For more than 25 years, international financier Robert Friedland has been recognized by leaders of the international financial sector and mineral resource industries as an entrepreneurial explorer, technology innovator and company builder.

Dr. James Mworia Mwirigi is the Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Centum Investment Company PLC (Centum), a position he has held since December 1, 2008. Centum is the largest listed investment company in East Africa, with an asset base of approximately Kshs 57 Billion (USD 535mm) up from Kshs 6 Billion (USD 60mm) at the time when James took over the leadership of the organization. Centum’s focus is to offer investors access to otherwise inaccessible investment grade opportunities across key sectors of the economy, including real estate, power, financial services, agribusiness, manufacturing, and education.

Sylvia joined GCR from Moody’s Investor Services, where she was the Sub Regional Head for Africa Relationship Management, Country Manager and Executive Director for the Moody’s South African franchise. She was responsible for driving the agency’s growth into Africa from 2014 to 2019.

Nick has considerable Africa and wider Emerging Markets operations experience and joined GardaWorld in 2016 to lead our development in East Africa. Being from Zimbabwe originally, he served in the Royal Marines for nine years on operations across the globe. Nick then spent 10 years up to 2012 as the Managing Director of Global Integrated Security based out of Dubai, a $250m security and logistics business with operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and across the region.

Nicholas Norbrook is the Managing Editor of The Africa Report.

Aubrey Hrubry is the Co-Founder of Insider and the Africa Expert Network (AXN). In her role at Insider, she works with global entrepreneurs to generate PR and – using proprietary mobile built technology – connect them with investors, media and influencers across the U.S. and Europe.

Millennial passionate about everything Africa, Arthur is the Head of Ventures at The Baobab Network an accelerator for early-stage start-ups in Africa.

Rebecca Enonchong is the founder and CEO of AppsTech and I/O Spaces. She is Chair of ActivSpaces (African Center for Technology Innovation and Ventures), an incubator in Cameroon. Forbes magazine listed her as a top female tech founder in Africa.

Andreata is a Partner at TLcom Capital LLP. TLcom is a venture capital firm based in Nairobi, Lagos and London, and has been investing since 1999 in innovative entrepreneurs leveraging technology to find market solutions to significant challenges.

Keet has over 20 years of investment experience in private equity, banking and venture capital.

Davis is Head of Business Development at the Accra Central Branch of Diamond Capital, one of Ghana’s foremost microfinance institutions in Ghana and has served at the company for the past five years.

Amma Gyampo is a UK-Ghana Board Advisor and Management Consultant advising C-Level and Board Executives of large organisations on how to better engage with SMEs, StartUp and Innovation Ecosystems in Africa for mutual growth.

Bukola provides analysis on anglophone West Africa, focused on the political, security, fiscal and regulatory environment in the region. Based in Control Risks’ London head office, she advises organisations looking to enter or expand operations in the region. Bukola writes for our online subscription services and supports engagements across a wide range of risk management matters.

Driven by an ambition to be part of Africa’s positive transformation, Co-Founder & Managing Partner Kissy Agyeman-Togobo brings more than 15 years at leading global business intelligence agencies, studies in Law & French, Political Science and Governance, Risk & Compliance to bear for clients and partners from her base in the Accra office.

Vincent Rouget heads Control Risks’ political and business risk analysis team for West Africa.

Razia is Chief Economist for Africa and a well known commentator on African markets.

Zemedeneh is widely recognised as one of Africa’s top business leaders and has received numerous global awards and recognitions.

An American of Ethiopian origin, Zemedeneh has worked in the U.S., Brazil, Argentina, the Middle East and throughout Africa. He has advised Wall Street investment banks, Governments, Sovereign Wealth Funds and multinational corporations in various sectors including financial services, airlines and consumer products. His high profile clients have included Diageo, British American Tobacco (BAT), Blackstone (the American private equity firm) and Ethiopian Airlines.