Great to be back in London at The Landmark Hotel chairing the London Business School Africa Business Summit #lbsabs2019 #TheNielsenNetwork

We kick off #LBSABS2019 with a roundtable around gender diversity. Imane Saroute, will be sharing her thoughts about empowering women in #Africa. Follow us for updates!

Amazing Opening Keynote Address by Ache Leke, Chairman of McKinsey Africa. Moderated by Bronwyn Nielsen. It included the Big 5 topics shaping the continent incl. Infrastructure Gap, Talent, Rapid adoption of Digital etc.

Understanding the environment in which you are investing, and having people who understand the country are key to winning in different African markets - Peter Moyo, CEO Old Mutual at #LBSABS2019

"We are going to start winning as a continent if we start thinking continent wide," Peter Moyo CEO at Old Mutual #Africa #AfCFTA At #LBSABS2019

#Africa has done very well with technology but it's still too expensive for Africans to call another country in the continent because of what our governments have chosen to do. We need to work together as one - Peter Moyo CEO Old Mutual at #LBSABS2019

Chairman and Founder of boutique investment bank and venture capital fund Nick Crasner shares his tips on how to succeed as an entrepreneur #Africa #startup At #LBSABS2019

OCP Africa is participating at the #agriculture panel under the theme "Pathways for commercial agriculture". #LBSABS2019

Wonderful welcoming Minister Soraya M. Hakuziyaremye back to London and hearing her share #Rwanda's growth story at the #LBSABS2019. #RwandaWorks

OCP Group has reached over 200k farmers across Africa through its school labs programme - Imane Saroute, BD Manager at OCP. #LBSABS2019 LBS Africa Club

‘It’s takes 6 hours to register a business in Rwanda’ - Soraya M. Hakuziyaremye on Rwanda’s growth story #LBSABS2019 LBS Africa Club

‘Rwanda has achieved Gender Parity with 62% female representatives in parliament and 50% in Cabinet’ Soraya M. Hakuziyaremye on Rwanda’s growth strategy. #LBSABS2019 LBS Africa Club

‘We have reduced our trade deficit by 36%’ - Soraya M. Hakuziyaremye Min. Of Trade and Industry, Rwanda

‘Stay local, Go global! African manufacturers should not only focus on Africa’ - Mametja Moshe, Founder Moshe Capital #LBSABS2019 LBS Africa Club

‘We need wealthy Africans to patronise local manufacturers in order to accelerate growth’ - Franklin Olakunle Amoo, Baylis Emerging Markets #LBSABS2019 LBS Africa Club

AND The winner of the Accel Award D. Miishe Addy Jetstream Africa , which has a purpose of making it easier for African suppliers to physically move their products to buyers in international markets. #LBSABS2019 LBS Africa Club

There are 16 trade zones created to integrate Africa but they are too complex’ - Evelien Dupont, Partner Boston Consulting Group, East Africa. More can be found on Boston Consulting Group Pioneering One Africa Report, April 2018

Segun Agbaje, #CEO of Guaranty Trust, #Nigeria's most profitable and most innovative #bank, featured in London Business School Changemakers series. Happy reading! 💪🏾🤓 lnkd.in/gFZgnPJ #Africa #Banking #LondonBusinessSchool #LBSAfricaClub #disruption #innovation #SegunAgbaje

Join Moody’s Africa Conference in London on 28 January to explore the continent’s credit trends and risks with influential guest speakers from major banks, asset managers and investment companies. Click for details: ow.ly/4Thq50xW4Zl #MoodysAfrica #MoodysEMSeries