Sumit has over 10 years of infrastructure finance experience gained in project, corporate and structured finance roles in emerging markets

Nicole co-founded Eos Capital in 2015, building the business from a start-up to a highly regarded private equity firm with N$1bn of assets under management across 3 funds.

Hannah Gilkes leads Risk Advisory’s Business Intelligence and Investigations Africa practice, managing the company’s investigations across the continent.

A Senior Analyst for IHS Markit, Jordan Anderson specializes in forecasts on political, security, and business environments of Africa’s Great Lakes and Horn regions.

Ms. Nathalie Mpaka is the Chief Finance Officer of BK Group Plc (BK) since 2014.

Ken Osei is a Principal Investment Officer with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Private Sector arm of the World Bank Group (WBG).

Mr. Maïga is IFC’s Regional Director for West and Central Africa. In this capacity, he oversees the implementation of IFC’s strategy and operations and manages key clients, partners, and governments relationships in the sub-region.

Sonny is the Head and Managing Director of the Consumer, Private and Business Banking business at Standard Chartered Bank, UAE

Ms Jane Marriott OBE has been British High Commissioner to Kenya since September 2019.

Nic Cheeseman is Professor of Democracy at the University of Birmingham, and was formerly the Director of the African Studies Centre at the University of Oxford.

Francois joined Oxford Economics Africa as a political analyst in 2011, and was head of research from 2016 to 2019. In his current role, he covers politics in North and West Africa, coordinates the firm’s overall politics coverage, and participates in other research as developments dictate.

Isabelle has been with Crisis24 (GardaWorld) for more than five years.

Mike is a Senior Vice President for Crisis24®, a GardaWorld company.

Hassan Al Hashemi joined Dubai Chamber of Commerce in 2006 and is currently the Vice President of International Relations.

Kamal Shah is a partner and head of the Africa and India groups at Stephenson Harwood.

Nadine is a territory Senior Partner for PWC Subsaharan Francophone Africa with more than 20 years of experience.

Paul-Harry leads Ecobank’s business in Francophone West Africa (UEMOA) and is Managing Director for Ecobank Côte d’Ivoire.

Nacim is a project finance lawyer with extensive experience advising on energy and infrastructure projects across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Rola Abu Manneh joined Standard Chartered Bank, UAE as Chief Executive Officer in August 2018.

As a partner in our Infrastructure, Energy, Resources, and Projects department based in Paris, Olivier Fille-Lambie's practice focuses on acquisition, project and structured finance. He works principally for French commercial banks but also for domestic and multilateral development institutions and, to a lesser extent, for borrowers and sponsors.