Palesa Mkhize, Head of Affordable Housing Development, Standard Bank
Palesa is the head of affordable housing development at Standard Bank South Africa. Her team invests in large affordable housing integrated projects in partnership with the government and developers.
Chris Chijiutomi, Managing Director, Head of Africa, British International Investment
Chris Chijiutomi joined British International Investment in January 2017 and is now Managing Director and Head of Africa.
Stephen Priestley, Managing Director and Head of Industries, Technology and Services, British International Investment
Stephen joined British International Investment in January 2019 and now serves as the Managing Director and Head of Industries, Technology and Services.
Omar Saif, Director of International Partnerships, Global Climate Finance Centre, ADGM
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, Senior Executive Officer, Head of Middle East Region, Bank of Africa
Zineb Tamtaoui has over 19 years of experience in the banking sector, including retail, business development, corporate investment banking, and operations.
John Podgore, Partner, Head of Transactional Practice, ADG Legal
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 Agin, Managing Principal Corporate and Investment Banking, Absa Bank Kenya
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 Satorre, Associate Director, ESG – Human Rights, S-RM
Belén runs S-RM’s dedicated human rights practice, providing practical and strategic support to clients in line with international best practice.
Keri Leicher, Group Head - Security Information Services, Castor Vali
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 Maseko, Head of Office and Coverage Director, South Africa, British International Investment
Thithi leads British International Investment’s Johannesburg office and drives BII's coverage activities in South Africa.
Mahendra Beharie, Vice President: IT, DHL Express Sub Saharan Africa (SSA)
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, Partner, Dentons
Kanishka Singh is a partner in the Energy, Infrastructure and Projects practice at Dentons' Abu Dhabi office.
Kenny Paton, Counsel, Dentons
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, Chief Actuary & Group CEO, Kenbright
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, Deputy Country Manager, Kenya, Mitsui & Co.
Godfrey Waluse is a global executive with over 25 years of experience in energy, power, infrastructure, and financial services.
Nwanne Modunkwu, Head of East & Southern Africa, Emerging Markets Power, Shell Energy
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 Thomson, Partner, Baker & McKenzie
Philip is a Partner based in the London office who specialises in transactions in the energy and infrastructure sectors.
Dr Christopher Marks, Managing Director & Head of Emerging Markets, Corporate Banking EMEA, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)
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, Partner, Baker & McKenzie
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, Head of Investor Relations, Private Infrastructure Development Group
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.