FT Africa Summit 2019 | Financial Times | 13 October 2019 | Claridge's, Brook St, Mayfair, London W1K 4HR, UK

For every problem in Africa, there are people working on solutions. The continent is bursting with innovation, entrepreneurial flair and people trying to solve problems as diverse as bad infrastructure, unbanked citizens and even weak institutions. Companies are inventing new ways of doing business, technologists are dreaming up solutions to African problems and scientists are addressing African-specific issues. Citizens are making palpable efforts to improve their societies, artists are expressing their hopes and frustrations. This conference will place a special emphasis on youth, women, entrepreneurs, scientists and artists and on fresh thinking generally. Africa’s home-made solutions are becoming more relevant as the continent takes its destiny into its own hands.

2019 Speakers

SPEAKERS:

H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa
President, Republic of South Africa

H.E. Mahamudu Bawumia
Vice President, Republic of Ghana

H.E. Kamissa Camara
Minister of Digital Economy and Prospective, Government of Mali

H.E. Eyob Tekalign Tolina
State Minister of Finance, The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji
Founder / CEO, Future.Africa

Ademola Adesina
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Rensource Energy

Gary Baker
Managing Director, CFA Institute EMEA

Prabdeep Bajwa
President, Africa Middle East, Corteva AgriscienceTM

Kelly Chibale
Founder and Director, H3D

Petrus Fusi
Chief Executive Officer, Transnet International Holdings

Zeynep Harezi
Chief Commercial Officer, Kapowership

Aubrey Hruby
Partner, Baylis Emerging Markets Fund

Yvonne Ike
Managing Director, Head of Sub Saharan Africa (Ex-RSA), Bank of America Merrill Lynch

James Josling
Head of Africa Oil Trading, Trafigura Group Pte Ltd

Precious Lunga
CEO and Co-Founder, Baobab Circle

Strive Masiyiwa
Founder & Chairman, Econet Wireless

José de Lima Massano
Governor, National Bank of Angola

Yvonne Mburu
Founder and CEO, Nexakili

Bernard Mensah
President of EMEA, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

W.Gyude Moore
Visiting Fellow, Center for Global Development

Zemedeneh Negatu
Global Chairman, Fairfax Africa Fund, LLC

Nanjala Nyabola
Writer and Political Analyst

Peter Piot KCMG
Director, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Johann Rupert
Chairman, Compagnie Financière, Richemont SA

Wandile Sihlobo
Chief Economist, Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz)

Vera Songwe
Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa

Jeremy Weir
Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Trafigura Group Pte Ltd

MODERATORS:

Lionel Barber
Editor, Financial Times

Nancy Kacungira
Presenter and Correspondent, BBC News

David Pilling
Africa Editor, Financial Times

John Thornhill
Innovation Editor, Financial Times

Gideon Rachman
Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator, Financial Times

Anjli Raval
Senior Energy Correspondent, Financial Times

Tom Wilson
East Africa Correspondent, Financial Times

2019 Partners & Sponsors

PLATINUM SPONSOR:
• Bank of America Merrill Lynch

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Corteva Agriscience
• Transnet

SILVER SPONSORS:
• CFA Institute
• The Luxury Network

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• Karpowership
• Trafigura

STRATEGIC PARTNER:
• Mo Ibrahim Foundation

SUPPORTING PARTNER:
• African Business