WORKSHOP SPEAKERS
As of September 5, 2024
The following speakers are listed in alphabetical order by last name.
Please click on speaker's photo to read their bio.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Meg Whitman
United States
Ambassador to Kenya
U.S. Embassy Kenya
Solomon Quaynor
Vice President for Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization
African Development Bank Group
U.S. TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
SPEAKERS
Heather K. Lanigan
Regional Director for Sub-Saharan Africa
U.S. Trade and Development Agency
Olufemi Adedoyin
Legal Counsel
U.S. Trade and Development Agency
Michael Mugo
Country Representative
U.S. Trade and Development Agency
Laura Spector
Country Manager, Power Africa
U.S. Trade and Development Agency
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT BANK
SPEAKERS
Adamassu Tadesse
Group President & Managing Director
Trade and Development Bank (TDB)
Lucy Chege
Associate Executive, Project & Infrastructure Finance Department
Trade and Development Bank (TDB)
Goodman Chakanyuka
Executive Director, Credit Risk
Trade and Development Bank (TDB)
Eyob Iswaran
Senior Advisor, Leading Operations
Trade and Development Bank (TDB)
Mary Kamari
Executive Director, Trade & Development Fund/Group Executive, Corporate Affairs & Investor Relations
Trade and Development Bank (TDB)
Gloria Kawooya
Associate General Counsel
Trade and Development Bank (TDB)
Felister Kivisi
Senior Advisor, Sovereign Finance & Debt Management
Trade and Development Bank (TDB)
Tinashe Makoni
Group Executive and Deputy General Counsel
Trade and Development Bank (TDB)
Reginald Max
Senior Advisor, PPPs and Infrastructure
Trade and Development Bank (TDB)
Bonginkosi Ntabeni
Senior Manager, Coverage Officer, East Africa
Trade and Development Bank (TDB)
SPEAKERS
Sandra Agola
Senior BD Associate
Globeleq
Sam Baiya
Regional Program Coordinator for East and South Africa
The Public Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF)
Beth Bundi
Country Program Coordinator
U.S. African Development Foundation
Kirtika Challa
Global Head of Power & Infrastructure Advisory
CrossBoundary
Phillip Dyk
Managing Partner
Everstrong Capital
Janita Ferentinos
PPP Transactional Advisor And CP3P Trainer
Unique Financial Services
Sedania Gebre
Senior Transaction and PPP Advisor
RTI International
Willy Ireri
Executive Director, Kenya
Milele Energy
Brian Kelly
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Anzana Electric Group
Razia Khan
Managing Director, Chief Economist, Africa and Middle East Global Research
Standard Chartered Bank
Chris Kirigua
Director General, Public Private Partnership
National Treasury and Economic Planning, Kenya
William Madara
Project Management Specialist, Covering East and Central Africa
Power Africa
Frank Matsaert
Director, Trade and Infrastructure for Africa
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
Aakif Merchant
Associate Director
Convergence Blended Finance
Allan Munyua
Senior Investment Director
Allen and Overy Shearman
Kenneth Namunje
Technical Expert
Tuatara Group
Toyin Ojo
Senior Legal Counsel
African Legal Support Facility
Leah Okullo
Managing Director
Delphos
Teddy Onserio
Africa Investment Advisor
Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
Nkem Onwuamaegbu
Africa Regional Head
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
William Pegues
Director, Office of Infrastructure
Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
Stefan Rajaonarivo
Banking, Kenya
Standard Chartered Bank
Birju Sanghrajka
Banking, Kenya
Standard Chartered Bank
Tim Scales
Partner
Allen and Overy Shearman
Ketan Shah
Managing Partner
Grant Thorton