Nairobi, Kenya, 27-28 January 2026
The Pan-African Fund Managers’ Alliance (PAFMA) is a membership association that brings together fund managers across Africa to discuss matters of mutual concern and interest, promoting a solutions-based approach within the context of Africa’s regional operating environment and priorities. The PAFMA serves as a platform to deepen collaborations, promote peer learning, and advocate for a unified African voice for the industry among stakeholders and global peers on matters of industry growth. Since its introduction by FSD Africa at the Africa Climate Summit in 2023, PAFMA membership has grown to 11 members representing 23 African countries with a market size exceeding US$200 billion in Ambi building a strong network of African fund managers, PAFMA seeks to unlock the potential of Africa’s domestic capital pools, ensuring that African savings finance African development
10:00 : Presentation: Thordur Jonasson, Deputy Division Chief, IMF Mr. John Mbadi,
Minister of Finance and National Treasury Thordur Jonasson, Deputy Division Chief, IMF
Moderated by: Dr. Evans Osano, Chief Financial Markets Officer, FSD Africa
10.40 : Presentation on PAFMA and member introduction Tapologo Motshubi
11:00 :Launch of Landscape Study, Guidebook and Database on Pensions and Asset Management in Africa
Presentation by: FSD Africa
Launch by John Mbadi/British Ambassador, Neil Wigan
Presentation: Case Study - Ranjit Singh, Assistant Director, Monetary and Capital Markets, IMF
Panelists:
Ranjit Singh, Assistant Director, Monetary and Capital Markets, IMF
Musa Mabesa, Principal Executive Officer, GEPF South Africa
Patrick Ayota, CEO, NSSF Uganda
Jose Die, President, ASGOP (Association of fund managers in WAEMU)
Omolola Oloworaran, Director General, Pencom
Moderated by:
Tapologo Motshubi, Chair, PAFMA
Break Out Sessions 1
How can Fund Governance improve diversification, promote intra-Africa investments and enhance risk-adjusted returns?
Panelists:
Abderrahim Chaffa, Director General - ACAPS Morocco
Hosea Kili, CEO, County Pension Fund
Jitendra Bissessur, CEO, Mauritius
Investment Corporation
Gillian Brown, CIO, Ontario Teachers’
Pension Plan
Charles de Koc, CIO, Old Mutual Asset
Management (OMAM)
Moderated by:
Elizabeth Irungu, CFA - CEO, ABSA Asset
Management
Break Out Sessions 2
Harnessing the Power of Purpose to Drive
Africa’s Sustainable Growth through
Responsible Investments
Panelists:
Tendai Matika, Head of Africa, UN PRI
Badanam Patoki, President, AMF-UMOA
Jonathan Stichbury, CEO, Sanlam Investments
East Africa
Nigel Topping, UN High Level Champion on
Climate Change
Dr. Timothy Afful-Koomson, Regional Director,
GFANZ
Moderated by:
Cecilia Murai, Principal Specialist, FSD Africa
Mr. John Mbadi, Minister of Finance and
National Treasury
Panelists: Rachel Moré- Oshodi, CEO, ARM-Harith Infrastructure Fund Solomon Quaynor, VP for Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization Kaniaru Wacieni, Investment Director, Africa50 Aminu Umar-Sadiq, CEO, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority Anne-Marie Chidzero, CIO, FSD Africa Investments
Moderated by: Kenneth Kamau, Investments Director, GEAPP
Panelists: David Kiujper, CEO, European Development Finance Institutions Mary Peschka, Regional Director for East Africa, IFC Faustina Fynn-Nyame, Executive Director for Africa, CIFF Iftin Fatah, Senior Program Officer, Gates Foundation William Asiko, Vice President for Africa, Rockefeller Foundation
Moderator:The Pan Africa Fund Managers Alliance (PAFMA) unites African fund managers to mobilize local capital and foster sustainable growth through collaboration and policy engagement