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 CEO - Renewables in Africa
Speakers
- Emilio Cattaneo Executive Director - Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund, a PIDG company
- Marina Pannekeet Manager, Energy - FMO
- Massaer Cisse General Manager - Lekela Power
- Terje Osmundsen CEO & Founder - Empower New Energy
- Harry Guinness 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 Founder and Director - AEDC
- Jasper Graf von Hardenberg Chief Executive Officer - Daystar Power
- Leslie Labruto Global Head of Energy - Acumen
- Charlie Blair Managing Director - Gravitricity
- Saloshni Pillay 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 Country Officer – DRC / Principal for Central Africa - Proparco
- Philip Mutooni Senior Advisor - Africa Investment Capital Partners
- Dalia Aga-Shaw Investment Director - CDC Group plc
- Dan Farrell Chairman & CEO - Privos Capital
- Martin Ewald Managing Director & Lead Portfolio Manager Impact Investments - Allianz Global Investors
- Michelle Haigh Osorio Investment Director - KawiSafi Ventures
- Greg Murray CEO and Co-Founder - KOKO Networks
- Peter Scott 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 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 Managing Partner - Rakuten Capital - Rakuten
9:45 am
FINTECH Panel: Fintech, Investment Opportunities beyond the Payment Solution
Moderator
- Dare Okoudjou CEO and Founder - MFS Africa
Speakers
- Jussi Ahonen Senior Investment Manager - Finnfund
- Novan Maharahaje Director, Capital Market Services - Ocorian
- Daniel Goldfarb CEO & Co-Founder - Lendable
- Chidi Okpala CEO - Asante Financial Services Group
- Rui Oliveira 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 Founding Partner - Venture Kinetics
- Chijioke Dozie CEO and Co-Founder - Carbon
- Llew Morkel Founder/CEO - Fraxeum Holdings
- Grant Kurland 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 Cto & Co-Founder - Social Lender
- Jose Santiago Global Strategy and Operations Director - Okapi Finance International AB
- Andy Halsall CEO - Poa Internet
- Vahid Monadjem CEO - Nomanini
- Jason Eisen Founder & CEO - UTU Technologies
- Luis Rodrigues CTO - QuickCheck
3:35 pm
FINTECH Networking: Meet Africa’s Leading Venture Capital and Early Stage Investors
Speakers
- Rostan Schwab Africa Head - Fintech Investments - International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- Lory Camba Opem Global Lead - Responsible Finance, Financial Inclusion, SME and Digital Finance - IFC Financial Institutions Group
- Maxime Bouan Partner - Seedstars Africa Ventures
- Leonard Stiegeler Director - Ringier Africa AG
- Bertin Ntekereze Managing Partner - Afrinet Capital
- Euler Bropleh Founder & Managing Director - VestedWorld
- Abhishek Mittal Partner - Aavishkaar Capital
- Maelis Carraro Director - Catalyst Fund (managed by BFA)
- Ike Eze Managing Partner - Beta.Ventures
- Lexi Novitske Managing Partner - Acuity Ventures
- Thomas Festerling CFO & Founder - GreenTec Capital GmbH
- Patricia Ithau Regional Director - Stanford Seed - Stanford Institute for Development in Developing Economies
- Sam Sturm Chief Venture Architect - Founders Factory Africa
- Ron Margalit 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 Vice President - The Rohatyn Group
- Thea Jamison Managing Director and Founder - CHANGE Global Investment, LLC
- Aziz Hassanali Managing Partner - Bateleur Capital LLC
9:25 am
INVESTING Solo: Scaling up Investment in Africa
Speaker
- Jonathan Said 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 CEO - Frontclear
- Reginald Kadzutu Chief Executive Officer - Amana Capital Limited
- Karim El Hnot CEO & Deputy Head of Investment Bank - Sogecapital Gestion
- Dr. Jens Koeke Chief Investment Officer - Allianz Africa
- Isabella Mnisi 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 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 Head: Private Debt - Sanlam Investment Management
- Samia Tnani Head of Credit Origination - AfricInvest Private Credit
- Brandon Quinn Partner & Fund Manager - Adventis International
12:15 pm
INVESTING Panel: The Growth of Africa’s Capital Markets
Speakers
- David Renwick Head Investment Banking - Absa Bank
- George Asante Managing Principal, Head of Global Markets: Absa Regional Operations - Absa Group Ltd.
- Sandra Antunes Boumah Business Development Lead - Financial Institutions, Southern Africa - IFC
- Erik Renander Portfolio Manager - Duet Group
- Nicolas Clavel Founder - Scipion Capital
1:00 pm
Lunch
2:05 pm
INVESTING Quickfire: Africa’s Most Promising New Funds Preparing to Launch
Speakers
- Cathy Goddard CEO - FyreFem Fund Managers
- Eline Blaauboer Managing Partner - S&B Ventures
- Tanja Havemann Director & Founder - Clarmondial
- Nyasha Gwatidzo Co-Founder/Social Entrepreneur - World Impact Capital (WIC)
9:00 am
SOUTHERN AFRICA SESSIONS: Botswana
Speakers
- Thapelo Tsheole Chief Executive Officer - Botswana Stock Exchange Limited
- Jyrki Koskelo Chairman - Invest Solar
- Tim Hoops Operations Manager - Botswana - Strata-X Energy Inc
- Opelo Motswagae Executive Director - Ticano Group
10:00 am
SOUTHERN AFRICA SESSIONS: Mauritius
Speakers
- Robin Smither Senior Executive – Head Corporate Banking - AfrAsia Bank
- Jean-Pierre Dalais Group Chief Executive - CIEL
- Shamin A. Sookia Managing Director - Perigeum Capital Ltd
- Graeme Robertson Chairman - Intrasia Group
- Jérôme Katz Head of Group Strategy & Investment - MUA
11:00 am
SOUTHERN AFRICA SESSIONS: South Africa
Speakers
- Mohan Vivekanandan Group Executive: Origination & Coverage - Development Bank of Southern Africa
- Brenton Lalu Specialist: Africa - Public Investment Corporation
- Mpho Mtsi Co-Founder & Managing Director - IMA Investment Partners
- Thato Mashigo Portfolio Manager - Sanlam Private Wealth
- Hayden Reinders Head of Business Development and Client Management - Prescient Fund Services
- Terence Gale Chairman - Exporters Club Western Cape
- Leon Ayo Chamber President - British Chamber of Business in Southern Africa
- Tanya van Lill CEO - SAVCA
- Cathy Goddard CEO - FyreFem Fund Managers
12:00 pm
SOUTHERN AFRICA SESSIONS: Zimbabwe
Speakers
- Clever Matigimu Group Chief Executive Officer - Gombe Holdings
- Kumbulani Masayila Managing Director - Upvest Group
- Kumbirai Makanza Founder - Umlilo
2:00 pm
NORTH AFRICA SESSIONS: Egypt
Speakers
- Wael Khattab Founder & Managing Partner - Feather Invest
- Loay Amin Head of Finance - Commercial International Bank
- Mohamed Reda Group CEO - SOLID Capital Group
- Noha El Ghazaly Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking - Pharos Investment Banking
- Karim Helal Managing Director of Corporate Finance and Investor Relations - Carbon Holdings
- Walid Labadi Country Manager - Egypt, Libya & Yemen - International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- Sherif Abdel Aal Regional Head of M&A, Head of Country (Egypt) - KAMCO Investment Company
- Ahmed El Saharty Vice President - The Rohatyn Group
3:00 pm
NORTH AFRICA SESSIONS: Morocco
Speakers
- Najwa El Iraki Managing Partner - AfricaDev Consulting Ltd, All Africa
- Nazih El Bezzari Head of Structured Finance - African Market - BMCE Bank of Africa
- Omar Bekkali Partner - AfricInvest
- Hicham Haddouti General Partner - Idus Capital
- Karim El Hnot CEO & Deputy Head of Investment Bank - Sogecapital Gestion
