Speakers
AFIS 2025
Nadia FETTAH
Minister of the Economy & Finance
Kingdom of Morocco
Kingdom of Morocco
Makhtar DIOP
Managing Director
IFC
IFC
Cheikh DIBA
Minister of Finance and Budget
Republic of Senegal
Republic of Senegal
H.E. Christian YOKA
Minister of Finance, Budget and Public Portfolio
Republic of Congo
Republic of Congo
Chris KIPTOO
Principal Secretary for the National Treasury
Republic of Kenya
Republic of Kenya
Jean-Claude Kassi BROU
Governor
BCEAO
BCEAO
Johnson P. ASIAMA
Governor
Bank of Ghana
Bank of Ghana
Óscar Humberto ÉVORA SANTOS
Governor
Banco de Cabo Verde
Banco de Cabo Verde
Manuel Antonio Tiago DIAS
Governor
Banco Nacional de Angola
Banco Nacional de Angola
Ethiopis TAFARA
Regional Vice President, Africa
IFC
IFC
Tarik SENHAJI
CEO
Bourse de Casablanca
Bourse de Casablanca
Jules NGANKAM
Group Chief Executive Officer
African Guarantee Fund
African Guarantee Fund
Aigboje AIG-IMOUKHUEDE
Chairman
Access Holdings and Coronation Group
Access Holdings and Coronation Group
Abderrahim CHAFFAI
President
Supervisory Authority of Insurance and Social Welfare (ACAPS), Kingdom of Morocco
Supervisory Authority of Insurance and Social Welfare (ACAPS), Kingdom of Morocco
Olusegun ALEBIOSU
Managing Director and CEO
FirstBank Group
FirstBank Group
Jeremy AWORI
CEO
Ecobank Group
Ecobank Group
Temi POPOOLA
CEO
Nigerian Exchange Group
Nigerian Exchange Group
James MWORIA
CEO
Centum Investment Company Plc
Centum Investment Company Plc
Felix AMENOUNVE
Managing Director
BRVM
BRVM
Blaise Abel EZO'O ENGOLO
Secretary General
Inter-African Conference on Insurance Markets (CIMA)
Inter-African Conference on Insurance Markets (CIMA)
Thierry HEBRAUD
CEO
Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB)
Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB)
Mehdi TAZI
Chairman
Cover Edge
Cover Edge
Hana TEHELKU
Director General
Ethiopian Capital Market Authority
Ethiopian Capital Market Authority
Alain KANINDA NGALULA
Managing Director
Autorité de Régulation et de Contrôle des Assurances (ARCA)
Autorité de Régulation et de Contrôle des Assurances (ARCA)
Cristina DIAS LOURENÇO
CEO
Angola Stock Exchange and Derivatives (BODIVA)
Angola Stock Exchange and Derivatives (BODIVA)
Aivo ANDRIANARIVELO
Governor
Central Bank Madagascar
Central Bank Madagascar
Yamungu KAYANDABILA
Deputy Governor
Bank of Tanzania
Bank of Tanzania
Bydon LONGWE
Broader Africa CEO
FirstRand Bank
FirstRand Bank
S.E. Mark-Alexandre DOUMBA
Minister of Digital Economy and Innovation
Gabonese Republic
Gabonese Republic
Dr. George Agyekum DONKOR
President and Chairman of the Board of Directors
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID)
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID)
Jean KACOU DIAGOU
Founder & President
NSIA Group
NSIA Group
Omar BEKKALI
Director
AfricInvest Group
AfricInvest Group
Vasco JANUÁRIO
Executive Director
Comissão do Mercado de Capitais (CMC) - Angola
Comissão do Mercado de Capitais (CMC) - Angola
Henry MASCOT
Founder & CEO
Curacel
Curacel
Mohamed Ali JEBIRA
Partner, Financial Services Advisory
Deloitte
Deloitte
Roch GUINKO
CEO
SUNU DigiTech
SUNU DigiTech
Diaretou Madina DIENG
Cluster President - French Speaking Africa & Islands
Schneider Electrics
Schneider Electrics
Mustapha MOURAHIB
Managing Partner, Casablanca, and co-head of the Africa Group
Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance
Rowan GORDON
CEO
Nimble Group
Nimble Group
Kenneth IGBOMOR
Market Editor, West Africa
CNBC Africa
CNBC Africa
Filomena Rossana Airosa MANJATA
Chairwoman
Angolan Agency for Insurance Regulation and Supervision (ARSEG)
Angolan Agency for Insurance Regulation and Supervision (ARSEG)
Abdelmalek ALAOUI
CEO
Guepard Group
Guepard Group
Namakau MUNDIA NTINI
CEO
Pensions and Insurance Authority, Republic of Zambia
Pensions and Insurance Authority, Republic of Zambia
Hope MURERA
Managing Director and CEO
ZEP-RE
ZEP-RE
Sidy DIAKHOUMPA
Partner - Lead Consulting Financial Services
Forvis Mazars
Forvis Mazars
Fatima OURIAGHLI
CEO
Finances News Hebdo & Bourse News
Finances News Hebdo & Bourse News
Djalal KHIMDJEE
Deputy CEO
Proparco
Proparco
Dr. Reza BAQIR
Managing Director
Alvarez & Marsal
Alvarez & Marsal
Gilles TCHAMBA
CEO
L'Archer
L'Archer
Manal BERNOUSSI
Founder & Managing Director
Leaders on Purpose
Leaders on Purpose
Patrick COOKE
Head of Middle East and Africa
Euromoney
Euromoney
Julians AMBOKO
Host - Business Redefined & CFO Chat
Nation Media Group
Nation Media Group
Hadiza AMBURSA
Executive Director, Commercial Banking
Access Bank
Access Bank
Lina TONUI
Project Director
African Exchanges Linkage Project (AELP)
African Exchanges Linkage Project (AELP)
Dacin BIKA
CFO
L'Archer Asset Management
L'Archer Asset Management
Aurélie M'BIDA
Editor-in-chief Business and Economy
Jeune Afrique
Jeune Afrique
Baghayo SAQWARE
Commisioner and Director General
Tanzania Insurance Regulatory Authority
Tanzania Insurance Regulatory Authority
Anne-Marie DIAS BORGES
Journalist and Moderator
Badanam PATOKI
President
Financial Markets Authority of the West African Monetary Union
Financial Markets Authority of the West African Monetary Union
Josephine Okui OSSIYA
CEO
Capital Market Authority- Uganda
Capital Market Authority- Uganda
John EVERINGTON
Middle East and Africa Editor
The Banker
The Banker
Ramah NYANG
Journalist
CGTN/Bloomberg
CGTN/Bloomberg
Nicholas NORBROOK
Managing Editor
The Africa Report
The Africa Report
Gildas N'ZOUBA
Director, Côte d’Ivoire zone & CEO, SUNU Assurances Côte d’Ivoire
Groupe SUNU
Groupe SUNU
Sana ATTIG
Director, Insurance, Francophone Africa
Deloitte
Deloitte
Souad EL OUAZZANI
Partner
Forvis Mazars
Forvis Mazars
Mossaab EL YOUSSEFI
Director - Head of Technology Advisory
Deloitte
Deloitte
Aruoture ODDIRI
TV Host
Arise TV
Arise TV
Damien JACQUART
Leader Financial Advisory, Francophone Africa
Deloitte
Deloitte
Chukwuerika ACHUM
CEO
Falcon Aerospace
Falcon Aerospace
Joel AFFOYON
CEO
National Microfinance Funds, Benin (FNM)
National Microfinance Funds, Benin (FNM)
Olukayode AKINBINU
Group Head of Foreign Subsidiaries & Global Market Expansion
Zenith Bank
Zenith Bank
Abdeslam ALAOUI SMAILI
CEO
HPS
HPS
Wagner ALBUQUERQUE DE ALMEIDA
Global Director - Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Forestry
IFC
IFC
Sophia ALJ
Co-Founder & COO
Chari
Chari
Nabil AMAR
Chairman
Cash Plus
Cash Plus
Obaid AMRANE
CEO
Ithmar Capital
Ithmar Capital
Josephine ANAN-ANKOMAH
Managing Director – Ecobank Kenya & Regional Executive – Central, Eastern & Southern Africa
Ecobank
Ecobank
Yasmina ASRARGUIS
Near Eastern Studies Department | Visiting Researcher
Princeton University
Princeton University
Michael ATINGI-EGO
Governor
Bank of Uganda
Bank of Uganda
Chinua AZUBIKE
CEO
InfraCredit
InfraCredit
Bachir BADDOU
Vice President
Fédération Marocaine d'Assurance (FMA)
Fédération Marocaine d'Assurance (FMA)
Toussaint BADOLO
Director of Agriculture and Agro-Industry
West African Development Bank
West African Development Bank
Oumar BARRY
CEO
Cauridor
Cauridor
Hicham BELEMQADEM
Managing Partner, Audit & Insurance, Maroc
Deloitte
Deloitte
Amir BEN YAHMED
CEO
Jeune Afrique Media Group
Jeune Afrique Media Group
Brahim BENJELLOUN TOUIMI
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Casablanca Stock Exchange
Casablanca Stock Exchange
Amina BENKHADRA
CEO
National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM)
National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM)
Zach BIJESSE
Co-Founder & CEO
Archer
Archer
Fintan BYRNE
CEO
CR2
CR2
Imane CHARIOUI
Director of Francophone Africa & Middle East
ZEPZ (Worldremit & Sendwave)
ZEPZ (Worldremit & Sendwave)
Barbara CHESIRE
Managing Director
AB Entheos
AB Entheos
Cláudia CONCEIÇÃO
Director, Southern Africa
IFC
IFC
David DAMIBA
Managing Partner and Co-CEO
Kasada Capital Management
Kasada Capital Management
John DANFULANI
Executive Secretary
KADRIMA
KADRIMA
Aymen DAOUD
Regional Vice President, Africa
Backbase
Backbase
Rajat DAYAL
CEO
Yabx
Yabx
Charles DE BOISRIOU
Partner & Member of the African Regional Committee
Forvis Mazars
Forvis Mazars
Mamadou DEME
Director of Insurance
Ministry of Finance and Budget, Republic of Senegal
Ministry of Finance and Budget, Republic of Senegal
Serge EKUE
President
West African Development Bank
West African Development Bank
Ali EL AZZOUZI
CEO
Dataprotect
Dataprotect
Souad EL HAMDI
Partner
Forvis Mazars
Forvis Mazars
Najwa EL IRAKI
Managing Director
Lloyd’s Casablanca
Lloyd’s Casablanca
Houda EL KOHEN
General Manager
Attijari Factoring
Attijari Factoring
Akef EL MAGHRABY
Managing Director & CEO
Suez Canal Bank
Suez Canal Bank
Gilles FROMAGEOT
CEO
AXA Assurance Maroc
AXA Assurance Maroc
Carolyne GATHINJI
Partner
McKinsey & Company
McKinsey & Company
Erwan GELEBART
CEO
AXIAN Open Innovation & Fintech
AXIAN Open Innovation & Fintech
Jean Pierre GODEME
CEO
Madupay
Madupay
Aldemiro GONCALVES
Executive Administrator
Agência Angolana de Regulação e Supervisão de Seguros- ARSEG
Agência Angolana de Regulação e Supervisão de Seguros- ARSEG
Béata HABYARIMANA
CEO
FINAFRICA
FINAFRICA
Heike HARMGART
Managing Director, Sub-Saharan Africa
EBRD
EBRD
Eden HARRIS
Special Correspondent for Connecting Africa
Financial Times
Financial Times
Said IBRAHIMI
CEO
Casablanca Finance City Authority
Casablanca Finance City Authority
El-Hassana KABA
Founder - CEO
MANSA BANK
MANSA BANK
Lina KACYEM
Director, Francophone Africa
Launch Africa Ventures
Launch Africa Ventures
Evelyn KAINGU
CEO
Lupiya
Lupiya
Alexander KEMPER
Founder & CEO
C2FO
C2FO
Dahlia KHALIFA
Regional Director, Central Africa & Anglophone West Africa
IFC
IFC
Valence KIMENYI
Director of Financial Sector Development and Inclusion Department
National Bank of Rwanda
National Bank of Rwanda
Gokhan KONT
FIG Regional Industry Manager, North Arica, Central Africa & Anglophone West Africa
IFC
IFC
Mayowa KUYORO
Partner and Head of Africa Financial Services Group and EEMA Fintech and Payments Practice Leader
McKinsey & Company
McKinsey & Company
Rony LAM
CEO
MCB Capital Markets
MCB Capital Markets
Adamu LAWANI
Executive Director
Zenith Bank
Zenith Bank
Sara LEMNIEI
CEO
SLK Capital
SLK Capital
Mohamed Amine MAAMRI
President of APSB & Managing Director
CDG Capital Bourse
CDG Capital Bourse
Aliou MAIGA
Africa Regional Industry Director, Financial Institutions
IFC
IFC
Chris MAURICE
CEO
Yellow Card
Yellow Card
Moubarak MOUKAILA
Director of the Environment and Climate Finance Department
West African Development Bank
West African Development Bank
Ouafae MRIOUAH
CEO
Atlantic Re
Atlantic Re
Mounir NAKHLA
CEO & Founder
MNT-Halan
MNT-Halan
Elizabeth Kibirige NAMUGENYI
Director, Partnerships and Blended Finance
IFC
IFC
Riadh NAOUAR
Manager of Upstream and Advisory Services, North, West and Central Africa
IFC
IFC
Dr Patrick NJOROGE
Chair
AFIS Supervisory Council
AFIS Supervisory Council
Daniel NNOMO NTI
Head of Portfolio - Business Development
African Guarantee Fund
African Guarantee Fund
Olivier NOEL
Secretary General
AFIS
AFIS
Laila NORDINE
Senior Manager, Sustainable Finance, Financial Institutions Group
IFC
IFC
Ondiro OGANGA
Africa Correspondent
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Henry OROH
Executive Director
Zenith Bank
Zenith Bank
Aristide OUATTARA
Vice President Strategy & Operations
Lilium Group - Vista Bank
Lilium Group - Vista Bank
Mary PORTER PESCHKA
Division Director for Eastern Africa
IFC
IFC
Rabah RAHMANI
Managing Director - ZENITH BANK UK (Ltd) PARIS BRANCH
Zenith Bank France
Zenith Bank France
Serge RAYMOND
CEO
Vista Bank France
Vista Bank France
Oluwatoyin SANNI
Founder / Executive Vice-Chairman
Emerging Africa Group
Emerging Africa Group
Kaivan SATTAR
Founder & CEO
Asaak
Asaak
Babacar SECK
Founder & Managing Partner
Askya Investment Partners
Askya Investment Partners
Nasser SEDDIQI
Senior Director - Market Activities
AMMC
AMMC
Alice SEE
Editor in Chief
Alice See Consulting
Alice See Consulting
Coura Carine SENE
Regional Director
Wave Mobile Money Group
Wave Mobile Money Group
Philip SIGWART
CEO
Baobab Group
Baobab Group
Cheick-Oumar SYLLA
Division Director, North Africa and Horn of Africa
IFC
IFC
Nabil TAHARI
Managing Director
IB Holding
IB Holding
Mehdi TAZI RIFFI
CEO
Tanger Med
Tanger Med
Oumar TEMBELY
Director of Energy and Natural Resources
West African Development Bank
West African Development Bank
Ewan WHEELER
CEO
ACRE Africa
ACRE Africa
Ferdinand ZAUMU
Managing Director Trade and Working Capital Solutions, Middle East and Africa
Citi
Citi
Mona ZULFICAR
President & Founder
Al Tadamun Microfinance Foundation
Al Tadamun Microfinance Foundation