Mukwandi Chibesakunda
CEO & Co-Founder Zanaco
Mukwandi has a banking career that stretches over two decades, during which she has held a multitude of high-ranking positions within Zambia's financial sector. Currently, as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of ZANACO, one of Zambia’s foremost banking institutions, Mukwandi has made a remarkable impact.
Prior to her appointment as Chief Executive Officer for Zanaco, she served as Managing Director at National Savings and Access Bank Zambia Ltd. She has also served in Executive capacities at Stanbic Bank Zambia and Standard Chartered Bank Plc.
Mukwandi is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School Executive Program and distinguished alumnus of the Insead Business School Female Leadership Program. Her stature within the industry is reflected in her fellowships at the Zambia Institute of Banking and Financial Services and the Institute of Directors, Zambia.
2025 Agenda Sessions
Home-grown capital – filling the foreign finance gap with local investment
- As perceived risk makes foreign investors wary, how have intra-African financing options emerged to plug the gap?
- How are African-owned initiatives (i.e. AfDB, AFC), as well as local capital markets being used to increase domestic investment in an impactful way?
- Does their expert local knowledge through branch networks provide them an edge on foreign capital to invest wisely?
- How has a lack of positive credit profiles hindered the deployment of African finance and how can producers change this?
Wednesday 05 February 09:45 - 10:30 CTICC2
Intergovernmental Summit
- As perceived risk makes foreign investors wary, how have intra-African financing options emerged to plug the gap?
- How are African-owned initiatives (i.e. AfDB, AFC), as well as local capital markets being used to increase domestic investment in an impactful way?
- Does their expert local knowledge through branch networks provide them an edge on foreign capital to invest wisely?
- How has a lack of positive credit profiles hindered the deployment of African finance and how can producers change this?
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