Akwasi Obeng-Adjei is the Director of Group Internal Audit: Investment Management South Africa and Insurance Rest of Africa at Absa Bank South Africa with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry in South Africa and the rest of Africa. He has a well-grounded experience in Advisory, Business Process, Financial Risk, Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Audit Services and Risk Management.

He is an academic with a vested interest in innovation, Futures, investment management and entrepreneurship as a discipline. He has presented on this subject matter at several conferences and organisations and has received numerous accolades. He has an extensive experience in the African continent both professionally and academically.