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SUMMARY:Eastern Africa Association Lecture & Conference 2026
DESCRIPTION:Established in memory of the late John Small\, former CEO of th
 e Association (1999–2020)\,the Annual Lecture is now in its fourth year. 
 It offers a platform for dialogue among businessleaders\, asset managers\, 
 policy experts and Investors active in the region\, honouring John’slegac
 y through meaningful exchange on key economic and strategic matters impacti
 ng theEast Africa region.\nPrevious lectures: Leveraging Digital and Trade 
 Finance to Accelerate AfCFTA\, delivered byDr James Mwangi - Group CEO of E
 quity Bank (2023)\; Hedging on Africa’sCompetitiveness to Mobilise Capita
 l\, delivered by Dr.Reginald Kadzutu\, Msc\, PHDFinancial Economist | Adven
 t researcher in Monetary | Fiscal Policy| (2024)\; and Capital andInfluence
 : Reimagining Our Region’s Development Ambitions in a Fragmented Business
 Landscape\, delivered by Prof Victor Murinde (2025)Executive Director of th
 e AfricanEconomic Research Consortium (AERC).\nWho Attends?: \nChief execu
 tives of securities exchanges. Capital markets and pension regulators. Fina
 nce ministries. Development finance institutions\, institutional investors 
 and advisers.\nThe Format: \nA twenty-minute keynote\, and a panel respond
 ing under the Chatham House Rule. Past lectures have been delivered by Dr J
 ames Mwangi\, Group Chief Executive of Equity Bank\, and Professor Victor M
 urinde of the African Economic Research Consortium.\nThe evening: \nThe Le
 cture is followed by a reception at the House of Commons\, co-hosted with t
 he Westminster Africa Business Group.\nPartners:\n[gslogo id=50]
LOCATION:Royal Overseas League\, London\, United Kingdom
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