About the event
The African Central Bank Conference hosts regulators and central bank officials from across the continent. The key themes focus on the broader monetary policy environment, on financial market development, and on strategic responses to shared challenges. The aim of the conference is to raise awareness of the pipeline of innovative solutions across different countries as it is key for African sovereigns to form partnerships with institutional investors as the controllers of the largest pool of assets available for long-term investing.
Day 1
DAY 1
15 March 2023
Opening and Positioning by Lerato Mbele
Programme Director7:42
Welcome Address by Sim Tshabalala
Chief Executive Officer, Standard Bank Group16:59
Opening Address by Lesetja Kganyago
Governor, South African Reserve Bank (SARB)27:08
Africa’s Seat at the Table, Calibrating for a New World Order by Goolam Ballim
Chief Economist, Head of Research, Standard Bank Group26:38
Keynote Address by The Right Honourable Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
Prime Minister of Namibia19:05
Session framer | Unlocking Development Finance
Agnes Dasewicz, Chief Operating Officer, The Development Finance Corporation (DFC)8:49
Panel One | Mobilising Institutional Investors for Development
Panel One | Meet the Panel
Moderated by Aymeric Saha. Panellists: Musa Mabesa, Rich Nuzum, Jenna Diallo
Session framer | Financing Solutions
Elizabeth Muchemi-Rintari, Head, Global Markets Client Structured Origination International, Standard Bank Group12:39
Panel Two | African Solutions for an African Problem
Panel Two | Meet the Panel
Moderated by Sola Adegbesan. Panelists: Elizabeth Muchemi-Rintari, Leon Bezuidenhout, Nana Asare, Stefan Snyder, Richard Waite
Session Framer | Trading as one continent – An update on AfCFTA
Wamkele Mene, Secretary General, The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Panel Three | Beyond AfCFTA: Prerequisites to Intra-Africa Trade Growth
Panel Three | Meet the Panel
Moderated by Shaahien Mottiar. Panelists: Kevin Njiraini, Dr. Samson Oyebode Oyetunde, Richard de Roos
Keynote Address by Goldwin Emefiele
Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria19:26
Networking Cocktails by Lungisa Fuzile
Chief Executive Officer, South Africa , Standard Bank Group
DAY 2
16 March 2023
Day 2
Opening and Positioning by Lerato Mbele
Programme Director
Welcome Address by Yinka Sanni
Chief Executive Officer, Africa Regions, Standard Bank Group
Opening Address by Tito Mboweni
Former Minister of Finance and Governor of The South African Reserve Bank (SARB)
Keynote Address by Charles Russell
Head, Financials, SA Banks Analyst
Session Framer | REPO Markets Positioning
Angus Robertson, Head, Local Market Africa Trading and FX Derivatives Trading, Standard Bank
Panel One | Liquidity and Sustainability Facility
A United Nations Initiative to Support Reduced Cost of Funding and Liquidity for African Sovereigns
Panel One | Meet the Panel
Moderated by Richard Pott. Panellists: David Escoffier, Brian Ruane
Keynote Address by Governor Dr. Ernest Kwamina Yedu Addison
The Central Bank of Ghana
Panel Two | Digital Transformation in Banking
Panel Two | Meet the Panel
Moderated by Mpumi Makhubu-Mukogo. Panellists: Ian Putter, Bunmi Akinyemiju, Alfred Mukudu, Brian Muthiora
Keynote Address by Prof. P.L.O Lumumba
Former Director of the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission
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