M'Bemba Sylla 2026 speakers

“M’Bemba Sylla is Deputy Director General of the Guinea Development Board (GDB), leading the institution’s Private Investment and Industrialisation agenda. He brings over 11 years of experience at the intersection of strategy, business transformation, technology and investment.

Prior to his current role, he served as Managing Director of Guinea’s Investment Promotion Agency (APIP) and held senior positions at Accenture and Nokia. Throughout his career, he has contributed to strategic and transformation engagements for leading public and private organisations, including the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, Airbus, TotalEnergies and Louis Vuitton.

An engineer by training and an MBA graduate, M’Bemba now focuses on mobilising private investment, accelerating industrial development and strengthening Guinea’s business environment, with a particular emphasis on translating the ambitions of the Simandou 2040 Programme into concrete investment opportunities and partnerships.”