Noah Kipkemboi is a business journalist with a keen understanding of Africa’s evolving economic landscape. With over five years of experience at Kenya’s leading media house, Standard Media Group, he has covered critical issues shaping business, trade, and investment across the continent. His work brings complex economic themes to life, making them accessible and engaging for diverse audiences.

As a journalist, Noah has explored the role of the private sector in driving sustainable growth, the impact of trade policies on African markets, and the challenges and opportunities of reducing aid dependency.

Simon joined BCG in 2025 to support the firm’s clients primarily in Africa and SE Asia across the practice areas of Social Impact, Climate & Sustainability, and Principal Investing.

Prior to BCG, Simon was the inaugural CEO of GEAPP (Global Energy Alliance for People and
Planet) which is an innovative new global philanthropic organisation created by the Rockefeller Foundation, the IKEA Foundation and the Bezos Earth Fund. GEAPP seeks to accelerate the use of renewable energy in Emerging Markets by catalysing new business
models for climate and blended finance. Within two years of launch, Simon and team had taken GEAPP from idea to market operations and significant impact across 15 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Eme Essien Lore is an experienced development finance professional with a demonstrated history of effective team leadership resulting in measurable outcomes. She is also an advocate for a People-Planet-Profits Agenda in Africa and a thought leader on the role of organizational health in firm performance. With over 25 years of experience in development finance, specifically in Africa, she now focuses on how to enhance organizational health and corporate governance as a key driver for stronger development finance outcomes.

Eme spent over 17 years at the International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group. She served as Country Manager for IFC’s Nigeria office from 2014 through 2021.

Nancy Aburi is the Chief of Private Sector Partnerships for Africa at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. In this role, she leads efforts to engage African private sector entities—individuals,
companies, and foundations—in addressing the needs of forcibly displaced populations across the continent. Her work focuses on building fundraising and shared-value partnerships that highlight the potential and contributions of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), aiming to co-create sustainable solutions that foster self-reliance and community resilience.