AFSIC Agenda – Tuesday 12th October 2021
9:05 am
GROWTH Solo: TBA
9:25 am
GROWTH Solo: Applying ESG considerations to investment in Africa
9:45 am
GROWTH Panel: Leapfrogging – When will the Electricity Grid become Obsolete in Africa?
Moderator
Tony Tiyou 2021 Speaker CEO - Renewables in Africa
Speakers
- Emilio Cattaneo 2021 Speaker Executive Director - Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund, a PIDG company
- Marina Pannekeet 2021 Speaker Manager, Energy - FMO
- Massaer Cisse 2021 Speaker General Manager - Lekela Power
- Terje Osmundsen 2021 Speaker CEO & Founder - Empower New Energy
- Harry Guinness 2021 Speaker Fund Manager - LHGP Asset Management
10:25 am
Networking Break
10:55 am
GROWTH Panel: How is the Utility Death Spiral Relevant to Africa?
Speakers
- Zohrab Mawani 2021 Speaker Founder and Director - AEDC
- Jasper Graf von Hardenberg 2021 Speaker Chief Executive Officer - Daystar Power
- Leslie Labruto 2021 Speaker Global Head of Energy - Acumen
- Charlie Blair 2021 Speaker Managing Director - Gravitricity
- Saloshni Pillay 2021 Speaker Head Global Markets Sales & Structuring - Absa
11:35 am
FSD Panel: What next for Green Finance?
12:15 pm
GROWTH Panel: Limited Partners (LPs) Impacting Sustainable Investment into Africa
Speakers
- Hannah Subayi Kamuanga 2021 Speaker Country Officer – DRC / Principal for Central Africa - Proparco
- Philip Mutooni 2021 Speaker Senior Advisor - Africa Investment Capital Partners
- Dalia Aga-Shaw 2021 Speaker Investment Director - CDC Group plc
- Dan Farrell 2021 Speaker Chairman & CEO - Privos Capital
- Martin Ewald 2021 Speaker Managing Director & Lead Portfolio Manager Impact Investments - Allianz Global Investors
- Michelle Haigh Osorio 2021 Speaker Investment Director - KawiSafi Ventures
- Greg Murray 2021 Speaker CEO and Co-Founder - KOKO Networks
- Peter Scott 2021 Speaker Founder and CEO - BURN
1:00 pm
Lunch
2:05 pm
GROWTH Quickfire: Africa’s Most Promising Green Finance Opportunities
3:35 pm
GROWTH: Meet the Green Finance Investors
9:05 am
FINTECH Solo: Africa and Responsible Investing in Digital Financial Services
Speaker
- Lory Camba Opem 2021 Speaker Global Lead - Responsible Finance, Financial Inclusion, SME and Digital Finance - IFC Financial Institutions Group
9:25 am
FINTECH Solo: Global Fintech Industry Outlook
Speaker
- Oskar Mielczarek de la Miel 2021 Speaker Managing Partner - Rakuten Capital - Rakuten
9:45 am
FINTECH Panel: Fintech, Investment Opportunities beyond the Payment Solution
Moderator
- Dare Okoudjou 2021 Speaker CEO and Founder - MFS Africa
Speakers
- Novan Maharahaje 2021 Speaker Director, Capital Market Services - Ocorian
- Daniel Goldfarb 2021 Speaker CEO & Co-Founder - Lendable
- Chidi Okpala 2021 Speaker CEO - Asante Financial Services Group
- Rui Oliveira 2021 Speaker Chief Executive Officer - BFA Asset Management
10:30 am
Networking Break
11:00 am
FINTECH: TBA
11:35 am
FINTECH Panel: African Fintech going Global
Speakers
- Ron Margalit 2021 Speaker Founding Partner - Venture Kinetics
- Chijioke Dozie 2021 Speaker CEO and Co-Founder - Carbon
- Llew Morkel 2021 Speaker Founder/CEO - Fraxeum Holdings
- Grant Kurland 2021 Speaker Joint CEO - Bayport Management Limited
12:15 pm
FSD Panel: Digital Finance
1:00 pm
Lunch
2:05 pm
FINTECH Quickfire: Africa’s Most Promising Fintech Investment Opportunities
Speakers
- Bade Adesemowo 2021 Speaker Cto & Co-Founder - Social Lender
- Jose Santiago 2021 Speaker Global Strategy and Operations Director - Okapi Finance International AB
- Andy Halsall 2021 Speaker CEO - Poa Internet
- Vahid Monadjem 2021 Speaker CEO - Nomanini
- Jason Eisen 2021 Speaker Founder & CEO - UTU Technologies
- Luis Rodrigues 2021 Speaker CTO - QuickCheck
3:35 pm
FINTECH Networking: Meet Africa’s Leading Venture Capital and Early Stage Investors
Speakers
- Rostan Schwab 2021 Speaker Africa Head - Fintech Investments - International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- Lory Camba Opem 2021 Speaker Global Lead - Responsible Finance, Financial Inclusion, SME and Digital Finance - IFC Financial Institutions Group
- Maxime Bouan 2021 Speaker Partner - Seedstars Africa Ventures
- Leonard Stiegeler 2021 Speaker Director - Ringier Africa AG
- Bertin Ntekereze 2021 Speaker Managing Partner - Afrinet Capital
- Euler Bropleh 2021 Speaker Founder & Managing Director - VestedWorld
- Abhishek Mittal 2021 Speaker Partner - Aavishkaar Capital
- Maelis Carraro 2021 Speaker Director - Catalyst Fund (managed by BFA)
- Ike Eze 2021 Speaker Managing Partner - Beta.Ventures
- Lexi Novitske 2021 Speaker Managing Partner - Acuity Ventures
- Thomas Festerling 2021 Speaker CFO & Founder - GreenTec Capital GmbH
- Patricia Ithau 2021 Speaker Regional Director - Stanford Seed - Stanford Institute for Development in Developing Economies
- Sam Sturm 2021 Speaker Chief Venture Architect - Founders Factory Africa
- Ron Margalit 2021 Speaker Founding Partner - Venture Kinetics
9:05 am
HEALTH: TBA
10:30 am
Networking Break
11:00 am
HEALTH: TBA
1:00 pm
Lunch
2:05 pm
HEALTH: TBA
9:05 am
KEYNOTE Fireside Chat: Increasing US Institutional Investment into Africa
Speakers
- Ahmed El Saharty 2021 Speaker Vice President - The Rohatyn Group
- Thea Jamison 2021 Speaker Managing Director and Founder - CHANGE Global Investment, LLC
- Aziz Hassanali 2021 Speaker Managing Partner - Bateleur Capital LLC
9:25 am
INVESTING Solo: Scaling up Investment in Africa
Speaker
- Jonathan Said 2021 Speaker Head of Inclusive Growth, Africa - Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
9:45 am
INVESTING Panel: Mobilising Africa’s Domestic Savings to Finance Africa’s Growth
Speakers
- Philip Buyskes 2021 Speaker CEO - Frontclear
- Reginald Kadzutu 2021 Speaker Project Head - Mass & wider market pension, insurance and saving products - Zamara
- Karim El Hnot 2021 Speaker CEO - Sogecapital Gestion
- Dr. Jens Koeke 2021 Speaker Chief Investment Officer - Allianz Africa
- Isabella Mnisi 2021 Speaker Sector Head: Asset Management and Funds - Rand Merchant Bank
10:30 am
Networking Break
11:00 am
KEYNOTE Solo: Realising the UK’s Ambition to be Africa’s Investment Partner of Choice
Speaker
- Emma Wade-Smith OBE 2021 Speaker Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Africa - UK Department for International Trade (DIT)
11:20 am
INVESTING: TBA
11:35 am
INVESTING Panel: Opportunities within the African Fixed Income Asset Class
Speakers
- Erica Nell 2021 Speaker Head: Private Debt - Sanlam Investment Management
- Samia Tnani 2021 Speaker Head of Credit Origination - AfricInvest Private Credit
- Brandon Quinn 2021 Speaker Partner & Fund Manager - Adventis International
12:15 pm
INVESTING Panel: The Growth of Africa’s Capital Markets
Speakers
- David Renwick 2021 Speaker Head Investment Banking - Absa Bank
- George Asante 2021 Speaker Managing Principal, Head of Global Markets: Absa Regional Operations - Absa Group Ltd.
- Sandra Antunes Boumah 2021 Speaker Business Development Lead - Financial Institutions, Southern Africa - IFC
- Erik Renander 2021 Speaker Portfolio Manager - Duet Group
- Nicolas Clavel 2021 Speaker Founder - Scipion Capital
1:00 pm
Lunch
2:05 pm
INVESTING Quickfire: Africa’s Most Promising New Funds Preparing to Launch
Speakers
- Cathy Goddard 2021 Speaker CEO - FyreFem Fund Managers
- Eline Blaauboer 2021 Speaker Managing Partner - S&B Ventures
- Tanja Havemann 2021 Speaker Director & Founder - Clarmondial
- Nyasha Gwatidzo 2021 Speaker Co-Founder/Social Entrepreneur - World Impact Capital (WIC)
9:00 am
SOUTHERN AFRICA SESSIONS: Botswana
Speakers
- Thapelo Tsheole 2021 Speaker Chief Executive Officer - Botswana Stock Exchange Limited
- Jyrki Koskelo 2021 Speaker Chairman - Invest Solar
- Tim Hoops 2021 Speaker Operations Manager - Botswana - Strata-X Energy Inc
- Opelo Motswagae 2021 Speaker Executive Director - Ticano Group
10:00 am
SOUTHERN AFRICA SESSIONS: Mauritius
Speakers
- Jean-Pierre Dalais 2021 Speaker Group Chief Executive - CIEL
- Shamin A. Sookia 2021 Speaker Managing Director - Perigeum Capital Ltd
- Graeme Robertson 2021 Speaker Chairman - Intrasia Group
- Jérôme Katz 2021 Speaker Head of Group Strategy & Investment - MUA
- Sanjiv Bhasin 2021 Speaker Chief Executive Officer - AfrAsia Bank
11:00 am
SOUTHERN AFRICA SESSIONS: South Africa
Speakers
- Mohan Vivekanandan 2021 Speaker Group Executive: Origination & Coverage - Development Bank of Southern Africa
- Brenton Lalu 2021 Speaker Specialist: Africa - Public Investment Corporation
- Mpho Mtsi 2021 Speaker Co-Founder & Managing Director - IMA Investment Partners
- Thato Mashigo 2021 Speaker Portfolio Manager - Sanlam Private Wealth
- Hayden Reinders 2021 Speaker Head of Business Development and Client Management - Prescient Fund Services
- Terence Gale 2021 Speaker Chairman - Exporters Club Western Cape
- Leon Ayo 2021 Speaker Chamber President - British Chamber of Business in Southern Africa
- Tanya van Lill 2021 Speaker CEO - SAVCA
- Cathy Goddard 2021 Speaker CEO - FyreFem Fund Managers
12:00 pm
SOUTHERN AFRICA SESSIONS: Zimbabwe
Speakers
- Clever Matigimu 2021 Speaker Group Chief Executive Officer - Gombe Holdings
- Kumbulani Masayila 2021 Speaker Managing Director - Upvest Group
- Kumbirai Makanza 2021 Speaker Founder - Umlilo
2:00 pm
NORTH AFRICA SESSIONS: Egypt
Speakers
- Wael Khattab 2021 Speaker Founder & Managing Partner - Feather Invest
- Loay Amin 2021 Speaker Head of Finance - Commercial International Bank
- Mohamed Reda 2021 Speaker Group CEO - SOLID Capital Group
- Noha El Ghazaly 2021 Speaker Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking - Pharos Investment Banking
- Karim Helal 2021 Speaker Managing Director of Corporate Finance and Investor Relations - Carbon Holdings
- Walid Labadi 2021 Speaker Country Manager - Egypt, Libya & Yemen - International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- Sherif Abdel Aal 2021 Speaker Regional Head of M&A, Head of Country (Egypt) - KAMCO Investment Company
- Ahmed El Saharty 2021 Speaker Vice President - The Rohatyn Group
3:00 pm
NORTH AFRICA SESSIONS: Morocco
Speakers
- Najwa El Iraki 2021 Speaker Managing Partner - AfricaDev Consulting Ltd, All Africa
- Nazih El Bezzari 2021 Speaker Head of Structured Finance - African Market - BMCE Bank of Africa
- Omar Bekkali 2021 Speaker Partner - AfricInvest
- Hicham Haddouti 2021 Speaker General Partner - Idus Capital
- Karim El Hnot 2021 Speaker CEO - Sogecapital Gestion
