Andrew is an infrastructure, climate and blended finance specialist with over 30 years’ experience in the development of and investment in infrastructure and climate related assets in emerging markets.

Yvonne Ike is a Managing Director and Head of Sub Saharan Africa (Ex-RSA) at Bank of America. Yvonne has more than 25 years’ experience in the financial services sector and since joining Bank of America (BofA) in September 2014, Yvonne established the bank as a leader in providing international financial services in the Sub Saharan Africa region.

Laurence Robertson has been a member of parliament for the constituency of Tewkesbury since 1997. He is a member of multiple All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPG) for African nations including Chairman of the APPG for Ethiopia and Djibouti and Vice Chairman of the APPG for Angola.

Katherine was elected as the Member of Parliament for South Ribble in Lancashire following the 2019 General Election. Before becoming an MP, Katherine was an SME business owner, manufacturing & exporting wooden products. Previously she worked in Management & IT Consultancy, business banking operations, the Credit Union Movement and assisted the early setup of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership.

Andrew qualified as a chartered insurer and worked as a reinsurance underwriter before being elected to Parliament. His firm helped many of the world’s poorest communities recover from natural disasters. Andrew is Patron of SIFT a development charity working with people in extreme poverty in Nicaragua.

Based in Dubai, Ramsay leads Radisson Hotel Group’s strategic growth across Africa & Turkey and with a team based in Dubai and Cape Town. He recently expanded his role as the Head of Development for Africa, further demonstrating the commitment of the company across the continent.

Abdulla Aujan first joined Aujan Industries in 2006 as head of Supply Chain, responsible for raw and packaging materials, production planning, logistics, and product research and development.

Paromita has over 12 years of infrastructure finance experience gained in project, corporate and structured finance as well as M&A in primarily developing and emerging markets.

Wamkele Mene was elected by the 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of States & Government of the African Union, to the position of Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat.

Ms. Natznet Tesfay is executive director of research and analysis on country risk at IHS Markit, focused on Africa. Her areas of specialization include analysis of political developments affecting the offshore energy sector in West Africa, particularly Nigeria; commercial developments, especially in mining, energy, and infrastructure in East Africa; and piracy risks in the Gulf of Aden and Gulf of Guinea

Gagan is the co-founder of ARISE IIP, ARISE IS and ARISE P&L, three pan-African companies developing industrial ecosystems and their dedicated infrastructure and logistics solutions.

Peter is the Managing Partner of Clyde & Co's Dar es Salaam, Tanzania office and leads the firm's East Africa practice. He has a wealth of experience advising on projects in Africa. He is a member of both the firm's Middle East and Africa Board and Global Strategy Board.

Adrian is a corporate transactional lawyer and specialises in advising on private equity investments and corporate finance work.

Rami Ghandour joined Metito in 2004, set up Metito Utilities in 2007 and is currently a director on the board of Metito Holdings. Metito Utilities is the investment arm of the Group, providing complete water and wastewater outsourcing and partnership solutions to end-users. Rami also leads Metito’s endeavours into strategic partnerships, mergers and acquisitions as well as equity investments.

Geoffrey White, CEO of Agility Africa, is an expert on infrastructure development, retail supply chains, agri-business, and investment for African markets. Agility, a leading global provider of logistics and related infrastructure solutions for the oil and gas and FMCG markets, has over $5.2 billion in revenue, 24,000+ employees, and offices in more than 100 countries. Mr White is a member of the Agility Strategic Advisory Board.

Greg is a founder member of Grit Real Estate Income Group and has been instrumental in sustaining its rapid growth since inception in 2014. As Founder of Grit, Greg recognised the significant demand from multinational companies looking for quality real estate solutions in Africa and the limited supply of experienced developers to fulfil their requirements. This led to the creation of Gateway Delta Development Holdings Ltd as a development company of which Greg is a co-founder.

Paula Armstrong is a Director at FTI Consulting and is based in Cape Town, South Africa. She is in the Economics and Financial Consulting segment. Her work focuses on South Africa’s policy and regulatory framework, with a special interest in healthcare policy.

Chiedza Madzima is the Global Head of Operational Risk Research and leads the South Africa Research team at Fitch Solutions, a Fitch Group company. Her areas of specialisation are in business environment analysis, policy risk and macro analysis focussing on Emerging Markets.

Virusha is a partner and head of Indirect Tax in Baker McKenzie's Tax Practice Group in Johannesburg. She has over 20 years of experience in tax issues relating to customs and excise and international trade.

Nisrin is the Head of Africa Group within Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe; she has a 15 year banking experience in covering African markets, responsible for originating and structuring financing solutions, for sovereigns, DFIs, corporates, Central and Commercial banks across the African continent (Exc RSA).