- 12:00 - 16:00
Karibu Tour – the Karen Blixen Museum for a tour and tea, the Giraffe Center for an up-close moment with the world’s tallest animals and finally a sundowner safari drive through the only national park within a capital city!
- 07:00 - 09:00
Pick your name tag and conference goodie bag at the registration desk.
- 9:00
Opening / Welcome
Speaker: Madam Catherine Musakali
Keynote Speech: Overcoming fear to take bold actions
The Gambia suffered decades of economic and social decline under the murderous dictator Yahya Jammeh. In 2016 the world (and Jammeh) was shocked to learn that Jammeh, who had subdued, jailed and killed political opponents, had lost the Presidential election. What was amazing about this development was the fact that Jammeh had presided over four other sham elections in which he had won an average of 70% of the vote while suppressing opposition. One of the architects of the 2016 surprise was Fatoumata J. Tambajang, a former UN executive and respected mother of eight, who later became the Vice-President of The Gambia. Citizens of The Gambia now have hope of a brighter future because of the courageous actions taken by H.E. Tambajang at a time when she could have been imprisoned and killed for her role in organizing the opposition. In her keynote address, H.E. Fatoumata Tambajang will share her experiences in overcoming fear to take bold actions that yield to bold results and inspire conference attendees to do the same for Africa to fulfill its true potential.Speaker: H.E. Fatoumata Tambajang
Panel Discussion on Theme
Facilitator: Dr. Modupe Taylor-Pearce- 10:30
Peer Learning Labs organization + Coffee Break
- 10:45
Exclusive session – The Astonishing Ingredient of Amazing Teams
Bringing a disparate group of people together to achieve results that is better than the sum of the people’s individual talents is the mission of every team leader. From sports team captains to captains of industry, the ability to maximize the collective talents, resources, and energies of highly competent people can make or break an organization. In 2012, Google embarked on an initiative — code-named Project Aristotle — to study hundreds of Google’s teams and figure out why some stumbled while others soared. The results were surprising even to the seasoned Google executives. Wilben Short, a former executive of the London Underground and BAT who has developed amazing teams at each of those organizations, shares the astonishing ingredient of amazing teams in this learning lab and insights on how today’s tier one CEOs in Africa can leverage this knowledge to get the most out of their teams of highly accomplished executives in Africa.
Speaker: Mr. Wilben Short
Facilitator: Dr. Mbithe Anzaya
Feeding Africa: Opportunities for Agricultural Investment in Africa
Africa has 60 percent of the world’s uncultivated arable land and its food and yet imports 12.6 million tons of milled rice valued at US$5.5 billion annually. Investment in agriculture in Africa has a checkered history and doing it successfully requires knowledge of the industry in Africa that is hardly ever documented and is often limited to a few multinationals with a long history of investments and disciplined internal documentation of their experiences. Karan Kapoor has spent decades supplying agricultural investors in East, Central and Southern Africa with pesticides and related services to make their agricultural investments bear optimal returns. In this learning lab, Mr. Kapoor will share his knowledge of how and where to invest successfully in agriculture in Africa.
Speaker: Mr. Karan Kapoor
Facilitator: Madam Doris Ahiati
Leading the Impossible Project: Malawi’s Covid-Era Elections
In May 2020, Justice Chifundo Kachale was given what many political pundits considered to be an impossible task: conduct a presidential election within ninety days in the midst of the Covid 19 crisis without international support. On 3 February 2020, the High Court of Malawi sitting on constitutional matters nullified the presidential election that was held on 21 May 2019 that had declared the incumbent President the winner. That decision was upheld by the Supreme Court of Appeal on 8 May 2020 and Kachale was appointed to Chair the Electoral Commission. Under Kachale’s leadership, Malawi made history in Africa on 27 June when the opposition candidate was announced victorious in the rerun presidential election. In this learning lab, Justice Kachale will share the bold actions that he took to preserve the electoral agency of every Malawian citizen through a fair electoral process despite tremendous pressure. This conversation is important to us because there are over 18 countries conducting elections in Africa in 2024 including Ghana, Mauritius, Mauritania, Mozambique, Botswana, Algeria, Rwanda and Chad.
Speaker: Justice Dr. Chifunde Kachale
Facilitator: Mr. Adeboye Martins
From CFO to CEO: Leading the transformation of NMB Bank
How do you go from successful CFO to becoming a successful CEO?
Ruth Zaipuna was the Chief Financial Officer of Standard Chartered Bank in Tanzania prior to becoming the CFO of NMB Bank in Tanzania in 2018. Two years after joining NMB Bank, in the midst of the turmoil of Covid 19, she was appointed to be the CEO of the bank. She overcame challenges from outside and inside the bank to drive the bank to excellence and made many courageous decisions along the way. In 2022, NMB Bank Plc achieved record profitability of TZS 429 billion ($168M) in 2022, marking its best financial performance in its 25-year history. In this learning lab, Ruth Zaipuna will share how she made the transition from successful CFO to becoming a successful CEO and transforming the performance of a large bank.
Speaker: Madam Ruth Zaipuna
Facilitator: Daisy Kapolo
Housing Africa: Opportunities for Real Estate Investment in Africa
Speaker: Mr. Mustapha Njie
Harnessing global technology for African solutions
There is a global AI race. Where is Africa’s position in that race?
We have made significant progress in technology, many thanks to COVID-19, but could that be all? How is Africa leveraging technology in teaching and learning in basic schools through to tertiary level? How is Africa using technology in health?
Lastly, how are African governments leveraging technology to govern?
Speaker: Mr. Jacques M. Jean
- 12:00
Lunch
- 12:00
Prep for site visit for in-person participants
- 13:30
Safaricom Innovation Centre
Facilitator: Dr. David Thuku
Strathmore University iLab
Facilitator: Susan Banda Mudiwa
Kenya Airways
Facilitator: Dr Mbithe Anzaya
Bamburi Cement
Facilitator: Simon Kibe
- 13:30
The Secrets of Fundraising
All organizations need funding to survive. Whether an organization is established as a for-profit or a not-for-profit, without money, the organization’s operations grind to a halt. Acquiring funding for non-profit organizations is an art and a science, and in this learning lab, registrants will learn from a master who has served on both sides of the funding table. H.E. Maurice Makoloo has led non-profit organizations seeking funding and donor organizations seeking to provide funding. His unique experience of serving on both sides of the table have given him an insight into what works and what does not when it comes to fundraising.
Speaker: H.E. Maurice Makoloo
- 15:30
Break
- 16:00
English room
Everything that we need to make our African Companies grow exponentially is already right here in Africa. Needs and Leads is a solutions-providing hour that results in you being matched with one or more CEOs that have leads for your company’s need. In this dynamic hour of problem-solving and networking, you get the opportunity to share your problem (“Need”) with a group of your peers and to identify other CEOs who have a solution (“Lead”) for your problem.
Facilitator: Mr. Mulalo Rambau
- 17:30
Return from site visit
- 18:30
Location 1 – Bold Actions for Africa’s Diaspora
The Diaspora has the potential to contribute greatly to the development of Africa. That is why the African Union wanted the Diaspora officially part of its proceedings. In 2003, at the end of the AU Summit, the Heads of State declared (14 (XVIII) add.3): “The African Union decides to recognize the African diaspora as an effective entity contributing to the economic and social development of the continent”.
The Diaspora are eager to come home to contribute. The private sector can play a leading role in accelerating the contributions of the diaspora. How can businesses and organizations tap into the diaspora?
Speakers: Prof. PLO Lumumba , Mr. Yaw Nsarkoh
Facilitator: Madam Anne Wangondu
Location 2 – Bold Actions for Young Africans
Investing in the leadership potential of young Africans, especially women and girls, is a step towards establishing Africa as a formidable and influential force on the global stage, says former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
The African continent is poised for transformational growth and change. With over 60% of the continent’s population under the age of 25, the young voices of Africa cannot be left out in making decisions about the future of Africa.
What can young Africans do to secure the future of Africa?
Speaker: Madam Caren Wakoli
Facilitator: Coach Bongi
Exclusive chat with keynote
Speaker: H.E. Fatoumata Tambajang
Facilitator: Dr. Modupe Taylor-Pearce
- 8:00
- 9:00
Solving Africa’s Largest Challenges
The phrase “African solutions to African problems” was coined by the Ghanaian economist George Ayittey in response to the crisis in Somalia in the early 1990s. His argument at the time was that “outside attempts to resolve African problems have regularly proven ineffective and even counterproductive” and that any “long-term solution to problems can come only from Africans themselves.”
Since then, however, the phrase has taken on a life of its own. It has been hotly debated in broader contexts, widely interpreted and continues to offer a framework through which to examine the continent’s problems and solutions. The notion has been picked up as a guiding principle of the African Union and has been used as a rallying cry by politicians across Africa.
What does the phrase mean to you as a leader in Africa?
Which of Africa’s problems are you solving or looking to solve?
Speakers:
Prof. Sir Tumani Corrah
Mr. Allan Kilavuka
Madam Charity C. Lumpa
Facilitator: Dr. David Thuku
- 10:30
Tea Break
- 10:45
Needs & Leads
- 12:00
Tea Break
- 12:15
Cultural Transformations in an African organization
Strathmore University is an institution that has earned an enviable reputation of excellence and service quality in the tertiary and executive education. This reputation was earned through the establishment and nurturing of a particular culture in Strathmore that was different from the prevailing culture in many other tertiary institutions in East Africa. In this learning lab, Dr. Vincent Ogutu, the Vice-Chancellor of Strathmore, shares how this cultural transformation was achieved at Strathmore University. Registrants who attend this session will acquire strategies for effecting culture change in their organizations to achieve the kind of societal impact that Strathmore has achieved.
Speaker: Dr. Vincent Ogutu
Facilitator: Madam Catherine Engmann
Leadership Transitions
Dr. Martin Oduor-Otieno is a maverick. He transformed KCB Bank from a national bank into a regional bank. He transitioned from being a private sector executive to becoming a Permanent Secretary serving in the public sector. He transitioned himself from Bank CEO to a founder/entrepreneur and executive coach, and he has transitioned himself into semi-retirement. Many leaders struggle with transitions and end up holding on too long or handling the transition poorly to the detriment of the organization they are leaving and eventually to the organization that they are moving onto. The experience of Dr. Oduor-Otieno and the resulting discussion in this learning lab will be priceless for any leader who is or needs to plan their next transition.
Speaker: Dr. Martin Oduor -Otieno
Facilitator: Madam Miriam Matutu
Leading from the Rear: Influencing National Transformation
The five-point Bottom Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA) plan is the blueprint for development that President William Ruto’s administration is utilizing to turn around the country’s fortune and deliver inclusive growth. It is part of the Kenya Vision 2030 which is the long-term development blueprint for the country and is motivated by a collective aspiration for a better society by the year 2030. National Transformations require dedicated leaders at various levels of government to drive them to implementation. One of the quiet drivers of the BETA plan is Mrs. Mercy Wanjau, the Secretary to the Cabinet. She is a commercial lawyer, regulatory and governance expert who has worked in the private and public sectors, both at local and international levels. In this learning lab, Mrs Wanjau will share insights on her journey of leadership in the public sector where she has quietly influenced the national transformation plan and implementation. Registrants who attend this session will acquire insights into how to create a positive impact in public service.
Speaker: Mrs. Mercy Wanjau
Facilitator: Mr. Samuel Ayim
Financial Inclusivity for Global Prosperity
Financial inclusivity is a crucial element for prosperity, enabling individuals and businesses to access essential financial services that meet their needs. Financial stability has been central to the IMF’s work during the past few decades. In more recent years, issues related to financial inclusion or access to finance have increasingly gained prominence in the global discussion of financial sector issues. Financial stability and financial inclusion are often considered to have conflicting goals, just as fighting inflation and maximizing growth are viewed to be at odds in a central bank’s objective function.
How do Africans access finance to solve Africa’s problems?
Telnet, one of Nigeria’s earliest fintech companies, has partnered with Global Integrated Fintech Solutions (GIFTS) and its subsidiary iPayAnywhere (iPay) to transform electronic payment in Africa
Speaker: Mr. Dave Sahadath
Facilitator: Madam Anne Ngethe
Corporate Governance Opportunities in Africa
When Charity C. Lumpa assumed her duties as the Chair of the Board of Zanaco Bank in 2015 the bank had just completed a disappointing year with earnings declining by 13% to 185 million Kwacha
High-profile corporate scandals globally have generated increased interest in corporate goveirnance. As companies in Africa are becoming international players in both operations and sourcing of capital, the need to meet listing requirements of foreign exchanges and appeal to international investors has elevated the importance of corporate governance in Africa.
In Africa, where governance challenges persist, there is a growing recognition of the importance of effective corporate governance in driving sustainable business practices and economic progress.
Speaker: Madam Charity C. Lumpa
Facilitator: Mr. Simon Kibe
- 13:30
Lunch
- 15:00
Book launch discussion
Needs & Leads recap
Closing Reflections and call to action
Speaker: Mr. Wilben Short
Group Buy/Sponsor Acknowledgements
Speaker: Madam Catherine Musakali
- 17:00
Cocktails
- 17:00