Speaker Group: Business Leader

Matthias Papet is Chief Growth Officer at Autochek, an automotive technology company making car ownership more accessible and affordable across Africa. Before joining Autochek, Matthias Papet was a co-founder of CoinAfrique, the leading peer to peer mobile marketplace in French-speaking Africa, which was acquired by Autochek in July 2022. Matthias Papet is an international business… Read more »

Doye Ogionwo is an accomplished executive with experience establishing and scaling businesses across industries including energy, telecommunications and financial services. Doye Ogionwo has an established track record of building high performing organizations across Africa. Doye Ogionwo is currently Chief Commercial Officer at ZOLA Electric, where he oversees commercial functions including business development, sales and marketing… Read more »

Gabrielle Patrick is a UK & US lawyer with over 18 years experience at C-Level including running 23 territories of a large financial institution. Gabrielle Patrick led the International Bar Association’s work on virtual currencies for over a decade. Gabrielle Patrick is the CEO of Knabu, a fintech specialising in secure transaction settlement and becoming… Read more »

Honourable Mahen Kumar Seeruttun was first elected in 2010 and served as Member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) between July 2010 and October 2014. Since November 2019, Honourable Mahen Kumar Seeruttun is serving as Minister of Financial Services and Good Governance. Honourable Mahen Kumar Seeruttun is accredited in successfully leading the Mauritius International Financial… Read more »

BC Achary joined FCMB Bank UK in September 2008 as Head, Risk and Compliance and was appointed as an Executive Director in December 2012. He has been the Executive Director and Chief Risk Officer of the Bank since its authorisation as a wholesale Bank in 2013. He took over as the Chief Executive Officer on… Read more »

Lucie Villa is the lead analyst for several Sub-Saharan African sovereigns and supranational issuers and is a senior member of Moody’s Africa Sovereign Ratings team. Prior to January 2015, Lucie Villa covered a variety of advanced and emerging market European sovereign credits, having joined the Sovereign Risk Group in early 2011 from Moody’s Sub-Sovereign Group…. Read more »

Veronica Bolton Smith holds a solid background of 19 years of Africa-focused trade and investment experience. Veronica Bolton Smith brings extensive knowledge of African trade relations and has advised African Heads of State on their foreign direct investment approach, to create and broaden opportunities for investment in Africa. Veronica Bolton Smith is passionate about connecting… Read more »

Samade Jhummun is the Chief Executive Officer of Mauritius Finance, the leading voice for the financial services industry in Mauritius which launched in 2021. Samade Jhummun is an experienced and independent-minded Non-Executive Director and finance professional who skillfully balances commercial priorities with social objectives. He brings extensive experience in the financial services industry at Executive… Read more »

Joe Hurley has spent more than 30 years working in the financial services industry in the US, UK and Dubai. He previously worked at Discover Financial Services as Senior Vice President and as a member of the Management Committee. While at Discover Financial, he led the M&A function for the company’s payments division, investing in… Read more »