*to be confirmed Event 8th WIF 2023 7th WIF 2021 6th WIF 2018 5th WIF 2016 4th WIF 2014 3rd WIF 2012 2nd WIF 2010 1st WIF 2008 Category - Any - Policymakers Business Leaders International Organizations and Civil Society Investment Promotion Academics Moderators Search Search Search Policymakers H.E. Mr. Djaffar Ahmed Said Hassani Vice-President of Comoros Mr. Michel Sidibé Executive Director, UNAIDS (represented by Abdoul Dieng, Chief of Policy Coordination and Programme Communication Office, UNAIDS) Ms. Arancha González Executive Director, International Trade Centre H.E. Mr. Henry Rotich Minister of Finance, Kenya and Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury, Kenya H.E. Dr. Cleopa Mailu Minister of Health, Kenya H.E. Dr. Michael Darville Minister for Grand Bahama, Bahamas H.E. Mr. Khaalis Rolle Minister of State for Investments, Bahamas H.E. Mr. Lyonpo Lekey Dorji Minister of Economic Affairs, Bhutan H.E. Mr. Ali Tayebnia Minister of Economy and Finance, Iran H.E. Ms. Lilianne Ploumen Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Netherlands H.E. Dr. Okechukwu Enelamah Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria H.E. Mr. Abdoulie Jobe Minister of Trade Regional Integration and Employment, Gambia H.E. Ms. Lindiwe Zulu Minister of Small Business Development, South Africa H.E. Mr. Rob Davies Minister of Trade and Industry H.E. Hon. Charles John Mwijage Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment, Tanzania H.E. Mr. Kurt Tong Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, United States H.E. Mrs. Sicily Kariuki Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs, Kenya H.E. Mr. Adan Mohamed Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Industry Trade and Cooperatives, Kenya Mr. Bernard Ndungu Accountant General, National Treasury Kenya Mr. David Gichana Deputy Auditor-General, Kenya H.E. Mr. Laurent Serge Etoundi Ngoa Minister of SME, Social Economy and Handicrafts, Cameroon H.E. Mr. Armand Tazafy Minister of Commerce and Consumption, Madagascar H.E. Mr. Amir Hossain Amu Minister for Industries, Bangladesh H.E. Mr. Wang Shouwen Vice Minister of Commerce, The People's Republic of China Mr. Hajo Provo Kluit Policy Coordinator, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands Mr. Erik Bromander State Secretary to the Minister for Infrastructure, Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, Sweden H.E. Mr. Vu Quang Minh Assistant Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Viet Nam Mr. Denis Ulin Deputy Director-General, Ministry of Economic Development, Russian Federation Ms. Maria Celia Dopeso Minister of SMEs, Ministry of SMEs, Panama Dr. Isaac Adewole Minister of Health, Nigeria H.E. Toshiro Suzuki Ambassador, International Economic Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan Mr. Hye-Min Lee Ambassador, International Economic Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea Hon. Amb. James Kimonyo Rwanda Ambassador to Kenya and representative of Rwanda Development Board, Rwanda H.E. Mr. Mark Matthews Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, United Kingdom Ms. Patricia Holmes Assistant Secretary, Trade and Investment Law Branch, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Australia Mr. Simon Farbenbloom Deputy Permanent Representative Permanent Mission of Australia to the WTO Mr. Daniel Godinho Secretary of Foreign Trade Ministry of Development,Industry and Foreign Trade, Brazil Mr. David Usher Director-General Trade Policy Negotiations Global Affairs, Permanent Mission of Canada in Geneva Ms. Katrina Naut Director of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Dominican Republic Mr. Bernd Lange Chair, International Trade Committee Chair, European Parliament Mr. Hannu Takkula Member, International Trade Committee Member, European Parliament Ms. Maria Arena Member, International Trade Committee, European Parliament Prof. Dr. Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl Member, International Trade Committee, European Parliament Mr. Helmut Scholz Member, International Trade Committee Member, European Parliament Mr. Jens Benninghofen Advisor Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Germany Mr. Saurabh Garg Joint Secretary (Investment & Currency) Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, India Mr. Amadou Moctar Kane Director of Private Investment Promotion and International Cooperation, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Development, Mauritania Ms. Miriama Kiselyová Senior State Counsellor, International Legal Affairs Unit, Ministry of Finance, Slovak Republic Ms. Xolelwa Mlumbi-Peter Deputy Director General, International Trade and Economic Development Division, Department of Trade and Industry, South Africa Ms. Tilani Silva Assistant Legal Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sri Lanka Mr. Edouard Jay Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN, Switzerland Mr. Chutintorn Gongsakdi Director-General, Department of International Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand Ms. Elsbeth Akkerman Deputy Permanent Representative to the WTO, Permanent Representation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Geneva Hon. Mr. Mutahi Kagwe Senator and Chairperson, Committee on Education, Information and Technology, Kenya H.E. Ms. Lisa Kubiske Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Finance & Development, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, US Department of State, United States Mr. Enrique Ferrer Vieyra Director of Multilateral Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Argentina Mr. José Henrique Vieira Martins General Coordinator for Trade and Investment Policy of the Ministry of Finance of Brazil Mr. Wenliang Yao Deputy Director-General, Department of International Trade and Economic Affairs, Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, China Ms. Anja Kopyra Senior Policy Officer, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation & Development, Germany Mr. Dirk Rabien , Project Manager, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Germany Mr. Khalid Al-Sajjan Director General, Economic Affairs & Statistics, Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mr. Javier Peña Deputy Head of Unit, Trade in Services and Investment, Department of Trade, Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Spain Dr. Mukdavan Prakobvaitayakit Director, Government Pharmaceutical Organization, Thailand Mr. Julius Korir Principal Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives Business Leaders Mr. Zhang Huarong Vice Chairman, China-Africa Business Council; Chairman, Huajian Group Mr. Yassin Al-Suroor President and Chief Executive Officer, Alamal Group; Chairman, Saudi International Chamber of Commerce Mr. John Bee Regional Head of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs, Sub-Saharan Africa, Nestlé Mr. James Donovan Chief Executive Officer, ADEC Innovations Mr. Dongwei Shi Vice President of Public Affairs, Alibaba Group Mr. Steve Waygood Chief Responsible Investment Officer, Aviva / FSB Task Force Ms. Vania da Costa Borgerth Chair, Thirty-second session of ISAR and Controller Deputy Managing Director, Brazilian Development Bank Mr. Patrick Scheurle Chief Executive Officer, BlueOrchard Finance Ms. Nuru Mugambi Director, Kenya Bankers Association Dr. Tilman Tacke Associate Principal, McKinsey & Company Mr. Pierre-Andre Terisse Executive Vice President for Africa, Danone Ms. Anne Muraya Partner and Deputy Audit Leader, Deloitte East Africa Mr. S.M. Shafiuzzaman President, Bangladesh Association of Pharmaceutical Industries Mr. Mbuvi Ngunze Chief Executive Officer, Kenya Airways Mr. Cornel Krummenacher Chief Executive Officer, Equatorial African Region, Nestlé Mr. Matt Lilley Chief Executive Officer, Prudential Mr. Bob Collymore Chief Executive Officer, Safaricom Judge Prof. Mervyn King Chairman, International Integrated Reporting Council Mr. Alexander Meyer Vice President, Global Business Development SAP Mr. Peiyuan Guo General Manager, Syntao Ms. Susan Maingi Director, Bamburi Cement Mr. Kofi Nsiah-Poku Vice-President, West African Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association and and CEO, Kinapharma Ltd., Ghana Ms. Amanda Pullinger Chief Executive Officer, 100 Women in Hedge Funds Mr. Haikuan Lu Chairman, Deer Jet Medical Co. Ltd. Mr. Dilip Shah Secretary-General, Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance Mr. Phil Andrew Chief Executive Officer, Working Links Ms. Asmâa Resmouki President, Pan-African Federation of Accountants Mr. Brian McEnery Deputy President, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Mr. Terence Nombembe Board Member, International Federation of Accountants Mr. Paul Muthaura CEO, Kenya Capital Markets Authority Mr. Geoffrey Odundo CEO, Nairobi Securities Exchange Mr. Mohamed Omran Executive Chairman, Egyptian Exchange Mr. Maurice Bauer Secretary General, Luxembourg Stock Exchange Ms. Corli Le Roux Head of Sustainability, Johannesburg Stock Exchange Mr. Moremi Marwa CEO, Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange Mr. Thapelo Tsheole CEO, Botswana Stock Exchange Mr. Tiaan Bazuin CEO, Namibian Stock Exchange Mr. Pierre Celestin Rwabukumba CEO, Rwanda Stock Exchange Dr. Jianxin Chi Chairman, China-Africa Development Fund Mr. Jorge Lawson Director , Banco Nacion Argentina Mrs. Sarah Bagalaaliwo Chairperson Exim Bank Uganda Mr. Patrick Ngumi Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Kenya Mr. Jacob Wood Vice Chairman, China-Africa Business Council Mr. Xiaoyong Wang Secretary General, China-Africa Business Council Ms. Beatrice Gakuba African Women Entrepreneurship Group Ms. Korkor Cudjoe Women’s Rights Program Manager, Graça Machel Trust, South Africa Ms. Anne Jason Executive Sourcing Manager – Sub Saharan Africa, General Electric Mr. Audace Ndayizeye President, Burundi Federal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CFCIB) Mr. David Croft Global Sustainable Development Director, Diageo, United Kingdom Ms. Bisila Bokoko Global Ambassador, Bisila Bokoko African Literacy Project Mr. Sanjay G. Mungur Managing Director, Empretec Network Mr. Ricardo Finkelsztein Director, Empretec Network, Argentina Ms. Maria Andrea Nallim Chief Executive Officer, Empretec Network, Argentina Ms. Fatou Gaye Chief Executive Officer, Empretec Network, The Gambia Ms. Aline Wong Chief Executive Officer, Empretec Network, Mauritius Ms. Joyce Kyalema Chief Executive Officer, Empretec Network, Uganda Ms. Brenda Omba Kayumba Lacey CEO, Empretec, Zambia Mr. Ahmed Badrais Chief Executive Officer, Saudi Trust Mr. Fabrizio Cadillo Chief Executive Officer, IDCMs Mr. Bork Bretthauer Chair, German Generic Manufacturers Association (Pro Generika), Germany Mr. Charles Ocici Chief Executive Officer, Enterprise Uganda Mr. Duncan Frayne Regional Manager, Symbiotics, Switzerland Mr. Prakash P. Hinduja Chairman, Hinduja Group Mr. Wilmot Allen East Africa Director, Cross Boundary LLC Mr. Pascal Lamy President Emeritus, Jacques Delors Institute, Paris Mr. Vincent Alberi Head, KCB Group Diaspora Banking Mr. Ken Njoroge MD Cellulant Ltd Mr. Patrick Obath Associate Director, Adam Smith International Africa Limited Mr. Saleh Salem M. Bahwini President, International Federation of Football, History and Statistics Ms. Sabine Dall’Omo Chief Executive Officer, Siemens South Africa Mr. Edward Kuria Chief of Staff, Britam Mrs. Sarah Nanziri Bagalaaliwo Chairperson, EximBank-Uganda Mr. George Kuria CEO Gateway Insurance Mr. Erastus Omolo Managing Partner, Crowe Horwath Ms. Michelle Morin Conrey Managing Director, Impact Africa Capital, Uganda Dr. Habil Olaka Chief Executive Office, Kenyan Bankers Association International Organizations and Civil Society Mr. Saber Chowdhury President, Inter-Parliamentary Union Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi Secretary-General, UNCTAD Mr. Gilbert Houngbo Deputy Director-General, International Labour Office (ILO) Mr. Joakim Reiter Deputy Secretary-General, UNCTAD Mr. James X. Zhan Director, Investment and Enterprise Division, UNCTAD Ms. Ligia Noronha Director, Technology, Industry and Economics Division, United Nations Environment Programme Mr. Boštjan Skalar Chief Executive Officer, World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) Mr. Hans-Peter Egler CEO, GIB Foundation Mr. İsmail Erşahin Deputy Chief Executive Officer, World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies Mr. Sean Doherty Head International Trade and Investment, World Economic Forum Mr. Patrick Kabuya Senior Financial Management Specialist, World Bank Ms. Jane Stevensen G20 Task Force Engagement Director, CDP Ms. Mardi McBrien Managing Director, Climate Disclosure Standards Board Dr. Ratnakar Adhikari Executive Director, Executive Secretariat for the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF), WTO Mr. Kostas Stamoulis Assistant Director-General, Economic and Social Development, Food and Agriculture Organization Mr. Sean Kidney Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Climate Bonds Initiatives Mr. Deodat Maharaj Deputy-Secretary-General, Commonwealth of Nations Mr. Greg Perry Executive Director, Medicines Patent Pool Mr. Sergio Alonso Fernández de Córdova Chairman and Co-Founder, PVBLIC Foundation Mr. Sergio Napolitano Legal Affairs and Trade Director, Medicines for Europe Mr. Gilles Betis Chairman, IEEE Smart Cities Initiative Mr. Arvind Mayaram Chairman, CUTS Institute for Regulation and Competition Mr. Armen Orujyan Chief Executive Officer, Athgo Ms. Amisha Miller Senior Programme Officer, Kauffman Foundation Ms. Aisha Sarwari Communications Adviser, World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies Mr. Beltus Etchu Chief Executive, African Forum Scotland Ms. Jeroo Billimoria Managing Director, Child and Youth Finance International Mr. James Mugerwa Managing Director, Shelter Afrique Mr. Mokhtar Warida Assistant Director-General, Islamic Centre for Development of Trade Mr. Rupert Schlegelmilch Directorate-General for Trade, Director - Directorate B Services and Investment, Intellectual Property and Public Procurement, European Commission Mr. Mohamed Abdel Raouf Director, Cairo Regional Center for International Commercial Arbitration Mr. Stephen Karingi Director, Regional Integration and Trade Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Ms. Meg Kinnear Secretary-General, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Mr. Mario Pezzini Director, OECD Development Centre and Acting Director, OECD Development Cooperation Directorate Mr. Renaud Sorieul Director, International Trade Law Division, UNCITRAL Mr. Roberto Echandi Global Lead, Investment Policy & Promotion Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice, World Bank Mr. Thierry Kalonji Director Investment and Promotion and Private Sector Development, COMESA Mr. Edwini Kessie Chief Trade Adviser, Office of The Chief Trade Adviser Pacific Island Countries Mr. Manuel Montes Senior Advisor on Finance and Development, The South Centre Mr. Cem Tintin Researcher, Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) Ms. Claire de Tassigny Schuetze Permanent Court of Arbitration Legal Counsel Ms. Sukma Dwi Andrina Legal Counsel, Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Mr. Wellington Chibebe Deputy General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation Mr. Pradeep Mehta Secretary-General, CUTS Institute for Regulation and Competition Ms. Nathalie Bernasconi Osterwalder Group Director Economic Law & Policy, International Institute for Sustainable Development Mr. Burghard Ilge Policy Officer, Both Ends Mr. Dorothé Cossi Sossa Permanent Secretary, Organization for the Harmonization of African Business Law Ms. Jane Kelsey Consultant, Third World Network Mr. Mohamed Bukhari Head, Investment Promotion Technical Assistance Program, Islamic Development Bank, Saudi Arabia Mr. Matteo Barra Investment Expert, Energy Charter Secretariat (ECS) on behalf of Mr. Urban Rusnak, Secretary-General, International Energy Secretaria Ms. Fatima Acyl Commissioner for Trade and Industry, African Union Commission Ms. Karen Freeman USAID Kenya and East Africa Mission Director Hon. Jesca Eriyo EAC Deputy Secretary General Mr. Kevin McKinley Acting Secretary-General, International Organization for Standardization Ms. Faith Kasiva UN Women Ms. Sahar Afzal Dutch United Nations Youth Representative Mr. Alastair West PMPA Business Plan Coordinator, UNIDO, Austria Ms. Jantine Jacobi Country Director Kenya, UNAIDS Ms. Adda Faye Head of Projects and Business Development, The Global Fund Ms. Elodie Feller Investment Commission Coordinator, UNEP FI Mr. Vickson Ncube Chief Executive Officer, Pan-African Federation of Accountants Mr. Benson Okundi Partner for the Africa Government and Public Service Industry Group, PWC Mr. Paul Thompson Global Accountancy Profession Support, International Federation of Accountants Ms. Asmita Parshotam South Africa Institute for International Affairs Ms. Jane S. Nalunga Country Director, Southern and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI- Uganda) Ms. Celeste Drake Trade Policy Specialist, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO) Mr. Joe Zhang Legal Advisor, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Ms. Kinda Mohamadieh Research Associate, The South Centre Investment Promotion Dr. Moses Ikiara Managing Director, Kenya Investment Authority Mr. Miguel Jorge Reis Antunes Frasquilho President, Portugal Global Trade and Investment Agency Mr. McHale Andrew President, Carribean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies Mr. Frank Sebbowa Executive Director, Uganda Investment Authority Mr. Deepak Bagla Managing Director & CEO, Invest India Mr. Didace Ngendakumana Chief Executive Officer, Burundi Investment Promotion Authority H.E. Mr. Belachew Mekuria Commissioner, Ethiopia Investment Commission Mr. Abebe Abebayehu Chekol Deputy Commissioner, Ethiopian Investment Commission Mr. Francisco N. Gonzalez Diaz Director General, ProMexico Investment Promotion Agency Mr. Dushyant Thakor Vice President, Invest India Mr. Russell Curtis Head, Durban Investment Promotion Agency Mr. Oscar Sikanda Chief Investment Promotion Officer, Namibia Investment Centre, Ministry of Industrialization Mr. Ken Poonoosamy Chairman of the Board, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Mr. Mohammad Qurban Haqjo President & CEO, Afghanistan Investment Support Agency Mr. Nekruy Zabirzoda General Director, Tajinvest Ms. Ameena Cheema Chief Executive Officer, Punjab Board of Investment and Trade Ms. Norma Powell Director General, Centre de Facilitation des Investissements Ms. Dienaba Keita Deputy Managing Director, Private Investment Promotion Agency Guinea Ms. Wivine Mumba Matipa Chief Executive Officer,National Agency for Investment Promotion (ANAPI), Democratic Republic of Congo Mr. Mahdi Darar Obsieh Director General, National Investment Promotion Agency, Djibouti Mr. Daoud Saidali Toihir General Manager, National Investment Promotion Agency, Union of the Comoros Ms. Thoraya El Sayeh Under Secretary of State - Head of International Cooperation Dept., Executive Director's Office, General Authority for Investment and Free Zones, Egypt Mr. Modou Lamin Sowe Director of Investment Promotion & Facilitation, The Gambia Investment and Export Promotion Agency Mr. Godinho Alves Deputy Director General, Investment Promotion Centre, Mozambique Ms. Ladi Katagum Acting Executive Secretary, Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission Mr. Raymond Gbekie Chief Executive Officer, Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency Mr. Momodou A. Drammeh Director, The Gambian Investment and Export Agency Mr. Mohamed Kamal Investment Promotion Specialist, Investment Promotion Program, Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Ms. Roslyn Ng’eno Manager Policy Advocacy, Kenya Investment Authority Mr. Anthony Omerikwa CEO, National Social Security Fund, Kenya Academics Ms. Maureen Mackintosh Professor of Economics, The Open University, United Kingdom Mr. James Mcfie Director of School of Accountancy, Strathmore Business School, Strathmore University Prof. Heinz Tuselmann Professor, Manchester Metropolitan University Prof. Tomas Hult Professor of Marketing and International Business, Michigan State University Moderators Ms. Poppy Trowbridge Business and Economics Correspondent, Sky News Ms. Terry-Anne Chebet Journalist, Citizen TV Ms. Courtney Fingar Editor-in-Chief, fDi Intelligence (The Financial Times) Mr. Wallace Kantai Business Editor, NTV (Nation Media Group) Ms. Beatrice Marshall Global Anchor, CCTV Africa Ms. Gerry Eldson Independent Television Presenter and Moderator, South Africa, Independent Mr. Joseph Gichuki Chief Executive Officer, Kawai Consulting Ltd Mr. Aly Khan Satchu CEO, Rich Management
