Speakers 

Manal BERNOUSSI

Founder and Executive Director, Leaders On Purpose

Master of Ceremony & Moderator 
Opening Panel - New Economic Dynamics Between Africa and The Gulf 
Round table - Connecting Markets: Logistics, Port Hubs, and Trade Corridors

Daouda FALL

Founder & Chief Executive, Brahms Group

Moderator Round table - Joint Investment : What Strategic Opportunities for the Coming Years ?

Paul-Harry AITHNARD

Chief Executive Officer Ivory Coast & WAEMU, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, Togo

Speaker
Round table - Joint Investment : What Strategic Opportunities for the Coming Years ?

Rania AL-MASHAT

Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation of Egypt

Speaker 
Round table - Joint Investment : What Strategic Opportunities for the Coming Years ?

Cyrille NKONTCHOU

Founder and Managing Partner, Enko Capital

Speaker 
Round table - Joint Investment : What Strategic Opportunities for the Coming Years ?

Gagan GUPTA

Founder and Executive Chief Officer, Arise IIP

Speaker 
Round table - Connecting Markets: Logistics, Port Hubs, and Trade Corridors

Warsama GUIRREH

Chief Executive Officer, Djibouti Ports Community Systems

Speaker 
Round table - Connecting Markets: Logistics, Port Hubs, and Trade Corridors

Abdullahi BASHIR

Chief Executive Officer, AA&R Investment Limited 

Speaker 
Round table - Connecting Markets: Logistics, Port Hubs, and Trade Corridors

Farid BELBOUAB

Group Chief Executive Officer, Gulftainer

Speaker 
Round table - Connecting Markets: Logistics, Port Hubs, and Trade Corridors

Papa Amadou SARR

Executive Chief Officer, Porteo Groupe

Speaker 
Round table - Feeding the People: the Challenges of a Strategic Partnership in Agribusiness

Johanne ACKAH ZAGOTE 

Secrétaire générale, Groupe AVOS

Speaker 
Round table - Feeding the People: the Challenges of a Strategic Partnership in Agribusiness

Hassanein HIRIDJEE

Chief Executive Officer, Axian

Speaker 
Closing Ceremony

Aftab Ahmed KHAWAJA

Regional Director for Middle East, IFC

Speaker 
Round table - Joint Investment : What Strategic Opportunities for the Coming Years ?

Ahmed Saif Musallam AL RAWAHI 

Member of State Council, Sultanate of Oman

Speaker 
Round table - Joint Investment : What Strategic Opportunities for the Coming Years ?

Jutta URPILAINEN

Former Vice PM of Finland & Chair of the GEM, Report Advisory Board, UNESCO

Speaker 
Keynote : The role of Europe in deepening Africa-Gulf Strategic Partnerships

H.E.M. Mohammed Ben Hamad AL-ROUMHI 

Minister of Oil & Gas, Sultanate of Oman

Speaker 
Round table - Powering the Future: Energy, Climate, and Sustainable Partnerships between Africa and the Gulf

Carole KARIUKI

Executive Chief Officer, Kenya Private Sector Alliance 

Speaker 
Round table - Powering the Future: Energy, Climate, and Sustainable Partnerships between Africa and the Gulf

Paul Jr. OBAMBI

Chief Executive Officer, Sapro Mayoko, Republic of Congo

Speaker 
Round table - Powering the Future: Energy, Climate, and Sustainable Partnerships between Africa and the Gulf

Ivanilson MACHADO

Chief Executive Officer, Pumangol

Speaker 
Round table - Powering the Future: Energy, Climate, and Sustainable Partnerships between Africa and the Gulf

Basil EL BAZ

Chief Executive Officer, Carbon holding Ltd

Speaker 
Round table - Powering the Future: Energy, Climate, and Sustainable Partnerships between Africa and the Gulf

Mary Porter PESCHKA 

Regional Director for Eastern Africa, IFC

Speaker 
Round table - Powering the Future: Energy, Climate, and Sustainable Partnerships between Africa and the Gulf

Shahim ISMAEL

Chief Executive Officer, Inviso Group 

Speaker 
Round table - Powering the Future: Energy, Climate, and Sustainable Partnerships between Africa and the Gulf