It was a pleasure to return to Oxford for the 2025 Oxford Africa Business Forum, hosted by the Oxford Africa Business Alliance in collaboration with Saïd Business School. I joined the panel on “Financing Africa’s Growth from Within” alongside David Awuah-Darko (IC Group), Henry Odogwu (BlackRock), Vish Ashiagbor (PwC Ghana), and moderator Obi Chinomso (Oxford MBA), where we explored how local capital, and homegrown strategies can drive sustainable development across the continent.