Agnes Wanjiku Gitau

Agnes is the Managing Partner at GBS Africa (a development-focused Advisory Firm that promotes trade & Investment flows to Africa).

With a background in International Trade and Finance, her role involves providing strategic advisory on Africa’s political and economic risks, market entry and stakeholder management for businesses working in sub-Saharan Africa. Agnes has worked with select development agencies including UNCTAD, Commonwealth Secretariat, Trade & Finance Ministries in East Africa; advising on sustainable FDI strategies for developing nations, greater global market access and trade competitiveness for the region’s products.

Agnes is passionate about equality and sustainable development and serves as a board member of the Intra Commonwealth SME Association, Frontier Africa Reports, a committee member of the Kenya Society and a member of the advisory counsel of the Somali Stock Exchange. She joined Five Talents as a trustee 2 years ago and aims to promote the work of the charity in her network of Africa Diaspora. Agnes works with the legal fraternity across East Africa to promote and build the region’s arbitration capacity through the Labfa Network and the East Africa International Arbitration Conference where she is a committee member.

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