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