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Senior Foreign Correspondent - The Daily Telegraph

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Alex Voss

CFO - Tipolis

Almeida Tomaz

Chairman and CEO - Alt Invest Lda.

Awanish Awasthi

Advisor to the Chief Minister - Government of Uttar Pradesh

Babati Mokgethi

Senior Urban Development Officer - African Development Bank Group

Beatriz Eraso

Senior Urban Specialist - World Bank

Bonna Kashinga

Managing Director - Landsworth Investment Limited

Bradford Cross

CEO - Two Lions

Carl Peterson

Senior Special Projects Manager - Charter Cities Institute

Caroline Ray

Regional Director - Arup East Africa

Chirag Shah

CEO - 1 International FinCentre Associates

Con Omore Osendo

Daniel Yu

Founder and CEO - Wasoko

Danielle Myles

Senior Editor - fDi Intelligence

David Kambo

Director, Land and Infrastructure - Kenya Special Economic Zones Authority

Dean Landy

Group Head of Urban Planning and Design - Rendeavour

Derrick Ashong

Founder and CEO - AMP Global

Donald Tlaka

Chapter Lead - Johannesburg New Liberals

Dr. Adeline Nembot

Head of Gender, Women's Empowerment, and the Care Economy - Nkafu Policy Institute

Dr. Andreas Baumgartner

CEO - The Metis Institute

Dr. Joseph Akech

Former Mayor of Nairobi and Kenya Urban Expansion Program Team Leader

Dr. Josephine Kimaro

Deputy CEO - Zanzibar Presidential Delivery Bureau

Dr. Mark Lutter

Founder & Executive Director - Charter Cities Institute

Dr. Olufemi Ogunyemi

Managing Director - Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority

Dr. Patrick Lamson-Hall

Principal and Founder - Fitted Projects

Dr. Robert Sangori

BCRUP Coordinator, State Department for Housing and Urban Development - State Department for Housing and Urban Development of Kenya

Dr. Sid Boubekeur

Team Leader for SEZs and SMEs - France"“Africa Union Technical Facility

Dr. Twahir Khalfan

Director of Research and Policy Engagement - Zanzibar Center for Socio-Economic Policy and Research

Emmanuel Acquah

Co-Founder & CEO - ACEYE

Evans Exaud

Founder and Executive Director - Liberty Sparks

Franklin Cudjoe

Founding President and CEO - IMANI Center for Policy and Education

Fundi Ngundi

East Africa Regional Finance and Investment Expert - UNIDO

Gurmukh Singh

Vice Chair - Kenya Green Building Society

Gyude Moore

Distinguished Fellow - Energy for Growth Hub

Hellen Wanjohi

Climate and Engagement, Lead - World Resources Institute Africa

Henrique Bettencourt

CEO - Uxene Smart City

Hon. Alice Wahome

Cabinet Secretary - Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing, and Urban Development of Kenya

Hon. Mudrick Soraga

Minister of Tourism and Heritage - Government of Zanzibar

Hugo Mathecowitsch

Founder and CEO - Tools for the Commons

Isaac Kahara

Country Head, East Africa - UK Export Finance

Jaeson Rosenfeld

Advisor - Livelihood Impact Fund

Jaleli Bekele

Investment Associate - Meridiam

Jeffrey Mason

John Mwendwa

Managing Director - Kenya Investment Authority

John Paul Okwiri

CEO - Konza Technopolis Development Authority

Jon Vandenheuvel

Founder and CEO - Small Farm Cities Africa

Justin Ziegler

Co-Founder and COO - Juicyway

Keith Weaver

Co-Founder - Uncle Nearest

Kenneth Mbae

Managing Director - Centum Real Estate

Kurtis Lockhart

Founder & Director - Africa Urban Lab

Lachie Gordon

CEO - Green Heart Kilifi

Larry English

Co-Founder and Director - Placemakers Kenya

Leander Moons

Founding Partner - studio OMT architects

Leslie Ohomele

Associate Director of International Projects - The King's Foundation

Linda Kavuka

Managing Director - Students for Liberty Africa

Magatte Wade

Co-Founder - Prospera Africa

Mao Mukuria

Co-Founder and CEO - Hodhi Inc.

Martin Rama

Former World Bank Chief Economist for the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region - World Bank

Mary Mwiti

CEO - Council of Governors of Kenya

Maxwell Maida

Senior Development Planning Specialist for Infrastructure and Spatial Planning - National Planning Commission of Malawi

Maxwell Okello

CEO - American Chamber of Commerce, Kenya

Mayowa Olugbile

CEO - Itana

Michael Holstein

Head of Communications and General Counsel - Charter Cities Institute

Michael Kabungo

Manager - Kalumbila Town Development Corporation

Michael Strong

Founder - The Socratic Experience

Misha Mittal

City Advisory Senior Manager - Expo City Dubai

Mustapha Njie

CEO - TAF Africa Global

Mwanda Phiri

Africa Policy Lead - Charter Cities Institute

Mwiya Musokotwane

Co-Founder and CEO - Nkwashi

Nasra Nandha

CEO and Africa Regional Network Chair - Kenya Green Building Society and World Green Building Council

Nikhil Sengupta

CEO and Executive Director - APG Healthcare Holdings Limited

Norah Ratemo

Director General - Kenya Development Corporation

Nyasha Freeman

Founder - The Eastern Caucus

Peter Young

Managing Director - Free Cities Foundation

Preston Mendenhall

Group Chief Operating Officer - Rendeavour

Sebastian Dietzold

CEO - CPS

Shruti Rajagopalan

Senior Research Fellow - Mercatus Center

Siaka Stevens

Co-Founder and CEO - Sherbro Island City

Sid Sijbrandij

Co-Founder and Executive Chair - GitLab

Stephen Jennings

Founder & CEO - Rendeavour

Tomas Pueyo

Creator - Uncharted Territories

Vivek Mittal

CEO - Africa Infrastructure Development Association (AfiDA)

Wangechi Wanjohi

Strategic Engagement and Advocacy Expert - ONE Campaign

Willie Vos

CEO - Waterfall City