The Conference will focus (not exclusively) on the following:

Development Finance Institution Panel Discussions

• Cryptocurrencies: Benefits and disadvantages for Africa;
• The potential impact of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA);
• Impact of Covid-19 on Africa's growth: How can the continent recover;
  
• The growth of infrastructure finance in emerging economies: Benefits and challenges;
  
• Financing sustainable small business growth: What is the optimal model?
• Foreign Direct Investment versus Domestic Resource Mobilisation: Which is more important for sustainable economic development;

Academic and Research Discussions

• Development Finance and Corporate Governance;
• Sustainable Competition in Development Banking;
  
• Risk, Assets and Liability Management in Development Finance;
  
• Corporate Finance and Investment in Emerging Markets;
• Trade Finance;
• Financial Economics in Emerging Markets;
• Micro Insurance;
• Law and Finance
• Strategic Planning for DFIs;
• Infrastructure and Project Finance;
• Financial and Economic Appraisal of Investment Projects;
• Risk Management in Financial Services;
• Development Finance and Corporate Social Resposibility;
• Environmental Finance;
• Banking and Finance in Emerging Markets;
• Public Sector Finance
• Finance, economic growth and development.

Who should attend? Staff of:

• Analysts from Finance Institutions;
• Financial Consultants, Risk Management Professionals, Research Analysts; 
  
• Researchers and analysts from central and commercial banks
  
• Doctoral and other postgraduate students
  
• Professional Economists
• Professional Accounting and Finance Bodies
• Government Officials and Government Finance Departments

• Academic Researchers
• Central Banks and Finance Ministries
  
• Researchers from Development Finance Institutions
  
• Researchers and analysts from Investment Banks
  
• Professional financial analysts
• Researchers from Development Finance Institutions
• Pension Fund Practitioners and Industry
  

Scientific Committee of Conference:

• Prof Nicholas Biekpe (Conference Chairman, University of Cape Town & Africagrowth Institute, South Africa)
  
• Dr Anthony Coleman (Afreximbank)
• Dr Zwelakhe Tshandu (Development Bank of Southern Africa)
  
• Prof Kwaku Opong (University of Glasgow, UK)
  
• Prof Kalu Ojah (Wits Business School, S. Africa)
• Prof Isaac Otchere (Carleton University, Canada)
• Dr Odongo Kodongo (Wits Business School, South Africa)
• Dr Sephooko Motelle (Central Bank of Lesotho)

• Prof Smile Dube (California State University, USA)
• Dr Anne Kamau (Central Bank of Kenya)
  
• Prof Danny Cassimon (University of Antwerp)
• Dr Kenneth Mwenda (World Bank)
  
• Prof Andy Mullineux (University of Birmingham, UK)
  
• Dr Sawsan Halbouni (University of Sharjah, UAE)
  
• Prof Sundaram Janakiramanan (SIM University, Singapore)
• Prof Ayi Ayayi (Universite du Quebec, Canada)
• Dr Adeleke Salami (African Development Bank)