Speakers
AFIS 2023
S.E.M Faure Essozimna GNASSINGBÉ
PRESIDENT
REPUBLIC OF TOGO
REPUBLIC OF TOGO
Romuald WADAGNI
Senior Minister of Economy and Finance
Republic of Benin
Republic of Benin
Sani YAYA
Minister of Economy and Finance
Republic of Togo
Republic of Togo
Rose Kayi MIVEDOR
Minister for Trade, Handicrafts and Local Consumer Affairs
Republic of Togo
Republic of Togo
Cina LAWSON
Minister for the Digital Economy and Transformation
Republic of Togo
Republic of Togo
Manuella SANTOS
Minister for Investment Promotion
Republic of Togo
Republic of Togo
Mazamesso ASSIH
Minister for Financial Inclusion and Organisation of the Informal Sector
Republic of Togo
Republic of Togo
Jean-Claude Kassi BROU
Governor
BCEAO (Central Bank of West African States)
BCEAO (Central Bank of West African States)
Myriam DOSSOU D'ALMEIDA
Minister of Grassroots Development, Youth and Youth Employment
Republic of Togo
Republic of Togo
Aivo ANDRIANARIVELO
Governor
Central Bank of Madagascar
Central Bank of Madagascar
Dr. Ernest ADDISON
Governor
Bank of Ghana
Bank of Ghana
Dr. Innocent MATSHE
Deputy Governor
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
Mamo MIHRETU
Governor
National Bank of Ethiopia
National Bank of Ethiopia
Manuel António Tiago DIAS
Governor
Banco Nacional de Angola
Banco Nacional de Angola
Olayemi CARDOSO
Governor
Central Bank of Nigeria
Central Bank of Nigeria
Francis CHIPIMO
Deputy Governor
Bank of Zambia
Bank of Zambia
Delphine TRAORE
CEO General Insurance
SanlamAllianz
SanlamAllianz
Michael ATINGI-EGO
Deputy Governor
Bank of Uganda
Bank of Uganda
Jeremy AWORI
CEO Group
Ecobank
Ecobank
Jacqueline ADIABA-NKEMBE
President
COSUMAF
COSUMAF
Oliver ALAWUBA
Group Managing Director - CEO
UBA Group
UBA Group
Badanam PATOKI
President
AMF-UMOA
AMF-UMOA
Patty KARUAIHE-MARTIN
Managing Director
Namibia National Reinsurance Corporation
Namibia National Reinsurance Corporation
Valens KIMENYI
Director of Financial Sector Development and Inclusion Department
National Bank of Rwanda
National Bank of Rwanda
Ripert BOSSOUKPE
Secretary General
AMF-UMOA
AMF-UMOA
Walter da Cruz PACHECO
President of the Executive Committee
BODIVA
BODIVA
Serigne DIOUM
Group Chief Digital and Fintech Officer
MTN
MTN
Blaise Abel EZO'O ENGOLO
General Secretary
CIMA
CIMA
Mustafa RAWJI
CEO
Rawbank
Rawbank
Francis MALIGE
Managing Director, Head of Financial Institutions Group
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Ugas SHEIKH-MOHAMED
Chairman
Capital Markets Authority - Kenya
Capital Markets Authority - Kenya
Carlos LOPES
Professor
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Nana Araba ABBAN
Group Executive Consumer Banking
Ecobank
Ecobank
Mareme DIENG
Lead Africa
500 GLOBAL
500 GLOBAL
Sionle YEO
Group CEO
AFG Holding
AFG Holding
Dalia ABDEL KADER
Chief Sustainability Officer
Commercial International Bank (CIB)
Commercial International Bank (CIB)
Wilfrid ABIOLA
Country representative
African Development Bank
African Development Bank
Gwendoline ABUNAW
Managing Director Cameroon and Cluster Head Cemac
Ecobank
Ecobank
Osamudiame ADAMS
Partner
Mazars
Mazars
Franck ADJAGBA
Group Director of Business Development
African Guarantee Fund
African Guarantee Fund
Edem ADJAMAGBO
Founder & CEO
Semoa Group
Semoa Group
Sena AGBAYISSAH
Partner
Cabinet Hughes Hubbard & Reed
Cabinet Hughes Hubbard & Reed
Pascal AGBOYIBOR
Managing Partner
ASAFO & CO
ASAFO & CO
Ken AGHOGHOVBIA
Deputy Managing Director / Chief Operating Officer
African Reinsurance Corporation
African Reinsurance Corporation
Hermann Eric AHOUANDJINOU
Mobile Money Director
Huawei Northern Africa
Huawei Northern Africa
Aigboje AIG-IMOUKHUEDE
Chairman
Coronation
Coronation
Paul-Harry AITHNARD
Managing Director Ecobank Cote d’Ivoire & Regional Executive, UEMOA
Ecobank
Ecobank
Edoh Kossi AMENOUNVE
CEO
BRVM
BRVM
Tobi AMIRA
Senior Vice President for Loans
MoniePoint
MoniePoint
Rachael ANTWI
Head of Group Sustainability and ESG
Ecobank
Ecobank
Jessica ANUNA
Founder / CEO
Klasha
Klasha
Gaëlle ARENSON
Editor
Africa Business+
Africa Business+
Sana ATTIG
Director, Francophone Africa
Deloitte Afrique
Deloitte Afrique
Michael AVOU
Head of Global Markets for Sub-Saharan Africa
Société Générale
Société Générale
Ingrid AWADE
Managing Director
CNSS Togo
CNSS Togo
Roberta AYALINGO
Chief Financial Officer
Complete Farmer
Complete Farmer
MAHMOUD BAH
Chief Operating Officer
Corus International
Corus International
Yenita BAMBA
Regional Head of Corporate and Financial Markets , Central and Eastern Africa
Société Générale
Société Générale
Richmond BASSEY
CEO/Co-founder
Bamboo
Bamboo
Marufatu Abiola BAWUAH
CEO UBA Africa
United Bank For Africa (UBA)
United Bank For Africa (UBA)
Yassin BAYO
Managing Director
Vista Group
Vista Group
Ibukun BEECROFT
Partner
Deloitte & Touche Nigeria
Deloitte & Touche Nigeria
Amir BEN YAHMED
Managing Director
JEUNE AFRIQUE MEDIA GROUP
JEUNE AFRIQUE MEDIA GROUP
Karan BHALLA
Chief Growth Officer
CreditRegistry
CreditRegistry
Felix BIKPO
Chairman
African Guarantee Fund
African Guarantee Fund
Romeo BOUBA
Deputy Managing Director
AFG Holding
AFG Holding
Othman BOUKRAMI
Deputy CEO & Chief Investment Officer
TCX
TCX
Mazen BOURI
Lead Financial Sector Specialist
World Bank Group
World Bank Group
Frederic BOUTET
Managing Director & Partner
BCG
BCG
Abenaa Kessewaa BROWN
Chairperson
National Insurance Commission - Ghana
National Insurance Commission - Ghana
Jean-Pierre BRUN
Senior Financial Sector Specialist
World Bank Group
World Bank Group
Olivier BUYOYA
Regional Director West Africa
IFC
IFC
Nelly CHATUE-DIOP
CEO / Founder
Ejara
Ejara
Joshua CHIBUEZE
CoFounder
Piggyvest
Piggyvest
Phillip K. CHITALU
CEO
Securities & Exchange Commission - Zambia
Securities & Exchange Commission - Zambia
Harold COFFI
Managing Director
Société Générale Sénégal
Société Générale Sénégal
Cláudia CONCEIÇÃO
Regional Director, Southern Africa
IFC
IFC
Aklesso Y. Jonas DAOU
CEO & President
ZENER
ZENER
Charles DE BOISRIOU
Partner & Member of the African Board
Mazars
Mazars
Ousmane Diagana
Vice President, West & Central Africa
World Bank Group
World Bank Group
Sidy DIAKHOUMPA
Senior Manager
Mazars
Mazars
Ababacar Sadikh DIAW
CEO
Impaxis Securities
Impaxis Securities
Jean-Alain DICOUM
Founder and Managing Partner
SiLoam Consulting
SiLoam Consulting
Marieme DIOP
Senior Investment Officer
IFC
IFC
Caline DJIOWA
Director
SolversX
SolversX
Uzoma DOZIE
CEO
Sparkle
Sparkle
Aurelien DUVAL-DELORT
Founder / CEO
Bizao
Bizao
H.E. Wale EDUN
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Republic of Nigeria
Republic of Nigeria
Serge EKUÉ
President
Banque Ouest Africaine De Développement (BOAD)
Banque Ouest Africaine De Développement (BOAD)
El Mehdi EL JAIR
Regional CTO for financial services
Huawei Northern Africa Enterprise
Huawei Northern Africa Enterprise
John EVERINGTON
Middle East and Africa editor
The Banker
The Banker
Odunayo EWENIYI
Co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer
PiggyVest
PiggyVest
Kadidiatou FADIKA-COULIBALY
Managing Director
Hudson & CIE
Hudson & CIE
Oku'na Quinta GALABE
Executive Commitee Member
Ejara
Ejara
Dr. James Alic GARANG
Governor
Bank of South Sudan
Bank of South Sudan
Marc GIUGNI
Deputy Managing Director
Société Générale Ivory Coast
Société Générale Ivory Coast
Martial GOEH-AKUE
Managing Director
Vista Bank Guinée
Vista Bank Guinée
Jean-Jacques GOLOU
Managing Director
Coris Bank International Benin
Coris Bank International Benin
Buhle GOSLAR
Board Member
Copia Global
Copia Global
Ramatoulaye GOUDIABY
Director
Africa Financial Industry Summit (AFIS)
Africa Financial Industry Summit (AFIS)
Steven GRAY OBE
West Africa, Regional Representative
UK Export Finance
UK Export Finance
Akshay GROVER
Group CEO
Cellulant
Cellulant
Maimouna GUEYE
Senior Financial Sector Specialist
The World Bank
The World Bank
Roch GUINKO
Group Head of Digital and Transformation
Sunu Group
Sunu Group
Gisèle GUMEDZOE
Managing Director
Coris Bank International Burkina Faso
Coris Bank International Burkina Faso
Martin HABEL
Manager, Treasury Client Solutions EMEA
IFC
IFC
Maya HORGAN FAMODU
Founder / Partner
Ingressive Capital
Ingressive Capital
El-Hadj-Moustapha IBRAHIM MALLOUM
Deputy Regional Director, West Africa
PROPARCO
PROPARCO
Yinka IBUKUN
Senior Reporter
Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cynthia JIN
CFO
Ellipse Projects
Ellipse Projects
Sandra JOHNSON
Minister, General Secretary of the Presidency of the Republic
Republic of Togo
Republic of Togo
Michael JONGENEEL
CEO
FMO
FMO
Alassane KABORE
Managing Director
Coris Bank International Togo
Coris Bank International Togo
Alain KANINDA
Managing Director
Insurance Regulatory and Supervisory Authority (ARCA)
Insurance Regulatory and Supervisory Authority (ARCA)
Goodson KAPASO
Manager (Market Development – Pension Supervision)
The Pensions and Insurance Authority (PIA) - ZAMBIA
The Pensions and Insurance Authority (PIA) - ZAMBIA
Affoussiata KARAMOKO-SY SAVANE
Group Human Resources Director
AFG Holding
AFG Holding
Dahlia KHALIFA
Regional Director, Central Africa and Anglophone West Africa
IFC
IFC
Franck KIÉ
Managing Partner
Ciberobs Consulting
Ciberobs Consulting
Valérie-Noëlle KODJO DIOP
Director for Innovation and Sustainable Development
BOAD
BOAD
Denis Charles KOUASSI
Managing Director
IPS CNPS
IPS CNPS
Nvalaye KOUROUMA
Group Chief Digital Officer
Ecobank
Ecobank
Bendjin KPEGLO
Managing Director, West Africa
African Guarantee Fund
African Guarantee Fund
Mayowa KUYORO
Partner and Head of Fintech and Payments for East Europe, Middle East, and Africa
McKinsey & Company
McKinsey & Company
Josiane KWENDA
Country Manager for Côte d’Ivoire, Benin, Guinea, and Togo
IFC
IFC
Ouns LEMSEFFER
Partner and Co-Head of Francophone Africa
Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance
Paula LEYNES
Regional Industry Manager, FIG Africa Upstream and Advisory, Eastern and Southern Africa
IFC
IFC
Coralie LOLLIOT
Director of Women Working for Change (WFC)
Africa CEO Forum
Africa CEO Forum
Françoise LOMBARD
CEO
Proparco
Proparco
Nathalie LOUAT
Director, Trade and Supply Chain Finance
IFC
IFC
Aliou MAIGA
Regional Industry Director, Financial Institutions Group, Africa
IFC
IFC
Zineb MARFOQ
Senior Manager
Mazars
Mazars
Chris MAURICE
CEO
Yellow Card
Yellow Card
Frederic MAURY
Deputy Managing Director Events
Jeune Afrique Media Group
Jeune Afrique Media Group
Adji Sokhna MBAYE
Managing Director BOAD Titrisation
BOAD
BOAD
Ridha MEFTAH
Partner
EY Consulting Tunisie
EY Consulting Tunisie
Yvonne MHANGO
Africa Economist
Bloomberg Economics
Bloomberg Economics
Gonzague MONREAL
Head of Financial Institutions
Proparco
Proparco
Nivanne MORTAGY
Regional Industry Head of Operations, Financial Institutions Group, Africa
IFC
IFC
Joseck MUDIRI
Co-Lead Digital Financial Services Advisory in Africa
IFC
IFC
Bruce MULENGA
Manager – Market Transactions
SEC Zambia
SEC Zambia
Jeanine MUNYESHULI
Minister of State in charge of Public Investment and Resource Mobilization
Republic of Rwanda
Republic of Rwanda
Constant N'ZI
Deputy CEO
African Guarantee Fund
African Guarantee Fund
Gildas N'ZOUBA
Managing Director of SUNU Assurances VIE Côte d'Ivoire.
Sunu Group
Sunu Group
Riadh NAOUAR
Manager, FIG Africa Upstream and Advisory, West, Central and North Africa
IFC
IFC
Lawrence NAZARE
Group Managing Director
Continental Reinsurance
Continental Reinsurance
Dr. Uzziel NDAGIJIMANA
Minister of Finance and Economic Planning
Republic of Rwanda
Republic of Rwanda
Oulimata NDIAYE DIASSE
Director
UMOA-Titres
UMOA-Titres
Valerie NEIM
CEO
Brazza Transactions
Brazza Transactions
Mansa NETTEY
CEO
Standard Chartered Ghana
Standard Chartered Ghana
Jules NGANKAM
Group Chief Executive Officer
African Guarantee Fund
African Guarantee Fund
Jocelyne NGUESSAN
Managing Director
Société Générale Togo
Société Générale Togo
Ibrahima NIANE
Director of Risk and Compliance
Vista Group
Vista Group
Aminatou NJIKAM
Director Corporate and Institutional Affairs
AFG Holding
AFG Holding
Olivier NOEL
Managing Partner
Mokka Capital
Mokka Capital
Nicholas NORBROOK
Managing Editor
The Africa Report
The Africa Report
Ramah NYANG
Business Journalist
CGTN/Bloomberg
CGTN/Bloomberg
Aruoture ODDIRI
TV Host
Arise Media Group
Arise Media Group
Clara Wanjiku ODERO
CEO and Co-Founder
Credails
Credails
Mike OGBALU
CEO
PAPSS
PAPSS
Temiloluwa OKEOWO
General Counsel
Babban Gona
Babban Gona
Cedrick OLOUFEMI MONTETCHO
Chief of Business Development
BADEA
BADEA
Deo ONYANGO
Senior Industry Specialist, Climate Finance
IFC
IFC
Phillipa OSAKWE-OKOYE
Partner
BCG
BCG
Anthony OSIJO
CFO
Bboxx
Bboxx
Adama Aristide OUATTARA
Financial Industry Leader
Deloitte Afrique
Deloitte Afrique
Olivier PICARD
CEO
Ellipse Projects
Ellipse Projects
Sérgio PIMENTA
Vice President for Africa
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Mabel Nana Nyarkoa PORBLEY
CEO & Managing Director
Sanlam General Insurance -Ghana
Sanlam General Insurance -Ghana
Mary PORTER PESCHKA
Regional Director, Eastern Africa Hub
IFC
IFC
Meagan RABE
Senior Director Fintech Management, Subsaharan Africa
Visa
Visa
Ronald RAFFENSPERGER
CTO, Digital Transformation, Digital Finance Business, Huawei
Huawei
Huawei
Winston REID
CEO
Alvin
Alvin
Hamza RKHA CHAHAM
Co-founder
SOWIT
SOWIT
Mohamed SAAD
Deputy CEO
Casablanca Stock Exchange
Casablanca Stock Exchange
Ghislaine SAMAKE
Managing Director
Ecobank Guinea Bissau
Ecobank Guinea Bissau
Coura Carine SENE
WAEMU Regional Director
Wave Mobile Money
Wave Mobile Money
Lallé Ibrahim SORY
CEO
IB Bank Togo
IB Bank Togo
S.e Dr. Sidi Ould TAH
President
BADEA
BADEA
Boumedienne TAYA
Deputy Governor
Banque Centrale de Mauritanie
Banque Centrale de Mauritanie
Brook TAYE
Director General
Ethiopian Capital Market Authority
Ethiopian Capital Market Authority
Sydney TEIXEIRA
Executive Director
Capital Markets Commission of Angola
Capital Markets Commission of Angola
Jean-Marie TESSI
Minister for Universal Access to Healthcare
Republic of Togo
Republic of Togo
Paul THIEBA
Chairman of the Board
IB Bank
IB Bank
Mamadou TOURE
Founder & CEO
Ubuntu Group
Ubuntu Group
Dave UDUANU
CEO
Access Pension
Access Pension
Anita D. UMUHIRE
CFO
Bank of Kigali
Bank of Kigali
Adama WADE
Publication Director
Financial Afrik
Financial Afrik
Mohamed WADE
Managing Director
Amandla Capital Real Estate
Amandla Capital Real Estate
Mamadou Wilane
Regional Director, West & Central Africa
TerraPay
TerraPay
Jean YENGA
Fintech Business Development Manager, Western & Central Africa, Visa CEMEA
Visa
Visa
Mikael ZOURE
Head of Structured Finance and Multinationals
Coris Holding
Coris Holding