Global Forum on
Remittances, Investment
and Development

United Nations – Nairobi, Kenya

Organizers
In collaboration with
Almaz 
Negash 
Chief Executive Officer and Founder 
African Diaspora Network 
Almaz 
Negash 
Chief Executive Officer and Founder 
African Diaspora Network 

Meet other Speakers

Moses 
Banturaki 
Remittances & Mobile, 
Ecobank Uganda 
Moses 
Banturaki 
Remittances & Mobile, 
Ecobank Uganda 
Richard 
Maikai 
Principal Manager, Trade and Exchange Department, 
Central Bank of Nigeria 
Richard 
Maikai 
Principal Manager, Trade and Exchange Department, 
Central Bank of Nigeria 
Fridah 
Ntarangwi Kimathi 
Founder and Director, 
ZidiCircle 
Fridah 
Ntarangwi Kimathi 
Founder and Director, 
ZidiCircle 
Guillaume 
Top 
Diaspora Investment Specialist, FFR, 
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 
Guillaume 
Top 
Diaspora Investment Specialist, FFR, 
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 
Gibril 
Faal 
Director, 
GK Partners 
Gibril 
Faal 
Director, 
GK Partners 
Moses 
Banturaki 
Remittances & Mobile, 
Ecobank Uganda 
Moses 
Banturaki 
Remittances & Mobile, 
Ecobank Uganda 
Juliet 
Mburu 
Senior Digital Financial Infrastructure Specialist, 
FSD Kenya 
Juliet 
Mburu 
Senior Digital Financial Infrastructure Specialist, 
FSD Kenya 
Pedro 
De Vasconcelos 
Lead Technical Specialist and Manager of the Financing Facility for Remittances, 
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 
Pedro 
De Vasconcelos 
Lead Technical Specialist and Manager of the Financing Facility for Remittances, 
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 
Alain 
Martin 
Head of Consulting and CBDC Lead, 
Thales 
Alain 
Martin 
Head of Consulting and CBDC Lead, 
Thales 

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