AGENDA
FEBRUARY 16, 2026
16
Feb
2026 9:00 am - 9:30 am
Sahr J. Kpundeh
Rwanda Country Manager
World Bank
Sergio Oliete Josa
Head of Unit for Sustainable Transport and Urban Development
European Union
16
Feb
2026 9:30 am - 9:40 am
Dr. Jimmy Gasore
Minister of Infrastructure
Government of Rwanda
16
Feb
2026 9:45 am - 10:15 am
Megersa Abera
Senior Transport Economist
World Bank
16
Feb
2026 10:15 am - 10:45 am
Aditi Singh
Joint Secretary for Rural Connectivity and Information Technology
Ministry of Rural Development
National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (NRIDA)
India
16
Feb
2026 10:45 am - 11:30 am
MODERATOR:
Aymen Osman Ali
Senior Transport Specialist
World Bank
PANELISTS:
Dr. Marcus O. Ogunbiyi
Permanent Secretary
Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Food Security, Nigeria
Jean Pierre Nkezabo
Feeder Roads Development Project Manager
Rwanda Transport Development Agency (RTDA)
Ngabo Karegeya
Founder
“Ibere rya Bigogwe”
Mahamat Hassan Haggar
Director General of Road Maintenance and Preservation
Ministry of Infrastructure, Chad<
Bezawit Tesfaye Fantta
Senior Transport Specialist
World Bank
16
Feb
2026 11:50 am - 12:20 pm
Stephen Muzira
Lead Transport Specialist
World Bank
16
Feb
2026 12:20 pm - 1:10 pm
MODERATOR
Stephen Muzira
Lead Transport Specialist
World Bank
PANELISTS
Daouda Moussa Kone
Deputy Coordinator and Acting Coordinator National Coordination Unit of the Program
Nafa Soro Siraw, Mali
Amelia Chizwala Peterson
FIKA (NGO, former Bridges to Prosperity)
Twagira Elias
Managing Director and Founder
ASTRIK International Ltd
Joshua Mwankunda
Principal Engineer
Tanzania Road Fund Board (RFB)
Twinamatsiko Emmanuel
Assistant Commissioner - District and Community Access Roads
Ministry of Works and Transport, Uganda
16
Feb
2026 2:20 pm - 3:20 pm
MODERATOR
Cecilia Fabian
Transport Specialist
World Bank
PRESENTERS
Tobias A. Swai
Consultant
Tanzania Infrastructure bonds (TARURA)
Flemings Nyirenda
Director of Planning and Policy
Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Malawi
Nkemjika I. Onwuamaegbu
Head
MIGA Nairobi
Rubina Normahomed
Director
Road Maintenance and Road Safety, Mozambique
Victor Odula
Deputy Director, Policy and Research
Kenya Roads Board
16
Feb
2026 3:20 pm - 4:10 pm
MODERATOR
Peter Taniform
Lead Transport Specialist and Program Leader
World Bank
PANELISTS
Petronella Halwiindi
Country Manager for South Sudan
UNOPS
Pieter Copper
Deputy Head of Mission
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Rwanda
Sergio Oliete
Head of Unit for Sustainable Transport
European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) EU
Binyam Reja
Practice Manager
World Bank
Pauline Ketty Okello
Uganda Country Director
FIKA (NGO, former Bridges to Prosperity)
16
Feb
2026 4:20 pm - 5:00 pm
MODERATOR
Marisela Ponce de Leon
SSATP Road Safety Pillar Lead / Senior Transport Specialist
World Bank
16
Feb
2026 5:00 pm - 5:10 pm
Binyam Reja
Practice Manager
World Bank
Sofia Guerrero
Lead Transport Specialist
World Bank
16
Feb
2026 5:00 pm - 5:10 pm
MODERATOR
Marisela Ponce de Leon
SSATP Road Safety Pillar Lead / Senior Transport Specialist
World Bank
17
Feb
2026 9:00 am - 9:05 am
Oceane Keou
SSATP Resilient Road Asset Management (RRAM) Pillar Lead / Senior Transport Specialist
World Bank
17
Feb
2026 9:05 am - 9:20 am
Frederico Pedroso
Transport Specialist
World Bank
17
Feb
2026 9:20 am - 9:40 am
Gordon Keller
Road Expert
17
Feb
2026 9:40 am - 10:00 am
Jeffrey Wertkin
Managing Director
Asphalt Systems Inc. (ASI)
17
Feb
2026 10:00 am - 10:30 am
MODERATORS:
Oceane Keoum
SSATP Resilient Road Asset Management (RRAM) Pillar Lead / Senior Transport Specialist
World Bank
Frederico Pedroso
Transport Specialist
World Bank
17
Feb
2026 10:50 am - 11:10 am
Oceane Keou
SSATP Resilient Road Asset Management (RRAM) Pillar Lead / Senior Transport Specialist
World Bank
17
Feb
2026 11:10 am - 11:30 am
Jose Cordovilla
Director of Infrastructure Advisory Services
TYPSA
17
Feb
2026 11:40 am - 12:00 pm
Sophia Belete–Tekie
Head of the Road Management System (RMS)
Roads Authority of Namibia
17
Feb
2026 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Oceane Keoum
SSATP Resilient Road Asset Management (RRAM) Pillar Lead / Senior Transport Specialist
World Bank
Frederico Pedroso
Transport Specialist
World Bank
17
Feb
2026 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Ibrahim Khalil Zaki Dajani
Practice Manager
World Bank
Henri Jacob Razafindrianarivo
Minister of Public Works
Madagascar
17
Feb
2026 2:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Eric Lancelot
Lead Transport Specialist
World Bank
17
Feb
2026 2:15 pm - 3:05 pm
MODERATOR:
Solange Mizero
Transport Specialist
World Bank
PANELISTS:
Eric Lancelot
Lead Transport Specialist
World Bank
Humphrey Kanyenye
Manager Urban Roads and Projects Coordinator, TARURA
Tanzania
Stephen Malubila
Project Manager
Road Development Agency, Zambia
Hassoumi Kadri
Director General of Rural Roads
Ministry of Equipment and Infrastructure, Niger
Carlos Bellas Lamas
Senior Transport Specialist
World Bank
17
Feb
2026 3:05 pm - 3:25 pm
Jean Pierre Nkezabo
Feeder Roads Development Project Manager
Rwanda Transport Development Agency (RTDA)
17
Feb
2026 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
MODERATOR:
Sofia Guerrero
Lead Transport Specialist
World Bank
17
Feb
2026 4:45 pm - 5:00 pm
MODERATOR:
Jose Cordovilla
Director of Infrastructure Advisory Services
TYPSA
17
Feb
2026 5:00 pm - 5:15 pm
Binyam Reja
Practice Manager
World Bank
Sofia Guerrero
Lead Transport Specialist
World Bank