2025 Speaker Speakers

Ed Harkins 2025 Speaker

Director & Trade and Export Finance Ambassador , South African Chamber of Commerce

Ed is a director on the board of the South African Chamber of Commerce (UK). He is also Trade and Export Finance Ambassador for the Chamber. Ed is also a…

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Ebrahim Moolla 2025 Speaker

Head: Qantara Private Capital , Qantara Private Capital

"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…

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Dr. Ludovic C. Verbist 2025 Speaker

Group Managing Director and Founder , AAMIL Group

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…

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Dr. John Shilinde 2025 Speaker

Senior Economist , Economic Social Research Foundation- Tanzania

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…

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Dr. Harrison Nnaemeka Nnaji 2025 Speaker

GCISO , First Bank of Nigeria Ltd & Its Subsidiaries

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…

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Dr Thomas Bisika 2025 Speaker

Malawi High Commisioner , Malawi High Commission - United Kingdom

"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…

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Dr The Honourable Jyoti Jeetun 2025 Speaker

Minister of Financial Services and Economic Planning , Ministry of Financial Services and Economic Planning

"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…

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Donbell Mandala 2025 Speaker

Board chairperson , Malawi Agricultural and Industrial Investment Corporation

"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…

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Dominic Mishio 2025 Speaker

Founding Executive Director , Global Citizen

"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…

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