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When

Where

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Director-General, World Trade Organization

President Lazarus Chakwera

Malawi

Aliko Dangote

Founder and CEO, Dangote Group

Brad Smith

Vice Chair and President, Microsoft

James Manyika

SVP, Research, Technology and Society, Google

Dr. Bosun Tijani

Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Nigeria

Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina

President, African Development Bank Group

H.E. Dr. Monique Nsanzabaganwa

Deputy Chairperson , African Union Commission

Mark Suzman

CEO, Board Member, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Sim Tshabalala

CEO, Standard Bank Group

Enoh T. Ebong

Director, U.S. Trade and Development Agency

Joel Embiid

Philadelphia 76ers

Mcebisi Jonas

Chairman, MTN Group

Cina Lawson

Minister of Digital Economy and Transformation, Togo

Dr. Rajiv Shah

President, Rockefeller Foundation

Francine Katsoudas

EVP and Chief People, Policy & Purpose Officer, Cisco

Nisha Biswal

Deputy CEO, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation

Samaila Zubairu

President and CEO, Africa Finance Corporation

Hassanein Hiridjee

CEO, AXIAN Group

Ervin Tu

Group Chief Investment Officer, Prosus and Naspers

Sabastian Niles

President & Chief Legal Officer, Salesforce
 

Michael Schlein

President and CEO, Accion

Olugbenga Agboola

Founder and CEO, Flutterwave

Jonathan Berman

CEO, Shell Foundation

Fred Swaniker

Founder, African Leadership Group

Jordan Blashek

Co-Founder, Managing Director, and President of the AFF Foundation

Nick Hughes

OBE, Managing Director, 4RDigital Ltd

Claudia Belli

Global Head of Social Business and Microfinance, BNP Paribas

Diana Layfield

Chair, British International Investment

Paulin Basinga

Africa Director, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

John Gusti

Chief Regulatory Officer, GSMA; President, GSMA Foundation

Sadek Wahba

Chairman and Managing Partner, I Squared Capital

Evi Fuelle

Global Policy Director, CredoAI 

Briana Wilsey

VP & GM, Network Partnerships EMEA, American Express

Thabani Maphosa

Managing Director, Country Programmes Delivery, Gavi

Gina Chon

Senior Editor, Semafor

Yinka Adegoke

Editor, Semafor Africa

Alexis Akwagyiram

Managing Editor, Semafor Africa

Justin B. Smith

Co-Founder & CEO, Semafor

Reed Albergotti

Technology Editor, Semafor

Amna Nawaz

Co-Anchor of PBS News Hour and Semafor Contributor

Marcus Brauchli

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, North Base Media and Semafor Contributor

Nayeema Raza

Journalist, Co-Host of "Mixed Signals" Podcast & Semafor Contributor

Tim McDonnell

Climate & Energy Editor, Semafor

Guillaume Doane

EMEA Market Lead, Semafor

Max Tani

Media Editor, Semafor