Speaker Group: Business Leader

Chinua Azubike is the pioneer Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of InfraCredit, prior to this, he was the project lead for the establishment of a Nigeria Infrastructure Credit Enhancement Facility, where he assisted the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority and GuarantCo to establish InfraCredit as its first employee. He holds an MSc. in Finance & Financial Law… Read more »

Xavier Michon was appointed as Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) in late 2014. As part of his duties, he plays a critical role to support the Executive Secretary in providing leadership and shaping the strategic vision and direction of the organization. He provides direct oversight to the development of the… Read more »

Oliver leads the Capital Markets team at Prodigy Finance and is responsible for platform funding. He has 15 years’ experience working in structured finance and debt capital markets. He joined from Morgan Stanley where he structured asset-backed debt transactions for financial institutions and corporate clients. Oliver has an MA Law (Hons) from University of Cambridge… Read more »

Nabil Fawaz is Sector Manager for agribusiness and general services at the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the political risk insurance and credit enhancement arm of the World Bank Group. Fawaz has extensive experience in underwriting investment projects in emerging markets and advising clients on structuring transactions to mitigate political risks. At MIGA he has… Read more »

Matthew Duggan is based in Johannesburg and head of a unique cross product syndicate function with regional responsibility for Africa. The integrated syndicate platform is responsible for the execution and risk management of Absa’s primary capital and loan markets’ businesses across the continent. Matthew has 20 years of investment banking experience commencing his career  at… Read more »

Tunde Gbajumo is the Deputy Chief of Party for Nigeria Power Sector Program (NPSP), Power Africa’s signature initiative for Nigeria and supports comprehensive power sector reform, a strengthened enabling environment, and increased private sector investment as critical pillars to improving Nigeria’s access to affordable, reliable power. Click link to read more on Power Africa Prior… Read more »

Balaji has over 28 years of experience in the climate change, clean energy and sustainable development both in the corporate and the development sectors. He is currently a Specialist Leader at Deloitte Consulting LLP, leading off-grid electrification work under USAID’s Power Africa program in Nigeria. Click link to read more on Power Africa. Prior to… Read more »

Guy Baron is the Chief Investment Officer of the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), Rwanda’s Investment Promotion & Private Sector Development Agency. Guy is charged with overseeing investment activity in the country, by strategic, financial and private investors, across a broad range of sectors aligned with Rwanda’s economic development objectives. Prior to his current role, Guy… Read more »

Mr. Douglas Strong is responsible for Corporate Finance at Gerald Group. He is also Independent Chairperson of the Group’s HSEC Committee. Mr. Strong is an internationally experienced, former senior bank executive and chartered accountant. He has extensive experience in project and structured finance in the mining and metals sector gained over 25 years. Mr. Strong… Read more »