FABS Africa

Our Speakers

Meet our speakers

Institution panel

Babacar_Seck

Babacar Seck

Managing Partner, Askya

BIODUN

Hon. Biodun Ogunleye

Honourable Commissioner Lagos state, Ministry of energy and mineral resources.

Rock_Bashala

Rock Bashala

Coordinator of the Business Climate Unit, DRC Presidency

Alain_Fangman

Alain Fangman Ouattara

Controller General, Inter-African Conference of the Insurance Markets (CIMA)

Aissata_Lam

Aissata Lam

Director General, Investment Promotion Agency of Mauritania (APIM)

Emmanuel Asafor

Emmanuel Asafor

Deputy National Director, Central Bank for Central African States (Cameroon)

Investment panel

Hafeez_G._Giwa

Hafeez G. Giwa

Managing Partner, H Capital International

Sada Ladan Baki

Sada Ladan Baki

Group Executive Director Export, Dangote Industries.

Olusola_Carrena

Olusola Carrena

Managing Director, Helios Investment Partners

Ibrahim Malloum

Ibrahim Malloum

Deputy Regional Head for West Africa, PROPARCO

Solange Amichia

Solange Amichia

Managing Director, CEPICI (The Investment Promotion Agency of Côte d’Ivoire)
Serge_Thiemele

Serge Thiémélé

Chairman of the Board, Phoenix Capital Management

Energy & Natural Resources Panel

Mohamed_Traore

Mohamed Traore

Schlumberger

Serge Nzoudja

Serge Nzoudja

Country Manager, Schlumberger Cameroon, EG & Sao Tome

Taiwo Okwor

Taiwo Okwor

Vice President, Natural Resources AFC

Seun Olatunji

Seun Olatunji

CEO, GOLDSBOG

Platini

Platini Kipelo

CEO, EKMM

Sidonie Kouam

Sidonie Gwet

Regional Investment Lead Africa, GGGI

Financial services panel

Mayowa_Kuyoro

Mayowa kuyoro

Partner, Head of West Africa Financial Services – McKinsey

Jean Guyonnet-Dupérat

Jean Guyonnet-Dupérat

Regional Director, Proparco

Jean_Phillipe

Jean Philippe Lowe

Deputy CEO, Activa Assurances

Joëlle_KABAYO

Joelle Kabayo

Head of Women’s Entrepreneur department, Rawbank

Tunde_Aloa

Tunde Alao

Divisional Director, Leadway Insurance

Yao Kouakou

Yao Kouako

Head of Department – Directorate of Credit Institutions and External Finance, Ministry of Finance and Budget (Côte d’Ivoire)

Agriculture panel

Ada_Osakwe

Ada Osakwe

Founder, Nuli Foods

Nouss Bih

Nouss Bih

Principal, Sahel Capital Côte d’Ivoire

Wilfrid Korsaga

Wilfrid Korsaga

Managing director, ARM AGRI-BUSINESS

Yelena Fotso

CEO, ANFEL Consulting

Lucine_Hapi_Lemoal

Lucine Hapi

Managing Director, USAID Invest, DRC

Real estate and construction panel

Grace

Grace Ofure

CEO, Lifecard group

Cheick-Sanankoua

Cheick Sanankoua

Managing Partner, HC Capital Properties

Taslim_Ngom

Taslim Ngom

Group CEO, Sertem Group

Sanusi

Sanusi Dantata

Founder, DANTATA properties

Chimene

Chimene Mercedes Zema

CEO, La Congolaise de Développement Immobilier

Igbuan Okaisabor

Igbuan Okaisabor

CEO, Group Kaiser Construction

FMCG/ Distribution panel

Ignatius

Ignatius Akpabio

Chief Growth Officer, TradeDepot

Mr.-Ernest-Ezenna

Ernest Ezenna

Director of business development, Orange Drugs Nigeria

Mike_Ojeme

Mike Ojeme

CEO, Mikado Group

Debola

Debola Badejo

Partner, UAC Nigeria

Princess_Funlayo_Bakare_Okeowo

Princess Funlayo

Managing Director/CEO, FAE ltd

Infrastructure panel

Kome Ajegbo

Vice President, Africa Finance Corporation infrastructure

Javier Salvador

Javier Salvador

CFO, AFR-IX telecom

Azeez Amida

Azeez Amida

CEO, Pan-African Towers

DEEN Solebo

Co-CEO, Elektron Energy

Abiodun Aina

Abiodun Aina

Senior Investment Officer, IFC

Fintech panel

Emeka Ajene

Emeka Ajene

Founder and Publisher, AfriDigest (Moderator)

Bode_Aregbesola

Bode Aregbesola

SVP – Country Manager, Flutterwave Senegal 

Nkwenti

Nkwenti Azong-Wara

CEO, Maviance Cameroon

Adia sowho

Adia Sowho

Chief Marketing Officer, MTN Nigeria

Idris-Bello

Idris Ayodeji Bello

Founding Partner, LoftyInc Capital Management

Expansion Panel

Aderonke_Onadeko

Aderonke Onadeko

Johanna_Monthe

Johanna Monthe

Managing partner, Epena Law

Bendjin_Kpeglo

Bendjin Kpeglo

General Director, African Guarantee Fund West Africa

Dr_Thierry_Wandji

Thierry Wandji

CEO of Cybastion and special advisor on Africa to the President of the US

ade-adefeko

Ade Adefeko

Chairman of the industrial group LCCI

Paul-Odunnaiya

Paul Odunaiya

CEO, Wemy Dr Brown