Joel Chacha, Director, Portland Communications
Joel is an accomplished Communications Leader with over 15 years of experience in creating, managing, and sustaining communication programs at local, regional, and global levels. As part of Portland Communications' international team, he operates across Nairobi, London, Paris, Brussels, Berlin, Washington DC, Doha, and Singapore.
Dr Robert Ochola, Chief Executive Officer, AfricaNenda
Robert is responsible for AfricaNenda’s overall strategy execution and leadership. His primary focus at AfricaNenda is on building momentum for an inclusive and interoperable approach to digital payments across Africa.
Kevin Kigima-Ng'ang'a, Country Lead, Kenya, Verto
Kevin Kigima-Ng'ang'a is a highly accomplished C-Suite Corporate Executive and a seasoned professional in the field of Treasury, Financial & Risk Management.
Esther Waititu, Chief Financial Services Officer, Safaricom
As a seasoned business leader, Esther is passionate about the transformation of financial services for the community and has built a strong track record of transforming individuals and businesses on their respective growth journeys.
Dominic Rebelo, Partner, Anjarwalla & Khanna (ALN Kenya)
Dominic Rebelo is a Partner at ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna (ALN Kenya), where he heads the firm’s corporate department.
George Odo, Senior Partner & Managing Director, East & Southern Africa, AfricInvest
Mr George Odo is a Senior Partner at AfricInvest, and the Managing Director for East & Southern Africa. George is a member of the group’s Executive committee.
Kariuki Ngari, Managing Director & CEO, Kenya & Africa, Standard Chartered
Kariuki has over 30 years of banking experience and was appointed CEO for Kenya in 2019. He has led Standard Chartered through a profound digital transformation propelling it into the forefront of modern banking.
Mukami Kuria, Pupil Barrister, CANDEY
Mukami was called to the bar of England and Wales in July 2023, and is currently a pupil barrister at CANDEY.
Junior Ngulubu, Chairman, Africa, Marsh
Junior is the Chairman for Africa at Marsh. He is the former chief executive of Sanlam Emerging Markets and former deputy chairman of Sanlam Pan Africa.
Nicky Weimar, Chief Economist, Nedbank
Nicky is Nedbank’s Chief Economist. A position she’s held since February 2020.
Kuseni Dlamini, Chairman, Aspen Pharmacare Holdings
Kuseni Dlamini is Chairman of JSE–listed Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.
Mark O’Sullivan, Founder & CEO, IPT Africa
Mark is an experienced payment expert who has led various payment companies across Europe and Africa for over 20 years.
Abu Baker Mehtar, Senior Customer Success Manager, London Stock Exchange Group
Abu Baker Mehtar overseas relationships with all Major banks and Central Banks across Sub Saharan Africa and the Middle East for Risk.
Christoff Pienaar, Partner, Webber Wentzel
Christoff has a wealth of experience in advising clients on corporate, commercial, fintech and the commercial aspects of intellectual property law.
Isaac Otolo, Associate Director, PwC Kenya
Isaac is an Associate Director of Transaction Services within PwC Kenya. He has an accumulated experience of 8 years within the transactions and corporate finance space.
Guracha Adi, General Manager, Investor Services, KenInvest
Mr. Guracha Adi is currently the General Manager, Investor Services at KenInvest.
Mphokolo Makara, Executive Head, Energy & Infrastructure, Stanbic Bank Kenya
In her role, Mphokolo provides strategic oversight and interventions to originate, structure and execute transactions across the East Africa region, primarily in the markets in which Standard Bank has a presence, namely, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
Perminas Marisi, Country Head, Rendeavour Ghana
Perminas Marisi is an experienced senior Real Estate manager with a B.Sc. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and post graduate qualifications in project management, health and safety.
Ebenezer Olusesi, Senior Vice President, Project Development & Finance, Genesis Energy Group
Ebenezer is an astute Finance and Investment Professional with a decade of experience in Investment, Fund Management, Treasury, and Securities Trading.
Bronte Weir, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Below Farm
Bronte Weir is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Below Farm, a socially certified, UAE based farm, using the power of fungi as nature’s tool in the circular economy to take waste organic matter available in arid climate and produce nutritious food: mushrooms.