London, United Kingdom

2 July 2025

2024 Speakers

Featured
Dr Akinwumi Adesina
Dr Akinwumi Adesina

President | African Development Bank Group

H.E. Hakim Hajoui
H.E. Hakim Hajoui

Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP
The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP

Deputy Foreign Secretary & Minister of State (Development & Africa) | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

H.E. Dr Musalia Mudavadi
H.E. Dr Musalia Mudavadi

Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs | Republic of Kenya

Idris Elba
Idris Elba

Actor, Filmmaker, Musician, Entrepreneur, and Activist

Samaila Zubairu
Samaila Zubairu

President & CEO | Africa Finance Corporation

Runa Alam
Runa Alam

Co-Founder & CEO | Development Partners International

Abi Ajayi
Abi Ajayi

Head of Primary Markets - Middle East & Africa | London Stock Exchange Group

Kanayo Awani
Kanayo Awani

Executive Vice President, Intra-African Trade Bank | Afreximbank

Yinka Adegoke
Yinka Adegoke

Editor | Semafor Africa

Zeinab Badawi
Zeinab Badawi

President of SOAS | University of London

Karim Beguir
Karim Beguir

Co-Founder & CEO | InstaDeep

Cherie Blair
Cherie Blair

Co-Founder & Chair | Omnia Strategy LLP

Cheryl Buss
Cheryl Buss

Chief Executive Officer | Absa International

Chantelé Carrington
Chantelé Carrington

Chief Executive Officer | Invest Africa

Marie Diron
Marie Diron

Managing Director - Global Sovereign & Subsovereign Risk | Moody’s Ratings

Dr Federico Galizia
Dr Federico Galizia

Vice President - Risk & Finance | International Finance Corporation

Monique Gieskes
Monique Gieskes

Chief Executive Officer | Plantations et Huileries du Congo

Victor Gonzalez
Victor Gonzalez

Managing Director, Europe | Xcalibur Smart Mapping

Gagan Gupta
Gagan Gupta

Founder & CEO | ARISE Group

Sanjeev Gupta
Sanjeev Gupta

Board Member & Executive Director for Financial Services | Africa FInance Corporation

Amadou Hott
Amadou Hott

Former Senegalese Minister of Economy; Special Envoy for the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa | African Development Bank

Simon Huckle
Simon Huckle

Senior Vice President, Head of Emerging Market Financial Institutions | Crown Agents Bank

Adaora Ikenze
Adaora Ikenze

Director of Public Policy, Anglophone West Africa | Meta Platforms Inc.

Rishi Kansagra
Rishi Kansagra

Chairman | Lagata Group

Edan Latzelsberger
Edan Latzelsberger

Managing Director | Africa HR Solutions

Diana Layfield
Diana Layfield

Chair | British International Investment

H.E. Jeremiah Mamabolo
H.E. Jeremiah Mamabolo

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | Republic of South Africa

Featured
Mohamed Ismail Mansour
Mohamed Ismail Mansour

Chairman | Infinity Power

Alex Okosi
Alex Okosi

Managing Director, Africa | Google

Akinwole Omoboriowo II
Akinwole Omoboriowo II

Chairman & CEO | GENESIS Energy Group

Hardy Pemhiwa
Hardy Pemhiwa

President & Group CEO | Cassava Technologies

Babatunde Soyoye
Babatunde Soyoye

Co-Founder & Managing Partner | Helios Investment Partners

Rt Hon Mark Simmonds
Rt Hon Mark Simmonds

Chairman, Advisory Board | Invest Africa

Sameh Shenouda
Sameh Shenouda

Executive Director & Chief Investment Officer | Africa Finance Corporation

Admassu Tadesse
Admassu Tadesse

Group President & Managing Director | Trade and Development Bank

Karen Taylor
Karen Taylor

Executive Chair | Invest Africa

Mehdi Tazi-Riffi
Mehdi Tazi-Riffi

Chief Executive Officer | Tanger Med