Founder & Executive Chairman, Econet Group
2:10 pm
Panel discussion
Scaling impactful innovation across Africa
Alex Sea
Founder & Director, Africa Fintech Forum
Scaling impactful innovation across Africa
Mike Ogbalu III
CEO, Pan-African Payment and Settlement System
Borderless journeys – reimagining African travel through innovation and tourism
Kanayo Awani
Executive Vice President, Intra-African Trade Bank
Ports, payments, and power – the future of Africa’s integration
Alphonso Van Marsh
Chief Digital Content and Events Office, AfDB
Ports, payments, and power – the future of Africa’s integration
Dr. Taiwo Afolabi
Founder, SIFAX Group
Ports, payments, and power – the future of Africa’s integration
Peter O’Toole
Group CEO, Cellulant
Scaling impactful innovation across Africa
Alma Asinobi
Travel creator and Guinness World Record aspirant
Borderless journeys – reimagining African travel through innovation and tourism
Alvin Tan
Minister of State for Trade & Industry, Singapore
Borderless journeys – reimagining African travel through innovation and tourism
Bosun Tijani
Minister of Communications, Nigeria
From APIs to AfCFTA – powering borderless commerce in the digital age
Yvonne Manzi Makolo
Chief Executive Officer, RwandAir
Borderless journeys – reimagining African travel through innovation and tourism
PLO Lumumba
Founder & Executive Chairman, PLO Lumumba Foundation
Policy innovation and Africa’s global competitiveness
Jumoke Oduwole
Federal Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment of Nigeria
Ports, payments, and power – the future of Africa’s integration
Aig Imoukhuede
Founder & Chairman, Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation
Financing Africa’s borderless economy
Ralph Mupita
Group President & CEO, MTN Group
Unbroken signal – building the networks that bind the continent
Paula Inagbire
Minister of ICT & Innovation, Republic of Rwanda
From APIs to AfCFTA – powering borderless commerce in the digital age
Strive Masiyiwa
Founder & Executive Chairman, Econet Group
Scaling impactful innovation across Africa
Akinwunmi Adesina
President, African Development Bank (AfDB)
Financing Africa’s borderless economy
Mo Ibrahim
Founder & Chair, Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Financing Africa’s borderless economy
Aliko Dangote
President & CEO, Dangote Industries Limited
Energy, integration, and Africa’s industrial future
H.E. Paul Kagame
President of the Republic of Rwanda
Opening Session & Welcome Remarks
