Spurring Investments, Showcasing Business Opportunities for Investors in Ethiopia.
About The Roadshow
Showcasing Investment & Business Opportunities in Ethiopia
As ALN, we have continually promoted Ethiopia as an investment destination, particularly over the last few years. The ALN Ready Business Roadshow will support these initiatives and showcase the investment and business opportunities in the major economies where we are present.
The roadshow will be an effective platform for dialogue, providing a candid overview of opportunities, challenges, risks and rewards of investing and doing business in Africa. They will also highlight how critical commercial and policy topics can promote partnerships and encourage deal-making.
Why You Should Join
Learn, Benchmark, Interact and Invest
The ALN Ready Business Roadshow also brings together top business leaders, industry captains, dignitaries, decision makers and strategic advisors with a deep understanding of the continent, offering the right forum for connecting investors and other stakeholders with an interest in Africa and providing them with an avenue for dialogue on topics most important to Africa.
As an alliance of leading law firms that spans Africa, and to the world, we are constantly reimagining our approach on how we see new global opportunities to help unlock value for our clients who are doing business and investing across borders; so that they can confidently work to build trust and deliver sustained commercial objectives in irrevocably changing business and legal environments.
Ready Business Roadshow Ethiopia
What are the Investment Opportunities in Ethiopia
Mesfin Tafesse & Associates (ALN firm in Ethiopia) will host the Ethiopia edition of the ALN Ready Business Roadshow on Thursday, 3 October 2024 from 10.00 am – 12.30 pm (EAT). This hybrid event will bring together a diverse group of panellists and attendees, including investors, advisors and diplomatic missions from across the globe, to discuss investment into Ethiopia.
Specifically, against a much-improved investment climate, it will highlight business opportunities in Ethiopia’s key sectors and address the impact of recent private and public sector developments on the general business environment. We believe that the session will be impactful and of value to investors.
Discussion topics will revolve around:
Speakers
A distinguished panel of industry experts will share their views and engage in an interactive Q&A session
Dr. Eyob Tekalgn
State Minister | Ministry of Finance
Dr. Eyob Tekalgn serves as a State Minister at Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance, where he plays a crucial role in guiding the nation’s economic policies. Previously, he was the Minister in charge of Ethiopia’s National Planning Commission.
Dr. Eyob has over eighteen years of experience in advancing Ethiopia’s economic and social development through various roles in public, private, multinational, and academic institutions. His career includes positions such as Minister Counselor at the Embassy of Ethiopia in Washington D.C., advisor to the Ethiopian governors of the IMF and World Bank, and consultant for government and public affairs with Fortune 500 multinational Dow Chemical. He has also been engaged with multiple government agencies, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Trade.
Dr. Eyob has led the Ethiopian Public Private Consultative Forum (EPPCF), the main platform for policy discussions between the government and the private sector in Ethiopia. His work with international organisations includes contributions to UNECA, COMESA, UNCTAD, the World Bank Group, and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Before his current role, he served as a director at SGI Frontier Capital, an American investment firm focused on frontier markets.
Dr. Brook Taye
Chief Executive Officer | Ethiopian Investment Holdings
Dr. Brook Taye is the Group CEO of Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), the strategic investment arm of the Government of Ethiopia. In this role, he is instrumental in guiding the country’s major investment initiatives.
Previously, Dr. Brook served as the Director General of the Ethiopian Capital Market Authority, where he was a key architect in developing the regulatory framework for Ethiopia’s securities market. He also played a significant role as Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Finance, contributing to Ethiopia’s economic transformation strategy, including privatisation, sovereign debt management, and state-owned enterprise reforms.
Dr. Zeleke Temesgen
Deputy Commissioner | Ethiopian Investment Commission
Dr. Zeleke Temesgen currently serves as the Deputy Commissioner of the Ethiopian Investment Commission, where he plays a key role in overseeing and regulating investments throughout the country.
Dr. Zeleke has a distinguished background, having served as Chief of Staff and Legal Advisor in the Office of the Speaker of the House of Federation of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. He also worked as a consultant at the International Training Center of the International Labour Organization (ITC-ILO), a UN agency, and has experience in the legal aspects of the insurance sector.
Ermias Eshetu
Former Board Chairman | Zemen Bank
Mr. Ermias Eshetu is a seasoned leader with over 20 years of experience in technical and leadership roles, having served in the past as CEO of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX). Throughout his distinguished career, Mr. Ermias has worked with Fortune 500 and multinational companies, including IBM, Alcatel, Orange, and MicroStrategy. His expertise spans software engineering and business intelligence, where he has been instrumental in solving complex business challenges and implementing strategic business solutions.
Mr. Ermias’s leadership journey includes significant roles at Zemen Bank, a leading Ethiopian financial institution, where he served as a Vice President for Marketing and Corporate Services and a Chairman. His contributions also extend to corporate governance, having held various board directorships and executive management positions.
Mesfin Tafesse
Founder and Principal Attorney | Mesfin Tafesse & Associates
Mesfin Tafesse is the founder and Principal Attorney of Mesfin Tafesse & Associates. He has more than 30 years of legal experience in the private, public, and civil society sectors in Ethiopia. Mesfin is an eminent attorney with extensive experience representing multinational investors in sectors including M&A, banking and finance, power and energy, oil and gas, and infrastructure. Mesfin Tafesse also played a large role in various prominent projects that have national significance.
He has been recognised by Chambers & Partners as a Band I legal service provider in Ethiopia consistently for twelve years and is also recognised by Legal 500 and ILFR1000 as a leading professional in Ethiopia.
Karim Anjarwalla
Director | ALN
Karim Anjarwalla is Senior Partner at ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna, with an impactful legacy spanning over 25 years with the firm. His visionary leadership has been the driving force behind the firm’s remarkable evolution, witnessing its growth from 6 partners to a team of 23.
Under Karim’s leadership, ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna has earned its reputation as the pre-eminent corporate law firm and the largest full-service corporate law firm in East Africa. He played a pivotal role in the establishment and growth of ALN, an alliance of premier corporate law firms now in 14 key African jurisdictions and the UAE. ALN operates on a unique model, combining global expertise with nuanced local knowledge, bringing together Africa’s leading firm to create an African-made world class offering.
Karim’s leadership extends beyond the boardroom, as he actively engages with clients, fostering trusted partnerships by seamlessly integrating legal expertise and commercial awareness as an extension of their businesses.
Beyond his legal pursuits, Karim is a prolific writer and thought leader. He regularly explores issues at the intersection of the rule of law, ethics, and economics in his extensive body of work, including through the ALN Academy, where he is a director.
