GTR East Africa 2023 | Global Trade Review (GTR) | 13 June 2023 | Mövenpick Residences Nairobi, Mkungu Close, Off Parklands Rd, Nairobi, Kenya

This events has brought together leading commodity producers and traders, manufacturers, trade finance specialists, risk management experts, and trade tech innovators, providing unrivalled insight on this exciting region.

2023 Speakers

Abdul-Hafeez Odusanya
Managing Director, AFEX Fair Trade Uganda, AFEX

Ahanna Anaba
Head of Sales - Digital Solutions & Partnerships, Finverity

Alex Fenechiu
COO, Finverity

Allen Asiimwe
Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Chief of Programmes, TradeMark Africa

Alpesh Parmar
Head of Treasury, Victoria Commercial Bank

Beatriz Meijide
Group Chief Financial Officer, Flame Tree Group

Carl Chirwa
Managing Partner, Ashcroft & Gray Group

Carol Kihuna
Vice-President, Trade Client Solutions, East Africa, Citi

David Hennah
Global Head of Trade & Supply Chain Finance, Intellect Design Arena Limited

David Smithson
Regional Banker, East & Southern Africa, Crown Agents Bank

Derryn Faure
FI Trade, Investec Bank

Dharmendra Pothuri
Director Agribusiness, Tradeable House Africa

Dorcas Mugambi
Head, Trade Finance, Co-operative Bank

Edward Ratemo
Vice-President & Head of Transactional Banking, Absa Corporate and Investment

Felix Orwa
CEO/Founder, Sote

Freddie Tucker
Investment Manager, Trade & Supply Chain Finance, British International Investment

Genevieve Ahinful
Head, Africa Specialty Risks

George Wilson
Head of Institutional Trade, Investec Bank

Gerald Ndosi
Head of Trade, Bank One

Grace Murage
Regional Head, Financial Institutions, East & Southern Africa, Rand Merchant Bank

Haggai Ogega
Associate, Africa Finance Corporation)

Hayat Abdulahi
Director, Development Impact Investments, Infrastructure & Climate Group, British International Investment

Hillary Oonge
Group Treasury Manager, M-KOPA Solar
Joseph Getuno
Chief Finance Officer - Petroleum Affiliates, Dalbit International

Joseph Kandau
Treasury Manager, Thunes

Leo Kinyoi
Business Development Manager - Trade Finance, KCB

Manasseh Otieno
Managing Director, Jaguar Petroleum

Mark Mwangi
Co-Founder, Amitruck

Martin Azenga
Head, Transactional Solutions, Stanbic Bank

Morenikeji Adebiyi
Manager, Structured Trade & Commodity Finance (Eastern Africa), AfreximBank

Morgan Lépinoy
Managing Director & Global Head of Trade Facilitation, Viatrans

Mwaya Siwale
Associate Executive, Trade Finance, Trade and Development Bank (TDB)

Naomi Murigi
Treasurer, East African Breweries

Olais Tira
Head of Treasury Sales, CRDB Bank

Patrick Makau
Head of Trade Kenya & East Africa, Standard Chartered

Phanice Mokua
Trade Specialist, Stanbic Bank

Rennie Kariuki
Underwriter, African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI)

Rikin Shah
Group Chief Executive Officer, Janus Continental Group

Rikin Shah
Group Chief Executive Officer, Janus Continental Group

Roland Ogore
Associate, Energy & Infrastructure Finance, Corporate & Investment Banking, Standard Bank Group

Ronel Oberholzer
Head of Sub-Saharan Africa Economics, S&P Global Market Intelligence

Ruchi Agarwal
Senior Global Treasury Manager, Give Directly

Said Ben Afane Ibouroi
Senior Manager, Trade Finance, International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC)

Sigee Koech
Partner, Hamilton Harrison & Matthews

Simon Cook
Partner, Sullivan & Worcester UK

Simon Kaniaru Gakinya
Chief Executive Officer, Mount Kenya Speciality Tea & Coffee Limited

Sreejith Nair
Director, Growth Strategy, Veefin Solutions

Tedd George
Founder & Chief Narrative Officer, Kleos Advisory UK

Thomas Njeru
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Pula

Tod Burwell
President & Chief Executive Officer, BAFT

Zhann Meyer
Head of Agricultural Commodities, Nedbank CIB

2023 Sponsors

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• Afreximbak
• Stanbic Bank

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Crown Agents Bank
• Standard Chartered

NETWORKING BREAK SPONSOR:
• Via Service

SILVER SPONSORS:
• AFEX
• Africa Finance Corporation
• Finverity
• iGTB
• GCC
• RMB
• Sullivan

CO-SPONSORS:
• Africa Specialty Risks
• Axendo
• Citi
• Crescite
• KCB Bank
• NCBA
• Newgen
• SOTE
• TDB
• Victoria Commercial Bank
• Veefin

INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS:
• ACT
• Africa South East Asia
• BAFT
• British Chamber of Commerce Kenya
• EAEA
• Farm To Feed
• FCI
• GCFIT
• ITFA
• KLPA