LSE Africa Summit 2025- Economic Resilience: Financing Africa's Future

Описание: This panel explores the financial pathways Africa must navigate to build economic resilience in a rapidly shifting global economy. With rising debt burdens, and increasing financial uncertainty due to geopolitical tensions, African nations must rethink how they finance their development.
Panellists discuss how African economies can reduce financial vulnerabilities, mobilize domestic and international capital, and ensure long-term economic sustainability without falling into cycles of debt dependency.

Moderator: Professor Gibril Faal
Prof. Gibril Faal is a business and development executive and a visiting professor at the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa (FLIA), London School of Economics (LSE)

Speakers:
1.Professor Kingsley Moghalu
Professor Kingsley Moghalu, a globally recognized leader in governance, public policy and economic transformation, is the inaugural President of the African School of Governance (ASG), a pan-African, graduate-level public policy university that aims to shape governance solutions for Africa’s needs in the 21st century.

2.Dr. Vera Songwe
Dr Vera Songwe is Chair and Founder of the Liquidity and Sustainability Facility. In 2024, LSF launched iBoxx LSF USD African Sovereigns Index, the first all African Sovereign index, in collaboration with S&P Dow Jones Indices to support the liquidity of African sovereign Eurobonds on the repo market and incentivize Sustainable Development Goals related investment on the African continent.

3.Mr Paul Bwiso
Paul William Bwiso is a seasoned financial professional with over 20 years of experience in Finance, Investment, advisory and Strategy. With a strong background in financial analysis and Investment policy and portfolio management, he has a proven track record of driving successful organizations and leading high performing teams.

4.Mayowa Kuyoro
Mayowa Kuyoro is a partner in McKinsey Nigeria. She is the global leader of the Fintech Practice and also leads the Financial Services Practice in Africa.
With over ten years of experience, Mayowa works closely with private-, public-, and social-sector institutions across Africa on topics related to corporate finance, growth and large-scale transformation, strategies for foreign direct investors, financial analysis, scenario development, organization design, digital marketing, and payments.