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Driving sustainable investment in African Mining

Mareme Mbaye

Group Head, Client Coverage & Solutions Ecobank

Marème Mbaye is the Group Head, Client Coverage and Solutions at Ecobank Group, a role she assumed in August 2025. With over 23 years of banking experience, Marème brings strong expertise in client relationship management, strategic leadership, business development, and governance. Her career spans West, Central, and East Africa, marked by a consistent record of growth and impact. Before rejoining Ecobank, she was Vice President and spokesperson for Société Générale Sub-Saharan Africa and a member of the Executive Committee for Société Générale’s Africa, Mediterranean Basin & Overseas region. She previously served as CEO for Société Générale Central and East Africa, overseeing operations in six countries, and earlier as CEO of Société Générale Cameroun, where she led successful growth and governance initiatives. Marème’s earlier tenure at Ecobank Group includes roles as Chief of Staff to the Group CEO, Managing Director of Ecobank Rwanda, and Managing Director of Ecobank Gambia. She began her journey as Head of Large Corporates, Senegal, leading major syndications and structured transactions. She holds a Master in Financial Economics and a Bachelor in Business Administration from HEC Montréal, Canada, and is fluent in French and English. 

2026 Agenda Sessions

Finance for a diversifying economy: How Ecobank is delivering on Simandou 2040's promise

Guinea is entering a new phase of economic acceleration, driven by large-scale mining developments and the broader national ambitions articulated under the Simandou 2040 framework

In this session, Ecobank Guinea shares a market-driven perspective on how investors, mining developers, mining project sponsors, and strategic partners can access and structure opportunities across Guinea’s mining value chain and adjacent sectors, including infrastructure, logistics, energy, and other supporting industries.

Drawing on its on-the-ground presence and regional platform, Ecobank illustrates how capital can be efficiently connected to credible local and cross-border projects, and what investors should consider when navigating market entry, partnerships, and execution in Guinea.


Rather than focusing on policy or programme governance, the discussion will centre on:
• Where bankable opportunities are emerging in Guinea today
• How mining activity is catalysing broader multi-sector growth
• Practical considerations for deploying capital in a complex but high-potential market
• How financial institutions can act as effective bridges between international capital and local execution

This session is designed for investors, financiers, project sponsors, and strategic partners 
seeking actionable insights into Guinea’s evolving investment landscape, informed by 
the Simandou 2040 context but grounded in market realities 

Monday 09 February 15:30 - 17:00 Serengeti Stage (CTICC2 - Level 3)

Add to calendar 02/09/2026 15:30 02/09/2026 17:00 Finance for a diversifying economy: How Ecobank is delivering on Simandou 2040's promise

Guinea is entering a new phase of economic acceleration, driven by large-scale mining developments and the broader national ambitions articulated under the Simandou 2040 framework

In this session, Ecobank Guinea shares a market-driven perspective on how investors, mining developers, mining project sponsors, and strategic partners can access and structure opportunities across Guinea’s mining value chain and adjacent sectors, including infrastructure, logistics, energy, and other supporting industries.

Drawing on its on-the-ground presence and regional platform, Ecobank illustrates how capital can be efficiently connected to credible local and cross-border projects, and what investors should consider when navigating market entry, partnerships, and execution in Guinea.


Rather than focusing on policy or programme governance, the discussion will centre on:
• Where bankable opportunities are emerging in Guinea today
• How mining activity is catalysing broader multi-sector growth
• Practical considerations for deploying capital in a complex but high-potential market
• How financial institutions can act as effective bridges between international capital and local execution

This session is designed for investors, financiers, project sponsors, and strategic partners 
seeking actionable insights into Guinea’s evolving investment landscape, informed by 
the Simandou 2040 context but grounded in market realities 

 Serengeti Stage (CTICC2 - Level 3) Africa/Johannesburg
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