AFSIC Agenda – Monday 11th October 2021
Room 1
8:50 am
KEYNOTE Solo: Opening Comments by Rupert McCammon
Speaker
Rupert McCammon Founder and Managing Director - AFSIC
9:00 am
KEYNOTE Solo: How FCDO is helping to Mobilise Private Sector Investment into Africa
Speaker
Vicky Ford MP Minister for Africa - Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
9:20 am
BANKING Solo: Africa: The destination for focused investment
Speaker
Cheryl Buss CEO of Absa International - Absa
9:40 am
BANKING Panel: This is Africa’s Century, an Overview of Africa’s Economic Emergence
Moderator
Mik Kabeya Vice President-Senior Analyst - Moody's Investors Service
Speakers
Peter Maila Investment Director - CDC Group
Charles Robertson Global Chief Economist & Head of Macro Strategy Unit - Renaissance Capital
Kawtar Ed-Dahmani Managing Director - Barings
10:20 am
BANKING Solo: Financial sector development in Africa: CDC’s approach
Speaker
Stephen Priestley Managing Director, Head of Financial Services - CDC Group
10:40 am
Networking Break
11:00 am
BANKING Panel: Attracting Investment into Africa’s Financial Sector, What do Investors Want?
Moderator
William Tay-Pamart Co-Founder and MD - Africa Financial Institutions Investment Platform (AFIIP)
Speakers
Maria Largey Investment Director, Head of Financial Services Equity - CDC Group
Ameya Upadhyay Venture Partner - Flourish
Mahin Dissanayake Senior Director, Head of Bank Ratings: Sub-Saharan Africa - Fitch Ratings
Constantinos Kypreos Senior Vice President - Moody's Investors Service
11:40 am
BANKING Panel: Microfinance – Macro Returns? The reality of Investing in Africa’s Microfinance Sector
Moderator
Wayne Hennessy-Barrett Founder & CEO - 4G Capital, Kenya
Speakers
Obinna Onunkwo President - Microfinance Development Company Limited
Milena Loayza Manager Financial Institutions - BIO
Tim Nuy Founder - Finclusion
Arnaud Ventura Managing Partner - Gojo.co
12:20 pm
JERSEY FINANCE Panel: South Africa Funds Masterclass: Trends in Fund Domiciliation and Capital Raising
Moderator
Allan Wood Global Head of Business Development - Jersey Finance
Speakers
Gavin Wilkins Chief Commercial Officer - Hawksford
Peggy Gielen Legal and Technical Manager - Jersey Finance
David Fowler Global Head of Private Equity - Sanne
Frederick Holmes Principal External Relations Officer - Government of Jersey
Elliot Refson Head of Funds - Jersey Finance
Dr Desné Masie Chief Strategist - IC Intelligence
1:00 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm
BANKING Digital Presentations
Speakers
Bamidele Olalekan Oseni Managing Partner - Caleb Consulting Ltd Uganda
Philip Hopkins Director of Investments - Equator Capital Partners, LLC
Edmund Higenbottam Managing Director - Verdant Capital
Gaetan Herinckx Manager - Senior Investment Officer, SME/Corporate direct investment - Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO)
Elhadji Malick Soumare Investment Manager - GroFin
Mohamed Maarouf Finance & Development Expert
2:00 pm
BUILDING Panel: Moving Africa Forward – Investment Opportunities in Africa’s Transport and Logistics Sector
Moderator
Aubrey Hruby Senior Fellow - Atlantic Council
Speakers
Ronald Mahondo CEO - MARAMOJA Transport
Simon Davis Managing Director - OX Global
Geoffrey White CEO - Agility
Samuel Ajiboyede CEO - FleetPartners Limited
2:40 pm
BUILDING Panel: The City, How to Benefit from the Rapid Urbanisation and Demographic Growth rate in Africa
Moderator
Oliver Cornock Editor-in-Chief & Director of Advisory Services - Oxford Business Group
Speakers
Davina Wood Principal - Affordable Housing Institute
Thomas Reilly Managing Director - Lango Real Estate Ltd
Anusha Naidu Corporate Finance Executive - Select Africa
George Kibala Bauer Acting Director - GSMA Digital Utilities
Ivan Cornet Managing Partner - Latitude Five
3:20 pm
BUILDING Panel: Unlocking Africa’s Infrastructure Investments
Moderator
Martijn Proos Director - Ninety One
Speakers
Gail Klintworth Chair and Co-Founder - Savo Project Devolopers
Mikir Shah CEO - Africa Specialty Risks
Ani Vallabhaneni CEO - Sanergy Limited
4:00 pm
FSD Africa Panel: Affordable Housing: Investing in greener and affordable housing in Africa
Across Africa, the demand for affordable housing is clearly outpacing supply. With urbanisation rates among the highest on the planet, African cities desperately need to champion affordable housing ...
Moderator
Anne-Marie Chidzero Chief Investment Officer, FSDAi - FSD Africa
Speakers
Kecia Rust Executive Director - Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa
Michael Waller CEO - Sofala Capital
Kioi Wambaa Managing Director - Credit and Portfolio Management - International Housing Solutions - Kenya
Cathal Conaty Managing Director - International Housing Solutions
4:40 pm
BUILDING Digital Presentations
Speakers
Laura Howlett Project Manager in Operations, Africa - Reall
Micheal Akampa Co-founder & COO - Investure Global AB
Charles Quao CEO - Quao Realty Limited
Herve Patrick Amonh Chairman - Eden Prestige
Bronwyn Corbett CEO - Grit Real Estate Income Group
Michael Aldridge CEO - Sunbird Business Services Limited
Wadzi Katsidzira Senior Manager - Global Development Incubator
Room 2
9:20 am
INVESTING Panel: Analysis of Investment Opportunities and Challenges in Africa’s Small and Medium Sized Companies
Moderator
Milko Skoro Managing Director Advisory & Infrastructure - Africa Merchant Capital Advisory
Speakers
Emmanuel Haye Deputy Head FI Debt Group - Proparco
Suresh Samuel Deputy Chief Investment Officer - Lendable
Steven Gray West Africa Representative - UKEF - UK Export Finance
Olivier Deiters Regional Manager - Africa & Middle East - Triple Jump
10:00 am
INVESTING Solo: Mauritius on the go – African growth
Speaker
Graeme Robertson Chairman - Intrasia Group
10:20 am
INVESTING Solo: Human Capital Leadership – The Ultimate Impact Investment
Speaker
Richard Putley Co-Founder & CEO - Executives in Africa
10:40 am
Networking Break
11:00 am
INVESTING Panel: Investor Perspectives on African Private Capital Markets
Moderator
Hazel Taylor Investment Director and Head of Investor Desk, Investor Desk - CDC Group
Speakers
Ana Maria Harrison Partner - Adams Street Partners
Martin Ewald Managing Director & Lead Portfolio Manager Impact Investments - Allianz Global Investors
Erik Renander Portfolio Manager - Emerging Markets Investment Management- Martijn Proos Director - Ninety One
11:40 am
INVESTING Panel: Africa’s Public Equity Markets, is this an Exceptional Entry Point?
Moderator
Joseph Rohm Managing Director and Portfolio Manager - Adventis
Speakers
Ayo Salami Chief Investment Officer - Emerging Markets Investment Management
Thea Jamison, CFA Managing Director and Founder - CHANGE Global Investment, LLC
David Grayson Chairman and Chief Executive Officer - Auerbach Grayson
12:20 pm
INVESTING Panel: Private Credit in Africa, The Case for and Against
Moderator
James Doree Managing Director - Lion's Head Global Partners
Speakers
James Hardy Partner - White & Case LLP
Ebele Okeke Managing Partner - Altica Partners
Tanja Havemann Director & Founder - Clarmondial
John Lentaigne Global Head of Credit & Political Risk - Tysers
Walid Cherif Managing Director - BluePeak Private Capital
Jo Fry Investment Director and Head of Intermediated Credit - CDC Group
1:00 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm
INVESTING Digital Presentations
Speakers
Ned Rauch-Mannino President - Portsmouth Ltd. Co.
Muhtari Adanan Managing Partner - Xecced Ventures
Hayden Reinders Head of Business Development and Client Management - Prescient Fund Services
Ahmed El Saharty Vice President - The Rohatyn Group
Dr. Chinyere Almona Director-General/Chief Executive Officer - Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Opelo Motswagae Executive Director - Ticano Group
Sanjeev Gupta Executive Director & Head of Financial Services - Africa Finance Corporation
Shamin A. Sookia Managing Director - Perigeum Capital Ltd
Thurstan Moodley Managing Partner - Khumovest- Kasief Isaacs Head of Investments: SADC - Mergence Investment Managers
Andrew Schultz Head of Sales - Frontier Africa - Investec
Andia Chakava Investment Director - Graca Machel Trust
Eva Yazhari General Partner - Beyond Capital Ventures
2:00 pm
EDUCATION Solo: Professional Education: Africa’s Investment Talent of the Future
Speakers
Thato Mashigo Portfolio Manager and Vice President CFA Society South Africa - Sanlam Private Wealth
Peter Watkins Director, University Relations, EMEA - CFA Institute
2:20 pm
EDUCATION Panel: Educating Investors: Investment Returns in Africa’s Education Sector
Moderator
Audrey Hanard Associate Partner - Dalberg
Speakers
Reemt Behrens Senior Investment Officer, Africa - BlueOrchard Finance
Fadl Al Tarzi Founder/CEO - Nexford University
Andrew McCusker Head of Education Finance - Opportunity International
Lucio Frigo CEO - Materia Holdings
Helena Riese Harstad Co-Founder and Chairman - Optimizer Foundation
3:00 pm
AGRICULTURE Panel: Seed Investments – An Analysis of the Risks and Opportunities of investing in Africa’s Agricultural Sector
Moderator
Laura Amaya Associate Partner - Dalberg
Speakers
Guy Kamguia Portfolio Director - Value Creation - Zebu Investment Partners
Wesley Davis Head of Strategic Partnerships - Delphos
Paul Okunaiya Managing Director - Forest Capital
Susan Payne CEO - Holistic Agricultural Investments Group Ltd
Andreas Davidsen Vice President of Scalable Enterprises - Agribusiness & Manufacturing - Norfund
Tarek El Sherbini Head of Agribusiness, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
3:40 pm
AGRICULTURE Solo: Connecting the ‘Last Mile’ through blockchain technology and digital utility tokens
Speaker
Harrison Byrnes Partnerships Manager - AgUnity
4:00 pm
AGRICULTURE Solo: Inclusive Investment Critical to SME Development (Driving force of Africa’s economy)
Speaker
Marcelina !Gaoses Founder and Director - Myrtle Growth Capital
4:20 pm
EDUCATION Digital Presentations
Speakers
Peter Hinton Co-Lead: Affordable Education Finance - CapPlus
Jay Kimmelman CEO and Co-Founder - Bridge International Academies
4:50 pm
AGRICULTURE Digital Presentations
Speakers
Richard Lackey CEO - World Food Bank Inc
Kazuhiro Numasawa Chief Investment Officer - African Development Bank
Mezuo Nwuneli Managing Partner - Sahel Capital Agribusiness Managers Ltd
Camille Rebelo Chief Operating Officer - Ecoplanet Bamboo
Apogeu Siniquinha General Manager - Agri-Capital SA
Room 3
10:00 am
BUILDING Networking: Meet Africa’s leading Infrastructure Investors
Speakers
Richard Abel Managing Director - UK Climate Investments
Ope Onibokun Head of Project Finance - Arise- Martijn Proos Director - Ninety One
Emilio Cattaneo Head of Technical Assistance - The Private Infrastructure Development Group
2:00 pm
BANKING Networking: Meet the Development Finance Institutions (DFIs)
Speakers
Enrique Tizon Syndications Officer - International Finance Corporation - WBG- Milena Loayza Manager Financial Institutions - BIO
- Steven Gray West Africa Representative - UKEF - UK Export Finance
Michael Mills Private Finance Adviser - UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Kurt Morriesen Senior Advisor - Impact Investments and SDGs - United Nations Development Programme- Andreas Davidsen Vice President of Scalable Enterprises - Agribusiness & Manufacturing - Norfund
Michael Fischer Director - Financial Institutions Africa - DEG - German Investment and Development Company
Jussi Ahonen Head of Digital Infrastructure and Solutions - Finnfund- Peter Maila Investment Director - CDC Group
Hoda Atia Moustafa Global Head of Portfolio - Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Dr. Konstantinos Tsanis Digital Transformation and FinTech Specialist - IFC
Marina Pannekeet Manager, Energy - FMO- Gaetan Herinckx Manager - Senior Investment Officer, SME/Corporate direct investment - Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO)
3:30 pm
INVESTING Networking: Meet Africa’s Leading Impact Investors
Speakers
- Andrew McCusker Head of Education Finance - Opportunity International
Wim van der Beek Managing Partner - Goodwell Investments
Hichem Omezzine TPG - The Rise Fund
Saad Sheikh Principal - TLG Capital
Kenny Nwosu Chief Executive Officer - Norsad Finance- Ameya Upadhyay Venture Partner - Flourish
- Olivier Deiters Regional Manager - Africa & Middle East - Triple Jump
Ashraf Esmael Chief Investment Officer - GroFin
Room 4
10:00 am
FINTECH Quickfire: Africa’s Most Promising Fintech Investment Opportunities
Speakers
Joshua Bicknell CEO - Balloon Ventures
Maurice Iwunze CEO & Co-Founder - SympliFi
Ralph Pecker CEO - Paycode
Bade Adesemowo Cto & Co-Founder - Social Lender
Jose Santiago Global Strategy and Operations Director - Okapi Finance International AB
Jason Eisen Founder & CEO - UTU Technologies
Luis Rodrigues CTO - QuickCheck
11:00 am
BUILDING Quickfire: Africa’s Most Promising Real Estate and Infrastructure Investment Opportunities
Speakers
Scott Friesen Board Chairman - Verdant Ventures LLC
Aryeh Green Chief Strategy Officer - Gigawatt Global
Michael Okaredje CEO - Pickmeup Technologies Inc.- Simon Davis Managing Director - OX Global
Chris Oyeniyi CEO & Founder - Karigo Logistics & Global Services Limited
Thomas Mundy Head - Capital Markets and International Capital, Sub-Saharan Africa - JLL
2:00 pm
AGRICULTURE Quickfire: Africa’s Most Promising Agriculture, Food and Aquaculture Investment Opportunities
Speakers
Sven Kaufmann CEO - Sustainable Planet
Yvan De Grauwe Owner - De Grauwe
Callie Visagie Corporate Development Director - SONO - Part of the Picama Group
Samson Larsson Founder & CTO - Ayazona
Bernard Oduro Takyi Founder & CEO - Omanbapa Ghana Ltd
Kudzai Kutukwa CEO - Mobbisurance
Foyer Area
9:00 am
EAST AFRICA SESSIONS: Ethiopia
Speakers
Wondimu Wolde Yohannes Managing Director - Nubian Gold Exploration Ltd
Ermias Eshetu Advisory Partner - Grant Thornton
10:00 am
EAST AFRICA SESSIONS: Kenya
Speakers
Dan Apungu Vice President- Investment Banking Corporate Financing Solutions - Standard Bank
Samir Ibrahim CEO - SunCulture
Reginald Kadzutu Chief Executive Officer - Amana Capital Limited
11:00 am
EAST AFRICA SESSIONS: Rwanda
Speakers
Najwa El Iraki Managing Partner - AfricaDev Consulting Ltd
Daniel Nkubito Managing Director - Rwanda Public Private Dialogue Consultancy Ltd
Toyin Abiodun Former Strategic Advisor - Ministry Of Trade And Industry, Rwanda, Tony Blair Institute Affiliate
Lord Dolar Popat UK Trade Envoy to Rwanda, Uganda and Congo - House of Lords
12:00 pm
EAST AFRICA SESSIONS: Democratic Republic of Congo
2:00 pm
WEST AFRICA SESSIONS: Cameroon
Speakers
Lynda Amadagana Managing Partner - A&P Law Firm
Alain Minyem CEO - ORTHO SERVICES GROUP
Sarada Nya Managing Partner - NYA & Co.
3:00 pm
WEST AFRICA SESSIONS: Nigeria
Speakers
Bryan Mezue Co-Founder & CEO - Lifestores Healthcare
Sanyade Okoli Chief Executive Officer - Alpha African Advisory- Dr. Konstantinos Tsanis Digital Transformation and FinTech Specialist - IFC
Daniel Afejuku Managing Director - Eagle Flight MFB
Basheer Oshodi PhD CEO & Co-founder - TrustBanc Arthur
Olayemi Anyanechi Managing Partner - Sefton Fross
Johnson Chukwu Managing Director - Cowry Asset Management
Ade Buraimo Group Managing Director - Alpha Morgan Capital Managers Limited
Olusegun Akanji Divisional Head - Strategy and Business Solutions - Heritage Bank Plc
Victor Meme MD/CEO - Vicmem Investment Services Limited
Victoria Madedor Group Head Agribusiness & FMCG - BOI Investment and Trust Company
Olufunmi Adepoju, CFA, FRM Managing Partner - PearlMutual Consulting Limited
Ik Izedonmwen Director - Verdant Capital- Bade Adesemowo Cto & Co-Founder - Social Lender
4:00 pm
WEST AFRICA SESSIONS: Ghana
Speakers
Michael Edem Akafia Vice President & Head-Legal & Compliance - Gold Fields Ghana Limited- Charles Quao CEO - Quao Realty Limited
Ralph Rossouw Managing Director - Fujairah Gold Ghana, Vedanta Resources
Lambert Osei Kofi Chief Executive Officer - Eman Capital Microfinance Limited
