Keynote Speakers RAF 2023

Hani Salem Sonbol
Hani Salem Sonbol

CEO
International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC)

George Agyekum Donkor
George Agyekum Donkor

President & Chairman
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID)

André Flahaut
André Flahaut

Minister of State
Kingdom of Belgium

Serge Ekue
Serge Ekue

President
West African Development Bank (BOAD)

Kanayo Awani
Kanayo Awani

Executive Vice President
Intra-African Trade Bank
African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank)

Simon Tiemtoré
Simon Tiemtoré

Chairman Lilium
Capital & Vista Bank Holding

Sidi Ould Tah
Sidi Ould Tah

President
Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA)

Emmanuel Wafo
Emmanuel Wafo

CEO
MIT CHIMIE

Ngueto Tiraina Yambaye
Ngueto Tiraina Yambaye

Director General
African Fund for Guarantee and Economic Cooperation (FAGACE)

Lydia Mutyebele Ngoi
Lydia Mutyebele Ngoi

Alderwoman
Housing, Public Heritage, and Equal Opportunities in Brussels

Conversation with
Ylias Akbaraly,

Chairman & CEO of Redland, Sipromad & GatesAir Groups

Didier Acouetey
Didier Acouetey

CEO
AfricSearch

MODERATOR

Ylias Akbaraly
Ylias Akbaraly

Chairman & CEO
Redland, Sipromad & GatesAir Groups

PANEL 1: Financing models of African economies. Inventory and perspectives

Alain Blaise Batongué
Alain Blaise Batongué

Director of Institutional Affairs
Orange Cameroon

MODERATOR

Abdoul Salam Bello
Abdoul Salam Bello

Executive Director
Afrique Group II, World Bank

Ottoniel Dos Santos
Ottoniel Dos Santos

State Secretary for finance
Republic of Angola

Isabelle Bébéar
Isabelle Bébéar

Director of International Relations
BPI France

Adalgisa Barbosa Evora Vaz
Adalgisa Barbosa Evora Vaz

Deputy Minister of Business Development, Ministry of Finance and Business Development
Republic of Cape Verde

Jean Van Wetter
Jean Van Wetter

Managing Director
Belgian Development Agency (ENABEL)

Conversation with
Patrice Melom,
Managing Director, Port Authority of Kribi (PAK)

Anne-Marie Dias Borges
Anne-Marie Dias Borges

Journalist
MODERATOR

Patrice Melom
Patrice Melom

Managing Director
Port Authority of Kribi (PAK)

PANEL 2: Fintechs and financial inclusion in Africa

Oumnia Boualam
Oumnia Boualam

Co-founder & CEO
Brussels Global Review

MODERATOR

Omer Gatien Maledy
Omer Gatien Maledy

Executive Secretary
Interprofessional Council of Cocoa and Coffee in Cameroon (CCIC)

Fatimatou Ousmanou
Fatimatou Ousmanou

Co-founder
Tap-Tap Send Cameroon

Woumarou Boube Mourindi
Woumarou Boube Mourindi

Finance Director
Vista Bank Group

Natasha Dimban
Natasha Dimban

Africa Expert
Fintech Observatory

Audrey Alevina
Audrey Alevina

Founding Partner
Dhow Kimura (African Commodity Trade Finance Fund)

Conversation with
Felix Edoh Kossi Amenounve,
CEO, Regional Stock Exchange (BRVM)

Lynda Aphing-Kouassi
Lynda Aphing-Kouassi

CEO
Kazeine

Felix Edoh Kossi Amenounve
Felix Edoh Kossi Amenounve

CEO
Regional Stock Exchange (BRVM)

PANEL 3: Banking the Future: Rethinking Traditional Institutions

Léocadie Ebakissé
Léocadie Ebakissé

CEO
Talents Awake

MODERATOR

Didier Aphing Kouassi
Didier Aphing Kouassi

CEO
Phoenix Capital Management (PCM)

Richard Evina Obam
Richard Evina Obam

Managing Director
Deposit & Consignment Fund of Cameroon (CDEC)

Bijou Tshiunza
Bijou Tshiunza

CEO
MICRODEV

Aristide Ouattara
Aristide Ouattara

Risk Advisor & Financial Industry Leader
Deloitte Francophone Africa

Conversation with
Tahirou Barry,
Chief Financial Officer of Ports and Terminals, Member of the Executive Committee of Africa Global Logistics (AGL)

Simon Pierre Etoundi
Simon Pierre Etoundi

Chief Editor
Notre Afrik Magazine

MODERATOR

Tahirou Barry
Tahirou Barry

Chief Financial Officer
Ports and Terminals, Member of the Executive Committee of Africa Global Logistics (AGL)