Simon K. Andersson-Manjang

Managing Director of Afrimoney Gambia, the mobile money solution for Gambia's biggest mobile network operator.

Afrimoney Market development across Angola, DRC, Gambia and Sierra Leone. Implementation of industry best practices on: * Product development and promotions - Core + Advanced services (Micro-credit, savings and insurance) * Mobile money-specific customer value management - IBRO Analysis - Customer retention methodology * Communication - ATL & BTL Messaging - Brand positioning Also responsible for relationship management of international bilateral and multilateral deveolopment organisations.

Acting co-Head of Mobile Money Afrimoney Group Leadership team, focusing on commercial strategy, customer experience and business analytics. Afrimoney is the mobile money offering of Africell Ltd.

- Led Mobile Money research team - Development of the Mobile Money Prevalence Index [MMPI] - Led the end-to-end delivery of the the annual GSMA State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money (SOTIR), the industry's leading publication. Author of SOTIR 2021. - Responsible for all of the GSMA's Mobile Money data resources (Estimate and forecast models, Mobile Money Metrics website, trackers, etc.)

Forecasting and estimating of mobile money trends and their impact globally. Supporting the delivery of the GSMA State of the Industry Report, the industry's leading report on mobile money.

GAMSEM, Gambians for Self-Employment, facilitates Gambian exports and supports the practice of cooperatives for the purpose of resource mobilisation, employment creation, poverty reduction and community development. GAMSEM has over two decades of experience working with institutions such as the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the European Commission and various national development agencies.

The UN Secretary General established the Task Force on Digital Financing of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of his broader Roadmap for Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: 2019-2021. The Task Force’s mandate is to recommend and catalyse ways to harness digitalization in accelerating financing of the SDGs. The Gambia pathfinder initiative is focused on advancing financial inclusion by ensuring a supportive policy environment and promoting private sector investment in digital infrastructure and citizen-centric, innovative digital financing products and services.

• Analysis and consultancy • Dedicated analyst for Mobile Money • Covering a range of markets through Africa and the Middle East • Responsible for telecom client relations in Saudi Arabia Working on different client engagements including: • Market forecasting for a number of counties in MEA • Authored report on Mobile Remittances and the evolution on Mobile Money in Africa • An Internet service provider (ISP) market entry study; looking at market entry impact, competitive responses and regulatory environment and strategy. • In-depth wholesale market sizing for: Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Chad, DR. Congo, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Niger, The Gambia

Managed the ten-member investment research team within Expert Investor. The research focused on the investment sentiment and buying/selling intentions of European fund selectors across 15 countries in Western Europe and a multitude of asset classes and investment strategies. The research looked at the sentiment of both wholesale and institutional investors including banks, private banks, discretionary managers, FoFs, pension funds, family offices, foundations, etc.

European Investment Data Researcher for Expert Investor at Last Word Media Research focuses on investment patterns of senior investment professionals on the continent. Expert Investor (EI) publishes a quarterly magazine focusing on key investment issues of interest to professional European investors. EI also organises conferences on topics such as portfolio construction, fund selection and asset allocation ideas. Role included: - Managing relationships with fund buyers across Europe - Analyse research data - Organise investment conferences in the Nordics and the Netherlands - Data product development

Worked on a project aimed at enforcing the "Chinese walls" within the bank, post 2008-crisis. I oversaw and summarised the transfer of confidential client information as part of a major data migration project at the investment bank division (IBD). The role gave me great attention to detail and broader skills in project management. Further duties include: Liaising with group heads within (IBD), delivering weekly progress update presentations to project lead, overviewing colleagues’ individual progress, training new colleagues, etc.

Stationed in The Gambia, West Africa I assisted in self-help aid and micro-finance projects by supporting day-to-day project management. The projects were aimed at empowering farmers and fishers through raising their incomes by increasing efficiency, add value to their products and improving their market access.

Thesis topic: The Mobile Phone Revolution in Africa – Case Study: Kenya Courses included: Macro and Microeconomics, Econometrics, International Economics, Development studies, Economic Growth and Development, etc.