Speakers 2025 Featured H.E. Wamkele Mene Secretary-General, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat H.E. Mr. Espen Barth Eide Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway H.E. Mr. José de Lima Massano State Minister for Economic Coordination, Angola Ms. Solveig Tangen Chief Executive Officer, Norwegian-African Business Association Mr. Tellef Thorleifsson CEO, Norfund Mr. Samaila Zubairu President & CEO, Africa Finance Corporation Ms. Chipokota Mwanawasa Policy Advisor to the President of Zambia, H.E. Hakainde Hichilema Mr. Ole Erik Almlid CEO, Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) Ms. Gunn Jorid Roset Director General, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) Mr. Ryan Rockefeller Co-Founder & CEO, Rising Tide Ms. British A. Robinson Chair, Africa, Milken Institute International Ms. Vanessa Erogbogbo Director of the Division of Sustainable and Inclusive Trade, International Trade Centre (ITC) Mr. Akinwole Omoboriowo II Chairman & CEO, GENESIS Energy Group Mr. Osaruyi Orobosa-Ogbeide Deputy Director and Head of Project Development & Investments, Africa Finance Corporation Ms. Ana Hajduka Founder & CEO, Africa GreenCo Mr. Roy Swan Director Of Mission Investments, The Ford Foundation Mayor Anne Lindboe Mayor of Oslo, Norway Mr. Svein Stolpestad GVP Strategy & Sustainability, Jotun Mr. James Mwangi Co-Founder & CEO, Africa Climate Ventures Ms. Veronica Bolton Smith CEO, Critical Minerals Africa Group Mr. Kai Simon Eikli Yuen International Advisor, Norwegian Shipping Association Ms. Eva Kristensen VP Commercial Business & Development, Altera Infrastructure Mr. Bjart Thorkil Pedersen Manager Sustainable Sourcing, Norgesgruppen AS Prof. Dominic McVey MBE Entrepreneur & Business Leader Mr. Sameh Shenouda Executive Director & Chief Investment Officer, Africa Finance Corporation Mr. Vivek Mittal CEO, Africa Infrastructure Development Association Mr. David Pilling Africa Editor, Financial Times Mr. Kjell Roland Centre for Development Finance Studies Ms. Jacqueline Mkindi Chief Executive Officer, Tanzania Horticulture Association (TAHA) Ms. Tone Cecilie Faugli Chief Executive Officer, Fairtrade Norway Reserve your spot at the Nordic-African Business Summit Book now
