Lord Popat is a Conservative Peer, Party Whip and former Minister of the Crown for Business and Transport in the House of Lords. He was appointed as the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Uganda and Rwanda in January 2016.

In 2010 Helen Grant became the first Anglo-African female Conservative MP, her father is Nigerian, and her mother is English. Helen was appointed as the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Nigeria in October 2020.

Between 1992 and 1997 Lord Bates was the Member of Parliament for Langbaurgh constituency. In the House of Commons he served as a senior Government Whip, Paymaster-General in the Cabinet Office and Sponsor Minister for North East England. In 2008 he was appointed to the House of Lords. Lord Bates was appointed as the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Ethiopia in October 2020.

Ammarens Bruggenkamp is Manager Energy at FMO -the Dutch development bank- where she heads a responsible for energy projects in the West-Africa and MENA.

Tony is Director of the Green Climate Fund’s Private Sector Facility based in South Korea where he leads its equity and debt investment program in renewable energy, e-mobility, climate finance and private equity funds globally, managing a portfolio of USD2.8 billion and a team of twenty staff.

Kirsty Chadwick’s beginnings were seeded by ambition and a fervor to make a positive change on the world. She was born in New Zealand and quickly developed a love for music culminating in her becoming a concert pianist, gaining a degree in music, and receiving a LTCL from Trinity College of London.

James is the Chief Digital Officer for CIB and is responsible for digital, design, data and platform services across the Corporate and Investment bank.

Angela Nalikka is currently Manager National and Regional Power Systems in the African Development Bank (AfDB) based in Abidjan.

Cathy has more than 14 years professional experience in the infrastructure and renewable energy sectors, both as an adviser and an equity investor.

Matt Cavanagh joined Prudential in March 2013 and took up his current position in October 2013.  Prior to joining Prudential, he was Head of Public Affairs at the John Lewis Partnership. From 2003-2010 he worked in a series of positions in the UK Government, as a special adviser to the Home Secretary, the Defence Secretary, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and from 2007-2010 as a special adviser to the Prime Minister.