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 Mr. Tellef Thorleifsson CEO, Norfund Mr. Samaila Zubairu President and CEO, Africa Finance Corporation Ms. Chipokota Mwanawasa Policy Advisor to the President of Zambia and the Deputy Head of the Presidential Delivery Unit Mr. Ole Erik Almlid CEO, Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) 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 Prof. Dominic McVey MBE Entrepreneur and Business Leader Mr. Sameh Shenouda Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer, Africa Finance Corporation Mr. Vivek Mittal CEO, Africa Infrastructure Development Association Mr. David Pilling Africa Editor, Financial Times
