On 5th July 2018, Hogan Lovells hosted its 5th annual Africa Forum themed "Africa Fit for the Future". One of the key sector sessions was led by Shalini Bhuchar, an asset finance partner, who chaired a panel of leading industry experts in African banking and finance. The panel included Denis Denya, EVP of African Export-Import Bank; Adesuwa Okunbo, Partner and Managing Director of Syntaxis Capital Africa; Edward Marlow, Managing Director at Credit Suisse; Jean Craven, CEO of Barak Fund Management and the Forum's keynote speaker, Mrs Ibukun Awosika, Chairwoman of First Bank Nigeria.