Archives: Speakers

Ebrahim Moolla 2025 Speaker

“Ebrahim has spent more than 19 years in the financial services industry working in multinational companies including Deloitte and Citibank. After obtaining his post graduate qualification in Islamic Finance, he assisted in the operations of FirstRand Banks Islamic Banking Shari’ah Treasury department. He is currently the head of Qantara Private Capital. He later started the… Read more »

Ebenezer Ghanney 2025 Speaker

“Eben has 7+ years of experience in the Fintech & FX space. He is an experienced FX trader who has generated a lot of revenue and cost savings for his clients over the years. He has successfully executed trades of over USD 1 Billion from 2021 to date. He successfully led the growth of Wewire… Read more »

Dr. Ludovic C. Verbist 2025 Speaker

Dr. Ludovic Charles VERBIST, LLM, Ph.D., TEP, is the Group Managing Director and Founder of AAMIL. He completed his M.B.A and Ph. D in Economics and Finance from Indiana University (USA) and practiced as a lawyer in Brussels. Later, he became the Managing Officer of Pargesa Holding S.A. in Geneva and Managing Director of Banque… Read more »

Dr. John Shilinde 2025 Speaker

Dr. John Siegfred Magalaya Shilinde is a Senior Economist at the Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) and Lecturer in Economics at Moshi Cooperative University, Tanzania. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Dar es Salaam and specializes in agricultural economics, trade, and industrial policy. With over 15 years of research and… Read more »

Dr. Harrison Nnaemeka Nnaji 2025 Speaker

Dr. Harrison Nnaji is an accomplished data, cyber, and information security strategist in the conception, engineering, design, delivery, operation, & optimization of cyber, data & infosec capabilities, networking, & IT operations for enterprise grade environments. He has a B.Eng. in EEE, 4 Masters’ degrees with 2 focusing on cyber, data, cloud, and information security: a… Read more »

Dr Thomas Bisika 2025 Speaker

“Malawi High Commissioner to United Kingdom, Permanent Representative to International Maritime Organization and Malawi Ambassador to Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden Dr Thomas Bisika has also previously worked as a consultant for the World Food Programme, World Health Organization, United Nations Population Fund, Danish Red Cross, Danish International Development Agency,… Read more »

Dr The Honourable Jyoti Jeetun 2025 Speaker

“Dr. Jyoti Jeetun is the Minister of Financial Services and Economic Planning of the Republic of Mauritius since November 2024. She brings to this role over 25 years of senior leadership experience across financial services, investment banking, economic development, real estate development, and academia. Dr. Jeetun is driving a bold strategic path: first, to position… Read more »

Donbell Mandala 2025 Speaker

“Mr. Mandala is a Chartered Insurer with more than 20 years’ experience in the insurance industry. He is the Chief Executive Officer for NICO General Insurance Company Limited, a position he assumed from 1st April 2017. Before that he was the Chief Operating Officer for the same company. He joined NICO General Insurance Company Ltd… Read more »

Dominic Mishio 2025 Speaker

“Dominic is a dynamic leader with a career spanning the corporate, non-profit, and public sectors, bringing expertise in strategy, investment, and sustainability. Since 2025, he has led the Global Private Sector Policy team at Global Citizen, a movement of millions taking action to end poverty and protect the planet. In this role, he drives private… Read more »

Divine Nakanyange 2025 Speaker

“Divine H. Nakanyange is currently the Head of the Investment Marketing and Facilitation Department at the Rwanda Development Board (RDB). She is a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with over 17 years of experience in Trade, Investment policy, promotion, and facilitation at National, Regional and Continental level. Prior to joining RDB, she served at Rwanda’s… Read more »