Thomas C. Barry is the Chairman of Zephyr Management, L.P., an emerging markets investment management company which he founded in 1994. Zephyr has sponsored thirteen specialized investment funds with approximately US $2 billion in committed capital.

Andrew M. Herscowitz is the first Chief Development Officer (CDO) at U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). As CDO, Herscowitz leads the DFC’s efforts to pursue the most highly developmental projects in less developed countries.

Mr. Samaila D. Zubairu has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Africa Finance Corporation since 2018. He is a distinguished Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and an accomplished infrastructure development finance specialist with over 29 years of professional experience.

Teslim Belo-Osagie has been with Standard Chartered for over 17 years and is currently an Executive Director within the Bank’s Natural Resources and Renewables business segment located in Houston, Texas.

His Excellency Nicolas Kazadi, Minister of Finance of the DRC, is a former Executive of the BCC, and a former Financial Advisor to the Minister of Finance of the RDC from 1994 to 1997. In 1998, he was a member of the team in charge of the design and implementation of the DRC's monetary reform.

Fatoumata Ba is a Tech Entrepreneur & VC Investor, Founder & Executive Chair of Janngo and Managing Partner of Janngo Capital. Janngo builds, grows and invests in pan-African ‘tech for good’ champions with proven business models and inclusive social impact. Janngo is backed by top-tier African & International strategic and financial investors including the Mulliez Family, Clipperton Finance & African HNWI.