Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa 2023 | GFC Media Group | 13 March 2023 | Cape Town International Convention Centre, Convention Square, 1 Lower Long Street, Cape Town 8001

This is the continent's only pan-African debt event and the African capital markets community's annual meeting place (860+ senior attendees). We are the no.1 business meetings facilitator for Africa's capital markets.

This in-person event is your tool to grow your business in this space. The gathering will feature over 70 expert speakers and bring together over 860 leading local and international government officials, corporates, investors, bankers, lawyers and regulators in 1 location across 2 days.

Participants use this unique gathering of Africa's capital markets leaders to re-connect with existing clients, build strong business relations with prospects and hear the market's financial leaders speak on how they are navigating the current economic climate/share their expectations for the year ahead.

BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING:

• Access Africa's most senior government, regulator, investor, banker and corporate decision-makers in-person and at one time
• Setup valuable face-to-face meetings with participants
• Gain exclusive behind-the-scenes insights from the 70+ regional and international African credit markets leaders speaking on our panels and continue the conversation in our networking hall
• Connect with an audience consisting of 50% public and private issuers and borrowers
• 100+ investors
• Over 72% of all African issuers attended in 2019
• 86% of attendees are director-level or above
• More than 40 countries will be represented

2023 Speakers

Narisa Balgobind
Head of Debt, Africa Regional Operations, Absa

Trevor Manuel
Chairperson & Independent Non-Executive Director, Old Mutual

Gugulethu Mfuphi
Broadcaster / Global Moderator / Conversationalist and Financial Journalist, HG Productions

Hon. Minister Matia Kasaija
Minister, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Uganda

Daniel Kavishe
Sub-Saharan Economist, Rand Merchant Bank (RMB)

Farishta Mansingh
Principal: Debt Capital Markets, Nedbank CIB

Banji Fehintola
Senior Director, Head of Treasury & Financial Institutions, Africa Finance Corporation

Jean-Paul Ndjemba
Chairman and Group CEO, Matha Capital

Para Naidoo
Chief Operating Officer, Thelo

Ankit Khandelwal
Director for Africa, Emerging Markets, MUFG

Ottoniel Dos Santos
Secretary of State for Finance and Treasury, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Angola

Patience Oniha
Director-General, Debt Management Office, Nigeria

Modupe Famakinwa
Vice President and Head, Corporate Funding, Africa Finance Corporation

Walid Amri
Senior Director - Origination, Investment Banking, Mashreqbank

Anbar Jowaheer
Head of Financial Institutions & Syndication, Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB)

Olukayode Pitan
Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer, Bank of Industry

Abraham Byanyima
Executive, Treasury, TDB Group

Tommaso Ponsele
Managing Director, Co-Head of European Corporate and CEEMEA DCM, Citi

Brock Hoback
Managing Director, ALCB Fund

Pizzaro Lukhanda
Senior Underwriter, African Trade Insurance Agency

Aditya Kotibhaskar
Head of Debt Capital Markets, Investment Banking, Mashreqbank

Markus Bayer
Head of CEE & Africa Debt Capital Markets, MUFG

Ritesh Agarwal
Director, Debt Capital Markets, Emirates NBD

Nana Spio-Garbrah
Acting Manager, Client Solutions, African Development Bank

Nana Phiri
Head: Corporate Client Group, Rand Merchant Bank (RMB)

Eric Zimny
Managing Director, Co-Head of Corporate Origination, Loan Capital Markets, EMEA, SMBC EMEA

Adrian Bain
Director, EMEA Loans & Leverage Finance, Citi

Samta Lalan
Head of Syndication and Distribution: London / Principal, Nedbank

Akosua Brentuo
Head, Loan Solutions and Syndications, Bank of Africa

Michael Shuttleworth
Group Executive: Treasury, Aspen Pharmacare

Miranda Abraham
Co-Head Loan Syndications, Rand Merchant Bank (RMB)

Jean Eric Matunga
Head of Financial Institutions, Bank One

Michelle Davis
Senior Investment Banker, Special Asset Management, Absa

Relebohile Malahleha
Executive Strategic Finance and Treasury, Barloworld

Risper Ohaga
Chief Finance Officer, East African Breweries

Kona Nkanza
Vice President, Structured Product Solutions, Africa Finance Corporation

Onke Mkiva
Co-Head: Debt & Trade Solutions Africa, Rand Merchant Bank (RMB)

Londa Nxumalo
Portfolio Manager, Allan Gray

Michael Fischer
Director - Financial Institutions Africa, KFW DEG

Matthew Pirnie
Group Head of Ratings, GCR Ratings

Martin Smith
Head: Portfolio Management, Investment Banking, Standard Bank

Nik Dhanani
Managing Director, Global Head of Strategic Solutions Group, HSBC

Stephen Naidoo
Portfolio Manager, Ninety One

Sebastian Ashong-Katai
Group Head- Financial Institutions and International Organisations, Ecobank - The Pan African Bank

David Masondo
Deputy Minister of Finance, National Treasury, Republic of South Africa

Konrad Reuss
Managing Director - Regional Manager Africa, S&P Global

Karen Basiye
Director Sustainable Business and Social Impact, Safaricom

Heidi Barends
Head of IBD Sustainable Finance, Absa

Werner Opperman
Head of Alternative Strategies, 27four Investment Managers

Dayo Obisan
Executive Commissioner – Operations, Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigeria

Mmakgoshi Lekhethe
Acting Deputy Director-General: Tax and Financial Sector Policy, National Treasury, Republic of South Africa

Sasha Cook
Head: Sustainable Finance, Standard Bank

Marina Marecos
Sustainable Finance Director, Mizuho

Sanaa Tabani
Head of Loan Syndicate Africa, Standard Chartered Bank

Rolf Canto
Head of Infrastructure Debt, Old Mutual Alternative Investments

Constantin Von Moltke
Director of Syndications and Agency, African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim)

André Abadie
Managing Director: Centre for Carbon Transition (CCT), J.P. Morgan

Anneke Lund
Sustainable Finance Executive, Standard Bank

Brian Marcus
Head of Corporate Finance, Seplat Energy

Anjuli Pandit
Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Bonds, EMEA & Americas, HSBC

Chuma Ajene
Head of Strategic Investments & Funding, Access Bank

Ashok Parameswaran
Founder & President, Emerging Markets Investors Alliance

Tebogo Moseamedi
Treasury Specialist, TUHF

Dan Demilew
Author, Green Hydrogen Insight

Philip Watkins
Head of ESG DCM, SMBC EMEA

Telvina Naidoo
Principal: Sustainable Finance Solutions, Nedbank CIB

Herman Perry
CFO: Treasury, Harmony Gold

Carina Pather
Coverage Banker, Resources and Energy Sector, Absa

Ed Stumpf
Investment Director, African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM)

George Kotsovos
Executive: Energy and Infrastructure, Investment Banking, Standard Bank

Siyabonga Shange
Treasury Manager, SANRAL

Chinua Azubike
Chief Executive Officer, InfraCredit

Steven Gardon
Regional Director Southern Africa and Indian Ocean, Proparco

Palesa Ryan
Head: Social, Health & Education, Development Bank of Southern Africa

Arvana Singh
Head: Sustainable Finance Solutions, Nedbank

2023 Sponsors

PLATINUM AND ESG SPONSORS:
Absa
CIB
RMB
Standard Bank

GOLD SPONSORS:
Africa Finance Corporation
Mashreq
SMBC

LUNCH SPONSOR:
MUFG

COCKTAIL SPONSOR:
MATHA CAPITAL

ESG SPONSORS:
HSBC
J.P. MORGAN
STANDARD CHARTERED

SILVER SPONSORS:
AFREXIMBANK
BANC TRUST & CO.
BANK OF AFRICA
BANK OF INDUSTRY
BANK ONE
BOFA SECURITIES
CITI
KFW
DBSA
MCB
MIZUHO

BRONZE SPONSORS:
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP
AFRICAN TRADE INSURANCE AGENCY
ALCB FUND
BDC
EMIRATES NBD CAPITAL
GCR RATINGS
HOWDEN CAP
LUXEMBORG STOCK EXCHANGE
PROPARCO GROUPE AFD
S&P GLOBAL
SOCIETE GENERALE
TDB TRADE & DEVELOPMENT BANK
VERMEG