Ali Al-Ganzory
Ali Al-Ganzory is the CEO of G&B Global Corp. and a seasoned Senior Base Oils Trader with over a decade of experience in the base oil and petrochemical industry. He has successfully expanded market presence across the Americas, Europe, Egypt, and the Middle East by developing and managing trading strategies and mitigating risks. Ali holds a master’s in business Analytics, enhancing his ability to use data science, predictive modelling, and market analysis for strategic decision-making. Ali’s goal is to continue delivering value and excellence to G&B Global Corp and its clients by applying his extensive knowledge and analytical expertise to the base oil trading market, driving the company’s mission of growth and innovation.
H.E. Wamkele Mene
H.E. Wamkele Mene was elected by the 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of States & Government of the African Union, to the position of Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat.
Prior to being elected Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, he served as Chief Director: Africa Economic Relations, at the Department of Trade & Industry of South Africa. In this role, he was South Africa’s chief trade negotiator in the AfCFTA and Tripartite FTA negotiations. During his tenure as chief negotiator, South Africa ratified both the AfCFTA and Tripartite FTAs agreements.
Prior to assuming this position, H.E. Wamkele Mene occupied the position of Director: International Trade Law & Investment Law at the Department of Trade & Industry, a role in which he was principal legal counsel on international trade law and international investment law.
From 2010 until 2015, H.E. Wamkele Mene represented South Africa at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland. He was elected to the position of Chairman of the WTO’s Committee on International Trade in Financial Services.
Prior to joining the Department of Trade & Industry of South Africa, H.E. Wamkele Mene worked for Wall Street based law firms in the London and Hong Kong offices.
H.E. Wamkele Mene has written and lectured internationally on international trade law, international investment law and international business law. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Law) degree from Rhodes University in South Africa, a Master of Arts in International Studies & Diplomacy (with specialization in International Economics) from the School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS), University of London and a LL.M. (Master of Laws) in Banking Law & Financial Regulation from the Law Department of the London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE).
Kojo Annobil
Kojo Annobil has over 20 years work experience and during this period, he exhibited a great deal of talent and recorded several achievements.
He evolved over the years and performed beyond expectation in every department he worked in. Has ability to adjust to new roles and unparalleled sense of responsibility, initiative and integrity earned him various roles.
Kojo, managed all three brands held by (BMW, Ford and Massey Ferguson) the Ghana Dealer and over the years built a good clientele and was influential in retaining customers. He was actively engaged in formulating strategies to enable the company survive the stiff competition raging in the automobile industry. He is result oriented and this impacted tremendously on his growth and success.
Kojo participated in numerous local and international automobile conferences, trainings, and seminars, gaining an enormous amount of knowledge in the automobile industry. Kojo possess a wealth of managerial skills and team building capabilities. He served as the Vice President of Ghana Automobile Dealers Association (GADA) from 2017 -2018 and as President for 2019. Actively represented GADA on all stakeholder meetings on all issues affecting the automobile industry in Ghana.
Kojo, currently works as a consultant to the Ghana Ministry of Trade & Industry (MOTI) as Head of the newly inaugurated Ghana Automotive Development Centre to provide support to the Automotive Industry and provide linkage between the Automotive Industry and MOTI under the Ghana Automotive Development Policy (GADP) amongst other responsibilities.
Kojo participated in the following international events as speaker and panel discussions.
IATF 2023, Cairo (Auto Forum)
West Africa Automotive Show 2024, Lagos
West Africa Automotive Show 2025, Lagos