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Rob Strayer 2026 speakers

Rob Strayer is President and CEO of the Critical Minerals Forum, a consortium of critical minerals miners, processors, investors and end-user manufacturers that builds transparent models of production cost, price, supply and demand and uses them to facilitate international investment and offtake agreements. He is a Director for minerals projects in Namibia and Zambia; Director-elect… Read more »

Alexa Tiemann 2026 speakers

Alexa Tiemann is the Regional Head, Policy, at EBRD, based in Cairo, as well as the region’s lead economist, coordinating EBRD’s portfolio of policy engagements across governance, human capital and the green transition for seven countries. She joined EBRD in 2016 as a sector economist for private sector projects in London and led various policy… Read more »

Mirabelle Moreaux 2026 speakers

Mirabelle Moreaux is a well-rounded executive with two decades of experience in private investment, business advisory, and project management. She has a strong track record of designing and managing equity, credit, and technical assistance solutions for early- and growth-stage small and medium-sized businesses. She is passionate about helping these businesses strengthen, optimize, and scale their… Read more »

Michele Wanjiku Wainaina 2026 speakers

“Michele Wanjiku heads Endeavor Catalyst for Africa, Endeavor’s rules-based co-investment fund that invests in Endeavor Entrepreneurs globally. Endeavor Catalyst has raised over $840 million in assets under management and invested in some of the world’s fastest-growing founder-led companies. In her role, Michele leads Catalyst’s efforts across Africa, building relationships with co-investors, limited partners, and key… Read more »

Wahid Ben Tanfous 2026 speakers

“Wahid Ben Tanfous is an Investment Director at BII, where he is responsible for managing relationships with partner financial institutions in South Asia and Africa. With two decades of experience in banking and investments, Wahid brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in Debt financing and Impact investment. Wahid is particularly passionate about building strong… Read more »

Dagmawit Tessema 2026 speakers

“Dagmawit Tessema is Lead, National Engagement for the Humanitarian and Resilience Investing initiative at the World Economic Forum. She leads country-level engagement for the HRI Roadmap for Africa, working with governments, development finance institutions, investors and the private sector to strengthen investment ecosystems and mobilize capital in frontier markets. Previously, she worked with USAID and… Read more »

Jo Fry 2026 speakers

“Jo Fry joined British International Investment (BII), the UK development finance institution, in late 2019 to set up their Intermediated Credit team focused on supporting lending to BII’s markets via intermediaries.  She built this new team and strategy and now has a portfolio across credit funds, risk sharing with banks and structured debt in Africa… Read more »

Estelle Kone 2026 speakers

Estelle is a General Partner at Sabou Capital, where she backs high-growth SMEs across West Africa. At the intersection of capital and technology, she builds scalable solutions that strengthen the region’s entrepreneurial and investment ecosystem. She brings a decade of experience at Goldman Sachs and a global perspective spanning Africa, the United States, and Europe…. Read more »

H.E. Ms. Macenje Mazoka 2026 speakers

“H.E. Ms. Macenje “Che Che” Mazoka is the High Commissioner of Zambia to the United Kingdom, where she plays a leading role in strengthening Zambia’s bilateral relations, advancing trade and investment opportunities, and representing Zambia at the Commonwealth, the African Union Head of Mission Group in London, and other multilateral forums. She currently serves as… Read more »