LEX Africa Conference | A new era for Africa in a changing global landscape

LEX Africa and JLA Advogados are organising the LEX Africa Conference “A New Era for Africa in a Changing Global Landscape”, which will take place on 16 October 2025, at the Polana Serena Hotel, in Maputo, Mozambique.

LEX Africa is an alliance of leading law firms across the continent, bringing together a pan-African team of more than 600 lawyers in 30 African countries. JLA Advogados is its exclusive member in Mozambique, and also maintains a strategic partnership with Abreu Advogados, in Portugal, offering integrated and specialised legal services to clients across the Lusophone world.

PROGRAMME

09:00 – 09:10 – Welcome Reception

09:10 – 09:30 – Opening Session

09:45 – 10:40 – Panel I: Doing Business in Mozambique

• Zara Jamal, JLA Advogados, Mozambique - Moderator

• Nuno Maposse, APIEX

• Laurent Oliver Corthay, World Bank/IFC

• Onório Manuel, Moz Parks

• Bruno Dias, Ernst & Young Mozambique

  
  

11:05 – 12:00 – Panel II: African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) – Opportunities and Future Challenges

• Pieter Steyn, Werksmans, South Africa and Chairman of LEX Africa - Moderator

• Simone Santi, EUROCAM

• Carlos Martins, Mozambican Bar Association (OAM)

• Iacumba Aiuba, Mozambican Competition Authority (ARC)

• Sydney Chisenga, Corpus Legal Practitioners, Zambia

  
  

12:00 – 12:55 – Panel III: Local Content in the O&G and Mining Industries

• Ana Sofia Batista, Abreu Advogados - Moderator

• Naima Capão, INP

• Elthon Chemane, President of Mozambique Local Content Association (ALCM)

• Edna Simbine, TotalEnergies

• Bruno Chicalia, CTJ Consulting

• Mamadou Coulibaly, Satis Partners, Mali

• Fidelis Manyuchi, Scanlen & Holderness, Zimbabwe

  
  

14:00 – 14:55 – Panel IV: Sustainable Businesses

• Naby Jamal, JLA Advogados - Moderator

• João Pedro Matos Fernandes, Former Minister of Environment and Climate Action of Portugal

• Manuel Alvarinho, Aquashare Association

• Nelson Lage, ADENE (Portugal)

• Patricia Darsam, ABSA

15:20 – 16:15 – Panel V: Dubai as the New Hub for African Investments

• Zara Jamal, JLA Advogados, Mozambique - Moderator

• Miguel Teixeira de Abreu, Senior and Honorary Partner of Abreu Advogados

• Paulo Rage, Mayer Brown, Dubai Local Firm Representative

• Neuza Melão Dias, FBL Advogados, Angola

16:15 – 16:25 – Closing

[Registrations closed]