Participants

Participants

Dr Denis Foretia

Executive Chairman

Nkafu Policy Institute

Lenora Ebule

Co-Chair

Denis and Lenora Foundation

Dr Abebe Aemro Selassie

Director of the African Department

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

H.E. Alamine Ousmane Mey

Minister of Economy, Planning and Regional Development (MINEPAT)

Cameroon Government

Cheikh Tidiane Dieye

Minister of Hydraulics and Sanitation

Government of Senegal

H.E. Nardos Bekele-Thomas

Chief Executive Officer

African Union Development Agency NEPAD

Dr Nadi Albino

Deputy Director

UNICEF

Hon. Dr. Musenero Monica Masanza

Minister of Science, Technology & Innovation, STI

Government of Uganda

Dr Jean Bertrand Azapmo

Principal Adviser

African Union Commission

Elizabeth Lule

Executive Director of the Early Childhood Development Action Network; Board Chair of AFIDEP

ECDAN, AFIDEP

Dr Eliya Msiyaphazi Zulu

Executive Director and Founder

AFIDEP

Jeannine Scott

Chairman

Constituency for Africa

Dr Patricia Hohlbein

Vice President, Consulting

Atlas Network

Dr Somik Lall

Director of Strategy, Development Economics Vice Presidency

The World Bank

Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi

President & CEO

African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET)

Dr Joseph Asunka

CEO

Afrobarometer

Andre Nikwigize

Executive Director

Partners for Peace and Prosperity

Melvin Foote

President

Constituency for Africa

Tony Verheijen

Country Manager (Togo)

The World Bank

Clarke Wafula

Consultant FFD

UN Foundation

Matt Grieger

Senior Communications Officer

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Cheick Camara

VP, Managing Director

ServiceNow Africa

Dr Rose Ndakala Oronje

Deputy Executive Director

AFIDEP

Felix Biga

COO

Afrobarometer

Dr Gero Carletto

Senior Manager

The World Bank

Don Christensen

Executive Chairman

InvestBank Corp.

Mahesh Kotecha

President

Structured Credit International Corp.

Mustafa Kudrati

Senior Vice President for Program Strategy and Growth

PAI

Maximilienne C. Ngo Mbe

Executive Director

REDHAC

Sharon Macauley

Senior Contracting Officer

U.S. Department of State

Hannah Wanjie Ryder

CEO

Development Reimagined

Pamla Gopaul

Head Africa Policy Bridge Tank, Economic Analysis and Foresight Unit

African Union Development Agency NEPAD

Rodney Kazibwe

Director, US Government Relations

The ONE Campaign

Jacob Choe

Director

Eurasia Center

Dr Olusoji Adeyi

President

Resilient Health Systems

Kathrin Berensmann

Senior Researcher and Project Head

German Institute of Development and Sustainability

Vivienne Sequeira

Executive Director

The Africa Society

Aldo Caliari

Senior Director of Policy and Strategy

Jubilee USA

Henok Gizaw

Managing Director

Abbeba GmbH

Darnley Howard

President

Advansa International

Segun Adebayo

CEO, Nigeria Operations

The Center for African Citizenship and Economy

Elizabeth Hoffman

Executive Director

The ONE Campaign

Milion Zeleke

Executive Chairman

Grand Squared Corporation

Heather Ignatius

Chief of External Affairs

PATH

Seth Kwizera

Executive Director

Economic Policy Research Network -EPRN

Amb Jeannette Matta

Director Global Bilingual Education & Outreach

Unites States Institute of Diplomacy & Human Rights

Rahel Getachew

Managing Director

Afrolehar

Sara Harcourt

Senior Policy Director

The ONE Campaign

Linton Mchunu

Senior Advisor to the CEO

African Union Development Agency NEPAD

Hailemelekot Reda

Country Manager for Ethiopia

Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)

Juliette Lehner

Program Coordinator

The World Bank

Liz Grossman Kitoyi

Cofounder and CEO

Baobab Consulting

Khalil Elouardighi

Director France

ONE

Yeabsira Zewdie

CEO

Connect Africa Capital

Maria Banos

Practice Manager

The World Bank

Abha Prasad

Practice Manager

The World Bank

Dr Jackson Ongonga Otieno

Senior Health Financing Expert

AFIDEP

Dr Anit Mukherjee

Senior Fellow, Global Economics and Development

Observer Research Foundation America

Dr Pape Cissé

Executive Director

Center for Cyber Diplomacy and Leadership

Adesola Yomi-Ajayi

Founder / CEO

Stragofin Advisory LLC

Dominique Carter

Founder and Managing Principal

Global STEM Solutions, LLC

Thomas Beston Munthali

Head, Economic Policy and Small States

Commonwealth Secretariat

Maura Leary

Founder & Principal

MKL Strategic Communications

Jacob Wanyonyi Nato

Policy Analyst

KIPPRA

Ejigayhu Tefera

Economist

APRM

Raymond Muhula

Lead Public Sector Specialist

The World Bank

Stanford A. Stanford

President/CEO

The Center for African Citizenship and Economy

Chidi Blyden

CEO

Culturally Bound Consulting

Zahra Lutfeali

Director of Programs and Partnerships

Aga Khan foundation

Regina Seri Atsebi

Economist

The World Bank

Kerezhi Sebany

Director, Economic Opportunities for Africa

The ONE Campaign

Jean Jacques Zam

Member of Cameroon's Parliament

National Assembly

Anne-Cécile Coly

First Vice President

National Union of Autonomous Trade Union

Ali Shahbaz

Development Economics

The World Bank

Abdoul Byukusenge

Chief Strategist

I.B. Taylor-Kamara Foundation

Nassim Ashford

Co-Executive Director

NoirUnited International

Linda Oduor-Noah

IFI policy advisor

Oxfam International

Zena Nzibo

Development Partnerships Officer

United Nations World Food Programme

Dr Albert Zeufack

Country Director (Angola, Burundi, DRC, São Tomé & Príncipe)

The World Bank

Etsehiwot Negash Kebret

Development Finance Advisor

Development Reimagined

Dr Antoinette Carole Grace Mbarga

CEO

Afiri Consulting International LLC

Olivier Pognon

CEO

African Legal Support Facility

Jon Temin

Visiting Fellow

SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University

Amy A. Stanford

Director

The Center for African Citizenship and Econonmy

Arhin Acheampong

Deputy Director

Afro-Sino Centre of International Relations

Dr Jacqueline N. Fonkwo

Global Health & Finance Specialist

Johns Hopkins University

Dr Chick Edmond

Political Scientist

Old Dominion University

Daniel Whitman

Adjunct Professor

George Washington University

Charles Wartemberg

Founder & Managing Director

Nyansa Co

Talya Lockman-Fine

Consultant

Ford Foundation

Chukwuka Onyekwena

Executive Director

Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA)

Ann Thomas

Senior WASH Advisor

UNICEF

Fabian Jäkel

Advisor

GIZ

Aude Darnal

Consultant

Global South Policy Hub

Matthew Davis

Co-CEO

Renew Capital

Aishah Ahmad

Founder & Convenor, Bridgforte Dialogues

Bridgforte Center for Global Impact

Laura Davis

Co-CEO

Renew Capital

James Cust

Program Manager, Think Africa Partnership

The World Bank

Moses Cofie

Regional Director, Country Offices

CorpsAfrica

Anthony Eneh

Executive Director, Africa

World Brewing Alliance

Tatenda Dzvimbo

Founder & President

African Womens League Global

Halidi Combo Iftahou Ben

Member Of Parliament, Chairperson Of The Finance Commission

National Assembly Of The Union Of The Comoros

Dr Woubet Kassa

Economist

The World Bank

Josephine Appiah-Nyamekye Sanny

Director of Communications

Afrobarometer

David Famoriyo

Director Alternative Funds Management

Brown Advisory

Dr Obiageli Umeugochukwu

Researcher

University of Oldenburg

Tracy Jooste

Associate Director

Governance Action Hub, R4D

Anastasia Colosimo

Head of Business Development

Ellipse Group

Macire Aribot-Ashford

Co-Executive Director

NoirUnited International

Prof Alex Money

Founder and CEO

Watermarq

Jaehyang So

Chair, Technical Committee

Global Water Partnership

Jenny Malseed

Co-Founder & COO, Africa Mining Fund

Ibi International Ventures

Elizabeth Kiamba

Financial Sector Specialist

The World Bank

Vincent Floreani

Country Head Benin

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Erik Harvey

Strategic Programme Development Director

WaterAid

Dr Daniel Olabintan

Chairman

Elders Group

Noah Braden

Advisor

GIZ

Kimberly Whipkey

Senior Manager for Global Advocacy

FP2030 / UN Foundation

Tracey Lane

Practice Manager

The World Bank

Lola Ibrahim

President

WAVE Foundation Africa

Dr John Kofie Anoku

Research Fellow

Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER)

Dr Meti Leta Gonfa

Chief Securities Trading and Business Developement officer

Gadaa Securities Dealer S.c

Lars Benson

Managing Partner

Insitor

Anya Boudaoui

Strategic Advisor

Oasis Advisory

Richard Remy

Managing Partner

Jos Ventures fund/PAN Diaspora Capital Management

Loveness Munakopa

Business Analyst and Operations Officer

Dupont Building Services

Trevor Lwere

Economist

Development Reimagined

Anahí Wiedenbrüg

Lead

International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Fernando Morra

Associate

International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Nani Detti

Associate

KRL International

Waithera Wambugu

Founder and CEO

Kasi Desert Circuit

Dr Kenneth Toah Nsah

Non-Resident Fellow

Nkafu Policy Institute & UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition

Huiyi Chen

Research and Coordination Analyst

Development Reimagined

Dr Christella Oppong-Amankwah

Medical Doctor

Dream Hunt Ghana

Ayan Qu

Research Analyst

The World Bank

Megan Guzman

Storytelling and Communications

NoirUnited

Dr Metolo Foyet

Fellow

Nkafu Policy Institute

Andrea Dongmo-Zebaze

Assistant Outreach Director

National African Student Association

Joannes Paulus Yimbesalu

Founder

Nanaade

Mary Abodo

Founder

NexoAfrica

Lova Andriamasinoro

Initiative Coordinator

African Union Commission - Peace Fund Secretariat

Chepa Twatasha Lesa

Africa Policy Bridge Tank Young Professional

AUDA-NEPAD

Ibrah Wahabou

Head of Infrastructure

AUDA-NEPAD

Patrice Leumeni

Senior Portfolio Management Officer

AUDA-NEPAD

Anita Demi

Operations Lead

Olaniwun Ajayi

Anye Igwacho

Founder

Reastech

Alimamy Bangura

Chief Economist

Ministry of Finance, Sierra Leone

Hawi Negese Bayisa

Program Officer

AUDA-NEPAD

NuNu Lual Deng

Senior Global Liaison to the Founding Managing Director

Ebony Center for Strategic Studies

Joshua Kaluwasha

Senior Counselor

Embassy of Zambia in USA

Antoine Rolland

Journalist

Africa intelligence

Jamal Ahmad

SME Business Analyst

Flutterwave Inc

Jag DeSaint Dior

Executive Director

United Economic Development Fund

Dr. Letisha Malcolm

Strategic Consultant and International Advisor

The Collaborative for Leadership, Policy, Advocacy & Global Exchange

Shannon Sullivan

Founder & Strategist

NYU

Dr Naa Dodua Dodoo

Director, Human Capital Development and Theme Lead, Population Dynamics and Demographic Dividend

AFIDEP

Jainaba Fatty

Graduate Assistant

American University

Mohamed Mounir Mfondem Poumie

Student

UCL

Dalanda Diallo

Graduate Student

Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

Eyram Agbodo

Graduate Researcher, Development Finance

The George Washington University