Fati N'Zi-Hassane

Africa Director

Oxfam International

Fati N'Zi-Hassane has been Oxfam's Africa Director since October 2022. Previously at the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) which she joined in 2016 as Chief of Staff to the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, she subsequently held the position of Head of the Skills and Employment Programme which she supervised the creation within the same institution, before being promoted to Head of the Human Development and Institutions Division. In this last role with AUDA-NEPAD, she oversaw the Health component to the Agency’s response to the COVID-19 crises, the creation of a Gender Programme, and numerous projects aligned to Nutrition, Education and Employment continental strategic priorities.

Before joining AUDA-NEPAD, Fati worked in Europe for more than ten years as a management consultant and program manager in large international groups, supporting the transformation of private and public entities.

Elena Trajkovska

Regional Chief of Logistics, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)

UNICEF

Seema has led the East African mission for British International Investment (BII) from a strategic and operational perspective since November 2019. She is responsible for BII’s existing portfolio, origination efforts across infrastructure, financial services and corporates as well as all stakeholder relationships. Seema is an NED on the Board of Africa Logistics Properties and The Africa Power Platform.  Prior to BII, Seema was the Chief Representative Officer for East & West Africa at Mauritius Commercial Bank responsible for governance and client coverage. 

During her earlier career, Seema spent 18 years with Standard Chartered Bank in a variety of roles across Singapore, London and Nairobi through various disciplines. She was the founding member of an $18bn leveraged credit fund, Head of Directorate within the Group CEO’s Office and Executive Director for Strategic Promoter Initiatives within East Africa.  

Seema is a CFA Charterholder and has a BA in Law & Business Studies from the University of Warwick, United Kingdom. She is married and has two children.