Victor Kgomoeswana is the founder and presenter of the South African weekly radio show Africa Business Report on Talk Radio 702’s Money Show. He is a regular contributor to various international and local television and radio stations, including CNN, CNBC Africa, SABC TV, eTV, East Coast Radio and Lesedi FM. Victor is also the author of the bestseller Africa is Open for Business, an account of groundbreaking stories of innovation and opportunities in the continent.

Victor has facilitated many conferences and events such as the Black Management Forum, the Nkonki Annual Audit Committee Conference, the National Treasury’s Financial Management Improvement III Workshop and the ABSIP congratulatory dinners in Africa. He has also organised and led trade talks on regional economic integration in East Africa with the Rwanda Development Board and the South African High Commission in Kigali.

Previously Victor was Business Development Executive for PPC Ltd, where his main task was to seek investment opportunities across the African continent. He has originated M&A transactions through discussions with governments, investors and company owners. He also served as the Chief Executive Officer of PPC Ntsika Fund, an enterprise development initiative, until January 2014.

Before joining PPC, Victor was the Associate Director at Ernst & Young’s Africa Business Centre, where he led the team that put together the database behind the firm’s Africa Interactive and Growing Beyond Borders projects.

Trevor McFarlane is the Founder and CEO of Emerging Markets Intelligence & Research (EMIR), an exclusive boutique advisory and research firm that leverages the network effect of Boardroom by EMIR. An expert in geopolitics, macroeconomics, and government policy, he advises visiting global CEOs and politicians on how to succeed in the Middle East. Over 2,000 regional CEOs and business leaders subscribe to his analysis.

Having built the most influential intelligence network in the Middle East, Boardroom by EMIR, Trevor sits at the center of a web of globally respected EMIR advisory partners who undertake future-shaping transformational projects for select clients.

Before founding EMIR, McFarlane worked at The Economist, where he supported corporate leaders through its advisory division. Prior to that, he covered the Middle East & Africa for The Economist Intelligence Unit. With nearly two decades of experience in the Middle East—living and working in Istanbul, Doha, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, and Dubai—Trevor and EMIR’s team of advisory experts are trusted advisors to CEOs, boards, and ministers.

Trevor’s analysis has been featured by the BBC, CNN, CNBC Arabia, The Economist, and the Financial Times. He formerly co-hosted Dubai Eye’s award-winning Business Breakfast Radio Show and has been invited as a guest lecturer at prestigious educational institutions, including the Ivy League’s Wharton School.