Danakali: Potash - Driver of Sustainable Agriculture in Africa

Humphrey leads CRUs Potash Analysis editing the Potassium Chloride Market Outlook, Potash Cost Service and Potassium Sulphates and Potassium Nitrate Market Outlook. He joined the company in August 2016 and was previously the Fertilizer Teams Cost Analyst contributing across the nutrient teams. Prior to joining CRU, Humphrey worked as a geologist at a major lead-zinc mine in the Republic of Ireland and at a gold exploration project in Mexico. He holds an MSci in Geology from Imperial College London and an MSc in Mining Geology from Camborne School of Mines (University of Exeter).

Mr. Ibrahim Sagna serves as Global Head & Director of the Advisory & Capital Markets arm of Afreximbank (the "Bank"). Afreximbank is an investment grade rated Pan-African DFI with over US$ 15 Billion of assets. It is Africa’s leading force in Intra-African Trade and Export Development. The Bank’s mandate is anchored in Trade Finance and its scope of interventions covers direct lending, structured risk bearing, direct equity and a broad based investment banking services. Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Sagna headed the Financial Advisory Services of the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC). He is a seasoned executive with the privilege of more than two decades track record in global finance. His international career includes North American experiences with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and Emerging Capital Partners (ECP), and European experiences with Millennium Global and Blackthorn Capital. He recently served as a board director to the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) of Rwanda and as member of the President of Senegal’s Council of Investments. Mr. Sagna holds a Bachelor degree and a Master of Finance from Boston College and has been sponsored to management programs both at Harvard Business School and London Business School.