Global Business and Government Leaders to Gather on November 17-18 for Inaugural Bloomberg Africa Business Summit

Bloomberg today announced new speakers and unveiled updates to the inaugural Africa Business Summit, an official sideline event of B20 South Africa 2025.

The Summit will bring together more than 400 senior leaders from business, finance, government, and technology to discuss Africa's evolving role in the global economy. Conversations will focus on investment, trade, energy transition, and innovation, as the continent enters a pivotal period of growth and global integration.

The program at the Bloomberg Africa Business Summit is built around the theme "Unlocking Africa's Investment Potential". It will begin with an opening session and networking reception featuring the launch of the third South Africa cohort of Bloomberg New Voices on November 17, followed by a full day of panel discussions, newsmaker interviews, and breakout sessions on November 18.

Attendees will hear from ministers, CEOs, policymakers, investors, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders in a series of interviews, panel discussions, and breakout sessions. Summit topics will include:

• Evolving investment trends and growth sectors reshaping Africa's business landscape
• Shifts in global trade dynamics and Africa's emerging role in geopolitical realignment
• The rapid rise of AI and its application across key African industries
• Energy transformation driven by infrastructure demand, critical minerals, and regional collaboration

Confirmed speakers include Emrie Brown, CEO, Rand Merchant Bank; Patrick Dlamini, CEO, Public Investment Corporation; Hatem Dowidar, Group CEO, e& Hendrik du Toit, Founder & CEO, Ninety One; Hassan El Khatib, Minister of Investment & Foreign Trade, Arab Republic of Egypt; Kenny Fihla, CEO, Absa Group; Leila Fourie, Group CEO & Executive Director, Johannesburg Stock Exchange; Chen Guanfu, Executive Vice President, PowerChina International Group; Hassanein Hiridjee, CEO, AXIAN Group; Benjamin Hung, President, International, Standard Chartered Bank PLC; Ronald Lamola, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Republic of South Africa; Emmanuel Lubanzadio, Africa Lead, OpenAI; Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa, CEO, Prosus and Naspers; Dan Marokane, Group Chief Executive, Eskom; Chantal Marx, Head of Investment Research, FNB Wealth and Investments; Chris Maurice, Co-Founder & CEO, Yellow Card; Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General, AfCFTA Secretariat; Daniel Mminele, Chairperson, Nedbank; Tsholofelo Molefe, Group Chief Financial Officer, MTN Group; Derrick Msibi, Head of Asset Management, Standard Bank Group and CEO, Stanlib; James Mwangi, Group Managing Director & CEO, Equity Group Holdings Plc; Alexandra Nortier, Co-Head of Wealth Management, Investec Wealth & Investment International; Lexi Novitske, General Partner, Norrsken22; Roosevelt Ogbonna, CEO, Access Bank; Alex Okosi, Managing Director, Google Africa; Owen D. Omogiafo, President & Group CEO, Transnational Corporation Plc; Jonathan Oppenheimer, Executive Chairman, Oppenheimer Generations; Daniel Pinto, Vice Chairman, JPMorgan Chase; Abdul Samad Rabiu, Chairman & CEO, BUA Group; Genevieve Sangudi, Partner, Alterra Capital Partners; Richard Stewart, CEO, Sibanye-Stillwater; Jubril Adewale Tinubu, Group Chief Executive, Oando PLC; Sim Tshabalala, CEO & Executive Director, Standard Bank Group; Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, Minister of State for Finance, Republic of Nigeria; Fatima Vawda, CEO, 27four; Magda Wierzycka, CEO, Sygnia Limited; and Samaila Zubairu, President & CEO, Africa Finance Corporation.

Bloomberg will also open nominations for the second edition of its Africa Startups to Watch list at the Summit, recognising the entrepreneurs and visionaries reshaping industries across the continent.

As part of the lead up to the Summit, Bloomberg Businessweek published An Investor's Guide to Africa - a special report featuring a "risk-o-meter" and country scorecard developed by Bloomberg Economics to help investors evaluate opportunities across six key industries in 19 African countries.

The Africa Business Summit will provide a platform for dialogue, insight, and collaboration at a pivotal moment in the continent's global economic journey. Mainstream sessions will be livestreamed via the Bloomberg Terminal, Bloomberg TV, and Bloomberg.com via https://www.bloomberg.com/live/emea.

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