Mr. Kolawole Sofola is a seasoned Development Economist and Chartered Management Accountant with over 20 years of experience spanning public and private sectors, focusing on International Trade, Private Sector Development, Finance, and Management. His career includes significant roles in both public service and multinational corporations. He served the Government of Ghana in the Ministry for …
Mrs. Kanayo Awani is the Executive Vice President of the Intra-African Trade Bank (IATB) at Afreximbank, renowned for her extensive banking career and leadership in African trade and industrialization. Under Mrs. Awani’s guidance, Afreximbank has grown significantly, with total assets expanding from US$1.4 billion to approximately $30 billion by 2022. Her flagship initiative, the “Intra-Africa …
Kamina Johnson Smith is a distinguished Jamaican attorney-at-law and Senator, notable for being Jamaica’s first female Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. Since 2016, she has concurrently held the roles of Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Senate. During her tenure, Johnson Smith has significantly expanded …
Mr. Julian Mair currently serves as JMMB’s Group Chief Investment Strategist, leveraging over 20 years of experience in the financial services sector to shape Jamaica’s capital market. His career highlights include pivotal roles such as Head of Treasury and Investment Services at Dehring, Bunting and Golding (now Scotia Investments) and Senior Trader and Cambio Manager …
Dr. Jan Yves Remy currently serves as Co-President of TradeLab, a global network of universities that provides international trade and investment advice to beneficiaries, particularly in developing countries. She is also the Director of the Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy and Services (SRC) at the University of the West Indies Cave Hill …
Mr. Isaac Hubert Arthur is the Executive Director of the Africa Centre for International Trade and Development (ACINTaD), a trade policy think tank based in Accra, Ghana, dedicated to fostering sustainable trade development across Africa. He brings extensive expertise as an international trade and investment promotion expert and development practitioner. From June 2020 to January …
Patricia Janet Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal, PC, KC, is a distinguished British diplomat, barrister, and politician who currently serves as the sixth Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations. Elected at the 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, she assumed office on 1 April 2016. Born in the Commonwealth of Dominica, Baroness Scotland is the …
Hon. Oneidge Walrond serves as a Member of Parliament and Minister of Tourism, Industry, and Commerce in Guyana, appointed on August 7, 2020. Her portfolio encompasses a broad spectrum of responsibilities focused on enhancing Guyana’s business environment and developing its tourism industry to foster globally competitive enterprises. She oversees key entities such as the Competition …
Dapo Okubadejo currently serves as the Commissioner for Finance in the Ogun State Government and Chief Economic Adviser to the Governor. Previously, he was a Partner and Africa Head of Deal Advisory & Private Equity at KPMG, where he provided strategic counsel to numerous local and international investors across Africa. His expertise encompassed Corporate Finance, …
Helen Grant OBE is a politician who represented Maidstone and The Weald as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 2010 until the constituency was abolished in 2024. She made history as the first black woman of mixed heritage to be elected as a Conservative MP and selected as a candidate for a Conservative-held parliamentary seat. …