Speakers

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António Guterres

UN Secretary General

Amina J. Mohammed

Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf

Chairperson of the African Union Commission

Sanda Ojiambo

Assistant Secretary-General & CEO of the United Nations Global Compact

H.E João Lourenço

President of Angola

The Honourable Mia Mottley

Prime Minister of Barbados

H.E. Duma Boko

President of Botswana

H.E. John Dramani Mahama

President of Ghana

H.E. Dr. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

President of Namibia

H.E. Bassirou Diomaye Faye

President of Senegal

H.E. Julius Maada Bio

President of Sierra Leone

Dr. Acha Leke

Senior Partner, Chairman McKinsey & Company Africa

Adefemi Akinsanya

International Correspondent & Anchor, Arise News

Ahunna Eziakonwa

Regional Director, United Nations Development Programme

Alain Ebobissé

CEO, Africa 50

Alice Ruhweza

President, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)

Allan Kilavuka

Group Managing Director & CEO, Kenya Airways Plc

Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni

Minister Delegate to the Head of Government in charge of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform, Kingdom of Morocco

Amine Rekhis

COO & Co-founder, Dwee Healthcare

Anthony Carroll

Board Member, ReElement Technologies

Dr. Anthony Costa

Head of Secretariat, B20 South Africa

Anna Bjerde

Managing Director, World Bank Group

Ava DuVernay

Director, Screenwriter & Producer; Founder, ARRAY

Hon. Bogolo Kenewendo

Minister of Minerals and Energy, Botswana

Boris Kodjoe

Actor, Director, and Co-founder, Full Circle Economic Conference

H.E. Amb. Bridgette Motsepe Radebe

Chair, Mmakau Mining, Goodwill Ambassador, Pan African Parliament for Inter-Africa Trade, Economic Development & Entrepreneurship

C.D. Glin

President, Pepsico Foundation & Global Head of Social Impact, Pepsico

Cheick Camara

VP, Managing Director, ServiceNow Africa - ServiceNow

Chilando Chitangala

Mayor of Lusaka, Zambia

Clare Akamanzi

CEO, NBA Africa

Claver Gatete

Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)

Damilola Ogunbiyi

CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Sustainable Energy for All, and Co-Chair of UN-Energy

Daniel Marlo

Managing Partner, 4DX Ventures

H.E. Dr. Dauda Lawal

Executive Governor, Zamfara State

Dee Poku-Spalding

CEO, The WIE Suite

Cpl. Ellyanne Wanjiku Chlystun-Githae

Young Military Cadet Corporal, Seeds For Leadership

Flaviana Matata

Model & Founder & CEO, Lavy Company

Folly Bah Thibault

Senior News Anchor, Al Jazeera Media Network

Fotemah Mba

Trace TV Media Advisor | Cinq Music (A&R) Executive

Fred Swaniker

CEO, Sand Technologies

Dr. George Elombi

Incoming President, African Import-Export Bank (Afreximbank)

Hannah Wanjie Ryder

CEO, Development Reimagined

Hariana Veras Victoria

Journalist, Get To Know Africa Corporation

Helen Aboah

COO/President, Atelier Jolie

Ikechukwu Arthur Anoke

Founder / CEO, Zuri Health

Iona McCreath

Creative Director, KikoRomeo

Irene Simon Ivambi

Founder & CEO, Mrembo Naturals Limited

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji

CEO and Founding Partner - Future Africa

James Manyika

Senior Vice President of Research, Technology and Society, Google

James Irungu Mwangi

Founder & CEO, Africa Climate Ventures & Climate Action Platform -Africa

James Mnyupe

Economic Advisor to the President & Green Hydrogen Commissioner, Republic of Namibia

Dr. James Mwangi

Group Managing Director & CEO, Equity Group Holdings

Professor Jeffrey Sachs

President UN SDSN / Director of Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University

Jennifer Zabasajja

Anchor, Correspondent, Bloomberg TV

Jeremy Awori

Group CEO, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated

Jozef Síkela

European Commissioner for International Partnerships, European Commission

Kibonen Nfi

Founder & CEO, Kibonen New York LLC

Kirsty Coventry

President, International Olympic Committee (IOC)

Kojo Boakye

Vice President, Public Policy for Africa, Middle East and Turkey, Meta

Larry Madowo

International Correspondent, CNN

Leila Fourie

Group Chief Executive Officer, Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)

Licy M. Do Canto

Founder & Managing Director, The DoCanto Group; Chief Strategy Officer, Gray Global Advisors

Linda Mabhena-Olagunju

Founder & CEO, DLO Energy Resources Group (Pty) Ltd

Lindiwe Mutungamiri

Founder & CEO, eighty-nine

Marcus Samuelsson

Chef, Restaurateur & Author

Mark Eddo

International Broadcaster & Development Consultant; CEO, Mark Eddo Media

Ambassador Martin Kimani

President & CEO, The Africa Center

Martin Ochien'g

Group Managing Director, Sasini Plc

Maryam Bukar Hassan

Poet / UN Global Advocate for Peace, True My Voice

Melissa Powell

Deputy Executive Director, UN Global Compact

Mohamed Ramadan

Actor, Music Artist, and Producer

Eng. Mohammad Al-Tayyar

Program Director of the Oil Sustainability Program and Forward7 – Clean Cooking Initiative

Mossadeck Bally

President, Groupe Azalaï

Mpumelelo Tevin Mhlongo

Paralympic Champion and 3x World Record Holder, South Africa

Mpumi Madisa

CEO, Bidvest Group

H.E. Madam Nardos Bekele-Thomas

CEO, Africa Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA- NEPAD)

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Director-General of the World Trade Organization

Nomzamo Mbatha

Actress, Businesswoman, Human Rights Activist

Dr. Noureddine Tayebi

CEO & Founder, Yassir

Olivier Laouchez

Executive Chairman - Trace

Omoyemi Akerele

Founder & CEO, Lagos Fashion Week and Style House Files

Pamela Coke-Hamilton

Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of the International Trade Centre

Paul Hinks

Chairman and CEO, Symbion Power

Dr. Peter Ndegwa

CEO, Safaricom

Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa

South Africa CEO and Executive Director, Naspers Limited

Dr. Rajiv Shah

President, Rockefeller Foundation

Ramesh Moochikal

CEO, Africa Improved Foods

Dr. Rebecca Enonchong

CEO, AppsTech

Ruth Boumphrey

CEO, Lloyd’s Register Foundation

Sabrina Elba

CEO, Actor & Activist, S’able Labs

Samaila Zubairu

President & Chief Executive Officer, Africa Finance Corporation

Selim Bora

Chairman, SUMMA International Construction Inc.

Shain Shapiro, PhD

Founder and Executive Director, Center for Music Ecosystems

Shawyn Patterson-Howard

Mayor, City of Mount Vernon, New York

Sherry Dzinoreva

Director of Policy Programs & Product — Africa, Middle East, and Turkiye, Meta

Shirley Gwenzi

CoFounder and Sale Experience Executive, SoshoPay Global Ltd

Sibongile Sambo

CEO, SRS Aviation

Dr. Sidi Ould Tah

President, African Development Bank (AfDB)

Silas Adekunle

Co-Founder and CEO, Awarri and Reach Industries

Solange Ribeiro

Vice-President of Neoenergia, Vice-Chair of United Nations Global Compact Board (UNGC) and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Operator of the Brazilian Electric System (ONS)

Souleymane Ba

Partner, Co-Head of Climate Strategy, Leapfrog Investments

Strive Masiyiwa

Founder and Executive Chairman, Econet Global and Cassava Technologies

H.E. Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem

Group Chairman & CEO, DP World

Tiwa Savage

International Singer-Songwriter & Actress

Tonee Ndungu

CEO, Kytabu Inc

Tshepo Mahloele

Chief Executive Officer, Harith General Partners

Hon. Van R. Johnson II

Mayor, Savannah, Georgia, US

Dr. Vera Songwe

Chair and Founder, Liquidity and Sustainability Facility

Veronica Bolton Smith

CEO, The Critical Minerals Africa Group

Dr. Xander Pratt

Artist, Fashion Designer & Entrepreneur

Yvonne Denise Aki-Sawyerr, OBE

Mayor of Freetown, Freetown City Council/C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

Yvonne Ike

Managing Director, Head of Sub-Saharan Africa (Ex-RSA), Bank of America

Zoisa North-Bond

CEO, Octopus Energy Generation