Summit Programme

1. 12:00 – 1:00 PM

   Registration

   Concurrent Roundtable Government of Kenya: Unlocking Private Sector Financing for MSMEs to Accelerate Realization of the SDGs

2. 1:00 – 1:06 PM

   Welcome & Emcee Remarks

   • Samke MhlongoFounder & Principal Strategist, The Next Chapter Global

3. 1:08 – 1:13 PM

   Opening Keynote Remarks

   • Erick AsumaCo-Founder and CEO, Wall Street Africa Inc

4. 1:21 – 1:51 PM

   Main Panel

   Africa’s Unspoken Investment Opportunity

   • ModeratorJulians AmbokoFinancial Journalist, Nation Media Group
   • British A. RobinsonChair, Milken Institute Africa
   • John M. GachoraGroup Managing Director and CEO, NCBA Group
   • Anna Sophie HerkenCEO and Board Member, GIZ

5. 1:56 – 2:11 PM

   Fireside Chat

   Unlocking Africa’s Growth: Capital, Trade & Investment Opportunities

   Capital & Growth · Trade & Investment

   • ModeratorRhea SinghlaVice President, Growth and Investor Relations, Wall Street Africa Inc
   • Oliver AlawubaGroup Managing Director and CEO, UBA Group

6. 2:16 – 2:30 PM

   Fireside Chat

   Innovations Changing the Global Movement of Money

   • ModeratorDavid AwadPrincipal Investor, Dubai Future District Fund
   • Jeremy AllaireCo-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle

7. 2:35 – 3:05 PM

   Main Panel

   The Rapid Change & Growth Propelling African Capital Markets Forward

   • ModeratorKristin MyersAnchor, ETF Rundown, Fintech TV
   • Frank MwitiCEO, Nairobi Securities Exchange

   Concurrent Roundtable · 2:30 – 3:30 PM Yellow Card: Stablecoins, Real World Use Cases for Africa · Bilal Little, Director, ETF, Direxion

8. 3:05 – 3:20 PM

   Coffee Break

9. 3:25 – 3:40 PM

   Panel

   The Africanization of Technology & AI Innovation

   • ModeratorAndrew BardenCo-Founder & President, Wall Street Africa Inc
   • Mike MompiCo-Founder and Managing Partner, Enza Capital
   • Gillian DarkoGroup Vice President of Strategy, Yellow Card
   • Raphael DanaCo-Founder and Co-CEO, Gozem
   • Leah WakarimaChief Operating Officer, Hisa

10. 3:45 – 3:50 PM

    Announcement

    Kenya Airways × Sabre

    • Habil WaswaniAg. Group Managing Director and CEO, Kenya Airways Plc
    • Kurt EkertPresident and CEO, Sabre

11. 3:55 – 4:10 PM

    Fireside Chat

    Unlocking Private Sector Financing for MSMEs to Accelerate the SDGs

    • ModeratorRebecca PowersJade Capital Holdings
    • Susan Auma Mang’eniPrincipal Secretary, State Department for MSME Development

12. 4:15 – 4:45 PM

    Main Panel

    Trade & Infrastructure: Building the Rails for Pan-African Economic Success

    • ModeratorMercy RandaFounder and CEO, P&L Consulting Group
    • Mary-Ann MusangiManaging Director, HACO Industries
    • John MwendwaChief Executive Officer, Invest Kenya
    • Thierno-Habib HannCEO, Shelter Afrique Development Bank
    • Chris DiazBoard Director, Kenya Airways Plc

    Concurrent Roundtable · 4:35 – 5:35 PM Hisa: Digitizing Africa’s Capital Markets

13. 4:50 – 5:05 PM

    Keynote

    De-Risking Institutional Investment in Africa’s Rapidly Evolving Future

    • Bethany Aquilina BrezVice President, Office of Foreign Policy, U.S. DFC

14. 5:25 – 5:40 PM

    Fireside Chat

    Inside the Go-To-Market African Expansion Playbook

    • Wendy EmaliSenior Vice President, BNY
    • Yusuf OmariManaging Director and CEO, Absa Bank Kenya

15. 5:45 – 6:00 PM

    Fireside Chat

    Innovation & Technology Driving a New Era in Global Capital Markets

    • ModeratorMarc HoltzmanChairman, Capital Market Authority, Rwanda
    • Jessica FroatsHead of U.S. Capital Markets, NYSE

16. 6:05 – 6:15 PM

    Closing Remarks & Vote of Thanks

    • Erick AsumaCo-Founder and CEO, Wall Street Africa Inc

Programme subject to change. Sessions and speakers reflect confirmed participants as of publication; additional names will be announced as they are finalized.