Gwen Mwaba, Director & Global Head of Trade Finance at the supranational multilateral financial institution, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), will speak at this year’s edition of the Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) conference scheduled for 13 to14 September in Luanda. The event is organized by Energy Capital & Power (ECP) and takes place under the theme ‘Angola Oil & Gas: Energy Security, Decarbonization and Sustainable Development.’
AOG 2023 will host Mwaba in high-level panel discussions focusing on investment opportunities within Angola’s expanding energy industry. Her participation highlights Afreximbank’s keen interest in Angola’s energy sector and showcases the bank’s role in advancing the country’s economic growth and energy market expansion.
Under Mwaba’s leadership, Afreximbank has become one of Angola’s most reliable financial partners, undertaking significant financing initiatives. These include a $2 billion support for industrial development and financial services in 2019, a $2.2 billion loan for Sonagas’ fertilizer production plant in Soyo, and a $335 million package with Gemcorp.
As the executive responsible for Afreximbank’s trade finance business, and with over 25 years of experience in trade and asset finance, Mwaba is the ideal person to shape AOG 2023’s dialogue around the best financial solutions for Angola to fast track its energy infrastructure agenda in the energy transition era.
Stephanie Benjamin, ECP International Conference Director, states, “Mwaba will drive serious discussions around how Angola can address its financing and infrastructure development gap, the role of African financial institutions in funding energy developments for energy poverty alleviation, and gender inclusivity within Angola and Africa’s finance and energy sector.”
AOG 2023 serves as the official energy conference of the Republic of Angola and is now in its fourth edition. The event takes place under the auspices of the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas and in partnership with the National Oil, Gas, and Biofuels Agency, AIDAC and the African Energy Chamber.
