law
Bendjin Kpeglo
General Director, African Guarantee Fund West Africa
Thierry Wandji
CEO of Cybastion and special advisor on Africa to the President of the US
Ade Adefeko
Chairman of the industrial group LCCI
Paul Odunaiya
CEO, Wemy Dr Brown