Omar Saif is a multi-disciplinary professional who has been driving sustainability and decarbonization efforts within the Middle East for the past 11 years.

Zineb Tamtaoui has over 19 years of experience in the banking sector, including retail, business development, corporate investment banking, and operations.

John Eric Podgore is Head of Transactional and Practice, based in Dubai. He has more than twenty years of experience in both in-house and private practice roles, with over a decade practicing in the GCC.

James began his banking career in Absa Bank Kenya PLC in 1993 and undertook various roles in both Corporate and Treasury before moving to Barclays Uganda as Corporate Director in 2004.

Belén runs S-RM’s dedicated human rights practice, providing practical and strategic support to clients in line with international best practice.

Keri Leicher is the Group Head of Castor Vali's Security Information Services (SiS) department that is based out of Nairobi, Kenya but has a presence throughout the African continent.

Thithi leads British International Investment’s Johannesburg office and drives BII's coverage activities in South Africa.

Mahendra Beharie is the Vice President: IT at DHL Express Sub Saharan Africa (SSA), a member of the Africa Management Board for DHL Express SSA and a member of the Global IT Board for DHL Express for over 220 countries.

Kanishka Singh is a partner in the Energy, Infrastructure and Projects practice at Dentons' Abu Dhabi office.

Kenny Paton is Head of Oil & Gas for the Middle East and Counsel in the Energy, Transport and Infrastructure practice in Dentons' Abu Dhabi office.

Ezekiel Macharia is the Group CEO and Chief Actuary of Kenbright Holdings Limited, overseeing its subsidiaries in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania since 2016.

Godfrey Waluse is a global executive with over 25 years of experience in energy, power, infrastructure, and financial services.

As the Head of East and Southern Africa for Shell, she oversees the new country entry and business expansion for renewable power business into South Africa and Tanzania and manages investments in the Energy Access B2C segment

Philip is a Partner based in the London office who specialises in transactions in the energy and infrastructure sectors.

Dr Christopher Marks has worked in the financial markets and financial sector advisory, across the public and private sector, for more than 20 years.

Andrew Hedges is a climate change and clean energy lawyer based in London. He works on a range of transactions driven by the ongoing transition to a low carbon economy.

Tim Streeter joined PIDG in September 2019 from Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (pbb) London, where he was Head of Loan Markets in the bank’s Public Investment Finance Team.

Akshay Grover is a former investment banker and private equity investor turned business leader focused on Africa. Akshay recently turned entrepreneur and has set up AMADI (the word has its origin in the Igbo tribe in Nigeria and means to “unleash or set free” for growth and expansion.) AMADI will focus on venture investing and special situations in Africa.

Barkot Tekle joined Crown Agents Bank in 2024 as the Head of Central and Development Banks within the Emerging Market Financial Institutions (EMFI) group.

Ipeleng Selele is a qualified International Strategist. She has business interests in Maritime/Ports Infrastructure, Transport and Logistics (Rail, Road and Shipping), Cleaner Energy (LPG, LNG and Green Hydrogen Applications).