Global Manager for Financial Inclusion, International Finance Corporation
Aliou Maïga
Regional Industry Director, Financial Institutions Group, Africa, International Finance Corporation
Andiswa Bata
Managing Executive: Business and Commercial Banking, Nedbank
Ashley Scott
Senior Director, Global Policy and Government Affairs, Circle
Bongi Kunene
Managing Director, Banking Association South Africa (BASA)
Charlotte Keenan
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
Cleola Kunene
Executive Head of SME Development, JSE
Dr. Dorothy Nyambi
Chief Executive Officer, Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA)
Ethiopis Tafara
Regional Vice President, Africa, International Finance Corporation
Ghada Teima
Principal Operations Officer, International Finance Corporation
Ghita Erling
Chief Executive Officer, Payments Association of South Africa
John Gachora
Group Managing Director, NCBA Group
Kelvin Teo
Co-founder, Funding Societies
Kizito Okechukwu
Executive Head, 22 On Sloane
Lamia Kamal-Chaoui
Director, OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities
Lyle Horsley
Head of Fintech, South African Reserve Bank
Manoj Mittal
Chairman and Managing Director, Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
Mohamed Gouled
Vice President, Industries, International Finance Corporation
Munir Duri
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Kifiya
Natalie Jabangwe
Chief Executive Officer, Timbuktoo Africa Innovation Foundation
Nigar Arpadarai
COP29 Climate High-Level Champion, Climate High-Level Champions
Nontobeko Lubisi
Director, Financial Inclusion, National Treasury of South Africa
Dr. Patrick Njoroge
Former Governor, Central Bank of Kenya
Pearl Nkrumah
Africa Head, Retail & Digital Banking (Excl. Nigeria), Access Bank Plc
Philip Sigwart
Group Chief Executive Officer, Baobab SAS
Qamar Saleem
Global Head, SME Finance Forum
Ravi Menon
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN); Ambassador (Climate Action), Singapore & Former Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)
Dr. Segun Ogunsanya
Chairman, Airtel Africa Foundation
Sopnendu Mohanty
Group Chief Executive Officer, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)
Hon. Sylvester Adinam Mensah
Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Export-Import Bank
Maureen Mba
Head - MANSA Business, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)
Meghan McCormick
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, Oze
Mehmet Memecan
Chief Executive Officer, Tarfin
Melvyn Lubega
Partner, Breega
Mercy Mutua
Head, Access to Finance, Mastercard Foundation
Michael Jefferson
Head of Financial Services Public Policy Africa, Middle East and UK, AWS, Amazon Web Services
Mike Truter
Director, Regional Head of Industry Engagement (EMEA), Swift
Minerva Kotei
Gender, Data and Awards Lead, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Modise Motloba
Group Chief Executive Officer, Tysys Capital Group
Mohammed Bajodah
Head, Financial Inclusion, Saudi Central Bank (SAMA)
Momen Syed Abdul
Additional Managing Director & Head of SME Banking, BRAC Bank PLC
