Event contact: Hedvig Sundby
NABA’s annual assessment of the key trends that will shape business, policy, and economy across Africa is back. Join experts for insight into the defining issues of the next 12 months.
NABA will host a series of events for the Africa Outlook 2023 in the Nordic capitals throughout February, starting in Oslo on February 02, then Helsinki on February 16, Stockholm on February 21, and Copenhagen on February 23.
Against the backdrop of a worsening global economy, the insight provided by the outlook is more important than ever. Key themes such as rising debt, the energy transition, climate change, and food security are amplifying risk. Understanding how to navigate the landscape, and how key markets are evolving, is vital.
Africa Outlook Stockholm Program
Ms. Maria Håkansson
Chief Executive Officer
Swedfund
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Maria Håkansson is MD and CEO of Swedfund. Maria Håkansson has 20 years of experience from the telecommunications industry and extensive experience from a variety of senior positions at Ericsson. Before joining Swedfund, she served as Vice President Internet of Things (IoT) at Ericsson. Maria Håkansson holds a Master of Economics and Business Administration with a major in business control and accounting from the University of Stockholm.
Ms. Sarah Baynton-Glen
Economist
Standard Chartered Bank
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Ms. Sarah Baynton-Glen joined Standard Chartered in 2011. She works on the Africa Research team producing macroeconomic analysis of key markets in Sub-Saharan Africa focusing on East and Southern Africa, and specialising in China-Africa economic engagement. She is based in London. Prior to joining the Bank, Ms. aynton-Glen was based in Beijing where she studied Mandarin and produced research for Beijing-based European Commission projects. She holds a Master’s degree in Chinese Economy from Fudan University, Shanghai, and obtained her BA from the University of Bristol, UK.
Ms. Jessica Magnusson
Senior Manager, Sustainable Business Development
Elof Hansson
Mr. Vincent Rouget
Director, Africa
Control Risks
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Vincent Rouget heads Control Risks’ political and business risk analysis team for West Africa. Based in the London office, he is actively involved in consulting engagements for organisations across the region, with a particular focus on security threat analysis, business intelligence, conflict and community issues and complex problem-solving. Vincent is also the lead analyst for Francophone Africa, tracking political and security developments and their implication for commercial activities in over 10 countries.
Mr. Jan Furuvald
Chairman
SWEACC
Mr. Lanre Akinola
Head of Content
NABA
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Lanre Akinola is Head of Content at NABA. He is the former editor of This Is Africa, a Financial Times publication, and African Business Magazine. He has worked with the Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa, and is a 2014 Desmond Tutu Leadership Fellow.
Ms. Mathilde Emilie Thue
Chief Executive Officer
NABA
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Ms. Mathilde Emilie Thue is the CEO at the Norwegian-African Business Association (NABA). NABA seeks to promote business opportunities on the African continent, adding value to companies doing business in African markets.
Prior to NABA Ms. Thue was working with the development of renewable energy projects and has been part of the Official Norwegian Delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).