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Dr. Patrick Njoroge
Former Governor
Central Bank of Kenya
Dr. Patrick Njoroge served as the ninth Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya from June 2015 to June 2023, after a 20-year career at the International Monetary Fund. He is currently a member of the Advisory Boards of the "Yale Program on Financial Stability" and the "Global Finance and Technology Network," chair of the "Africa Financial Industry Summit" (AFIS) Supervisory Council, and a member of the Africa Expert Panel for South Africa’s G20 Presidency. He has received several awards and recognitions, including four awards for Africa’s Central Banker of the Year, and recognition in 2023 as a Top 25 African Finance Leader. He holds a PhD in Economics from Yale University. He is MLK, Jr. and Phyllis Wallace Visiting Scholar at MIT Sloan School of Management.
Speaking at SFF 2026
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2:00–2:40pmFri 20 NovFutureMatters StageHall 5, Singapore EXPOPremium
Capital Rewiring
The South–South Playbook: Rewiring Finance for the Remaining 1.6 Billion Unbanked
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Hélder LopesGovernorBanco Central de Timor-Leste
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Dr. Patrick NjorogeFormer GovernorCentral Bank of Kenya
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Nasim AlievCo-FounderSkyro
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Parul Seth KhannaCo-founder & DirectorUniversal Pensions Pte Ltd
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Irene Arias HofmanChief Executive OfficerMIRAModerator
About this session
Emerging markets have built some of the world’s most innovative models for financial inclusion. This panel explores what Africa and Asia can learn directly from each other — from digital public infrastructure and payments to regulation and public-private partnerships — and whether a new South–South playbook can accelerate the next phase of financial inclusion.
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