2026 Agenda
Navigating regional risk: This concise, one-day agenda tackles the unique challenges and opportunities of managing treasury operations across Africa and the Middle East.
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Registration and light breakfast
Welcome
Africa and the Middle East: geopolitical and economic outlook
Geopolitical and economic outlooks for Africa and the Middle East region in 2026/7 are examined in this session, analysing key macroeconomic indicators for five key economies: South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt, and Kenya, and the UAE, forecasting projected GDP growth rates as well as forecasts for interest rates and inflation. At the G20 in South Africa, leaders called on the IMF to restructure African nation’s $1 trillion external debt. Analysis will contextualize economic trends in specific economies within the regional economic environment, including the impact of conflicts, evolving trade tariffs on African economies, evolving trade flows and commodity markets, oil prices, foreign and domestic investment, and progress regional trade integration. The session will consider the development of central bank policy, hard currency reserves and de-dollarisation, the influence of China, the end of USAID, the development of AfCFTA and other key factors influencing the economic environment for corporates and financial institutions in the region.
Pratibha Thaker
Editorial director, Middle East and Africa
Economist Intelligence Unit
X
Pratibha Thaker
Editorial director, Middle East and Africa
Economist Intelligence Unit
Pratibha leads The EIU’s Middle East and Africa team and is also the overall manager of the other regional teams. Pratibha has many years’ experience ensuring that The EIU’s forecasts and analysis for countries’ economies are closely integrated with our global macroeconomic outlook, with the analytical skills and the regional expertise required to diagnose problems and devise viable solutions. Pratibha has an MSc and a BSc in economics from the University of London. She also holds an MA in area studies from SOAS, University of London.
March 24th 2026- 09.05am -09.30amAfrica and the Middle East: geopolitical and economic outlook
Identifying and managing regional risks in markets in 2026/7
Treasurers are concerned with regional risks that might potentially impact operations, disrupt supply chains, impede trade flow, limit liquidity, create currency volatility, cause commodity price spikes, and trap cash in markets. Monitoring and mitigating regional risks is challenging in jurisdictions across Africa and the Middle East, as each country and market present their unique challenges. In this session the expert panel will highlight risk factors impacting corporate treasury operations in the region, and discuss how challenges in currencies, commodities, liquidity markets and other core treasury areas might impact corporate growth and operations within specific regional markets in the year ahead.
Razia Khan
Chief economist and head of research, Africa and Middle East
Standard Chartered
X Razia Khan
Chief economist and head of research, Africa and Middle East
Standard Chartered
Razia has over two decades of experience covering emerging and frontier markets. She is a well-known commentator on Africa and the Middle East and provides regular updates to central banks, finance ministries, institutional investors and corporates in the region. Razia currently serves as a trustee of Save the Children UK.She previously served on South Africa’s Presidential Economic Advisory Council (2022-24) and as a trustee of the Royal Africa Society (2012-24). She received the African Banker Icon Award 2024 for her contribution to macroeconomic research, and was named one of the ‘100 most influential Africans’ by New African magazine (2015). Razia holds BSc and MSc (Econ) degrees from the London School of Economics.
March 24th 2026- 09.30am -10.10amIdentifying and managing regional risks in markets in 2026/7
Lucy Baldwin
Global head of research
CitiX Lucy Baldwin
Global head of research
CitiLucy Baldwin is a Managing Director and Global Head of Research at Citi. Lucy is responsible for managing Citi’s global independent research across all asset classes.
Lucy joined Citigroup in April 2021 from Credit Suisse, where she was Global Head of Equity Sales.
Prior to Credit Suisse Lucy was at Bank of America as Head of European Equity Sales (2015-2019), and at Goldman Sachs as a Director of European Equity Research and in a variety of research analyst roles (2006-2015). Lucy started her career at Cazenove as an equity research analyst covering the building materials sector. Lucy graduated from the University of Birmingham in Economics.
Lucy serves as a member of Council for the University of Birmingham and sits on the Investment Sub-committee. Additionally, Lucy is a member of the Advisory Council for the Mossavar-Rahmani Centre for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School.
March 24th 2026- 09.30am -10.10amIdentifying and managing regional risks in markets in 2026/7
David Omojomolo
Africa economist
Capital EconomicsX David Omojomolo
Africa economist
Capital EconomicsDavid Omojomolo is an Emerging Market Economist at Capital Economics, where he specialises in Sub-Saharan Africa. He joined the firm in July 2023, bringing with him five years of public-sector experience spanning local government, HM Treasury, and the Bank of England. His work focuses on macroeconomic trends, policy dynamics, and risk across African economies. David holds an MSc in Health Economics from the University of York and a BSc in Biochemistry from the University of Nottingham.
March 24th 2026- 09.30am -10.10amIdentifying and managing regional risks in markets in 2026/7
Networking break
Regional priorities in treasury and cash management operations
Priorities in regional treasury management are different in every organisation yet many companies face common challenges across cash and liquidity management, risk, compliance and operations. In a multi-country environment, with constantly shifting regulations around cash operations, hard currency liquidity, banking operations and tax regimes, treasurers have many priorities to navigate. In this session treasurers discuss their priorities in optimising cash operations, their solutions and workarounds in some of the more challenging jurisdictions, and how they work to optimise treasury processes through the maze of regional compliance. Intercompany netting, cash pooling and inhouse banking operations for subsidiaries in the region are also in focus for treasurers looking to optimise efficiency gains in cash management operations. We focus also on the people, systems and technologies, including AI, in local treasury that enable regional operations to function optimally and reduce risk in cash and liquidity management.
Mirosha Brijmohan
Head, TB sales South and Southern Africa, CIB
Standard CharteredX Mirosha Brijmohan
Head, TB sales South and Southern Africa, CIB
Standard CharteredMarch 24th 2026- 10.40am -11.20amRegional priorities in treasury and cash management operations
Alejandro Garay
Treasury Manager
BPX Alejandro Garay
Treasury Manager
BPI am a Treasury Manager at bp, based in London. I have worked in treasury, accounting and audit roles across banking, consulting and corporate environments. My work covers cash management, liquidity planning, banking relationships and financial controls, supporting regional operations in different markets. Earlier in my career, I started as an external auditor. I enjoy doing hands-on treasury work, clear processes and working well with others. I am interested in improving day-to-day treasury operations, managing risk sensibly and helping teams make better decisions. I value clear communication, learning from experience and sharing what works with peers across industries and regions.
March 24th 2026- 10.40am -11.20amRegional priorities in treasury and cash management operations
Savas Simatos
Group treasury operations & finance manager
Coca-Cola HBCX Savas Simatos
Group treasury operations & finance manager
Coca-Cola HBCMarch 24th 2026- 10.40am -11.20amRegional priorities in treasury and cash management operations
Moderated by
Jyoti Jiwani
Treasury transformation consultant
XJyoti Jiwani
Treasury transformation consultant
Jyoti has over 25 years of expertise in corporate treasury management, treasury transformation, finance and strategic decision making. Jyoti recently led a multi-year treasury transformation program at Anglo American across both developed and emerging markets covering all aspects of treasury from technology and process transformation to governance, organisation structure and cultural change. Prior to Anglo American, Jyoti consulted and held several senior level positions for global multi corporates across a variety of sectors including financial institutions, mining & metals, publishing, retail and FMCG. Jyoti is an advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion. She is passionate about coaching and mentoring, is actively involved in the community as a trustee and chair of the risk and audit committee for a multi school academy and volunteers for the samaritans.
March 24th 2026- 10.40am -11.20amRegional priorities in treasury and cash management operations
- 12.00pm -12.50pmRoundtables: treasury challenges
- 01.50pm -02.30pmFX and hedging risk strategies in complex markets
- 04.20pm -05.10pmRoundtables: regional challenges
Payments, receivables and working capital operations
Africa has made great progress in payments infrastructure, notably the Pan African payments and settlements system (PAPPs), together with a host of innovate payments service providers (PSPs), together with SWIFT gsi, that combine to make internal and cross border payments and settlements straightforward, in theory of not always in practice. For the treasurer paying African entities and receiving payments, often transactions require interventions, such as wet signing and manual processing that can create delays in cash conversion cycles, impacting working capital positions in the business. With new tariffs in markets creating greater uncertainty and complexity, the need for clarity and certainty of payment operations becomes greater. In this session treasurers discuss their practices and solutions to challenges in payments and receivables, focussing on technology and automation, in areas including AP/AR and supplier and trade finance, to ensure smooth operations and working capital efficiency.
Sheetal Shah
Sub-Saharan Africa large corporate and public sector sales lead, services
Citi
X Sheetal Shah
Sub-Saharan Africa large corporate and public sector sales lead, services
Citi
March 24th 2026- 11.20am -12.00pmPayments, receivables and working capital operations
Alouis Ngoshi
Group treasurer
The Weir GroupX Alouis Ngoshi
Group treasurer
The Weir GroupMarch 24th 2026- 11.20am -12.00pmPayments, receivables and working capital operations
Matteo Mattachione
EMEA treasurer
CumminsX Matteo Mattachione
EMEA treasurer
CumminsMarch 24th 2026- 11.20am -12.00pmPayments, receivables and working capital operations
Moderated by
Simon Jones
Independent treasury consultant
XSimon Jones
Independent treasury consultant
Simon has over 30 years of experience in finance, treasury and transaction banking across both developed and emerging markets. Simon was previously Chief Customer Officer at ClearBank and lead the client management, product & marketing teams at the UK’s first cloud based infrastructure clearing bank.
Prior to joining ClearBank in 2019, Simon spent over 20 years at JPMorgan. During his time at the bank, he was responsible for treasury solutions in EMEA, supporting clients around the world. He was also Head of Corporate Sales in EMEA from 2012 to 2015 and Asia Regional Executive for Treasury Services from 2006 to 2010, based in Hong Kong.
Simon is actively involved in UK FinTech as a Mentor for TechStars Accelerator programme.
March 24th 2026- 11.20am -12.00pmPayments, receivables and working capital operations
- 12.00pm -12.50pmRoundtables: treasury challenges
- 04.20pm -05.10pmRoundtables: regional challenges
Roundtables: treasury challenges
- Finance and liquidity: financing in international and local loan and bond markets in the current rate environment. Working with both international and local banking partners to support local currency operations
- Cash management: cash forecasting and strategies for managing trapped cash in the region. Intercompany lending, netting and pooling to support working capital for intergroup trading and local business operations
- Treasury technology and AI: evaluating the adoption of TMS and API technologies for treasury in the region and the application of new AI technologies
- Payments: embedding effective automated real time payment processing operations to manage in-country and cross border payables and receivables
- Stablecoins: Examining thethe potential impacts of stablecoins, crypto, digital currency and CBDCs on treasury in the region.
- FX, hedging and derivatives: navigating foreign exchange volatility and developing hedging strategies for price fluctuations in commodities markets
- Trade, tariffs and SCF: managing supply chain financing and trade finance in the region in the era of tariff uncertainty and volatility in markets
- Cash investments: identifying strategies for capital preservation and yield in money market funds and investments
- Sustainable finance and ESG: embedding ESG in regional treasury operations and developing sustainable finance solutions
- Teams & Ops: centralising treasury from devolved and decentralised operations plus and managing shared service centres for operational efficiencies. building teams and hiring talent in regional treasury
Moderated by
Neiciriany Mata
CFO advisor
TAAG-Linhas Aereas de Angola
X Neiciriany Mata
CFO advisor
TAAG-Linhas Aereas de Angola
March 24th 2026- 12.00pm -12.50pmRoundtables: treasury challenges
- 04.20pm -05.10pmRoundtables: regional challenges
Jyoti Jiwani
Treasury transformation consultant
XJyoti Jiwani
Treasury transformation consultant
Jyoti has over 25 years of expertise in corporate treasury management, treasury transformation, finance and strategic decision making. Jyoti recently led a multi-year treasury transformation program at Anglo American across both developed and emerging markets covering all aspects of treasury from technology and process transformation to governance, organisation structure and cultural change. Prior to Anglo American, Jyoti consulted and held several senior level positions for global multi corporates across a variety of sectors including financial institutions, mining & metals, publishing, retail and FMCG. Jyoti is an advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion. She is passionate about coaching and mentoring, is actively involved in the community as a trustee and chair of the risk and audit committee for a multi school academy and volunteers for the samaritans.
March 24th 2026- 10.40am -11.20amRegional priorities in treasury and cash management operations
- 12.00pm -12.50pmRoundtables: treasury challenges
- 01.50pm -02.30pmFX and hedging risk strategies in complex markets
- 04.20pm -05.10pmRoundtables: regional challenges
Simon Jones
Independent treasury consultant
XSimon Jones
Independent treasury consultant
Simon has over 30 years of experience in finance, treasury and transaction banking across both developed and emerging markets. Simon was previously Chief Customer Officer at ClearBank and lead the client management, product & marketing teams at the UK’s first cloud based infrastructure clearing bank.
Prior to joining ClearBank in 2019, Simon spent over 20 years at JPMorgan. During his time at the bank, he was responsible for treasury solutions in EMEA, supporting clients around the world. He was also Head of Corporate Sales in EMEA from 2012 to 2015 and Asia Regional Executive for Treasury Services from 2006 to 2010, based in Hong Kong.
Simon is actively involved in UK FinTech as a Mentor for TechStars Accelerator programme.
March 24th 2026- 11.20am -12.00pmPayments, receivables and working capital operations
- 12.00pm -12.50pmRoundtables: treasury challenges
- 04.20pm -05.10pmRoundtables: regional challenges
Mohamed Kortam
Regional treasurer Africa and Middle East
Lesaffre
X Mohamed Kortam
Regional treasurer Africa and Middle East
Lesaffre
Kortam is the Regional Treasurer for Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, one of Lesaffre’s largest, encompassing over 70 countries, 14 entities, 8 production sites, 7 Baking Centers and 7 Baking Ingredient Units, in key countries like UAE, Egypt, Turkey, South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Ivory Coast, Zimbabwe, and KenyaKortam has led several financing solutions for Africa businesses including Syndicated loans, ECA facilities, discounting facilities, supply chain financing facilities and bilateral facilities. In addition to formulating strategies and building business custom models to manage Liquidity, FX exposure and finance charges associated risks.Kortam is a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), with over a decade of diversified finance experience in the areas of corporate finance, working capital management and financial risk management across various industries including Heavy machinery, FMCG and Pharma focusing on the region of Africa and the Middle East.
March 24th 2026- 12.00pm -12.50pmRoundtables: treasury challenges
- 04.20pm -05.10pmRoundtables: regional challenges
Pavel Knecht
Payments, liquidity and inside sales head, Middle East & Africa
Citi
X Pavel Knecht
Payments, liquidity and inside sales head, Middle East & Africa
Citi
Pavel Knecht is Director, Head of Corporate Sales for Network & Inbound Business, Citi’s Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) in the Middle East andAfrica and is based out of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In this role, Pavel is engaged with Citi’s Corporate Multinational Clients and is responsible for driving end-to- end TTS Sales Management activities across Middle East and Africa.• Pavel joined Citi in 2009 and held various positions in transaction services, relationship and risk management based in Czechia, UK, Russia & USand most recently, he served as the TTS Corporate and Public Sector Sales Head for Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan as well as interimhead for Israel.• Pavel holds master’s degree from Faculty of Economics and Administration, Masaryk University in Czechia and also studied MBA at ChongqingUniverisity in China and BA at University of Victoria in Canada.
March 24th 2026- 12.00pm -12.50pmRoundtables: treasury challenges
Saad Adhami
Head of cash sales UK
Standard CharteredX Saad Adhami
Head of cash sales UK
Standard CharteredSaad is the UK Head of Transaction Banking Cash Sales at Standard Chartered, with a team managing a portfolio of complex global Corporate clients, to whom Standard Chartered offer innovative cash management solutions across Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Europe. He has held Corporate Banking and Transaction Banking roles at Standard Chartered and J.P. Morgan over the last 18 years.
March 24th 2026- 12.00pm -12.50pmRoundtables: treasury challenges
Rhian Ivey
Head of corporate clients
Sika Financial GroupX Rhian Ivey
Head of corporate clients
Sika Financial GroupMarch 24th 2026- 12.00pm -12.50pmRoundtables: treasury challenges
Ben Sykes
Head, global subsidiaries and inbound sales Europe & Americas
Standard CharteredX Ben Sykes
Head, global subsidiaries and inbound sales Europe & Americas
Standard CharteredMarch 24th 2026- 12.00pm -12.50pmRoundtables: treasury challenges
Takachida Kuhudzai
Head of treasury
Avon
X Takachida Kuhudzai
Head of treasury
Avon
March 24th 2026- 12.00pm -12.50pmRoundtables: treasury challenges
Steve Buonvino
Managing director, large corporate and public sector sales head, Europe, Middle East and Africa
CitiX Steve Buonvino
Managing director, large corporate and public sector sales head, Europe, Middle East and Africa
CitiEurope, Middle East and Africa. In this sector role, Steve is focused on supporting clients operating across these industry sectors delivering industry related content and thought leadership. Prior to this role Steve was the Global Cross Border Sales Head, based in London, where he managed a global team covering more than 90 countries responsible for designing and delivering cross currency solutions across all industry sectors including; Public Sector, Corporates and Financial Institutions. Steve has more than 35 years’ experience in the Global Cash Management business, with more than 25 of these spent at Citi. Steve has held a number of other positions throughout his career including, Corporate Cash Management Sales, Relationship Management and Cash Operations. During his career Steve also spent several years with Deutsche Bank based in Paris and London, and with Nat West Bank in the UK.
March 24th 2026- 12.00pm -12.50pmRoundtables: treasury challenges
Lunch and networking
FX and hedging risk strategies in complex markets
African currencies present a mixed outlook with many depreciating against the dollar, with others appreciating, driven by economic and geopolitical factors weighing on specific countries, commodities and currencies. Against this backdrop, foreign exchange and currency hedging operations in Africa can be a complex challenge for treasurers of multinational companies, due currency convertibility issues, whilst the lack of availability of hard currency in some markets can make dollar liquidity and supplier payments challenging. In hedging, commodities markets, conflicts, tariffs, and geopolitical uncertainty have created potential inflationary forces and price unpredictability. In this session treasurers discuss their FX strategies in the region, and the operational structures and technologies that deliver solutions to common FX management and hedging challenges across local business operations.
Mohamed Kortam
Regional treasurer Africa and Middle East
Lesaffre
X Mohamed Kortam
Regional treasurer Africa and Middle East
Lesaffre
Kortam is the Regional Treasurer for Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, one of Lesaffre’s largest, encompassing over 70 countries, 14 entities, 8 production sites, 7 Baking Centers and 7 Baking Ingredient Units, in key countries like UAE, Egypt, Turkey, South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Ivory Coast, Zimbabwe, and KenyaKortam has led several financing solutions for Africa businesses including Syndicated loans, ECA facilities, discounting facilities, supply chain financing facilities and bilateral facilities. In addition to formulating strategies and building business custom models to manage Liquidity, FX exposure and finance charges associated risks.Kortam is a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), with over a decade of diversified finance experience in the areas of corporate finance, working capital management and financial risk management across various industries including Heavy machinery, FMCG and Pharma focusing on the region of Africa and the Middle East.
March 24th 2026- 01.50pm -02.30pmFX and hedging risk strategies in complex markets
- 03.40pm -04.20pmNew treasury technologies: from AI to stablecoins
Varun Wadhwa
Group treasurer
Wood plc
X Varun Wadhwa
Group treasurer
Wood plc
March 24th 2026- 01.50pm -02.30pmFX and hedging risk strategies in complex markets
Neiciriany Mata
CFO advisor
TAAG-Linhas Aereas de Angola
X Neiciriany Mata
CFO advisor
TAAG-Linhas Aereas de Angola
March 24th 2026- 01.50pm -02.30pmFX and hedging risk strategies in complex markets
Moderated by
Jyoti Jiwani
Treasury transformation consultant
XJyoti Jiwani
Treasury transformation consultant
Jyoti has over 25 years of expertise in corporate treasury management, treasury transformation, finance and strategic decision making. Jyoti recently led a multi-year treasury transformation program at Anglo American across both developed and emerging markets covering all aspects of treasury from technology and process transformation to governance, organisation structure and cultural change. Prior to Anglo American, Jyoti consulted and held several senior level positions for global multi corporates across a variety of sectors including financial institutions, mining & metals, publishing, retail and FMCG. Jyoti is an advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion. She is passionate about coaching and mentoring, is actively involved in the community as a trustee and chair of the risk and audit committee for a multi school academy and volunteers for the samaritans.
March 24th 2026- 10.40am -11.20amRegional priorities in treasury and cash management operations
- 12.00pm -12.50pmRoundtables: treasury challenges
- 01.50pm -02.30pmFX and hedging risk strategies in complex markets
- 04.20pm -05.10pmRoundtables: regional challenges
Capital raising and financing
Capital raising and financing in the region is in focus in this session, with insights and analysis of markets discussed by regional treasurers. Strategies for corporate financing in the region vary significantly, with elevated rates in local bank loan markets, growing syndicated loans markets for capital projects, asset based financing activity, strengthening capital markets for bond issuance reaching US$72bn in 2024, a surge in refinancing with borrowing up by a third in 2025, specialised private equity markets and family offices for private companies. Equity issuance in the region in 2025 was in excess of US$10bn, with 36 IPOs in 2025. Here treasurers discuss their recent activity, including STC’s recent financing for acquisitions, and $2bn sukuk issuance, and financing strategies for regional growth.
Muhammad S. Akbar
Group capital management – general manager
Saudi Telecom CompanyX Muhammad S. Akbar
Group capital management – general manager
Saudi Telecom CompanyMarch 24th 2026- 02.30pm -03.10pmCapital raising and financing
Adewale Adediran
Group treasurer
NLNGX Adewale Adediran
Group treasurer
NLNGMarch 24th 2026- 02.30pm -03.10pmCapital raising and financing
Takachida Kuhudzai
Head of treasury
Avon
X Takachida Kuhudzai
Head of treasury
Avon
March 24th 2026- 02.30pm -03.10pmCapital raising and financing
Simon Jones
Independent treasury consultant
XSimon Jones
Independent treasury consultant
Simon has over 30 years of experience in finance, treasury and transaction banking across both developed and emerging markets. Simon was previously Chief Customer Officer at ClearBank and lead the client management, product & marketing teams at the UK’s first cloud based infrastructure clearing bank.
Prior to joining ClearBank in 2019, Simon spent over 20 years at JPMorgan. During his time at the bank, he was responsible for treasury solutions in EMEA, supporting clients around the world. He was also Head of Corporate Sales in EMEA from 2012 to 2015 and Asia Regional Executive for Treasury Services from 2006 to 2010, based in Hong Kong.
Simon is actively involved in UK FinTech as a Mentor for TechStars Accelerator programme.
March 24th 2026- 02.30pm -03.10pmCapital raising and financing
Networking break
New treasury technologies: from AI to stablecoins
Transformation in treasury is accelerating in the era of artificial intelligence, as solution providers upgrade software with new AI powered capabilities in systems from cash and liquidity management, to payments and fraud, to compliance, risk and hedging. In parallel, financial infrastructure is evolving with the wider adoption of digital currencies and stablecoins. Stabelecoin issuance currently is at $280 billion globally, with $4 trillion issuance projected by 2030. The potential use case for cross border transfers could result significant USDSC emerging market outlflows by the end of the decade. In this session we discuss how new financial technologies are changing the direction of treasury transformation in the region.
Mohamed Kortam
Regional treasurer Africa and Middle East
Lesaffre
X Mohamed Kortam
Regional treasurer Africa and Middle East
Lesaffre
Kortam is the Regional Treasurer for Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, one of Lesaffre’s largest, encompassing over 70 countries, 14 entities, 8 production sites, 7 Baking Centers and 7 Baking Ingredient Units, in key countries like UAE, Egypt, Turkey, South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Ivory Coast, Zimbabwe, and KenyaKortam has led several financing solutions for Africa businesses including Syndicated loans, ECA facilities, discounting facilities, supply chain financing facilities and bilateral facilities. In addition to formulating strategies and building business custom models to manage Liquidity, FX exposure and finance charges associated risks.Kortam is a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), with over a decade of diversified finance experience in the areas of corporate finance, working capital management and financial risk management across various industries including Heavy machinery, FMCG and Pharma focusing on the region of Africa and the Middle East.
March 24th 2026- 01.50pm -02.30pmFX and hedging risk strategies in complex markets
- 03.40pm -04.20pmNew treasury technologies: from AI to stablecoins
Nick Philpott
Co-founder and head of partnerships
Zodia MarketsX Nick Philpott
Co-founder and head of partnerships
Zodia MarketsMarch 24th 2026- 03.40pm -04.20pmNew treasury technologies: from AI to stablecoins
Ramy Soliman
Co-founder
Middle East Stablecoin AssociationX Ramy Soliman
Co-founder
Middle East Stablecoin AssociationMarch 24th 2026- 03.40pm -04.20pmNew treasury technologies: from AI to stablecoins
Sophia Bantandis
Director, future of finance
CitiX Sophia Bantandis
Director, future of finance
CitiMarch 24th 2026- 03.40pm -04.20pmNew treasury technologies: from AI to stablecoins
Roundtables: regional challenges
Delegates join group discussions and share experiences on operational challenges in treasury in specific regions:
- West Africa
- Nigeria
- East Africa
- Southern Africa
- Central Africa
- North Africa
- Middle East
Moderated by
Adewale Adediran
Group treasurer
NLNGX Adewale Adediran
Group treasurer
NLNGMarch 24th 2026- 04.20pm -05.10pmRoundtables: regional challenges
Jyoti Jiwani
Treasury transformation consultant
XJyoti Jiwani
Treasury transformation consultant
Jyoti has over 25 years of expertise in corporate treasury management, treasury transformation, finance and strategic decision making. Jyoti recently led a multi-year treasury transformation program at Anglo American across both developed and emerging markets covering all aspects of treasury from technology and process transformation to governance, organisation structure and cultural change. Prior to Anglo American, Jyoti consulted and held several senior level positions for global multi corporates across a variety of sectors including financial institutions, mining & metals, publishing, retail and FMCG. Jyoti is an advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion. She is passionate about coaching and mentoring, is actively involved in the community as a trustee and chair of the risk and audit committee for a multi school academy and volunteers for the samaritans.
March 24th 2026- 10.40am -11.20amRegional priorities in treasury and cash management operations
- 12.00pm -12.50pmRoundtables: treasury challenges
- 01.50pm -02.30pmFX and hedging risk strategies in complex markets
- 04.20pm -05.10pmRoundtables: regional challenges
Kwame Asante
Executive director, structured solutions development, Africa
Standard CharteredX Kwame Asante
Executive director, structured solutions development, Africa
Standard CharteredMarch 24th 2026- 04.20pm -05.10pmRoundtables: regional challenges
Neiciriany Mata
CFO advisor
TAAG-Linhas Aereas de Angola
X Neiciriany Mata
CFO advisor
TAAG-Linhas Aereas de Angola
March 24th 2026- 12.00pm -12.50pmRoundtables: treasury challenges
- 04.20pm -05.10pmRoundtables: regional challenges
Simon Jones
Independent treasury consultant
XSimon Jones
Independent treasury consultant
Simon has over 30 years of experience in finance, treasury and transaction banking across both developed and emerging markets. Simon was previously Chief Customer Officer at ClearBank and lead the client management, product & marketing teams at the UK’s first cloud based infrastructure clearing bank.
Prior to joining ClearBank in 2019, Simon spent over 20 years at JPMorgan. During his time at the bank, he was responsible for treasury solutions in EMEA, supporting clients around the world. He was also Head of Corporate Sales in EMEA from 2012 to 2015 and Asia Regional Executive for Treasury Services from 2006 to 2010, based in Hong Kong.
Simon is actively involved in UK FinTech as a Mentor for TechStars Accelerator programme.
March 24th 2026- 11.20am -12.00pmPayments, receivables and working capital operations
- 12.00pm -12.50pmRoundtables: treasury challenges
- 04.20pm -05.10pmRoundtables: regional challenges
Mohamed Kortam
Regional treasurer Africa and Middle East
Lesaffre
X Mohamed Kortam
Regional treasurer Africa and Middle East
Lesaffre
Kortam is the Regional Treasurer for Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, one of Lesaffre’s largest, encompassing over 70 countries, 14 entities, 8 production sites, 7 Baking Centers and 7 Baking Ingredient Units, in key countries like UAE, Egypt, Turkey, South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Ivory Coast, Zimbabwe, and KenyaKortam has led several financing solutions for Africa businesses including Syndicated loans, ECA facilities, discounting facilities, supply chain financing facilities and bilateral facilities. In addition to formulating strategies and building business custom models to manage Liquidity, FX exposure and finance charges associated risks.Kortam is a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), with over a decade of diversified finance experience in the areas of corporate finance, working capital management and financial risk management across various industries including Heavy machinery, FMCG and Pharma focusing on the region of Africa and the Middle East.
March 24th 2026- 12.00pm -12.50pmRoundtables: treasury challenges
- 04.20pm -05.10pmRoundtables: regional challenges
Networking reception
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