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
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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)
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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
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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
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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

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
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