Agenda

Registration and coffee

Chairman’s opening remarks

Speakers

• Dan Apungu, Vice President, Corporate Financing Solutions, Investment Banking, Stanbic Bank

Presentation: Understanding Kenya’s monetary policy and capital market development

• Interest rate cap: the original decision, where we are today and desired outcome for the future?
• Innovation in the capital markets: what will follow the mobile bond – green bonds, sukuk?
• Strategy in the international and local capital markets – where, how and when can the market expect Kenya to issue?

Speakers

• Sheila M’Mbijjewe, Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Kenya

Outlook 2019/2020: Assessing macro-economic factors impacting East Africa and evaluating Sovereign plans

• Economy, policy, governance: What are the leadership visions for the East African states?
• Political transitions, macroeconomic factors and commodity prices: Evaluating the impact on the economy and policy making
• Analysing the drivers for success, growth trajectory and outlining expectations for Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda in 2019/20
  

Moderator

• Konrad Reuss, Managing Director - Regional Manager Africa, S&P Global

Speakers

• Adam Mugume, Executive Director for Research, Bank of Uganda

• Alexander Ngwinamila, Director of Financial Markets, Central Bank of Tanzania

• Christopher Oisebe, Director, Financial and Sectoral Affairs, National Treasury, Kenya

What are the funding requirements of SMEs and where can funding be sourced?

• Assessing the role and rise of non-traditional lenders – who are they, who are they looking to lend and where do SMEs fit?
• Are private equity firms challenging conventional debt capital market providers in funding SME growth?
• Which banks are able and willing to lend to SMEs and under what criteria will they lend?
• Do SMEs need to look at formalising and improving governance practices to secure the funding they require?

Moderator

• Esther Ndeti, Executive Director, East Africa Private Equity & Venture Capital Association

Speakers

• Peter Gitata, Chief Executive Officer,, APT Commodities

• Esther Ndeti, Executive Director, East Africa Private Equity & Venture Capital Association

• Bartholomew Simiyu, Chief Executive Officer, Greenmillenia Energy

• Kathure Nyamu, Chief Executive Officer, CBA Capital

• Craig Weitz, Principal, Export Credit Finance, Nedbank CIB

Coffee and networking

The benefits of achieving regulatory harmonisation and good governance and its impact on developing the local capital markets

• What benefits does (regulatory/policy/economic) harmonisation bring? What are the main challenges to this?
• How are regulators in the region looking to bring about regulatory alignment and in which sectors – trade, listing, pension reform, currency etc.?
• If regulators were to champion ease of listing as well as cross listing, what would be the subsequent impact on local capital markets?
• Understanding the importance of ratings: from sovereign ratings to corporate ratings, local rating vs international
• As Sovereigns continue to dominate issuance how can better harmonisation foster an environment for greater issuance from corporates and financial institutions?

Moderator

• Matthew Pirnie, Group Head of Ratings, GCR Ratings

Speakers

• Luke Ombara, Director – Regulatory Policy and Strategy, CMA Kenya

• Solomon Kavuma, Deputy Director, Reserves and Investment Management Operations, Bank of Uganda

• Arvana Singh, Head: Sustainable Finance Solutions, Nedbank

• Jesse Zigmund, General Counsel, M-Kopa Solar

• Kavish Govender, Transactor: Syndications and Distributions, Rand Merchant Bank (RMB)

Demystifying risk: What do financiers and investors need to understand to make them comfortable funding long term projects in the power and infrastructure sector?

• Is it easier for corporates to source long-term funding for large-scale projects on their own balance sheet rather than the project’s?
• What role can PPPs play in energy and infrastructure projects? What are the main barriers to PPPs?
• Assessing the role of DFIs: crowding out commercial banks or valued partner? What are their investment criteria and what is their appetite for projects in East Africa?
• How do ECAs make projects bankable? What are their criteria for selecting projects and what is their approval process?

Moderator

• Samuel Mugoya, Director Syndications, Co-Financing and Client Solutions Department, African Development Bank

Speakers

• Kenneth Kaniu, Chief Executive Officer, Britam Asset Management

• Nganga Njiinu, Chief Executive Officer, TransCentury

• John Lentaigne, Acting Chief Executive Officer, African Trade Insurance Agency

• Paul Kavuma, Chief Executive Officer, Catalyst Principal Partners

• Jenny Fletcher, Chief Executive Officer, Ariya Capital

FinTech/alternative lenders: A partner or a challenger to conventional banking?

• How can FinTechs supplement traditional sources of credit financing?
• What are the major developments in mobile banking?
• What do alternative financiers offer that private banks do not?
• Can mobile money platforms such as M-PESA be adapted for the corporate sector?

Moderator

• Brock Hoback, Managing Director, ALCB Fund

Speakers

• Dunstone Ulwodi, Assistant Director, National Treasury, Kenya

• Wayne Hennessy Barrett, Chief Executive Officer, 4G Capital

• Suresh Samuel, Head of Capital Markets, Tala

Networking Lunch

How are East Africa’s leading corporates financing CAPEX and commercial growth?

• How much capital do corporates require to meet their funding needs?
• External funding vs. cash flows: How and where are corporates sourcing funding?
• What role does private credit play in funding strategies?
• Traditional lenders vs non-traditional lenders: What are the key differences in funding options available
• Managing FX and interest rate risk: What hedging tools are available to businesses?

Moderator

• Jo Maharaj, Head: Loan Capital Market Solutions, Rand Merchant Bank (RMB)

Speakers

• Dharmendra Parmar, Group Chief Financial Officer, Bidco Africa

• Hellen Mwariri, Chief Financial Officer, Kenya Airways

• John Mudany, Finance Director, KenGen

• Martin Twala, Group Treasurer, East African Breweries

Going green: Assessing the capacity of green bonds and loans to attract fresh pools of liquidity to East Africa’s capital markets

• Green vs. conventional: What additional benefits do green bonds and loans offer over conventional forms of financing?
• How can the benefits of green bonds and loans be qualified and quantified to potential investors and issuers?
• How do ESG concerns influence the funding strategies of East Africa issuers and borrowers?
• What are the regulatory requirements for issuing green instruments? How is the regulatory environment adapting to facilitate issuance?
• Post-issuance: Ongoing report and demonstrating effective use of proceeds

Moderator

• Robert Murai, Head of Debt Capital Markets, Stanbic Bank

Speakers

• Mahin Dissanayake, Senior Director – Head of EMEA, Fitch Ratings

• Cecilia Murai, Programme Manager – Green Bonds, Kenya Bankers Association

• Arvana Singh, Head: Sustainable Finance Solutions, Nedbank

• Peter Odhengo, Senior Policy Advisor – Climate Finance, National Treasury, Kenya

• Nigel Beck, Head of Sustainable Finance & ESG Advisory, Rand Merchant Bank (RMB)

Chairman’s closing remarks followed by networking reception

BY INVITATION ONLY: East African Investor Breakfast Roundtable: Energy & Infrastructure

• • How can institutional investors form consortiums in order to finance infrastructure and energy projects?
  • What opportunities does the growth of private equity in East Africa offer?
  • Can DFIs work with local pension funds to attract long-term investment to fund projects?
  • Which assets under what criteria do (risk averse) institutional investors need understand in order to invest?
  • Do regulatory and legal stipulations encourage or deter local pension funds to invest in long-term projects?

Speakers

• Judith Nyakawa, Director – Public-Private Partnerships Unit, National Treasury, Kenya

• Kenneth Kaniu, Chief Executive Officer, Britam Asset Management

• Romain Py, Head of Investments, African Infrastructure Investment Managers

• Misheck Chingaya, Transactor: Africa Loan Solutions, Rand Merchant Bank (RMB)

• Mohammad Somo, Head of Treasury and Revenue, Kenya Power and Lighting Company

• Kobi Sam, Managing Director, Alternative Credit, Ninety One

• Nicholas Malaki, Senior Portfolio Manager, Sanlam Investments

• Einstein Kihanda, Chief Executive Officer, ICEA Asset Management

• Nganga Njiinu, Chief Executive Officer, TransCentury

• Stephen Mutimba, Managing Director – Kenya, Camco Clean Energy

• Bartholomew Simiyu, Chief Executive Officer, Greenmillenia Energy

• John Njuguna, Senior Manager Energy & Infrastructure, Stanbic Bank

• Fabrice Toka, Head of Business and Corporate Development, GCR Ratings

• John Kimotho, Investment Associate, African Infrastructure Investment Managers

• Sundeep Raichura, Chief Executive Officer, Zamara Actuaries

• Andrew Githaiga, Senior Investment Officer, Sunfunder East Africa

• Philip Jengwa, Project Finance Manager, Solarcentury

• Louis Onyango, Treasury Manager, Kenya Railways Corporation

• Lazarus Muema, Pensions Consultant, Penplan Services

• Simon Wafubwa, Managing Director, Enwealth Financial Services