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Dr. Jean-Pierre Latere is the founder and CEO of Esobiotec, a pioneering biotech company specializing in in vivo cell therapy, particularly CAR-T immunotherapy (Chimeric Antigen Receptor), based in Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium. Dr. Latere embodies the new African elite with a global execution mindset, combining African intellectual genius, Silicon Valley innovation, and Wall Street financial rigor....

Eric Mboma is the Chief Executive of Embed Financial Group Holdings (EFGH), based in Singapore. He is widely regarded as one of Africa’s top investment bankers. Mr. Mboma also serves on the advisory board of Pereira International, a strategic consulting firm also headquartered in Singapore, where he contributes to the firm’s expansion across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. A recogn...

Paul Mabolia is Director General of the Cadastre Minier; “Gateway to the mining sector in the DRC”. Mr. Mabolia was a senior advisor to the Ministry of Mines in the DRC and the coordinator of the Technical Cell of Coordination and Mining Planning (CTCPM). Also, he was national coordinator of the “Promines project” of the Ministry of Mines and responsible for good governance in the mining sector in...

Robert Friedland is an international entrepreneur and American businessman who founded 8 companies and has been the head of 17 different companies. Associated with natural resources and technology projects for over 30 years. Mr. Friedland is the founder of Turquoise Hill Resources, a Canadian company recognized for its world-class copper and gold discovery at Oyu Tolgoi, Mongolia. Mr. Friedland is...

Mr. Landry Meya is the Chief Executive of the mining solutions company AKATA RDC, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. AKATA DRC offers professional, cost-effective and efficient mining solutions in the areas of mechanized mining and associated value-added services in the DRC and beyond. The company also offers expertise in contract mining and mining operations management, a unique application in...

Mr. Charles Mesnil is General Manager of mining company Lugamines, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A Swiss national with a background in finance and project management, Mr. Mesnil has accumulated more than 20 years of experience in consulting in Paris, Frankfurt and Zurich, particularly in Mergers & Acquisition and Private Equity, before moving to Katanga in 2015. Mr. Mesnil was a Senior...

Mr. Mulamba is Chief Executive of Citibank in the Democratic Republic of Congo; he is also responsible for managing markets for the DRC. In addition, Mr. Mulamba is the president of the Congolese Banking Association, a conglomerate of 17 Congolese banks. A juggernaut with $21 trillion in assets under custody and a market capitalization of $83.72 billion, Citibank is part of the New York-based fina...

Stanislas Zeze is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive of Bloomfield Investment Corporation, the first panafrican credit rating agency in French-speaking Africa. With extensive international experience in the financial and operational risk management sector, Mr. Zeze began his career as a credit risk manager at the National Bank of Credit in Ann Harbor, Michigan, and later at...

Lino N'shimba is President of the United States Chamber of Commerce in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mr. N'shimba is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of Africa Equity & Investment Group, a strategic consulting and investment firm with a range of multiple economic interests which include the mining sector and specifically copper, cobalt, and lithium.

Amedeo Anniciello is Chief Executive of Standard Bank in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A seasoned banker with nearly 40 years of experience, Mr. Anniciello began his career with Société Générale in South Africa and then joined Credit & Savings Help Bank Ltd before becoming a Director of the Corporate & Investment Banking branch at Fidelity Bank Ghana Ltd, in Ghana. Mr. Anniciello then...

Yves Ilunga AGA (SA) is Chief Executive of Glencore’s Mutanda Mining SARL, the world's biggest cobalt mine, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mr. Ilunga served as Non Executive Director of Alufer Mining Limited in Guernsey, and has over 20 years of experience in the mining industry. Mr. Ilunga previously worked with MMG, Endeavour Mining on their Houndé Project, and was Chief Financial Officer...