Joubert is a qualified Chartered Accountant and is a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Hasnen Varawalla is a Managing Director at Absa Investment Baking based in London advising clients on corporate finance, capital markets and M&A.

Mohamed Dhorat is an astute investor with experience in the asset management and investment banking sectors.

Lucy is currently General Manager, Infrastructure Finance Energy, Environment & PPP’s at the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA). She is primarily responsible for leading origination activities, structuring and managing relationships with key clients.

Russell has run the Durban Investment Promotion Authority, known as Invest Durban, for 18 years. He’s a NED of the Durban Chamber of Commerce, the Durban Auto Cluster, & past Chairman of the Institute of Directors, KZN. Previously, also on The Mercury Editorial Board, Independent Newspapers, plus the Boards of other Commercial Co's & NPC's.

Muriel has considerable experience of international business, developing markets and government. In addition to her broad background in business she has a particular expertise in sustainability. She chairs SASOL’s Safety, Social and Ethics Committee, has worked with BHP Billiton, Bidvest and was Chief Negotiator on Climate Change for the South African Government at the United Nations.

Alex Jones provides advice in relation to the acquisition, feasibility assessment, development and operation of resource projects and major infrastructure projects. He assist clients with negotiating the full range of commercial agreements associated with the acquisition and development of projects, identifying and obtaining necessary tenure and approvals and resolving associated contentious matters including administrative proceedings, judicial review of administrative decisions and commercial disputes.

With over 25 years’ experience in mining, finance and management, George has led a number of mining and energy companies, including Shanta Gold Ltd (which he successfully listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2005), OreCorp Ltd, Argentum (Pty) Energy, and most recently Karo Power (Pvt) Ltd.

20 years as a Geologist and Mining Analyst.

Based in the UAE for over ten years, Will Seivewright advises clients on mergers and acquisitions (both public and private) in the Middle East and internationally, with a particular focus on cross-border matters.

Charu has a decade of M&A and Corporate Finance experience in infrastructure spanning Europe, Asia Pacific and Africa and the Middle East, including at APM Terminals and DP World. Prior to that, she worked with Maersk Line and HSBC.

Over 20 years of result oriented track record in infrastructure development & global logistics. I have lead several key M&A initiatives to deliver growth and stronger balance sheet to generate better returns.

Tilda currently works as the senior analyst for Africa at Knight Frank focusing on commercial and residential market research across the continent. She is tasked with producing market leading reports such as the Africa Report and Africa Horizons, thought leadership whitepapers and analysis on the office, retail, industrial, and residential markets as well as specialist property sectors such as healthcare, agriculture and data centres.

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.

Marc Byers, Former Motown General Manager and Strategic Advisor, AMP Global Technologies is a global entertainment visionary and strategist.

Derrick N. Ashong (DNA) is the three-time Emmy-nominated creator and host of the 2021 Telly-Award-winning TV show, The Mic, and the founder of AMP Global Technologies.

Paul is responsible for Standard Bank’s oil and gas sector coverage activities for Southern Africa (11 countries), across upstream, midstream, downstream, services and process industry clients.

Michael is the Founder and CEO of Freeme Digital Ltd. Freeme Digital is a Label Services & Distribution company in Nigeria offering A&R, production, marketing and distribution services.

Gareth is Manager of the Climate and Environment Finance Division in the African Development Bank, based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Gareth has over 25 years’ experience in climate change and sustainability.

Fawehinmi “Foza” Oyinkansola is a visionary entertainment business Leader with a solid legal background and impactful 7+ years of practical experience spanning the entertainment and media law, Entertainment business management and transactional expertise.