Established in memory of the late John Small, former CEO of the Association (1999–2020),
the Annual Lecture is now in its fourth year. It offers a platform for dialogue among business
leaders, asset managers, policy experts and Investors active in the region, honouring John’s
legacy through meaningful exchange on key economic and strategic matters impacting the
East Africa region.

Previous lectures: Leveraging Digital and Trade Finance to Accelerate AfCFTA, delivered by
Dr James Mwangi – Group CEO of Equity Bank (2023); Hedging on Africa’s
Competitiveness to Mobilise Capital, delivered by Dr.Reginald Kadzutu, Msc, PHD
Financial Economist | Advent researcher in Monetary | Fiscal Policy| (2024); and Capital and
Influence: Reimagining Our Region’s Development Ambitions in a Fragmented Business
Landscape, delivered by Prof Victor Murinde (2025)Executive Director of the African
Economic Research Consortium (AERC).

Who Attends?: 

Chief executives of securities exchanges. Capital markets and pension regulators. Finance ministries. Development finance institutions, institutional investors and advisers.

The Format: 

A twenty-minute keynote, and a panel responding under the Chatham House Rule. Past lectures have been delivered by Dr James Mwangi, Group Chief Executive of Equity Bank, and Professor Victor Murinde of the African Economic Research Consortium.

The evening: 

The Lecture is followed by a reception at the House of Commons, co-hosted with the Westminster Africa Business Group.

Partners:

NWT

AXYS

BVI Finance

GBS Africa