Intervenants KBM 2018

Speakers that will pave the way for 2024!

Soon discover our selection of speakers who will debate on the key challenges of the future of a more independent Africa.

Henri Désiré N'ZOUZI

Journalist and Belgian economist of Congolese origin. Former diplomat of his country, the Democratic Republic of Congo, he is recognized as an analyst of African political and diplomatic issues. A media consultant and contributor to several international press groups (Voice Of America, Voxafrica TV, Netinfo TV, Almouwatin TV), he is also Co-Founder and Vice President of the African Diaspora Network in Europe (ADNE), an organization based in Brussels whose objective is to promote the Africa-Europe dialogue through the initiatives of the diaspora. As the founder of Speakyvox Consulting, he is often invited as moderator and presenter at high-level business and political events. (European Parliament, European Development Days, Africa-Belgium Business Week, African Awards, Kinshasa International Forum, Katanga Business Meeting, Invest Forum in Tunisia and many others).

Jean-Claude MASANGU MULOnGO

Jean-Claude Masangu Mulongo is an author, speaker and international consultant with a proven 33-year experience as a commercial and central banker in the fields of finance, banking, currency, economics and management. He directs a Think Tank working on a plan for economic and social development of the Democratic Republic of Congo by 2050. Former CEO of Citibank - Citigroup in the DRC and Governor of the Central Bank of Congo for nearly 16 years, he has chaired: the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty Four commonly known as the G24 at the IMF and the World Bank at the height of the 2008 international financial crisis; the Association of African Central Banks (ABCA) 2008 - 2010; and several times, the Sub-regional Committees of Central Banks, members of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Common Market for Africa of Africa. Eastern and Southern (COMESA). 

J. Maximilian B. JARRETT

Born in Liberia, Maximilian JARRETT is a passionate panafricanist and an internationalist. He is the Founder, Managing Director and Creative Director of Abudenta Divina (Media) Ltd, a strategic communications consulting firm located in the UK.  He is currently Special Advisor to the President of Africa Progress Group. In addition, he is an honorary member of Murdoch University in Perth, Australia. He is also a member of the International Council of the Creative Industries Federation of the United Kingdom. From 2014 to 2016, he was deputy director of the Africa Progress Panel before becoming its last director in 2017. Maximilian Jarrett has twenty-eight years of professional experience in the field of broadcasting and strategic communications. More than a decade as a journalist and anchor for international media news programming at the British Broadcasting Corporation World Service (1990-2001); and two decades as a writer, speechwriter, policy analyst, program coordinator and team leader at the United Nations (2001-2013).

Éric MONGA

President of the Federation of Enterprises of Congo in Haut Katanga (FEC). He has a degree in economics and is a former member of the Central Bank. He has extensive experience in the Congolese economic sector and the mining sector. Representative in mines and quarries, Eric Monga is a fine strategist and negotiator. He was advisor to the Prime Minister of Katanga under M'zee Laurent Désiré Kabila. In 2001 he created Trade Service Sprl, a large trading and tax consultancy firm. Congolese by birth, he brings to the forefront the energy in the economic development of the country.

Simon TUMA WAKU

Civil Engineer of Mines of the Free University of Brussels. He worked in the mining and oil sectors, both in Congo and South Africa until his appointment as Minister of Mines in 2001. In 2002, his ministry promulgated the Mining Code and Regulations. At the end of his ministerial mandate, he held leadership positions in the mining sector, before becoming a director and then moving on to the position of president. Thus Simon Tuma Waku becomes administrator of the Federation of Enterprises of Congo (FEC) then National Vice-President, in charge of the mining sector.

H.E Richard MUYEJ
MANGEZE MANS

A native of Lubumbashi, H.E Richard Muyej was first a teacher and prefect of discipline at the Ukweli Institute before entering politics. In 1990 he began his political career as a member of the UFERI (Provincial Council of the Union of Federalists and Independent Republicans). He will then be socio-cultural adviser to the Governor of Katanga and will hold numerous management positions in the management of public enterprises (Karavia Lubumbashi Hotel, Sodimico, Kisenge, Gécamines, OFIDA). On May 17, 1997, he participated in the revolution and in 2002 will be one of the founders of the PPRD (People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy). Until 2007, he will be Provincial President of Katanga. In 2006, he was elected National Deputy for the constituency of Lubumbashi. He will be appointed in charge of the portfolio of Relations with Parliament in the Government of Muzito II and will be confirmed until 2012. Richard Muyej is then appointed Minister of the Interior, Security, Decentralization and Customary Affairs in the Government Matata I. He leaves the Government during the 2014 reshuffle for the post of Special Commissioner of the Province of Lualaba. On March 26, 2016, he is elected Governor of Lualaba Province

Maître Franck Tshimbadi

Maître Franck KALEO TSHIMBADI is a lawyer at the Bars of Lubumbashi and Kinshasa. Managing Partner of MBUYI TSHIMBADI. He is Honorary Member of the International Association of Defense Lawyers (AIAD-Montreal), Member of the International Bar Association (IBA).

Yves Madre

Yves began his professional career in Paris as a lawyer at the Paris Bar, successively in Gide-Loyrette-Nouel Law Offices, Bourgoing-Dumonteil & Associates and Hatte Simon Sorin, for nearly ten years. Yves joined Deloitte Juridique et Fiscal, a legal consulting firm in Gabon in February 2009, where he supervised legal and tax assistance for nearly 6 years. Since 2014, he has been an Associate in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where he has been in charge of legal and tax assistance for the Kinshasa and Lubumbashi offices. Since September 2016, he has also been coordinating the legal and tax activities of the various offices of the Deloitte Afrique Francophone cluster.

Raïssa MALU

Raïssa Malu is a physicist by training, professor, author and textbook publisher, educational consultant and ambassador for the Democratic Republic of Congo for the Next Einstein Forum. She is the initiator of the Science and Technology Week, an event aimed at developing a scientific and technological culture among young people and the general public. The 5th edition will take place from April 11 to 14, 2018 in Kinshasa. Finally, she is leading a project funded by the World Bank to improve the quality of science and mathematics education in secondary education for the Congolese Ministry of Primary, Secondary and Professional Education.

Louis WATUM

General Manager of the Ivanhoe Mines Group in charge of operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In 2015, he is also Managing Director of Kamoa Copper SA. Before joining Ivanhoe Mines, Louis Watum has held numerous positions of responsibility in the mining sector of the DRC and Africa. Notably as Director of Operations for the Yatela Gold Mine in Mali. He is also responsible for the successful development and commissioning of the Kibali project of Randgold.

Didier JULIENNE

Natural Resources Strategist. He is involved in industry, finance and governments. He worked in the strategic metals trading of the European metallurgist Comptoir Lyon Alemand Louyot, in the direction of the American precious metal chemist Engelhard, then in the Russian miner of strategic metals, Norilsk Nickel. He participates in many conferences and various government reports including business secrecy, the constitution of strategic stocks, critical metals and others. He publishes and intervenes in many media.

Sandrine MUBENGA

Congolese engineer specialized in renewable energies. She holds the position of manager of the electrical engineering department at the University of Toledo. She worked on the design of several solar power plants in the United States and invented a hybrid car that can run on hydrogen and electricity. Engaged in the fight against global warming, she also founded the company SMIN Power Group, whose goal is to design and install renewable energy systems in the United States and Kinshasa.

Thierry TÉNÉ

Specialist of CSR and green growth in Africa. He is director of the A2D company specializing in expertise consulting and training on sustainable development. In 2009, he organized a forum in Paris on "green business and investment in Africa" and became co-founder of the Africa CSR Institute. An environmental expert, he has published more than 100 columns and analyzes on CSR, SRI and social-green business in Africa. He has recently produced a "CSR guide for mining companies" in which he highlights socio-economic realities. Katanga region. Every year, Thierry Téné is at the initiative of the International Forum of Pioneers of CSR in Africa. Forum which aims to become the reference platform of the responsible economy on the continent.

Parminder VIR

Executive director, filmmaker and Indo-British TV producer. Since 2015 she has been CEO of the Tony Elumelu Foundation. With over 25 years of experience in the creative and media sectors, she has produced films and television shows for BBC Television, Carlton Television and Channel 4. She owns her own independent production company, Formation Films. Parminder has worked across the globe and across many industries in the development of strategic, partnership and marketing projects for emerging market companies and organizations. Parminder's particular expertise in emerging markets and the implementation of its international business strategies has led to significant commercial agreements between the UK, India / Asia, Africa and the Middle East. As founder and CEO of PVL Media, a leading consulting firm, Parminder has established global partnerships and high-level business development strategies through its financial, audit, and budget management and development. of entrepreneurial policies

Yannick MBIYA

Administrator and director in charge of the bank branch network of Trust Merchant Bank in the DRC. In 2014, TMB was voted "Best Bank in Central Africa" at the 8th edition of the African Banker Awards. In 2015, Merchant Bank Trust launches its innovative mobile banking solution: Tag Pay. A technology designed to facilitate access to various financial services to anyone with a mobile phone regardless of the mobile network operator used in the DRC.

Vania LELES

Vania Leles is the founder and creative director of the VanLeles fine jewelry brand. Vania Leles is the first African woman to become a luxury jeweler. Vanleles is the first fine jewelry brand to use only African gemstones of responsible and ethical processes.Born in Guinea Bissau, Vania Leles grew up between Lisbon and London. Her career as an international model gave her the desire to create her own line of jewelery as a tribute to her African heritage. She earned a degree in gemology at the Gemological Institute of America and worked for many renowned jewelers such as De Beers, GRAFF and Sotheby's. It is in 2011 that Vanleles is created with a workshop and a showroom in London. Today, VanLeles is the only jeweler to source precious stones and precious metals from all over Africa and to produce its collections from the best craftsmen in Italy for a global clientele. Vania Leles carries a strong message through her brand, fighting for gold and diamond mines to finally create jobs and wealth in Africa. Vanleles has made sustainability a priority in the ethical and responsible sourcing of precious stones and precious metals.

Ryad Mezzour

Ryad Mezzour is a development expert with cross-industry experience in the public and private sectors. Prior to joining the Social and Environmental Economic Council as Chief of Staff in 2013, Ryad served, among other things, as a strategy consultant at Deloitte, General Manager of Budget Rent a Car Morocco, Director at Zellidja Lead Smelter Company, General Manager of Suzuki Morocco and Associate Director of Maytom Corporation. Ryad Mezzour was Vice President of the Green Economy Commission at the General Confederation of Enterprises of Morocco between 2012 and 2015 and is a member of the board of several non-profit institutions including the Alliance of Istiqlalian Economists, the Moroccan Center of Production Clean and Hadaf Association for the integration of people with mental disabilities. Ryad is also an adjunct professor in a business school, has been a political consultant on a leading radio, and has published more than 40 development-related columns in a national daily. He is married and has two children.

Alain Fournier

Alain Fournier is an engineer in Chemicals & Plastics with an industrial career where he held operational positions such as technical direction, production, sales & marketing and general management before being an international consultant Expert in development and sustainable performance of organizations, in industrial strategy and the implementation of sustainable development. Alain Fournier has put his industrial and human experience at the service of the Chamber of Commerce of the DR Congo trade industry (CCIM-DRC) where He has been the coordinator for 5 years. Many concrete actions have been put in place, notably business creation, employment, the development of craft industries, etc.

Ibrahim Filali

Graduated from Engineer School & Executive MBA at HEC Paris, Ibrahim started his career in 2003 as Project Leader working in China- UK and France. Then he joined a ALTRAN Consulting firm to achieve several Supply Chain missions, Project management and lean manufacturing fields. Since 2007 He has joined Schneider Electric as Services Sales Manager and now as Africa Sales Director dealing with large deals and complex solutions.

Selma Shimutwikeni

She is an expert advisor for the public and private sectors leaders on inclusive policies, sustainability and business strategies. She is the Co-founder and Managing Director of RichAfrica Consultancy, a strategic advisory company that specialises in natural resources law and policy, and facilitating investment linkages. She was on a team of four consultants tasked by the Namibian government to review the White Paper on Energy and draft the National Energy Policy. She was the lead consultant on upstream and downstream oil and gas, economic empowerment, gender, capacity development and regional integration. She has also successfully conceptualised, led and organised Namibia’s International Oil and Gas Conferences sponsored by multinationals and leading advisory firms such as BP, PwC, Shell, Samsung & Deloitte. This initiative was applauded by high-level government leaders and resulted in a comprehensive report on the finds ‘The Road to Discovery & Beyond’. framework of Namibia’s oil and gas industry with recommendations.

Claude SUMATA

Specialist in monetary and financial macroeconomics, international migration and entrepreneurship. He obtained a doctorate in economics from the University of Paris X Nanterre la Défense. He studied applied mathematics and then economics. He also holds a Specialization Diploma in Education (Cert Ed) from Middlesex University (London). He has served as International Consultant to numerous international organizations of the United Nations (IOM, FAO, UNDP, World Bank, ADB) and German Cooperation (GIZ). Currently Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Management at the National Pedagogical University (UPN), he also teaches at the Catholic University of Congo.