Dr Babihuga-Nsanze is Chief Economist at the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC). She has two decades covering frontier and advanced markets.

She was a director at Barclays Investment Bank, UK, where she led Sub Saharan Africa macro research.

She also held the position of Vice President at Moody's Investors Service, focusing on sovereign credit ratings in Sub-Saharan Africa. She holds degrees in Economics from Smith College, USA, and a PhD in Economics from Clark University, USA.

Akintunde is the CEO of Global Credit Rating Company Ltd, Nigeria (GCR). Prior to GCR, he was a vice president at Moody’s Investors Service, UK, focusing on African credit risk and has also held senior analytical positions at HSBC Investment Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank and UniCredit Bank AG.

Akintunde is a CFA charterholder, member of British Mensa and has a BA in Economics from Leeds University Business School and an MSc in Management from Cass Business School.

Abiola heads the corporate strategy unit of CSCS Plc, Nigeria’s central securities depository. Prior to CSCS Plc, Abiola was Chief Economist for UBA Group.

Abiola has hands-on experience in financial modelling and a deep understanding of Africa's economies and markets.

He has a first class degree in economics and is an award winner of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria and a Level 3 candidate of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Program.