John is an accomplished leader in the insurance and employee benefits sector with over two decades of experience.

Carel is the CEO of Divercity Urban Property Group. Divercity owns and manages roughly 7,000 affordable apartments and has over 3,000 new units currently in development in Sandton and Cape Town.

Andrej has 14 years of growth equity & venture capital investment experience honed across 40+ transactions, with main focus on fintech, enterprise, consumer and healthcare sectors, primarily in emerged and emerging markets.

Pedro heads the Business Development and IA Consult arm of Invest Africa with a focus on the company's strategic partnerships with private and public stakeholders.

Edmund worked at global investment banks Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley in a career starting in 2001 before moving to the African continent in 2008.

Matt leads S-RM’s Corporate Intelligence work in sub-Saharan Africa out of the firm’s Cape Town office.

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 joined British International Investment in January 2017 and is now Managing Director and Head of Africa.

Stephen joined British International Investment in January 2019 and now serves as the Managing Director and Head of Industries, Technology and Services.

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.