The Next 50: Financing Africa

The Next 50: Financing Africa

The Next 50 will recognise 50 women whose work is shaping the continent's financial landscape. Their contributions and perspectives will also form part of The Next 50: Financing Africa Impact Report (2027 FAIR), an editorial resource documenting the people, ideas and developments influencing how Africa is financed.
Section 1: ABOUT YOU
Full Name

First NameLast Name
Email
example@example.com
Professional Title
e.g Finance Manager @ ABSA
Country where you are currently based
If you aren't based in Africa, supply your home country
Which African countries or markets does your work influence or serve?
Please list the countries, regions or markets relevant to your professional work. If you are based outside Africa, explain the connection between your work and the continent's financial ecosystem.
LinkedIn Profile
URL only
Professional website or other relevant online profile
Upload a professional headshot.

Please provide a high-resolution photograph suitable for editorial use.
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Section 2: YOUR PLACE IN THE FINANCIAL ECOSYSTEM
Which area of the financial ecosystem best describes your work?
Tell us about your professional journey and current work.
Provide a concise professional biography covering your experience, areas of expertise, current responsibilities and the work you are most closely associated with. Do not include recognition, awards, etc, this will be asked later in the Supporting Information section.
Section 3: THE NEXT 50 FINANCING AFRICA

The Next 50: Financing Africa Impact Report (2027 FAIR) will bring together the experiences, insights and perspectives of women working across the financial ecosystem.
How would you like to contribute to the 2027 FAIR?
Financing Africa's Next Decade (Q&A)
1. Please read ALL questions in this section before you start responding to avoid overlapping your insights.
2. You may address the African continent as a whole or focus on a specific country or market when responding.
Who is still being left out of Africa's financial system, and what needs to change?
What is one assumption about finance in Africa that you believe we need to rethink?
If we could change one thing about how Africa finances its growth over the next ten years, what should it be?
Financing Africa's Next Decade (Essay)
We invite you to explore this question through the lens of your professional experience, area of expertise and perspective on the financial ecosystem.

You may address the African continent as a whole or focus on a specific country or market. Consider the forces, decisions, investments, innovations and changes that will shape how Africa finances its future. Most importantly, examine the role your part of the financial sector must play.
What will it take to finance Africa's next decade?
Supporting Info & Declaration
Share links to relevant work, achievements or evidence supporting your application.
Optional. This may include published work, reports, projects, media coverage, professional recognition, organisational initiatives or other relevant material. Please provide direct links where possible.
Declaration

I have read and agree to Director Woman's Privacy Policy. I consent to Director Woman collecting and processing the information and photographs submitted with my application for the purposes of assessing my application, contacting me and, where applicable, producing and promoting The Next 50: Financing Africa Impact Series, including the Financing Africa Impact Report (FAIR). I understand that my submitted photograph and approved profile may be used in editorial and promotional materials relating to The Next 50 initiative, including its campaigns, publications, digital platforms and future annual cycles (2028)
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The Next 50: Financing Africa

Section 1: ABOUT YOU

Section 2: YOUR PLACE IN THE FINANCIAL ECOSYSTEM

Section 3: THE NEXT 50 FINANCING AFRICA

Financing Africa's Next Decade (Q&A)

Financing Africa's Next Decade (Essay)

Supporting Info & Declaration